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Colbert, O'Reilly face off on both shows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_en_tv/tv_colbert_o_reilly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070119/capt.nyjc10501190043c.correction_aptopix_tv_colbert_and_o_reilly_nyjc105.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=sATxmFReidbIJP4ojD1NLA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly, left, and Stephen Colbert, host of 'The Colbert Report' on Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central, shake hands during an interview on the Fox News show, 'The O'Reilly Factor,' Thursday Jan. 18, 2007 in New York. The two commentators are appearing on each others show tonight. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Parody met its inspiration Thursday when Stephen Colbert and Bill O'Reilly traded guest appearances on each other's shows in an exchange that Colbert called "a meeting of the guts."</p><br clear="all"/>
Columnist Art Buchwald dies at age 81
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_en_ot/obit_buchwald"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070118/capt.7a6246ee9c4444ac92ae85199ed047df.obit_buchwald_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=GOzPU1yHcIfsTwIIpf_rlw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Pulitzer Price-winning columnist Art Buchwald is seen at a hospice in Washington in this May 24, 2006 file photo. Buchwald, whose wry political and social satire made him a pillar of the nation's capital for more than four decades and earned him a Pulitzer Prize, has died, his son said Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Columnist and author Art Buchwald, who for over four decades chronicled the life and times of Washington with an infectious wit and endeared himself to many with his never-say-die battle with failing kidneys, is dead at 81.</p><br clear="all"/>
Remembering the historic 1977 Oscars
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_en_mo/film_oscars1977_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070118/capt.nyet33001181655.film_oscars_1977_anniversary__nyet330.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QtQRRQ5CoYn_JEoNNEUf0A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor Sylvester Stallone holds Talia Shire in this scene from the 1976 film classic 'Rocky.' (AP Photo/Files)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Jack Nicholson opened the envelope and read "Rocky" as the best-picture winner at the 49th Academy Awards 30 years ago, Sylvester Stallone was caught without his tie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Huge ratings for weird `Idol' auditions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070108/i/r3164072888.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ySTqJrk48ijNDVJncpfmkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Guests mingle at the party for the 12 finalists of the television show 'American Idol' at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles March 9, 2006. 'American Idol' returns to Fox on January 16 with Coca-Cola, Ford and Cingular Wireless as its three key on-air sponsors again, but the show's producers have also lined up six off-air promotional partners to help turn the blockbuster show into a year-round property. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>AP - The parade of awful amateurs on "American Idol" attracted viewers in staggering numbers this week as the series continues to grow in popularity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_en_mo/people_lohan_rehab"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070118/capt.ny12301180035.people_lohan_rehab_ny123.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=V_Eyza.kdavFLHo0dri8lA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Lindsay Lohan poses as she arrives at the GQ Magazine 2006 Men of the Year dinner, in this Nov. 29, 2006 file photo, in Los Angeles. Lohan has checked into rehab, said the 20-year-old actress in a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 through her publicist. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab. "I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health. I appreciate your well wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time," said the 20-year-old actress in a statement issued Wednesday through her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick.</p><br clear="all"/>
Assistant injured on L.A. movie set
(AP)
AP - A special effects assistant was critically injured Thursday after a simulated stinger missile exploded on the set of an upcoming Tom Hanks movie, authorities said.
Beyonce leads singles chart for seventh week
(Reuters)
Reuters - Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" led the
Billboard Hot 100 singles charts for a seventh consecutive week
Thursday, while Akon's "I Wanna Love You" and Fergie's
"Fergalicious" remained at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
Colbert, O'Reilly face off on both shows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_en_tv/tv_colbert_o_reilly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070119/capt.nyjc10501190043c.correction_aptopix_tv_colbert_and_o_reilly_nyjc105.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=sATxmFReidbIJP4ojD1NLA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly, left, and Stephen Colbert, host of 'The Colbert Report' on Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central, shake hands during an interview on the Fox News show, 'The O'Reilly Factor,' Thursday Jan. 18, 2007 in New York. The two commentators are appearing on each others show tonight. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Parody met its inspiration Thursday when Stephen Colbert and Bill O'Reilly traded guest appearances on each other's shows in an exchange that Colbert called "a meeting of the guts."</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hitcher" seeks a ride at box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Although Hollywood
didn't connect with horror fans last weekend with the
croc-thriller "Primeval," it is trying again with a remake of
the 1986 horror "The Hitcher."
Spamalot leads field in UK theater nominations
(Reuters)
Reuters - After triumphing on Broadway, the hit
Monty Python musical "Spamalot" garnered seven nominations on
Thursday for Britain's premier theater awards, the Laurence
Oliviers.
