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Spidey takes a fall but still nets $60M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.nyol21005131807.box_office_nyol210.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=YD9s22AQyXSqkjW1cNT5bw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst pose for photographers as they stand 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, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even when he takes a huge fall, Spider-Man comes out on top.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC OKs deal to save 'Law & Order' shows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_tv/tv_law___order"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.nyol21305132119.tv_law___order_nyol213.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=q3EFsP2ihuoFSCDzQyGvww--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Mariska Hargitay holds the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her work on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - NBC Universal and producer Dick Wolf struck a last-minute deal Sunday to keep "Law & Order" and its two spinoffs on the air, although "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episodes will first be seen on the USA cable network.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lawsuit over Brokeback Mountain in class
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070514/ap_en_mo/brokeback_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070514/capt.nyol58405140018.brokeback_lawsuit_nyol584.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=cjFjCRQJ_J_r0qvwQTmPqA--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="This photo provided by Focus Features, shows actors Heath Ledger, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal, who play two cowboys from very different backgrounds who meet and fall in love, in a scene from 'Brokeback Mountain.' A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film 'Brokeback Mountain' in class. The lawsuit claims that Jessica Turner, 12, suffered psychological distress after viewing the movie in her 8th grade class at Ashburn Community Elementary School last year (AP Photo/ Focus Features/ Kimberly French)" border="0" /></a>AP - A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film "Brokeback Mountain" in class.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brian Ross leads TV's investigative pack
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_brian_ross"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.nyet39905131651.tv_brian_ross_nyet399.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=jnQyxAuxjA0efOG6REGHQg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This 2006 photo, provided by ABC, shows investigative reporter Brian Ross on the ABC 'Good Morning America' set in New York. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)" border="0" /></a>AP - At the very least, ABC News' Brian Ross figured he'd find a White House official, prominent lobbyist or a congressman when he was handed a stack of phone records from a Washington, D.C. escort agency.</p><br clear="all"/>
Potter author adds to U.K. reward fund
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_ot/people_rowling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.17d0883e73134774b0fb8bd8278c9a8f.people_rowling_ny109.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=.9QuvwMGL.pmQSXb_PFa7A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling listens to a question from the media during a press conference in this Aug 1, 2006 file photo, in New York. Rowling has pledged a major contribution to a $3 million for the safe return of a British girl who has gone missing in Portugal, a newspaper said, Sunday, May 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has pledged a major contribution to a $3 million reward fund for the safe return of a British girl who has gone missing in Portugal, a Sunday newspaper said.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Ira & Abby" coupled with indie distributor
(Reuters)
Reuters - Independent distributor
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to
Jennifer Westfeldt's romantic comedy "Ira & Abby."
Eurovision win boosts Serbia mood
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070513/music_nm/serbia_eurovision_mood_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070513/2007_05_13t153454_450x315_us_serbia_eurovision_mood.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=1AUhpYmN.ZoUbdQ8VuUpfA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Marija Serifovic from Serbia holds the Serbian flag after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki May 13, 2007. (Bob Strong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The victory of Marija Serifovic at the
2007 Eurovision song contest caused an outpouring of national
pride in Serbia, a country more used to rebuffs from Europe
over its wartime past than to accolades.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Sex" still sells on TV networks
(Reuters)
Reuters - The spirit of "Sex and
the City" is living on with three new one-hour projects that
bear some of "Sex's" DNA -- NBC's "Lipstick Jungle," and the
ABC pair of "Cashmere Mafia" and "Women's Murder Club."
NBC OKs deal to save 'Law & Order' shows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_bu/tv_law___order"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.nyol21305132119.tv_law___order_nyol213.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=q3EFsP2ihuoFSCDzQyGvww--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Mariska Hargitay holds the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her work on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - NBC Universal and producer Dick Wolf struck a last-minute deal Sunday to keep "Law & Order" and its two spinoffs on the air, although "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episodes will first be seen on the USA cable network.</p><br clear="all"/>
Distaff 'Lear' and New Clown Show Will Premiere in Ann Arbor in 2008
(Playbill)
Playbill - Performance Network in Ann Arbor will present the world premiere of local clown Malcolm Tulip's new work, as well as a new twist on <i>King Lear,</i> in its 2007-08 season.
