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Madonna defends being "crucified" on stage
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/en_nm/madonna_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_20t155453_450x363_us_madonna.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=OaRG9hjgsE8IvoW3yXxLgA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Madonna performs during her concert of 'Confessions Tour' in Tokyo September 20, 2006. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pop singer Madonna on Thursday
defended staging a mock crucifixion during her record-breaking
"Confessions" world tour, saying it was not "anti-Christian,
sacrilegious or blasphemous" -- but a plea for people to help
one another.</p><br clear="all"/>
China takes on local version of "The Apprentice"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/en_nm/china_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t013219_311x450_us_china.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=3Vka3UW9r.QunLVYAEBcHw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Entrepreneur Donald Trump arrives at a casting call for the sixth season of 'The Apprentice' at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles in this March 10, 2006 file photograph. A Chinese version of the hit reality series is in the works, although details of the project are shrouded in secrecy. (Fred Prouser/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - How do you say, "You're
fired?" in Chinese?</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood unleashes dogs in war on movie piracy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/en_nm/piracy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060922/i/r785102085.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=517H7NZiyD5RNJlvNKcvhA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A pile of pirated CDs and DVDs that were confiscated in a series of raids are destroyed in Beirut, June 1, 2006. The Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday unveiled its latest tool in the war on movie piracy: a pair of DVD-sniffing Labrador Retrievers named Lucky and Flo. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This time, Hollywood really has
gone to the dogs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Armani lays blame for ultra-thin chic
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/en_nm/life_armani_show_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t004731_450x255_us_life_armani_show.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=9oTXhlCYor6sx2Pc5KJS1w--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="Italian designer Giorgio Armani is seen in this June 28, 2006 file photo. Armani has blamed stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession with ultra-thin women. (Daniele La Monaca/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Designer Giorgio Armani has blamed
stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession
with ultra-thin women.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV's "Supernanny" in no rush to have her own kids
(Reuters)
Reuters - She's become one of the world's
experts on telling people how to raise their children, but
"Supernanny" Jo Frost is unsure if she will ever have children
of her own.
Director comes to "Rescue" of dating memoir
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Frank Darabont
has optioned the comedic memoir "Rescue Me, He's Wearing a
Moose Hat: And 40 Other Dates Over 50."
Madonna Clarifies Crucifixion
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060922/en_music_eo/20073"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060922/capt.9affa85697134332f9305e3a7450f6ec.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=J3ruXg9xtBBZ_bBIR.fH8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="As Tori Amos once asked, 'Why do we crucify ourselves?'" border="0" /></a>E! Online - As Tori Amos once asked, "Why do we crucify ourselves?"</p><br clear="all"/>
Locklear flies with "Angels" for Lifetime
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/tv_nm/locklear_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t012848_376x450_us_locklear.jpg?x=108&y=130&sig=IxMNeKewQDoSG7.DI.AAcQ--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="Actress Heather Locklear smiles before playing in the 8th annual Michael Douglas and Friends golf tournament in Rancho Palos Verdes, California May 7, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Heather Locklear is set
to star in "Angels Fall," a Lifetime original movie based on
Nora Roberts' best-selling suspense romance novel.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV viewership hits record high: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - American television
viewing remains on the rise despite the distractions of
alternative media platforms, according to new data from Nielsen
Media Research.
Dark Family Comedy, 'Pain and the Itch,' Makes NYC Debut at Playwrights Horizons
(Playbill)
Playbill - Bruce Norris' The Pain and the Itch, a tale of family dysfunction that won Chicago's 2005 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work, opens Sept. 21 in its New York City premiere.
Director comes to "Rescue" of dating memoir
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Frank Darabont
has optioned the comedic memoir "Rescue Me, He's Wearing a
Moose Hat: And 40 Other Dates Over 50."
Theron, Jones eye Iraq War mystery
(Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar winners Charlize
Theron and Tommy Lee Jones are in discussions to star in an
untitled mystery thriller that will mark Paul Haggis' directing
follow-up to his Academy Award-winning hit "Crash."
