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Madonna blames media for adopt firestorm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061025/ap_en_ce/madonna_adoption"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061023/capt.65ec282977df4216b5dd8cd3ce12d218.people__madonna_oprah_nyet112.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=BceB1R8QUJxdkVPRTDjqew--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Madonna attends a news conference to promote her newest album, 'Confessions On A Dance Floor.' in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2005. Television host Oprah Winfrey was scheduled to tape an interview with Madonna on Tuesday. Oct. 24. 2006, about the pop singer's planned adoption of a 13-month-old boy from the African country of Malawi.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Madonna told Oprah Winfrey Tuesday she was surprised by the firestorm surrounding her efforts to adopt a 13-month-old boy from the African country of Malawi. And she blamed the media for it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Michael J. Fox plunges into election
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061025/ap_en_ce/michael_j__fox_campaign_ads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.f4a148e170c842a1a38870526456ed84.congressional_race_ilmg117.jpg?x=124&y=130&sig=tX7_hYpKARGXcTaEAfT0Tg--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="Actor Michael J. Fox listens to Tammy Duckworth, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, during a rally for stem cell research Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, in Wheaton, Ill. Duckworth faces Republican opponent Peter Roskam in the Nov. 7 election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>AP - The symptoms of Parkinson's disease that all but ended Michael J. Fox's acting career are making him a powerfully vulnerable campaign pitchman for five Democrats who support stem cell research.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge says rapper can't be interviewed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_ce/people_corey_miller"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.70523bd07f5b4951ae38862713b46689.rapper_murder_charge_nyet135.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=EWV7L61IhMQ9wtg0g.QBcA--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Corey Miller, a rapper under house arrest in La., can be photographed at his home but cannot give interviews to promote his latest album, says the judge supervising his case. Interviews would violate a gag order imposed to keep pretrial publicity to a minimum, State District Judge Martha Sassone told Miller, who used the stage name C-Murder before his arrest on a second-degree murder Miller is seen in this undated police handout file photo.(AP Photo/Police photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - A rapper under house arrest can be photographed at his home but cannot give interviews to promote his latest album, says the judge supervising his case.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes to wed in Italy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_ce/people_cruise_holmes_wedding"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.51a1924dd33f4082b0cf198ed96f0739.people_cruise_holmes_wedding_nyet130.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=1PbjBCZxhexu1NvuaiwtBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Tom Cruise and fiancee Katie Holmes arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of 'Mission Impossible 3' in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on May 4, 2006. The couple will marry in Italy on Nov. 18, Cruise's representative, Arnold Robinson, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood's most high-profile engaged couple have finally set a wedding date. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will marry in Italy on Nov. 18, Cruise's representative, Arnold Robinson, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Heather Mills McCartney sues newspapers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_ce/mccartney_divorce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_24t124612_450x378_us_mccartney.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=V8n8fgJV1sljyYD3fSaQAg--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Heather Mills McCartney is seen in this September 10, 2005 file photo. Mills is to sue two newspapers over 'false, damaging and immensely upsetting' statements over her divorce battle with former Beatle Paul McCartney, her lawyers said on Tuesday. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Heather Mills McCartney's lawyers said Tuesday she is suing two newspapers over "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" stories surrounding her divorce from Paul McCartney.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clooney, Coens reunite for third movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/film_nm/clooney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t225657_450x339_us_clooney.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=W_KCzGQvAHAmpbfycRvmVg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="George Clooney in Beverly Hills, February 13, 2006. The actor is reteaming with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen for their third film together, 'Burn After Reading,' a spy caper about a CIA agent who loses the disc of the book he is writing. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - George Clooney is
reteaming with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen for their third
film together, "Burn After Reading," a spy caper about a CIA
agent who loses the disc of the book he is writing.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bob Seger spotlighting new songs on tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the midst of rehearsals for his
first concert tour in a decade, Bob Seger reports that he and
his Silver Bullet Band are over-preparing for the impending run
of shows, which begins November 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
"Heroes" rescues NBC as "Studio 60" withers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/tv_nm/ratings_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t042210_450x346_us_ratings.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=dEtVmCaQNQr9.fofeaXY3Q--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenny Rogers pitches in the second inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 2 in Major League Baseball's World Series in Detroit October 22, 2006. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Heroes" continued to be
just that for NBC, giving the network a narrow win Monday in
among adults 18-49 against CBS.</p><br clear="all"/>
World of Warcraft:The Burning Crusade game delayed
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/media_nm/media_videogames_blizzard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t194953_450x275_us_media_videogames_blizzard.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=gzVEI6GqeTYSX5ofdt_AlA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A screenshot from 'World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade' courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment. The company said on Tuesday it would delay release of the game until January, missing the holiday season, to give developers time to polish the much anticipated online video game. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment
said on Tuesday it would delay release of "World of Warcraft:
The Burning Crusade" until January, missing the holiday season,
to give developers time to polish the much anticipated online
video game.</p><br clear="all"/>
Southern Comedy 'My Deah,' with Opel and Caulfield, Opens in NYC
(Playbill)
Playbill - Abingdon Theatre Company's world premiere of John Eppperson's comedy, My Deah, a Southern riff on Medea, opens Off-Broadway Oct. 24.
