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Hilton, Richie reunite for 'Simple Life'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_en_tv/people_hilton_richie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061010/capt.5b03da132393415b8527565a2fbda067.people_hilton_richie_nyol929.jpg?x=69&y=130&sig=P4SE.FpMZIM6O980yE2WNA--" align="left" height="130" width="69" alt="Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are shown in this 2005 file photo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are reunited. And the producer of "The Simple Life" says it feels so good. After a yearlong public feud that nearly killed the reality show that made them famous, Hilton and Richie have agreed to film a fifth chapter of "The Simple Life" together, executive producer Jon Murray told The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/>
Scarlett Johansson: 'I'm not promiscous'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_en_ce/people_johansson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061009/capt.0c2e891d5c84492291889be62adf13b9.people_johansson_nyol927.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=9MjNF6oCucPAw76bauqzCQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Scarlett Johansson arrives for the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in this January file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scarlett Johansson says that while monogamy might go against instinct, she's happy in her relationship with boyfriend and recent "Black Dahlia" co-star Josh Hartnett.</p><br clear="all"/>
Worst week of ratings for Katie Couric
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_en_tv/tv_cbs_couric"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061009/capt.b15c6d4dc9264fc5bfd70d7ae0d9d34b.tv_cbs_couric_nyet157.jpg?x=77&y=130&sig=Y0wb1KUeQ.65fyYdh.aiTw--" 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. Her fifth week at the helm of the news show was the toughest for Couric, whose viewership has dropped each week since her debut. Her newscast came in third among the three network news shows, in television ratings released Monday, Oct. 9, 2006.(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - The fifth week was the toughest for Katie Couric, whose viewership on the "CBS Evening News" has dropped each week since her debut the day after Labor Day.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stewart dispels rumor of White House run
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061009/ap_en_ce/people_stewart_colbert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061009/capt.9d8e575c16cd4e4392525903b934b5cc.people_jon_stewart_ny111.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=Fa9PzYgYnlFKZroXRxMzNQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In a file photo Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy-nominated show 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' arrives for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Jon Stewart told an audience Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, that the T-shirts promoting him and Stephen Colbert for president and vice president 'are a real sign of how sad people are' with the state of affairs in the country. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Those people wearing "Stewart/Colbert '08" T-shirts can stop hoping — Comedy Central's fake news stars have no intention of making a run for the White House.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fans gather to mark John Lennon's birthday
(AP)
AP - John Lennon fans gathered in Central Park on Monday to celebrate what would have been his 66th birthday.
Terrence Howard flying to "Iron Man"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/ironman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t043659_286x450_us_ironman.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=JmpGLw2Z4AA2fbNB.JiYKw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Actor Terrence Howard arrives at the world premiere of 'Idlewild' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City August 21, 2006. Howard is joining the cast of Marvel's 'Iron Man,' which stars Robert Downey, Jr. in the title role. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Terrence Howard is
joining the cast of Marvel's "Iron Man," which stars Robert
Downey, Jr. in the title role.</p><br clear="all"/>
Christian rock band Skillet eyes mainstream fans
(Reuters)
Reuters - Christian rock band Skillet wants
to expand into the mainstream market with an album that
examines such topics as teen suicide and self-mutilation.
"Battlestar Galactica" loses viewers in premiere
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Sci Fi Channel
series "Battlestar Galactica" drew 2.2 million total viewers to
its third-season premiere from 9-11 p.m. Friday. Although that
figure was off from the Season 2 premiere, which garnered 3.1
million total viewers in July 2005, Sci Fi noted that the
two-hour Season 3 opener was the No. 1 cable series Friday
night. In the adults 18-49 demographic, the episode drew 1.4
million viewers.
YouTube founders discuss meaning of big deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/media_nm/media_youtube1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t043301_450x326_us_media_youtube1.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=XGy3FutpOhjbFBqqGwte2g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of Youtube.com. From offices above a pizza parlor in San Mateo, Calif., YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen birthed a video-sharing Web site that has made a huge mark in the Internet and entertainment world after barely a year in operation. (Youtube.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - From offices above a
pizza parlor in San Mateo, Calif., YouTube founders Chad Hurley
and Steve Chen birthed a video-sharing Web site that has made a
huge mark in the Internet and entertainment world after barely
a year in operation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney tries for four-peat with musical "Poppins"
(Reuters)
Reuters - This is the week previews
begin at the New Amsterdam on the theater version of "Mary
Poppins," which has been a huge hit in London's West End since
December 2004. The local "Poppins" previews begin poppin'
Saturday, with its official opening scheduled for November 16,
which will bring the number of Walt Disney Co. musicals on
Broadway to four, with "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King"
and "Tarzan."
