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Stingray kills famed 'Crocodile Hunter'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_tv/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.d665561ea13949aaa58ec9f6f7065d08.aptopix_obit_crocodile_hunter_ny109.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EzT7MMWA7jBnTE_rqr3Q_w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In a file photo Australian Steve Irwin, of the TV show 'The Crocodile Hunter,' holds a nine-foot female alligator in company with his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon, at his 'Australia Zoo' in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, June 18, 1999. Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday., Sept. 4, 2006, by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. (AP Photo/Russell McPhedran)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television's "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
'Invincible' repeats as No. 1 movie
(AP)
AP - Mark Wahlberg remained invincible at the box office over the long Labor Day weekend. Disney's "Invincible," with Wahlberg as a pro football rookie who makes the team in open tryouts, was the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend, taking in $15.2 million from Friday through Monday, according to studio estimates. The movie lifted its 11-day total to $37.8 million.
Katie Couric debuts Tuesday on CBS
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_tv/tv_couric_debut"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060901/capt.0f36feb1bd034f5287b8c1ef75b1fc51.schieffer_farewell_nyr125.jpg?x=72&y=130&sig=tXrc2iWNd1w1TqZr0TQ8Mg--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="Katie Couric leaves CBS headquarters in New York after a guest appearance on the CBS Evening News in New York, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 to say good-bye to colleague Bob Schieffer, who anchored the telecast for the past 18 months. Couric will assume the anchor chair on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/William Regan)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a rebuilt newsroom behind her and new theme music from an Academy Award-winning composer, Katie Couric is set to make the most talked-about debut of the fall television season Tuesday on the "CBS Evening News."</p><br clear="all"/>
Three 6 Mafia seeks dismissal of lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_mu/three6_mafia_suit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.1efc8d85cefe43e49d7a235975c0ef01.mtv_vma_awards_arrivals_mtv123.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=nmFhM1IQBCpRf0ZvMOxbsA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Three 6 Mafia, nominated for best hip hop video, for 'Stay Fly,' arrive at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia asked for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by man who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song "Let's Start A Riot."</p><br clear="all"/>
Oprah to dedicate Miss. kids' club
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_tv/oprah_winfrey"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.442490425b44460fb3904cadd75194c2.people_oprah_ny115.jpg?x=127&y=130&sig=YtoiJb1dG9fbUkylHevjcg--" align="left" height="130" width="127" alt="Oprah Winfrey arrives for the celebratory screening of her Legends Ball, in this file photo from May 11, 2006 at the newly re-opened J.P. Morgan Library and Museum in New York. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to be in her birthplace of Kosciusko to dedicate a state-of-the-art Boys & Girls Club she helped sponsor. ( AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to be in her birthplace of Kosciusko to dedicate a state-of-the-art Boys & Girls Club she helped sponsor.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stingray kills famed 'Crocodile Hunter'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mo/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.d665561ea13949aaa58ec9f6f7065d08.aptopix_obit_crocodile_hunter_ny109.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EzT7MMWA7jBnTE_rqr3Q_w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In a file photo Australian Steve Irwin, of the TV show 'The Crocodile Hunter,' holds a nine-foot female alligator in company with his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon, at his 'Australia Zoo' in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, June 18, 1999. Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday., Sept. 4, 2006, by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. (AP Photo/Russell McPhedran)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television's "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
Three 6 Mafia seeks dismissal of lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_mu/three6_mafia_suit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.1efc8d85cefe43e49d7a235975c0ef01.mtv_vma_awards_arrivals_mtv123.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=nmFhM1IQBCpRf0ZvMOxbsA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Three 6 Mafia, nominated for best hip hop video, for 'Stay Fly,' arrive at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia asked for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by man who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song "Let's Start A Riot."</p><br clear="all"/>
Stingray kills famed 'Crocodile Hunter'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_tv/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.d665561ea13949aaa58ec9f6f7065d08.aptopix_obit_crocodile_hunter_ny109.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EzT7MMWA7jBnTE_rqr3Q_w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In a file photo Australian Steve Irwin, of the TV show 'The Crocodile Hunter,' holds a nine-foot female alligator in company with his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon, at his 'Australia Zoo' in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, June 18, 1999. Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday., Sept. 4, 2006, by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. (AP Photo/Russell McPhedran)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television's "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
Japanese "Walk" the talk at Montreal fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese director Eiji
Okuda's "A Long Walk," a drama about an old man on a long walk
with a little girl, was the big winner as the Montreal World
Film Festival wrapped Monday.
