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Gibson delivers another box office win
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mo/box_office"><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 - Mel Gibson's bloody epic "Apocalypto" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, proving the filmmaker still can deliver a winner despite his drunken-driving arrest and anti-Semitic rant last summer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eastwood film tops L.A. critics list
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mo/film_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061206/capt.nyet14012062042.film_national_board_awards_nyet140.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=AC52UNhaM6Jl.4iSVGx5vw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated file photo provided by Warner Bros., actors Hiroshi Watanabe, as Lt. Colonel Fujita, far left, and Ken Watanabe, center, as General Kuribayashi are shown in a scene from the World War II drama 'Letters From Iwo Jima'. 'Letters From Iwo Jima,' the second piece in Clint Eastwood's two-part look at World War II, is the National Board of Review of Motion Picture's selection as the best film of 2006 it was announced Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Merie W. Wallace)" border="0" /></a>AP - Clint Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo Jima," the second of his two World War II sagas this year, was picked as the top movie of 2006 Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police question Doherty on party death
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mu/people_doherty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061210/capt.0e1e1fcafb764e07af5991b819fe4399.pete_doherty_llp106.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=ZQtuF00ZgMIybd.egVhp7w--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="British singer Pete Doherty waits before his court case involving drug possession charges at Thames Magistrates Court, in east London in this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo. Police are now questioning Doherty in the case of a man who was injured at a Dec. 3, 2006 party and lated died. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The family of a man who fell to his death at a party attended by troubled singer Pete Doherty have called for a full police investigation into the incident. Actor Matt Blanco, 30, was found injured outside an east London apartment building where he had attended a party on Dec. 3 and died later in hospital.</p><br clear="all"/>
12-year-old Fanning: I want to direct
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mo/people_fanning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061210/capt.981315f10bb94149b562b5992465b3ff.charlotte_s_web_premiere_camw108.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=kkBkU_0GRXFWEjRPs.ON8Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Actress Dakota Fanning arrives at the premiere of 'Charlotte's Web' in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not yet 13, Dakota Fanning is already thinking about what she'll do when she grows up. And like other actors, she wants to direct.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bushes join 'Dr. Phil' at Christmas show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mu/bush_christmas_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061210/capt.94fd3e0089004aa6b77bc5d9883c02b6.bush_christmas_concert_dcmc102.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=spReYhRWdFzuxLHFasqsRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, pose for pictures in front of a Christmas tree with elves, front left to right, Mary Elliott Aderholt, Molly Shapiro, Gillian Aiken and Lindsay Pulliam, before the start of the taping of the twenty-fifth annual Christmas in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush enjoyed a lively set of Christmas music Sunday night, swaying and bobbing his head as music stars like Taylor Hicks and Gretchen Wilson belted out classic carols.</p><br clear="all"/>
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - Universal-based
producers Scott Stuber and Mary Parent, the team behind the
studio's "You, Me and Dupree," have picked up an untitled
comedy pitch from "Dupree" writer Mike LeSieur. While details
are being kept under wraps, the project is set at a Las Vegas
sales convention.
Vinyl singles making a comeback in Britain
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/music_nm/britain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t021336_450x322_us_britain.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=gsHXBWarbOFkCS9tLszB.A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="British rock band Arctic Monkeys perform on stage during a gig at Leeds University in Leeds, northern England February 1, 2006. Fueled predominantly by independent labels and alternative groups like Arctic Monkeys 7-inch vinyl -- also known as a 45 in its pre-'90s heyday -- is experiencing a mini-revival in the United Kingdom. (Warren Smith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Physical singles may be losing the war
against digital formats, but the U.K. market has found an
unlikely hero to lead the fight: good, old-fashioned, 7-inch
vinyl.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sandra Bullock falls for "Guys"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/tv_nm/bullock_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t024603_450x333_us_bullock.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=rygeMYHU42RI2dLw1gvzjw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Actress Sandra Bullock poses at the 10th annual Hollywood Awards gala ceremony in Beverly Hills October 23, 2006. Bullock is attached to star in and produce the comedy 'One of the Guys.' (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sandra Bullock is
attached to star in and produce the comedy "One of the Guys."</p><br clear="all"/>
Weinstein Co. strikes TV production deal with RHI
(Reuters)
Reuters - Film company The Weinstein Co., and
distributor Genius Products LLC are to co-produce and
co-finance a slate of television productions in an alliance
with RHI Entertainment, the companies said on Monday.
UK's Royal Opera marks 60th with return to Carmen
(Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's Royal Opera company turns 60
next month and celebrates with a lavish new production of
Georges Bizet's "Carmen," the same opera it performed at its
inauguration shortly after the end of World War Two.
