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'All the King's Men' debuts in Big Easy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mo/all_the_king_s_men"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.047210bb260d414f8dd7213bf67f9c2b.all_the_kings_men_laab117.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=Q3RtzQdBDe1sFXx5H7V1Rg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Kate Winslet arrives at a screening of 'All The King's Men' at McAlister Auditorium at Tulane University in New Orleans on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hundreds of screaming fans on Saturday greeted stars Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet at the city's debut of "All the King's Men," much of which was filmed here just months before Hurricane Katrina struck.</p><br clear="all"/>
Smith hires expert for son's 2nd autopsy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith_son"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.e63d475e403547fbb1f98bf21034bc08.anna_nicole_smith_son_nyet128.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=vODECGrIqFHeu9_nDpR0ow--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel Smith, 13, leave a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, on Oct. 27, 1999. His body was found in the Bahamas Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. Authorities had not determined what caused the death of the now 20-year-old.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - A pathologist who consulted in the death investigations of Elvis Presley and JonBenet Ramsey said Saturday Anna Nicole Smith had hired him to perform a repeat autopsy on her son.</p><br clear="all"/>
Body washes up near set of 'CSI: Miami'
(AP)
AP - A man's body floated up near where a crew was filming a scene for the crime show "CSI: Miami," authorities said.
Painted elephant causes stir in L.A.
(AP)
AP - A city agency that allowed a spray-painted elephant to appear at an art exhibit is now saying it will not issue permits for such events in the future.
R.E.M. inducted into Music Hall of Fame
(AP)
AP - The four original members of R.E.M. gave a rare performance Saturday night as the group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
No laurels for "All the King's Men" at festival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060917/film_nm/leisure_filmfest_losers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060917/2006_09_16t190007_345x450_us_leisure_filmfest_losers.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=bXJzWZX1dLmoaEm4gj1RhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Actor Jude Law arrives for the gala screening of his new film 'All the King's Men' at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 10, 2006. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Some of the biggest names in Hollywood
had their egos bruised at this year's Toronto International
Film Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
R.E.M. inducted into Music Hall of Fame
(AP)
AP - The four original members of R.E.M. gave a rare performance Saturday night as the group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Smith hires expert for son's 2nd autopsy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith_son"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.e63d475e403547fbb1f98bf21034bc08.anna_nicole_smith_son_nyet128.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=vODECGrIqFHeu9_nDpR0ow--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel Smith, 13, leave a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, on Oct. 27, 1999. His body was found in the Bahamas Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. Authorities had not determined what caused the death of the now 20-year-old.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - A pathologist who consulted in the death investigations of Elvis Presley and JonBenet Ramsey said Saturday Anna Nicole Smith had hired him to perform a repeat autopsy on her son.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Project Runway" final four show collections in NY
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/media_nm/media_runway_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t171212_450x332_us_media_runway.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=Dopry0fkxylLvu_qERochw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Models walk the runway wearing designs by Jeffrey Sebelia during the Project Runway Spring 2007 fashion show in New York September 15, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The final four aspiring designers of
television's "Project Runway" unveiled their collections on
Friday for New York's Fashion Week, each hoping their style
would earn them the winning role on the hit show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viewers choose Connie for "Sound of Music" role
(Reuters)
Reuters - A 23-year-old Welsh call center worker
won a television contest on Saturday to star in a revival of
the musical "The Sound of Music" on the London stage.
