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'Disturbia' earns $9.1M as Spidey looms
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070427/capt.saw10104272112.france_spider_man_3_saw101.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=UzI5dWnJorbVsFRbEyXvww--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="US actor Tobey Maguire poses for photographers as he stands in front of a large poster depicting the film Spiderman III, before the French Premiere of the the film in Paris, Friday April 27 2007. (AP Photo / Michael Sawyer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Movie-goers continued to keep their eyes on the Peeping Tom thriller "Disturbia," which fended off a weak batch of newcomers to remain No. 1 for the third straight weekend with $9.1 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
News-filled weeks highlight Lauer's role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_matt_lauer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.nyol20204291617.ap_on_tv_matt_lauer_nyol202.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=I6Tek.8qlCMV8rquHEnnDA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Matt Lauer, co-host of the NBC 'Today' television show, interviews Steve Capus, right, president of NBC News, about radio personality Don Imus by in New York, Thursday April 12, 2007. Capus had announced that cable television's MSNBC would no longer carry the simulcast of Imus morning radio show. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Matt Lauer is sent packing this week on another one of those round-the-world mystery jaunts for "Today," the kind that has probably earned him enough frequent flier miles to get to the moon for free.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-'Idol' finalist charged with battery
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_tv/people_sierra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.ab9ad702def144a2949c36c489dae149.people_sierra_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=pr5SHyYegB0C3ScY9YP8eA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="American Idol contestant Jessica Sierra of Tampa, Fla., entertains the crowd prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600 race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC., in a Sunday, May 29, 2005 photo. Former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Sesame Street' returns to Israel
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_en_tv/israel_sesame_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.jrl12704291701.mideast_israel_palestinians_sesame_street_jrl127.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=tMwacrZt_Gq1cmQ0B53qXA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="In this photo released by the Israeli Education Ministry Israel's Education Minister Yuli Tamir, left, and President of Sesame Workshop, Gary Knell, center, hold Sesame Street characters, Moishe Oofnik, right, and Avigail as they present them to Israeli children in a kindergarten in Jerusalem Sunday, April 28, 2007. New episodes of Sesame Street are going on TV in Israel and Palestinian territories, producers said Sunday, years after the original versions signed off. (AP Photo/Mukki Shwartz/Education Ministry)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Puppet regimes" are back in the Middle East. Once again, they're promoting peace, diversity and the importance of brushing your teeth.</p><br clear="all"/>
Scotland Yard calls fashion police
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_ot/britain_fashion_police"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.095392494b134446a56ace9e2660f761.britain_fashion_police_ny115.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=HfsAJPhS0DFhNYjY3S7Zzg--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="A City of London police officer stands outside the Old Bailey, the central criminal court in London, in a Friday April 20, 2007 photo. Scotland Yard has recruited fashion students to help it redesign the iconic bobby's uniform for the 21st century, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scotland Yard has called the fashion police.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actress Heard has "Pineapple" in pipeline
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amber Heard has a ticket
for "The Pineapple Express," a comedy starring Seth Rogen and
James Franco.
Ex-'Idol' finalist charged with battery
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_mu/people_sierra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.ab9ad702def144a2949c36c489dae149.people_sierra_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=pr5SHyYegB0C3ScY9YP8eA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="American Idol contestant Jessica Sierra of Tampa, Fla., entertains the crowd prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600 race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC., in a Sunday, May 29, 2005 photo. Former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Surprise settlement in "Grace" case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070430/tv_nm/will_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070430/2007_04_29t213532_450x386_us_will.jpg?x=130&y=111&sig=id39IfUy80hOzPqozhgwRw--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="File phtoo shows Eric McCormack, Debra Messing and Sean Hayes (L-R), cast members in the television series 'Will and Grace,' addressing reporters during a question and answer session as part of NBC's Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles, California July 11, 2004. The two creators of 'Will and Grace' have reached a surprising settlement in their lawsuit seeking lost revenue from their hit show, following a 2-1/2-month trial that devolved into high drama last week. (Jim Ruymen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The two creators of
"Will & Grace" have reached an out-of-court settlement with NBC
Studios in their highly publicized profit participation trial.</p><br clear="all"/>
Surprise settlement in "Grace" case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070430/media_nm/will_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070430/2007_04_29t213532_450x386_us_will.jpg?x=130&y=111&sig=id39IfUy80hOzPqozhgwRw--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="File phtoo shows Eric McCormack, Debra Messing and Sean Hayes (L-R), cast members in the television series 'Will and Grace,' addressing reporters during a question and answer session as part of NBC's Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles, California July 11, 2004. The two creators of 'Will and Grace' have reached a surprising settlement in their lawsuit seeking lost revenue from their hit show, following a 2-1/2-month trial that devolved into high drama last week. (Jim Ruymen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The two creators of
"Will & Grace" have reached an out-of-court settlement with NBC
Studios in their highly publicized profit participation trial.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. writer Albee presents new playwrights award
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070427/stage_nm/arts_albee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070427/2007_04_26t200543_303x450_us_arts_albee.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=pzJ_wgvb1WFBnENB_1DIQw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Edward Albee accepts applause from the audience after he was awarded his Lifetime Achievement Tony Award at the American Theatre Wing's 59th Annual Tony Awards show at Radio City Music Hall in New York, in this June 5, 2005 file photo. Albee, best known for his play 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', launched a new drama award on Thursday, presenting the prize for aspiring playwrights to an Irish author for a play about Siamese twins. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Edward Albee, best known for his play
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," launched a new drama award
on Thursday, presenting the prize for aspiring playwrights to
an Irish author for a play about Siamese twins.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actress Heard has "Pineapple" in pipeline
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amber Heard has a ticket
for "The Pineapple Express," a comedy starring Seth Rogen and
James Franco.
