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2nd autopsy inconclusive on Smith's son
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith_son"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.0675fd095f1c4828b2dc6c1fa14127af.bahamas_anna_nicole_smith_son_sju102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=82c5kFr7YKz1oEza0dntOQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The maroon cloth-covered body of Daniel Wayne Smith, the 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith, is removed from the hearse by employees upon their arrival to Butler's Funeral Home and Crematorium in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006. Cyril Wecht, the private examiner hired by the family, said a second autopsy on the body of Smith did not produce conclusive evidence for the cause of death. He has requested Smith's medical records from the United States and ordered further analyses that could take weeks to be completed. (AP Photo/Jessica Roberston)" border="0" /></a>AP - The examiner who performed a second autopsy Sunday on Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son said he could not yet determine the cause of death.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Gridiron' scores, but box office sags
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.44c0de89aaca4671ade23679514d0d61.mtv_trl_dwayne_johnson_nyr114.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=91.QGl6HY8yudmgN74EKBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson appears backstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at the MTV Times Square Studios, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, in New York. Johnson stars in the film 'Gridiron Gang' which opens Friday. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was another down weekend at the box office, although moviegoers helped Sony Pictures and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson score with the football flick "Gridiron Gang."</p><br clear="all"/>
What'll be first new fall show to fall?
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_tv/tv_first_to_go"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.e135bdcc4bf5442489fa1e2a3b37279c.tv_first_to_go_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=UtR5rLR4bTLFFRfrCfJqjQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This undated photo provided by Fox TV shows cast members from the new Fox series 'Happy Hour,' from left, Lex Medlin , Brooke D'Orsay, Beth Lacke, John Sloan, Nat Faxon and Jamie Denbo. The show debuted Thursday, Sept. 7 . (AP Photo/Fox TV, Kwaku Alston)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a new television season starting Monday, this is the time of year network executives go to sleep with visions of big hits in their heads — and get a reality check when they wake before dawn to check the ratings on their Blackberrys.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS trying to do something new
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_tv/tv_couric_s_gamble"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.2887680bea55478f841670e9bd6dd88b.people_cronkite_couric_nyet116.jpg?x=77&y=130&sig=HMwm7suPapZW0q518pLTHg--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="Katie Couric exits the CBS television studios after the airing of her first broadcast as anchor of the 'CBS Evening News,' on Sept. 5, 2006, in New York. During a visit to Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, legendary broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite had a word of encouragement for Couric. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Katie Couric isn't the only thing new at the "CBS Evening News."</p><br clear="all"/>
Controversial Bush film is honored
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mo/toronto_film_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.738a75e5c2d049a88cd17ad1e2367ac1.canada_film_tornonto_festival_cptd112.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=Ze3QhdhkLT6Uk1CshLOhhw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Actress Ali Landry, who stars in the film 'Bella' is photographed in the PokerRoom.com lounge in the Panorama lounge at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday Sept. 16, 2006. Landry won the People's Choice Award for best actress during the festival. (AP Photo/CP, Nathan Denette)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mexican-born director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde's feature film debut, the unheralded "Bella," took the top audience prize at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. International critics gave an award to the controversial British TV movie "Death of a President," which centers on a fictionalized assassination of President Bush.</p><br clear="all"/>
Danish director getting decadent with "Duchess"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Danish director Susanne Bier
is attached to shoot "The Duchess," an 18th century love story
about a media celebrity famed for dabbling in drugs and
alcohol.
Rivals seek to imitate iPod-iTunes success: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/music_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t040054_450x299_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xuLhJN8kI134ODzNioo9UQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple store is seen in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.plan digital music devices to work closely with their own online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.
plan digital music devices to work closely with their own
online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The
Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sweet, soapy "Betty" works Thursday shift
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/tv_nm/littleton_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t034715_450x331_us_littleton.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=62D1BCFYH49L8OiPVAztyA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Cast member Vanessa Williams gestures during the panel discussion for the ABC television series 'Ugly Betty' at the 'Television Critics Association' summer 2006 media tour in Pasadena, California July 18, 2006. The series premieres on September 22. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Thursday is the new
Tuesday for the new season that begins Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rivals seek to imitate iPod-iTunes success: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/media_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t040054_450x299_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xuLhJN8kI134ODzNioo9UQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple store is seen in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.plan digital music devices to work closely with their own online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.
plan digital music devices to work closely with their own
online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The
Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.</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.
