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'Lost' producers in talks about end date
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_en_tv/tv_abc_lost"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070110/capt.ny12701102256.people_matthew_fox_ny127.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=dcFoEde5eUH2NJFg2w2gbg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Matthew Fox is seen in Las Vegas in this Jan. 8. 2007 file photo. Fox, who plays the heroic Dr. Jack Shephard on ABC's castaway drama 'Lost,' has a dark side, he tells Men's Journal magazine in its Feb. 2007 issue. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Makers of the tropical island drama "Lost" say they're talking with ABC executives about setting an end date for the series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dance film stomps 'Museum' at box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.49c507cec3354b4bb3d1780663de0044.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=TfwjyX_qLjXkp84RXbv5Cg--" 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 'Night at the Museum.' Stiller's film, which had won the U.S. box office for three straight weekends, lost out to dance flick 'Stomp the Yard,' according to studio estimates Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - The dance flick "Stomp the Yard" was a step ahead of the competition at the box office, debuting as the No. 1 weekend movie with $22 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
O.J.: Chapter is not a murder confession
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_en_ot/simpson_book"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.ny11001142132.simpson_book_ny110.jpg?x=119&y=130&sig=VLVyZ4HhJ4hrD6wFHRakPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="119" alt="O.J. Simpson sits ring side before the Gilberto 'Sugar' Reyes versus Carlos 'Bolillo' Gonzalez regional welterweight title bout in a Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 photo, in Miami. O.J. Simpson said Sunday the chapter from the unpublished book 'If I Did It' that tells a hypothetical tale of how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend was created mostly by a ghostwriter from research the writer did and is not a confession by Simpson. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - O.J. Simpson says a chapter from his unpublished book that hypothesizes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend was created mostly from a ghostwriter's research and is not a confession.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC tries to build on its biggest hits
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_en_tv/tv_abc_s_year"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070110/capt.nyet16501102013.people_marcia_cross_nyet165.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=2nxsqJbF0bLV1rYIrPnlnQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Marcia Cross, of ABC TV's 'Desperate Houswives,' speaks during an interview in New York, Thursday Jan. 12, 2006. Cross, who is expecting twins in April with her stockbroker-husband, Tom Mahoney, has been put on bed rest, her spokeswoman said Wednesday, Jan. 10,2007.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Filming "Desperate Housewives" in Marcia Cross' bedroom, letting Mick Jagger change the name of a sitcom and avoiding a showdown between amateur dancers and amateur singers. All are a part of thinking on your feet for a TV executive.</p><br clear="all"/>
Illness forces Minogue to cancel shows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_en_mu/people_minogue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070110/capt.lon80101101439.britain_kylie_minogue_lon801.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=Biekg.1H3P5pu4CW2jjm9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Pop entertainer Kylie Minogue holds a large bottle of her perfume entitled 'Darling', during the launch of her fragrance in London Wednesday Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo / Yui Mok, PA)" border="0" /></a>AP - A respiratory infection has forced Kylie Minogue to cancel two concerts on her comeback tour following treatment for breast cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Stomp" steals show at North America box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_12t032519_450x293_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=JezTo3s2tFfHI0L4gRi0Pw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Ne-Yo arrives for the premiere of 'Stomp the Yard' in Hollywood, January 8, 2007. With four wide releases opening in theaters Friday and many award contenders already in the marketplace, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend has plenty to offer moviegoers. The best of the newcomers is likely to be 'Stomp the Yard,' a musical drama revolving around the stepping phenomenon. (Andrew Serban/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The new urban dance drama "Stomp
the Yard" ended the three-week reign of "Night at the Museum"
at the North American box office on Sunday, while three other
rookies failed to make much of an impact.</p><br clear="all"/>
Road warrior Tom Petty robbed of recognition
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/music_nm/petty_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t235513_450x300_us_petty.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kQTRVx_6gS4ER3inFL50sQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows singer Tom Petty performing during the 'Heineken Amsterjam' concert in New York, August 19, 2006. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers put
together a hell of a touring year in 2006. They played five
major festivals and drew near-capacity crowds at amphitheaters
and arenas across North America.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Lost' producers in talks about end date
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_en_tv/tv_abc_lost"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070110/capt.ny12701102256.people_matthew_fox_ny127.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=dcFoEde5eUH2NJFg2w2gbg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Matthew Fox is seen in Las Vegas in this Jan. 8. 2007 file photo. Fox, who plays the heroic Dr. Jack Shephard on ABC's castaway drama 'Lost,' has a dark side, he tells Men's Journal magazine in its Feb. 2007 issue. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Makers of the tropical island drama "Lost" say they're talking with ABC executives about setting an end date for the series.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Stomp" steals show at North America box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/media_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_12t032519_450x293_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=JezTo3s2tFfHI0L4gRi0Pw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Ne-Yo arrives for the premiere of 'Stomp the Yard' in Hollywood, January 8, 2007. With four wide releases opening in theaters Friday and many award contenders already in the marketplace, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend has plenty to offer moviegoers. The best of the newcomers is likely to be 'Stomp the Yard,' a musical drama revolving around the stepping phenomenon. (Andrew Serban/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The new urban dance drama "Stomp
the Yard" ended the three-week reign of "Night at the Museum"
at the North American box office on Sunday, while three other
rookies failed to make much of an impact.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Into the Woods' Inaugurates D.C. Signature's New Home
(Playbill)
Playbill - Stephen Sondheim, recognized as the most-produced artist at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, is the first composer to be produced at the resident company's new $16 million complex.
