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Kutcher sends 2 to top of box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060929/capt.406d8fd3ed2d4d61a576f93f99ee47e3.people_ashton_kutcher_leno__wxs113.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=j6Oby1UuO4HK5Z_e19nBVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by NBC Universal, Ashton Kutcher talks with host Jay Leno, right, during a taping of the 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC UNIVERSAL/Paul Drinkwater)" border="0" /></a>AP - A cartoon bear and deer talked their way to the top of the box office as Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher's animated comedy "Open Season" debuted with $23 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Slumping Fox News celebrating 1st decade
(AP)
AP - Fox News Channel will mark its 10th anniversary this week in an unusual position: knocked back on its heels.
Joffrey to open Ashton's 'Cinderella'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_en_ot/joffrey_s_cinderella"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061002/capt.53958802f53d4f618bd97a35c91c34f1.joffrey_s_cinderella_nyet504.jpg?x=119&y=130&sig=RsqaKjsVKOl9.gbDeuCgVQ--" align="left" height="130" width="119" alt="Christian Holder and Gary Chryst, back left and right, rehearse their roles as the ugly stepsisters with Julianne Kepley, as Cinderella, and Cinderella's father, played by Brian McSween, as The Joffrey Ballet rehearses 'Cinderella' Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, in Chicago. Chryst and Holder are two of the company's big stars from the 1970s brought back to dance the stepsisters roles in Frederick Ashton's version of 'Cinderella' which opens Wednesday at the Auditorium Theater. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wendy Ellis Somes is explaining to a ballerina portraying the Summer Fairy in "Cinderella" how to capture the languid essence of her solo: Think of how caramel would react on a steamy Chicago day, she suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Peter Pan' sequel finds new adventures
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061001/ap_en_ot/peter_pan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.2dbf580c3a02448d8bfa079a75feebf9.peter_pan_ny492.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=IoGw7tGaWMz0os_VClRIlw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Geraldine McCaughrean, author of the Peter Pan sequel 'Peter Pan In Scarlet' talks to AP reporter at her home in Great Shefford, Berkshire, UK, Thursday, Sept 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>AP - John has discovered a cutlass in his bed; the twins are inexplicably covered in war paint — and a snapping crocodile is terrorizing the members of the gentlemen's club.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anthony avoids woes that befell Lavoe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061001/ap_en_mu/people_anthony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.54d16e8874284271b9908afa1e77b357.puerto_rico_marc_anthony_jennifer_lopez_xbl107.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=g63wzww.czGJtYRpZbCCiw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Musical artist Marc Anthony performs a song with his wife Jennifer Lopez, on the first night of his current concert tour, at the Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" border="0" /></a>AP - As he worked his way to salsa stardom, Marc Anthony said he saw the tragic career of the Puerto Rican performer he plays in an upcoming movie as inspiration and a warning to avoid industry pitfalls.</p><br clear="all"/>
Code "Blue" for "Doom" director
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061002/film_nm/doom_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061002/2006_10_02t033228_450x305_us_doom.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Vl8bpL3Sw2XcqVQ7.cBYnw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="U.S. actor and former wrestler Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson poses during a photocall for his latest movie 'Doom' in Berlin October 24, 2005. Andrzej Bartkowiak, who most recently directed 'Doom,' is in negotiations to direct the thriller 'Black and Blue.' (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Andrzej Bartkowiak, who
most recently directed the video game adaptation "Doom," is in
negotiations to direct the thriller "Black and Blue."</p><br clear="all"/>
Latest MP3 players come equipped with songs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061002/music_nm/mp3_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061002/2006_10_02t033600_331x450_us_mp3.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=_IMWacFbCHH_pAJn.RsmCg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Microsoft's Zune media player is shown for the first time to the media in Redmond, Washington September 14, 2006. The 30-gigabyte player, which will go on sale this holiday season, features wireless technology, a built-in FM radio and a 3-inch screen that can play both music and videos. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Customers picking up the latest
MP3 players this fall are getting much more than just a device.
