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'Prison Break' star endures faux tattoo
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_en_tv/people_miller"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060724/capt.82d099d5310249c3a8be3ab98ff2192a.tv_fox_tca_cars125.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=7G9S2Pg2avP6qV3F2qeVBA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actors Dominic Purcell, left, Wentworth Miller, center, and Amaury Nolasco appear for the Fox television show 'Prison Break' at the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, July 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wentworth Miller is bracing himself for more hours in the makeup chair to apply the intricate tattoo his "Prison Break" character wears.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Jeopardy' champ Ken Jennings blasts show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_en_tv/people_ken_jennings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060725/capt.2bd61d0ce0384d5db140facda4076a40.trebek_jennings_nyol240.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=6X8rzb5Wxvo9.fmX8OhRsA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Software developer Ken Jennings from Salt Lake City, Utah, right, poses for a photo with Jeopardy host Alex Trebek on the set of the show in this July 13, 2004,file photo taken in Culver City, Calif. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Television)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Jeopardy!" ace Ken Jennings, who won $2.5 million during his 74-game winning streak, has a few unkind words to say about the show — and dapper host Alex Trebek.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hagman, O'Donnell to appear on 'Nip/Tuck'
(AP)
AP - Larry Hagman, Brooke Shields and Rosie O'Donnell are among the celebrities set for guest roles on "Nip/Tuck" this season.
Gillian Anderson pregnant with 2nd child
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_en_tv/people_gillian_anderson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060725/capt.e60427b6bfc241209f7da93bec6f8b17.people_gillian_anderson_ny123.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=1X3OuIz7qpyDAASwCbCexg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Actress Gillian Anderson poses for a photo outside the Ritz Carlton hotel in Pasadena, Calif., in this Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 file photo. Anderson, star of TV's 'The X-Files,' is having a baby with her new beau, businessman Mark Griffiths, it was confirmed Tuesday, July 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gillian Anderson, star of TV's "The X-Files," is having a baby with her new beau. Her spokeswoman, Connie Freiberg, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Anderson will give birth to her second child at the end of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brad Garrett stars in new Fox comedy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_en_tv/people_garrett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060724/capt.8333612faa7c4229838479e4bb422e39.tv_fox_tca_cars113.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=Ca98N_HuMfyU42sOrPMfig--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Actor Brad Garrett talks about the new Fox show '''Til Death,'' at the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, July 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brad Garrett is about to find out what sitcom life after "Everybody Loves Raymond" is like. The actor stars with Joely Fisher in the new comedy "'Til Death," debuting Sept. 7 on Fox. They play middle-aged married couple Eddie and Joy Stark who live next door to young newlyweds.</p><br clear="all"/>
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - DreamWorks has acquired
Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's comedy pitch "The Intern"
for a low-six-figure advance.
MTV brings Latin music awards to Mexico City
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico City will host
the fifth edition of MTV's Latin American Video Music Awards on
October 19, after a hurricane threat forced the network to
cancel last year's scheduled ceremony in the Mexican Caribbean.
New ballgame for YES, DirecTV
(Reuters)
Reuters - Satellite broadcaster
DirecTV has thrown out the first pitch in its new deal with YES
Network, offering YES subscribers an interactive baseball
application that gives live statistics and scores of other
games on demand and a camera angle available only to YES
viewers.
Time Inc. to stop publishing Teen People magazine
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060726/media_nm/media_teenpeople_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_26t015107_450x245_us_media_teenpeople.jpg?x=130&y=70&sig=bvbd_MbazXrWx.d2l3Qg5w--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="People walk in front of the Time Warner Inc. headquarters building at Columbus Circle in New York October 13, 2005. Publisher Time Inc., a unit of Time Warner, said on Tuesday it would stop publishing Teen People magazine after nearly a decade, but keep the Web site, www.teenpeople.com. (Nicholas Roberts/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Magazine publisher Time Inc. said on
Tuesday it would stop publishing Teen People magazine after
nearly a decade, but keep the Web site, www.teenpeople.com.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Awakening," Fosters bound for Broadway
(Reuters)
Reuters - With "Grey Gardens" moving
in October from off-Broadway to on, with (naturally) Christine
Ebersol and Mary Louise Wilson in the roles they played to
devastating effect earlier this year, another off-Broadway
musical is poised take the same kind of leap.
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - DreamWorks has acquired
Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's comedy pitch "The Intern"
for a low-six-figure advance.
