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Fire destroys home of 'Lost' star Lilly
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_ce/people_lilly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.59e2e44c2014456e98f0c37b35616f3c.people_lilly_nyol972.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=eC_eBZm18Z4SGps4NpG0ZQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actress Evangeline Lilly of ABC's TV show 'Lost' is shown at the Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii, in this August file photo. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fire destroyed the rented home of "Lost" star Evangeline Lilly in coastal Kailua on Oahu island Wednesday, officials said. Lilly was not at home, and no one was injured.</p><br clear="all"/>
MADD severs ties with Miss Teen USA
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_ce/miss_teen_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.nyet11312202121.miss_teen_usa__nyet113.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=yS6GPUxff1JXvop2rtE1Zw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Katie Blair, Miss Teen USA 2006, right, poses with Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006, left, at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Blair, an 18-year-old from Montana was crowned Miss Teen USA 2006 the day before. Allegations of not so innocent extracurricular activities -- underage drinking and carousing with Conner -- led the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving to sever ties with Blair.(AP Photo/Miss Universe, Richard Harbaugh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mothers Against Drunk Driving said Wednesday it was severing ties with Miss Teen USA Katie Blair because it was "disappointed" by news reports that she had partied with Miss USA Tara Conner.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rowling says she dreamed she was Potter
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_ce/people_j_k__rowling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.689f2b6b3e8d4052b91fd0da1db340a0.people_jk_rowling_nyol973.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=fbu0FF9RdszH63b8F3J4XQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling listens to a question from the media during a press conference in this August file photo. Tuesday, Aug 1, 2006, in New York. Rowling says she has dreamed that she was the boy wizard as she writes the seven-book series' final installment _ work she says has left her feeling both 'elated and overwrought.' (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she has dreamed that she was the boy wizard as she writes the seven-book series' final installment — work she says has left her feeling both "elated and overwrought."</p><br clear="all"/>
American Idol Hicks to marshal Carnival
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_ce/people_hicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.c166c207b2074d37864de3532e6c7940.people_hicks_nyol974.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=HfYWHRp7hZXtM4ADTEguzw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="'American Idol' winner Taylor Hicks performs at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)" border="0" /></a>AP - American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will reign as the Krewe of Endymion's grand marshal for the 2007 Carnival season. The gray-haired, 30-year-old soul singer from Birmingham, Ala., won over audiences this year with his vocal performances and curious dancing style on the hit reality TV show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lara Flynn Boyle gets hitched in Texas
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_en_ce/people_lara_flynn_boyle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.nyet10812201759.people_lara_flynn_boyle_nyet108.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=_Nso1IguBd3TPFwKDWrI8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Lara Flynn Boyle sits at a fashion show in Culver City, Calif., on March 22, 2006. The 36-year-old actress recently married Donald Ray Thomas in San Antonio, publicist Karynne Tencer said Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006. No details were released. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lara Flynn Boyle, known for her superskinny figure, has gotten married in Texas. The 36-year-old actress recently married Donald Ray Thomas in San Antonio, publicist Karynne Tencer said Wednesday. No details were released.</p><br clear="all"/>
Struggling New Line looks ahead to December 2007
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/film_nm/newline_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t015444_450x300_us_newline.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gpnA9xK7Y599VoIqR6CPXw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Author Philip Pullman smiles as he poses for photographers at the British Library in London, May 19, 2005 file photo. New Line Cinema recently sent out a handsomely produced promotional brochure heralding its big-budget fantasy movie 'The Golden Compass,' an adaptation of Pullman's best-selling 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While most of the
studios are focused on this year's awards campaigns, New Line
Cinema is looking ahead to next December.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cowell casting for new 'Grease' stars in U.K
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pop impresario Simon Cowell
is turning his attention to the West End stage and promising
"the biggest casting call the U.K. has ever seen" as part of a
new TV series that will find two unknowns to play Sandy and
Danny in a new theater production of "Grease."
Travis commits to Engvall for TBS
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nancy Travis will star
opposite Bill Engvall in the comedian's untitled half-hour
pilot for TBS.
Struggling New Line looks ahead to December 2007
(Reuters)
Reuters - While most of the
studios are focused on this year's awards campaigns, New Line
Cinema is looking ahead to next December.
