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'Idol' makes last cut before finale
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.8948856cd3b74d289f5537f3ae950df6.tv_american_idol_ny137.jpg?x=76&y=130&sig=Bt70pTtTndTKuNNyzP8M5w--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="In this photo made available by Fox Television, Melinda Doolittle performs Tuesday, May 15, 2007 on the set of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles. Most observers thought she was a lock to go on to the 'American Idol' finale, but Doolittle was eliminated Wednesday night, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Fox Television, Michael Becker)" border="0" /></a>AP - Most observers thought she was a lock to go on to the "American Idol" finale, but Melinda Doolittle was eliminated Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hilton's jail term cut to about 23 days
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_ce/people_paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.c3178d23f14a42a6af7554e6dc89fc52.people_paris_hilton_ny136.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=rQ_g1z.dqPvkfwLIIzx7GA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Paris Hilton looks on during the launch of a new timepiece collection at the watch and jewelry show 'Baselworld' in Basel, Switzerland, in this April 14, 2007 file photo. Hilton will serve about half of her 45-day jail sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities said Wednesday May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton will serve about half of her 45-day jail sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bo Diddley hospitalized after stroke
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_ce/bo_diddley_hospitalized"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.0b6d2df630d643f6a0aff0e4c397ae40.diddley_hospitalized_ny133.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=IVu4LemInrtCuVswbJClAQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Legendary musician Bo Diddley performs at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York, in this file photo from Aug. 2, 2006. The famed guitarist has been placed in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, publicists said Wednesday May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bo Diddley is in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, a publicist said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
'24' on the clock for two more seasons
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_tv/tv24_renewed"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.68e15cbbfe8e4d96993d5cbc03403079.tv_24_renewed_ny135.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=BZ8CsVfB7rKe6qqLGVjKMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in this Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 file photo, in Los Angeles. The clock will keep ticking for Fox's '24' for at least two more seasons. The series that tracks one eventful day in the life of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) per TV season has been renewed through 2008-09, the network said Wednesday, May 16, 2007.. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The clock will keep ticking for Fox's "24" for at least two more seasons. The series that tracks one eventful day in the life of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) per TV season has been renewed through 2008-09, the network said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spector denies killing actress in video
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_mu/phil_spector_tape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.dd127a607cd641cf9ef324e6040a776f.phil_spector_wxs313.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=Ij519HazBqM0MnjM7NeieQ--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Phil Spector, left, looks to the gallery with defense team member Bruce Cutler, foreground, during Spector's murder trial Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. Spector is accused of killing Lana Clarkson in his home in February 2003. (AP Photo/Paul Buck, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Phil Spector, now on trial for murder, asserted in a 2005 home video interview that the statuesque Lana Clarkson was standing when a gun was fired in her mouth and that he is too short to have done it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Midway to release PS3 game with John Woo movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - Midway Games Inc. said on
Wednesday it will release an upcoming action game made in
collaboration with action film director John Woo in a special
version for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 that includes a
high-definition copy of one of Woo's movies.
Spector denies killing actress in video
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_mu/phil_spector_tape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.dd127a607cd641cf9ef324e6040a776f.phil_spector_wxs313.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=Ij519HazBqM0MnjM7NeieQ--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Phil Spector, left, looks to the gallery with defense team member Bruce Cutler, foreground, during Spector's murder trial Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. Spector is accused of killing Lana Clarkson in his home in February 2003. (AP Photo/Paul Buck, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Phil Spector, now on trial for murder, asserted in a 2005 home video interview that the statuesque Lana Clarkson was standing when a gun was fired in her mouth and that he is too short to have done it.</p><br clear="all"/>
CW faces reality for fall lineup
(Reuters)
Reuters - The CW is loading its
schedule with unscripted fare for next season.
CBS spices up lineup with vampires, '70s swingers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/media_nm/cbs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t143531_450x329_us_cbs.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=Bj8egDEM48WzFYIDr1o5XQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of the CBS Corp., delivers his keynote address at the 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007 file photo. CBS, set to finish the current season as the most-watched network overall for a fifth year, unveiled a 2007-08 broadcast schedule on Wednesday with four new dramas and one comedy. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - CBS is banking on
vampires, suburban '70s swingers and a glitzy musical-thriller
to spice up its television lineup next season, marking a
departure from its popular, long-running crime dramas.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Greenhouse Effect', Michael Deep's Solo Play About Family, Begins at NYC's Abingdon
(Playbill)
Playbill - <i>The Greenhouse Effect,</i> a new multi-character solo play written and performed by Abingdon Theatre Company veteran Michael Deep, will begin a Manhattan run June 2.
Midway to release PS3 game with John Woo movie
(Reuters)
Reuters - Midway Games Inc. said on
Wednesday it will release an upcoming action game made in
collaboration with action film director John Woo in a special
version for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 that includes a
high-definition copy of one of Woo's movies.
