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Miss America helps cops in sex sting
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_ot/undercover_beauty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070424/capt.16f082faa5c2477587d5e9374c122845.undercover_beauty_ny124.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=g25W7A943X7Fst2TetD_vA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Miss America Lauren Nelson talks with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., right, at the Washington Press Club Foundation Dinner on in this file photo from Feb. 6, 2007, in Washington. Nelson can add Long Island crimefighter to her resume. The Lawton, Okla., beauty recently went undercover with police in Suffolk County and participated in a sting operation targeting would-be sexual predators. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes unit created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mock metal group Spinal Tap to reunite
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_mu/spinal_tap_reunion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070425/capt.efee0513fc4542ab9d651e45cd1aaf21.spinal_tap_ny123.jpg?x=130&y=127&sig=8FF2UUEy9UB4Y5p3rrHC1A--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="This file photo originally supplied by MGM Home Entertainment shows Harry Shearer, left, Christopher Guest, center, and Michael McKean portray members of the spoof British band Spinal Tap, created for Rob Reiner's cult favorite 1984 rockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap.' The mock heavy metal group immortalized in the 1984 mockumentary, 'This is Spinal Tap,' will reunite for a performance at Wembley Stadium in London as part of the Live Earth concerts scheduled worldwide for July 7. (AP Photo/MGM Home Entertainment)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Spinal Tap is back, and this time the band wants to help save the world from global warming.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Dancing With the Stars' loses Mills
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_tv/tv_dancing_with_the_stars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_25t004520_450x360_us_mills.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=cfg6nu4ZJXQ6ky7eYhuX9A--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Heather Mills performs with her dance partner in an episode of 'Dancing with the Stars' in a photo released by ABC. Mills was voted off the hit television show on Tuesday after winning widespread praise for performing with an artificial leg. (Carol Kaelson/ABC/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a farewell speech tucked into the top of her sparkly costume, Heather Mills came prepared to be eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars" Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jolie to change son's last name
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_mo/people_pitt_jolie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070425/capt.a41a077f9ddb4e7f841921c5ee68f374.people_pitt_jolie_la119.jpg?x=112&y=130&sig=u9o3XhLdkWduDCeEnSOslA--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="In this file photo showing the passport application displaying a photo of Truong Quang Sang, a 3-year-old Vietnamese orphan, who was adopted by American actress Angelina Jolie on March 16, 2007, in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam. Jolie has filed legal papers to change the name of her newly adopted son to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Angelina Jolie has filed legal papers to change the name of her newly adopted son to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt.</p><br clear="all"/>
No jail for Willie Nelson on drug charge
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_ce/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070425/capt.e677d9b55c89452db4fb837807fc2f12.people_willie_nelson_nyol949.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=Np_7wTFdJIVpoAV9LJI82Q--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Willie Nelson performs in Camden, N.J., in this Sept. 30, 2006, file photo. Nelson and his tour manager were spared jail time Tuesday, April 24, 2007, after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Willie Nelson and his tour manager were spared jail time Tuesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vince Vaughn takes "Comedy Show" on the road
(Reuters)
Reuters - Indie distributor
Picturehouse has picked up domestic rights to the performance
documentary "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30
Nights -- Hollywood to the Heartland."
Devils, Vampires rub elbows on Manson album
(Reuters)
Reuters - NEW YORK (Billboard)- Marilyn Manson's obsession with the
dark recesses of human behavior is at the forefront of his new
album, "Eat Me, Drink Me," due in stores June 5.
HBO at war again with Spielberg, Hanks
(Reuters)
Reuters - HBO Films has given the
green light to "The Pacific," a World War Two miniseries from
executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
MySpace to help launch reality TV show
(AP)
AP - The online social networking site MySpace and reality TV producer Mark Burnett are teaming to launch the search for an independent presidential candidate.
"Spidey 3" director fatigued, but are audiences?