Long, Maggie Q join Willis in "Die Hard"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/film_nm/diehard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t012612_359x450_us_diehard.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=k7woixz77x0v.thoev4NvA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Actor Justin Long arrives for the world premiere of the romantic comedy 'The Break-Up' at the Mann Village Westwood in Los Angeles, California May 22, 2006. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Justin Long and Asian
actress Maggie Q are joining Bruce Willis in "Live Free or Die
Hard," the fourth installment of the "Die Hard" series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney Goes Cruising
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060922/en_movies_eo/20070"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060922/capt.32a71875916c3fa7b8910bc214268563.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=07OYieCeEbQAxFNaDzo.6g--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Having banked a
billion-dollar booty with the summer sequel Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the Mouse House is looking to transform
yet another theme park ride into a potential blockbuster franchise." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Having banked a
billion-dollar booty with the summer sequel Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the Mouse House is looking to transform
yet another theme park ride into a potential blockbuster franchise.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jason Biggs comedy in the "Company" of MGM
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/film_nm/pleasure_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060915/i/r2284969865.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=twxvxyAuA.P1yaGIXASLMg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Actor Jason Biggs and girlfriend Heather arrive for a private performance of Cirque du Soleil's production of Delirium in Los Angeles September 14, 2006. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - MGM has nabbed all North
American rights to the romantic comedy "The Pleasure of Your
Company," starring Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher.</p><br clear="all"/>
Animation veteran in lab chair for "Igor"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Animation veteran Tony
Leondis will direct the comedy cartoon "Igor," which features
the voices of Christian Slater, John Cleese and Steve Buscemi.
Oh boy! "Jackass" set to lead U.S. box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Between new releases
"Jackass Number Two," the sure winner at the weekend box
office, and "Jet Li's Fearless," male youngsters are again the
primary target of Hollywood studios.
"Guardian" crew saw real heroism in action
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/film_nm/guardian_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_21t231005_333x450_us_guardian.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=mWIYXcN45n_IcN1ap6xXww--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actors Ashton Kutcher (L), Melissa Sagemiller (2nd L), Kevin Costner (2nd R) and Sela Ward pose for pictures at the premier of the film 'The Guardian' in Washington, September 7, 2006. Aside from an end credit sequence that uses still photographs to illustrate the history of the U.S. Coast Guard and its Rescue Swimmers, who date from 1984, the new movie 'The Guardian' does not directly reference the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina. As a result, even though 'The Guardian' might have originally been designed as nothing more than a four-square, patriotic Hollywood entertainment, the movie is likely to have an added resonance for many viewers. (Jeffrey Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Aside from an end credit
sequence that uses still photographs to illustrate the history
of the U.S. Coast Guard and its Rescue Swimmers, who date from
1984, the new movie "The Guardian" does not directly reference
the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Fiction" reveals truth - great writing wins out
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/film_nm/fiction_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_21t231854_272x450_us_fiction.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=7_8Wf11aSZfknXu1hlBHzg--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Cast member Dustin Hoffman (L) jokingly stands on a small table as he poses with co-stars Will Ferrell (C) and Emma Thompson at a news conference for the movie 'Stranger Than Fiction' during the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto September 9, 2006. Five studios, 37 directors and scores of movie stars threw themselves at Zach Helm's script for 'Stranger Than Fiction.' (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Five studios, 37
directors and scores of movie stars threw themselves at Zach
Helm's script.</p><br clear="all"/>
WWI aerial drama "Flyboys" doesn't quite soar
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/film_nm/film_flyboys_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060918/2006_09_18t103904_450x308_us_leisure_flyboys.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=WUZ0.KX3O2XO4NgwbSYmYQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Producer Dean Devlin (L) and actor David Ellison of the movie 'Flyboys' pose for a portrait in Santa Monica September 12, 2006. (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Flyboys" is a decidedly
old-fashioned war film that reaches for epic sweep but is often
bogged down in cliched drama and two-dimensional characters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Madonna Clarifies Crucifixion
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060922/en_music_eo/20073"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060922/capt.9affa85697134332f9305e3a7450f6ec.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=J3ruXg9xtBBZ_bBIR.fH8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="As Tori Amos once asked, 'Why do we crucify ourselves?'" border="0" /></a>E! Online - As Tori Amos once asked, "Why do we crucify ourselves?"</p><br clear="all"/>
Don Ho recovering from pacemaker surgery
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mu/people_don_ho"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060921/capt.fe6a32b11d234c30a856ade6246914a1.people_don_ho_nyol978.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=G9W1BUaMZgl38g0gR9hm.A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Don Ho gets a kiss from a fan after a show at the Waikiki Beachcomer Hotel on June 24, 2004, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Don Ho expects to be released from the hospital by the weekend after having a new pacemaker installed. Ho, known for his signature tune "Tiny Bubbles," has been in the hospital since Sept. 13. The pacemaker was installed Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bands settle over the name Supernova
