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McPhee proves her vocal cords are better
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_tv/people_mcphee"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060728/capt.7482e25c10b949cba1ec5c6557f36c0d.people_mcphee_nyol973.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=Vnx1eXAEhMBI009hVZ4G_g--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="'American Idol' runner-up Katharine McPhee appears on the NBC 'Today' television program, in New York's Rockefeller Center, Thursday June 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee proved that her vocal cords are better by singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on "The View" on Thursday. She also co-hosted the daytime talk show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Scarlett Johansson denies divalike demands
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_ce/people_scarlett_johansson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060727/capt.4b6f56e5ce534355ad888b78fa0fafa7.scoop_screening_nyr115.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=PX0UiSXLkqbkVIA0TIfsUA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this photo released by Focus Features, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for a special screening of her film SCOOP, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Focus Features, Dave Allocca)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scarlett Johansson has denied claims that divalike demands cost her the lead role in a big-budget revival of "The Sound of Music," a spokesman for the actress said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Publicist: Hasselhoff was sick, not drunk
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_ce/people_hasselhoff_flight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060727/capt.5917177b9ce7441ba868cc075959558d.people_hasselhoff_ny108.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=IPQsXRYhqLd1aHBxECbzcg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor/singer David Hasselhoff arrives at the 4th Laureus Sports Awards ceremony, in this May 20, 2003, file photo in Monaco. Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach have officially parted ways. Their divorce was finalized Wednesday, July 26, 2006, Bach's attorney Bret Hunter said. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A spokesperson for David Hasselhoff denied a report Thursday that the former "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider" star had been turned away from a British Airways flight because he was drunk.</p><br clear="all"/>
Landis to miss 'Tonight Show' appearance
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_tv/landis_leno"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060728/capt.cc47ff1d42124734ad70f4c918c2342c.landis_leno_ny123.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=qPxCd5AeJ8knzf2N3_zjwQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Floyd Landis of the US, of the Phonak team, speaks during a press conference prior to the 93rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race in this June 29, 2006 file photo in Strasbourg, eastern France. Landis was set to make a triumphant post-Tour de France appearance on the 'Tonight Show.' Instead, the cyclist may end up as comedy fodder for host Jay Leno. Landis, whose victory was put in doubt after his team said he tested positive for high testosterone levels, won't appear on the NBC talk show Friday as planned, a network spokeswoman said Thursday, July 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Floyd Landis was set to make a triumphant post-Tour de France appearance on the "Tonight Show." Instead, the cyclist may end up as comedy fodder for host Jay Leno.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Cornell to record Bond movie theme
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_mu/people_chris_cornell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060727/capt.a0e2f414b82a42a1ab389b44eef9f024.people_chris_cornell_ny113.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=rOymxT60HJJ_zYCAS.zxLA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Chris Cornell of the band Audioslave arrives at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, in Los Angeles. Cornell will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, 'Casino Royale.' Cornell's song, 'You Know My Name,' will open the movie, which marks Daniel Craig's debut as agent 007. His 'soulful and tough' music is a perfect complement to the film, producers said Thursday. 'Casino Royale' opens in theaters Nov. 17. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Cornell, frontman of rock band Audioslave, will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, "Casino Royale."</p><br clear="all"/>
Rock film "Brothers" merges fact, fiction
(Reuters)
Reuters - More and more
documentaries are taking on the tactics of fiction films --
focusing on compelling characters, heightening conflict,
developing suspense.
Rare Lennon live track enriches film soundtrack
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/music_nm/lennon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t014406_450x375_us_lennon.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=MJuV_IbqJpAsdvIVwmXmXg--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="A fan holds up a picture of John Lennon at a candlelight vigil on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death at Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York City, December 8, 2005. The soundtrack to the upcoming documentary 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon' will include a previously unreleased Lennon song, 'Attica State', recorded at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1971. (Peter Foley/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The soundtrack to the upcoming
documentary "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" will include a
previously unreleased Lennon song, "Attica State," recorded at
the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1971.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mitchell on "Lost" patrol for Season 3
(Reuters)
Reuters - Elizabeth Mitchell has
joined the cast of ABC's hit drama "Lost" as a possible new
love interest for Matthew Fox's character, sources said.
Rolling Stones phoning in their shows for fans
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/media_nm/stones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_27t210308_450x306_us_stones.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=9rhbfKfPuAH.JzIdfg8V2g--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="File photo of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform on stage during a concert at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna July 14, 2006. Can't make it to Europe for the current tour by the Rolling Stones? No problem. Dial a toll-free number and listen to them perform all down the line in real time for $1.99 per seven minutes. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Can't make it to Europe for the
current tour by the Rolling Stones?</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.
