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Oscar-show director gets seat in a truck
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_tv/oscar_insider_the_director"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.cadb10102231930.oscar_insider_the_director_cadb101.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=DQjEmWZu0.EeRZMHgz8VvA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Louis J. Horvitz, director of the 79th Academy Awards, talks during an interview with the Associated Press in the broadcast trailer at the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. The 79th Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 25. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Most people watch the Academy Awards on a single TV screen — but not Louis J. Horvitz. He watches on 85 screens at once.</p><br clear="all"/>
Racy Web photos linked to 'Idol' singer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.49a819da60a947f98393ee3a511aeb6d.tv_american_idol_nyol915.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=zBZ6HVZHT0Faj1rFDZLi5A--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="'American Idol' judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul trade barbs during the 2007 Fox Winter Press Tour in this January file photo in Pasadena, Calif. Four saw the door as the Fox talent show whittled its semifinalists down to 20. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Internet was abuzz Friday over a series of racy photos linked to an "American Idol" contestant. The pictures, posted on several Web sites, included one with four women posing topless at the beach, their hands covering their breasts, and others with a woman engaged in a sex act.</p><br clear="all"/>
J.Lo and Bon Jovi to appear on 'Idol'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_tv/american_idol_guests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.aaa11402230120.premio_lo_nuestro_aaa114.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=8edDvCqffhzehwaM6Bhfdw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Jennifer Lopez waves as she arrives for the Premio lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards in Miami Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross and Bon Jovi are among nine musical stars who are set to appear on "American Idol" this season.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney picked luxurious rehab center
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_ce/britney_rehab_center"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.la10202232122.britney_rehab_center_la102.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=uGG0xT8lVd6Qt5EaA1jrog--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="This undated photo released by Promises Treatment Center shows a sitting area outside the facility located in Malibu, Calif. This is the place Britney Spears is supposed to call home for the next month while she attempts to grab control of a life that from the outside appears to be spinning out of control. (AP Photo/Promises Treatment Center)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gourmet meals, masseuses, 500-thread-count sheets and private rooms with a fireplace and a view of one of the city's most exclusive beaches. It sounds like a high-end resort and it is — for the rich and famous looking to kick an addiction.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fla. judge mocked over Anna Nicole case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_ce/anna_nicole_smith_judge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070222/capt.flad10902222149.anna_nicole_smith_flad109.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=QGgomu4K6DmgoBA8FMEB_A--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin reads his decision at the Anna Nicole Smith hearing at the Broward County Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. Judge Seidlin a judge said Thursday that the guardian of Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter can decide where the model should be buried. (AP Photo/Lou Toman, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - From the state that brought you the hanging chad, now comes the crying judge. Some members of the bar and other court-watchers are cringing over the way Judge Larry Seidlin wept — no, sobbed — on live, national TV as he announced a ruling Thursday in the dispute over where Anna Nicole Smith should be buried.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Yella" a spooky film with some nice touches,
(Reuters)
Reuters - There are some genuine chills
in Christian Petzold's mystery tale "Yella," which recently
screened In Competition at the Berlin International Film
Festival, and even though many will see through his
legerdemain, it won't entirely spoil the pleasure of seeing how
he does it.
Racy Web photos linked to 'Idol' singer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.49a819da60a947f98393ee3a511aeb6d.tv_american_idol_nyol915.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=zBZ6HVZHT0Faj1rFDZLi5A--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="'American Idol' judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul trade barbs during the 2007 Fox Winter Press Tour in this January file photo in Pasadena, Calif. Four saw the door as the Fox talent show whittled its semifinalists down to 20. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Internet was abuzz Friday over a series of racy photos linked to an "American Idol" contestant. The pictures, posted on several Web sites, included one with four women posing topless at the beach, their hands covering their breasts, and others with a woman engaged in a sex act.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar-show director gets seat in a truck
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_tv/oscar_insider_the_director"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.cadb10102231930.oscar_insider_the_director_cadb101.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=DQjEmWZu0.EeRZMHgz8VvA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Louis J. Horvitz, director of the 79th Academy Awards, talks during an interview with the Associated Press in the broadcast trailer at the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. The 79th Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 25. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Most people watch the Academy Awards on a single TV screen — but not Louis J. Horvitz. He watches on 85 screens at once.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tribune to evaluate offers on Saturday: source
(Reuters)
Reuters - Media group Tribune Co.'s special
committee will meet again on Saturday to evaluate alternatives
that could split up the company or take it private, a source
familiar with the situation said on Friday.
