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Reality show features gun-toting celebs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061207/ap_en_tv/tv_armed_and_famous"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061204/capt.83dbfa374707458aa9c56b8509477f8b.aptopix_armed_and_famous_ints131.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=MTA2QAPvn2DtSHQU2c6lCw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="Singer LaToya Jackson takes aim during filming of the CBS reality show 'Armed & Famous' in Muncie, Ind., Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. The cast had firearms training as part of their performance as reserve officers with the Muncie Police Department. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)" border="0" /></a>AP - Erik Estrada and other lesser celebrities have been sworn in as reserve officers of the city police department here, allowing them to carry badges and guns as part of a reality television series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tom & Katie to have post-wedding party
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061207/ap_en_ce/people_cruise_holmes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.ny14612062128.people_cruise_holmes_ny146.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=c88kVCiK6U7BfI7nOb7Nzw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrive at the Legends Ball, in a Saturday, May 14, 2005 photo in Santa Barbara, Calif. Newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will celebrate their nuptials with a post-wedding party in Los Angeles this weekend. A reception/cocktail party will be held Saturday at the home of Hollywood power couple Paula Wagner, who is Cruise's producing partner, and Rick Nicita, the actor's agent, Arnold Robinson, a spokesman for Cruise, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will celebrate their nuptials with a post-wedding party in Los Angeles this weekend. A reception/cocktail party will be held Saturday at the home of Hollywood power couple Paula Wagner, who is Cruise's producing partner, and Rick Nicita, the actor's agent, Arnold Robinson, a spokesman for Cruise, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kevin Federline says he's doing 'great'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_ce/people_kevin_federline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.ny12912061856.people_federline_ny129.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=3eVvIfDcmq7k1oskngOesQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Kevin Federline responds to a question on MuchOnDemand at MuchMusic in Toronto in a Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 photo. Britney Spears dumped him and his debut album bombed, but Kevin Federline says he's doing 'great.' (AP PHOTO/CP,Aaron Harris, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britney Spears dumped him and his debut album bombed, but Kevin Federline says he's doing "great." "I am good, I am great, you know ... just moving along, progressing and taking it all in stride," the 28-year-old aspiring rapper tells "E! News" in an interview that was to air Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Andy Dick apologizes for racial slur
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_ce/people_andy_dick"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.ny11712061005.people_andy_dick_ny117.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=YMv9e7v00tFnGNdb0YbnFA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor Andy Dick arrives for the premiere of the movie 'The Fountain,' Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, in Los Angeles. Dick is apologizing for using the same racial slur that got ex-'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards in trouble two weeks ago. Dick, a former co-star of the 1990s sitcom 'NewsRadio,' jumped on stage during a routine by Ian Bagg at L.A.'s Improv on Saturday night and used the n-word while cracking jokes, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)" border="0" /></a>AP - Andy Dick has apologized for using the same racial slur that got ex-"Seinfeld" star Michael Richards in trouble last month.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aniston & Vaughn have split, report says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_ce/people_aniston_vaughn_split"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.ny11812061153c.correction_people_aniston_vaughn_split_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=U7crSAKdftFjCDriiLH4vA--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn watch the men's final match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris in this Sunday, June 11, 2006 file photo. Representatives for actors Aniston and Vaughn have confirmed that the couple has called it quits, People magazine reported on its Web site. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Representatives for Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn have confirmed that the Hollywood couple have called it quits, People magazine reported on its Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eastwood's next film wins early battle
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/film_nm/awards_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061207/2006_12_06t154142_450x328_us_awards.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=yLWS2r3FmTSnWZvyalpPbQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Clint Eastwood (R) and Japanese actor Ken Watanabe smile during a news conference for their new movie 'Letters from Iwo Jima' in Tokyo November 16, 2006. The Eastwood film was named best film of 2006 by the National Board of Review on Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fact-based fiction ruled
this year's National Board of Review selections as Clint
Eastwood's Japan-centric World War II drama "Letters From Iwo
Jima" took home best film of the year honors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Major labels to offer unrestricted MP3s
(AP)
AP - After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs available in the unrestricted MP3 file format.
DirectTV finds new angles in NASCAR deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - NASCAR and DirecTV will
pair up next season to bring racing fans closer to the action
than ever before.
