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ABC makes some changes to 9/11 series
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060911/ap_en_tv/abc_sept11_film"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060908/capt.3fb0a9b33e4442b7aab568ebb3252fc5.sept_11_film_clinton_officials_nyet158.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pVB7Hf3JQUpuwL8riSREBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo, supplied by ABC, shows Harvey Keitel who plays FBI counterterrorism expert John O'Neill, in a scene from ABC's miniseries'The Path to 9/11.' The two-part film is a dramatization of the events detailed in The 9/11 Commission Report and other sources which airs on Sunday. Sept. 10, and Monday, Sept. 11, 2006. Former Clinton administration officials criticized the miniseries, saying it distorts history so drastically that it should be corrected or shelved.(AP Photo/ABC, Peter Stranks)" border="0" /></a>AP - ABC aired its miniseries "The Path to 9/11" on Sunday but made editing changes after former Clinton administration officials complained it contained fabricated scenes about their actions prior to the terrorist attacks.</p><br clear="all"/>
Emma Thompson gets inside Ferrell's head
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060911/ap_en_mo/film_toronto_will_ferrell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060910/capt.184f16a213e84ab6a039b6572eff3d57.film_toronto_will_ferrell_xcs116.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=chh51vfFItgb2ms0IBfP0g--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Will Ferrell poses for photos in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. Ferrell is attending the Toronto Film Festival and the screening of his film 'Stranger Than Fiction.' Background is Toronto skyline. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)" border="0" /></a>AP - On the set of his latest movie, Will Ferrell did whatever the little voice in his head told him to do. Luckily, the words arrived in the classy voice of Emma Thompson.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Covenant' debuts on top of box office
(AP)
AP - "The Covenant," a tale of supernatural teens trying to destroy each other at an elite boarding school, ascended to the top of the weekend box office with a modest take of $9 million, according to studio estimates.
Von Furstenberg, DKNY show off in N.Y.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060911/ap_en_ot/new_york_fashion_week"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060910/capt.52786c9d49a344d39d0285d994584641.fashion_dkny_nyr109.jpg?x=64&y=130&sig=1n34AahxxAKPs_fjp74Okw--" align="left" height="130" width="64" alt="Donna Karan's DKNY collection is shown during Fashion Week in New York Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fashion has become a more democratic industry, trying to offer something for everyone. The spring styles previewed so far at New York Fashion Week have targeted pretty young things, working girls, dancing divas and, occasionally, regular women.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fergie recounts crystal meth addiction
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060911/ap_en_mu/people_fergie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060910/capt.97eb41962e264d718f98cbb0fb869981.people_fergie_ny109.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=bjz3P5hnMtDsAY2_dzH8FA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Fergie of the group Black Eyed Peas arrives at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 file photo. Fergie, the female voice of the Black Eyed Peas, says she had to dig deep into herself to kick her crystal meth addiction. 'It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with. I dug deep as to why I got there,' Stacey 'Fergie' Ferguson told Time magazine in its issue, which hits newstands Monday. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fergie, the female voice of the Black Eyed Peas, says she had to dig deep into herself to kick her crystal meth addiction.</p><br clear="all"/>
MGM to the "Rescue" at Toronto fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - MGM preemptively snapped up
all rights to Werner Herzog's much-anticipated Vietnam War
drama "Rescue Dawn," starring Christian Bale, during the
Toronto International Film Festival's first weekend.
Web video turns South Korean into global guitar star
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korean student Lim Jeong-hyun has
basked in five minutes and 20 seconds of fame nearly 9 million
times over.
HBO takes "Flight" with kiwi folk music duo
(Reuters)
Reuters - HBO has ordered a
scripted comedy series based on the New Zealand folk music
parody duo Flight of the Conchords.
Disneyland struggles to make magic in Hong Kong
(Reuters)
Reuters - Poking his white-gloved mouse paws
into the sides of a giggling Chinese child, Mickey's antics
have brought delight in the world's newest Disneyland in Hong
Kong.
Lorca play in Madrid canceled after death threats
(Reuters)
Reuters - A play about Spanish poet Federico
Garcia Lorca has been canceled after its proposed performance
ignited political passions still simmering over Spain's
1936-1939 civil war.
MGM to the "Rescue" at Toronto fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - MGM preemptively snapped up
all rights to Werner Herzog's much-anticipated Vietnam War
drama "Rescue Dawn," starring Christian Bale, during the
Toronto International Film Festival's first weekend.
Disney's "Cars," "Pirates" lead foreign box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060911/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060911/2006_09_11t042632_450x274_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=n1s35Qp4iDOOANOuIRq62Q--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A scene from Disney's 'Cars.' The animated film earned $9 million from 34 territories, lifting its overseas total to $183.3 million. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man's Chest," Hollywood's newest billion-dollar baby,
ended its nine-week run atop the foreign box office Sunday,
replaced by another Disney smash, "Cars."</p><br clear="all"/>
Don't miss "Last Kiss"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Proving that with solid
direction, tight writing and strong performances an American
remake actually can be as good as the foreign-language
original, "The Last Kiss," an unusually perceptive dramedy
about contemporary relationships, also manages to stand quite
capably on its own two feet.
French film fest basks in "Sunshine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - The road trip
comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" won the top prize at the
Deauville Festival of American Cinema in the French Normandy
coast resort Sunday, while "Half Nelson" was named runner-up.
Penn rises to the occasion in "King's Men"
(Reuters)
Reuters - You would not immediately
think of Sean Penn for the role of Willie Stark, the powerful
and hugely ambitious Southern politician around whom Robert
Penn Warren's famous 1946 novel revolves.