And Weaver makes 3 for "Baby" comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sigourney Weaver is in
negotiations to join Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the comedy
"Baby Mama."
"Disturbia" leads box office to seven-month low
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070430/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070429/i/r705203471.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=NSKFe.3xOnPUcA.jjwbUdw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Cast member Sarah Roemer poses at the premiere of "Disturbia" at the Mann's Chinese theater in Hollywood April 4, 2007. "Disturbia" led the North American box office for a third weekend, as another slew of lowly new releases tried to get a toehold before next Friday's release of "Spider-Man 3," the first big film of the lucrative summer moviegoing season. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The teen thriller "Disturbia" led
the North American box office for a third weekend, as another
slew of lowly new releases tried to get a toehold before next
Friday's release of "Spider-Man 3," the first big film of the
lucrative summer moviegoing season.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Crashers" star Fisher keen on "Cookie Queen"
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Wedding Crashers" star
Isla Fisher is attached to play the title character in "The
Cookie Queen," a comedy set up at Universal Pictures.
"Hogs," "Bean" vie for foreign box office lead
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Wild Hogs" narrowly
beat "Mr. Bean's Holiday" to take the top spot at the weekend
international box office, according to preliminary data issued
Sunday.
'Disturbia' earns $9.1M as Spidey looms
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070427/capt.saw10104272112.france_spider_man_3_saw101.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=UzI5dWnJorbVsFRbEyXvww--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="US actor Tobey Maguire poses for photographers as he stands in front of a large poster depicting the film Spiderman III, before the French Premiere of the the film in Paris, Friday April 27 2007. (AP Photo / Michael Sawyer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Movie-goers continued to keep their eyes on the Peeping Tom thriller "Disturbia," which fended off a weak batch of newcomers to remain No. 1 for the third straight weekend with $9.1 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
Morocco bears its soul on celluloid
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070430/film_nm/morocco_cinema1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070430/2007_04_29t220609_450x326_us_morocco_cinema1.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=RGbsd1qWGsVUWFoi.iIXXw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A woman sits inside the hall of the Royal cinema in Rabat April 29, 2007. It may be a far cry from the glamorous 'Casablanca' of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, but Morocco's biggest box-office successes of recent years are all home-grown, as Moroccans flock to see their own lives played out on celluloid. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two scruffy boys thump each
other in a Casablanca side-street, then tumble to the ground
before a man cries out: "Cut. Cut!"</p><br clear="all"/>
Jamie Kennedy flunks "Old Skool"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070430/film_nm/film_skool_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070430/2007_04_29t212736_450x316_us_film_skool.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=yk_kzysxHZQY5W1sLR5SRg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Jamie Kennedy break dances as he arrives at the Warner Music Group Grammy after-party in Los Angeles February 11, 2007. (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apparently determined to
exploit the full comic potential of white boys attempting
hip-hop, Jamie Kennedy ("Malibu's Most Wanted") shows up in
comedy about a 12-year-old boy who lapses into a coma in 1985,
only to wake up a grown man 20 years later.</p><br clear="all"/>
Portman endorses microloans for women
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_mo/people_portman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.6f3b84f1429d487e9a427567811f3b6e.people_portman_ny112.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=SYCF3ASpyGqKskHLB.CvRw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Actress Natalie Portman appears on stage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at the MTV Times Square Studios, in a Tuesday, March 14, 2006 photo in New York. Portman's new film, 'V for Vendetta' opens nationwide on March 17. Natalie Portman says that for many of the world's poorest women, a small loan can change their lives. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Natalie Portman says that for many of the world's poorest women, a small loan can change their lives.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cage's Next Doesn't Have Ghost of a Chance
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070429/en_movies_eo/dacc01c8_ee104f52_9c74_974495c969ef"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070429/capt.14a2e67340f7c89b3d0996eb36fdbe86.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=ndGtRdmpVVLQN_0sAU9I6g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Cage's Next Doesn't Have Ghost of a Chance(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - No flaming skull, no dice.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-'Idol' finalist charged with battery
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_mu/people_sierra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.ab9ad702def144a2949c36c489dae149.people_sierra_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=pr5SHyYegB0C3ScY9YP8eA--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="American Idol contestant Jessica Sierra of Tampa, Fla., entertains the crowd prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600 race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC., in a Sunday, May 29, 2005 photo. Former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Soprano Erika Sunnegardh returns to Met
(AP)
AP - When last we looked in on Erika Sunnegardh, she had just become an overnight sensation.