Danish director getting decadent with "Duchess"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Danish director Susanne Bier
is attached to shoot "The Duchess," an 18th century love story
about a media celebrity famed for dabbling in drugs and
alcohol.
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vox3, the company behind
the upcoming Nicole Kidman biopic "Fur," has picked up the
rights to Peter Alson's memoir "Confessions of an Ivy League
Bookie."
Ben Kingsley moves in for the "Kill"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/film_nm/kingsley_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t035524_341x450_us_kingsley.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=h2rVB8Z94.6HNL3W323TdA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Actor Ben Kingsley arrives at the Entertainment Tonight Emmy Party in Hollywood August 27, 2006. Kingsley plays an alcoholic hit man in the dark comedy 'You Kill Me,' which IFC Films will release domestically in the second quarter. (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ben Kingsley plays an
alcoholic hit man in the dark comedy "You Kill Me," which IFC
Films will release domestically in the second quarter.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Away" marks stunning directing debut for Polley
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/film_nm/film_away_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t013623_296x450_us_film_away.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=oK6rH_r8ncImEIn3qTl2yQ--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="In this file photo Canadian actress/director Sarah Polley poses for photographers while promoting her movie 'The Secret Life of Words' in Madrid October 19, 2005. Polley is riding high on rave reviews for her first feature film and a freshly inked distribution deal, but the one-time child actor nearly gave it all up a few years ago after failing to get an earlier film made. (Susana Vera/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The pain of watching a
spouse succumb to Alzheimer's is given a particularly deep and
sensitive treatment in "Away From Her," an Alice Munro
adaptation marking the feature writing-directing debut for
actress Sarah Polley. The film will strike a chord with older
viewers and should benefit from strong word-of-mouth, though
its subject matter will limit wide box office appeal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tyler investigates Fox "Death"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Actress Aisha Tyler, a
recent guest film critic on "Ebert and Roeper," will star
opposite Kevin Bacon in the vigilante drama "Death Sentence."
Superhero scribe turning "Trick" with horror debut
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood scribe Mike
Dougherty, one-half of the writing duo behind "Superman
Returns" and "X2: X-Men United," will make his feature
directorial on the horror movie "Trick 'r Treat."
Crowe's "Yuma" remake finds a studio
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/film_nm/yuma_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t005009_450x266_us_yuma.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=Kal7Crw4p2uyN4LIdliV2Q--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Russell Crowe attends the premiere of 'A Good Year' at Roy Thomson Hall during the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto September 9, 2006. Crowe's remake of the old Western '3:10 to Yuma' finally has found a home. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Russell Crowe's remake
of the old Western "3:10 to Yuma" finally has found a home.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Gridiron' scores, but box office sags
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.44c0de89aaca4671ade23679514d0d61.mtv_trl_dwayne_johnson_nyr114.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=91.QGl6HY8yudmgN74EKBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson appears backstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at the MTV Times Square Studios, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, in New York. Johnson stars in the film 'Gridiron Gang' which opens Friday. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was another down weekend at the box office, although moviegoers helped Sony Pictures and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson score with the football flick "Gridiron Gang."</p><br clear="all"/>
"Gang" leads box office, "Dahlia" wilts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Football drama "Gridiron Gang"
scored a touchdown at the North American box office, while the
thriller "The Black Dahlia" withered, according to studio
estimates released on Sunday.
The top movies at the North American box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following are the top 10 movies at
the North American box office for the three-day weekend
beginning September 15, led by new release "Gridiron Gang,"
according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
Final data will be issued on Monday.
