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`Sunshine' sparkles at Spirit Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/film_spirit_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070225/capt.carg14802250018.film_spirit_awards_carg148.jpg?x=130&y=121&sig=CNaP257OKOMKjGzOGDjzTg--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris accept the award for best director for their work on 'Little Miss Sunshine' at the 2007 Spirit Awards Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The road comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" won best picture and three other prizes for independent films at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, one day before competing for Hollywood's top honors at the Academy Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Basic Instinct 2' wins 4 Razzies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/film_razzies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070225/capt.e3fadd3913a54dc0a49f7da96216e9b7.film_razzies___nyol730.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=NedfvEAzz4UWX.0DUJMUPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="James Woods and Sharon Stone arrive for the In Style and Warner Bros. party following the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sharon Stone should have trusted her first "Basic Instinct" and left it alone, according to voters of the Razzies, which mocks the worst of Hollywood.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wide-open races may boost Oscars ratings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/oscars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.01775bfa7d654f099b2f4d8b300be06a.oscars_oscar_insider_rehearsal_cals110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HP20fXVoZkXfbrOhHMSR2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Leonardo DiCaprio, nominated for leading actor for his performance in Blood Diamond films himself during rehearsals for the 79th Academy Awards in Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 25. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - A classic Hollywood cliffhanger will conclude Sunday's Academy Awards, and organizers hope the suspense of an up-for-grabs best-picture race will be enough to keep TV audiences tuned in through the finale.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce, Taylor, Newman to rock Oscars
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_mu/oscar_insider_the_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.came122a02240305.oscars_oscar_insider__came122a.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=KXgEW676wSe7t6mOmcXlwg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Beyonce rehearses for the 79th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy's hallowed hall.</p><br clear="all"/>
Guru Orman wishes she could wed partner
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_tv/people_orman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.ny10902242228.people_orman_ny109.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=iyGyA40K13wb6HRH1enF.A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Suze Orman poses for photographers after winning 'Outstanding Service Show Host' at the 31st annual Daytime Emmy Awards in New York in this file photo from May 21, 2004. The financial guru and best-selling author says she wishes she could marry her partner Kathy Travis, because, among other things, it would save them both a lot of money. 'Both of us have millions of dollars in our name,' she told The New York Times Magazine in its Feb. 25 edition. 'It's killing me that upon death, K.T. is going to lose 50 percent of everything I have to estate taxes. Or vice versa.' (AP Photo/ Tina Fineberg-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Financial guru and best-selling author Suze Orman says she wishes she could marry her partner Kathy Travis, partly because it would save them both a lot of money.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Basic Instinct 2' wins 4 Razzies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/film_razzies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070225/capt.e3fadd3913a54dc0a49f7da96216e9b7.film_razzies___nyol730.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=NedfvEAzz4UWX.0DUJMUPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="James Woods and Sharon Stone arrive for the In Style and Warner Bros. party following the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sharon Stone should have trusted her first "Basic Instinct" and left it alone, according to voters of the Razzies, which mocks the worst of Hollywood.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hank Williams Jr. assault case dropped
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mu/people_hank_williams_jr"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.ny10702242040.people_hank_williams_jr__ny107.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=sN_tlIIjE4QTaAWTgLLPhA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Country Western recording artist Hank Williams Jr., attends the Pittsburgh Steelers practice in a Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006 photo in Pittsburgh. TA misdemeanor assault case against country singer Hank Williams Jr. has been dismissed, a prosecutor said Friday. Williams, 57, was accused of assaulting a cocktail waitress at The Peabody hotel in March. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A misdemeanor assault case against Hank Williams Jr. has been dismissed, nearly a year after a cocktail waitress accused the country singer of yelling obscenities and choking her at a local hotel, a prosecutor said.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Black Donnellys" has more bluster than brains
(Reuters)
Reuters - Thank heaven for the
Irish and the Italians. In these sensitive times, we'd have no
crime stories without them. I should hasten to add there also
are law-abiding, upstanding, public-spirited Irish and
Italians. Just don't try looking for them on NBC's "The Black
Donnellys."
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.
