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TV bounty hunter grabs a legal victory
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_tv/bounty_hunter_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.2bc165961a744a5cb3cd90af49cd6b5e.bounty_hunter_arrest_hilp104.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=v1k9oug8.EttKtBhv.ZOTA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Duane ''Dog'' Chapman, right, and his wife Beth Chapman are shown during a news conference in Honolulu, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Attorneys for Chapman say that they've been granted an injunction by Mexican authorities while they investigate the criminal charges against their client. Chapman, who is the star of the popular Hawaii-based A&E show 'Dog The Bounty Hunter,' was arrested last month along with two of his co-stars after his capture of fugitive convicted rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir, on June 18, 2003, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They face charges of illegal detention and conspiracy. Chapman is still hoping to get a dismissal of the extradition proceedings against him. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Dog remains unleashed — for now. Attorneys for TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman on Friday said the Mexican federal court has granted them an order that halts the criminal case against Chapman until further evidence and witness testimony are gathered.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ford says he's fit to play Indiana Jones
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mo/people_harrison_ford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.162880de7a584710b4fb312fc192e294.italy_rome_film_festival_alt107.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=Bv0_eqYhfbMhlPksYjj5Jw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="US actor Harrison Ford waves on the red carpet of Rome's Auditorium, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006 at the first ever edition of the Rome Film Festival. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)" border="0" /></a>AP - Harrison Ford says he feels "fit to continue" to play Indiana Jones despite growing older. Ford, 64, said at the inaugural Rome Film Festival on Friday that he was delighted to team up again with directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for the film. Lucas co-wrote and executive produced the earlier films, which Spielberg directed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Urban enters rehab for alcohol abuse
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_ce/people_keith_urban_rehab"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.55d5a08a0b2440838c06acd9339b3b00.people_keith_urban_rehab_ny119.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=GqI.GUY3cTca5gSZu04ebw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Keith Urban walks across the stage to accept his award for video of the year at the CMT Music Awards show in this file photo from April 10, 2006 in Nashville, Tenn. Less than four months after his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman, Urban has checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center. Urban released a statement Friday Oct. 20, 2006 that said he entered rehab Thursday night with his wife by his side. (AP Photo/John Russell-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Keith Urban has checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center for alcohol abuse, less than four months after his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman.</p><br clear="all"/>
Colbert leads Northwestern Univ. parade
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_tv/people_colbert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061021/capt.b25b077103a5464a8612bb206680a13c.stephen_colbert_iljl102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=x2ukPn22mSXezDsZ2kM1gg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stephen Colbert, the host Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report,' participates as grand marshall during the Northwestern University homecoming parade, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Evanston, Ill. Colbert graduated from Northwestern's School of Communication in 1986. He is also a former member of Chicago's Second City improv troupe. (AP Photo/Joshua Lott)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stephen Colbert exchanged his pompous television persona for a fun-loving one Friday night as he handed out candy, not insults, to a crowd at Northwestern University's homecoming parade.</p><br clear="all"/>
Melissa Etheridge, partner have twins
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_ce/people_etheridge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061021/capt.004f04d948dd4c7ebc7fe6ae22e24623.people_etheridge_nhy124.jpg?x=130&y=119&sig=UBksPj.fmX3MaD9QKf3AVA--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Singer Melissa Etheridge, left and her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels arrive at the 16th Annual Glamour Magazine 'Women of the Year' awards in this Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005 file photo in New York City. Etheridge and Michaels are the new parents of twins, the couple announced Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Michaels gave birth to a boy and girl Tuesday: son Miller Steven and daughter Johnnie Rose. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, are the new parents of twins, the couple announced Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Be loyal, kind and don't steal mMovies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mo/scouts_piracy_patch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.ab8ead627ff249e09c02fa52fd23ca7f.scouts_piracy_patch_la102.jpg?x=130&y=123&sig=LAJlEHLtnw9pwo8.KN7tTw--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Motion Picture Association of America shows the new merit piracy patch Los Angeles-area Boys Scouts can earn for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music. The movie industry developed the curriculum. (AP Photo/Motion Picture Association of America)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Be loyal, kind and don't steal mMovies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mu/scouts_piracy_patch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.ab8ead627ff249e09c02fa52fd23ca7f.scouts_piracy_patch_la102.jpg?x=130&y=123&sig=LAJlEHLtnw9pwo8.KN7tTw--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Motion Picture Association of America shows the new merit piracy patch Los Angeles-area Boys Scouts can earn for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music. The movie industry developed the curriculum. (AP Photo/Motion Picture Association of America)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Colbert leads Northwestern Univ. parade