"Rain" storms to top of Hollywood musicals list
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Singin' in the Rain"
topped the American Film Institute's list of the "25 Greatest
Movie Musicals," the movie preservation group said Sunday.
Stingray kills famed 'Crocodile Hunter'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mo/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.d665561ea13949aaa58ec9f6f7065d08.aptopix_obit_crocodile_hunter_ny109.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=EzT7MMWA7jBnTE_rqr3Q_w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In a file photo Australian Steve Irwin, of the TV show 'The Crocodile Hunter,' holds a nine-foot female alligator in company with his American wife Terri, who is from Eugene, Oregon, at his 'Australia Zoo' in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, June 18, 1999. Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday., Sept. 4, 2006, by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. (AP Photo/Russell McPhedran)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television's "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
Australia picks Aboriginal film for Oscar nod
(Reuters)
Reuters - The first Australian film to
be shot in an indigenous language, "Ten Canoes," will be
Australia's entry for the 2007 Academy Awards in the
foreign-language category.
"Birch Street" finally on the movie map
(Reuters)
Reuters - A year after its premiere
at the Toronto International Film Festival, the documentary "51
Birch Street" has finally lined up a distributor and a release
date.
"Pirates" nears historic $1 billion mark
(Reuters)
Reuters - Scoring a ninth
consecutive weekend as the most popular movie at the foreign
box office, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" is
poised to become only the third movie to gross more than $1
billion in global ticket sales.
Kiddie pics, politics dominate French film fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - The competition
section at the 32nd Deauville Festival of American Cinema got
under way here Monday with a pair of well-received movies
offering very different views of childhood.
Japanese "Walk" the talk at Montreal fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese director Eiji
Okuda's "A Long Walk," a drama about an old man on a long walk
with a little girl, was the big winner as the Montreal World
Film Festival wrapped Monday.
Oscar hopefuls thrill Telluride crowds
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar hopefuls such
as "Volver," "Babel," "Little Children," "The Last King of
Scotland," "Infamous" and "Fur" had movie fans buzzing at the
33rd annual Telluride Film Festival, which wrapped in the
Colorado Rockies resort Monday.
"Invincible" Scores Again
(E! Online)
E! Online - Over the extended Labor Day holiday, Disney's feel-good football flick
outscored all competition, earning $15.2 million from Friday through
Monday, according to preliminary studio figures.
'Invincible' repeats as No. 1 movie
(AP)
AP - Mark Wahlberg remained invincible at the box office over the long Labor Day weekend. Disney's "Invincible," with Wahlberg as a pro football rookie who makes the team in open tryouts, was the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend, taking in $15.2 million from Friday through Monday, according to studio estimates. The movie lifted its 11-day total to $37.8 million.
Tiananmen film gets director 5-year ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - China has banned acclaimed
director Lou Ye from making movies for five years as punishment
for sending his latest film "Summer Palace," an erotic love
story set against the backdrop of the bloody crackdown in
Tiananmen Square, to the Cannes Film Festival without
government approval, official media reported Monday.
