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Actor Glenn Ford dead at 90
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/en_nm/glennford_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t005035_450x365_us_glennford.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=UYEKIds.yoT0ogLeMBJdIQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Glenn Ford and Gia Scala in a scene from their 1957 film 'Don't Go Near The Water.' Ford, a handsome and quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died on Wednesday in his Beverly Hills home, police said. He was 90. (MGM/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and
quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like
"Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly
Hills home, police said. He was 90.</p><br clear="all"/>
Country music awards set for three-way showdown
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/en_nm/leisure_country_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_30t125108_450x328_us_leisure_country.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=U3LHJH87vbcqia7s2hiPaw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Jennifer Nettles and Brad Paisley (R) clap after reading the nominees for The 40th Annual CMA Awards during ABC's Good Morning America in New York August 30, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Country Music Association awards
are a three-way showdown between Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and
Kenny Chesney, while the Dixie Chicks were snubbed again with
not a single nomination on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
DVD releases memorialize September 11 anniversary
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/en_nm/sept11_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_30t042304_450x298_us_sept11.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YFQ6zy2ZG.dBmyeoeTMBVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Dusk in Manhattan on September 11, 2001. NBC and its networks will provide a full-court press of coverage on the fifth anniversary of the attacks. (Brad Rickerby/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the fifth
anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaching, several
new DVDs touch upon the tragic events of that day.</p><br clear="all"/>
L.A. period pics leave town to find old Hollywood
(Reuters)
Reuters - If the upcoming movies
"Hollywoodland" and "The Black Dahlia" prove anything, it's
that making a movie set in old Los Angeles ain't what it used
to be.
Dylan helps remember pair of "unsung heroes"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/en_nm/dylan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t020443_450x306_us_dylan.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=LDSewTdeEwtKuusr0LcNuw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Peter Lafarge in an undated photo. Writer-director Sandra Hale Schulman's 13-minute mini-documentary 'The Ballad of Peter LaFarge' shines new light on the titular singer-songwriter, who was called 'one of the unsung heroes of his day' by Bob Dylan. (Nashville Film Festival/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the release of his
new album "Modern Times" this week, Bob Dylan has been
inescapable in the press.</p><br clear="all"/>
Glenn Ford, longtime leading man, dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_en_mo/obit_ford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.77875b0d93dc4349a1d8f63e279e6c84.obit_ford_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=2ECBoi0hoKtO7o0wroV_8w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Henry Fonda, left, portraying Adm. Nimitz, Glenn Ford, center, as Adm. Spruance, and Robert Mitchum, as Adm. Bull Halsey, portray U.S. Navy brass of the Pacific War in the film 'Midway' in this 1975 photo. Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as 'The Blackboard Jungle,' 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died Wednesday,Aug. 30, 2006 police said. He was 90. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - In his roles from westerns to romances, actor Glenn Ford portrayed strong, thoughtful protagonists, bringing his touch to three decades of film.</p><br clear="all"/>
Early Bee Gees albums expanded for reissue
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/music_nm/beegees_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t061749_450x231_us_beegees.jpg?x=130&y=66&sig=aqD2H5pPg_iRejxkq6UQpA--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="Barry Gibb (R) and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees perform in London, May 20, 2006. The first three Bee Gees albums to enjoy international release have been expanded and grouped for the upcoming six-disc boxed set 'The Studio Albums 1967-1968.' (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The first three Bee Gees albums to
enjoy international release have been expanded and grouped for
the upcoming six-disc boxed set "The Studio Albums 1967-1968."</p><br clear="all"/>
Glenn Ford, longtime leading man, dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_en_tv/obit_ford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.77875b0d93dc4349a1d8f63e279e6c84.obit_ford_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=2ECBoi0hoKtO7o0wroV_8w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Henry Fonda, left, portraying Adm. Nimitz, Glenn Ford, center, as Adm. Spruance, and Robert Mitchum, as Adm. Bull Halsey, portray U.S. Navy brass of the Pacific War in the film 'Midway' in this 1975 photo. Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as 'The Blackboard Jungle,' 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died Wednesday,Aug. 30, 2006 police said. He was 90. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - In his roles from westerns to romances, actor Glenn Ford portrayed strong, thoughtful protagonists, bringing his touch to three decades of film.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Tokyo Drift" DVD should rev mobile game series
(Reuters)
Reuters - The October DVD release
of "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" is expected to boost
sales of I-play's mobile games based on the street-racing
feature franchise even though that sector is not meeting many
analysts' predictions for growth.