Bollywood's "Othello" mixes passion with gang war
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Othello" is set for a Bollywood
makeover in which William Shakespeare's jealous lover is the
leader of a gang of outlaws in modern-day India's political
badlands.
"Borat" getting world premiere at Toronto fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060726/film_nm/toronto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_26t032027_450x382_us_toronto.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=k5srNLERS6pxXkENidQ7JA--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, as 'Borat', poses for photographers after a news conference in Lisbon November 2, 2005. Cohen's 'Borat,' in which he plays an outrageous Kazakhstani reporter, will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, organizers said Tuesday. (Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's
"Borat," in which he plays an outrageous Kazakhstani reporter,
will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film
Festival in September, organizers said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hedge" set for October 17 video release
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060726/film_nm/hedge_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_26t041250_450x318_us_hedge.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=WtQ_OzKnxaY0WGK2h6Ihzw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Cast members Bruce Willis (L) and French actor Clovis Cornillac attend a photocall for the animated film 'Over the Hedge' at the 59th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2006. 'Over the Hedge' is set for DVD release on October 17. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The barnyard cartoon
"Over the Hedge" is set for DVD release on October 17.</p><br clear="all"/>
Klein, Prinze harmonizing for "Serenade"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chris Klein and Freddie
Prinze Jr. will star in "New York City Serenade," an indie
comedy loosely inspired by a bittersweet period in the life of
actor Frank Whaley, who wrote and is directing.
"Fletch" lives as "Scrubs" duo eye comedy revival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060726/film_nm/fletch_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_26t014053_450x287_us_fletch.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=sOGGfsNrx6VIb6Ycs1mUyQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Zach Braff gestures at the world premiere of 'American Dreamz' at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood April 11, 2006. The creator of 'Scrubs' is writing and directing a prequel to the '80s feature franchise 'Fletch,' and if he has his way, Braff will take over Chevy Chase's title role. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The creator of "Scrubs" is
writing and directing a prequel to the '80s feature franchise
"Fletch," and if he has his way, the show's star Zach Braff
will take over Chevy Chase's title role.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japanese-American actor Mako dies of cancer at 72
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060725/film_nm/mako_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_25t195713_315x450_us_mako.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=tvQpmA2zipFDcecBoNU65A--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Japanese actor Mako shown in this October 6, 1997 file photograph in Hollywood, died July 21, 2006 from esophageal cancer at his home in Somis, California, according to Tim Dang, artistic director of East West Players, the Asian American theater company Mako co-founded in 1965. Mako, whose birth name is Makoto Iwamatsu, was 72 years old. (Fred Prouser/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Japanese-American actor Mako, who
was nominated for an Oscar for his work in the 1966 film "The
Sand Pebbles," has died from esophageal cancer, the spokesman
for a theater company he co-founded said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Movie "Miss Sunshine" aims to avoid Sundance curse
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060725/film_nm/leisure_littlemisssunshine_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_25t174121_450x290_us_leisure_littlemisssunshine.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=BY5Dip5pqtfzbp0o6ohyBA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Cast member Steve Carell (2nd R) poses with co-star Greg Kinnear (L) and directors Valerie Faris (2nd L) and Jonathan Dayton at the after-party for the screening of 'Little Miss Sunshine' at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival at the Wadsworth theatre in Los Angeles, California, July 2, 2006. The movie, a top movie from January's Sundance Film Festival, debuts in theaters on Wednesday bringing with it the fear that the 'Sundance curse' may hurt it with mainstream audiences. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comedy "Little Miss Sunshine," a
top movie from January's Sundance Film Festival, debuts in
theaters on Wednesday bringing with it the fear that the
"Sundance curse" may hurt it with mainstream audiences.</p><br clear="all"/>
Steely Dan demands apology over 'Dupree'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_en_mo/people_steely_dan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060723/capt.syd10507230832.australia_owen_wilson_syd105.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=L2g5riI.UZG42f8WxvQc_A--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="U.S. actor Owen Wilson reacts to the fans as he walks the red carpet at the Australian premier of his latest movie 'You, Me and Dupree' in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta, Sunday, July 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paging Owen Wilson. Jazz-rock band Steely Dan wants an apology. The veteran group behind such hits as "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" says Wilson ripped off its 2000 Grammy-winning tune "Cousin Dupree" for his title role as a slacker in the new comedy "You, Me and Dupree."</p><br clear="all"/>
Movie names can be in a league of their own
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_en_mo/film_titles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060725/capt.bcd0b766b8c94edeb5d92a6ea2d876a5.movie_names_nyol230.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=UCNevd6qE.lsfxWilKXgcQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="The marquee of the renovated State Theatre in downtown Traverse City, Mich., glows in this July 27, 2005, file photo. Movie titles can tell us something - or nothing - about a film, and sometimes can be a story all by themselves. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not every movie title is as effective as this summer's buzz-magnet, "Snakes on a Plane." Some are so bland, they tell you nothing about what's in store. Others are so obtuse, they leave you standing outside the multiplex scratching your head. Here's a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of movie names:</p><br clear="all"/>
MTV brings Latin music awards to Mexico City
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico City will host
the fifth edition of MTV's Latin American Video Music Awards on
October 19, after a hurricane threat forced the network to
cancel last year's scheduled ceremony in the Mexican Caribbean.