No laurels for "All the King's Men" at festival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060917/film_nm/leisure_filmfest_losers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060917/2006_09_16t190007_345x450_us_leisure_filmfest_losers.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=bXJzWZX1dLmoaEm4gj1RhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Actor Jude Law arrives for the gala screening of his new film 'All the King's Men' at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 10, 2006. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Some of the biggest names in Hollywood
had their egos bruised at this year's Toronto International
Film Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Bella" wins top Toronto film prize
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060917/film_nm/leisure_filmfest_awards_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060917/2006_09_16t185035_450x288_us_leisure_filmfest_awards.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=2MZnk7nV_phhaAottw92yQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Filmgoers walk by promotional movie posters during the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto September 13, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Bella," a romantic drama by Mexican
director Alejandro Monteverde, was the surprise winner of the
top award at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, while the
contentious "Death of a President" took home a critics' prize.</p><br clear="all"/>
'All the King's Men' debuts in Big Easy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mo/all_the_king_s_men"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.047210bb260d414f8dd7213bf67f9c2b.all_the_kings_men_laab117.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=Q3RtzQdBDe1sFXx5H7V1Rg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Kate Winslet arrives at a screening of 'All The King's Men' at McAlister Auditorium at Tulane University in New Orleans on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hundreds of screaming fans on Saturday greeted stars Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet at the city's debut of "All the King's Men," much of which was filmed here just months before Hurricane Katrina struck.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Varma wants sensual heroines
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_mo/people_varma"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.7fb58f7373294a4a9efe56ad4e8eb0e4.people_varma_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=x43na6uqRRK6AmGZ_iqTvA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Bollywood Director Ram Gopal Varma is photographed in New Delhi, India,on June 24, 2005. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ram Gopal Varma, a popular Bollywood director, says he wants his heroines to be sensual, according to a news report Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Star-studded movie to film in Newport
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_mo/people_redgrave"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.85eaf0314f2f40d0a28d9d221a570bb1.people_redgrave_ny119.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=6JgFLO2Ql362tqqfLZ8E7A--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="British actress Vanessa Redgrave is photographed in Berlin Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)" border="0" /></a>AP - In coming weeks, Newport residents and visitors may spot Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep or Glenn Close around town.</p><br clear="all"/>
British celebs urge action on Darfur
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_mo/people_darfur_celebrity_letter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.3a1470f2e8424df2a26c026f08d52fed.people_elton_john_nyet114.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=1S9nM7dmTn0oois6KeSEbw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Elton John arrive at the Fashion Rocks concert, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. John appears to have ended his public feud with George Michael, saying, 'George and I are fine.' In an interview Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, on ITV, John said with a laugh, 'George and I are fine. He came and stayed down (at) my house last year.'(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Leading British film and music stars urged the British government Saturday to help end fighting in the violence-wracked Sudanese region of Darfur.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Napoleon Dynamite,' wife expecting baby
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_mo/people_heder"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.15c5288bc92343e383cb7b7cd71509e9.people_heder_ny115.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=_viUDfKEsfHUfB9zK0W7OA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Jon Heder arrives for the Weinstein Company party after the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, Calif. in this Jan. 16, 2006 file photo. Heder, 28, and his wife are expecting their first child, his publicist confirmed Friday, Sept. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The star of the cult hit film "Napoleon Dynamite" and his wife are expecting their first child, his publicist confirmed Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"The Illusionist" weaves magic at box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/film_nm/leisure_illusionist_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t180502_450x295_us_leisure_illusionist.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=dR4wr42Bl4kljqgkVqD3oA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Edward Norton poses for photographers during a photocall for his film 'The Illusionist,' presented out of competition at the 32nd American film festival of Deauville in France September 2, 2006. It took a little magic and a lot of money, but 'The Illusionist' has steadily moved up box office charts in recent weeks with the backing of an upstart distributor for a movie that Hollywood had refused to touch. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It took a little magic and a lot of
money, but "The Illusionist" has steadily moved up box office
charts in recent weeks with the backing of an upstart
distributor for a movie that Hollywood had refused to touch.</p><br clear="all"/>
Little terrors on rampage in "Jesus Camp"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Few personality-trait
combinations are more obnoxious than narrow-mindedness and
condescension -- especially in children.