MPA: Chinese import limits fuel piracy
(AP)
AP - An American film industry official said Thursday that China should lift barriers that block most movie imports, warning that they are fueling its thriving market for pirated titles and hurting Chinese studios.
"Beauty and Beast" star charged with sex crimes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stage actor James Barbour, who starred
as the beast in the hit Broadway musical "Beauty and the
Beast," pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges he sexually
abused a 15-year-old girl.
Eastwood's next film wins early battle
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/film_nm/awards_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061207/2006_12_06t154142_450x328_us_awards.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=yLWS2r3FmTSnWZvyalpPbQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Clint Eastwood (R) and Japanese actor Ken Watanabe smile during a news conference for their new movie 'Letters from Iwo Jima' in Tokyo November 16, 2006. The Eastwood film was named best film of 2006 by the National Board of Review on Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fact-based fiction ruled
this year's National Board of Review selections as Clint
Eastwood's Japan-centric World War II drama "Letters From Iwo
Jima" took home best film of the year honors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Quaid takes the field for college football film
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dennis Quaid has signed
on to star in "The Express," the true story of Ernie Davis, the
first black player to win college football's Heisman Trophy.
MPA: Chinese import limits fuel piracy
(AP)
AP - An American film industry official said Thursday that China should lift barriers that block most movie imports, warning that they are fueling its thriving market for pirated titles and hurting Chinese studios.
Franco, McGraw deployed to Haggis' "Valley"
(Reuters)
Reuters - James Franco, Frances
Fisher, Tim McGraw and Jason Patric are venturing "In the
Valley of Elah," which is shooting in New Mexico.
Maya say Gibson movie portrays them as savages
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/film_nm/apocalypto_mayas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061207/2006_12_06t210937_450x302_us_apocalypto_mayas.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=4kVM2awmTWP0CcEYfJhOmQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="File photo shows indigenous women carrying goods on their heads at a market in Guatemala City, October 12, 2006. The influence of native Mayan culture permeates daily life in Guatemala, one of only two Latin American countries with an indigenous majority. A new Mel Gibson production about the collapse of the Mayan civilization is angering members of the culture it depicts even before it hits the screen. (Daniel LeClair/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Much like his bloody epic about
the death of Christ, a new Mel Gibson production about the
collapse of the Mayan civilization is angering members of the
culture it depicts even before it hits the screen.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clooney buys rights to Grisham's true crime book
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/film_nm/clooney_grisham_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061207/2006_12_06t205658_450x381_us_clooney_grisham.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=OzY4W.iNzXRoXB9r9w3Q6Q--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="George Clooney at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Good German' on December 4, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor and filmmaker George Clooney
has teamed up with Warner Bros.' specialty studio to buy the
movie rights to "The Innocent Man," the first nonfiction book
by best-selling novelist John Grisham.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney's "Pirates" sells 5 million DVDs in first day
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061206/film_nm/disney_pirates_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061128/i/r3499822215.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=JoMB__YjN2KZ96J4FX50EQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Actors Johnny Depp (R) and Orlando Bloom pose at a premiere event for their film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo July 10, 2006. The second film in the trilogy has plundered the U.K. record books to become the fastest-selling DVD of all time, Disney said Monday. REUTERS/Toru Hanai" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Holiday shoppers in North America
snapped up nearly 5 million DVD copies of "Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in
release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tribeca adds indie sports film festival
(AP)
AP - The Tribeca Film Festival and ESPN have created a new showcase for independent sports films.
Gina Lollobrigida's wedding called off
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/people_gina_lollobrigida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.ccdbadfb6a424fe896d8ae2277e9a0cf.italy_people_lollobrigida_yrom101.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=H0mZcf42C9yBi9NoGdVp5A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida listens to a journalist question during a press conference in Rome, in this file photo taken Wednesday Oct. 11, 2006. The wedding between Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida and her longtime Spanish boyfriend has been called off, news reports in Italy and Spain said Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. Lollobrigida, 79, had been scheduled to marry Javier Rigau y Rafols, 45, of Barcelona, Spain, on Jan. 27. The couple, who met at a party in Monte Carlo, Monaco, had been dating for 22 years. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo, files)" border="0" /></a>AP - The wedding between Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida and her longtime Spanish boyfriend has been called off, news reports in Italy and Spain said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Can 'Apocalypto' restore Gibson's glory?