Charting the Course of the Show, 'Pirate Queen' to Launch On-Line Diaries and Web Events
(Playbill)
Playbill - The ascension of The Pirate Queen, the Broadway-bound musical from the producers of Riverdance and the creators of Les Misbles, will be documented in on-line video diaries free to the public.
Glenn Ford, longtime leading man, dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_en_mo/obit_ford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.77875b0d93dc4349a1d8f63e279e6c84.obit_ford_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=2ECBoi0hoKtO7o0wroV_8w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Henry Fonda, left, portraying Adm. Nimitz, Glenn Ford, center, as Adm. Spruance, and Robert Mitchum, as Adm. Bull Halsey, portray U.S. Navy brass of the Pacific War in the film 'Midway' in this 1975 photo. Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as 'The Blackboard Jungle,' 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died Wednesday,Aug. 30, 2006 police said. He was 90. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - In his roles from westerns to romances, actor Glenn Ford portrayed strong, thoughtful protagonists, bringing his touch to three decades of film.</p><br clear="all"/>
L.A. period pics leave town to find old Hollywood
(Reuters)
Reuters - If the upcoming movies
"Hollywoodland" and "The Black Dahlia" prove anything, it's
that making a movie set in old Los Angeles ain't what it used
to be.
"Lost" star Perrineau hits a feature triple
(Reuters)
Reuters - Harold Perrineau, seen
regularly on ABC's hit drama "Lost," is ramping up his film
career.
Danish "Wedding" will end Nova Scotia film fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Danish filmmaker Susanne
Bier's acclaimed domestic drama "After the Wedding" will close
Canada's 26th annual Atlantic Film Festival on September 23,
organizers said Wednesday.
DVD releases memorialize September 11 anniversary
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/film_nm/sept11_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_30t042304_450x298_us_sept11.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YFQ6zy2ZG.dBmyeoeTMBVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Dusk in Manhattan on September 11, 2001. NBC and its networks will provide a full-court press of coverage on the fifth anniversary of the attacks. (Brad Rickerby/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the fifth
anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaching, several
new DVDs touch upon the tragic events of that day.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rivalry takes back seat as Venice fest opens
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/film_nm/venice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t043222_450x260_us_venice.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=1K5Cmx2AWF2kE7v9mRcthw--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="Actress Scarlett Johansson during a photocall to introduce her film 'The Black Dahlia' at the Venice Film Festival, August 30, 2006. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Venice Film Festival
organizers suspended a war of words with their upcoming Rome
rival as this year's event kicked off in low-key fashion
Wednesday with the world premiere of Brian De Palma's murder
mystery "The Black Dalhia."</p><br clear="all"/>
Kasdan sells "TV Set" to indie studio
(Reuters)
Reuters - Independent distributor
ThinkFilm has acquired all North American rights to one of the
most talked-about films at New York's recent Tribeca Film
Festival, "The TV Set," a dark comedy starring David Duchovny
and Sigourney Weaver.
Actor Glenn Ford dead at 90
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/film_nm/glennford_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t005035_450x365_us_glennford.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=UYEKIds.yoT0ogLeMBJdIQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Glenn Ford and Gia Scala in a scene from their 1957 film 'Don't Go Near The Water.' Ford, a handsome and quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like 'Gilda' and 'The Big Heat,' died on Wednesday in his Beverly Hills home, police said. He was 90. (MGM/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and
quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like
"Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly
Hills home, police said. He was 90.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Black Dahlia" could have been a great thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Black Dahlia" has the
looks, smarts and attitude of a classic Brian De Palma/film
noir thriller.