"Stomp" steals show at North America box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_12t032519_450x293_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=JezTo3s2tFfHI0L4gRi0Pw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Ne-Yo arrives for the premiere of 'Stomp the Yard' in Hollywood, January 8, 2007. With four wide releases opening in theaters Friday and many award contenders already in the marketplace, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend has plenty to offer moviegoers. The best of the newcomers is likely to be 'Stomp the Yard,' a musical drama revolving around the stepping phenomenon. (Andrew Serban/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The new urban dance drama "Stomp
the Yard" ended the three-week reign of "Night at the Museum"
at the North American box office on Sunday, while three other
rookies failed to make much of an impact.</p><br clear="all"/>
Top Bollywood stars put end to rumors, get engaged
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/film_nm/india_bollywood_engagement_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t231137_450x340_uk_india_bollywood_engagement.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=Qc58laDLtmQyFP.muuvwuA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai smiles during a promotional event for her movie 'Umrao Jaan' in Mumbai in this file photo from October 26, 2006. Abhishek Bachchan and Rai got engaged at a private ceremony their families said on Monday. (Prashanth Vishwanathan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two of India's biggest cinema stars --
Abhishek Bachchan and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai -- got
engaged at a private ceremony, ending fevered speculation about
their relationship, their families said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dance film stomps 'Museum' at box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.49c507cec3354b4bb3d1780663de0044.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=TfwjyX_qLjXkp84RXbv5Cg--" 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 'Night at the Museum.' Stiller's film, which had won the U.S. box office for three straight weekends, lost out to dance flick 'Stomp the Yard,' according to studio estimates Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/ 20th Century Fox/HO/Doane Gregory)" border="0" /></a>AP - The dance flick "Stomp the Yard" was a step ahead of the competition at the box office, debuting as the No. 1 weekend movie with $22 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Borat, "The Queen," odd couple at Golden Globes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070114/film_nm/globes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t161303_450x327_us_globes.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=bsNpqpv4WAMUIZ839mY8PQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this file photo, Actress Helen Mirren poses next to a likeness of herself as she arrives for a premiere of 'The Queen' in New York September 29, 2006. British actress Helen Mirren, who knows how to play a queen, and British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who is a prince at playing boors, may dominate the 64th annual Golden Globe awards on Monday. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - British actress Helen Mirren, who
knows how to play a queen, and British actor Sacha Baron Cohen,
who is a prince at playing boors, may dominate the 64th annual
Golden Globe awards on Monday -- an event that likes to think
of itself as a precursor to the Oscars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stallone takes to Liverpool soccer field
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_en_mo/people_stallone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.th80301141506.britain_soccer_stallone_th803.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=1DjCAfB4ojFhX9XjhaAiww--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone greets supporters before the start of the English Premiership soccer match between Everton and Reading at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England Sunday Jan. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/PA, Peter Byrne)" border="0" /></a>AP - As L.A. prepares to welcome David Beckham, Sylvester Stallone took to the Liverpool soccer field on Sunday.</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 January 12, led by "Stomp the Yard," according to
studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
French cinema fans flock to look behind the cameras
(Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of French cinema fans flocked
to a fair at the weekend to learn some of the secrets behind
Italian actress Monica Bellucci's seductive gait or the pastel
splendors of Marie Antoinette's Versailles boudoir.
