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'Museum' displays $30M in box office win
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061222/capt.ny11712222148.people_williams_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=sLZsMSm34kJWoSeW5P1IwA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="This undated image provided by 20th Century Fox shows Ben Stiller, left, and Robin Williams in a scene from their movie 'Night at the Museum'. After spending two months ensconced quietly in an Oregon rehab program, Williams is back making laughs onscreen. The 55-year-old comedian voices two characters in the animated 'Happy Feet' and performs alongside an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller and Dick Van Dyke in the holiday fantasy 'Night at the Museum.' (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" was the main exhibit at theaters, debuting with $30.8 million to lead a rush of new movies over the holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
James Brown hospitalized with pneumonia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mu/people_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, but he hopes to be able to perform again next weekend, his agent said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Man who inspired 'Happyness' skips debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mo/people_chris_gardner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061224/capt.ny10912240642.people_chris_gardner_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=EqlBguR73oRgVxlTpfDVFw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Chris Gardner arrives at the film premiere of 'Pursuit of Happyness' in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. The man whose rags-to-riches story is told in the new movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness' spent its opening night Dec. 15, 2006 speaking at a company party in Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Maybe it was home-state spirit. The man whose rags-to-riches story is told in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" spent its opening night speaking at a company party in Wisconsin.</p><br clear="all"/>
Henner weds college roommate's ex-beau
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_tv/people_henner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.ny11312250035.people_henner_ny113.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=zmFYJ.LOCyunkdUcxliK2g--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Actress Marilu Henner poses in New York, in a June 30, 2000 photo. Actress Marilu Henner, best known for her role in the hit TV series 'Taxi,' has married a former college classmate who proposed from his hospital bed after surgery for cancer. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Actress Marilu Henner, best known for her role in the hit TV series "Taxi," has married a former college classmate who proposed from his hospital bed after surgery for cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>
PBS show focuses on military families
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_parents_at_war"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061224/capt.2dc30b8dde164f76ab1298b1412bbf5f.tv_parents_at_war_nyet476.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9sCBECvPLHm4btGRWk.98g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Elmo's father, left, explains to his son why he's leaving home in a scene from the 'Sesame Street' special 'When Parents Are Deployed,' on PBS. (AP Photo/ Sesame Workshop, Richard Termine)" border="0" /></a>AP - Children left behind when their mother or father or sometimes both are sent away to fight are the hidden casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mo/obit_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.</p><br clear="all"/>
Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mu/obit_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.</p><br clear="all"/>
Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_tv/obit_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Museum' displays $30M in box office win
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_bu/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061222/capt.ny11712222148.people_williams_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=sLZsMSm34kJWoSeW5P1IwA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="This undated image provided by 20th Century Fox shows Ben Stiller, left, and Robin Williams in a scene from their movie 'Night at the Museum'. After spending two months ensconced quietly in an Oregon rehab program, Williams is back making laughs onscreen. The 55-year-old comedian voices two characters in the animated 'Happy Feet' and performs alongside an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller and Dick Van Dyke in the holiday fantasy 'Night at the Museum.' (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" was the main exhibit at theaters, debuting with $30.8 million to lead a rush of new movies over the holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cowell casting for new "Grease" stars in UK
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/stage_nm/cowell_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_22t100017_450x313_us_cowell.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=ds7KMN3NNtLRyG_NpsiBjQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Judge Simon Cowell attends the party for the 12 finalists of the television show 'American Idol' at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles March 9, 2006. 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.' (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>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."</p><br clear="all"/>
Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mo/obit_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Museum' displays $30M in box office win
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061222/capt.ny11712222148.people_williams_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=sLZsMSm34kJWoSeW5P1IwA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="This undated image provided by 20th Century Fox shows Ben Stiller, left, and Robin Williams in a scene from their movie 'Night at the Museum'. After spending two months ensconced quietly in an Oregon rehab program, Williams is back making laughs onscreen. The 55-year-old comedian voices two characters in the animated 'Happy Feet' and performs alongside an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller and Dick Van Dyke in the holiday fantasy 'Night at the Museum.' (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" was the main exhibit at theaters, debuting with $30.8 million to lead a rush of new movies over the holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Coppola, Malle among year's best DVDs
(Reuters)
Reuters - The low-hanging fruit is
pretty much gone, but producers kept delivering compelling DVDs
in 2006. Here's a roundup of the best DVDs reviewed in The
Hollywood Reporter.
Museum' enjoys Christmas bonanza
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061225/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061225/2006_12_24t135826_450x300_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=v_hYEP_ZAeB4JhcAlL6BOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Ben Stiller arrives at the American Museum of Natural History for the premiere of the movie 'Night at the Museum' in New York December 17, 2006. 'Night at the Museum' was the top choice for North American moviegoers not distracted by Christmas chores, according to weekend sales estimates issued by the studios on Sunday. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The new Ben Stiller comedy "Night
at the Museum" was the top choice for North American moviegoers
not distracted by Christmas chores, according to weekend sales
estimates issued by the studios on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Man who inspired 'Happyness' skips debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mo/people_chris_gardner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061224/capt.ny10912240642.people_chris_gardner_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=EqlBguR73oRgVxlTpfDVFw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Chris Gardner arrives at the film premiere of 'Pursuit of Happyness' in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. The man whose rags-to-riches story is told in the new movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness' spent its opening night Dec. 15, 2006 speaking at a company party in Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Maybe it was home-state spirit. The man whose rags-to-riches story is told in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" spent its opening night speaking at a company party in Wisconsin.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crowe and Cage in year's biggest bombs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061224/film_nm/boxoffice_bombs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061225/2006_12_24t184824_450x302_us_boxoffice_bombs.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=3o6umg1zQdALGcWe68ogTw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe arrives for the German premiere of 'A Good Year' in Munich October 11, 2006. The film screens in Germany on November 9. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Oscar winners Russell Crowe,
Nicolas Cage and Sean Penn starred in some of the year's
biggest box office bombs, according to an analysis published on
Sunday by Variety, proving A-list stars are not invincible.</p><br clear="all"/>
Holiday Crowds Head to Museum
(E! Online)
E! Online - In a crowded weekend at the multiplex, Night at the Museum proved an early Christmas present for 20th Century Fox.