British slavery drama set for U.S. release
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/film_nm/grace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t040341_296x450_us_grace.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=NaYhmJPNeaCMg6n9VIxNfw--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Ioan Gruffudd in Las Vegas in a 2005 photo. Grufford plays William Wilberforce, who led the British Empire to end slavery at the turn of the 19th century, in Michael Apted's slave-trade drama 'Amazing Grace.' (Ethan Miller/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Michael Apted's slave-trade
drama "Amazing Grace" has lined up a U.S. distribution deal on
the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it
will make its world premiere in the closing-night slot.</p><br clear="all"/>
Early Bee Gees albums expanded for reissue
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/music_nm/beegees_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t061749_450x231_us_beegees.jpg?x=130&y=66&sig=aqD2H5pPg_iRejxkq6UQpA--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="Barry Gibb (R) and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees perform in London, May 20, 2006. The first three Bee Gees albums to enjoy international release have been expanded and grouped for the upcoming six-disc boxed set 'The Studio Albums 1967-1968.' (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The first three Bee Gees albums to
enjoy international release have been expanded and grouped for
the upcoming six-disc boxed set "The Studio Albums 1967-1968."</p><br clear="all"/>
Dylan helps remember pair of "unsung heroes"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/music_nm/dylan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060831/2006_08_31t020443_450x306_us_dylan.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=LDSewTdeEwtKuusr0LcNuw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Peter Lafarge in an undated photo. Writer-director Sandra Hale Schulman's 13-minute mini-documentary 'The Ballad of Peter LaFarge' shines new light on the titular singer-songwriter, who was called 'one of the unsung heroes of his day' by Bob Dylan. (Nashville Film Festival/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the release of his
new album "Modern Times" this week, Bob Dylan has been
inescapable in the press.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony Plays with K-Fed's "Fire"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060831/en_music_eo/19902"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060831/capt.85abb7696d756c05a7a1618ed0faf0fa.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=AT71GXVDEsDL5DQ6wXOVJA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Like the Teen Choice Awards, Sony BMG has been good to Britney
Spears over the years and she has rewarded the record company with
millions of dollars in sales. Now Sony can only hope that it's all in
the family." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Like the Teen Choice Awards, Sony BMG has been good to Britney
Spears over the years and she has rewarded the record company with
millions of dollars in sales. Now Sony can only hope that it's all in
the family.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reality Check: Danity "Idles" OutKast, Paris Burns
(E! Online)
E! Online - Maybe OutKast should've done a reality show instead of a
movie.
Blink-182 Splinters into +44
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060830/en_music_eo/19898"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060831/capt.befaffe7670c8cd1a0f5d732612f6b7a.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=KgHcWNCJTIdJfzPD45ioXA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Looks like Travis Barker's found something to keep his mind off
his increasingly volatile breakup with wife Shanna Moakler: a new band." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Looks like Travis Barker's found something to keep his mind off
his increasingly volatile breakup with wife Shanna Moakler: a new band.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ashlee's Kind of Town: "Chicago"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060830/en_music_eo/19896"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060831/capt.5011698d697bffec5a822b0e5575ad20.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=7GIf47NjiQukP5iiNPNWkA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="The transposition of the Simpson sisters has taken another turn: as
Jessica loses her voice, Ashlee's found a new one." border="0" /></a>E! Online - The transposition of the Simpson sisters has taken another turn: as
Jessica loses her voice, Ashlee's found a new one.</p><br clear="all"/>
West says best video wasn't nominated
(AP)
AP - One of the best videos wasn't even nominated, according to Kanye West, the maker of said video.
Review: Chill and play The Roots' 'Game'
(AP)
AP - The Roots have been immovable pillars of left-of-center rap for over ten years, making a deft mix of hip-hop and jazz, live instrumentation and intelligent rhymes their trademark.
N.W.A. business manager writes memoir
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060830/ap_en_mu/music_jerry_heller_q_a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060830/capt.ef0c71377d344ccdb9d867278f4f5551.music_jerry_heller_nyet393.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=jpg8W_kRfFUp8IB5IKWHNA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Music industry veteran Jerry Heller is photographed in New York's Central Park Aug. 14, 2006. Heller, 65, has written 'Ruthless,' a memoir detailing how Eazy, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and MC Ren formed the pioneering rap group N.W.A. and how an ambitious security guard named Suge Knight broke up the platinum-selling crew. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Jerry Heller met Eric "Eazy-E" Wright on March 3, 1987, he knew right away that the diminutive, Jheri-curled dude with a roll of cash stuffed into his sock would change the music world.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple works on labor issue at iPod plant
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060830/ap_en_mu/china_apple_computer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060830/capt.c1455dcf38044c22aa0e082584bf7b61.china_apple_computer_tok108.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Mt5xpH0296jCjBg.ljtGIQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A woman rides a bicycle past advertisements of Apple Computer's iPod in this Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 file photo in Shanghai, China. Apple Computer said Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, it was working to resolve a dispute over alleged labor abuses by an iPod manufacturer in China. Hongfujin Precision Industry Co., a major exporter owned by a Taiwanese company, filed a defamation lawsuit against two journalists at the state-run newspaper China Business News who ran stories alleging that workers on iPod assembly lines worked under harsh conditions for low pay. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday it was working to resolve a dispute over alleged labor abuses by an iPod manufacturer in China.</p><br clear="all"/>
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