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'High School Musical' concert tour set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_tv/tv_high_school_musical"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.a738dcedb4814640b5a71c8610d1f282.tv_high_school_musical_ny125.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=d9Jygn5UsyfUWsz5TFcpqg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="The ensemble cast performs in this scene from 'High School Musical,' in this undated file photo released by the Disney Channel. 'High School Musical' is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop culture phenomenon. Cast members including Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel will take part in the 40-city tour that is scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Disney Channel-HO-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop-culture phenomenon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Snoop Dogg caught with weapon at airport
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_ce/people_snoop_dogg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061023/capt.68c436c691704c95be3df04cbb964f50.people_snoop_dog_ny122.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=7i4D5ColYx4DNETGoBCXJg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Rapper Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, arrives at Heathrow police station in this Thursday, May 11, 2006 file photo. Prosecutors are considering charges against rapper Snoop Dogg after authorities discovered a 21-inch collapsible baton in his bags as he boarded a New York-bound flight, authorities said Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Prosecutors are considering charges against Snoop Dogg after authorities discovered a 21-inch collapsible baton in his bags as he boarded a New York-bound flight, authorities said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Smith doesn't meet Birkhead's lawyer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_ce/people_anna_nicole_smith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061023/capt.77ef08053c4d4f9a941983f48472e1a0.people_anna_nicole_smith___nyet195.jpg?x=117&y=130&sig=FNDBQrxhux6FEINArA6oUw--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="Anna Nicole Smith leaves the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28, 2006, in Washington. Smith did not appear Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, in the Bahamas for a meeting requested by the attorney for an ex-boyfriend who claims to be the father of the reality TV star's 6-week-old daughter. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anna Nicole Smith didn't appear Monday for a meeting in the Bahamas requested by the lawyer for an ex-boyfriend who claims he is the father of her 6-week-old daughter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge warns Brown not to miss sentencing
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_ce/people_foxy_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061023/capt.5367d26773cf4163b71741e23fa19bd1.people_foxy_brown_nyet113.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=ia8UelSuOiz39vhASMzdGg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Foxy Brown appears at the Hip-Hop Summit National Town Hall meeting on Community Empowerment on July 12, 2006 in Philadelphia. A judge warned a lawyer for Foxy Brown on Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, that the rapper would be arrested and thrown in jail if she missed her sentencing on assault charges. Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, failed to appear Monday morning in Criminal Court in Manhattan. The judge scheduled sentencing for Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Foxy Brown will be arrested and thrown in jail if the 27-year-old rapper misses her sentencing on assault charges, a judge said Monday. Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, failed to appear in Criminal Court on Monday. Her attorney, Frank Rothman, said Brown was recovering at home from a dental procedure.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online magazine: Clooney No. 1 man's man
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mo/people_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.859e92ccd3ce45e48bf3cab652af65df.people_george_clooney_ny126.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=L0y8SBC2OgS0QJENVchcnw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In a file photo George Clooney works on the set of the film 'Michael Clayton' in an alley in the Tribeca neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in New York. Clooney is the No. 1 man's man, according to a list compiled by AskMen.com, topping the Web site's list of what it calls the 49 best representatives of the male gender. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Clooney is the No. 1 man's man, according to a list compiled by AskMen.com.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gibson's "Apocalypto" poses marketing challenge
(Reuters)
Reuters - Talk about a hard sell: this movie
stars unknown actors speaking an obscure language and is
directed by a man whose off-screen behavior has outraged many.
'High School Musical' concert tour set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mu/tv_high_school_musical"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.a738dcedb4814640b5a71c8610d1f282.tv_high_school_musical_ny125.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=d9Jygn5UsyfUWsz5TFcpqg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="The ensemble cast performs in this scene from 'High School Musical,' in this undated file photo released by the Disney Channel. 'High School Musical' is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop culture phenomenon. Cast members including Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel will take part in the 40-city tour that is scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Disney Channel-HO-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop-culture phenomenon.</p><br clear="all"/>
'High School Musical' concert tour set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_tv/tv_high_school_musical"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.a738dcedb4814640b5a71c8610d1f282.tv_high_school_musical_ny125.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=d9Jygn5UsyfUWsz5TFcpqg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="The ensemble cast performs in this scene from 'High School Musical,' in this undated file photo released by the Disney Channel. 'High School Musical' is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop culture phenomenon. Cast members including Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel will take part in the 40-city tour that is scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Disney Channel-HO-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop-culture phenomenon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gibson's "Apocalypto" poses marketing challenge
(Reuters)
Reuters - Talk about a hard sell: this movie
stars unknown actors speaking an obscure language and is
directed by a man whose off-screen behavior has outraged many.
