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Thieves Steal Hilton's Mother's Day Gifts
(AP)
 AP - Paris Hilton's mother can only imagine what her celebrity daughter got her for Mother's Day. That's because thieves stole the gifts before Kathy Hilton received them.
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First Home Elvis Owned Sells for $905K
(AP)
 AP - The King's first home is now another man's castle. A ranch-style Memphis home that Elvis Presley bought in 1956 as his career was taking off has sold for $905,100 on the online auction service eBay.
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Questions Matter More on 'Grey's' Finale
(AP)
AP - The main characters of "Grey's Anatomy" found moments to take their own pulses during the two-hour season finale Monday night. In thoughtful monologues, they articulated the most troubling questions of their lives — from metaphorical matters of the heart to real, medical ones.
New 'Prison Break' to Be Filmed in Dallas
(AP)
 AP - Fox is bringing its acclaimed drama "Prison Break" to the Metroplex. The television network on Monday said it will begin filming the second season of the show on June 15 in the Dallas area.
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Foster Quotes Eminem at Penn Graduation
(AP)
 AP - You can add rapping to the list of Jodie Foster's talents. The Oscar-winning actress spoke Monday at the University of Pennsylvania's commencement ceremonies, ending her address with the chorus of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile," the semi-autobiographical 2002 film in which he starred.
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"Da Vinci" protests, boycotts spread
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With days left until
"The Da Vinci Code" opens in theaters worldwide, calls for
boycotts and bans of the highly anticipated Vatican thriller
are getting louder -- although some say such strategies are
likely to backfire.
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New artists sustain reggaeton's appeal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Less than a year ago, Rakim & Ken-Y
were fighting for space on "El Draft," a compilation of
up-and-coming reggaeton acts.
CBS adding Woods, Tucci, Liotta to lineup
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS is loading its big
guns for next season, picking up series headlined by such stars
as James Woods, Stanley Tucci, Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen and
Joe Pantoliano.
Bay master of Domain in special-effects stunner
(Reuters)
Reuters - George Lucas has
Industrial Light + Magic, Peter Jackson has Weta, and now
Michael Bay has Digital Domain.
Studio balked at casting Hitler in "The Producers"
(Reuters)
Reuters - If one of Hollywood's leading
studios had its way, it would have been "Springtime for
Mussolini," not Hitler, or so says Mel Brooks.
Philippines gives "Da Vinci Code" adult rating
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Philippine censor gave "The Da Vinci
Code" film an "adults only" certificate on Tuesday, banning
under-18s in the Catholic country from seeing the controversial
religious thriller.
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"Da Vinci" protests, boycotts spread
(Reuters)
Reuters - With days left until
"The Da Vinci Code" opens in theaters worldwide, calls for
boycotts and bans of the highly anticipated Vatican thriller
are getting louder -- although some say such strategies are
likely to backfire.
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"Mission" holds overseas as "Da Vinci" hovers
(Reuters)
Reuters - With "The Da Vinci Code"
standing by for worldwide domination this coming weekend,
"Mission: Impossible III" logged a second round as the top
choice at foreign movie theaters.
Bay master of Domain in special-effects stunner
(Reuters)
Reuters - George Lucas has
Industrial Light + Magic, Peter Jackson has Weta, and now
Michael Bay has Digital Domain.
Stiller, Carrey movie reunion is aborted
(Reuters)
Reuters - Preproduction has been
halted on the big-budget, sci-fi comedy "Used Guys," starring
Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey.
"Mission" Capsizes "Poseidon"
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Double trouble for Poseidon--first toppled by a rogue wave,
then by Tom Cruise and indifferent moviegoers.
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Studio balked at casting Hitler in "The Producers"
(Reuters)
Reuters - If one of Hollywood's leading
studios had its way, it would have been "Springtime for
Mussolini," not Hitler, or so says Mel Brooks.
Italians no longer avoiding homegrown films
(Reuters)
Reuters - Italian films, for years
maligned even in their own country, are enjoying a renaissance,
with box office booming and critical accolades rolling in.
'M:I3' Keeps Box Office Crown
(AP)
AP - Moviegoers were split between a cruise on a doomed ocean liner and Tom Cruise reprising his secret agent role over Mother's Day weekend.
Carell Sprains Ankle While Filming Scene
(AP)
 AP - Steve Carell sprained his ankle while shooting a scene for "Evan Almighty," the sequel to 2003's "Bruce Almighty," Universal Pictures said Monday.
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New artists sustain reggaeton's appeal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Less than a year ago, Rakim & Ken-Y
were fighting for space on "El Draft," a compilation of
up-and-coming reggaeton acts.
Scritti Politti issuing first album in 7 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Synth-pop combo Scritti Politti will
release its first album in seven years later this month, and
may play some U.K. festival dates.
Remix duo stepping into the spotlight
(Reuters)
Reuters - Their polished, trance-inflected style -- known for its
lush sounds and musical structure -- gave everyone from Jewel
("Serve the Ego," "Intuition") to Britney Spears ("Me Against
the Music") a certain intangible mystery.
Alien Ant Farm back with album, DVD
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Alien Ant Farm will return this
summer with its first album since a 2003 European bus crash
that killed the band's driver and nearly paralyzed lead singer
Dryden Mitchell.
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Bono turns newspaper editor for the day
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Irish rock star and Third World
campaigner Bono turned guest newspaper editor on Tuesday with
Britain's Independent daily agreeing to give half its revenues
for the day to fight AIDS in Africa.
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Mobile music looks beyond ringtones
(Reuters)
Reuters - The trend of personalizing one's
mobile phone with music has proved quite lucrative for the
world's record labels.
Hagar puts Cabo on tour, shots included
(Reuters)
 Reuters - When Sammy Hagar is fired up, he
tends to talk kind of fast.
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Chicago bar band goes online to offer advice
(Reuters)
Reuters - Every few months an act breaks
out of indie rock obscurity by intentionally sharing its music
for free on peer-to-peer networks and blogs. But Chicago's
Beatnik Turtle is dishing out another kind of freebie to the
online community: advice.
Blue Man Group marks time for Swatch
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's early May, and Blue Man Group
co-founder Chris Wink is at the trio's recording complex in the
East Village putting the finishing touches on three 15-minute,
behind-the-scenes segments for PBS' fast-approaching
fund-raising drive. Time is of the essence.
Red Hot Chili Peppers set to top charts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Red Hot Chili Peppers are on
target to become the third rock band in as many weeks to reach
the top of the U.S. album charts.
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