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Farewell tour to James Brown ends
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mu/james_brown_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.scjd10712292037.james_brown_funeral_scjd107.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=EsKfviC0xgeGquk_cL4YAw--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Pallbearers bring the gold casket carrying singer James Brown into the Carpentersville Baptist Church before the private funeral ceremony for him in North Augusta, S.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Dietz)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown's farewell tour was headed to an anticipated packed house in the arena that bears his name, a day after he was mourned by his family and closest friends in a private ceremony.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jordan, wife end their 17-year marriage
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_ce/bkn_michael_jordan_divorce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.cx10512292203.michael_jordan_divorce_basketball_cx105.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=uXpYIuWfH3bDb1wfYSuAhA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan, left, laughs as his wife, Juanita, answers a question during the announcement of his retirement Jan. 13, 1999, in Chicago. Jordan and his wife divorced Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, 17 years after the couple wed. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Michael Jordan and his wife, Juanita, divorced Friday after 17 years of marriage. "Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually and amicably decided to end their 17 year marriage," the couple said in a statement issued through their lawyers. "A judgment for dissolution of their marriage was entered today. There will be no further statements."</p><br clear="all"/>
'Indiana Jones' to begin filming in 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mo/george_lucas_indiana_jones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ny12212292202.george_lucas_indiana_jones_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=Zbl536sr9KOfFYGuPb49ow--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Honorees producer George Lucas, left, and actor Harrison Ford are seen backstage at the Jules Verne Adventure and Film Festival and Exposition launch event at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, in this Oct. 6, 2006 file photo. Lucas said Friday filming for the much-anticipated 'Indiana Jones' movie will begin next year and he promised it will be 'the best one yet.' Lucas said he and director Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script, which stars Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Lucas said Friday that filming of the long-awaited "Indiana Jones" movie will begin next year. Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks, the last one coming in 1989, is set to star again. Lucas said he and Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script for the film.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV holds tense death watch for Saddam
(AP)
AP - TV news channels played a tense waiting game Friday as they ticked off the final hours of Saddam Hussein's life, replaying scenes from the former Iraqi dictator's reign as they waited for his death.
Julia Roberts, hubby expecting 3rd child
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_ce/people_julia_roberts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.la10112291731.people_julia_roberts_la101.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=6CkiQ21jboyDKDi_ZctH2g--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey hugs actress Julia Roberts, pregnant with her twins, on the set of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' during taping in this Oct. 6, 2004, file photo. Roberts' rep Marcy Engelman, confirmed Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, that the Roberts is expecting her third child with husband Danny Moder. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc, George Burns)" border="0" /></a>AP - Julia Roberts is expecting her third child with her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, her spokeswoman confirmed to People magazine Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Indiana Jones' to begin filming in 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mo/george_lucas_indiana_jones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ny12212292202.george_lucas_indiana_jones_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=Zbl536sr9KOfFYGuPb49ow--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Honorees producer George Lucas, left, and actor Harrison Ford are seen backstage at the Jules Verne Adventure and Film Festival and Exposition launch event at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, in this Oct. 6, 2006 file photo. Lucas said Friday filming for the much-anticipated 'Indiana Jones' movie will begin next year and he promised it will be 'the best one yet.' Lucas said he and director Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script, which stars Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Lucas said Friday that filming of the long-awaited "Indiana Jones" movie will begin next year. Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks, the last one coming in 1989, is set to star again. Lucas said he and Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script for the film.</p><br clear="all"/>
Farewell tour to James Brown ends
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mu/james_brown_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.scjd10712292037.james_brown_funeral_scjd107.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=EsKfviC0xgeGquk_cL4YAw--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Pallbearers bring the gold casket carrying singer James Brown into the Carpentersville Baptist Church before the private funeral ceremony for him in North Augusta, S.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Dietz)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown's farewell tour was headed to an anticipated packed house in the arena that bears his name, a day after he was mourned by his family and closest friends in a private ceremony.</p><br clear="all"/>
Video shows Saddam's final moments
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_tv/saddam_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061230/capt.lon11612301138.iraq_saddam_hussein_lon116.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=VWeiRZb0kRAcBHNahhmWSg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="This video image released by the Biladi TV stations, which are affiliated with the Dawa party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. appears to show the body of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein wrapped in a white shroud following his execution Saturday Dec. 30. 2006. Clutching a Quran and refusing a hood, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows before sunrise Saturday, executed by vengeful countrymen after a quarter-century of remorseless brutality that killed countless thousands and led Iraq into disastrous wars against the United States and Iran. (AP Photo/BILADI TV)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iraqi television showed what it said was the body of Saddam Hussein after his execution Saturday, his head uncovered and the neck twisted at a sharp angle.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS conquers Thursday with reruns
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS won both key ratings
races in an all-repeat primetime lineup Thursday.
Will Dean Cain Star in U.S. Tour of Sorkin's 'A Few Good Men'?
(Playbill)
Playbill - Dean Cain may star in what is being billed as a "pre-Broadway tour" of Aaron Sorkin's drama A Few Good Men.
'Indiana Jones' to begin filming in 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mo/george_lucas_indiana_jones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ny12212292202.george_lucas_indiana_jones_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=Zbl536sr9KOfFYGuPb49ow--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Honorees producer George Lucas, left, and actor Harrison Ford are seen backstage at the Jules Verne Adventure and Film Festival and Exposition launch event at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, in this Oct. 6, 2006 file photo. Lucas said Friday filming for the much-anticipated 'Indiana Jones' movie will begin next year and he promised it will be 'the best one yet.' Lucas said he and director Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script, which stars Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Lucas said Friday that filming of the long-awaited "Indiana Jones" movie will begin next year. Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks, the last one coming in 1989, is set to star again. Lucas said he and Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script for the film.</p><br clear="all"/>
Moretti quits as film fest director
(AP)
AP - Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti on Friday gave up the job of artistic director at the Turin Film Festival, just two days after he was called to lead the event, news reports said.