Broadway, she wrote
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/stage_nm/osborne_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_23t213827_450x318_us_osborne.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=bWSzs3A6BmrLia2I7afaIA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Angela Lansbury in Los Angeles, September 11, 2005. The actress will be returning to Broadway, co-starring with Marian Seldes in Terrence McNally's new play 'Deuce,' scheduled for a May 6 opening at the Music Box Theater. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The best showbiz news of
the week in these parts is the announcement that Angela
Lansbury will be returning to Broadway, full-scale, co-starring
with Marian Seldes in Terrence McNally's new play "Deuce,"
scheduled for a May 6 opening at the Music Box Theater.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gibson's "Apocalypto" poses marketing challenge
(Reuters)
Reuters - Talk about a hard sell: this movie
stars unknown actors speaking an obscure language and is
directed by a man whose off-screen behavior has outraged many.
Howard, Bana on trail of 'BTK killer'
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/film_nm/wichita_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_24t033218_300x450_us_wichita.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=bBG4ITAAOaw7E0lfpE5m1A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor Terrence Howard poses for photographers on the red carpet at the 2006 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City June 5, 2006. Howard and Eric Bana are attached to star in 'Factor X,' a thriller about the capture of the so-called 'BTK killer' in Wichita. (Peter Foley/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Eric Bana and Terrence
Howard are attached to star in "Factor X," a thriller about the
capture of the so-called "BTK killer" in Wichita.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online magazine: Clooney No. 1 man's man
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mo/people_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.859e92ccd3ce45e48bf3cab652af65df.people_george_clooney_ny126.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=L0y8SBC2OgS0QJENVchcnw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In a file photo George Clooney works on the set of the film 'Michael Clayton' in an alley in the Tribeca neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in New York. Clooney is the No. 1 man's man, according to a list compiled by AskMen.com, topping the Web site's list of what it calls the 49 best representatives of the male gender. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Clooney is the No. 1 man's man, according to a list compiled by AskMen.com.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Perhaps Love' top Chinese prize nominee
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mo/film_golden_horse_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.829ffaac053c4e368376a2edd885d342.golden_horse_awards_ny124.jpg?x=130&y=69&sig=0PAClXIUIUc9gdJCErabeA--" align="left" height="69" width="130" alt="This photo released by Pusan International Film Festival shows Hong Kong director Patrick Tam's new movie 'After This Our Exile' in this production shot. The movie is the uncompromising, well-developed tale of a delinquent father set in Malaysia's ethnic Chinese community. (AP Photo/Pusan International Film Festival, HO-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peter Chan's musical movie "Perhaps Love" racked up the most nominations in the 43rd Golden Horse Awards, but a fellow Hong Kong director's comeback film and a mainland Chinese newcomer's heist comedy also emerged as top contenders in the major categories.</p><br clear="all"/>
NYC starting crackdown on film piracy
(AP)
AP - Film pirates are about to find the sailing a lot tougher in New York City.
Magic wins weekend with 'Prestige' debut
(AP)
AP - Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale worked some tricks at the box office as their tale of dueling magicians, "The Prestige," debuted at No. 1 for the weekend with $14.8 million.
Africa's ready for Hollywood close-up
(AP)
AP - The title of the latest film out of Africa — "Catch a Fire" — might describe what's happening with cinema on the continent.
While others eye Oscar, Bening looks for good roles
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061023/film_nm/leisure_bening_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_23t171453_450x323_us_leisure_bening.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=zQB8_1d._8px8F.kix2utg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Actress Annette Bening during a panel discussion in Pasadena, January 13, 2006. Bening's new movie, 'Running with Scissors,' debuted in major U.S. cities this past weekend and expands around the country on Friday. The actress is receiving excellent reviews for a role she told Reuters was a fresh challenge for her. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actress Annette Bening's losing
record at the Oscars epitomizes that old saying -- always the
bridesmaid, never the bride -- and a big question this season
is whether she may suffer the same fate again.</p><br clear="all"/>
Red Sox good luck charm de la Rosa dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061023/ap_en_mo/bbo_obit_de_la_rosa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061023/capt.cbeab9a44718410fabdaffd9eba170c8.chile_obit_de_la_rosa_scl102.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=zlc1imXP.gWg5qeqUdeypw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="38 year old Nelson de la Rosa, of the Dominican Republic, one of the smallest men in the world, waves during his participation during the National Circus day celebration in front of La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, in this file photo from Sept. 1, 2006. De la Rosa died Oct. 22, 2006, in a New York hospital. (AP Photo/Santiago Llanquin, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nelson de la Rosa, a 2-foot-4 actor and ubiquitous good-luck charm for the Boston Red Sox during their 2004 World Series run, has died. He was 38.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: 'Babel' strongest when simplest
(AP)
AP - "Babel" begins with one character walking through the Moroccan desert to sell his rifle and ends with another character finding her footing on the balcony of a Tokyo high rise.