Assistant injured on L.A. movie set
(AP)
AP - A special effects assistant was critically injured Thursday after a simulated stinger missile exploded on the set of an upcoming Tom Hanks movie, authorities said.
Sundance opens with call to speak out against war
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/film_nm/sundance_open_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070119/2007_01_19t015251_450x300_us_sundance_open.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=rIpZnwSiM_txh2fnh5zH8Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Producers for the film 'Chicago 10', Jim Berk (L), Jeff Skoll (2nd L), Diane Weyermann (3rd L), Ricky Strauss (2nd R), and Lauren Bickford (R) pose with the films director Brett Morgen (C) and actor Nick Nolte (3rd R) as the group arrives to attend the opening night premiere of Chicago 10 to begin the Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah, January 18, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Sundance Film Festival
opened on Thursday night with an innovative movie harkening
back to Vietnam anti-war protests and a call by actor/activist
Robert Redford for an apology by U.S. leaders.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stars' acceptance speeches worthy of own awards
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/film_nm/actors_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070119/2007_01_18t222321_332x450_us_actors.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=O.TlAxik8JMvHFLIClmGuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="File photo shows actress Jennifer Hudson accepting an award for Breakthrough Actress Performance during the 2006 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards gala in New York, January 9, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A successful movie star
is a full-time performance artist. George Clooney, for example,
effortlessly navigates the media gauntlet, playing the genial,
self-deprecating charmer who still is able to rise to a serious
occasion. Tom Cruise, on the other hand, has struggled in
recent years as the gung-ho boyishness he projects -- which
served him well earlier in his career -- has come to look too
forced.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hitcher" seeks a ride at box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Although Hollywood
didn't connect with horror fans last weekend with the
croc-thriller "Primeval," it is trying again with a remake of
the 1986 horror "The Hitcher."
Iraq War film "No End" a bold start for director
(Reuters)
Reuters - "No End in Sight," which
premieres in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film
Festival underway in Utah, is one of several new studies of the
war on terrorism.
"Alone With Her" a routine stalker thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - More interesting
conceptually than dramatically, Eric Nicholas' thriller "Alone
With Her" boasts a highly clever technological conceit, albeit
one that was exploited many years ago to a lesser degree in
"The Anderson Tapes."
Sundance moves away from nihilistic movies
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/film_nm/sundance_lead_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070119/2007_01_18t165901_450x336_us_sundance_lead.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=5HBz0cvsN8keZC6rqfNNKQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A banner promoting the 2007 Sundance Film Festival is shown next to the marquee of the Egyptian Theater on Main Street in Park City, Utah January 17, 2007. The festival, the top U.S. event for movies made outside Hollywood will feature 123 films over ten days starting January 18. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - If there were any
question about the Sundance Film Festival's primacy in the
independent world, just look to 2006, when no fewer than 40 of
the festival's premieres ended up in movie theaters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Contestants at center of racism row face UK TV vote
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070119/film_nm/britain_bigbrother_racism_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070119/2007_01_18t084353_450x292_us_britain_bigbrother_racism.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=4NCGLxBPK7jZ7ksdS9eOgA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this file photo Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty speaks during the promotional event for her film 'Fareb' (Deceit) in Bombay July 1, 2005. Shilpa Shetty has said for the first time she is being racially abused in a British reality TV show which has sparked protests in London and New Delhi. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two reality TV contestants at the center
of an international row over racism and bullying face off in a
public vote on Friday, and the British media are casting it as
a battle between beauty and the beast.</p><br clear="all"/>
Slamdance an important talent showcase
(Reuters)
Reuters - Slamdance Film Festival
co-founder and president Peter Baxter knows all too well what
goes into making a movie and trying to find an audience for it.
Oprah Rich in More Ways than One
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070118/en_movies_eo/038bbcb897ff_4350_b6fe_a84c80e3faa4"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070119/capt.ae978968835d3f128474f370028993c4.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=DFxsKhuyZO6WGk8R4QS.4A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Oprah Rich in More Ways than One(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - If you measure riches in cold hard cash, Oprah Winfrey's got it going on.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce leads singles chart for seventh week
(Reuters)
Reuters - Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" led the
Billboard Hot 100 singles charts for a seventh consecutive week
Thursday, while Akon's "I Wanna Love You" and Fergie's
"Fergalicious" remained at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
Chicago Lyric Opera sets 2007-8 schedule
(AP)
AP - In keeping with its recent conservative policy for opening nights, Lyric Opera of Chicago will kick off its 2007-8 season Sept. 29 with a revival of Giuseppe Verdi's beloved "La Traviata."