Cowell casting for new 'Grease' stars in U.K
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pop impresario Simon Cowell
is turning his attention to the West End stage and promising
"the biggest casting call the U.K. has ever seen" as part of a
new TV series that will find two unknowns to play Sandy and
Danny in a new theater production of "Grease."
"Dead" men walking: Klein, Busey, Durst
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/film_nm/playdead_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t021421_278x450_us_playdead.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=sGuBwaD6QlPx0AoPuvmDVA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Actor Chris Klein arrives for the 'Runway for Life' fashion show benefitting St. Jude Children's Hospital and held in Beverly Hills, California September 15, 2006. Klein, Jake Busey and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst are starring in the dark comedy 'Play Dead.' (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Chris Klein, Jake Busey and
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst are starring in the dark comedy
"Play Dead."</p><br clear="all"/>
Penelope Ann Miller colors "Blonde Ambition"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/film_nm/miller_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t020729_315x450_us_miller.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=C9JKCDZKUCavZEfx3hzAvA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Actresses Penelope Ann Miller (background) and Rebecca Gayheart, stars of the now cancelled show 'Vanished' in Pasadena, California July 24, 2006 file . Miller has joined Jessica Simpson in the cast of 'Blonde Ambition,' a loose remake of the 1988 film 'Working Girl.' (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Penelope Ann Miller has
joined Jessica Simpson in the cast of "Blonde Ambition," a
loose remake of the 1988 film "Working Girl."</p><br clear="all"/>
Struggling New Line looks ahead to December 2007
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/film_nm/newline_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t015444_450x300_us_newline.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gpnA9xK7Y599VoIqR6CPXw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Author Philip Pullman smiles as he poses for photographers at the British Library in London, May 19, 2005 file photo. New Line Cinema recently sent out a handsomely produced promotional brochure heralding its big-budget fantasy movie 'The Golden Compass,' an adaptation of Pullman's best-selling 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While most of the
studios are focused on this year's awards campaigns, New Line
Cinema is looking ahead to next December.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Talladega Nights" tops DVD sales chart
(Reuters)
Reuters - DVD buyers and renters
are in the mood for laughs, sending "Talladega Nights: The
Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "The Devil Wears Prada" to the top
of the latest sales and rental charts, respectively.
In reversal, Directors Guild bans promo DVDs
(Reuters)
Reuters - As several studios were
preparing to send screeners for the first time to the members
of the Directors Guild of America, the group reversed itself
Wednesday and announced that it would prohibit the practice.
Mortimer subs for injured actress in thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Emily Mortimer has replaced
injured actress Samantha Morton in the cast of "Transsiberian,"
a thriller starring Woody Harrelson and Ben Kingsley, the
film's Spanish producer said Wednesday.
`Nativity Story' trailer airs in plaza
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_mo/christmas_movie_snub"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.nyet10512201638.christmas_movie_snub_nyet105.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=93bfdgeuSbtfOrg9VHLKLA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this undated file photo originally released by New Line Cinema actors Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary and Oscar Isaac as Joseph, center, appear in a scene from movie, 'The Nativity Story.' A religious group plans to set up a DVD player and TV set at a downtown Chicago holiday bazaar Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, to show a trailer from the movie depicting the birth of Jesus after the city dropped an objection to the display(AP Photo/New Line Cinema, Jaimie Trueblood)" border="0" /></a>AP - A trailer for a movie depicting the birth of Jesus played at a holiday bazaar Wednesday afternoon but went largely unnoticed by the lunch-going crowd, despite early city concerns that it represented paid advertising that could offend non-Christians.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actor Edward Norton takes on romantic turns
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/film_nm/norton_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_20t213325_450x299_us_norton.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=t72vkCN8dKpWTMMCJ4lb1g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Edward Norton reacts to questions during an interview about his work in the movie 'The Painted Veil' in New York December 15, 2006. Norton may have taken some surprise turns as romantic male leads in several period films released this year but don't call him a modern day Cary Grant just yet. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - American actor Edward Norton may have
taken some surprise turns as romantic male leads in several
period films released this year but don't call him a modern day
Cary Grant just yet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood eyes box office rebound
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061220/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_20t214311_450x318_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=BJBJYbE8V6aDnT3FyDn86g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Stars of 'Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson (L), Anika Noni Rose (C) and Beyonce arrive at the premiere of the film 'Dreamgirls' in New York December 4, 2006. Hollywood's major film studios head into the last week of 2006 breathing a sigh of relief at an estimated 3 to 5 percent rebound at domestic box offices after a worrisome slump last year. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood's major
film studios head into the last week of 2006 breathing a sigh
of relief at an estimated 3 to 5 percent rebound at domestic
box offices after a worrisome slump last year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule reviews of this week's films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Cowell casting for new 'Grease' stars in U.K
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pop impresario Simon Cowell
is turning his attention to the West End stage and promising
"the biggest casting call the U.K. has ever seen" as part of a
new TV series that will find two unknowns to play Sandy and
Danny in a new theater production of "Grease."