Rock film "Brothers" merges fact, fiction
(Reuters)
Reuters - More and more
documentaries are taking on the tactics of fiction films --
focusing on compelling characters, heightening conflict,
developing suspense.
Pegg taking weighty role in "Fat Boy"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/film_nm/pegg_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t044708_450x280_us_pegg.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=pq7JBm3DAKqzJsoUNX_vCg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="British actor Simon Pegg signs autographs in London April 25, 2006. Pegg ('Shaun of the Dead') is in negotiations to star in 'Run, Fat Boy, Run,' a romantic comedy that marks the feature directing debut of David Schwimmer. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Simon Pegg ("Shaun of
the Dead") is in negotiations to star in "Run, Fat Boy, Run," a
romantic comedy that marks the feature directing debut of David
Schwimmer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Venice film fest takes risks with premieres
(Reuters)
Reuters - Five U.S. films, including
Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain," are among the 21 titles that
will have their world premieres in competition at the Venice
Film Festival (August 30-September 9), organizers said
Thursday.
Rare Lennon live track enriches film soundtrack
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/film_nm/lennon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t014406_450x375_us_lennon.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=MJuV_IbqJpAsdvIVwmXmXg--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="A fan holds up a picture of John Lennon at a candlelight vigil on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death at Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York City, December 8, 2005. The soundtrack to the upcoming documentary 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon' will include a previously unreleased Lennon song, 'Attica State', recorded at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1971. (Peter Foley/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The soundtrack to the upcoming
documentary "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" will include a
previously unreleased Lennon song, "Attica State," recorded at
the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1971.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Monster House" has latest FX amenities
(Reuters)
Reuters - The surprise hit
"Monster House" marks a giant leap forward in animation.
Amy Adams set to join Hanks for "War" pic
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amy Adams, the
Oscar-nominated star of "Junebug," is in negotiations to join
Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts in the CIA
drama "Charlie Wilson's War."
Woods' new drama shut down after brother's death
(Reuters)
Reuters - Production on CBS'
upcoming legal drama "Shark" has been shut down after the
sudden death of star James Woods' younger brother.
"X-Men" DVD set for October 3 release
(Reuters)
Reuters - The year's
second-biggest movie is going to kick off the fourth-quarter
DVD-selling season.
Dixie Chicks documentary to hatch at Toronto fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/film_nm/toronto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_27t220919_450x300_us_toronto.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=k_PoeHlDJMoB0fvcxnxJ0g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows Emily Robison, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of the group The Dixie Chicks arriving for Time's celebration of the magazine's '100 Most Influential People' in New York May 8, 2006. A documentary about the firestorm that greeted the Dixie Chicks' anti-Bush comments will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, organizers said Thursday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A documentary about the
firestorm that greeted the Dixie Chicks' anti-Bush comments
will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film
Festival in September, organizers said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Miami Vice" set to heat up box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_27t212156_450x365_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=k29BX9dtnqOesRWZ5yDegQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="File photo shows Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, stars of the action film 'Miami Vice', posing together at the film's premiere in Los Angeles July 20, 2006. Bolstered by positive reviews and enough heart-pumping action scenes to lure in young males, 'Miami Vice' could open in the mid-$20 million range, insiders say. Some think it could earn $30 million, which would set up a strong run for the film and help fuel the second half of the summer box office. (Fred Prouse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This weekend is all
about gambles at the box office. Will Universal Pictures'
costly gamble on director Michael Mann and "Miami Vice" pay
off? Will Warner Bros. Pictures' second partnership with Tom
Hanks on an animated movie, "The Ant Bully," be as successful
as its first? And just how many teenage girls will show up to
see John Tucker, a fictional high school Romeo, die?</p><br clear="all"/>
Rare Lennon live track enriches film soundtrack
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/music_nm/lennon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t014406_450x375_us_lennon.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=MJuV_IbqJpAsdvIVwmXmXg--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="A fan holds up a picture of John Lennon at a candlelight vigil on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death at Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York City, December 8, 2005. The soundtrack to the upcoming documentary 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon' will include a previously unreleased Lennon song, 'Attica State', recorded at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1971. (Peter Foley/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The soundtrack to the upcoming
documentary "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" will include a
previously unreleased Lennon song, "Attica State," recorded at
the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1971.</p><br clear="all"/>
McPhee proves her vocal cords are better