Increasingly, they're getting free music as well.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC seeks "Guidance"
(Reuters)
Reuters - ABC has ordered a pilot
for a half-hour comedy called "Parental Guidance."
Netflix offers $1 mln prize for better movie picks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061002/media_nm/retail_netflix_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061002/2006_10_02t040354_450x315_us_retail_netflix.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=etlcGUZzjQgt4Sef_svggw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix Inc., a online DVD-rental service, holds several DVD's as he poses at the Netflix offices in Beverly Hills, California December 8, 2005. Netflix announced that it would pay $1 million to the first person to develop software to improve the accuracy of its movie recommendation system by 10 percent. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Online DVD rental company Netflix
Inc on Sunday announced that it would pay $1 million to the
first person to develop software to improve the accuracy of
Netflix's movie recommendation system by 10 percent.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chilling molestation thriller "Doubt" in L.A
(Reuters)
Reuters - John Patrick Shanley
spins a pretty decent yarn in "Doubt," his Pulitzer
Prize-winning play about, in the words of one character: What
do you do when you're not sure?
Code "Blue" for "Doom" director
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061002/film_nm/doom_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061002/2006_10_02t033228_450x305_us_doom.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Vl8bpL3Sw2XcqVQ7.cBYnw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="U.S. actor and former wrestler Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson poses during a photocall for his latest movie 'Doom' in Berlin October 24, 2005. Andrzej Bartkowiak, who most recently directed 'Doom,' is in negotiations to direct the thriller 'Black and Blue.' (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Andrzej Bartkowiak, who
most recently directed the video game adaptation "Doom," is in
negotiations to direct the thriller "Black and Blue."</p><br clear="all"/>
Kutcher sends 2 to top of box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060929/capt.406d8fd3ed2d4d61a576f93f99ee47e3.people_ashton_kutcher_leno__wxs113.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=j6Oby1UuO4HK5Z_e19nBVA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by NBC Universal, Ashton Kutcher talks with host Jay Leno, right, during a taping of the 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC UNIVERSAL/Paul Drinkwater)" border="0" /></a>AP - A cartoon bear and deer talked their way to the top of the box office as Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher's animated comedy "Open Season" debuted with $23 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kutcher Kicks Ash at Box Office
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20061002/en_movies_eo/20138"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20061002/capt.5a93cd2c28b496e7a4ebefe114df4213.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=7qfE1DRngSdGbvDjw3XE9g--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Ashton Kutcher personally punk'd all comers this weekend." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Ashton Kutcher personally punk'd all comers this weekend.</p><br clear="all"/>
Robert Downey Jr. Is Iron Man
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20061002/en_movies_eo/20130"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20061002/capt.58b8753f7f394777ff737c87e6d8a98f.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=rG0m1bTV5us14NGGqP8evA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Robert Downey Jr. is ready to become one serious metalhead--the
actor has signed on to play the title role in Iron Man, Paramount
Pictures' feature film based on the famed Marvel superhero." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Robert Downey Jr. is ready to become one serious metalhead--the
actor has signed on to play the title role in Iron Man, Paramount
Pictures' feature film based on the famed Marvel superhero.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anthony avoids woes that befell Lavoe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061001/ap_en_mo/people_anthony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.54d16e8874284271b9908afa1e77b357.puerto_rico_marc_anthony_jennifer_lopez_xbl107.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=g63wzww.czGJtYRpZbCCiw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Musical artist Marc Anthony performs a song with his wife Jennifer Lopez, on the first night of his current concert tour, at the Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" border="0" /></a>AP - As he worked his way to salsa stardom, Marc Anthony said he saw the tragic career of the Puerto Rican performer he plays in an upcoming movie as inspiration and a warning to avoid industry pitfalls.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Open Season' leads the hunt at box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061001/film_nm/leisure_boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061001/capt.sge.swd20.011006215430.photo00.photo.default-365x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=4qUC46HGM5IzdacgnLBo_A--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Actor Martin Lawrence attends the "Open Season" film premiere at the Greek Theatre, September 2006 in Los Angeles, California. "Open Season," an animated movie about animals banding together for protection during hunting season, topped the North American box office over the weekend, early figures showed.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederick M. Brown)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The new animal cartoon "Open
