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Povich Lawyer Asks Court to Dismiss Case
(AP)
 AP - Lawyers for television talk-show host Maury Povich have asked a court to dismiss a $100 million sex harassment lawsuit against him and members of his staff and to compel the producer who filed it to arbitrate the dispute.
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'Will & Grace' Ends but the Pair Lives On
(AP)
 AP - It was a funny & satisfying conclusion for "Will & Grace" Thursday as the NBC sitcom ended its eight-season run by looking ahead more than 20 years.
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Mischa Barton's 'O.C.' Character Killed
(AP)
 AP - Fox's "The O.C." closed its third season Thursday with a deadly twist. Marissa Cooper, played by Mischa Barton, was killed in a car crash.
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Judges Announced for 'America's Got Talent'
(AP)
 AP - "America's Got Talent," the new TV contest that promises to feature a grab bag of singers, dancers, comedians and more, has an eclectic panel of judges to match.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's Van Zant Has Surgery
(AP)
 AP - Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant had his appendix removed in emergency surgery Thursday night, the band's manager said.
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Ken Loach's "Barley" a familiar war tale
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A Ken Loach film about the
British in Ireland always has the potential for controversy,
but his historical drama "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is
unlikely to inflame passions on either side.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's Van Zant Has Surgery
(AP)
AP - Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant had his appendix removed in emergency surgery Thursday night, the band's manager said.
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Rough Fall Forecast for "O.C."
(E! Online)
 E! Online - One O.C. cliffhanger airs Thursday night; one O.C.
cliffhanger begins next fall.
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Networks' new schedules are no laughing matter
(Reuters)
Reuters - Get set for another
season of disasters, kidnappings, homicides, fugitives on the
lam, conspiracies and conversations with the dead.
Cirque du Soleil to build new shows around Elvis
(Reuters)
Reuters - Elvis may have left the building,
but in a couple of years fans of Cirque du Soleil may find the
King of Rock 'n' Roll swiveling his hips and singing "Jailhouse
Rock" from a trapeze.
Ken Loach's "Barley" a familiar war tale
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Ken Loach film about the
British in Ireland always has the potential for controversy,
but his historical drama "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is
unlikely to inflame passions on either side.
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"Hamaca Paraguaya" a tedious slog
(Reuters)
Reuters - Short can be awfully long, as
this 78-minute movie proves.
China's "Summer Palace" boldly revisits Tiananmen
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lou Ye's "Summer Palace" is
an intimate epic that works its way through recent Chinese
political and social history, roughly from 1987-2001, by
depicting young people's first taste of freedom and
self-expression and its brutal suppression by authorities.
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"ID4" producer sets "Ghosting" directing debut
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dean Devlin finally is making
his long-awaited shift from producer to director.
Linklater courts controversy, headaches with films
(Reuters)
Reuters - Writer-director Richard
Linklater arrives at the Cannes Film Festival with two vastly
different movie adaptations: "Fast Food Nation" and "A Scanner
Darkly."
"Da Vinci Code" set to unlock box office riches
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Three movies are opening
at the North American box office this weekend, but only one
really matters: "The Da Vinci Code."
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Brittany Murphy orders "Ramen"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Brittany Murphy will star in
the romantic comedy-drama "The Ramen Girl," about a woman who
trains as a ramen noodle chef when she finds herself stranded
in Tokyo after a bad breakup.
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Oscar winner Ball aboard new project
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Alan Ball, the Oscar-winning
screenwriter of "American Beauty" and creator of "Six Feet
Under," is set to begin filming a new project August 2.
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Watts making "Promises" for Cronenberg
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Naomi Watts has signed on to
star alongside Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises," a
crime-flavored drama from Canadian director David Cronenberg.
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WTC film trailer to be shown before "Da Vinci Code"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Movie theater owners have been
notified that trailers for "World Trade Center," the new Oliver
Stone film about the September 11 attacks, will be shown before
screenings of "The Da Vinci Code," which opens on Friday.
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Van Zant Has Surgery
(AP)
AP - Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant had his appendix removed in emergency surgery Thursday night, the band's manager said.
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Elvis' Legacy Joining Cirque Du Soleil
(AP)
 AP - Elvis Presley is going on a worldwide circus tour. CKX Inc., the parent company of Elvis Presley Enterprises, announced a long-term joint venture Thursday with Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based acrobatic troupe known for its extravagant theatrical and acrobatic productions.
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Neil Diamond Sues Over Roof Construction
(AP)
 AP - Singer Neil Diamond is suing next-door neighbor Marianne Nestor, the widow of fashion designer Oleg Cassini, over what he says is illegal construction taking place on the roof of her building.
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William Hung Crowned 'Artichoke King'
(AP)
 AP - Off-key pop idol William Hung has something new to crow about: he's being crowned "Artichoke King" in the small city that calls itself "artichoke capital of the world."
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Dixie Chicks Announce Tour Dates
(AP)
 AP - The Dixie Chicks are launching a 43-city North American tour in July to promote their new album, "Taking the Long Way."
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Pa. Music Academy Starts Johnson Project
(AP)
AP - The Pennsylvania Academy of Music broke ground Thursday on the last project designed by architect Philip Johnson, a $21 million facility that will anchor a burgeoning downtown arts corridor.
Yamin Says There's Music After 'Idol'
(AP)
 AP - Elliott Yamin, the latest contestant to be booted from "American Idol," says he'll do anything to make a lasting mark on the music world — without completely compromising his style, of course.
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Petty, Crowes Headlining Biker Fest
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are running down a few
thousand Hells Angels.
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Hello, Goodbye to McCartney's Marriage
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Apparently, Heather Mills won't be needing or feeding Paul
McCartney when he's 64.
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Rihanna leads US singles chart
(Reuters)
 Reuters - R&B singer Rihanna's "SOS" notched a
third week atop the U.S. singles chart Thursday, followed by
Canadian crooner Daniel Powter's former chart-topper "Bad Day."
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