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'Museum' wins box office with $37.8M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.60fd653e81374546a2745a15d440318b.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lrZ16TT1KyPul0BwBbPXsg--" 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.' The film was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's playful "Night at the Museum" was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tom Petty insists he's not retiring
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mu/people_tom_petty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070101/capt.ny11201010148.people_tom_petty_ny112.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=kmRihhYSk9fg_vQcWGQUBg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Tom Petty performs during the Vegoose music festival at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas in this Oct. 28, 2006 file photo. Petty says he's not retiring despite a Rolling Stone article in July that suggested otherwise. Petty said 2006 was one of the most rewarding years in his career, and he expects the ride to continue in 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Looks like Tom Petty won't back down after all. The veteran rocker says he's not retiring, despite a Rolling Stone article in July that suggested otherwise.</p><br clear="all"/>
'60 Minutes' has no Bradley replacement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_tv/tv60_minutes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.babfd807b6724c719b19ab98c224bbd9.tv_60_minutes_nyol701.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=MsIWYetNtKCNgKPyjncuDA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Former CBS' '60 Minutes' editor Ed Bradley is pictued in a 2000 studio portrait. CBS has no immediate replacement for Bradley, who died Nov. 9. 2006. (AP Photo/CBS, Tony Esparza, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Faced with the need to replace Ed Bradley in the middle of the TV season, "60 Minutes" won't even bother. His workload will be spread around, and, in a unique arrangement for the CBS newsmagazine, his top producer will run a reporting unit for stories available to all on-air correspondents.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woman accused of Beatle stalking is dead
(AP)
AP - A woman who pleaded no contest to trespassing at the Hawaii home of George Harrison was found dead in a blood-splattered sport utility vehicle, apparently the victim of a murder-suicide, police said.
Oprah: Donating to charity wasn't enough
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mu/people_oprah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.ny11012312219.people_oprah_winfrey_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=NRFhgaajSqHyud6HKCMZ_w--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Oprah Winfrey speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in a Nov. 13, 2006 file photo, in Washington. Frustrated with just writing checks to charities, Winfrey says her desire to feel a greater connection with the people she was trying to help lead her to build a school for poor girls in South Africa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Frustrated with just donating money to charities, Oprah Winfrey says she built a school for poor girls in South Africa because she wanted to feel closer to the people she was trying to help.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Museum' wins box office with $37.8M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.60fd653e81374546a2745a15d440318b.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lrZ16TT1KyPul0BwBbPXsg--" 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.' The film was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's playful "Night at the Museum" was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oprah: Donating to charity wasn't enough
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mu/people_oprah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.ny11012312219.people_oprah_winfrey_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=NRFhgaajSqHyud6HKCMZ_w--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Oprah Winfrey speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in a Nov. 13, 2006 file photo, in Washington. Frustrated with just writing checks to charities, Winfrey says her desire to feel a greater connection with the people she was trying to help lead her to build a school for poor girls in South Africa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Frustrated with just donating money to charities, Oprah Winfrey says she built a school for poor girls in South Africa because she wanted to feel closer to the people she was trying to help.</p><br clear="all"/>
'60 Minutes' has no Bradley replacement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_tv/tv60_minutes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.babfd807b6724c719b19ab98c224bbd9.tv_60_minutes_nyol701.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=MsIWYetNtKCNgKPyjncuDA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Former CBS' '60 Minutes' editor Ed Bradley is pictued in a 2000 studio portrait. CBS has no immediate replacement for Bradley, who died Nov. 9. 2006. (AP Photo/CBS, Tony Esparza, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Faced with the need to replace Ed Bradley in the middle of the TV season, "60 Minutes" won't even bother. His workload will be spread around, and, in a unique arrangement for the CBS newsmagazine, his top producer will run a reporting unit for stories available to all on-air correspondents.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Museum' wins box office with $37.8M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_bu/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.60fd653e81374546a2745a15d440318b.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lrZ16TT1KyPul0BwBbPXsg--" 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.' The film was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's playful "Night at the Museum" was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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.
'Museum' wins box office with $37.8M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.60fd653e81374546a2745a15d440318b.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lrZ16TT1KyPul0BwBbPXsg--" 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.' The film was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Stiller's playful "Night at the Museum" was the top box office draw during the New Year's weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Garcia Bernal embraces Mexican roots
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mo/people_garcia_bernal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070101/capt.ny11101010020.people_garcia_bernal___ny111.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=E.TvAci2UuL4z73i6VZ9yw--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Actor Gael Garcia Bernal poses in New York, in this Oct. 26, 2006 file photo. Garcia Bernal embraces his Mexican identity, saying it has a liberating effect on his expanding career. His legions of fans can look forward to seeing him next year in Hector Babenco's 'El Pasado' (The Past), which chronicles a married couple's difficult breakup. He is also set to star in a film by Carlos Cuarn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Babel" actor Gael Garcia Bernal embraces his Mexican identity, saying it has a liberating effect on his expanding career.</p><br clear="all"/>
Top movies at the North American box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following are the top 10 movies at
the North American box office for the three-day weekend
beginning December 29, led by "Night at the Museum," according
to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
Indiana Jones' New Year's Resolution?
(E! Online)
E! Online - New Year's Day you'll see George Lucas and his personal empire pulling out all stops as he turns his grand marshal gig at the Rose Parade into what's being billed as a Star Wars "spectacular" celebrating the hugely successful franchise.