'High School Musical' concert tour set
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mu/tv_high_school_musical"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.a738dcedb4814640b5a71c8610d1f282.tv_high_school_musical_ny125.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=d9Jygn5UsyfUWsz5TFcpqg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="The ensemble cast performs in this scene from 'High School Musical,' in this undated file photo released by the Disney Channel. 'High School Musical' is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop culture phenomenon. Cast members including Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel will take part in the 40-city tour that is scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Disney Channel-HO-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "High School Musical" is hitting the road with a nationwide concert tour featuring stars of the hit TV movie that has grown into a pop-culture phenomenon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rubio sued for breach of contract
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mu/people_rubio"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.9f9f5b37476b45d9b5e9cdceb00ad659.people_rubio_ny127.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=g8fh8_N752BCsSzQbgoc0w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Latin singer Paulina Rubio appears on MTV's MiTRL Tr3s at MTV's Times Square Studios, in this Friday, Oct. 13, 2006 file photo, in New York. Rubio has been sued by her former management company, which claims she owes more than $300,000 for work done on her behalf. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio has been sued by her former management company, which claims she owes more than $300,000 for work done on her behalf.</p><br clear="all"/>
A Wylde night for hard-rocking beer drinkers
(Reuters)
Reuters - It was a windy night in New
York, but inside the Nokia Theater the smoke of funny
cigarettes was thick in the air when Black Label Society took
the stage. Red police lights flashed and sirens blared through
the speakers as the hard-partying band fronted by Ozzy Osbourne
guitarist Zakk Wylde led the sold-out crowd of fanatics through
a 90-minute set of hard-rock anthems and a whole lotta beer
drinking.
Runaways drummer Sandy West dies at 47
(AP)
AP - Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female `70s rock band the Runaways, which she co-founded with Joan Jett, has died of lung cancer. She was 47.
Metal gods Iron Maiden still "Matter"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/music_nm/review_music_ironmaiden_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_23t203712_450x299_us_review_music_ironmaiden.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=57hAOCr.xZYuH.r10jiiIQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fans of the band Iron Maiden are kept behind the storefront's rolling gate following an event inducting the group into Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, Los Angeles, August 19, 2005. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iron Maiden has
never been a band to approach its career on bended knee and
with nostalgic sentiments; the British metal veterans proved
why they don't have to Saturday night in the sold-out finale of
their North American tour in Irvine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sean Lennon to launch club tour this month in NY
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061023/music_nm/leisure_lennon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_23t202255_450x389_us_leisure_lennon.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=2aN0Lf5E8Nsl202Tok9e9w--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="Yoko Ono (R) and son Sean Lennon arrive for the premiere of the new Broadway musical 'Lennon' at the Broadhurst Theater in New York August 14, 2005. Lennon is a biographical musical that tells the story of John Lennon's life using his own words and songs. (Stephen Chernin/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sean Lennon, son of the late Beatle
John Lennon, will launch a 14-date tour in New York City later
this month in support of "Friendly Fire," his first solo album
in eight years, his label said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Snoop Dogg caught with weapon at airport
(AP)
AP - Prosecutors are considering charges against Snoop Dogg after authorities discovered a 21-inch collapsible baton in his bags as he boarded a New York-bound flight, authorities said Monday.
Urban pulls out of Country Music awards
(AP)
AP - Keith Urban, who checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center last week for alcohol abuse, will not appear at the Country Music Association awards next month, his spokesman said Monday.
Queen guitarist launches astronomy book
(AP)
AP - Brian May traded rock 'n' roll for the big bang as he launched a book about the origins of the universe.
Henley to receive 2007 MusiCares award
(AP)
AP - Don Henley will be honored as the 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year. Henley, 59, will receive the award Feb. 9 at a gala dinner and concert in Los Angeles, The Recording Academy and the MusiCares Foundation announced Monday.
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