Kelly Clarkson partners with NASCAR
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_en_mu/people_kelly_clarkson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070119/capt.ny11301190125.people_kelly_clarkson_ny113.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=uGOhyG8MdYZWJmRNF6BrJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Kelly Clarkson, winner of the first 'American Idol' show and two-time Grammy award winner, is shown in this May 2, 2006, file photo in Los Angeles. Clarkson will soon be showing her racing stripes in the biggest partnership NASCAR has ever made with a music artist, the sports franchise announced Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. She will be 'integrated into all aspects of NASCAR,' including television spots, charitable events and NASCAR's awards dinner in New York City in December, NASCAR said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kelly Clarkson will soon be showing her racing stripes in the biggest partnership NASCAR has ever made with a music artist, the sports franchise announced Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
James Brown's will omits partner and son
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_en_mu/james_brown_will"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070117/i/r1800298597.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=3GAZAQU.c9YMSxi4Fa2.yw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fans sign a poster of singer James Brown outside B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill in New York, December 26, 2006. Nearly three weeks after his funeral, the 'Godfather of Soul' is yet to be buried. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>AP - James Brown's will, filed in Aiken County on Thursday, names six children and calls for many of the soul legend's personal possessions, like clothes, jewelry, boats and automobiles, to be divided among them.</p><br clear="all"/>
Minnelli, Gest end lawsuits, to divorce
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_en_mu/minnelli_gest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070119/capt.ny11101190005.minnelli_gest_ny111.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=gke.SL4IeeRzihn1v2VUFw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Actress/singer Liza Minnelli, right, glances at her then husband, producer David Gest, as they are interviewed in Los Angeles in this July 25, 2002, file photo. Legal disputes between Minnelli and husband Gest ended Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, when their lawyers filed court papers saying the two had settled their differences, agreed to get divorced without fault and move on. Minnelli, 60, and Gest, 53, married March 16, 2002, in a celebrity-studded ceremony. They parted ways in July 2003, and both filed for divorce later that year. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Liza Minnelli and husband David Gest have patched things up to the point that they can now get divorced.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rocker's inaugural act creates stir
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_en_mu/people_ted_nugent"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070118/capt.dn10601182010.ted_nugent_dn106.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=IB16hrr0aTbEsSS9PiFqKQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this file photo Ted Nugent screams for a photo at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, Friday, April 22, 2005. Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, rocker Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but not all attendees were pleased by the performance. Using machine guns as props, Nugent appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag and shouting offensive remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office, Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but not all attendees were pleased by the rocker's performance.</p><br clear="all"/>
James Brown's Estate Wills More Drama
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070118/en_music_eo/82616c1671cd_4fed_8de9_9d0e7451473b"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070119/capt.6541c79ce0c00ff305fd062db10a6298.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=LIv7ln1XEpGiN0Nf05n4ng--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="James Brown's Estate Wills More Drama(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - What happens to child number seven when Dad's last will and testament only refers to his "six living children"?</p><br clear="all"/>
Usher fined $425 for speeding in Ga.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_en_mu/people_usher"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070118/capt.nyet19901181718.people_usher_nyet199.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=5BeEl1_7ZYSeX1zh0bzU0Q--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Usher appears on stage during MTV's Total Request Live show at the MTV Times Square Studios on Aug. 14, 2006, in New York. The 28-year-old R&B singer was found guilty of speeding in Bartow County court, Cartersville, Ga., on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. In the July 4 incident he was pulled over on Interstate 75 for driving 103 mph.(AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Usher has been found guilty of speeding in a July 4 incident in which he was pulled over on Interstate 75 for driving 103 mph.</p><br clear="all"/>
EMI announces two appointments for Music unit
(Reuters)
Reuters - EMI Group Plc, which ousted its two top
music executives last week after issuing a profit warning,
announced on Thursday two key appointments to its EMI Music
management team.
Pink blames misinformation over Australian wool slur
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070118/music_nm/australia_wool_pink_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070118/2007_01_18t133018_450x300_us_australia_wool_pink.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=4XNKhydb1EjKA1AtTnVFJQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Pop star Pink performs during a concert at Bercy stadium in Paris, December 19, 2006. Pink has apologized to Australians for backing a world animal rights campaign against Australia's wool industry. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pop star Pink has apologized to
Australians for backing a world animal rights campaign against
Australia's wool industry, saying she had her facts wrong.</p><br clear="all"/>
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