Latest Hollywood script deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - Universal-based
producers Scott Stuber and Mary Parent, the team behind the
studio's "You, Me and Dupree," have picked up an untitled
comedy pitch from "Dupree" writer Mike LeSieur. While details
are being kept under wraps, the project is set at a Las Vegas
sales convention.
"Charlotte's Web" is a tangled labor of love
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/charlotte_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t025155_450x284_us_charlotte.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=g5dmbgev2coQNNR2jvauCQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Cast member Dakota Fanning poses at the premiere of 'Charlotte's Web' at the Arclight theater in Los Angeles December 10, 2006. The movie tells the story of Wilbur the pig as he tries to escape from his pen before the end of the season. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 15. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - E. B. White envisioned a movie of his
novel "Charlotte's Web" with real animals behaving
realistically. Now, 54 years later, his vision has come to
life.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Spider-Man" director resurrects "Shadow"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/shadow_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t023358_301x450_us_shadow.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=gJsWCL4B_p9sU2zOHs9yFQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Director Sam Raimi poses for the media at the premiere of his new action film 'Spider-Man 2' in Los Angeles June 22, 2004. After a lengthy negotiation, Columbia Pictures has acquired the screen rights to 'The Shadow,' the legendary 1930s pulp hero, for a big-screen adaptation to be produced by Raimi and Josh Donen through their Buckaroo Entertainment banner. Raimi is not attached to direct at this time. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Who knows what evil
lurks in the hearts of men? Columbia Pictures and "Spider-Man"
director Sam Raimi know.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Brave" drama stuck between Iraq, hard place
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/film_home_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t015748_450x330_us_film_home.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=WLHYqifzhFLoU2BPtmFqPQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Samuel L. Jackson attends the 2006 Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California, July 21, 2006. Jackson stars in 'Home of the Brave' which examines the personal battles fought on the home front by returning war vets. (Dave Gatley/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Going boldly where "The
Best Years of Our Lives" and "Coming Home" have gone before,
"Home of the Brave" examines the personal battles fought on the
home front by returning war vets.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mad women on rampage in "Scandal"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/film_scandal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t015414_450x387_us_film_scandal.jpg?x=130&y=111&sig=NlBHr4Tu.VQ3usl74uQ.iQ--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="British actress Dame Judi Dench arrives for the Premiere Women in Hollywood dinner in Beverly Hills, California September 20, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This may run counter to
the auteur theory, but "Notes on a Scandal" feels much more
like a film by writer Patrick Marber than by director Richard
Eyre.</p><br clear="all"/>
Will Smith in vain "Pursuit" of serious edge
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/film_happyness_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t015052_450x283_us_film_happyness.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=SDRIk_lwmIHqGFMnGBcI5A--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Chris Gardner, whose life the movie is based on, attends the world premiere of 'The Pursuit of Happyness' at the Mann Village theater in Westwood, California December 7, 2006. The movie is based on the true story of a struggling salesman who takes custody of his son as he begins a life-changing professional endeavor. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 15. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "The Pursuit of
Happyness" certainly is a decent, well-intended film about a
father's responsibility to his son and his struggles with
homelessness.</p><br clear="all"/>
De Niro recounts CIA's birth in lengthy "Shepherd"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/film_shepherd_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t014240_450x319_us_film_shepherd.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=vOr.rkzvDroPGvuLnswHqA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Robert De Niro smiles as he is introduced at a news conference kicking-off the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, April 24, 2006. 'The Good Shepherd,' De Niro's first directorial effort since his debut feature, 'A Bronx Tale' (1993), is a thoroughly knowledgeable, carefully researched account of the founding and development of the CIA from World War II through the Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Who knew Robert De Niro
had such a keen fascination for foreign policy and espionage?</p><br clear="all"/>
Eastwood back on Iwo Jima with another masterpiece
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/film_iwojima_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t013836_450x374_us_film_iwojima.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=gE71bFtRtC2nwwSnhi.UNQ--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Actor Clint Eastwood arrives on the red carpet before being inducted to the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento, California, December 6, 2006. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In making "Flags of Our
Fathers," released two months ago, Clint Eastwood said he was
bothered that he was telling only half of the story of the
vicious World War II battle for a tiny volcanic island in the
Pacific in 1945. So he made another film. "Letters From Iwo
Jima," shot with Japanese actors in their language, tells the
story of the men who defended the island with their deaths.</p><br clear="all"/>
War, child labor, Gore in documentary spotlight
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/film_nm/documentaries_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_10t231719_450x300_us_documentaries.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=5hi4ELR8scQtlQIRa5FqXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="James Longley, director of 'Iraq in Fragments', looks out at the landscape in Park City, Utah January 20, 2006, after an interview at the 25th annual Sundance film festival. The International Documentary Association awarded the film the group's feature documentary award on Friday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Movies about the war in
Iraq and forced child labor in South America have earned top
honors from the International Documentary Association.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gibson delivers another box office win
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mo/box_office"><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 - Mel Gibson's bloody epic "Apocalypto" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, proving the filmmaker still can deliver a winner despite his drunken-driving arrest and anti-Semitic rant last summer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vinyl singles making a comeback in Britain
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/music_nm/britain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t021336_450x322_us_britain.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=gsHXBWarbOFkCS9tLszB.A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="British rock band Arctic Monkeys perform on stage during a gig at Leeds University in Leeds, northern England February 1, 2006. Fueled predominantly by independent labels and alternative groups like Arctic Monkeys 7-inch vinyl -- also known as a 45 in its pre-'90s heyday -- is experiencing a mini-revival in the United Kingdom. (Warren Smith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Physical singles may be losing the war
against digital formats, but the U.K. market has found an
unlikely hero to lead the fight: good, old-fashioned, 7-inch
vinyl.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ying Yang Twins deliver more strip club standards
(Reuters)
Reuters - Although the Ying Yang Twins were
briefly sidetracked on their politically conscious last album,
the strip club is calling once again.