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/stage_nm/spiderman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_24t172932_450x332_us_spiderman.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=jiLguGGNwMkhdMHBeO.FDg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="'Spider-Man 3' director Sam Raimi poses for Reuters in Beverly Hills, April 20, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Early reviews are good, advance
ticket sales are strong and two weeks before its debut,
"Spider-Man 3" is grabbing headlines around the world, but
director Sam Raimi says he can't think of more Spidey movies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vince Vaughn takes "Comedy Show" on the road
(Reuters)
Reuters - Indie distributor
Picturehouse has picked up domestic rights to the performance
documentary "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30
Nights -- Hollywood to the Heartland."
Tribeca fest eyes greatness, but profits elusive
(Reuters)
Reuters - Running a film festival is
not for the financially timid.
Avant-garde filmmaker Jack Smith in spotlight
(Reuters)
Reuters - An important and unjustly
neglected figure of avant-garde cinema gets chronicled in "Jack
Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis," which recently received
its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York's Film Forum.
"Condemned" a D-grade disaster
(Reuters)
Reuters - The posters for "The
Condemned" include the tagline "10 People Will Fight. 9 People
Will Die. You Get to Watch."
Williams joins Travolta clan for "Old Dogs"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Robin Williams has
signed on to star opposite John Travolta in the Disney buddy
comedy "Old Dogs."
Kilmer, Helgenberger mark "Columbus Day"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Val Kilmer, Wilmer
Valderrama and Marg Helgenberger will star in "Columbus Day," a
crime drama being produced by Kevin Spacey.
Jolie to change son's last name
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_mo/people_pitt_jolie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070425/capt.a41a077f9ddb4e7f841921c5ee68f374.people_pitt_jolie_la119.jpg?x=112&y=130&sig=u9o3XhLdkWduDCeEnSOslA--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="In this file photo showing the passport application displaying a photo of Truong Quang Sang, a 3-year-old Vietnamese orphan, who was adopted by American actress Angelina Jolie on March 16, 2007, in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam. Jolie has filed legal papers to change the name of her newly adopted son to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Angelina Jolie has filed legal papers to change the name of her newly adopted son to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt.</p><br clear="all"/>
Baldwin leaves talent agency CAA
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/film_nm/baldwin_agency_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_24t221435_450x379_us_baldwin_agency.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=gcDq1C3eW2bFn8ycFW9u6g--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="In this file photo Alec Baldwin holds his award for best performance by an actor in a television series-comedy or musical for his role in '30 Rock' while backstage at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 15, 2007. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Days after Alec Baldwin's ranting
voice-mail message to his daughter surfaced on the Internet,
the actor has severed ties with his longtime talent agency, a
spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Katrina sends filmmakers flocking to Shreveport
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/film_nm/shreveport_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_24t204905_450x276_us_shreveport.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=SLB9dPGfGs8xoU8TNcDcig--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="U.S. actors Ashton Kutcher (L) and Kevin Costner (C) pose with director Andrew Davis for photographers as they promote their film 'The Guardian' in Madrid October 5, 2006. While most films migrated out of the state, Disney's Kevin Costner drama 'The Guardian' shifted to Shreveport, inadvertently opening the door for a new revenue stream. (Susana Vera/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When he arrived in
Shreveport, La., in January to shoot "The Mist," an adaptation
of a Stephen King story, director Frank Darabont was impressed
by the little city tucked in the northwest corner of the state.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Spidey 3" director fatigued, but are audiences?
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/film_nm/spiderman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_24t172932_450x332_us_spiderman.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=jiLguGGNwMkhdMHBeO.FDg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="'Spider-Man 3' director Sam Raimi poses for Reuters in Beverly Hills, April 20, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Early reviews are good, advance
ticket sales are strong and two weeks before its debut,
"Spider-Man 3" is grabbing headlines around the world, but
director Sam Raimi says he can't think of more Spidey movies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Arctic Monkeys see slower sales for new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - The new album by the Arctic Monkeys
sold well on its first day of release in Britain, but failed to
match the pace of the rock quartet's band's debut release.