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_mu/people_mcphee"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060728/capt.7482e25c10b949cba1ec5c6557f36c0d.people_mcphee_nyol973.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=Vnx1eXAEhMBI009hVZ4G_g--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="'American Idol' runner-up Katharine McPhee appears on the NBC 'Today' television program, in New York's Rockefeller Center, Thursday June 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee proved that her vocal cords are better by singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on "The View" on Thursday. She also co-hosted the daytime talk show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dixie Chicks documentary to hatch at Toronto fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/music_nm/toronto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_27t220919_450x300_us_toronto.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=k_PoeHlDJMoB0fvcxnxJ0g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows Emily Robison, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of the group The Dixie Chicks arriving for Time's celebration of the magazine's '100 Most Influential People' in New York May 8, 2006. A documentary about the firestorm that greeted the Dixie Chicks' anti-Bush comments will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, organizers said Thursday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A documentary about the
firestorm that greeted the Dixie Chicks' anti-Bush comments
will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film
Festival in September, organizers said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Metallica to sell 4 albums on iTunes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_mu/metallica_itunes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060726/i/r2691811521.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gfa8neuJ0FJSFrZD87JsHw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of Metallica Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hamett, Robert Trujillo and James Hetfield (L-R) pose backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame induction ceremony in New York March 13, 2006. Metallica, one of the biggest acts yet to make its music available for sale via Apple's iTunes Music Store, has ended its holdout. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0" /></a>AP - Hard rockers Metallica, who long refused to make available individual songs from its albums for sale online, has begun doing so on the iTunes Music Store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Cornell to record Bond movie theme
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_mu/people_chris_cornell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060727/capt.a0e2f414b82a42a1ab389b44eef9f024.people_chris_cornell_ny113.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=rOymxT60HJJ_zYCAS.zxLA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Chris Cornell of the band Audioslave arrives at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, in Los Angeles. Cornell will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, 'Casino Royale.' Cornell's song, 'You Know My Name,' will open the movie, which marks Daniel Craig's debut as agent 007. His 'soulful and tough' music is a perfect complement to the film, producers said Thursday. 'Casino Royale' opens in theaters Nov. 17. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Cornell, frontman of rock band Audioslave, will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, "Casino Royale."</p><br clear="all"/>
Rolling Stones phoning in their shows for fans
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/music_nm/stones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_27t210308_450x306_us_stones.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=9rhbfKfPuAH.JzIdfg8V2g--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="File photo of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform on stage during a concert at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna July 14, 2006. Can't make it to Europe for the current tour by the Rolling Stones? No problem. Dial a toll-free number and listen to them perform all down the line in real time for $1.99 per seven minutes. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Can't make it to Europe for the
current tour by the Rolling Stones? No problem. Dial a
toll-free number and listen to them perform all down the line
in real time for $1.99 per seven minutes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prince's second wife seeks divorce
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_mu/people_prince_divorce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060727/capt.c7232d65645741d38776b9b74915c35c.prince_divorce_ny116.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=MH.k6uJe3meigIOKHgLcUg--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Singer Prince arrives with his wife Manuela Testolini for the 77th Academy Awards in this Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005 file photo, in Los Angeles. Prince's second wife, Manuela Testolini Nelson, has filed for divorce from the musician, his attorney confirmed. Patrick Cousins, Prince's general counsel, said that the case was pending. He had no further comment. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Prince's second wife, Manuela Testolini Nelson, has filed for divorce from the pop superstar, his attorney has confirmed.</p><br clear="all"/>
DMX Nixes Plea Bargain
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060727/en_music_eo/19614"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060728/capt.8827a9c05a882c7b8d6b4ee9276da217.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=bCWUw8O2XcT0t2JAt3WWTA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="DMX has X-ed out a plea deal from prosecutors in White Plains,
New York, stemming from last month's arrest for a series of traffic
violations, his attorney, Murray Richman, confirmed Thursday to E!
Online." border="0" /></a>E! Online - DMX has X-ed out a plea deal from prosecutors in White Plains,
New York, stemming from last month's arrest for a series of traffic
violations, his attorney, Murray Richman, confirmed Thursday to E!
Online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Punk survivors Buzzcocks still relevant
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Buzzcocks gave the
concept of aging a swift kick in the backside with a blistering
hourlong set that not only celebrated their legacy but made a
good argument for their continued relevancy.
Prince, second wife getting divorced: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060727/music_nm/prince_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060727/2006_07_26t230340_450x391_us_prince.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=wBKXSrlaYlCbQVZ_oy62FA--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="Prince (R) and Manuela Testolini arrive at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California in this February 27, 2005 file photo. Veteran funk rocker Prince and his second wife Testolini are ending their marriage, People magazine reported on July 26, 2006. (Mike Blake/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Veteran funk rocker Prince and his
second wife are ending their marriage, People magazine reported
on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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