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TV bounty hunter prepared to take a deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060923/ap_en_tv/bounty_hunter_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060919/2006_09_19t095522_450x345_us_leisure_bountyhunter_1.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=xiqKE1zlgHwXycvwIk2fpQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Duane 'Dog' Chapman is hit on the head by his wife Beth for talking to reporters as they leave Federal Court in Honolulu September 15, 2006. (Hugh Gentry/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman hopes to work out a deal to avoid extradition to Mexico to faces charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in his capture of a cosmetics company heir there three years ago, his lawyer said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Americana awards honor Young, McMurtry
(AP)
AP - Singer and songwriter James McMurtry took home album of the year and song of the year honors, and veteran rocker Neil Young was named artist of the year Friday at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards.
'Grey's Anatomy' beats 'CSI' in ratings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060923/ap_en_tv/tv_thursday_fight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.b15d76a859f041f8afd2cbf071850e5e.tv_thursday_fight_nyol983.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tCeAVhYNhRLvaUu.w0g_9A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated publicity photo released by ABC, actors James Pickens, Jr., left, Sandra Oh, center, and Patrick Dempsey, second from right, appear in this scene from the television series 'Grey's Anatomy.' 'Grey's Anatomy.' (AP Photo/ABC, Scott Garfield, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The new TV season's biggest faceoff so far went to the randy doctors. ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" beat CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," for years TV's most popular drama and leader of its own franchise, in their first competition.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gang DVD producer ordered to trial
(AP)
AP - A producer of a video portraying gang life was ordered to stand trial on two felony weapons charges.
Ashlee Simpson relates to 'Chicago' role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_ce/people_ashlee_simpson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.f6f0dadbe8f048c4ba12aeb10b0ba377.people_ashlee_simpson_nyet151.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=XjLS089vK6nKivezrYe3AA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Ashlee Simpson performs at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on June 7, 2006. The 21-year-old singer-actress told AP Radio in a recent interview, that she relates to her role as fame-hungry Roxie Hart in the London run of the musical 'Chicago.' She's been there, done that. (AP Photo / Chris Polk)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ashlee Simpson says she relates to her role as fame-hungry Roxie Hart in the London run of the musical "Chicago." She's been there, done that. "The play is absolutely all about celebrity and wanting to be famous and having your name in the papers and your picture in the papers," the 21-year-old singer-actress told AP Radio in a recent interview.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gang DVD producer ordered to trial
(AP)
AP - A producer of a video portraying gang life was ordered to stand trial on two felony weapons charges.
Americana awards honor Young, McMurtry
(AP)
AP - Singer and songwriter James McMurtry took home album of the year and song of the year honors, and veteran rocker Neil Young was named artist of the year Friday at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards.
TV bounty hunter prepared to take a deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060923/ap_en_tv/bounty_hunter_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060919/2006_09_19t095522_450x345_us_leisure_bountyhunter_1.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=xiqKE1zlgHwXycvwIk2fpQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Duane 'Dog' Chapman is hit on the head by his wife Beth for talking to reporters as they leave Federal Court in Honolulu September 15, 2006. (Hugh Gentry/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman hopes to work out a deal to avoid extradition to Mexico to faces charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in his capture of a cosmetics company heir there three years ago, his lawyer said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: 'American Idol' dropout Mario Vazquez steps out with catchy self-titled debut
(AP)
AP - Mario Vazquez, "Mario Vazquez" (Arista Records)
Ahrens, Flaherty, Daniele Discuss Theatre Dance in Marymount Series in NYC
(Playbill)
Playbill - Broadway luminaries will appear on Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department's first panel in a four-part fall guest artist lecture series Sept. 25.
Gang DVD producer ordered to trial
(AP)
AP - A producer of a video portraying gang life was ordered to stand trial on two felony weapons charges.
Thai Coup Idles Cage
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060923/en_movies_eo/20078"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060923/capt.a7dd0e9c6aec6d98c3740619cea2c7e4.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=S6xj70dBZ0JnUPwIh5kAjg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Bangkok, dangerous? Apparently so when it comes to Nicolas Cage
and his latest starring vehicle, a remake of the high-octane Hong Kong
action flick Bangkok Dangerous." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Bangkok, dangerous? Apparently so when it comes to Nicolas Cage
and his latest starring vehicle, a remake of the high-octane Hong Kong
action flick Bangkok Dangerous.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rupert Everett spills beans on Hollywood
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mo/britain_rupert_everett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060921/capt.eaf6ae7bffb44728b28ea9f34a4d4fe9.books_rupert_everett_nyet143.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=BgOC7.XU8jhaBLR7dThJng--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="British actor Rupert Everett poses with a Cambodian family affected by HIV at a hospice in Phnom Penh on July 6, 2004. Everett visited with patients at a hospice in Phnom Penh and with students learning HIV prevention in Cambodia's cultural capital, Siem Reap. The British actor, says he's sick of the movie industry's hypocrisy and homophobia. He's even tired of celebrity -- the whole glittering illusion deliciously evoked and eviscerated in his candid new autobiography, 'Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins.' These days, he travels the world on behalf of the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and declares show biz 'not very relevant' -- even though he's got a play, a movie and 'a couple of TV things' in the works. (AP Photo/Andy Eames)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rupert Everett hates Hollywood. The British actor, whose screen hits include "Another Country," "Shrek" and "My Best Friend's Wedding," says he's sick of the movie industry's hypocrisy and homophobia. He's even tired of celebrity — the whole glittering illusion deliciously evoked and eviscerated in his candid new autobiography "Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins."</p><br clear="all"/>
Lou Diamond Phillips accused of battery
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/film_nm/phillips_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t154245_288x450_us_phillips.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=TRGQarPEXFwhQKbRO.ZxOA--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Actor Lou Diamond Phillips arrives at The Mentor Foundation at Paramount Studios November 3, 2002 in Los Angeles. Phillips, best known for his role as rocker Ritchie Valens in the movie 'La Bamba,' has been charged with domestic battery in a fight with his girlfriend, officials said on Friday. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Lou Diamond Phillips, best known