Crowe's comedy foray not particularly funny
(Reuters)
Reuters - "A Good Year" marks an
experimental venture by director Ridley Scott and star Russell
Crowe into romantic comedy with slapstick touches.
Controversial "Death of a President" film debuts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060911/film_nm/leisure_filmfest_president_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060911/2006_09_11t031946_450x277_us_leisure_filmfest_president.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=0rt3A_7QDx7NA.gqJfZt1A--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A scene from the controversial British film 'Death of a President,' a fictional documentary showing the assassination of President Bush. (Channel 4 Television/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The controversial British film "Death
of a President," a fictional documentary showing the
assassination of President George W. Bush, had its first public
showing on Sunday, receiving mild applause from an audience
that seemed more interested in how it was made than why.</p><br clear="all"/>
Huston sinks teeth into vampire pic
(Reuters)
Reuters - Danny Huston will play
the leader of a horde of vampires in "30 Days of Night," an
adaptation of a horror comic book.
Spike Lee develops post-Katrina drama for NBC
(Reuters)
Reuters - Spike Lee will follow
his documentary on Hurricane Katrina with a scripted drama for
NBC set in New Orleans.
Beckinsale fills "Vacancy" in motel thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kate Beckinsale has
stepped in to replace Sarah Jessica Parker in the horror
thriller "Vacancy."
Web video turns South Korean into global guitar star
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korean student Lim Jeong-hyun has
basked in five minutes and 20 seconds of fame nearly 9 million
times over.
Fergie recounts crystal meth addiction
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060911/ap_en_mu/people_fergie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060910/capt.97eb41962e264d718f98cbb0fb869981.people_fergie_ny109.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=bjz3P5hnMtDsAY2_dzH8FA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Fergie of the group Black Eyed Peas arrives at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 file photo. Fergie, the female voice of the Black Eyed Peas, says she had to dig deep into herself to kick her crystal meth addiction. 'It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with. I dug deep as to why I got there,' Stacey 'Fergie' Ferguson told Time magazine in its issue, which hits newstands Monday. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fergie, the female voice of the Black Eyed Peas, says she had to dig deep into herself to kick her crystal meth addiction.</p><br clear="all"/>
Evanescence leader Lee unlocks 'Door'
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amy Lee is sitting cross-legged in a
lounge chair on the roof of New York's Dream Hotel. She's
decked out in worn jeans and a Joan Jett T-shirt, and her
pale-blue eyes are translucent -- a sharp contrast to her long
dark hair.
Richie finds groove with new creative partners
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lionel Richie, one-time member of
'70s soul group the Commodores, is back on the R&B charts for
the first time in 10 years.
Spanish-language rock tour rolls back into States
(Reuters)
Reuters - After four years, Rock En N is back in
the U.S.A.
Priest Confesses to Madonna Threat
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060910/en_music_eo/19967"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060910/capt.9affa85697134332f9305e3a7450f6ec.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=CZr4SQKY9EUxMm_H6qpj5g--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="A
63-year-old Dutch priest has confessed to calling in a phony bomb threat
last week before a pair of Madonna concerts in Amsterdam in a last-ditch
effort to stop the singer from staging her mock-crucifixion act,
officials said Friday." border="0" /></a>E! Online - A
63-year-old Dutch priest has confessed to calling in a phony bomb threat
last week before a pair of Madonna concerts in Amsterdam in a last-ditch
effort to stop the singer from staging her mock-crucifixion act,
officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gest wants Minnelli prenup dismissed
(AP)
AP - David Gest, the estranged husband of Liza Minnelli, asked a judge to set aside his prenuptial agreement with the star, the latest development in their lengthy divorce battle.
50 Cent ticketed for expired license
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060910/ap_en_mu/50_cent_traffic_stop"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060908/capt.18c76db01a224339b5bf3ea96cb5e111.50_cents_traffic_stop_ny115.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=StEU53WlI64suX_Yslmofw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson arrives at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 file photo. The rapper was cited in New York Friday, Sept. 8, 2006 for a lane-change violation, and for having an expired license and no registration, said Detective Christopher Filippazzo, a police spokesman.(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)" border="0" /></a>AP - 50 Cent may have to dig in for a lot more change than that after being pulled over by police Friday in midtown Manhattan while taking his silver Lamborghini for a spin.</p><br clear="all"/>
Scissor Sisters top British singles chart
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060910/music_nm/leisure_britain_charts_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060911/2006_09_10t173104_450x266_us_leisure_britain_charts.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=s_rTcvw8yrfxysxJqgKkiw--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Jake Shears and Ana Matronic of the band Scissor Sisters perform at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London. U.S. pop stars Jake Shears (L) and Ana Matronic of the band Scissor Sisters perform at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. band Scissor Sisters took the top
slot in the British charts on Sunday when "I Don't Feel Like
Dancin"' knocked Justin Timberlake's newest single into second
place, the Official UK Charts Company said.</p><br clear="all"/>
NYC institutions unite to celebrate Reich's 70th
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060909/music_nm/reich_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060907/capt.71a1561a51324dc68ffeb433418c27c9.arts_prizes_nyet157.jpg?x=108&y=130&sig=c29vPTuQUQ8ztiIrbRzVKA--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="This photo, supplied by the Japan Art Association, shows composer Stephen Sondheim, left, with American composer Steve Reich after ceremonies at which Reich and four others were awarded the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts awards for lifetime achievements, in New York Thursday, Sept.7, 2006. Sondheim is a previous winner of the award.(AP Photo/Japan Art Association,Michael Ian)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - To mark the occasion of composer
Steve Reich's 70th birthday, three of New York's heaviest
hitters -- Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn
Academy of Music (BAM) -- are collaborating on programming for
the first time.</p><br clear="all"/>
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