Cellist Rostropovich buried to applause
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_mu/russia_rostropovich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.mosb10604291102.russia_rostropovich__mosb106.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=wSuMlEJWmEqNxDsiqo.XUA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="People stand inside Christ the Savior Cathedral during a farewell ceremony to Mstislav Rostropovich in Moscow, Sunday, April 29, 2007. Hundreds of Russians on Sunday came to bid final farewell to the great cellist and conductor who won world fame for his masterly play and his courage in defending human rights. Rostropovich, who for the rights of Soviet-era dissidents and later triumphantly played Bach suites below the crumbling Berlin Wall, died Friday at age 80.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mstislav Rostropovich, the celebrated cellist and champion of human rights, was buried Sunday to the applause of hundreds of mourners, an echo of the ovations he received during his life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Trembling Spector, shrunken shadow of former genius
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070429/music_nm/spector_enigma_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070429/2007_04_29t132047_318x450_uk_spector_enigma.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=alGhHl6.QvBcyS0zrJ9XGA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Music producer Phil Spector listens to testimony from first prosecution witness Dorothy Melvin during his murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles April 26, 2007. (Gabriel Bouys/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pale, gaunt, his hands trembling,
Phil Spector sits silently in a Los Angeles courtroom, a
shrunken shadow of the man who revolutionized pop music 40
years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court Disses Virgie; Larry, Baby to Leave Bahamas
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070429/en_music_eo/23ce4997_acc2473e_a41e_460016d13f64"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070429/capt.be8e71feca30f6f78bcdb3239251df7e.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=EklXYuBr5Bl0LyKZLxwGsg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Court Disses Virgie; Larry, Baby to Leave Bahamas(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Larry Birkhead can finally get while the getting's good.</p><br clear="all"/>
Russia buries Rostropovich, cellist and campaigner
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070429/music_nm/russia_rostropovich_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070429/2007_04_28t093231_450x339_us_russia_rostropovich.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OK.bwl8X6aSipALaCkfPtw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="People pay respects to Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich during his funeral in the hall of the Moscow Conservatory April 28, 2007. Rostropovich was to be laid to rest on Sunday close to late President Boris Yeltsin as Russia bade farewell to a musical genius and lover of freedom. (Alexander Natruskin/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cellist and conductor Mstislav
Rostropovich was buried on Sunday close to late President Boris
Yeltsin as Russia bade farewell to a musical genius and lover
of freedom.</p><br clear="all"/>
Debaters question if hip-hop hates women
(AP)
AP - A panel discussion titled "Does Hip-Hop Hate Women?" drew more than 400 people Saturday — a sign that the furor that erupted over Don Imus' comments isn't over yet.
Bjork brings cool to sizzling California
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_en_mu/coachella_music_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070428/capt.c3042604a55e489e987961d367b80540.music_coachella_bjork_cabk114.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=paITlHVfst8mDw0EFQ7c5w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Bjork headlines at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Friday, April 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a lineup of performers as hot as the triple-digit weather, tens of thousands of music fans descended on the California desert Saturday for the second of three days of performances by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire, Bjork, Peaches and scores of others.</p><br clear="all"/>
Country star Keith says charity donation
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_en_mu/people_keith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070428/capt.9af3eed068244af0ab44e0fd6da146d0.people_keith_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=nfDjJc3TJfRVi2nRbHsFLQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Singer Toby Keith is shown during a March 1996 interview in Nashville. Keith says this year's charity auction for families of pediatric cancer patients may have surpassed the $400,000 raised last year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toby Keith says this year's charity auction for families of pediatric cancer patients may have surpassed the $400,000 raised last year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shell to sponsor Jazz Fest through 2010
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_en_mu/jazz_fest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070427/capt.c6740578d2ce4092adaeddb807597508.new_orleans_jazz_fest_bradley_lawh102.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=MqleytvI06Sf4EviMP3DQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="The Rebirth Jazz Band leads a parade through the crowd at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 27, 2007. The band was leading a parade for the late television journalist Ed Bradley, who was a regular attendee at the festival. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0" /></a>AP - An energy development company said Saturday it would sponsor the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival through at least 2010, a decision organizers said would guard against scaling back the popular event in a city slowly recovering from Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/>
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