'Basic Instinct 2' wins 4 Razzies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/film_razzies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070225/capt.e3fadd3913a54dc0a49f7da96216e9b7.film_razzies___nyol730.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=NedfvEAzz4UWX.0DUJMUPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="James Woods and Sharon Stone arrive for the In Style and Warner Bros. party following the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sharon Stone should have trusted her first "Basic Instinct" and left it alone, according to voters of the Razzies, which mocks the worst of Hollywood.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wide-open races may boost Oscars ratings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/oscars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.01775bfa7d654f099b2f4d8b300be06a.oscars_oscar_insider_rehearsal_cals110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HP20fXVoZkXfbrOhHMSR2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Leonardo DiCaprio, nominated for leading actor for his performance in Blood Diamond films himself during rehearsals for the 79th Academy Awards in Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 25. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - A classic Hollywood cliffhanger will conclude Sunday's Academy Awards, and organizers hope the suspense of an up-for-grabs best-picture race will be enough to keep TV audiences tuned in through the finale.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Little Miss Sunshine" wins indie film awards
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070225/film_nm/oscars_spirits_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070225/2007_02_24t204550_450x368_us_oscars_spirits.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=.Arl5xFQMO.TeZCV8JqWng--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris accept the best Director Award for their direction of the film 'Little Miss Sunshine' at Film Independent's Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, February 24, 2007. (Shaun Best/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Little Miss Sunshine" won the top
prize at the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's equivalent of
the Oscars, on Saturday, a day before the underdog comedy
competes in four categories at the Academy Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sharon Stone big winner (loser?) at Razzies
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070225/film_nm/oscars_razzies_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070225/2007_02_24t232740_450x338_us_oscars_razzies.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=fYU3fG2XwL_YnYe9l8tgLw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Actors Peter Saarsgard and Sharon Stone present the Someone to Watch award at Film Independent's Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, February 24, 2007. (Shaun Best/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pity actress Sharon Stone -- she
cannot return to the scene of the crime without getting
whacked.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar organizers expect big party
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070225/film_nm/oscars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070225/2007_02_24t080513_450x301_us_oscars.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=bS1XGYb3CQPHYH0kF7QLow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Workmen move a large Oscar statue into place along Hollywood Boulevard as preparations continue for the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 23, 2007. The Oscars will be presented on February 25. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's
biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the
Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show
that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Sunshine' sparkles at Spirit Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/film_spirit_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070225/capt.carg14802250018.film_spirit_awards_carg148.jpg?x=130&y=121&sig=CNaP257OKOMKjGzOGDjzTg--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris accept the award for best director for their work on 'Little Miss Sunshine' at the 2007 Spirit Awards Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The road comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" won best picture and three other prizes for independent films at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, one day before competing for Hollywood's top honors at the Academy Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Lady Chatterley's Lover' wins 5 Cesars
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mo/france_movie_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070225/capt.xjb10902250159.france_cesar_awards_xjb109.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=il_GOZ6kzn6PjQyJRyhk7g--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="French actress Marina Hands poses with the best actress award for 'Lady Chatterley' during the French film awards ceremony The Cesars at the photo call, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)" border="0" /></a>AP - An adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" was named France's best film of 2006 and landed four other honors at the Cesar awards Saturday, the French equivalent of the Oscars.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Dreamgirls" no sure thing for Oscar song win
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070225/film_nm/oscars_music_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070225/2007_02_24t201953_450x318_us_oscars_music.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=kD7bDnbh7P6cD6Zccvz9MA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this file photo stars of 'Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson (L), Anika Noni Rose (C) and Beyonce Knowles arrive at the premiere of the film 'Dreamgirls' in New York December 4, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Some of this year's most
interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award
voters hear -- rather than see.</p><br clear="all"/>
Zodiac killer case still fascinates
(AP)
AP - For Ken Narlow, watching a re-enactment of the Zodiac killer's handiwork was nearly as disturbing as the crimes themselves.
Spirit Awards Have a Sunshine Day
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070224/en_movies_eo/b1c0949d_d11a415e_8727_6431ed350e8a"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070225/capt.97a70edb7ce45f8e9406563b8de37351.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=.OdaDYzrn3r2Ja.2DaJSfQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Spirit Awards Have a Sunshine Day(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Whatever Little Miss Sunshine lacked in kiddie pageant glory, it more than made up for with good old fashioned Hollywood pageantry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hank Williams Jr. assault case dropped
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_en_mu/people_hank_williams_jr"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.ny10702242040.people_hank_williams_jr__ny107.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=sN_tlIIjE4QTaAWTgLLPhA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Country Western recording artist Hank Williams Jr., attends the Pittsburgh Steelers practice in a Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006 photo in Pittsburgh. TA misdemeanor assault case against country singer Hank Williams Jr. has been dismissed, a prosecutor said Friday. Williams, 57, was accused of assaulting a cocktail waitress at The Peabody hotel in March. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A misdemeanor assault case against Hank Williams Jr. has been dismissed, nearly a year after a cocktail waitress accused the country singer of yelling obscenities and choking her at a local hotel, a prosecutor said.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Dreamgirls" no sure thing for Oscar song win
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070225/music_nm/oscars_music_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070225/2007_02_24t201953_450x318_us_oscars_music.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=kD7bDnbh7P6cD6Zccvz9MA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this file photo stars of 'Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson (L), Anika Noni Rose (C) and Beyonce Knowles arrive at the premiere of the film 'Dreamgirls' in New York December 4, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Some of this year's most
interesting Oscar battles revolve around what Academy Award
voters hear -- rather than see.</p><br clear="all"/>
Timberlake signing in Chicago disputed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_mu/people_justin_timberlake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070223/2007_02_22t213054_450x299_us_singles.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=i1_jwkjXdOlevoEZNyQAmA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Singer Justin Timberlake arrives at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 11, 2007. Timberlake scored the fourth No. 1 single of his career Thursday as 'What Goes Around, Comes Around' zoomed up seven places in its 11th week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake will or won't make an appearance at a venue west of Chicago, depending on who's talking.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce, Taylor, Newman to rock Oscars
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_en_mu/oscar_insider_the_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070224/capt.came122a02240305.oscars_oscar_insider__came122a.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=KXgEW676wSe7t6mOmcXlwg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Beyonce rehearses for the 79th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy's hallowed hall.</p><br clear="all"/>
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)
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.
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.
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