"The Producers" to close on Broadway in NY
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Producers," Mel Brooks'
record-setting musical about two men trying to create a
Broadway flop, will close in New York on April 22 after more
than 2,500 performances, the show's public relations firm said
on Friday.
"Yella" a spooky film with some nice touches,
(Reuters)
Reuters - There are some genuine chills
in Christian Petzold's mystery tale "Yella," which recently
screened In Competition at the Berlin International Film
Festival, and even though many will see through his
legerdemain, it won't entirely spoil the pleasure of seeing how
he does it.
Stiller says would be excited about Cruise film
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/film_nm/harvard_stiller_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070224/2007_02_23t220748_450x431_us_harvard_stiller.jpg?x=130&y=124&sig=6zxZITkvrOVUUsPxLebN3Q--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="Actor Ben Stiller poses during a roast honoring him as Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts February 23, 2007. (Lisa Hornak/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Ben Stiller said
on Friday he'd be excited to star alongside Tom Cruise in an
updated movie version of "The Hardy Boys" book series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Independent Spirit Awards are prized possessions
(Reuters)
Reuters - While the Spirit Awards
hardly confer the same prestige as the Oscars, they are still a
valued accolade for the big fish of indie film and a crucial
point of entry for outsiders.
Oscar honchos promise party atmosphere
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_en_mo/oscars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.came11802232236.oscars_oscar_set_up_came118.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=QDTlOMKF8rsicIaOTVcYRg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and producer Laura Ziskin answer questions during a news conference at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Oscars won't be given out until Sunday night, but show producer Laura Ziskin noted Friday that there's already been a winner — diversity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gore film odds-on favorite to win Oscar
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_en_mo/gore2008"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070222/capt.ajw10502220004.canada_gore_climate_change__ajw105.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=ooeWpZlp8GIc50Z37KQUUA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Climate change crusader Al Gore speaks briefly with the media as he arrives at a speaking event in Toronto Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. The former U.S. vice-presidents conversion from wooden politician to inspired eco-warrior brought him to Canada on Wednesday to promote his popular Oscar-nominated climate change documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' to sold-out audiences in Montreal and Toronto. (AP PHOTO/CP,Adrian Wyld)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Forget about sharing the stage with fellow Democrats on cable TV. Al Gore goes prime time, red carpet Sunday night at the Academy Awards before tens of millions, reviving talk of a possible presidential run.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar-show director gets seat in a truck
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_en_mo/oscar_insider_the_director"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.cadb10102231930.oscar_insider_the_director_cadb101.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=DQjEmWZu0.EeRZMHgz8VvA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Louis J. Horvitz, director of the 79th Academy Awards, talks during an interview with the Associated Press in the broadcast trailer at the Kodak Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. The 79th Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 25. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most people watch the Academy Awards on a single TV screen — but not Louis J. Horvitz. He watches on 85 screens at once.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motown honcho makes up with `Dreamgirls'
(AP)
AP - The studios that released "Dreamgirls" have apologized to Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. for any confusion the film generated about the label's early days.
Oscar Ads Get the Red-Carpet Treatment
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070223/en_movies_eo/58eccc08346c_4c31_8c7b_60f5d7fc05ab"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070224/capt.5037795ec0f6ecd567abfbb901a9880b.jpg?x=66&y=66&sig=bwdalRDH3Q58l83CtoLslQ--" align="left" height="66" width="66" alt="Oscar Ads Get the Red-Carpet Treatment(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Heading into the weekend, ABC can feel proud of itself for selling out so quickly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jaman aims for video niche markets
(Reuters)
Reuters - Imagine attending the world's film
festivals and hobnobbing with fellow cinephiles without moving
from your armchair, and you've got the idea behind a Web site
called Jaman.com.
Insurers get movies made, but receive no Oscars
(Reuters)
Reuters - If "The Departed" wins any Academy
Awards on Sunday night, Joe Finnegan won't be giving the
acceptance speeches.