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mu/tv_rock_star_supernova"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060921/capt.6cdab64108894a858e68c710adefde28.tv_rock_star_supernova_ny123.jpg?x=116&y=130&sig=_l5K2wzdGxsX3jt5zpwIUg--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="In this Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 file photo provided by the Hard Rock Cafe, from left, Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted, pose before the taping of 'Rock Star: Supernova,', in Los Angeles. Under a settlement announced Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, the Southern California punk band called Supernova will keep its original name and the TV band will be known as 'Rock Star Supernova.' (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Rene Macura)" border="0" /></a>AP - There's enough Supernova for everyone. At least according to the settlement reached by a Southern California punk band called Supernova and the CBS reality show "Rock Star: Supernova."</p><br clear="all"/>
Club Fire Plea Deal Sparks Outrage
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060921/en_music_eo/20069"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060922/capt.6a8881f36c28b462a285020878bea74d.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=HP4DBVaRzy581vabgB_EWQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="An attempt to close the case on the tragic 2003 nightclub
fire in Rhode Island has instead reignited controversy." border="0" /></a>E! Online - An attempt to close the case on the tragic 2003 nightclub
fire in Rhode Island has instead reignited controversy.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV band Supernova tweaks name after lawsuit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/music_nm/supernova_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_21t224800_305x450_us_supernova.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=lhu9mrxdZHRmIJizJvi97Q--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee performs during the VH1 Rock Honors concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada May 25, 2006. The band at the heart of the recently concluded CBS reality series 'Rock Star: Supernova' has a new name, following the resolution of a trademark dispute with a pre-existing group that had used the Supernova moniker. The group consists of drummer Tommy Lee, bassist Jason Newsted and guitarist Gilby Clarke, as well as vocalist Lukas Rossi, who won that position on last week's season finale of the show. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The band at the heart of the
recently concluded CBS reality series "Rock Star: Supernova"
has a new name, following the resolution of a trademark dispute
with a pre-existing group that had used the Supernova moniker.</p><br clear="all"/>
Argentina club tragedy band plays again
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/music_nm/argentina_band_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t141658_450x303_us_argentina_band.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=2bf5ZVpPYmpzClNktEZ0jg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Relatives and friends of victims of a fire at the Republica Cromagnon Club place candles before a mass at a cathedral in Buenos Aires, December 30, 2005. The Argentine band that was playing during a rock club fire that killed 194 people will play its first concert since the 2004 tragedy, despite protests from victims' families who say the group was partly responsible. (Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The controversial
return to the stage of the Argentine band that was playing
during a rock club fire that killed 194 people in 2004 went
smoothly on Thursday after victims' families failed to stop the
show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cell phone concerto may be music to your ears
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/music_nm/life_phones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t153127_450x300_us_life_phones.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8MvpPpm1IvXTiEpgCrLRyQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man speaks on his cell phone in Helsinki July 20, 2006. Jazz composer David Baker is encouraging people to use their phones during the debut performance of 'Concertino for Cellular Phones and Orchestra' that will open the 20th anniversary season of the Chicago Sinfonietta classical music festival next month. Members of the audience and the orchestra will be asked to use their cell phones at various points throughout the piece with red and green lights telling them when to turn their phones on and off. NO THIRD PARTY SALES (Lehtikuva/Marja Airio/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It's one musical performance where your
cell phone can -- and should -- ring.</p><br clear="all"/>
Three 6 Mafia Keep It Real
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060921/en_music_eo/20066"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060922/capt.6bdef2e7047d318367e7f29587df3f8a.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=aQe1HhiqzBHDwLKoFjWzeQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="It may be hard out there for a pimp, but for a group of
Oscar-winning rappers, life's not too bad." border="0" /></a>E! Online - It may be hard out there for a pimp, but for a group of
Oscar-winning rappers, life's not too bad.</p><br clear="all"/>
Madonna defends being "crucified" on stage
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/music_nm/madonna_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_20t155453_450x363_us_madonna.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=OaRG9hjgsE8IvoW3yXxLgA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Madonna performs during her concert of 'Confessions Tour' in Tokyo September 20, 2006. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pop singer Madonna on Thursday
defended staging a mock crucifixion during her record-breaking
"Confessions" world tour, saying it was not "anti-Christian,
sacrilegious or blasphemous" -- but a plea for people to help
one another.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC: Debating Madonna crucifix scene
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_en_mu/tv_madonna_crucifix"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.xits10309201224.japan_madonna_xits103.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=GkaEWqGcrFC8sdDnzesezA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="American pop star Madonna performs during her concert in Tokyo Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Madonna is on stage in four concerts in Japan as part of her 'Confession Tour.' (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>AP - With Madonna urging people to see her show before criticizing her for mounting a Crucifix during one song, NBC is still wrangling over whether millions of television viewers will get that chance.</p><br clear="all"/>
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