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Winslet, Pitt films win in Palm Springs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070108/ap_en_mo/film_desert_film_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.cadb15301070452.palm_springs_film_festival_awards_cadb153.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=ke.d0G00as7IxYH4SP.xMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Kate Winslet holds the desert palm achievement award for acting at the 18th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Movie-goers last year may not have noticed the dramas "Babel" and "Little Children," but the films got plenty of attention at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007 Gala Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Museum' sees more nights as No. 1 movie
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070108/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.69141228f2d64122896af5f233b5eaab.box_office_nyol201.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=sIFQL1nRk.RNPp8nGhCs3w--" 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.' (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Museum crowds are strong at movie theaters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ali fans can wish champ a happy 65th
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_ce/people_ali"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.ny11001072047.people_ali_ny110.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=Kp7WT9cGcVZQ8AbqGeCA.g--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Muhammad Ali arrives at a reception Friday, May 5, 2006, at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky., on the eve of the Kentucky Derby. Fans of Ali can send personal greetings to the boxing great on his 65th birthday next week. Well-wishers can leave a message through the Muhammad Ali Center's Web site or get a picture taken with a birthday banner at the center on Jan. 17, 2007. School classes and groups are being encouraged to send group photos with signs or banners expressing their regards. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fans of Muhammad Ali can send personal greetings to the boxing great on his 65th birthday next week.</p><br clear="all"/>
Laureate runs Turkish paper for a day
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_ot/people_pamuk"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.ist10201071648.turkey_orhan_pamuk_ist102.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=E03sPIJy0NYk4Vubh1eckw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by the Turkish daily Radikal, Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, accompanied by Radikal editor Erdal Guven, in the background, and Fevzi Seker, foreground, works on the layout of the daily Radikal at Dogan Media Center in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. Novelist Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize winner in literature, was the guest editor-in-chief for one day for the Turkish daily newspaper Radikal's sunday edition. (AP Photo/Timur Soykan/Radikal) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY" border="0" /></a>AP - The Nobel Prize winning novelist Orhan Pamuk took over a Turkish newspaper for a day, and devoted Sunday's front page to criticism of the oppression of artists in his native country.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hundreds try out to be Beyonce dancers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_mu/people_beyonce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.ny10801071806.people_beyonce_ny108.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=NZrdKgJ5mZ_Ye__Oxi16BA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Beyonce Knowles poses backstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 in New York. A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce came to the pop diva's hometown of Houston as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots Saturday, Jan. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce Knowles came to the pop diva's hometown as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots.</p><br clear="all"/>
Worthy "Stomp" aimed at narrow demo
(Reuters)
Reuters - This "youth from the
wrong side of the tracks" drama is set in the world of
"stepping," a dance style with a strong connection to black
fraternities.
Hundreds try out to be Beyonce dancers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_mu/people_beyonce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.ny10801071806.people_beyonce_ny108.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=NZrdKgJ5mZ_Ye__Oxi16BA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Beyonce Knowles poses backstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 in New York. A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce came to the pop diva's hometown of Houston as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots Saturday, Jan. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce Knowles came to the pop diva's hometown as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lawyers, nurses, clerks at Fox
(Reuters)
Reuters - A headstrong female
defense attorney, Supreme Court clerks and hospital nurses are
at the center of three one-hour pilots that have been given the
green light by Fox.
Canadian actors strike set to take effect
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canada appears headed toward
its first actors strike Monday, though production will suffer
surprisingly little disruption.
"Little Dog" to close as Broadway shows hit records
(Reuters)
Reuters - A critically acclaimed Broadway satire
announced on Friday that it would close after just three
months, despite other shows enjoying record-breaking crowds.
Worthy "Stomp" aimed at narrow demo
(Reuters)
Reuters - This "youth from the
wrong side of the tracks" drama is set in the world of
"stepping," a dance style with a strong connection to black
fraternities.
Novelists, scribes compete for writing prize
(Reuters)
Reuters - The author-screenwriter
teams behind "Children of Men," "The Devil Wears Prada," "The
Illusionist," "The Last King of Scotland" and "Notes on a
Scandal" have been selected as finalists for the University of
Southern California's Scripter Award.
