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Survival of 'Lost' character in doubt
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_tv/tv_lost"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070511/capt.1389249b9942484dbb3d22c2bbc83bc2.tv_lost_ny124.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=acGsp6rX0z_Mhn9kfMijsA--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Actor Terry O'Quinn, one of the cast members of the 'Lost' television series, is shown during the early races at Pimlico Race Course, prior to the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes, in this file photo from May 20, 2006, in Baltimore. The Wednesday May 9, 2007 episode in which Locke (O'Quinn) was shot, perhaps fatally, by Ben (Michael Emerson), the leader of 'the Others,' drew 12.1 million viewers. That's about the same sized audience the show has been attracting in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Matt Houston-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The survival of a major "Lost" character was left in doubt this week in an episode that shot adrenaline into the plot of the ABC series but failed to give it a needed ratings boost.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton may not serve full sentence
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_ce/paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070508/capt.7e776f3d4d33400aa94392201606027a.people_paris_hilton_nyet181.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=uRiAbWPKrszMExB8HjtLmw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Paris Hilton leaves the Los Angeles Municipal Court Metropolitan branch with her father Rick, Friday, May 4, 2007, in Los Angeles. Hilton's lawyers have taken the first step to appeal her 45-day jail sentence after the 26-year-old socialite was ordered by a judge on Friday to report to a county jail by June 5 for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton may spend far less than 45 days in county jail for violating probation because of state policies and jail overcrowding, authorities said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viewers are hot and cold on TV finales
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_finale_fever"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.67e80f377c8f4d729539034987af522e.tv_finale_fever_nyet382.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=4jmol.60uTwbhA8rKLIHwQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This photo, provided by ABC, shows actors Josh Holloway and Elizabeth Mitchell in the season finale of the drama series 'Lost,' airing May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/ABC/Mario Perez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Summer's coming, and darn good thing! There's still a chill in the air for viewers who in years past could count on their favorite dramas heating up as the end of the season approached.</p><br clear="all"/>
Guitarist Les Paul plays for hometown
(AP)
AP - Guitar legend Les Paul enthralled a hometown crowd Thursday night at a concert that raised more than $100,000 for an exhibit on his life.
Witness says Spector was not himself
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.128184b637fa4725acb5706037efdb4c.phil_spector_wxs309.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=YjMVOrIqT.evOsPYAwZ7bw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Prosecution witness Rommie Davis testifies during music producer Phil Spector's murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 10, 2007. Four women who have testified in Spector's murder trial described a pattern of threats with guns before the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A friend of Phil Spector testified Thursday that the music producer "was not his usual self" during a dinner date hours before actress Lana Clarkson's death at his mansion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vardalos sweet on Purefoy for "Valentine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - James Purefoy (HBO's
"Rome") is in negotiations to star with Nia Vardalos in the
romantic comedy "I Hate Valentine's Day."
Witness says Spector was not himself
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.128184b637fa4725acb5706037efdb4c.phil_spector_wxs309.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=YjMVOrIqT.evOsPYAwZ7bw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Prosecution witness Rommie Davis testifies during music producer Phil Spector's murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 10, 2007. Four women who have testified in Spector's murder trial described a pattern of threats with guns before the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A friend of Phil Spector testified Thursday that the music producer "was not his usual self" during a dinner date hours before actress Lana Clarkson's death at his mansion.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC picks up four dramas; "Friday" back
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC kicked off the
broadcast networks' annual series-pickup frenzy with orders for
the new dramas "The Bionic Woman," "Chuck," "Journeyman" and
"Life," as well as a renewal of the critical darling "Friday
Night Lights."
Joost raises $45 million in funding
(AP)
AP - Joost, an Internet-based TV service being launched by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, said Thursday it has raised $45 million from five investors including CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. and an influential Hong Kong telecommunications executive.
'Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway' Tour Heads to D.C.; More Cities Expected
(Playbill)
Playbill - Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage has been added to the lineup of stops for the national tour of <i>Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway</i>, which starts this summer.
Vardalos sweet on Purefoy for "Valentine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - James Purefoy (HBO's
"Rome") is in negotiations to star with Nia Vardalos in the
romantic comedy "I Hate Valentine's Day."
Director Sonnenfeld unlocks "Box"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Barry Sonnenfeld is in
negotiations to direct "The Box," a contemporary take on the
myth of Pandora's box.
Hollywood ratings system gets smoke in it eyes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Filmmakers now might get
an R rating as a thank you for smoking.
