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"Superman" primed to take box office in single bound
(Reuters)
 Reuters - It's a given that the
Man of Steel will lead this weekend's box office as "Superman
Returns" moves into 4,065 engagements on Friday.
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Rich nations falter on Africa - Bono
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The world's richest countries are
falling short on pledges made last year to provide Africa with
life-saving AIDS drugs, expanded trade and increased aid, said
rocker-activist Bono.
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"Prada" is Gabler's latest character-driven project
(Reuters)
Reuters - One way to escape the
rigid rules of Hollywood formula filmmaking these days is to
base your movie on a book. Adapt a movie from a best-seller
like "The Devil Wears Prada," and you can make up your own
rules.
Hart Sharp fattening up on Spurlock projects
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hart Sharp Video is
about to get supersized.
Playboy editor, models investigated in Indonesia
(Reuters)
Reuters - The editor of Playboy Indonesia and two
models whose pictures appeared in the magazine's first edition
are being investigated for violating indecency laws, police
said on Friday.
Goofy fantasy never quite jells in "Monster House"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Expanding on the
motion-capture animation technique he deployed in his lyrical
Christmas tale "The Polar Express," exec producer Robert
Zemeckis and a young UCLA film school grad named Gil Kenan,
making his debut as a feature director, have engineered a comic
adventure-scare movie for children in "Monster House."
Two "Loose" tracks hold pole positions
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nelly Furtado is No. 1 on the
singles chart whether you live in the United States or the
United Kingdom, but which track depends on your country of
residence.
Most networks to go live for Discovery launch
(Reuters)
Reuters - If the space shuttle
Discovery lifts off from its Florida launch pad at 3:49 p.m.
EDT Saturday, all but one of the major networks will cover it
live.
Cingular has Pollack on line for ads
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sydney Pollack is coming to
a theater near you.
Shepard wreaks "Hell" on would-be political satire
(Reuters)
Reuters - In "The God of Hell,"
Sam Shepard locates the battleground of contemporary America on
a dairy farm somewhere in Wisconsin. It's here, in all its
pristine innocence and benign neglect, that the forces of
corn-fed American goodness and the forces of evil and paranoia
meet in a showdown over America's soul.
Goofy fantasy never quite jells in "Monster House"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Expanding on the
motion-capture animation technique he deployed in his lyrical
Christmas tale "The Polar Express," exec producer Robert
Zemeckis and a young UCLA film school grad named Gil Kenan,
making his debut as a feature director, have engineered a comic
adventure-scare movie for children in "Monster House."
"Prada" is Gabler's latest character-driven project
(Reuters)
Reuters - One way to escape the
rigid rules of Hollywood formula filmmaking these days is to
base your movie on a book. Adapt a movie from a best-seller
like "The Devil Wears Prada," and you can make up your own
rules.
Eisenberg on "Bosnia" trek for Weinsteins
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jesse Eisenberg will
star alongside Richard Gere and Terrence Howard in "Spring
Break in Bosnia" for the Weinstein Co.
"Narnia" tops slow 1st half for DVD sales
(Reuters)
Reuters - Continuing a slow but
steady decline that began last year, consumer home video
spending slipped 3.7 percent in the first half of the year, to
$10.9 billion, according to preliminary estimates from Home
Media Retailing's market research department.
Xenon scoops up Snoop Dogg's "Hood" for fall release
(Reuters)
Reuters - Xenon Pictures has
acquired North American rights to "Snoop Dogg's Hood of
Horror," tentatively set for a fall theatrical bow, to be
followed by a DVD release in the early spring.
"Lost City," "Lead," "Sharkboy" top Imagen finalists
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lionsgate's "The Lost
City," New Line Cinema's "Take the Lead" and Miramax's "The
Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl in 3-D" are the three
finalists in the best picture category for the 21st annual
Imagen Awards, which recognize positive portrayals of Latinos
in entertainment.
Focus earns "Atonement" for US bow
(Reuters)
 Reuters - British actress Keira
Knightley, Oscar-nominated for her lead performance in last
year's "Pride & Prejudice," again will be on U.S. screens with
the romantic drama "Atonement."
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"Superman" primed to take box office in single bound
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's a given that the
Man of Steel will lead this weekend's box office as "Superman
Returns" moves into 4,065 engagements on Friday.
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"Chalk" draws sympathetic portrait of teachers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Like sitcom dads, high
school teachers in big-screen comedies are more often than not
the object of ridicule. What's most refreshing about the genial
and well-observed "Chalk" is that it describes the high school
experience from teachers' point of view. Some of them are
goofy, to be sure, but rather than two-dimensional
representatives of the clueless adult class, they're also
earnest, devoted working people.
Hart Sharp fattening up on Spurlock projects
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hart Sharp Video is
about to get supersized.
Two "Loose" tracks hold pole positions
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nelly Furtado is No. 1 on the
singles chart whether you live in the United States or the
United Kingdom, but which track depends on your country of
residence.
Bare Jr. turns it up to No. 11
(Reuters)
Reuters - Acclaimed alt-country
singer/songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. is hoping 11 is his lucky
number. Bare's forthcoming album, "The Longest Meow," features
11 songs recorded in 11 hours by 11 people.
Long-absent Spencer back on scene with new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jeremy Spencer, a Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame inductee and a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, will
release his first album in more than two decades.
Aerosmith gets orchestral for Independence Day
(Reuters)
Reuters - Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe
Perry will join the Boston Pops for a Tuesday (July 4) concert
on the city's Charles River Esplanade.
Dylan heading back to the ballpark this summer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bob Dylan will set off on his third
annual tour of U.S. minor league baseball stadiums beginning
August 12 in Comstock Park, Mich.
Everclear finds "Drama" in musical heroes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Everclear's new studio album,
"Welcome to the Drama Club," pays tribute to rock and blues
greats.
Perry throws support behind Sierra Leone musicians
(Reuters)
Reuters - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is
sponsoring a performance Friday (June 30) by the Refugee All
Stars of Sierra Leone in Woodstock, Vt., where he owns a farm.
R&B great Burke belts it out in "Nashville"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Soul legend Solomon Burke's upcoming
album of country music has been appropriately christened
"Nashville."
Furtado earns second No. 1 of the week
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nelly Furtado continues her
career-best week as her single "Promiscuous" featuring
Timbaland elevates two rungs to the top of the Billboard Hot
100.
DMX Does Jail...Again
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The DMX man finally cometh to court on Thursday--and was
quickly senteth to jail.
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