Pitt and Jolie visit the Panama Canal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_mo/people_jolie_pitt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.f7259268fbdf49b983255f335d8ed5ddc.correction_panama_pitt_pan103.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=11vm3cXKFM2wwG.DVvmR2w--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Movie star Brad Pitt, left, talks with an unidentified man outside of a handicraft market in Panama City, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie are in Panama on vacations.(AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)" border="0" /></a>AP - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt surprised fans in Panama City on Friday, visiting a souvenir shop, a colonial neighborhood and the Panama Canal.</p><br clear="all"/>
New DVD releases include `Snakes'
(AP)
AP - Selected home-video releases:
Julia Roberts expecting her 3rd child
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_mo/people_julia_roberts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.la10112291731.people_julia_roberts_la101.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=6CkiQ21jboyDKDi_ZctH2g--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey hugs actress Julia Roberts, pregnant with her twins, on the set of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' during taping in this Oct. 6, 2004, file photo. Roberts' rep Marcy Engelman, confirmed Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, that the Roberts is expecting her third child with husband Danny Moder. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc, George Burns)" border="0" /></a>AP - Julia Roberts is expecting her third child with her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, her spokeswoman confirmed to People magazine Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nick and Jessica Split the Bills
(E! Online)
E! Online - The final curtain has fallen on this very public affair.
Gyllenhaal Sibs Flee Fire
(E! Online)
E! Online - If only the Gyllenhaal siblings' careers were all that was on fire these days.
Indian film on reincarnation probes karma concept
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new Indian film examines the
ancient philosophical concept of karma through the lives of
eight characters who remember the sins of their past life and
reconcile to the suffering in their new birth.
J.Lo Feeling Arbitrary
(E! Online)
E! Online - Jennifer Lopez may have recorded an album called This Is Me…Then, but she's not interested in what her ex has to say about the matter.
Chicago critics pick "Departed" for best picture
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/film_nm/chicago_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_29t041342_450x294_us_chicago.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=jIzx15CAKCsa4egxyLJaRQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="U.S. movie director Martin Scorsese signs autographs for his fans as he arrives at the premiere of his new movie 'The Departed' at Rome's first international film festival in Rome October 15, 2006. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The capital of the Midwest
has spoken: Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" nabbed best
picture, director and adapted screenplay honors from the
Chicago Film Critics Assn. Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Farewell tour to James Brown ends
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mu/james_brown_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.scjd10712292037.james_brown_funeral_scjd107.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=EsKfviC0xgeGquk_cL4YAw--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Pallbearers bring the gold casket carrying singer James Brown into the Carpentersville Baptist Church before the private funeral ceremony for him in North Augusta, S.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Dietz)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown's farewell tour was headed to an anticipated packed house in the arena that bears his name, a day after he was mourned by his family and closest friends in a private ceremony.</p><br clear="all"/>
No sparks, again, at controversial opera
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_mu/germany_headless_opera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ober10312292122.germany_headless_opera_ober103.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=OPP51w__WTpkq9o39doL1A--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Protestors stand in front of the Deutsche Oper (German Opera) in Berlin displaying an Islamic flag, prior to the performance of Mozart's Idomeneo on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Visitors of the Deutsche Oper production are asked to empty the pockets of all metal objects, after the opera dropped from its November schedule over security concerns. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)" border="0" /></a>AP - The second re-staging of a Mozart opera dropped due to security fears over a scene with the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad took place Friday without disruption in a Berlin theater with several hundred empty seats.</p><br clear="all"/>
Placido Domingo backs NY Met's opera at cinema push
(Reuters)
Reuters - Placido Domingo says he has a dream.
He's in Vienna at 2 a.m. and his yearning to see the
performance taking place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York
is instantly fulfilled by switching on a television.
Music world lost Rawls, Pickett, others in 2006
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following is a list of some
leading lights in the music world who were silenced in 2006.
U2 may change musical direction on next album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/music_nm/u2_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 - With its monster-selling Vertigo
world tour complete, U2 may be ready to rock less, according to
frontman Bono</p><br clear="all"/>
Nick and Jessica Split the Bills
(E! Online)
E! Online - The final curtain has fallen on this very public affair.
A Private Goodbye to James Brown
(E! Online)
E! Online - James Brown always knew how to attract a crowd.
Jubilee year ends with a flourish
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_en_mu/mozart_premiere"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.vie10912291136.austria_mozart_vie109.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=GPyoI27IFO1WUxFvKeTdZg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A visitor takes a close look at a previously unknown piece of music that in all likelihood was composed by young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during a presentation, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, in Salzburg, Austria. The piece is marked 'Allegro di Wolffgango Mozart' and probably dates from before 1769. (AP Photo/Andreas Schaad)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mozart is still generating hits — millions of them, in fact. A jubilee year of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth ended Friday with a flourish: As a harpsichord player tapped out a posthumous premiere of a previously unknown tune, a new online database of all of Mozart's works got its 20 millionth page view.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cha-Ching! Stones Paint It Green
(E! Online)
E! Online - It's been another bang-up year on the road for the Rolling Stones.
Britney Too Toxic for Fan Shrine
(E! Online)
E! Online - Is Britney Spears' lack of undies seriously undermining her fan base?
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