"Spider-Man 3" poised for another easy victory
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070511/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070511/i/r2143835298.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=Inq0zAfnHzksTrIfBMmTHA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Kirsten Dunst arrives to attend the premiere of the film "Spiderman 3" during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York April 30, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After destroying every
record in sight with its $151.1 million opening, "Spider-Man 3"
is on track to continue his triumphal march at the weekend box
office.</p><br clear="all"/>
"The Ex" a comedy with few laughs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070511/film_nm/film_ex_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070511/i/r2073847790.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Hgr2swcU2OGF300x6O7f8g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Amanda Peet gives co-star Zach Braff a kiss at the premiere of the film "The Ex" in New York May 3, 2007. Originally slated to arrive in January -- when it was called "Fast Track" -- and then again in March before finally hitting theaters Friday, "The Ex" might have a new title and a firm release date, but it has the same old problem. For a comedy, it's not really funny. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Originally slated to
arrive in January -- when it was called "Fast Track" -- and
then again in March before finally hitting theaters Friday,
"The Ex" might have a new title and a firm release date, but it
has the same old problem.</p><br clear="all"/>
MPAA adds smoking as film-rating factor
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mo/film_movie_ratings_smoking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070511/capt.nyol98805110152.film_movie_ratings_smoking_nyol988.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=nt4Gguu5vfEj4siuDyYHag--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Smoking will be a bigger factor in determining film ratings, the Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday, but critics said the move does not go far enough to discourage teens from taking up the habit. (AP GRAPHIC)" border="0" /></a>AP - Smoking will be a bigger factor in determining film ratings, the Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday, but critics said the move does not go far enough to discourage teens from taking up the habit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viacom quarterly profit falls 36 percent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mo/earns_viacom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.db40f07d1d404881aa8b4194f4eda5ba.earns_viacom_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=43&sig=tIakmvhTMW1yTshcc3XU_w--" align="left" height="43" width="130" alt="A Viacom sign reflects the lights of New York's Times Square, in this April 9, 2006 file photo. Viacom Inc.'s earnings fell 36 percent in the first quarter, weighed down by higher marketing expenses for movies and a restructuring charge at its MTV group, the media company reported Thursday May 10, 2007, but the results still beat analysts' estimates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Viacom Inc.'s earnings fell 36 percent in the first quarter, weighed down by higher marketing expenses for movies and a restructuring charge at its MTV group, the media company reported Thursday, but the results still beat analysts' estimates.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. movie group slaps new restrictions on smoking
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070511/film_nm/movies_smoking_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070510/i/r2080505301.jpg?x=120&y=130&sig=BpuzvpojEQ5NgY.KODrtJw--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="People smoke cigarettes in an undated file photo. The film industry group that rates U.S. movies in terms of their suitability for children on Thursday unveiled new rules affecting tobacco use in films that would stop children from seeing movies that glorified on-screen smoking. REUTERS/File" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Attention film producers: smoking
may now be hazardous to your movies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Depp says he is open to fourth "Pirates" movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/film_nm/depp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070510/i/r3563963278.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=4ViY_QepouMgmEK97S2SfA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Johnny Depp poses during a photocall for the French screening of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Paris July 6, 2006. REUTERS/Emmanuel Fradin" border="0" /></a>Reuters - If all goes right, "Pirates of the
Caribbean" actor Johnny Depp might soon be singing "Yo ho ho,
give me a fourth bottle of rum."</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. probes Moore's Cuba trip
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/film_nm/michaelmoore_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070510/2007_05_10t153322_342x450_us_michaelmoore.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=CI.RVeHmWCjDmUj8EWpRWA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Documentary film maker Michael Moore is interviewed in Toronto, September 9, 2006. Federal officials are investigating whether Moore, whose 2004 film 'Fahrenheit 9/11' attacked the Bush administration, broke laws when he went to Cuba for a new movie about U.S. health care, according to a letter posted on Moore's Web site. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. government has launched a
probe into whether maverick director Michael Moore, whose 2004
documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" skewered the Bush administration,
broke laws when he went to Cuba for a new movie about U.S.
health care.</p><br clear="all"/>
Witness says Spector was not himself
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.128184b637fa4725acb5706037efdb4c.phil_spector_wxs309.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=YjMVOrIqT.evOsPYAwZ7bw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Prosecution witness Rommie Davis testifies during music producer Phil Spector's murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 10, 2007. Four women who have testified in Spector's murder trial described a pattern of threats with guns before the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A friend of Phil Spector testified Thursday that the music producer "was not his usual self" during a dinner date hours before actress Lana Clarkson's death at his mansion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Guitarist Les Paul plays for hometown
(AP)
AP - Guitar legend Les Paul enthralled a hometown crowd Thursday night at a concert that raised more than $100,000 for an exhibit on his life.