Duran Duran enters 'new phase' without guitarist
(Reuters)
Reuters - Duran Duran is eyeing a May release
for its second album since its original quintet reunited in
2001. But the set will feature minimal contributions from
guitarist Andy Taylor, who left the band in October after
falling out with his bandmates.
My Chemical Romance bringing album to life on tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rock band My Chemical Romance will
kick off a North American arena tour February 22 in Manchester,
N.H., in support of its current album, "The Black Parade."
Grammys to honor Doors, Grateful Dead
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_en_mu/music_grammy_honors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.nyet11012201859.music_grammy_honors_nyet110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pgGkqJY4iepZVZ3vzdShQA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of the Doors pose for an undated publicity photo from files. From left; John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison. Morrison died in 1971 at age 27. Joan Baez, the Doors and the Grateful Dead are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement awards honors during the Grammy Awards in February, the Recording Academy said Tuesday, Dec. 19,2006. (AP Photo/file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Doors, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards next year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Neville Willoughby, broadcaster, dies
(AP)
AP - Neville Willoughby, a respected Jamaican radio broadcaster known for his interviews with reggae legend Bob Marley, has died. He was 69.
Rapper Young Jeezy leads volatile U.S. album chart
(Reuters)
Reuters - Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy debuted
at No. 1 on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, while
"American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks' self-titled debut sold
opened at No. 2.
FBI Comes Clean on Lennon Files
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061220/en_music_eo/6f585fc1-2af4-41f9-8d6b-b424bd145b8a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061221/capt.ecdcc722b3e476846fa9c0d7eaa83d2b.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=JDasTseufHjA7c0p.VcrqA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="FBI Comes Clean on Lennon Files(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - It wasn't instant, but karma prevailed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jeezy Squeezes Idols on Charts
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061220/en_music_eo/3f6263a6-7472-4cf7-aeb3-0705c34f9aa3"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061221/capt.71d775dcddec4a9d7fe1dab8849ee7d5.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=A0ChEge4FMhpVpPOy83V5w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Jeezy Squeezes Idols on Charts(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - At age 29, Taylor Hicks was the oldest contestant to win American Idol.</p><br clear="all"/>
French rocker loses court battle over song rights
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061220/music_nm/universal_hallyday_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061220/2006_12_20t123434_351x450_us_universal_hallyday.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=VaknCBas_mP_zyCcxY_6rg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Johnny Hallyday performs during the Miss France 2006 pageant in Cannes, December 3, 2005. Hallyday, the sexagenarian French rocker, on Wednesday lost the last round of a two-year battle against his former record house Universal Music Group for control of his back catalogue. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Johnny Hallyday, the sexagenarian French
rocker, on Wednesday lost the last round of a two-year battle
against his former record house Universal Music Group for
control of his back catalog.</p><br clear="all"/>
Procol Harum organist wins court case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_en_mu/people_procol_harum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061220/capt.lon82412201529.britain_procol_harum_lon824.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=neQk84EWH1ZUDsr76glVdg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Musician Matthew Fisher stands outside the High Court, in London, Wednesday Dec. 20, 2006. A judge on Wednesday awarded the former organist of British band Procol Harum a 40 percent share in the copyright of 'A Whiter Shade of Pale,' one of the most famous pop songs of all time. Lead singer Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid always claimed credit for the hit, which became part of the soundtrack for the hippy 'summer of love' of 1967. (AP Photo/Clara Molden,PA)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge awarded a 40 percent share in the copyright of "A Whiter Shade of Pale," one of the most famous pop songs of all time, to a former organist for Procol Harum.</p><br clear="all"/>
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