Terrence Howard flying to "Iron Man"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/ironman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t043659_286x450_us_ironman.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=JmpGLw2Z4AA2fbNB.JiYKw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Actor Terrence Howard arrives at the world premiere of 'Idlewild' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City August 21, 2006. Howard is joining the cast of Marvel's 'Iron Man,' which stars Robert Downey, Jr. in the title role. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Terrence Howard is
joining the cast of Marvel's "Iron Man," which stars Robert
Downey, Jr. in the title role.</p><br clear="all"/>
David Lynch says three-hour film not too long
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/lynch_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t055335_450x356_us_lynch.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=QmWJAABzXnoocmcKi.VkpA--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Cast member Laura Dern (L) and director David Lynch arrive at the Cinema Palace for the screening of their film 'Inland Empire' at the Venice Film Festival September 6, 2006. The three-hour film, which had its world premiere at Venice, has sharply divided critics because of its often inscrutable scenes. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - David Lynch would like his
first movie in five years to be a "summer blockbuster" that
will resonate with "14-year-old girls in the Midwest."</p><br clear="all"/>
The top films at the North American box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following are the top 10 movies at
the North American box office for the October 6-8 weekend,
according to the studios' final data issued by tracking firm
Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
Film offers rare glimpse into Hauer's private life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Despite more
than a hundred films to his credit, Rutger Hauer has remained
an intensely private figure. But that's changing.
No joke: Robin Williams takes on politics in film
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/williams_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t224709_450x300_us_williams.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=p.7zHpX.UVSNQ4dLa6nhEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Robin Williams in 'Man of the Year' from Universal Pictures. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - To hear comedian Robin Williams
tell it, politics as usual in the United States is no laughing
matter, even if he makes a lot of jokes about it in his new
movie "Man of the Year."</p><br clear="all"/>
"Prada" wears well at overseas box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t024050_450x277_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=GRNHzA_VkwBQ6X5FPrC16Q--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Anne Hathaway poses during a photocall to promote her latest movie 'The Devil Wears Prada' in Berlin, September 13, 2006. Contrary to the old industry saw that domestic satire doesn't travel well, 'The Devil Wears Prada' dominated the weekend box office overseas, collecting an estimated $17.3 million from 35 territories. (Andrea Warnecke/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The fall overseas
market, usually subdued until the arrival of the year-end
blockbusters, provides an opportunity for films that appeal to
the over-25 crowd, a status validated as "The Devil Wears
Prada" and "World Trade Center" finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the
weekend box office sweepstakes.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Click" here for first 50GB Blu-ray Disc
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/media_dvd_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t214253_450x300_us_media_dvd.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=KXkAwxzLrW7I9vz_VkTzHw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Adam Sandler in a scene from the film 'Click.' Consumers will be able to buy the first 50GB Blu-ray Disc -- which boasts twice the capacity of a regular disc -- when Sony Pictures releases the Adam Sandler comedy on Tuesday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Consumers will be able
to buy the first 50GB Blu-ray Disc -- which boasts twice the
capacity of a regular disc -- when Sony Pictures releases the
Adam Sandler comedy "Click" on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Comedian Tim Allen weds actress in Colorado
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/film_nm/allen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t204010_450x348_us_allen.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=ixSgIjP7YFpRH5Ws92OZsA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Tim Allen and Jane Hajduk in West Hollywood, March 5, 2006. The star of the long-running hit television show 'Home Improvement' and Hajduk married this past weekend in Colorado, his spokeswoman said on Monday. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor and comedian Tim Allen, star
of long-running hit television show "Home Improvement," married
actress Jane Hadjuk this past weekend in Colorado, his
spokeswoman said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Departed" Arrives on Top
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20061009/en_movies_eo/20186"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20061010/capt.1169b5cf540c5dc01b5b4426e6d20fe1.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=jwmOB7f0byXJbZ2AJ3W1cw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="The Departed sent Leatherface and Jessica Simpson packing
as Martin Scorsese's all-star crime drama hauled in nearly $27 million
to dominate the weekend box office." border="0" /></a>E! Online - The Departed sent Leatherface and Jessica Simpson packing
as Martin Scorsese's all-star crime drama hauled in nearly $27 million
to dominate the weekend box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mob money rules with `Departed' debut
(AP)
AP - Martin Scorsese's mob tale "The Departed" was the weekend box-office heavy, debuting as the top film with $26.9 million.