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_tv/people_colbert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061021/capt.b25b077103a5464a8612bb206680a13c.stephen_colbert_iljl102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=x2ukPn22mSXezDsZ2kM1gg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stephen Colbert, the host Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report,' participates as grand marshall during the Northwestern University homecoming parade, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Evanston, Ill. Colbert graduated from Northwestern's School of Communication in 1986. He is also a former member of Chicago's Second City improv troupe. (AP Photo/Joshua Lott)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stephen Colbert exchanged his pompous television persona for a fun-loving one Friday night as he handed out candy, not insults, to a crowd at Northwestern University's homecoming parade.</p><br clear="all"/>
News Corp. holders approve poison pill extension
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061021/media_nm/newscorp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061021/2006_10_21t003653_450x330_us_newscorp.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=p2zQ2Vj_6LO3uAaUslOStA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="News Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is shown arriving at Downing Street, London, in this March 14, 2006 file photo. News Corp. shareholders on Friday approved by a small majority the extension of a poison pill provision, easing pressure on Murdoch to complete a buyback or swap for Liberty Media Corp.'s stake. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp. shareholders on Friday
approved by a small majority the extension of a poison pill
provision, easing pressure on Chairman and Chief Executive
Rupert Murdoch to complete a buyback or swap for Liberty Media
Corp.'s stake.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Opus,' Drama About a Highly Strung String Quartet, Gets Sunshine State Premiere
(Playbill)
Playbill - Opus, the Barrymore Award-nominated play about turmoil within a string quartet, opens Oct. 20 in its Southeastern premiere at Florida Stage.
Be loyal, kind and don't steal mMovies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mo/scouts_piracy_patch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.ab8ead627ff249e09c02fa52fd23ca7f.scouts_piracy_patch_la102.jpg?x=130&y=123&sig=LAJlEHLtnw9pwo8.KN7tTw--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Motion Picture Association of America shows the new merit piracy patch Los Angeles-area Boys Scouts can earn for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music. The movie industry developed the curriculum. (AP Photo/Motion Picture Association of America)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Al Pacino to receive AFI lifetime honor
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mo/people_pacino"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061021/capt.0f1c05af2ddb47f7b5cf5fc444e41247.people_pacino_ny125.jpg?x=75&y=130&sig=4KqKMONK_2l5D9XtQRmfRA--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="Actor Al Pacino poses during a photocall at the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, northern Italy, in this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004 file photo. The 66-year-old actor will receive the American Film Institute's highest honor, the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, it was announced Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)" border="0" /></a>AP - Al Pacino can add another acting accolade to his collection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ford says he's fit to play Indiana Jones
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mo/people_harrison_ford"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.162880de7a584710b4fb312fc192e294.italy_rome_film_festival_alt107.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=Bv0_eqYhfbMhlPksYjj5Jw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="US actor Harrison Ford waves on the red carpet of Rome's Auditorium, Friday, Oct. 20, 2006 at the first ever edition of the Rome Film Festival. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)" border="0" /></a>AP - Harrison Ford says he feels "fit to continue" to play Indiana Jones despite growing older. Ford, 64, said at the inaugural Rome Film Festival on Friday that he was delighted to team up again with directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for the film. Lucas co-wrote and executive produced the earlier films, which Spielberg directed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Feds seeking Snipes should check Namibia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mo/people_snipes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061021/capt.7d0485faa192426e9b22d879e73bbe32.people_snipes_ny122.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=cnj37XY6hzn_da6niaeZag--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Actor Wesley Snipes arrives at the world premiere of the film 'Inside Man' in New York in this Monday, March 20, 2006 file photo. The actor was indicted on eight counts of tax fraud Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 U.S. Attorney Paul I. Perez said. Snipes had not been arrested because authorities did not know where he was. The TV show 'Inside Edition' found Snipes in Namibia, (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Where in the world is Wesley Snipes?</p><br clear="all"/>
Wanna direct? Get out your cell phone
(AP)
AP - "Silence on the set," ordered movie director Xavier Mussel as he grabbed his cell phone — not to make a call but to film another scene for his short film.