Clooney, Coens reunite for third movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/film_nm/clooney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t225657_450x339_us_clooney.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=W_KCzGQvAHAmpbfycRvmVg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="George Clooney in Beverly Hills, February 13, 2006. The actor is reteaming with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen for their third film together, 'Burn After Reading,' a spy caper about a CIA agent who loses the disc of the book he is writing. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - George Clooney is
reteaming with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen for their third
film together, "Burn After Reading," a spy caper about a CIA
agent who loses the disc of the book he is writing.</p><br clear="all"/>
Uganda rolls out red carpet for Idi Amin movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - The first day of
shooting on "The Last King of Scotland" was taking place in
front of a hospital in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Director
Kevin Macdonald yelled "Action!" and the scene sprang to life.
"Body Heat" sizzles on DVD
(Reuters)
Reuters - "You're not too smart,
are you?" the femme fatale says to the fall guy. "I like that
in a man."
Michael J. Fox plunges into election
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061025/ap_en_mo/michael_j__fox_campaign_ads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.f4a148e170c842a1a38870526456ed84.congressional_race_ilmg117.jpg?x=124&y=130&sig=tX7_hYpKARGXcTaEAfT0Tg--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="Actor Michael J. Fox listens to Tammy Duckworth, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, during a rally for stem cell research Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, in Wheaton, Ill. Duckworth faces Republican opponent Peter Roskam in the Nov. 7 election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>AP - The symptoms of Parkinson's disease that all but ended Michael J. Fox's acting career are making him a powerfully vulnerable campaign pitchman for five Democrats who support stem cell research.</p><br clear="all"/>
CNN, NPR will not promote Bush assassination movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/film_nm/leisure_deathofapresident_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t153843_450x303_us_leisure_deathofapresident.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=mOhPcl8hYRuCMxrRofjgxw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A scene from 'Death of a President,' which mixes real news footage with dramatized segments depicting a fictional 2007 death of President Bush. (Channel 4/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Major U.S. news outlets CNN and
National Public Radio will not air paid ads or sponsor
announcements for a controversial movie depicting the
assassination of President George W. Bush, citing the film's
content, network spokeswomen said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Weinstein Co. joins anti-smoking fight
(AP)
AP - You've seen the no-smoking signs at neighborhood theaters. Get ready to install one in your TV set.
Review: 'Catch a Fire' a tense tale
(AP)
AP - "Catch a Fire" takes place in apartheid-era South Africa, but identifying the good guys and bad guys isn't always as simple as black and white.
