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'Desperate Housewives' seek Emmy repeat
(AP)
 AP - While "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" sought to repeat their Emmy Awards dominance, changes to nominations rules gave lower-profile series a new shot at recognition.
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`Superman' tops box-office over weekend
(AP)
 AP - Superman did his part to uphold the American way of moviegoing over the five-day Fourth of July weekend, conquering the box office by selling $76 million worth of tickets from Friday through Tuesday.
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No charges for Limbaugh over Viagra
(AP)
 AP - Rush Limbaugh will not face charges in Palm Beach County for the bottle of Viagra found in his luggage that was prescribed in his psychologist's name, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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American Idol tour starts without McPhee
(AP)
 AP - As the young finalists from "American Idols Live" kicked off their U.S. tour Wednesday, word that runner-up Katharine McPhee was sidelined with severe bronchitis and laryngitis disappointed fans.
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'Prada' movie spotlights nasty boss phenom
(AP)
 AP - A famous designer throws a fit and hurls a pair of scissors at his assistant. The ladies room at a top fashion glossy is routinely filled with weeping underlings who've been dressed down. One boss enforces a starvation regime: You can't go out for lunch, but you can't eat at your desk, either.
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Warner Bros. conjures scribe Pabst for thriller "Box"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tom Pabst has been hired
to adapt Joe Hill's upcoming novel "Heart-Shaped Box" for
Warner Bros. Pictures.
Talk show host to record Marine's song
(AP)
AP - A radio talk show host will record and release a song a Marine corporal wrote about killing members of an Iraqi family, a spokesman for the show said Wednesday.
'Desperate Housewives' seek Emmy repeat
(AP)
AP - While "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" sought to repeat their Emmy Awards dominance, changes to nominations rules gave lower-profile series a new shot at recognition.
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FCC says will reconsider TV shows decency case
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Communications
Commission on Wednesday asked an appeals court to return a case
to the agency so it could reconsider whether some episodes of
"The Early Show," "NYPD Blue" and Billboard music award shows
violated decency standards.
British import gets lost in translation
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bringing "A Chorus of
Disapproval" to Los Angeles must have seemed like an attractive
proposition. Its behind-the-scenes, play-within-a-play romp was
a big success for its author, British playwright Alan
Ayckbourn, and its grumblings about Thatcherite policies play
as well in the current U.S. corporate environment as they did
in 1984 in the U.K.
Warner Bros. conjures scribe Pabst for thriller "Box"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tom Pabst has been hired
to adapt Joe Hill's upcoming novel "Heart-Shaped Box" for
Warner Bros. Pictures.
DreamWorks lighting "Fire" for Duchovny
(Reuters)
 Reuters - David Duchovny has
signed on to star opposite Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in
DreamWorks' drama "Things We Lost in the Fire."
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Sundance Channel titles gets Googled
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Sundance Channel has
pacted with Google Video to make a slate of its feature films
and original series available to rent or own through the video
download service.
"Brokeback"ers Corral Academy Invite
(E! Online)
 E! Online - A couple of gay ranch hands, the Incredible Hulk and a Jane Austen
heroine have finally been given the right to vote.
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"Pirates" reviews mixed ahead of key debut
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Widely hyped movie "Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" drew mixed reviews on Wednesday
ahead of a weekend debut that Hollywood is anxiously awaiting
for a boost to its solid but uninspiring summer box office.
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Can "Superman" Really Fly?
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Superman Returns has its first $100 million in the bank.
But to pull its own weight, its Man of Steel hero is going to need to
pull in more dollars. A lot more.
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`Superman' tops box-office over weekend
(AP)
AP - Superman did his part to uphold the American way of moviegoing over the five-day Fourth of July weekend, conquering the box office by selling $76 million worth of tickets from Friday through Tuesday.
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"Mario's" fight for justice a powerful saga
(Reuters)
Reuters - Winner of the audience
award for best documentary feature at the recently wrapped Los
Angeles Film Festival, "Mario's Story" chronicles the past 10
years in the life of Mario Rocha, a young Angeleno who has been
serving consecutive life sentences for a murder he maintains he
did not commit.
Neuroses and romance make familiar combo in 'Abby'
(Reuters)
Reuters - Actress-writer Jennifer
Westfeldt follows up her acclaimed "Kissing Jessica Stein" with
the often funny, if familiar, "Ira & Abby," a romantic comedy
about love and angst in the Big Apple.
Strained comedy thwarts "Human" touch
(Reuters)
Reuters - This wacky Spanish comedy,
depicting the chaotic goings-on at a holiday dinner in which a
Jewish woman introduces her Palestinian fianco her family,
attempts to achieve a Pedro Almodovar level of humor without
much success. Degenerating into witless slapstick, including a
possible death caused by an errant frozen soup, "Only Human"
takes a promising comic premise and reduces it to the lowest
common denominator.
Talk show host to record Marine's song
(AP)
AP - A radio talk show host will record and release a song a Marine corporal wrote about killing members of an Iraqi family, a spokesman for the show said Wednesday.
American Idol tour starts without McPhee
(AP)
AP - As the young finalists from "American Idols Live" kicked off their U.S. tour Wednesday, word that runner-up Katharine McPhee was sidelined with severe bronchitis and laryngitis disappointed fans.
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Faith Hill, Tim McGraw to resume tour
(AP)
 AP - After a bout with bronchitis, Tim McGraw took the stage Wednesday with wife Faith Hill, resuming their summer concert tour in the Big Easy with all proceeds going to Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Forget the chanting, these Monks rocked
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Loyal Order of the
Monks convened at REDCAT in the Disney Concert Hall on Saturday
for the Don't Knock the Rock Festival's world-premiere
screening of "Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback," Dietmar Post
and Lucia Palacios' documentary about one of the most
intriguing prophetic cult bands of the '60s.
Jury in Michael Jackson suit hears messages
(AP)
 AP - Jurors in a lawsuit against Michael Jackson on Wednesday heard increasingly frantic phone messages that the singer left for a business associate, demanding action on projects including a collaboration with actor Marlon Brando and the release of a charity recording.
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Digital sales fuel record biz in first-half '06
(Reuters)
Reuters - Physical album sales
continued to decline in the U.S. during the first six months of
2006, down 4.2 percent in comparison to the same period last
year.
Waters, Who entrance Hyde Park crowd
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Roger Waters may have been
the intellectual head of the Hard Rock Cafe's Hyde Park Calling
festival on Saturday (July 1) night, with a meticulously
thunderous set, but the Who were clearly the heart on Sunday
night with a warm and raucous performance.
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India.Arie Dashes Confessional
(E! Online)
 E! Online - A man's confession is apparently no match for a woman's testimony.
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Carly Simon readies covers album for fall release
(Reuters)
Reuters - A veteran interpreter of a wide
range of material by other artists, Carly Simon has recorded
"Into White," a collection of pop standards and traditional
lullabies.
Colvin stretches beyond "Four Walls"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shawn Colvin will ring in the
"second half" of her life with the album "These Four Walls,"
along with a new manager and label.
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