"Ira & Abby" coupled with indie distributor
(Reuters)
Reuters - Independent distributor
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to
Jennifer Westfeldt's romantic comedy "Ira & Abby."
Guy Ritchie will rock caper pic
(Reuters)
Reuters - English director Guy
Ritchie is returning to the genre in which he made his name,
signing on to make a caper movie titled "RocknRolla."
Lawsuit over Brokeback Mountain in class
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070514/ap_en_mo/brokeback_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070514/capt.nyol58405140018.brokeback_lawsuit_nyol584.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=cjFjCRQJ_J_r0qvwQTmPqA--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="This photo provided by Focus Features, shows actors Heath Ledger, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal, who play two cowboys from very different backgrounds who meet and fall in love, in a scene from 'Brokeback Mountain.' A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film 'Brokeback Mountain' in class. The lawsuit claims that Jessica Turner, 12, suffered psychological distress after viewing the movie in her 8th grade class at Ashburn Community Elementary School last year (AP Photo/ Focus Features/ Kimberly French)" border="0" /></a>AP - A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film "Brokeback Mountain" in class.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Search for Scotty's Ashes
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070513/en_movies_eo/9a9f2fda4800_461b_86e5_6f0e68f69e3d"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070514/capt.16a5008d248d4ca75056110832c023b7.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=XlfQ15QyDhStEu3jvJOHmg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="The Search for Scotty's Ashes(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Call it Star Trek 11, the hunt for Scotty's remains.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spidey takes a fall but still nets $60M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.nyol21005131807.box_office_nyol210.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=YD9s22AQyXSqkjW1cNT5bw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst pose for photographers as they stand 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, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even when he takes a huge fall, Spider-Man comes out on top.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Spider-Man 3" still rules worldwide box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070513/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070513/2007_05_13t131127_450x338_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=b_wRdsqpJljQQkoVrs3hAQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A man dressed as Spider-Man poses for photographers at the 'Spider-Man 3' world premiere event in Tokyo April 16, 2007. Spider-Man kept up his box office heroics for a second weekend, as the worldwide total for the third film in the superhero trilogy hit $622 million, the film's distributor said on Sunday. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Spider-Man kept up his box office
heroics for a second weekend, as the worldwide total for the
third film in the superhero trilogy hit $622 million, the
film's distributor said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Amazing Spider-Man 3
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070513/en_movies_eo/1050d08d_d06b4cbc_bada_1ee9f7148bc3"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070513/capt.99b011311aa529d7bd0e32b4b80e2d6f.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fgS2U1ZDJcjBscIemNdSoA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="The Amazing Spider-Man 3(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - This was not a job for Larry the Cable Guy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shields urges action on moms' depression
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_mo/people_shields"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070511/capt.cb2ca87a6dd1418480352118bf2bf8ab.postpartum_depression_dcsw109.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=5SNS.3PrQbFuONRTxLAXPw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Actress Brooke Shields, center, answers a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 11, 2007, to support legislation for federal investment in postpartum depression education, detection and treatment. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. is at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brooke Shields says postpartum depression is more prevalent than anyone wants to admit, and that it's time for lawmakers to pass legislation to help new mothers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Musical "Once" inspires romance
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Once," a low-budget musical about a
Dublin street performer that was made by a bunch of friends in
just a few weeks, was the sleeper hit of the Sundance Film
Festival and now has the weight of a major studio behind it.
Cannes film festival hits 60
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070513/film_nm/cannes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070513/2007_05_13t055628_450x324_us_cannes.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=cdpPxkzYgO1ThVihcGHJfQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Workers on the roof of the Festival Palace use ropes to position the official poster of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 11, 2007. Twenty-two films will compete for the Palme d'Or at the film festival which runs from May 16 to 27 in Cannes on the French Riviera. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cannes Film Festival turns 60 this year,
and the diamond milestone means a long line of stars jostling
with lesser-known names of arthouse cinema for media attention
and fans' adoration on the famed red carpet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eurovision win boosts Serbia mood
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070513/music_nm/serbia_eurovision_mood_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070513/2007_05_13t153454_450x315_us_serbia_eurovision_mood.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=1AUhpYmN.ZoUbdQ8VuUpfA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Marija Serifovic from Serbia holds the Serbian flag after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki May 13, 2007. (Bob Strong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The victory of Marija Serifovic at the
2007 Eurovision song contest caused an outpouring of national
pride in Serbia, a country more used to rebuffs from Europe
over its wartime past than to accolades.</p><br clear="all"/>
Q&A-Daddy Yankee: From the streets to "Big Boss"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Raymond Ayala, better-known as
reggaeton star Daddy Yankee, travels with a black backpack
slung over shoulders that are newly muscled from a regime of
pumping iron.