Billboard album reviews: Young Jeezy, Eminem
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/music_nm/review_music_albums_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_11t014818_450x358_us_review_music_albums.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=WdSKYAjuLKk1Nqw5KZklPA--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Rap artist Eminem performs during the 2006 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles June 27, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After the success of his debut album
"Let's Get It:</p><br clear="all"/>
Indie labels cut through Shanghai red tape
(Reuters)
Reuters - It may no longer be "Red China," but
for the burgeoning indie label scene in the business heart of
the People's Republic, it's still the land of red tape.
What a job - finding memorabilia for Hard Rock Cafes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Don Bernstine travels the world
visiting rock stars in their homes and backstage and spends
tens of thousands of dollars of his employer's money buying
guitars, concert costumes and other music memorabilia.
U2 wraps world tour with Honolulu blowout
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/music_nm/u2_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_10t233237_349x450_us_u2.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=4UPtHkpCxrpfM3IVsxs2BA--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="The Edge (L) sings with Bono from U2 for U2's final concert of the Vertigo Tour at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 9, 2006. (Lucy Pemoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U2 wrapped its box-office busting
Vertigo world tour in front of a packed house at Honolulu's
Aloha Stadium Saturday, with a show that featured guest turns
from members of opening act Pearl Jam as well as Green Day
frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police question Doherty on party death
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mu/people_doherty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061210/capt.0e1e1fcafb764e07af5991b819fe4399.pete_doherty_llp106.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=ZQtuF00ZgMIybd.egVhp7w--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="British singer Pete Doherty waits before his court case involving drug possession charges at Thames Magistrates Court, in east London in this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo. Police are now questioning Doherty in the case of a man who was injured at a Dec. 3, 2006 party and lated died. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The family of a man who fell to his death at a party attended by troubled singer Pete Doherty have called for a full police investigation into the incident. Actor Matt Blanco, 30, was found injured outside an east London apartment building where he had attended a party on Dec. 3 and died later in hospital.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prince to perform at Super Bowl halftime
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mu/fbn_prince_super_bowl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061211/capt.e7b425ae025c44889b3e7f6a07112eac.prince_super_bowl_nyol203.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=R1KH42SUxglAaO7rhWB_jw--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Prince performs on stage during ABC's 'Good Morning America' summer concert series in New York, Friday, June 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - McCartney, Jagger and now Prince.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bushes join 'Dr. Phil' at Christmas show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mu/bush_christmas_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061210/capt.94fd3e0089004aa6b77bc5d9883c02b6.bush_christmas_concert_dcmc102.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=spReYhRWdFzuxLHFasqsRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, pose for pictures in front of a Christmas tree with elves, front left to right, Mary Elliott Aderholt, Molly Shapiro, Gillian Aiken and Lindsay Pulliam, before the start of the taping of the twenty-fifth annual Christmas in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush enjoyed a lively set of Christmas music Sunday night, swaying and bobbing his head as music stars like Taylor Hicks and Gretchen Wilson belted out classic carols.</p><br clear="all"/>
Funk veteran Prince to play at Super Bowl show
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061210/music_nm/prince_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061211/2006_12_10t203739_323x450_us_prince.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=YkoCELPilAJ6vVooYgxHpg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="File photo shows funk rocker Prince performing as part of the Harborfest celebrations in Hong Kong October 17, 2003. Prince will perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February. (Kin Cheung/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Funk rock veteran Prince will
perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February.</p><br clear="all"/>
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