Jackson to film `Lovely Bones' in U.S.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_en_mo/people_peter_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.d8897b7d2add49a1872e4ed8ee7f19ad.people_peter_jackson_nyet121.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=2PSqYbZtF19ngeGk6IS.eA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Director Peter Jackson arrives for the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jackson told the film Web site aintitcool.com that a visit to Norristown, near Philadelphia, where the book 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold is set, made him feel 'very strongly' that some of the movie should be shot on location there.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peter Jackson recreated 1930s downtown New York on a back lot in New Zealand, but says northeast Pennsylvania is too distinctive to replicate for his new movie, "The Lovely Bones."</p><br clear="all"/>
R.E.M. inducted into Music Hall of Fame
(AP)
AP - The four original members of R.E.M. gave a rare performance Saturday night as the group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Clapton kicks off North American tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mu/people_clapton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.35fecd90351e44f38018f0224986adaa.people_eric_clapton_mnak103.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=4P96hsUgjixx9FlciEnqww--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Musician Eric Clapton performs in St. Paul Minn.to kick off the North American leg of his world tour on Saturday Sept. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Andy King)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eric Clapton kicked off his North American tour here Saturday night with a blistering set of old and new material.</p><br clear="all"/>
San Francisco Opera loses music director
(AP)
AP - The San Francisco Opera will not extend the tenure of music director Donald Runnicles when his contract expires in 2009.
British celebs urge action on Darfur
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_mu/people_darfur_celebrity_letter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.3a1470f2e8424df2a26c026f08d52fed.people_elton_john_nyet114.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=1S9nM7dmTn0oois6KeSEbw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Elton John arrive at the Fashion Rocks concert, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. John appears to have ended his public feud with George Michael, saying, 'George and I are fine.' In an interview Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, on ITV, John said with a laugh, 'George and I are fine. He came and stayed down (at) my house last year.'(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Leading British film and music stars urged the British government Saturday to help end fighting in the violence-wracked Sudanese region of Darfur.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chicago folk music school digs into archives
(Reuters)
Reuters - After almost 50 years of teaching
folk traditions in Chicago, the Old Town School of Folk Music
is making a bigger move into the world of music retailing.
DJ Shadow moves into the spotlight as "Outsider"
(Reuters)
Reuters - In April, DJ Shadow unveiled the
first taste of music from "The Outsider," his first album in
four years, and some longtime fans scratched their heads. The
track "3 Freaks" found Shadow flanked by hyphy stars Keak Da
Sneak and Turf Talk for a banging hip-hop track -- far removed
from the cinematic instrumentals of his past work.
Mexico's Fey finds career life after teen stardom
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the mid-1990s, a newcomer called Fey
took the Mexican market by storm with a self-titled album
geared toward the teen market. Like so many teen acts, Fey had
her moment of fame, sold millions of copies, then went on
hiatus.
Seger makes good on "Promise" with hard-rocking set
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/music_nm/seger_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t215340_361x450_us_seger.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=E3NY9LHE30MzjJFkvUSvBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Bob Seger is seen in an undated publicity photo. Seger hasn't made an album for 11 years, but reacquainting him with audiences shouldn't be tough: Truth is, he never went away. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bob Seger hasn't made an album for
11 years, but reacquainting him with audiences shouldn't be
tough: Truth is, he never went away.</p><br clear="all"/>
Barbara Mandrell back in biz, briefly
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_en_mu/music_mandrell_tribute"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.2e531146eab847f7b98b016fc159b8bc.music_mandrell_tribute_ns105.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=xYxKL7dFuE9nb5tvl3YtnA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Barbara Mandrell talks about a new album paying tribute to her on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, in Nashville, Tenn. The album, 'She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool: A Tribute to Barbara Mandrell,' contains some of Mandrell's hits performed by some of today's big names in country music. Mandrell retired from entertaining in 1997. (AP Photo/ Mark Humphrey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barbara Mandrell is OK with stepping away from retirement to promote a new tribute album, tape a TV special and co-host a benefit concert.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sax player Coleman still shaping vibrant jazz
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/music_nm/coleman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t210358_450x308_us_coleman.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=kX_6zqHjPrhkvuw7L13Rlw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Ornette Coleman performs during the 40th Montreux Jazz festival in Montreux, Switzerland, July 2, 2006. When jazz iconoclast Ornette records a new album, it's a newsworthy event. That's certainly the case with the 'Sound Grammar,' the 76-year-old alto saxophonist's first disc in more than a decade and arguably his most accessible. (Dominic Favre/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When jazz iconoclast Ornette Coleman
records a new album, it's a newsworthy event. That's certainly
the case with the "Sound Grammar," the 76-year-old alto
saxophonist's first disc in more than a decade and arguably his
most accessible.</p><br clear="all"/>
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