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Jolie: Birth experience was 'terrifying'
(AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie, in her first U.S. interview since the birth of her daughter last month, says the experience was frightening.
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Spears' rep denies Namibia birth report
(AP)
 AP - Britney Spears, through her press representative, denied a report Friday that she was considering a Namibian birth for her next baby.
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N.Y. judge issues warrant for Boy George
(AP)
 AP - A clearly annoyed Manhattan judge issued an arrest warrant Friday for Boy George after the former Culture Club singer failed to appear in court to explain why he wants to change his sentence for falsely reporting a burglary.
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Ricky Skaggs' tour bus kills man in Tenn.
(AP)
AP - A tour bus carrying bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs from a performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival struck and killed a man Friday night, authorities said.
N.M. festival celebrates flamenco dancing
(AP)
 AP - At 10 years old, Eva Encinias-Sandoval watched renowned flamenco artist La Tati dance in Madrid, Spain, and dreamed of one day being able to see such performances at home.
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Giuliani documentary diluted by heavy bias
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Kevin Keating's film, the
latest in a seemingly never-ending series of politically themed
documentaries presumably designed to have an impact on the
upcoming elections, deals with former New York mayor and
possible 2008 presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.
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Ricky Skaggs' tour bus kills man in Tenn.
(AP)
AP - A tour bus carrying bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs from a performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival struck and killed a man Friday night, authorities said.
Lehrer, Bradlee tackle journalistic ethics
(Reuters)
Reuters - If there was a Truth in
Title law for TV, this hour-long conversation between veteran
newsman Jim Lehrer and legendary Washington Post exec Ben
Bradlee would be titled "Ethical Issues in Journalism." Sitting
on comfy chairs at an acute angle, Lehrer poses professionally
delicate and difficult problems and Bradlee tells how he would
resolve them, citing examples from a long and illustrious
career.
Former NBC producer joins CBS News
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS News has hired away
from rival NBC a producer who has worked closely with Katie
Couric to redesign the look for the "CBS Evening News" when
Couric starts on the air in September.
Playwright Eldridge's "Market Boy" proves messy
(Reuters)
Reuters - In his big and brash new play
"Market Boy" at the National Theater, playwright David Eldridge
attempts to distill Britain's cruel and greedy Thatcher years
using the life and times of a London street market, but the
result is messy and unconvincing.
Giuliani documentary diluted by heavy bias
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kevin Keating's film, the
latest in a seemingly never-ending series of politically themed
documentaries presumably designed to have an impact on the
upcoming elections, deals with former New York mayor and
possible 2008 presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.
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Spielberg's Space Odyssey
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Steven Spielberg is getting ready for his next close encounter.
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Movie marketers pressured to fill seats
(AP)
AP - Movie marketing is big business. Studios spend about $3.5 billion each year to advertise and promote films. And sometimes the biggest talent works on the posters, trailers and slogans that lure moviegoers into theaters with images and tag lines more memorable than the films they promote.
Greg Kinnear and wife welcome 2nd child
(AP)
 AP - Greg Kinnear is a new father. His wife, Helen, gave birth to their second daughter this week in Los Angeles, the actor's publicist said Friday.
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Pitt Tops DiCaprio in "World" Domination
(E! Online)
 E! Online - And for an encore, Brad Pitt gets to eat Leonardo DiCaprio's brains...
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Pixar's "Cars" should take flag in second lap
(Reuters)
 Reuters - While four wide releases
hit theaters on Friday, the weekend movie scene is shaping up
as one for car enthusiasts of all ages with two racing-themed
films likely parked among the top box-office slots when the
dust settles.
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"Garfield" movie sequel heads for litter box
(Reuters)
Reuters - If 2004's "Garfield: The
Movie" seemed completely devoid of anything resembling charm or
inspiration, make way for "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties," in
which Jim Davis' glib feline proves to be even more unpleasant
than he did in his first computer-generated incarnation.
Jack Black delivers mucho comedy in "Nacho Libre"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Jack Black, "School of
Rock" writer Mike White and "Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared
Hess make up the fearsome comedy tag team behind "Nacho Libre,"
an amiably clunky, unapologetically silly summer confection
that nevertheless lands sufficient lethal slams to the funny
bone to rake in mucho dinero for Paramount.
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Jet Li gives kick to kung fu biopic "Fearless"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Witty choreography
juices the pedestrian plot of "Fearless," an earnest and
technically accomplished biopic in which action star Jet Li
flexes his limited dramatic muscles to portray kung fu master
Huo Yuanjia.
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Word games looming large at the movies
(Reuters)
Reuters - Strung together with
precision and purpose, words provide the linguistic building
blocks of any film. Ever since talkies were introduced, the
deliberate arrangement of vowels and consonants have endowed
movies with stirring monologues and dynamic exchanges.
Ricky Skaggs' tour bus kills man in Tenn.
(AP)
AP - A tour bus carrying bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs from a performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival struck and killed a man Friday night, authorities said.
Snoop Dogg rolling out "Blue Carpet"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rapper Snoop Dogg has assembled an
eye-popping roster of guests for his next studio album, "Blue
Carpet Treatment."
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Beyonce readies "B-Day" celebration
(Reuters)
 Reuters - When it came time to begin work on
her second solo album, Beyonce didn't even tell her manager,
who also happens to be her father, that she'd booked studio
time.
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Sacred music takes center stage at Morocco event
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's hard to imagine a better place
to discuss cross-cultural currents than at the annual Fez
Festival of World Sacred Music.
Bluegrass star McCoury takes fans to 'Promised Land'
(Reuters)
Reuters - After performing bluegrass music
for more than 40 years, collecting numerous accolades including
the International Bluegrass Music Assn.'s entertainer of the
year award nine times, and winning a Grammy Award earlier this
year, you'd think Del McCoury would have checked off everything
on his professional to-do list. But there's at least one thing
left: a gospel album.
European hitmaker Rae readies U.S. debut
(Reuters)
 Reuters - As singer-songwriter Corinne
Bailey Rae's star ascends across Europe, her record label finds
itself in the strange position of trying to decelerate her
career.
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Former NBC producer joins CBS News
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS News has hired away
from rival NBC a producer who has worked closely with Katie
Couric to redesign the look for the "CBS Evening News" when
Couric starts on the air in September.
Steve Miller raids archives, gets jazzy
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With a 30th anniversary edition of
Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle" due out this month, can the
same treatment for its follow-up, "Book of Dreams," be far
behind? Probably not, says Miller.
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The Stones, Ron Included, Still Rolling
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The Rolling Stones may be falling out of trees and battling
addictions, but they're gonna keep on rockin'.
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Landmark birthday Sunday for Paul McCartney
(AP)
 AP - About 14,000 yesterdays have passed since Paul McCartney first mused about turning 64. Sunday, he can stop musing.
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