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'Lost' actress Rodriguez released early
(AP)
AP - Actress Michelle Rodriguez was released from jail early, after serving less than a day of a 60-day jail sentence, authorities said Tuesday. ]]>
Jolie-Pitt baby delivered by C-section
(AP)
AP - Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, the baby born Saturday to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was delivered by C-section, according to People magazine. ]]>
Liz Taylor dismisses Alzheimer's report
(AP)
AP - Elizabeth Taylor on Tuesday dismissed tabloid reports that she was being treated for Alzheimer's disease or was gravely ill. ]]>
Dennis Farina to leave 'Law & Order'
(AP)
AP - Dennis Farina is turning in his "Law & Order" badge. Farina has decided to leave his role as New York police Detective Joe Fontana after two seasons on the NBC drama to pursue other offers and projects being developed by his production company, his spokeswoman, Lori De Waal, said Tuesday. ]]>
1940s TV star Robert Sterling dies at 88
(AP)
AP - Robert Sterling, the handsome star of 1940s movies who appeared with his wife Anne Jeffreys in the television series "Topper," died Tuesday at his Brentwood home. He was 88.
"Prada" to open L.A. Film Festival in style
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Devil Wears Prada,"
a satire starring Meryl Streep as the editor of a woman's
fashion magazine, will kick off the Los Angeles Film Festival
on June 22, eight days before its theatrical release, organizer
Film Independent said Tuesday.
Prosecutor says Proof shooter within law
(AP)
AP - The man who police say shot and killed rapper Proof in a nightclub shootout acted lawfully in defense of another man, the county prosecutor said Tuesday. ]]>
1940s TV star Robert Sterling dies at 88
(AP)
AP - Robert Sterling, the handsome star of 1940s movies who appeared with his wife Anne Jeffreys in the television series "Topper," died Tuesday at his Brentwood home. He was 88.
CinemaNow to sell Disney films online
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday
became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies for sale via
the Internet by providing films like recent thriller
"Flightplan" to CinemaNow, the online service said.
"Grey's Anatomy" Star Sandra Oh Begins Previews in 'Satellites' at Public Theater
(Playbill)
Playbill - Satellites, the new play by Diana Son, whose Stop Kiss was previously embraced at the Public, begins previews at the same theatre on May 30.
"Prada" to open L.A. Film Festival in style
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Devil Wears Prada,"
a satire starring Meryl Streep as the editor of a woman's
fashion magazine, will kick off the Los Angeles Film Festival
on June 22, eight days before its theatrical release, organizer
Film Independent said Tuesday.
"7th Heaven" star Collins unearths "Diamond"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stephen Collins, who
plays the dad in television's "7th Heaven," is making a rare
foray into the feature world.
Liz Taylor dismisses Alzheimer's report
(AP)
AP - Elizabeth Taylor on Tuesday dismissed tabloid reports that she was being treated for Alzheimer's disease or was gravely ill. ]]>
CinemaNow to sell Disney films online
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday
became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies for sale via
the Internet by providing films like recent thriller
"Flightplan" to CinemaNow, the online service said.
Disney to sell films to own on CinemaNow
(AP)
AP - Disney films such as "Glory Road" and the animated "Chicken Little" will soon be available to own via computer download from the Internet-based movie site CinemaNow, but the movies can't be played on a standalone DVD player.
Movie sets: hotbeds of hot beds
(AP)
AP - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey. Jen and Ben. Angelina and Brad. ]]>
Myers touting self-help with comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mike Myers is in final
negotiations to write, produce and star in an untitled
self-help comedy. ]]>
Disney, CinemaNow partner on movie downloads
(Reuters)
Reuters - Walt Disney Co. and
movie download store CinemaNow Inc. have joined forces to allow
consumers to buy such films as "Glory Road," "Flightplan" and
"Chicken Little."
Cruz, "Barley" Cannes Do
(E! Online)
E! Online - It was definitely a good weekend for Brad Pitt. ]]>
Jolie's baby delivered by Cesarean
(Reuters)
Reuters - The African-born daughter of
Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was delivered by
Cesarean section in a weekend surgery and birth that "went
flawlessly," Jolie's doctor said on Tuesday. ]]>
Prosecutor says Proof shooter within law
(AP)
AP - The man who police say shot and killed rapper Proof in a nightclub shootout acted lawfully in defense of another man, the county prosecutor said Tuesday. ]]>
Hominids' cave rave-ups may link music and speech
(Reuters)
Reuters - It was a dark and stormy night, and in
a cave in what is now southern France, Neanderthals were
singing, dancing and tapping on stalagmites with their
fingernails to pass the time. ]]>
Rob Thomas, band donate for Katrina music
(AP)
AP - Rob Thomas and his band, Matchbox Twenty, have donated $200,000 to raise money for, among other things, restoring music education programs in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, it was announced Tuesday. ]]>
Michael Back on Tour (Sort Of)
(E! Online)
E! Online - In his
first official public appearance since being acquitted on child
molestation charges last year, the erstwhile King of Pop turned up at
MTV Japan's Video Music Awards where he accepted the Legend Award and
thanked his legion of fans for sticking by him throughout his ordeal. ]]>
Pavarotti's farewell tour delayed again
(AP)
AP - A complication from back surgery has forced Luciano Pavarotti to postpone five June dates on his worldwide farewell tour, his manager said Tuesday. ]]>
New Orleans plans jazz district central park
(Reuters)
Reuters - New Orleans plans a new $700
million jazz district and central park, aiming to use the
devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina as an opportunity to
rebuild the damaged core of the city. ]]>
Oprah Vs. Hip-Hop: Round Three
(E! Online)
E! Online - That is, if by
"pimp," they mean hip-hop star, and by "there," they mean Harpo studios. ]]>
Paris Goes Rasta
(E! Online)
E! Online - Apparently, dominating the airwaves of one basic cable network
(ahem) isn't enough for Paris Hilton. BET, watch your back. ]]>
Gwen's Hollaback Baby
(E! Online)
E! Online - The No Doubt frontwoman
and her rocker hubby, Gavin Rossdale, welcomed their first child
together, a baby boy they named Kingston James McGregor Rossdale,
according to a statement from their rep. ]]>
Neko Case wants to be voice in the dark
(AP)
AP - While growing up, Neko Case always took comfort from voices in the dark. She'd retreat to her room and listen to the radio and records, to people she felt knew her private thoughts and imagined she knew as well. ]]>
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