Christian rock band Skillet eyes mainstream fans
(Reuters)
Reuters - Christian rock band Skillet wants
to expand into the mainstream market with an album that
examines such topics as teen suicide and self-mutilation.
Amy Grant bringing it back home with live CD/DVD
(Reuters)
Reuters - Few artists' names are more
synonymous with a specific genre of music than Amy Grant.
Duran Duran finds new "Life" in reality game
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/music_nm/duranduran_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t034409_450x304_us_duranduran.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=6l1LQM2x3ztM4A1uSxslQA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Members of the band Duran Duran (L-R) Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor arrive at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in Radio City Music Hall in New York in this August 28, 2003 file photo. The five members have inserted their characters, or avatars, into cyberspace, via the 'Second Life' virtual reality game, becoming the first major act to do so. (Peter Morgan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When Duran Duran's international fame
rose to near-hysteric heights in the early '80s, it was the
British band's harnessing of the then-new music video medium
that gave it an edge.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rolling Stones keep a-rollin'
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/music_nm/stones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t035120_450x343_us_stones.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=qvEV.cnmh.d0fpVxcj4M5Q--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Mick Jagger (R) works the crowd as Keith Richards (C) and Ron Wood play in the background during a Rolling Stones' concert at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky September 29, 2006. Best-known as the home of the Kentucky Derby, the venue had never hosted a concert before the Stones came to town for the first time since 1989 with Alice Cooper. (John Sommers II/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - To cop a song title from the band
to which he'll be forever linked, Michael Cohl is . . . happy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rocker Dave Navarro, the dark prince of all media
(Reuters)
Reuters - Former Jane's Addiction guitarist
Dave Navarro seems to be everywhere these days. He just
finished his second season as co-host of the CBS reality series
"Rock Star: Supernova," and his new band the Panic Channel
recently released its Capitol Records debut, "(ONe)."
How Puerto Rican duo became toast of Latin biz
(Reuters)
Reuters - Calle 13 came out of nowhere. In a
world dominated by collaborations, featured performers and
guest artists, these guys -- Rene Perez (aka Residente) and
Eduardo Cabra (aka Visitante) -- had been notably absent.
Patience pays off for country singer Steve Holy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/music_nm/holy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t030931_450x374_us_holy.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=6yDpyeD06lhJUIVTFG1iCg--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Country artist Steve Holy arrives at the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, in this May 26, 2004 file photo. After the success of Holy's 'Good Morning, Beautiful,' which spent five weeks atop Billboard's Country Airplay chart in 2002, both label and artist were frustrated with the lack of a follow-up hit. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - There's a well-known adage in
Nashville: If you're signed to Curb Records, you're signed for
life.</p><br clear="all"/>
New "supergroup" Army Of Anyone saying "Goodbye"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Army Of Anyone, a new rock act
featuring Filter's Richard Patrick and Stone Temple Pilots
principals Robert and Dean DeLeo, is introducing itself with
the single "Goodbye," which precedes the November 14 release of
its self-titled debut album.
Slayer album pulled in India after protest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/music_nm/slayer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t013343_450x450_us_slayer.jpg?x=130&y=130&sig=vYUzVgDvVK14XwIsWSMQpg--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="The cover of thrash-rock Slayer's new album 'Christ Illustion' is displayed. EMI India is recalling all copies of 'Christ Illusion,' after a Christian group said it took 'strong exception' to the album cover's depiction of Christ. (Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - EMI India is recalling all
copies of thrash-rock band Slayer's new album, "Christ
Illusion," after a Christian group said it took "strong
exception" to the album cover's depiction of Christ.</p><br clear="all"/>
Australia's hard rocker takes folk diversion
(Reuters)
Reuters - Powderfinger vocalist
Bernard Fanning has taken a break from his day job with one of
Australia's biggest rock acts to record his debut solo album
"Tea and Sympathy."
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