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Carlin, Coulter set for 'Tonight' show
(AP)
 AP - "Tonight" host Jay Leno might want to consider wearing referee stripes on Wednesday's show when Ann Coulter and George Carlin are his guests.
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Brown no longer consumed by hate for O.J.
(AP)
 AP - The sister of Nicole Brown Simpson said she is no longer consumed by hate for O.J. Simpson. Denise Brown told "Inside Edition" that she has moved on and the feelings she once had for her former brother-in-law have melted away.
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Leno, Rice top celebrity dinner survey
(AP)
 AP - When Esquire asked a panel of men whom they'd invite from a list of 14 notable women to a dinner party, they chose Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over such stars as Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston.
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Matt Damon, wife have baby named Isabella
(AP)
 AP - Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Bozan, are the parents of a baby girl, Isabella, their first child, the actor's publicist said Monday.
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Singer leaves N.Y. hospital after beating
(AP)
 AP - A recording artist assaulted by youths yelling anti-gay slurs in the East Village left the hospital Monday, his leg in a brace and his jaw wired shut because of the injuries he had suffered.
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"Solo" feels like Vegas crime thriller Down Under
(Reuters)
Reuters - The winner of the inaugural
Australian Project Greenlight scriptwriting contest has watched
one too many Las Vegas-set crime thrillers. Or maybe not enough
good ones.
Pete Yorn telling stories on new album
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will
complete a self-described musical "trilogy" with his third
full-length album later this summer.
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At PBS helm, Paula Kerger must seek solvency
(Reuters)
Reuters - Paula Kerger's mission as
the new chief of the Public Broadcasting Service is to give the
endearing and endangered institution financial autonomy in a
digital media world that desperately needs what PBS has to
offer.
CinemaNow signs Fox to movie and TV download deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - CinemaNow on Monday said it will
start selling movies and television shows from News Corp.'s Fox
Entertainment Group, bolstering the site's content while
consumer demand rises for legal video downloads.
L.A. Opera brings "La Traviata" to 1920s Paris
(Reuters)
Reuters - Violetta Valery as the
Traviata ("the woman who lost her way") finds her way into the
1920s Paris flapper scene in the Marta Domingo-directed "La
Traviata" at the Los Angeles Opera.
"Solo" feels like Vegas crime thriller Down Under
(Reuters)
Reuters - The winner of the inaugural
Australian Project Greenlight scriptwriting contest has watched
one too many Las Vegas-set crime thrillers. Or maybe not enough
good ones.
McGuigan will work "Knights" for Weinsteins
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Weinstein Co. has
hired Scottish director Paul McGuigan, the filmmaker behind the
crime thriller "Lucky Number Slevin," to take the helm of an
upcoming medieval drama titled "Four Knights."
Tim Burton goes from Ripley to "Sweeney"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Paramount Pictures
Chairman Brad Grey has decided to exchange one big-budget Tim
Burton movie project for another.
"Cars" laps field with $60 million opening
(Reuters)
 Reuters - While "Cars" took its
first lap at the box office in the top spot this weekend, the
seventh film from Pixar had less horsepower on opening weekend
than the previous three releases from the highly esteemed
animation company.
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Fox International cracks $1 billion at box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Thanks to a hot
performance from "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and a flying start by
"X-Men: The Last Stand," 20th Century Fox became the first
Hollywood studio this year to hit the $1 billion mark at the
overseas box office, Fox said on Monday.
Judge orders "Crash" lawsuit amended
(Reuters)
Reuters - A judge has dealt movie
executive Bob Yari a major setback in his legal bid to share in
producer credits for the Oscar-winning film "Crash."
Disney stock down after 'Cars' debut
(AP)
 AP - Shares of The Walt Disney Co. dipped slightly Monday, then rebounded, reflecting lower than expected ticket sales during the opening weekend of the Pixar animated film "Cars."
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French animation undergoes "Renaissance"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The winning feature
film at this year's Annecy International Animation Festival was
director Christian Volckman's striking black-and-white
futuristic thriller "Renaissance."
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Defense seek evidence in wiretapping case
(AP)
 AP - Defense attorneys for a private investigator accused of eavesdropping on Hollywood celebrities scolded federal prosecutors Monday for not turning over evidence.
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'Cars' drives box office with $60.1M
(AP)
 AP - "Cars," an animated tale about talking autos, revved up the box office with a $60.1 million opening weekend, though it drew in smaller crowds than Disney-Pixar cartoon predecessors.
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Pete Yorn telling stories on new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will
complete a self-described musical "trilogy" with his third
full-length album later this summer.
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Bob Dylan documentary wins big at Banff awards
(Reuters)
Reuters - Martin Scorsese's
2005 documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" was the big
winner at the 27th Banff Rockie Awards on Monday night, taking
home the grand prize and the arts documentary prize at the
Banff World Television Festival.
Streisand taking Il Divo quartet on fall tour
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Tickets to the first batch of dates
for Barbra Streisand's upcoming U.S. tour went on sale on
Monday as organizers announced that the classical-pop vocal
quartet Il Divo will join her on the road as a guest act.
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Janet Jackson album set for September release
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop star Janet Jackson's new studio
album, "20 Years Old," will arrive in stores September 26 via
Virgin Records, with the first single, "Call on Me," featuring
rapper Nelly, ready to hit U.S. radio outlets next week.
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Bonnaroo music festival tickets sell out
(Reuters)
Reuters - After missing the
capacity mark in 2005, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival has
now once again sold out in advance.
Korn cancels European tour due to illness
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hard-rock band Korn has been forced
to cancel its European tour due to an unspecified illness
suffered by frontman Jonathan Davis, who was hospitalized in
London over the weekend.
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Blues legend B.B. King still touring at 80
(AP)
 AP - Blues legend B.B. King likes to pass the time while on tour relaxing in his jumbo-sized luxury bus, playing dominoes and checkers on his silver laptop computer.
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Trial begins in White Stripes case
(AP)
 AP - A trial began Monday on a federal lawsuit by a producer who worked on the first two White Stripes albums and says he played a pivotal role in creating the two-member rock band's signature sound and deserves a share of the royalties.
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Korn Kancels Euro Tour
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Korn's summer harvest has ended before it could even begin.
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B.I.G. Retrial Set
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The family of the late Notorious B.I.G. and the city of Los
Angeles are getting a do-over.
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