Steely Dan demands apology over 'Dupree'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_en_mu/people_steely_dan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060723/capt.syd10507230832.australia_owen_wilson_syd105.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=L2g5riI.UZG42f8WxvQc_A--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="U.S. actor Owen Wilson reacts to the fans as he walks the red carpet at the Australian premier of his latest movie 'You, Me and Dupree' in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta, Sunday, July 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paging Owen Wilson. Steely Dan wants an apology. The veteran group behind such jazz-rock hits as "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" says Wilson ripped off its Grammy-winning tune "Cousin Dupree" for his title role as a slacker in the new comedy "You, Me and Dupree."</p><br clear="all"/>
Lost Hendrix Up for Grabs
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060725/en_music_eo/19589"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060726/capt.f95fae28be60212d9fa998cc6a83b714.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=SiJBLm9d93_BfzdJsZEtMw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Hey, Joe, want to get your hands on some ultra-rare Jimi Hendrix?" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Hey, Joe, want to get your hands on some ultra-rare Jimi Hendrix?</p><br clear="all"/>
Jurassic 5 touring with first album in 4 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - The House of Blues stage
was decorated with five stark drum machines bearing the names
of the members of Jurassic 5 -- Chali 2na, Zaakir (aka Soup),
Uncle Nu (aka DJ Nu-Mark), Akil and Mark 7.
Blue Note Records releasing jazz ring tones
(AP)
AP - Blue Note Records, home to recordings by classic jazz artists such as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Chet Baker, has begun releasing select cuts from its trove of recordings for use on mobile phones.
Racy, late-night `BET Uncut' gets cut
(AP)
AP - "BET Uncut," the compilation of racy videos that drew protests while it kept some rap fans awake late at night, has been cut. The show's last episode after five years aired July 7, BET said.
Stevie Wonder, 2 others win Freedom Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_en_mu/freedom_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060725/capt.e031c92e4d304593ace7dd7eb7347b47.wonder_nyol270.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=l.fkHwhC1FTqd0jjiMlKgQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Musician Stevie Wonder presents the 'Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Career Achievements in Song Writing' at the 2006 Soul Train Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in this March. 4, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - The French physician who founded Doctors Without Borders, civil rights leader Joseph Lowery and entertainer Stevie Wonder were named Tuesday as recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum's 2006 Freedom Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dr. Elmo joins suit over ringtone royalties
(AP)
AP - The guy who recorded "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" has joined other performers in a lawsuit against Sony Music over royalties for downloaded music.
The Killers debut "Sam's Town" in New York
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060725/music_nm/killers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_26t015543_450x382_us_killers.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=ydo7wIWYTwHEERUrW5HoOg--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Brandon Flowers (R) of the band The Killers performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005. The Killers unveiled their upcoming album, 'Sam's Town,' at a media gathering in New York Mondayb building buzz ahead of its October 3 release. The first single, 'When You Were Young,' has been released to radio. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Killers unveiled their upcoming
album, "Sam's Town," at a media gathering in New York Mondayb
building buzz ahead of its October 3 release. The first single,
"When You Were Young," has been released to radio.</p><br clear="all"/>
Never-released Hendrix song to be sold at auction
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060725/music_nm/leisure_music_hendrix_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060726/2006_07_26t032842_450x331_us_leisure_music_hendrix.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=6DYd.HcZ3obqVNFQkC4bGg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A file photo shows Jimi Hendrix performing at the Fillmore East in New York. A never-released song that Hendrix recorded 40 years ago is to be sold at auction in New York in October. (Amalie R./Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A never-released song that legendary
U.S. rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix recorded 40 years ago is to be
sold at auction in New York in October.</p><br clear="all"/>
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