Three 6 Mafia seeks dismissal of lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_mu/three6_mafia_suit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.1efc8d85cefe43e49d7a235975c0ef01.mtv_vma_awards_arrivals_mtv123.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=nmFhM1IQBCpRf0ZvMOxbsA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Three 6 Mafia, nominated for best hip hop video, for 'Stay Fly,' arrive at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia asked for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by man who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song "Let's Start A Riot."</p><br clear="all"/>
Russian Orthodox radicals demand Madonna show ban
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/music_nm/leisure_russia_madonna_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060904/2006_09_04t121346_450x320_us_leisure_russia_madonna.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=FiqA2LvkMfsfvW92aApYCA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Black-shirted members of Russia's Orthodox Church spear a poster of U.S. pop star Madonna in central Moscow September 4, 2006 during a protest against her Russian show because she uses religious images they consider blasphemous. (Sergei Karpukhin - RUSSIA/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Members of a radical Russian Orthodox
group speared a poster of U.S. pop star Madonna on Monday and
demanded a ban on her show in which she stages a
mock-crucifixion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Out with old, in with new as Cher sheds Gothic
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/music_nm/cher_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060904/2006_09_04t120659_450x334_us_cher.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=ejAAvi3DNeR4QV94Q9cqcg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A necklace worn by singer and actress Cher is displayed at Sotheby's auction house in London September 4, 2006. Cher is selling off nearly 800 items from stage costumes to gem encrusted jewellery, works of art, furniture and even a huge Hummer car in an auction expected to raise more than $1 million. The auction will take place in Los Angeles on October 3 and 4, 2006. (Felipe Trueba/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fashion icon and award-winning singer
and actress Cher is clearing her Malibu home of its Gothic
contents and reshaping her life in a giant garage sale.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Pete Doherty sentencing postponed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_mu/pete_doherty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.08cbeb40d8054ea8afe114f3cebe29fc.britain_pete_doherty_lon802.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=rxd_SsWdLgidGSBFpUrvQA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Baby Shambles singer Pete Doherty, center, arrives at Thames Magistrates Cout in east London Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. A judge on Monday deferred sentencing musician Pete Doherty provided that he continues to make progress in his drug rehabilitation program. Dohertypleaded guilty on Aug. 18 to five counts of possessing drugs including heroin and crack cocaine. (AP Photo/ Fiona Hanson, PA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty skirted a jail sentence Monday when a judge ordered him to continue rehabilitation and complimented one of his songs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Doherty to be sentenced for drugs in December
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/music_nm/crime_doherty_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060904/2006_09_04t072957_450x275_us_crime_doherty.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=X.MXvZ2fUJOidmv9gGq0LA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Pete Doherty leaves Thames Magistrates Court, September 4, 2006. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A magistrate on Monday deferred
sentencing rock singer Pete Doherty on a string of drug
offences, although the Babyshambles frontman could still be
jailed for up to six months.</p><br clear="all"/>
Irish rockers Ash relocate to U.S. for new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Northern Irish rockers Ash have
swapped Guinness for Brooklyn lager and relocated to New York
to craft their fifth album, due next spring.
VMAs go "Crazy" and Panic!
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060904/en_music_eo/19913"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060905/capt.28792b16a9ef8a030901c2b725e50f79.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=l0NKrJ_Z39rlymtGXXUrhA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Blood was shed, people were electrocuted, lobsters ran amok--and
that was just when the Jackass crew was on camera, reminding
people to cast their votes for the Viewer's Choice award." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Blood was shed, people were electrocuted, lobsters ran amok--and
that was just when the Jackass crew was on camera, reminding
people to cast their votes for the Viewer's Choice award.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reggaeton strikes chord with advertisers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Like no other Latin genre before it,
reggaeton is a magnet for sponsors and brands looking to target
a specific youth market.
Rock stars lend tunes to covers album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tori Amos' radical reworking of
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the camp rendering of "Dancing in
the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger are among the tracks
collected for a covers compilation CD that will benefit a
medical charity.
TV exposure powers new album releases
(Reuters)
Reuters - In case you missed lessons
learned in recent years from "American Idol," awards shows and
the career path of Josh Groban, the top 10 of the latest
Billboard 200 albums chart makes an obvious marketing mantra
abundantly clear: TV exposure sells music.
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