Capsule reviews of arriving films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes set wedding date
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/film_nm/cruise_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t165012_450x302_us_cruise.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=9HpzOXl6KRlMU3hKPCRjEQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, June 27, 2005. After a whirlwind courtship and the birth of a baby, Hollywood's most famous unmarried couple have set a date for their wedding. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After a whirlwind courtship and the
birth of a baby, Hollywood's most famous unmarried couple, Tom
Cruise and Katie Holmes, have set a date for their wedding.</p><br clear="all"/>
Films offer prelude to midterm elections
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mo/film_elections"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.1c499570882a4d178599767e3879082f.film_elections_nyet134.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=JzJCBH2_SAXjCLA35ZJQxg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="This file photo from video, originally provided and digitally manipulated by the British television company Channel 4, is a scene from the 'Death of a President,' In the fictional film, shot in the style of a retrospective documentary, President Bush is assassinated by a sniper. The program uses actors and digital manipulation of real footage to show a fictional account of Bush being gunned down after delivering a speech in Chicago. The film and 'Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing,' both touching on George W. Bush, debut Friday, Oct. 27, 2006.(AP Photo/More4-Channel 4)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush is getting another big-screen close-up. Two films touching on Bush open the same day, one about a country trio ashamed the president's from their home state, the other chronicling his fictional assassination.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bob Seger spotlighting new songs on tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the midst of rehearsals for his
first concert tour in a decade, Bob Seger reports that he and
his Silver Bullet Band are over-preparing for the impending run
of shows, which begins November 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hacker unlocks Apple music download protection
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/music_nm/apple_itunes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t220633_450x285_us_apple_itunes.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=oT8mJOvNsjEolPHZ5RllLQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces new iPod Nanos to the crowd at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. Hacker Jon Lech Johansen has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple's iTunes, his company said on Tuesday. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A hacker who as a teen cracked
the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that
prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music
stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company
said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cobain bumps off Elvis as top-earning dead celeb
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/music_nm/cobain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t224036_450x321_us_cobain.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=JO3h5aag_La7wCN4.lQ5vw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A man wearing a shirt emblazoned with an image of the late Kurt Cobain in a file photo. Elvis Presley ceded his crown to the Nirvana lead singer on Forbes.com's list as the top-earning dead celebrity. (Hazir Reka/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley
ceded his crown to Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain on
Forbes.com's list as the top-earning dead celebrity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dolly Parton plans rare European tour
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/music_nm/parton_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061023/capt.a3e66f8268a84cc58d3d646147b49b6b.people_dolly_parton_ny120.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=h_OhoXlHrqbHyI2QCuOEqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Dolly Parton arrives at the Academy Awards, in this March 5, 2006 file photo taken in Los Angeles. Parton will kick off her first major European tour since the 1970s in Denmark in March, the organizer of the Danish event said Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Versatile country icon Dolly Parton
will embark on a European tour next March, visiting some
countries for the first time in nearly three decades.</p><br clear="all"/>
Madonna blames media for adopt firestorm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_en_mu/madonna_adoption"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061024/capt.ea545695aee344ac99c3e28a8c5ae66c.people_madonna_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gQQF4hdJzfF2HguoT3JiwA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this handout photo, The Material Girl has come under fire for allegedly using her star power to adopt a 1-year-old boy from Malawi. Madonna told Oprah Winfrey she was surprised by the firestorm around her efforts to adopt a 13-month-old boy from the African country of Malawi. And she blamed the media for it. Madonna taped the interview Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006 via satellite from London, for airing Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shavawn Rissman-HO,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Madonna told Oprah Winfrey Tuesday she was surprised by the firestorm surrounding her efforts to adopt a 13-month-old boy from the African country of Malawi. And she blamed the media for it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Morrissey's sole gig in 2006 set for Chicago
(Reuters)
Reuters - Morrissey will play his only North
American date of the year November 21 at the Aragon Ballroom in
Chicago.
Secret Machines rock's best-kept secret
(Reuters)
Reuters - During their nearly
two-hour set Monday night at the Avalon, Secret Machines played
with enough force, power and volume to fill an arena. The only
problem is that at this point in their career, the young trio
from Dallas has built a following only large enough to play
theaters.
Hinder's forgettable rock a hit with the ladies
(Reuters)
Reuters - Austin Winkler stood
atop the monitors like Creed's Scott Stapp. He sang in a forced
gravel voice like Nickelback's Chad Kroeger. He looked like a
less-tattooed-and-worn Josh Todd of Buckcherry. He spewed
gratuitous F-bombs like, well, anybody.
EMI label Parlophone seeks online demos
(AP)
AP - A major pop recording label is opening an online portal for aspiring singers and groups, EMI announced Tuesday.
Judge says rapper can't be interviewed
(AP)
AP - A rapper under house arrest can be photographed at his home but cannot give interviews to promote his latest album, says the judge supervising his case.
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