Govinda chooses movies over politics
(AP)
AP - Actor-turned-politician Govinda says reviving his movie career will take priority over his work as a lawmaker, but he will not quit politics entirely, a newspaper reported.
At 66, 'Zuzu' thinks life is wonderful
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061223/ap_en_mo/zuzu_s_wonderful_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061222/capt.eb2edad008624094b4ebee3354f5c4b3.zuzu_s_wonderful_life_nyol111.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=HBettXLkZdlKVny_9rzbmA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu in the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life,' poses in Seneca Falls, N.Y., Friday, Dec. 8, 2006. Seneca Falls is a small upstate New York town that closely resembles the storybook town of Bedford Falls from the 1946 film directed by Frank Capra. (AP Photo/David Duprey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Zuzu has a cold again. She sniffles and sucks on a cold pill as she signs autographs for fans lined up to the door in a coffee shop.</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule film reviews: week of Dec. 25-29
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening Dec. 25-29:
Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mu/obit_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Godfather of Soul" James Brown dies
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061225/music_nm/brown_death_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061225/2006_12_25t060344_450x358_us_brown_death.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=d0XEXSuI_RpKd.k_hD5zSA--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Singer James Brown performs at a concert in Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh in this July 6, 2005 file photo. Brown, the self-proclaimed 'Godfather of Soul,' who billed himself as the hardest working man in show business, has died at age 73, CNN reported on December 25, 2006. (Ruben Sprich/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Singer James Brown, the self-proclaimed
"Godfather of Soul," who billed himself as the hardest working
man in show business, died on Monday at age 73, his manager
said.</p><br clear="all"/>
James Brown hospitalized with pneumonia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mu/people_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.651199ad0a8c4276b259319ed3b72539.people_brown_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OUYDQ7tKJ_MxE.KSj2BOzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="James Brown performs during a concert in Shanghai, China, in this Feb. 22, 2006, file photo. Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, his agent said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia on Sunday, but he hopes to be able to perform again next weekend, his agent said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Melancholic 'River' popular holiday tune
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_en_mu/people_mitchell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061225/capt.ny11412250036.people_mitchell_ny114.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=D5L0RHiab3fohgm_VmAEsA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell smiles as she takes the stage in New York City in this April 6, 2000, file photo. Joni Mitchell's 1971 song 'River' has been recorded by more than 100 other musicians and appeared on more than two dozen Christmas albums but it's far from a typical cheery holiday tune.. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joni Mitchell's 1971 song "River" has been recorded by more than 100 other musicians and appeared on more than two dozen Christmas albums — but it's far from a typical, cheerful holiday tune.</p><br clear="all"/>
Good Knight, Bono
(E! Online)
E! Online - What to get the guy who has everything for Christmas?
New York disc jockey dies of gunshot wounds
(Reuters)
Reuters - A hip-hop disc jockey has died of
his wounds after being shot 13 times earlier this month in New
York, police said on Sunday.
NYC disc jockey shot 13 times dies
(AP)
AP - A popular hip-hop disc jockey died Saturday after being shot at least 13 times earlier this month, police said.
'Burning Love' songwriter Linde dies
(AP)
AP - Songwriter Dennis Linde, who wrote Elvis Presley's last major hit, "Burning Love," has died. He was 63.
Bono to receive honorary knighthood
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061223/ap_en_mu/people_bono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061223/capt.ny19012231402.people_bono_ny190.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ZRVTLFANVhYvXRIAPQWL2Q--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Bono of the band U2 signs copies of the new book 'U2 by U2' in this Sept. 26, 2006 file photo in New York. Britain confirmed Saturday Dec. 23, 2006 Bono will receive his honorary knighthood from the British ambassador to Ireland, David Reddaway, in a Dublin ceremony shortly after New Year's Day. The Dubliner, whose real name is Paul Hewson, won't be entitled to use the title 'Sir' because he is not a British national. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Irish rocker and humanitarian Bono will become a knight of the British empire — but the U2 frontman won't be called "Sir."</p><br clear="all"/>
Bono receives honorary British knighthood
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061223/music_nm/bono_knight_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061223/2006_12_23t072632_450x345_uk_bono_knight.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=CH_64kZKVvW3FCcMn7xq9w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="U2 lead singer Bono is shown in this file picture. Bono has been given a honorary knighthood, the British Embassy in Dublin said on Saturday. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Irish rock star and rights campaigner
Bono has been awarded an honorary British knighthood, the
British Embassy in Dublin said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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