"Invisibles" loses spot for animated Oscar
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070108/film_nm/oscars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070108/2007_01_08t024646_450x318_us_oscars.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=bDJTIuvJGRfSVXSyfSia0A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Actors (L-R) Jimmy Fallon, Mia Farrow, Freddie Highmore and singer Jewel arrive at the premiere of 'Arthur and the Invisibles' in New York January 7, 2007. Although the film, which opens nationally on Friday, had appeared on the list of 16 contenders that was released November 13, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has dropped the film from consideration. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The race for this year's
Oscar for best animated feature film just got significantly
tighter.</p><br clear="all"/>
"American Life" on the air at DreamWorks
(Reuters)
Reuters - "This American Life"
host Ira Glass and WBEZ/Chicago Public Radio have signed a deal
with DreamWorks to develop feature films based on the stories
that air on his popular show.
Verdict is in: Rickman to judge "Todd"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070108/film_nm/rickman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070108/2007_01_08t023818_450x329_us_rickman.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=ax9C9mz2ufYxoOQ.RHpymA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="British actor Alan Rickman smiles during a news conference at the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 9, 2006. Rickman has signed on for 'Sweeney Todd,' director Tim Burton's movie adaptation of the macabre Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Alan Rickman has signed
on for "Sweeney Todd," director Tim Burton's movie adaptation
of the macabre Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical.</p><br clear="all"/>
Film society awards 'Pan's Labyrinth'
(AP)
AP - "Pan's Labyrinth," a gothic fairy tale directed by Guillermo del Toro and set against the backdrop of 1940s fascist Spain, was named best picture of 2006 by the National Society of Film Critics at the group's annual meeting.
"Museum" top attraction at worldwide box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070108/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070108/2007_01_08t011137_450x300_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=zRN9Y7xmOs6J180lKPr0Ew--" 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. The family comedy led the North American box office for a third weekend while the sci-fi thriller 'Children of Men' surged to No. 3 in its first weekend of national release. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ben Stiller led the North American
box office for a third weekend with the family comedy "Night at
the Museum," while the sci-fi thriller "Children of Men" surged
to No. 3 in its first weekend of national release.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Museum' sees more nights as No. 1 movie
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070108/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.69141228f2d64122896af5f233b5eaab.box_office_nyol201.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=sIFQL1nRk.RNPp8nGhCs3w--" 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.' (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Museum crowds are strong at movie theaters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Winslet, Pitt films win in Palm Springs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070108/ap_en_mo/film_desert_film_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.cadb15301070452.palm_springs_film_festival_awards_cadb153.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=ke.d0G00as7IxYH4SP.xMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Kate Winslet holds the desert palm achievement award for acting at the 18th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Movie-goers last year may not have noticed the dramas "Babel" and "Little Children," but the films got plenty of attention at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007 Gala Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Museum Still Open for Business
(E! Online)
E! Online - Night at the Museum is still the hot ticket.
Hundreds try out to be Beyonce dancers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_mu/people_beyonce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.ny10801071806.people_beyonce_ny108.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=NZrdKgJ5mZ_Ye__Oxi16BA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Beyonce Knowles poses backstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 in New York. A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce came to the pop diva's hometown of Houston as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots Saturday, Jan. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - A nationwide talent search for dancers fleet-footed enough to back up Beyonce Knowles came to the pop diva's hometown as hundreds turned out to audition for 40 open slots.</p><br clear="all"/>
McGraw duets with Hill on his new album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070107/music_nm/mcgraw_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_07t053611_318x450_us_mcgraw.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=FryjZeDz9ziOTNEN0Vl5mg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Tim McGraw arrives with wife Faith Hill at the premiere of 'Flicka' in Hollywood, California, October 18, 2006. McGraw will release his next album, featuring a pair of duets with Hill, on March 27. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Country star Tim McGraw will release
his next album, featuring a pair of duets with wife Faith Hill,
on March 27.</p><br clear="all"/>
Indie band has Hands-on expertise in music biz
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070107/music_nm/clap_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_07t043043_450x298_us_clap.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=IPHp7__9yrz1VMeqipJZDg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Alec Ounsworth (R), Sean Greenhalgh (2nd R on drums) and Robbie Guertin (L) of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah perform at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Maryland, September 23, 2006. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It's New Year's Eve in New York and
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is headlining the buzziest indie rock
bill in town.</p><br clear="all"/>
James Brown's band plays before bout
(AP)
AP - Members of James Brown's band performed Saturday night before the heavyweight fight between James Toney and Samuel Peter as two of their late front man's daughters watched from the center of the ring.