Season" tracked down the No. 1 spot at the North American box
office, distributor Sony Pictures said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chan: Mastering Segway scooter tricky
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061001/ap_en_mo/people_chan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061001/capt.38fd7a29d0094b64896fd8f56f525708.jackie_chan_villain_role_xlo107.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=yExh1rY5FMcWm0oVzhzQgA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan poses during the premiere of his latest movie 'Rob-B-Hood' in Hong Kong Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. Jackie Chan says he wanted to play a full-fledged villain in his new film 'Rob-B-Hood,' but the script was rejected by Chinese censors, a news report said Tuesday. In 'Rob-B-Hood,' Chan plays a gambling addict who kidnaps a baby grandson of a tycoon for ransom with accomplices, but later has a change of heart and protects the baby from the gangsters he works for. (AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jackie Chan's acrobatic stunts have made him one of the world's most recognizable movie stars, but the actor revealed that mastering a Segway two-wheeled scooter can be tricky. Chan, preparing to kick off filming for the third installment of the "Rush Hour" action comedy series with co-star Chris Tucker in Paris, wrote in a diary entry on his Web site Sunday that he shipped the scooters to Paris to conveniently get around the film set.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actress Amanda Peet marries: People magazine
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061001/film_nm/peet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061001/2006_10_01t134123_450x404_us_peet.jpg?x=130&y=116&sig=EpQ54f0.Z3.LC2mFRWD2UA--" align="left" height="116" width="130" alt="Amanda Peet see in this file photo gestures at the panel for the NBC television series 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' at the Television Critics Association summer 2006 media tour in Pasadena, California July 21, 2006. Peet married her fiance, screenwriter David Benioff, in New York on Saturday, People magazine reported. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actress Amanda Peet, a star in
the new NBC series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," married her
fiance, screenwriter David Benioff, in New York on Saturday,
People magazine reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-O.C. actress Barton admires Blanchett
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_en_mo/people_barton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.2106bc7dfe2343b8a93ccca33476e1e7.people_barton_ny109.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=MndkMZ8EIuNZLLjK70LN5w--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actress Mischa Barton appears on stage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at the MTV Times Square Studios, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mischa Barton said she admires Aussie actress Cate Blanchett and loves the new hippie vibe in fashion, a Hong Kong magazine reports.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dillon calls race-relations 'cathartic'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_en_mo/people_dillon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060929/capt.984f911116514287a6592cfff27d7a5c.spain_san_sebastian__festival_fs811.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=aLMDZNX4iTHILmR8hAynWA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="U.S. actor Matt Dillon smiles after receiving the Donosti Award in recognition of his cinematic career at the San Sebastian film festival in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Friday Sept. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)" border="0" /></a>AP - Matt Dillon said racism was a problem in the United States, but he admires the way the country struggled to cope with it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Latest MP3 players come equipped with songs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061002/music_nm/mp3_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061002/2006_10_02t033600_331x450_us_mp3.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=_IMWacFbCHH_pAJn.RsmCg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Microsoft's Zune media player is shown for the first time to the media in Redmond, Washington September 14, 2006. The 30-gigabyte player, which will go on sale this holiday season, features wireless technology, a built-in FM radio and a 3-inch screen that can play both music and videos. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Customers picking up the latest
MP3 players this fall are getting much more than just a device.
Increasingly, they're getting free music as well.</p><br clear="all"/>
Performer guest-stars as music supervisor for MTV
(Reuters)
Reuters - Music videos may not have a home in
MTV's prime-time programming schedule, but the network is
looking for new ways to give artists a presence in key viewing
hours. In the latest wrinkle, MTV is experimenting with letting
recording stars determine the soundtracks to some of its hit
lifestyle shows.