Hometowns honor ousted 'Idol' finalists
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mu/american_idol_hometowns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070509/capt.291f665bcb474f9ca7b1545f83ef5980.tv_idol_lakisha_jones_nyet184.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=rcWLC1qTEzdc2J3aken6.w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This photo supplied by Fox Television show LaKisha Jones performing on 'American Idol' in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, May 8, 2007. The four remaining contestants on the television talent show each sang two Bee Gees' songs. (AP Photo/ Fox, Frank Micelotta)" border="0" /></a>AP - FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A couple of ousted "American Idol" finalists felt the love of their hometowns this week. LaKisha Jones' shooting star fell from the "American Idol" galaxy Wednesday night, but on Thursday Flint continued to embrace her and the bright future it hopes for her.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sha Na Na's Bowzer fights music rip-offs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511/ap_en_mu/bowzer_truth_in_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.6cd1ff3840c44842b64bc863b7e410bb.aptopix_bowzer_truth_in_music_tnmh105.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=SL.IfVGeYhS9SNc.ysIpJg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Jon Bauman, right, also knows as 'Bowzer' from the doo-wap group Sha Na Na, strikes his stage pose during a House session in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, May 10, 2007. Bauman has been lobbying states on behalf of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame for laws to prevent musical acts from passing themselves off as something they're not -- mainly '50s acts like the Platters, the Coasters and the Drifters. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)" border="0" /></a>AP - As the rubber-faced frontman for Sha Na Na, Jon "Bowzer" Bauman brought doo-wop to the hippies at Woodstock. During the days of disco, he took his '50s schtick to TV. Now, nearly 60 years old, Bauman is still championing the golden age of rock-n-roll, this time as point man for a push to keep impostors from ripping off his musical heroes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Guitar innovator Les Paul returns home
(AP)
AP - Guitar legend Les Paul returned to his hometown Thursday to perform a concert that will raise about $100,000 for a museum exhibit on his life.
The single returns to haunt music biz
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070510/ap_en_mu/music_revenge_of_the_single"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.f0e6fc626a194be7acf2ca5dfe940146.music_revenge_of_the_single_nyet394.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=h1o_Ubc.NVGQ8KVTc7XrPw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A person downloads digital files from a computer to an iPod in Paris, in this May 9, 2006, file photo. While the vast majority of music consumers still buy CD albums, they are buying less of them, while digital tracks are exploding in the marketplace. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon/FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - It sounds like a horror movie: a beloved friend is callously exterminated, then reincarnated in a different form to wreak havoc on the killer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spector Witness: "Something Was Terribly Wrong" That Night
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070510/en_music_eo/716dee8f_c05d4151_8273_ebcc15dce9e5"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070511/capt.9dc2615bffdb86fb991f25c39f4f49c8.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=ZSyYURTgvdHfNSxnprraJw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Spector Witness: "Something Was Terribly Wrong" That Night(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The testimony being given in Phil Spector's murder trial finally made it into the 21st century today.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tribunal: Sting, wife wrongly fired chef
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070510/ap_en_mu/people_sting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.58a90654ca7a4f4983d3bc683d018150.people_sting_nyet104.jpg?x=112&y=130&sig=QS7LNNngeK3V7IRvosWtxg--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="Sting and wife Trudie Styler, right, arrive at a Venice film festival event in Venice, Italy,on Sept. 3, 2006. A British employment tribunal ruled Thursday, May 10, 2007, that the pop star Sting and his wife discriminated against their chef by firing her after she became pregnant in 2005. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)" border="0" /></a>AP - An employment tribunal ruled Thursday that Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, discriminated against their chef by firing her after she became pregnant.</p><br clear="all"/>
`American Idol' spinoff: a band contest
(AP)
AP - Reality shows can have spinoffs, too. The producers of "American Idol" are launching "The Search for the Next Great American Band," a new talent series.
Pop band Maroon 5 tops singles chart for 2nd week
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/music_nm/singles_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070511/i/r3282164049.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=Qid.1XPxBYPc7khLcUQgug--" align="left" height="129" width="130" alt="Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs in West Hollywood, in this October 5, 2006 file photo. Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a second week Thursday, while Ne-Yo's "Because of You" climbed three to No. 2, and T-Pain's "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" rose one to No. 3. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" led the
Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a second week Thursday,
while Ne-Yo's "Because of You" climbed three to No. 2, and
T-Pain's "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" rose one to No. 3.</p><br clear="all"/>
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