Devils, Vampires rub elbows on Manson album
(Reuters)
Reuters - NEW YORK (Billboard)- Marilyn Manson's obsession with the
dark recesses of human behavior is at the forefront of his new
album, "Eat Me, Drink Me," due in stores June 5.
Mock metal group Spinal Tap to reunite
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_en_mu/spinal_tap_reunion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070425/capt.efee0513fc4542ab9d651e45cd1aaf21.spinal_tap_ny123.jpg?x=130&y=127&sig=8FF2UUEy9UB4Y5p3rrHC1A--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="This file photo originally supplied by MGM Home Entertainment shows Harry Shearer, left, Christopher Guest, center, and Michael McKean portray members of the spoof British band Spinal Tap, created for Rob Reiner's cult favorite 1984 rockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap.' The mock heavy metal group immortalized in the 1984 mockumentary, 'This is Spinal Tap,' will reunite for a performance at Wembley Stadium in London as part of the Live Earth concerts scheduled worldwide for July 7. (AP Photo/MGM Home Entertainment)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Spinal Tap is back, and this time the band wants to help save the world from global warming.</p><br clear="all"/>
No jail for Willie Nelson on drug charge
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_en_mu/people_willie_nelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070415/i/r1820503495.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=l4fAJC6gjS1W6t0jHpUG7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Musician Willie Nelson walks backstage during the taping of the 5th annual TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, California April 14, 2007. REUTERS/Max Morse (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - Willie Nelson and his tour manager were spared jail time Tuesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession.</p><br clear="all"/>
Phil Spector, music's troubled genius
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_en_mu/profile_phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070424/capt.ebcea96cdd5e4a1592a12c4ec991c231.phil_spector_la112.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=0XNfdj_XJP2DEJA6u7uYAw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Music producer Phil Spector, right, arrives with his wife Rachelle Spector, at Los Angeles Superior Court, Tuesday April 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, during jury selection proceeding in his murder trial. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - He was once the first tycoon of teen, the pop-music genius who legitimized rock 'n' roll by transforming its songs from primitive outlaw music to what he called "little symphonies for the kids."</p><br clear="all"/>
Alternates jurors chosen in Spector case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070424/capt.ebcea96cdd5e4a1592a12c4ec991c231.phil_spector_la112.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=0XNfdj_XJP2DEJA6u7uYAw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Music producer Phil Spector, right, arrives with his wife Rachelle Spector, at Los Angeles Superior Court, Tuesday April 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, during jury selection proceeding in his murder trial. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Four men and two women were seated Tuesday as alternate jurors for music producer Phil Spector's trial on a charge of murdering actress Lana Clarkson.</p><br clear="all"/>
Heather Mills Moseys Off Dancing
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070424/en_music_eo/19b753a8_a17b4b79_aa65_ffcc72962acf"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070425/capt.e8a742857aef51e56166ce245147e74b.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Td_42yuF0JVAwKym1_ioaQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Heather Mills Moseys Off Dancing(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Despite what she achieved with her bottom half, Heather Mills' top half never quite caught up. </p><br clear="all"/>
Michael in court day before Wembley show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_en_mu/people_george_michael"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070424/capt.8f7e11ba7ada4868bfa0ff8f24983a57.people_george_michael_nyet182.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=2VBPRLirIg7kNhVmk4gzeg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Singer George Michael performs at the MEN Arena on the opening night of the British leg of his tour in Manchester, England, on Nov. 17, 2006. Michael must appear in court on drug charges a day before a sellout concert at London's new Wembley stadium, a British district judge ruled Tuesday, April 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Jon Super)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Michael must appear in court on drug charges a day before a sellout concert at London's new Wembley Stadium, a district judge ruled Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sum 41 discuss controversial new song
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Sum 41 have been discussing their controversial new song "March Of The Dogs."
James Brown's band plans series of shows
(AP)
AP - The Soul Generals, the band that backed musical icon James Brown for his last 20 years, will carry on the Godfather's legacy with a series of appearances this year.
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