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Camera seized in Pitt-Jolie photo probe
(AP)
 AP - Police in this western Massachusetts town say they have seized a digital camera with images of celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Africa for an investigation by Los Angeles authorities.
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Lawmakers decry Christian film's PG rating
(AP)
 AP - A Christian-themed movie about a football coach's faith in God is finding an audience in Congress — not so much for its inspirational message, but for the PG rating it received.
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S.Korean stars rally against movie measure
(AP)
AP - South Korean movie stars protested Saturday against a government measure pushed by the United States that they say threatens their film industry by subjecting it to increased competition from Hollywood.
Paris fashion highlights options for men
(AP)
 AP - After years of stifling conservatism, men face a dizzying array of clothing options ranging from cutting-edge sportswear to unisex collections that blur the distinctions between the genders.
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Star Jones Reynolds sorry for wedding spectacle
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Newly fired co-host of "The View,"
Star Jones Reynolds, apologized to fans on Friday for getting
"caught in the euphoria" of marital bliss when she planned her
lavish, freebie-filled wedding in 2004.
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S.Korean stars rally against movie measure
(AP)
AP - South Korean movie stars protested Saturday against a government measure pushed by the United States that they say threatens their film industry by subjecting it to increased competition from Hollywood.
Beatlemania revived 40 years after Japan concerts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Beatles visited Japan only once as a
band, but the country is commemorating the 40th anniversary of
their concerts as if the Fab Four had never left the stage.
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Former shuttle commander rides air waves
(AP)
 AP - Last year, Eileen Collins sat on more than a million pounds of explosive fuel, strapped into a space shuttle.
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Lawmakers decry Christian film's PG rating
(AP)
AP - A Christian-themed movie about a football coach's faith in God is finding an audience in Congress — not so much for its inspirational message, but for the PG rating it received.
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First Beatles sanctioned stage show opens in Vegas
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lucy swoops on a trapeze across a sky
twinkling with diamonds, Mr Kite presides over a psychedelic
circus of stiltwalkers and acrobats, and the unmistakable
voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo fill the surround
sound-equipped arena.
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S.Korean stars rally against movie measure
(AP)
AP - South Korean movie stars protested Saturday against a government measure pushed by the United States that they say threatens their film industry by subjecting it to increased competition from Hollywood.
Rules change for foreign-language Oscar
(AP)
AP - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed the way it chooses nominees for best foreign language film and eliminated a rule requiring entries to be in the official language of the submitting country.
Camera seized in Pitt-Jolie photo probe
(AP)
AP - Police in this western Massachusetts town say they have seized a digital camera with images of celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Africa for an investigation by Los Angeles authorities.
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Lawmakers decry Christian film's PG rating
(AP)
AP - A Christian-themed movie about a football coach's faith in God is finding an audience in Congress — not so much for its inspirational message, but for the PG rating it received.
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Simpson, Lachey officially single again
(AP)
 AP - Famous "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again. Papers filed Friday in Superior Court show the pop stars "are restored to the status of single, unmarried persons."
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Helicopter filming movie crashes in Iowa
(AP)
 AP - A helicopter being used to film scenes for a movie crashed in eastern Iowa on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said.
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Oscars change rules for foreign-language nominees
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar organizers on Friday unveiled
two changes for the 2006 foreign-language category, broadening
the group that selects nominees as well as the films that might
be considered for the world's top movie awards.
Denzel wants Jackson to work on movie
(AP)
 AP - Denzel Washington says he wants Peter Jackson to provide the special effects for a film he plans to direct, a newspaper reported Friday.
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Wall St. sees "Pirates" hauling in loot for Disney
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street expects "Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" to haul in plenty of box office
booty for the Walt Disney Co, performing at least as well as
the $654 million worldwide treasure for the first "Pirates"
film.
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Actor Rob Schneider back after heat wave collapse
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Comic actor Rob Schneider was back
on the set of his directorial debut film a day after collapsing
from heat exhaustion and food poisoning, his spokeswoman said
on Friday.
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Beatlemania revived 40 years after Japan concerts
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Beatles visited Japan only once as a
band, but the country is commemorating the 40th anniversary of
their concerts as if the Fab Four had never left the stage.
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Soul2Soul with country music's reigning couple
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
-- arguably the king and queen of country music -- are
backstage at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.,
on June 21. They joke around and laugh with the crew. The
casualness and fun in McGraw and Hill's demeanor belies the
hard work they and their teams have put into the Soul2Soul II
tour.
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Major League Baseball links with summer concerts
(Reuters)
Reuters - When a professional baseball player
makes it to the big leagues, he's said to have made it to "the
show."
Chaka Chaka: Wage war against malaria
(AP)
 AP - South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka urged world leaders Saturday to wage war against malaria as she paid emotional tribute to a band member who died two years ago of the disease, which kills more than a million people every year.
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Sex Pistol Gets Hollywood Treatment At Film Fest
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones has been hosting Jonesy's Jukebox on the Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 for two and a half years now, during which time he's become a much-loved local hero. So when the L.A. Film Festival screened Julien Temple's Pistols rockumentary The Filth & The Fury on Saturday, July 1, it seemed only right that he broadcast a special Jonesy's episode live from the venue.
Simpson, Lachey officially single again
(AP)
AP - Famous "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again. Papers filed Friday in Superior Court show the pop stars "are restored to the status of single, unmarried persons."
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Simon's new tour is about music, not Art
(AP)
 AP - Paul Simon's new tour is about music, not Art. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer launched his first solo tour in five years with a Wednesday show in Cleveland, supporting his critically acclaimed album "Surprise." His last time on the road in 2003-04, Simon teamed up with old friend Art Garfunkel, rather than going alone.
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Gospel star Sheard stays cool as career heats up
(Reuters)
Reuters - They say you can tell a lot about a
person by the way they handle lost luggage or a rainy day, but
the true test of an artist's mettle is how she handles a video
shoot in 90-degree weather.
Q&A: India.Arie defies labels on "Testimony"
(Reuters)
Reuters - India.Arie did not set out to be
one of the original poster children for neo-soul. But the seven
Grammy Award nominations earned by her 2001 platinum debut,
"Acoustic Soul," plus her 2002 Grammy-winning platinum
follow-up, "Voyage to India," deemed otherwise.
Yasmin Le Bon: Marriage has staying power
(AP)
 AP - Yasmin Le Bon says her marriage to Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran has lasted more than two decades because of similarities in the music and fashion worlds in which they live.
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