Lennon music education bus still rolling
(Reuters)
Reuters - Imagine a "dream machine" on wheels.
It's easy if you try. But the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
is no dream. A state-of-the-art multimedia studio packed in a
bus, it's a vehicle for opening the minds of aspiring young
musicians.
Country singers stage charity bike run
(AP)
AP - Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry led hundreds of bikers and other country music artists into the hills overlooking Las Vegas for an annual charity motorcycle ride Sunday.
Music piracy crackdown nets college kids
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_mu/music_pirates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.nenh10205131839.music_pirates_nenh102.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=Z.CtIkaCCXAtIejY5deheg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="University of Nebraska-Lincoln advertising major Sarah Barg recounts her music downloading experiences , in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, May 3, 2007. Barg is one of hundreds of students at college campuses across the country whose semester changed when they got a letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, telling them they could either pay a settlement or be sued for illegally downloading music. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" border="0" /></a>AP - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — At first, Sarah Barg thought the e-mail was a scam.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tillis finally joining Grand Ole Opry
(AP)
AP - If fan sentiment had anything to do with it, singer and humorist Mel Tillis surely would have become a member of the Grand Ole Opry long ago.
Serbia's "Prayer" wins Eurovision Song Contest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070513/music_nm/finland_eurovision_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070513/2007_05_12t185517_450x300_us_finland_eurovision.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=a7yvVuuA5APDKvReTNMM_A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Marija Serifovic from Serbia celebrates on stage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki May 13, 2007. (Sari Gustafsson/Lehtikuva/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Serbia's Marija Serifovic won the
Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating competitors from
23 other countries in a three-hour televised mishmash of power
ballads, ethnic rhythms, and bubble-gum pop.</p><br clear="all"/>
Serbia wins Eurovision Song Contest
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070513/ap_en_mu/music_eurovision_song_contest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070512/capt.xag14605122235.finland_eurovision_song_contest_xag146.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=IItUarjziLpfdrsTRtl.xw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Marija Serifovic, second left, from Serbia, the winner of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, celebrates on stage at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, early Sunday May 13, 2007. Marija Serifovic from Serbia won with their song entitled 'Prayer'. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)" border="0" /></a>AP - Serbia's Marija Serifovic sang a heart-wrenching power ballad to win the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday — an annual extravaganza of pop, rock and circus acts featuring bare flesh and fiery pyrotechnics.</p><br clear="all"/>
Geldof criticizes Gore's Live Earth
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070512/ap_en_mu/people_geldof_gore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070510/capt.5580a1ee3b4c462595ad5475144ce06f.britain_blair_celebrities_nyet102.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=XGyjKyA5ITjkRQgvoac3pw--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, who announced Thursday, May 10, 2007 that he would step down on June 27, stands alongside Band Aid founder Bob Geldof on July 6, 2005. Blair was speaking after meeting Geldof and others at Gleneagles, Scotland, ahead of the G8 summit. Curing his tenure Blair mingled with famous. (AP Photo/Bruce Adams, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bob Geldof, who organized the Live Aid and Live 8 benefit concerts, criticized the Live Earth music events Al Gore is putting together this summer, saying they lack a specific goal, according to a Dutch newspaper report Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
CORRECTED: Serbia's "Prayer" wins Eurovision Song Contest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Serbia won the Eurovision Song Contest
on Saturday with Marija Serifovic beating 23 competitors to
clinch victory in a three-hour televised mishmash of power
ballads, ethnic rhythms, and bubble-gum pop.
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