Indian film-maker brings culture clash to Rome fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/film_nm/leisure_rome_india_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061020/2006_10_20t052226_450x313_us_leisure_rome_india.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=YKv6Cu82DqacbFdfqumOHA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Director Mira Nair poses during a photocall at Rome's first international film festival October 16, 2006. Nair says she drew on her own experience as an Indian living in America to shoot her latest film, 'The Namesake', the saga of an immigrant family spanning two generations and their clashing lifestyles. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Director Mira Nair says she drew on her
own experience as an Indian living in America to shoot her
latest film, "The Namesake," the saga of an immigrant family
spanning two generations and their clashing lifestyles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Borat's homeland gets good news from Oscar
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/film_nm/oscars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061020/2006_10_20t032740_450x300_us_oscars.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Y.e6aPNw5Toy_3H138pupA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Oscar statues are lined up on the red carpet at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood March 4, 2006. For the first time, Kazakhstan will vie for one of the five slots in the foreign-language Oscar category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - As Kazakhstan braces
itself for the November 3 release of the comedy "Borat" --
which pokes merciless fun at the central Asian nation --
Hollywood delivered some good news Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Die" casts Olyphant as villain
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/film_nm/diehard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061020/2006_10_20t035018_273x450_us_diehard.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=L5tNR0Qwpz6D_7tVP2B9mg--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Timothy Olyphant is seen in Hollywood in this April 1, 2003 file photo. Olyphant will play Bruce Willis' nemesis in 'Live Free or Die Hard,' the fourth installment of the 'Die Hard' action series. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Deadwood" star Timothy
Olyphant will play Bruce Willis' nemesis in "Live Free or Die
Hard," the fourth installment of the "Die Hard" action series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Trachtenberg, Preston catch "Fireflies" roles
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kelly Preston and
Michelle Trachtenberg have sparked to "The Possibility of
Fireflies."
"Fraggle" to rock big screen with Ahmet Zappa
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/film_nm/fraggle_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061020/capt.1cacb66c9f70a605c0bc8a9533bd09f3.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=qvcyFnbD4DFCitPjCrqASw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Son of late rock singer Frank Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, poses prior to a press conference in Berlin, June 1, 2005. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jim Henson's "Fraggle
Rock" is coming to the big screen.</p><br clear="all"/>
Be loyal, kind and don't steal mMovies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_en_mu/scouts_piracy_patch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.ab8ead627ff249e09c02fa52fd23ca7f.scouts_piracy_patch_la102.jpg?x=130&y=123&sig=LAJlEHLtnw9pwo8.KN7tTw--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Motion Picture Association of America shows the new merit piracy patch Los Angeles-area Boys Scouts can earn for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music. The movie industry developed the curriculum. (AP Photo/Motion Picture Association of America)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Keith Urban checks into rehab
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061021/music_nm/urban_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061021/2006_10_20t193838_450x302_us_urban.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=M.GjHfkTosjhSfyXdV1gwg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Keith Urban at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in a file photo. The Grammy-winning country music star has checked into a rehabilitation treatment center, with actress wife Nicole Kidman 'at his side,' the singer's spokesman said on Friday. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Grammy-winning country music star
Keith Urban has checked into a rehabilitation center, with
actress wife Nicole Kidman "at his side," his spokesman said on
Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pint-size U.K. rapper making splash across Atlantic
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lady Sovereign feels like an idiot.
It's August 2005 and the U.K. hip-hop sensation (born Louise
Harman) is standing in the New York office of Def Jam Records
president Sean "Jay-Z" Carter.
Newton-John pairs music and healing with "Gratitude"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Since her first U.S. hit in 1971,
Olivia Newton-John has maintained standing as a beloved artist
across a demographic swath that is practically unparalleled. A
staple on country, pop, adult contemporary and dance radio, she
has logged more than 40 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Her new
"Grace & Gratitude" -- Newton-John's 30th album -- is her way
of trying to return the favor.
Jars of Clay explores "Monsters" within
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rock band Jars of Clay, which
launched in the Christian market before crossing over to
mainstream success with the 1995 hit "Flood," has hit No. 3 on
Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart with its new release,
"Good Monsters."
Soul survivor Monica transcends tragedy, tops chart
(Reuters)
Reuters - When you're already considered an
R&B veteran at only 26, how do you maintain your competitive
edge among the newcomers now ruling the roost? If you're
Monica, you just keep pushing.
Love back in studio, clean and sober
(Reuters)
Reuters - Courtney Love rocks back and forth,
lights a cigarette and sings -- words coming to her as she
finds the melody. Producer Linda Perry says, "Yeah, yeah. I
like that." The band finds the beat, and the song that
materializes is one of the last to be recorded for Love's new
album.
Billboard album reviews: Legend, Gill
(Reuters)
Reuters - John Legend cranks the classic dial
way up on sophomore effort "Once Again," a timeless, feel-good
album that could easily slide into your papa's Sam Cooke and
Percy Sledge collections, yet still sounds contemporary.
Billboard singles reviews: Jay-Z, Wreckers
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Jay-Z can do better" has been the
consensus about the rapper's comeback single, "Show Me What You
Got," from forthcoming "Kingdom Come.
Twins for Melissa Etheridge and partner
(AP)
AP - Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, are the new parents of twins, the couple announced Friday.
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