Anthony avoids woes that befell Lavoe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061001/ap_en_mu/people_anthony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.54d16e8874284271b9908afa1e77b357.puerto_rico_marc_anthony_jennifer_lopez_xbl107.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=g63wzww.czGJtYRpZbCCiw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Musical artist Marc Anthony performs a song with his wife Jennifer Lopez, on the first night of his current concert tour, at the Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" border="0" /></a>AP - As he worked his way to salsa stardom, Marc Anthony said he saw the tragic career of the Puerto Rican performer he plays in an upcoming movie as inspiration and a warning to avoid industry pitfalls.</p><br clear="all"/>
Billboard single reviews: Aerosmith, Jewel
(Reuters)
Reuters - Aerosmith's single "Devil's got a
new disguise" from an upcoming hits collection stands notably
tall among the enduring band's redwood-high stack of hits.
Steven Tyler growls and teases with signature vim as he revels
in the charms of a woman named Kay: "The girl's so witchin', my
backbone's twitchin'/ Cause down in Hell's kitchen, the devil's
got a new disguise."
Oldest Hanson brother marries in Oklahoma
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061001/music_nm/leisure_hanson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061001/2006_10_01t153912_450x348_us_leisure_hanson.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=8AjeBwgfst1dT62G.49VIw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Members of the pop singing group Hanson (L-R) Isaac, Zach, and Tyler Hanson pose with singer Roger Daltrey (R) of The Who in this file photo dated October 11, 2001 on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. The third and final brother (Isaac) in Hanson has got married, People magazine reported on Sunday. (Fred Prouser FSP/HK/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bad news, ladies. The third and
final brother in pop group Hanson has got married, People
magazine reported on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Scissor Sisters still sharp at top of UK charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Flamboyant New York band the Scissor
Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as
they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts.
Farm Aid aims to educate on healthy food
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061001/ap_en_mu/farm_aid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061001/capt.5929defedd424f62b963a3023aed0ca3.farm_aid_njtl113.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=.iO8wFeoCFzGYOORgvPGgw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="John Mellencamp performs at the Farm Aid concert in Camden, N.J., on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Mellencamp never figured Farm Aid would still be needed now, 21 years after its debut as one of many moments of musicians trying to do good in the 1980s.</p><br clear="all"/>
Thai songstress seeks international fame
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_en_mu/people_tata_young"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.659c11b1787941d290a90e7649d7a2b2.thailand_pop_princess_bk104.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=XeQZuUpWOK35q4VHbLTN4Q--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Thai-American pop star Tata Young strikes a pose at a launch concert for her second English-language album 'Temperature Rising', in Bangkok Wednesday Sept. 6, 2006. Tata, 25, started her career as a pre-teen singing in Thai. In 2004 her first English-language album became widely popular across Asia, with the biggest market in Japan. She hopes her latest songs, already climbing charts in Thailand and Japan, will help her break into the markets of Europe and the U.S. (AP Photo/Chumsak Kanoknan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tata Young is Asia's version of Britney Spears: Catchy pop tunes you hear once and can't get out of your head, stiletto heels and a dash of scantily clad, gyrating naughtiness. Tata's 2004 debut English-language album, "I Believe," won her fans throughout Asia, placing her among a small circle of Asian pop stars to grow beyond their nation's borders.</p><br clear="all"/>
Timberlake, Aiken lead pop album charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amid debuts by several major new
releases this week, Justin Timberlake held on to the top spot
on the U.S. pop album charts, according to final sales data
issued by Nielsen SoundScan Friday.
Rolling Stones rock Kentucky Derby site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_en_mu/rolling_stones_churchill_downs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060930/capt.9a5f85b1a0e3416c8e86b116f1cdfabd.rolling_stones_kyer102.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=6eSVPH.luGqFgn62Yc2lWQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger sings the opening song at the band's concert Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Rolling Stones rocked in the shadow of the twin spires at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, in a pairing Friday night of two entertainment icons.</p><br clear="all"/>
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