Racy Web photos linked to 'Idol' singer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070223/capt.49a819da60a947f98393ee3a511aeb6d.tv_american_idol_nyol915.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=zBZ6HVZHT0Faj1rFDZLi5A--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="'American Idol' judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul trade barbs during the 2007 Fox Winter Press Tour in this January file photo in Pasadena, Calif. Four saw the door as the Fox talent show whittled its semifinalists down to 20. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Internet was abuzz Friday over a series of racy photos linked to an "American Idol" contestant. The pictures, posted on several Web sites, included one with four women posing topless at the beach, their hands covering their breasts, and others with a woman engaged in a sex act.</p><br clear="all"/>
Back from extinction, Dinosaur Jr. goes "Beyond"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/music_nm/dinosaur_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070217/capt.sge.the42.170207092521.photo01.photo.default-512x318.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=o.AKhfHwD3yLFjUZjgya7g--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A Chinese jumping frog (polypedates dennysi). Scientists have called for a Noah's Ark-type rescue for thousands of frog species they say could face the same fate as the now-extinct dinosaurs unless drastic measures are taken swiftly.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When alt-rock pioneer Dinosaur
Jr. reunited with its original lineup in 2005, principals Lou
Barlow and J Mascis were asked about recording new material.
Both brushed aside the idea.</p><br clear="all"/>
Timbaland takes mic for "Shock Value"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/music_nm/timbaland_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070224/2007_02_23t210224_332x450_us_timbaland.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=Vu4dS81D5HC4n7mlTsfEkw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Producer/singer Timbaland waves to fans while being interviewed for the television show in this January 30, 2007, file photo. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Timbaland is gearing up for an
all-nighter. It's late afternoon on the Friday kickoff to the
Presidents' Day weekend. While traffic buzzes past Los Angeles'
Chalice Recording Studio, the producer (born Timothy Mosley) is
inside fighting allergies -- and fast approaching deadlines to
finish his solo album, "Shock Value."</p><br clear="all"/>
"Miracle" ends hiatus for gospel singer Armstrong
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/music_nm/armstrong_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070213/capt.jx10202131725.people_lance_armstrong_jx102.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=g8ckqZ9qV6Qnjh_Ds8H5qQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong says his relationship with singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow that ended last year taught him a lesson, not to talk about his personal life in public anymore, during a break from a meeting of the President's Cancer Panel in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the February 20 release of
"Walking Miracle," Vanessa Bell Armstrong, one of gospel
music's most acclaimed voices, once again takes center stage.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sample, Crawford "Feeling Good" on jazz/soul album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/music_nm/sample_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070224/2007_02_23t204810_328x450_us_sample.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=N_g9nYsdykRAdqkPD385Lw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Pianist Joe Sample performs during the 40th Montreux Jazz festival in Montreux late July 2, 2006. (Dominic Favre/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The beginner's ski slope at
Mammoth Mountain in central California -- that was the
inspiration for the Crusaders' biggest R&B/pop hit, 1979's
"Street Life."</p><br clear="all"/>
Trustees seek DNA from Brown's body
(AP)
AP - Trustees for James Brown filed a motion Friday asking a judge to allow DNA samples to be taken from the body of the late soul singer to prove the paternity of anyone claiming to be one of his children.
Eurovision winner Lordi takes monster act stateside
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/music_nm/lordi_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070224/2007_02_23t192350_450x355_uk_lordi.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=O13oprCml.XDIOIwsXb_gw--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Monster hard-rockers Lordi perform at Helsinki's Market Square in this May 26, 2006, file photo. (Lehtikuva/Pekka Sakki/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It took 10 years for metal band
Lordi to get a record deal and another four for it to make
international headlines as Finland's contender for the 2006
Eurovision Song Contest. But when the band won the competition
in a landslide, its fortunes reversed overnight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Conductor Alsop scores hat trick
(Reuters)
Reuters - It takes a great deal of faith for a
label to release multiple new recordings by the same artist
simultaneously. So it makes quite a statement that on January
30Naxos issued not one, not two, but three albums featuring
conductor Marin Alsop.
Motown honcho makes up with `Dreamgirls'
(AP)
AP - The studios that released "Dreamgirls" have apologized to Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. for any confusion the film generated about the label's early days.
Wanted: James Brown's DNA
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070223/en_music_eo/e0c8b7c53004_4fb8_9208_37e3bc545f00"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070224/capt.c4e3804af9eb95ac44afc0e93f41ce83.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=nKlGYx21fE2PlALvgtbjwQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Wanted: James Brown's DNA(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Paternity testing is back with a vengeance this season.</p><br clear="all"/>
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