Rivals seek to imitate iPod-iTunes success: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/music_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t040054_450x299_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xuLhJN8kI134ODzNioo9UQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple store is seen in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.plan digital music devices to work closely with their own online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.
plan digital music devices to work closely with their own
online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The
Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Billboard album reviews: DJ Shadow, Diana Krall
(Reuters)
Reuters - The ever-mutating DJ Shadow tries
his hand with hyphy -- a gritty, uptempo form of hip-hop from
California's Bay Area -- on "The Outsider.
Texas rockers ZZ Top split with manager, label
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/music_nm/zztop_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060918/i/r2366882819.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=u0g5OWZKAIziOOGuVLpLtw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Billy Gibbons (2nd R) of band ZZ Top performs with band The Raconteurs at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, August 31, 2006. ZZ Top has parted ways with the manager who helped form the band in 1969, according to a statement issued on Sunday. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Texas rock trio ZZ Top has parted
ways with the manager who helped form the band in 1969,
according to a statement issued on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Producer Rock on a post-Metallica roll
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060918/music_nm/canadian_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t005456_450x300_us_canadian.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=O.VBDQ2bTQiK5nBdRKjQVg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of Metallica are seen in this March 13, 2006 file photo. Bob Rock says he feels '20 years younger' after his split with Metallica, whose albums he had produced since 1991. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bob Rock says he feels "20 years
younger" after his split with Metallica, whose albums he had
produced since 1991.</p><br clear="all"/>
Silence is golden for singer-songwriter Solis
(Reuters)
Reuters - It is hard to explain the measure of
Marco Antonio Solis' appeal.
Beyonce's big start paces rare gain for 2006 sales
(Reuters)
Reuters - Turns out Beyonce's birthday is
not just a celebration for the singer, but for the whole music
industry. The No. 1 bow by her second solo album, "B'Day," also
signals the first time in four months that album sales beat
those of the comparable 2005 sales week.
Puccini's 'Turandot' opens Lyric season
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mu/lyric_opera_turandot"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.1506776db4a44462b3db1027e3e1c74e.lyric_opera_turandot_cx104.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=TDrH6.pz6BLQJIXrId1oQg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Calaf, left played by Vladimir Galouzine, left, and Truandot, played by Andrea Gruber, perform during the second act of a dress rehearsal of the Lyric Opera's production of Turandot Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, in Chicago. Turandot, Puccini's last work, opens the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2006-2007 season Saturday, Sept. 16. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>AP - Soprano Andrea Gruber, who starred in the title role of Puccini's "Turandot" as Lyric Opera of Chicago began its 2006-07 season, loves the part so much that she has the opening words and notes of her character's first aria tattooed on her lower back.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bono, wife promote T-shirt for AIDS fund
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mu/people_bono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.663dc9a6e25c4d0897cd253350dccf80.fashion_nydg103.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=7b.hGguRuO2DYheLDaqygg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Bono arrives to the launch of the new ONE T-shirt created by EDUN in cooperation with ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)" border="0" /></a>AP - The lead singer of the band U2 brought his fight against AIDS and poverty to town. Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, visited the downtown Nordstrom store Saturday to promote a designer T-shirt that will raise money to pay for AIDS medication and medical care in Africa.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hip-hop mogul stresses financial plan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mu/people_russell_simmons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.c87e7518d76e4848bc1e3ccd157d0685.hip_hop_finances_wxs333.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CasgY_X584Bi4mlQtFjakg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by the Hip-Hop Summit, Jermaine Dupri, second from right, speaks to attendees at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006, about financial empowerment as Remy Ma, left, Paul Wall, and Russell Simmons, right, listen. The entertainers along with financial advisers, said financial planning and credit stability should be a priority for youngsters, rather than spending their money on material items. (AP Photo/Hip-Hop Summit, Monica Morgan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says financial planning and credit stability should be a priority for youngsters, rather than spending their money on material items.</p><br clear="all"/>
R.E.M. inducted into Music Hall of Fame
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_en_mu/people_rem"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.1dce5a35f2f14991b53c3b9066117dc2.germany_rem_nyol201.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=AC3AornBKa8cYy8mD_rTag--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The singer of the U.S. band R.E.M. Michael Stipe sings during their concert in Hamburg's Volkspark, northern Germany, in this, July 1, 2003 file photo. 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. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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