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Aaron Spelling resting after stroke
(AP)
 AP - Aaron Spelling, producer of TV's "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charlie's Angels," suffered a stroke at his Holmby Hills estate over the weekend and was being treated at home, his publicist said Wednesday.
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Al Gore's documentary wins special award
(AP)
 AP - The Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" will receive a rare recognition from the Humanitas Prize, which honors screenwriting that helps "liberate, enrich and unify society."
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Blige to make 'One Life to Live' cameo
(AP)
 AP - Though she famously sang about wanting "No More Drama" in her own life, Mary J. Blige is about to be transplanted into a world of crime, scheming, back-stabbing and scandal. She's taping an appearance on ABC's "One Life to Live."
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Naomi Watts arrives for Kidman wedding
(AP)
 AP - Actress Naomi Watts jetted into Sydney early Wednesday for her longtime friend Nicole Kidman's hotly anticipated weekend nuptials to country music star Keith Urban.
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Klum and Seal expecting another baby
(AP)
 AP - Heidi Klum and Seal are expecting their second child together. The couple, who were married last May, have a 9-month-old son, Henry Guenther Ademola Dashtu Samuel. Klum also has a 2-year-old daughter, Leni, from a previous relationship with Formula One manager Flavio Briatore.
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"Death" stills "Da Vinci" at Japanese box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - A homegrown hit adapted from a
manga comic has knocked "The Da Vinci Code" off the top spot at
the Japanese box office.
Aerosmith, Crue turn back time for joint tour
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Enduring rock acts Aerosmith and
Motley Crue are hitting the road together for the first time
with a joint U.S. fall tour set to open September 14 in
Holmdel, New Jersey.
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Rather's CBS exit "sad," Mike Wallace says
(Reuters)
Reuters - Calling it a "sad, bloody
story," veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace
expressed regret about Dan Rather's departure from CBS News but
said Rather wasn't finished yet.
Amendments end East-West Writers Guild feud
(Reuters)
Reuters - Members of the East and
West coast units of the Writers Guild of America have
overwhelmingly approved a series of constitutional amendments
aimed at settling decades of animosity between the two, union
leaders said on Wednesday.
Julian Slade, Composer Whose 'Salad Days' Was a Brit Hit, Dead at 76
(Playbill)
Playbill - Julian Slade, the composer and co-writer of the hit British musical, Salad Days, died June 17 at age 76, British newspapers reported.
The cause of death was cancer, according to The Guardian.
"Death" stills "Da Vinci" at Japanese box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - A homegrown hit adapted from a
manga comic has knocked "The Da Vinci Code" off the top spot at
the Japanese box office.
Fox 2000 puts BBC's "Hustle" to film
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Fox 2000, a specialty
division of film studio 20th Century Fox, has picked up
big-screen rights to Bharat Nalluri's BBC television series
"Hustle."
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New Line refreshes "LOTR" franchise for new buyers
(Reuters)
Reuters - There hasn't been a new
"Lord of the Rings" movie in nearly three years.
Minghella recalls early curiousity about China
(Reuters)
Reuters - When Oscar-winner Anthony
Minghella was just 12 years old, he wrote the Chinese Embassy,
politely asking a few questions about the Cultural Revolution,
a political movement that had just been launched in 1966 and
would become one of the deadliest in recorded history.
"Waist Deep" takes plunge into crime-action genre
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Waist Deep" plunges
much deeper than that into good old-fashioned genre filmmaking.
Potter's "Phoenix" Rising Next Summer
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Muggles are going to have to crane their necks to catch this
Phoenix.
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Al Gore's documentary wins special award
(AP)
AP - The Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" will receive a rare recognition from the Humanitas Prize, which honors screenwriting that helps "liberate, enrich and unify society."
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The Rock Rolled by Ankle Injury
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Dwayne "The
Rock" Johnson was sidelined Monday in Boston after rupturing his
Achilles tendon during football practice for his role as a pro
quarterback in the upcoming Disney comedy Game Plan.
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CBS mulls entry into movie business
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Television broadcaster CBS Corp. is
exploring a possible entry into the motion picture business,
with a view toward producing a handful of smaller-budget films
annually, Chief Executive Les Moonves said on Wednesday.
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Cher pushing safer military helmets
(AP)
 AP - Cher, who opposes the war in Iraq but supports the troops, says using her celebrity to promote effective helmets for U.S. soldiers is rewarding — and "the right thing to do."
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Aerosmith, Crue turn back time for joint tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - Enduring rock acts Aerosmith and
Motley Crue are hitting the road together for the first time
with a joint U.S. fall tour set to open September 14 in
Holmdel, New Jersey.
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T Bone Burnett reorders familiar sounds
(Reuters)
Reuters - "True False Identity."
The phrase was projected in orange against a black curtain
behind T Bone Burnett as he closed out a tour Tuesday at the El
Rey Theater.
Swedish trio e.s.t. explore musical frontiers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three black-clad
visitors from Sweden proved to be hunter-stalkers of great
skill and merit from the moment they began to roam the musical
frontiers during their set Tuesday night at the Mint.
Newly svelte Etta James still heavy on bluesy sass
(Reuters)
Reuters - She may have lost a
considerable amount of weight, but singer Etta James has lost
none of her vocal sass, as demonstrated by her performance
Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall.
Kylie Minogue to resume tour after cancer
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue,
diagnosed with breast cancer last year, will begin her
postponed Australian Showgirl Tour in November, her touring
company said on Thursday.
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Busta Rhymes' 'Bang' crowns three album charts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rap star Busta Rhymes burst onto the
U.S. album charts on Wednesday with his first No. 1 release,
"The Big Bang," leading a generally sedate week on the
Billboard 200 pop music roster.
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'Idol' Taylor Hicks heads to top of singles chart
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Season five "American Idol"
champion Taylor Hicks' soulful rendition of "Do I Make You
Proud" will debut on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles
chart to be published on Thursday.
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Remastered George Harrison album slated for September
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The late George Harrison's "Living
in the Material World" will be reissued on CD and in a deluxe
CD/DVD package on September 26 via Capitol/EMI.
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OutKast album, film penciled in for August
(Reuters)
 Reuters - After numerous delays, the film
"Idlewild" from hip-hop duo OutKast is now slated to arrive
August 25 in U.S. theaters, three days after the release of the
movie's soundtrack (LaFace).
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Kracker, Hiatt, Sweet cozy up to 'Earl'
(Reuters)
Reuters - Previously unreleased songs
from Matthew Sweet, Uncle Kracker and John Hiatt will be
featured on "My Name Is Earl -- The Album," a companion to
NBC's popular television comedy starring Jason Lee.
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