for his role as rocker Ritchie Valens in the movie "La Bamba,"
has been charged with domestic battery in a fight with his
girlfriend, officials said on Friday.</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"/>
'La Bamba' star charged in domestic spat
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mo/people_phillips"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.0a6b3a0d12ee4e55bdd470dd6fd2b25c.people_phillips_ny135.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=LivH4AI5U0BUB6jw4JeTJw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is shown in this May 24, 1996 file photo. Prosecutors charged Phillips on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006 with domestic battery for an incident last month involving his live-in girlfriend. (AP Photo/Paul Hurschmann, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Prosecutors charged actor Lou Diamond Phillips on Thursday with domestic battery in connection with an incident last month involving his live-in girlfriend.</p><br clear="all"/>
Film critics award prize to `Volver'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mo/film_almodovar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.c759a2aa381547d586d3d77833f9e4d8.film_almodovar_nyet146.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=ENH3NGyGTcNcjGrH8DGicA--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses with director Pedro Almodovar during a news conference for the film 'Volver' at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, on Sept. 8, 2006. The film has received the Fipresci award for best film of the year. The prize, awarded annually by the International Federation of Film Critics, was announced in Spain Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at a ceremony inaugurating the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival in the northern Basque city. (AP Photo/CP, Adrian Wyld)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Volver," directed by Pedro Almodovar, has received the best film of the year award from the International Federation of Film Critics.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Beer League" good for a few laughs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Arriving just a few weeks
after the similarly sloshed "Beerfest," "Artie Lange's Beer
League" is yet another ode to the pleasures of overindulgence.
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)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/film_nm/iraq_film_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t055503_450x324_us_iraq_film.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=IEEKE1Vq4m0KgwwxvB_Leg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Charlize Theron is seen August 18, 2006. Oscar winners 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.' (David Moir/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>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."</p><br clear="all"/>
Americana awards honor Young, McMurtry
(AP)
AP - Singer and songwriter James McMurtry took home album of the year and song of the year honors, and veteran rocker Neil Young was named artist of the year Friday at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards.
Playing the Supernova Name Game
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060923/en_music_eo/20079"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060923/capt.f626b93ee53db6121369f729d265663c.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=azACc.OFoBv0BDE8NqClzQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="For everyone who thought CBS couldn't have chosen a worse name
for their reality-competition all-star band, Supernova, think again." border="0" /></a>E! Online - For everyone who thought CBS couldn't have chosen a worse name
for their reality-competition all-star band, Supernova, think again.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: Smither and Clark shine
(AP)
AP - Guy Clark, "Workbench Songs" (Dualtone)
Madonna Clarifies Crucifixion
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060923/en_music_eo/20073"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060923/capt.9affa85697134332f9305e3a7450f6ec.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=hcdYNOJfOVN6Gs3EJTjqxw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Well, Madonna, for one, does not do it for spectacle. Nor does she
strike the pose because she's suffering from a 'spiritual crisis,' as
multiple religious figures have suggested since she started suspending
herself from a cross while onstage this year." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Well, Madonna, for one, does not do it for spectacle. Nor does she
strike the pose because she's suffering from a "spiritual crisis," as
multiple religious figures have suggested since she started suspending
herself from a cross while onstage this year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: 'American Idol' dropout Mario Vazquez steps out with catchy self-titled debut
(AP)
AP - Mario Vazquez, "Mario Vazquez" (Arista Records)
Man who shouted 'Tequila!' in song dies
(AP)
AP - Danny Flores, who played the saxophone and shouted the word "tequila!" in the 1950s hit song "Tequila!", has died. He was 77.
MTV Networks aims at Latino market
(AP)
AP - The MTV Networks are starting a new channel aimed at young Latinos called MTV Tr3s.
Met may soar with 'Madama Butterfly'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mu/met_opera_new_era"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060921/capt.71ccbc012825404b833688261f656760.met_opera_new_era_nydb205.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=m.TaZvh1hBf9djfOh7MoIA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Dancer Hsin-Ping Chang performs during a dress rehearsal of Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly,' Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The new production opens Monday night, Sept. 25, 2006. The solitary geisha, silhouetted by bright red light, is an opening created by Minghella, (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anthony Minghella's striking new production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," which opens Monday night, is the most significant start to a season since the company's move to Lincoln Center in 1966, and the boldest statement by a new Met boss since Rudolf Bing began his era in 1950 with an attention-grabbing "Don Carlo."</p><br clear="all"/>
Tom Petty gets key to Gainesville, Fla.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_en_mu/people_tom_petty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.7c6ba3f45da84b5dbd99e07107cdedd0.tom_petty_nyol200.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=KSHgT_ryZ4xdEtJoDuk.rg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Tom Petty of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers performs at Madison Square Garden in this June 20, 2006, file photo taken in New York. The mayor of Gainesville, Fla., presented each band member with a key to the city and proclaimed Sept. 21 as 'Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Day.' (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tom Petty has come home. "Every corner you turn is some kind of memory," said the 55-year-old rocker, who grew up in Gainesville and hasn't played here in 13 years. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' concert at the O'Connell Center on the University of Florida campus Thursday night sold out in 10 minutes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: McCartney's classical CD shows his gift for songwriting extends beyond pop
(AP)
AP - Paul McCartney, "Ecce Cor Meum" (EMI Classics)
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