Museum Rings Out 2006
(E! Online)
E! Online - You could say history repeated itself.<p>For a second weekend, the exhibits-run-riot antics of Night at the Museum proved the biggest draw at the box office, with the Ben Stiller-led flick racking up an estimated $37.
Stiller and Smith movies lead New Year box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061231/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070101/2006_12_31t142136_450x307_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=d2IWNHQ5Oco5sHdvH2wXwA--" align="left" height="88" 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. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ben Stiller and Will Smith ruled
the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend
with their respective movies "Night at the Museum" and "The
Pursuit of Happyness," while "Dreamgirls" danced its way up to
No. 3 in its first full weekend of wide release.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lucas embraces Rose Parade marshal role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mo/people_rose_parade_george_lucas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061230/capt.8ab33ab0d2db460296d6b90ab03caeff.rose_parade_george_lucas_la101.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=FkOMu8.QVPi.6GgRUmDw4A--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Director George Lucas arrives at the benefit premiere of 'Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith' on May 12, 2005, in San Francisco. Lucas, the mastermind behind the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' sagas, can add another credit to his illustrious resume: Rose Parade grand marshal. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Lucas, the mastermind behind the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" sagas, can add another credit to his illustrious resume: Rose Parade grand marshal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Rai bodyguard accused in rampage
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_en_mo/people_aishwarya_rai"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061230/capt.ny11512301833.people_aishwarya_rai_ny115.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=X2dsRJatvl4jV5OLqnW2eg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai looks on during an event to release the music from her film 'Bride & Prejudice' in New Delhi, India, in this Sept. 22, 2004, file photo. One of Rai's bodyguards is accused of desecrating a temple in the Hindu holy town of Pushkar by entering drunk and roughing up worshippers who tried to approach the actress, media reports said Friday. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai is in trouble again.</p><br clear="all"/>
'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.
Oprah: Donating to charity wasn't enough
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mu/people_oprah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061231/capt.ny11012312219.people_oprah_winfrey_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=NRFhgaajSqHyud6HKCMZ_w--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Oprah Winfrey speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in a Nov. 13, 2006 file photo, in Washington. Frustrated with just writing checks to charities, Winfrey says her desire to feel a greater connection with the people she was trying to help lead her to build a school for poor girls in South Africa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Frustrated with just donating money to charities, Oprah Winfrey says she built a school for poor girls in South Africa because she wanted to feel closer to the people she was trying to help.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tom Petty insists he's not retiring
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_en_mu/people_tom_petty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070101/capt.ny11201010148.people_tom_petty_ny112.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=kmRihhYSk9fg_vQcWGQUBg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Tom Petty performs during the Vegoose music festival at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas in this Oct. 28, 2006 file photo. Petty says he's not retiring despite a Rolling Stone article in July that suggested otherwise. Petty said 2006 was one of the most rewarding years in his career, and he expects the ride to continue in 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Looks like Tom Petty won't back down after all. The veteran rocker says he's not retiring, despite a Rolling Stone article in July that suggested otherwise.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woman accused of Beatle stalking is dead
(AP)
AP - A woman who pleaded no contest to trespassing at the Hawaii home of George Harrison was found dead in a blood-splattered sport utility vehicle, apparently the victim of a murder-suicide, police said.
U2: From joshua trees to palm trees
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070101/music_nm/u2_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061230/capt.ny12012301842.un_annan_s_legacy_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=tMLnwESCVIw676OamcYuxQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, left, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, center, and Bono, from the Irish band U2, display a banner representing a petition signed by some 21 million people urging world leaders of the Group of Eight nations to cancel global debt, during the United Nations Millennium Summit in this Sept. 7, 2000 file photo, at the U.N. Kofi Annan steps down as secretary-general at midnight Sunday, leaving behind a global organization far more aggressively engaged in peacekeeping and fighting poverty around the world - but struggling to restore its tarnished reputation. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, file)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - You can't blame U2's concert
promoter for wondering just how big the band's Vertigo world
tour could have been if it had simply kept on playing.</p><br clear="all"/>
A blue Christmas for music business
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the troubled music industry, flat
sales are the new up for retailers.
U2 dusted off rarities for world tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - For U2's Vertigo world tour, which
wrapped December 9 in Honolulu, a number of tracks returned to
the set list for the first time in decades, including "An Cat
Dubh" and "The Electric Co."
U2 roadie gets a moment in the spotlight
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rocko Reedy has been working as a U2
roadie for 15 years. But it's safe to say he never had a night
quite like the Vertigo tour finale in Honolulu, when his band
Rocko & the Devils opened the December 9 show in front of
nearly 50,000 fans at Aloha Stadium.
Latin balladeers, reality stars eye breakthrough
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the Latin music world, international
hits come from unexpected places, with slickly produced pop
often vying for the top spot in the charts with the most
regional of sounds.
Urban, Paisley, Waters set to hit road in 2007
(Reuters)
Reuters - We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
Family friendly 'Flute' debuts at Met
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/ap_en_mu/met_opera_family_flute"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.nyr10212282302.opera_kids_magic_flute_nyr102.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=QW9N3vj_WW59uWSA71XGsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="In this October 2006 photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera Nathan Gunn plays the part of Papageno in a scene from 'The Magic Flute' during a dress rehearsal in New York. On Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, the Metropolitan Opera will present a special childrens production of the Mozart opera. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard)" border="0" /></a>AP - Judging by the masses of smiling children who streamed out onto Lincoln Center Plaza after a family-friendly, shortened version of Mozart's "The Magic Flute," opera may have just gotten an influx of younger fans.</p><br clear="all"/>
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