Beyonce set to reissue album with Spanish tracks
(Reuters)
Reuters - With Beyonce's Spanish-language
version of "Irreplaceable" flying up Billboard's Hot Latin
Songs chart, the "Dreamgirl" is dreaming of crossover.
"Idol" champ Clarkson plays with punk veteran
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070107/music_nm/clarkson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_06t230837_364x450_us_clarkson.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=oHjxprJw1w3KnrVm282C4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="File photo shows Kelly Clarkson singing 'Because of You' at the 'Singers and Songs Celebrate Tony Bennett?s 80th concert' at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California, November 9, 2006. Kelly Clarkson's next album will boast some punk rock flavor. The inaugural 'American Idol' champ secured the services of bassist Mike Watt, who co-founded '70s punk band Minutemen, '80s combo fIREHOSE, and is now working with Iggy Pop and the reunited Stooges. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Kelly Clarkson's next album will
boast some punk rock flavor.</p><br clear="all"/>
UK rockers Bloc Party seeking U.S. breakthrough
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070107/music_nm/blocparty_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_07t053355_450x309_us_blocparty.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=bG9eXVJcIuAc1KOj6NdOHQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Tony Kele Okereke from the British band Bloc Party performs during the Mercury Music Prize awards in central London, September 6, 2005. After winning over U.S. hipsters with its critically acclaimed 2005 debut 'Silent Alarm,' the band is now aiming for mainstream success. (Mike Finn-Kelcey/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After winning over U.S. hipsters
with its critically acclaimed 2005 debut "Silent Alarm," U.K.
rock act Bloc Party is now aiming for mainstream success.</p><br clear="all"/>
Buddy Guy moving Chicago blues club
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_mu/people_guy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.e0194bff877542afbf277fa5f29c5022.people_guy_nyol779.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=dGpybWLXchoNqdt3Jr1M9g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Musician Buddy Guy is seen in New York in this Oct. 30, 2006, file photo. The 70-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer announced during a recent show that his celebrated Chicago club, Buddy Guy's Legends, has lost its lease and will have to move around June. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - Five-time Grammy Award winner Buddy Guy will have to find somewhere else to sing the blues.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Gambler' upsets neighbors in Georgia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_mu/people_rogers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.352853c14efe46df975c2eb43cd3c79d.people_rogers_nyol667.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=OF8jD2oyMVOaM4RsgixLZg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Country artist Kenny Rogers laughs during an interview at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tenn., in this Feb. 17, 2006, file photo. Rogers bought a $2.3 million home in Sandy Springs, Ga., in October 2005, but his demolition of the two-story house and plans to build another house on the 7.5-acre property have angered some neighbors, a newspaper reported Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/John Russell)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kenny Rogers has lost some fans in one neighborhood.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney Spears wants hot career comeback
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_en_mu/people_britney_spears"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070105/capt.ny12801051857.people_britney_spears_ny128.jpg?x=113&y=130&sig=NWJ4OcFObPqgLvLjKMEhmg--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="Britney Spears appears at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., in this Aug. 20, 2006 file photo. Britney Spears is putting fans on notice: Be prepared for her hot career comeback. 'The last couple of years have been quite a ride for me, the media has criticized my every move and printed a skewed perception of who I really am as a human being,' the 25-year-old pop star/tabloid target writes in a posting Friday on her Web site. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britney Spears is putting fans on notice: Be prepared for her hot career comeback.</p><br clear="all"/>
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