Mirren basks in glow of golden weekend
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_en_mo/people_helen_mirren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.cads11001140737.helen_mirren_tribute_cads110.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=tCNoBkaHPyjMRhuF41PwMg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actress Helen Mirren stands next to a poster for the movie 'The Queen,' in which she stars, at the American Cinematheque tribute to Mirren at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oh, to be Helen Mirren this weekend. It started Friday morning, when Mirren got word that her film "The Queen" topped the list of nominees for the British Academy Film Awards, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Novelist/screenwriter Bezzerides dies
(AP)
AP - A.I. Bezzerides, a novelist-turned-Hollywood screenwriter best known for post-World War II film noir classics such as "Kiss Me Deadly," "On Dangerous Ground" and "Thieves' Highway," has died. He was 98.
Sundance cracks down on ticket reselling
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_en_mo/sundance_ebay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070114/capt.ff3c48e89dfe2f5028a2ab7fa9dfd735.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=hclBrp1Hfn7Hz.r2CDK2xw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Robert Redford, president and founder of the Sundance Institute, speaks to reporters in Park City, Utah, Jan. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Desperate for tickets to see your favorite stars at their Sundance Film Festival premiere? EBay may be the answer — or not.</p><br clear="all"/>
Road warrior Tom Petty robbed of recognition
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/music_nm/petty_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t235513_450x300_us_petty.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kQTRVx_6gS4ER3inFL50sQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows singer Tom Petty performing during the 'Heineken Amsterjam' concert in New York, August 19, 2006. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers put
together a hell of a touring year in 2006. They played five
major festivals and drew near-capacity crowds at amphitheaters
and arenas across North America.</p><br clear="all"/>
The secret behind Beyonce's Latin crossover hit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/music_nm/beyonce_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t234405_450x336_us_beyonce.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=HyAoXWJEXOElsChMafgspg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="File photo shows Beyonce Knowles smiling at the premiere of ''Dreamgirls' at the Wilshire theatre in Beverly Hills, California, December 11, 2006. Knowles was a cast member in the film. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Producer/songwriter Rudy Perez has
helped everyone from Christina Aguilera to Il Divo record in
Spanish. His latest reverse-crossover project is Beyonce, for
whom he has adapted songs for a rerelease of her "B'Day" album.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Idol" runner-up McPhee rushes to make album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/music_nm/mcphee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t233502_450x327_us_mcphee.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=n0mK7UwTx27tWUxHWq6mjQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="File photo shows Katharine McPhee performing at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills, California October 28, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When 2006 "American Idol" runner-up
Katharine McPhee rushed off the road and into the studio last
fall to begin working on her debut album, she quickly realized
the art of the compromise.</p><br clear="all"/>
Grammys hope to expand brand beyond big night
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070115/music_nm/grammys_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070115/2007_01_14t220708_450x321_us_grammys.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=mtGIZ5AoCrdX028ajwbkOQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Juan Fernando Fonseca accepts his award for Best Tropical Song with 'Te Mando Flores' at the 7th annual Latin Grammy Awards in New York in this file photo from November 2, 2006. If the organizers of the music industry's biggest awards show have their way, the Grammys will become a brand that represents musical achievement year-round. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - If the organizers of the music
industry's biggest awards show have their way, the Grammys will
become a brand that represents musical achievement year-round.</p><br clear="all"/>
"American Idol" a cash cow for media giants
(Reuters)
Reuters - "American Idol" has developed into a
formidable cash machine during the last five years, but sorting
out who gets what when it comes to cash and control remains a
tangled thicket of deals between 19 Entertainment and its
various business partners.
Donald Lawrence wins black gospel honors
(AP)
AP - A project expected to be the last from Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers before they part ways dominated the annual awards ceremony for black gospel musicians.
Jazz performer Alice Coltrane dies at 69
(AP)
AP - Alice Coltrane, a jazz performer and composer and wife of the late saxophone legend John Coltrane, has died. She was 69.
Fleming replaced for Toscanini tribute
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_en_mu/people_fleming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.nyet17901122039.music_toscanini_tribute_nyet179.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=f6TcLjpnoppkDFlINGUq2A--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="This undated photo supplied by the New York Philharmonic Archives shows legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini. The 50th anniversary of the death of Toscanini will be commemorated in a concert at Lincoln Center in New York on Jan. 16, 2007. He died on that date in 1957 at the age of 89. (Photo/New York Philharmonic Archives)" border="0" /></a>AP - Soprano Renee Fleming will be replaced by bass Rene Pape in a performance with the New York Philharmonic and Symphonica Toscanini that pays tribute to the late Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini.</p><br clear="all"/>
Urban music risks more mediocrity in 2007
(Reuters)
Reuters - What does 2007 hold in store for
R&B/hip-hop?
Australian boy band dancing in the charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Most vocal groups throw
in a Motown medley onstage to break up their originals," says
Andrew Tierney of Australian boy band Human Nature. "We flipped
the script."
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