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mo/film_apocalypto"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.nyet33512061735.film_apocalypto_nyet335.jpg?x=130&y=64&sig=14z_IvtCzGdqsF8YUZMv9g--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="In this promotional photo released by Icon Distribution, Inc., director Mel Gibson appears on the set of his epic drama 'Apocalypto.' (AP Photo/Icon Distribution, Andrew Cooper/SMPS)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Apocalypto" arrives in theaters Friday with an incongruous challenge — its auteur, Mel Gibson, is both its biggest asset and biggest problem.</p><br clear="all"/>
Major labels to offer unrestricted MP3s
(AP)
AP - After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs available in the unrestricted MP3 file format.
Singer Jay Black wins right to own name
(AP)
AP - Chart-topping 1960s crooner Jay Black may not have much these days, but he has his name.
"Idol" finalist McPhee eyes January for album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/music_nm/mcphee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061207/2006_12_06t213422_450x334_us_mcphee.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=Sg85dvozmgDZFPuYDEIuhg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="File photo shows Katharine McPhee accepting the Big 'IT' Girl award at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards in Culver City, California, December 2, 2006. McPhee is eyeing a January 30 release for her RCA debut, tentatively titled 'Never Saw It Comin'.' (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "American Idol" runner-up Katharine
McPhee is eyeing a January 30 release for her RCA debut,
tentatively titled "Never Saw It Comin'."</p><br clear="all"/>
Blige, Timberlake may get Grammy nods
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061207/ap_en_mu/music_grammy_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.ny13312062128.music_grammy_nominations_ny133.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=mSC0Vsu1Cv6r5xmXVRU2jw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Justin Timberlake performs during the opening of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 file photo. Timberlake's second album,'FutureSex/LoveSounds,' has been released. His second solo CD, 'FutureSex/LoveSounds,' is a multiplatinum success and has generated two smash hits, including 'SexyBack.' (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - With her album "The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige might be the breakout leader when Grammy nominations are announced.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ciara on her new record: `I've evolved'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mu/music_ciara"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.nyet38112061536.music_ciara_nyet381.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=UZZVW.plo7pAzjbqSbLYTg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Singer Ciara is photographed in New York, Nov. 16, 2006. ( AP Photo/ Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ciara wants to set something straight. The hit-making dynamo — known for her hot moves and sexy tomboy style — is flattered by all those comparisons to Janet Jackson and the late Aaliyah, but she's not a copycat. She's doing her own thing.</p><br clear="all"/>
Met Opera to stage Glass' `Satyagraha'
(AP)
AP - Philip Glass' "Satyagraha" will be given its Metropolitan Opera premiere next season as part of a co-production with the English National Opera.
Indie band has alley named in its honor
(AP)
AP - The Oklahoma City Council has designated an alley in the city's Bricktown area in honor of The Flaming Lips.
Kevin Federline says he's doing `great'
(AP)
AP - Britney Spears dumped him and his debut album bombed, but Kevin Federline says he's doing "great."
Microsoft: 1M Zunes to be sold by June
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_en_mu/microsoft_zune"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061206/2006_12_06t131114_450x272_us_microsoft_xbox360.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=PL4v8EMJjuYdngL3oPAfwg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game consoles during the opening day of Madrid's International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications SIMO Fair November 7, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said expects to have shipped more than 10 million units of its new Xbox 360 video game console to retailers by the end of this holiday season. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it expects to sell 1 million of its new Zune music players through the first half of 2007. That figure would pale in comparison to Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod, but Microsoft contends it would be a good start.</p><br clear="all"/>
David Crosby - from carefree hippie to father of 6
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061206/music_nm/crosby_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061206/2006_12_06t131206_450x300_us_crosby.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gpCB2ho4Q8Hk98QEggEKmw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Musician David Crosby gestures as he speaks about his new autobiography, 'Since Then: How I Survived Everything and Lived to Tell About It,' in New York November 28, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - American songwriter David Crosby is
famed as a leading light of the 1960s counterculture movement
but his second memoir finds him showing a gentler side as a
father of six children.</p><br clear="all"/>
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