"Blueberry" an acquired taste for some
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/film_nm/cannes_blueberry1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t222650_450x290_us_cannes_blueberry_1.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=JpMBvMQ5znRuZJX0sT1quQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Chinese director Wong Kar Wai (L) arrives with his wife Esther (2nd L) and cast members Norah Jones (3rd L) and Jude Law for an evening gala screening of their in-competition film 'My Blueberry Nights' at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 16, 2007. (Fred Dufour/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "My Blueberry Nights" drew
mixed reactions on Wednesday from the world press corps
attending the premiere of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's
first English-language film. The romantic drama stars Jude Law
and singer Norah Jones, in her big-screen debut.</p><br clear="all"/>
Michael Moore wants to investigate Treasury Dept
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070516/film_nm/moore_probe_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t190206_450x322_us_moore_probe.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=pNNlkN4PpRU0eUB.hFhD1Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="File photo shows documentary film maker Michael Moore laughing as he arrives unannounced for the screening of 'U.S. vs. John Lennon' during the 31st Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 9, 2006. Moore took the first step on Wednesday in launching his own probe into the U.S. government's investigation of him for making an unauthorized trip to Cuba to film scenes for his latest movie 'SiCKO.' (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Maverick filmmaker Michael Moore
took the first step on Wednesday in launching his own probe
into the U.S. government's investigation of him for making an
unauthorized trip to Cuba to film scenes for his latest movie
"SiCKO."</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney hopes to strike `Magic' in China
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_mo/film_disney_china"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.hk10205161102.hong_kong_disney_cracking_china_hk102.jpg?x=130&y=130&sig=l6fX1zZDgNAeXY8hRDZ7Yw--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="In this photo released Wednesday, May 16, 2007, by The Walt Disney Co., shown is the main character from the Chinese-language Disney movie 'The Magic Gourd'. Disney announced Wednesday the movie, the company's first co-production with China, will be released this summer. 'The Magic Gourd' marks a departure from Disney's strategy of promoting its core characters in China. (AP Photo/The Walt Disney Co., HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Disney's latest China strategy doesn't involve Mickey, Minnie or Goofy. It's all about an enchanted vegetable.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mike Myers does talking again in "Shrek the Third"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070516/film_nm/shrek_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t183816_450x271_us_shrek.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=0N.T3eQuVVoVG4fpkvtlDg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Cast member Mike Myers, who gives the voice to 'Shrek', poses at the premiere of 'Shrek the Third' at the Mann's Village theater in Los Angeles May 6, 2007. Myers says making one of the world's most popular animated films can be a lonely business. So the comic actor makes up imaginary friends in the sound booth to keep him company. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Shrek" star Mike Myers says making
one of the world's most popular animated films can be a lonely
business. So the comic actor makes up imaginary friends in the
sound booth to keep him company.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cannes' glittering 60th edition opens
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_opening"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.c83f4498fbb34954a6d880d5c83985b1.aptopix_film_cannes_my_blueberry_nights_arrivals_klv116.jpg?x=108&y=130&sig=MKGLo0N.InVyllLqVdshGw--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="British actor Jude Law, left, and American actress-singer Norah Jones arrive for the screening of the film 'My Blueberry Nights,' at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cannes celebrated its 60th edition Wednesday by inviting a screen newcomer to open the film festival: singer Norah Jones, playing a heartbroken lover in a role that forced her to cry on command and spend hours smooching co-star Jude Law.</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Review: `Day Night' strips down suicide
(AP)
AP - We never learn the name of the 19-year-old woman who prepares to strap a bomb onto her back and blow herself up — along with much of Times Square — in "Day Night Day Night."
`Shrek ' plays ogre in the middle
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_mo/film_shrek_the_third"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070517/capt.sge.ecj30.170507013429.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=be9KWnUCL4HzPF5cTcGd6A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Mike Myers attends the premiere of Shrek The Third at Clearview Chelsea West Cinemas, 14 May 2007, in New York City.(AFP/GettyImages/File/Evan Agostini)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Spider-Man 3" is a tough act to follow, but cranky ogre Shrek has never shied away from a fight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce nominated for 6 BET Awards
(AP)
AP - Beyonce earned a leading six nominations Wednesday for the 2007 BET Awards, including nominations for top female R&B artist, video for "Irreplaceable" and duets with Jay-Z on "Deja Vu" and "Upgrade U."
Spector denies killing actress in video
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_mu/phil_spector_tape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.dd127a607cd641cf9ef324e6040a776f.phil_spector_wxs313.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=Ij519HazBqM0MnjM7NeieQ--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Phil Spector, left, looks to the gallery with defense team member Bruce Cutler, foreground, during Spector's murder trial Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. Spector is accused of killing Lana Clarkson in his home in February 2003. (AP Photo/Paul Buck, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Phil Spector, now on trial for murder, asserted in a 2005 home video interview that the statuesque Lana Clarkson was standing when a gun was fired in her mouth and that he is too short to have done it.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Idol' makes last cut before finale
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.8948856cd3b74d289f5537f3ae950df6.tv_american_idol_ny137.jpg?x=76&y=130&sig=Bt70pTtTndTKuNNyzP8M5w--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="In this photo made available by Fox Television, Melinda Doolittle performs Tuesday, May 15, 2007 on the set of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles. Most observers thought she was a lock to go on to the 'American Idol' finale, but Doolittle was eliminated Wednesday night, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Fox Television, Michael Becker)" border="0" /></a>AP - Most observers thought she was a lock to go on to the "American Idol" finale, but Melinda Doolittle was eliminated Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce leads BET Awards field with 6 nominations
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/music_nm/bet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t211638_450x410_us_bet.jpg?x=130&y=118&sig=lxe13yXRTsa_XfaTyM6fJw--" align="left" height="118" width="130" alt="Rap star 50 Cent answers questions from reporters after he announced nominations for the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards '07 during a news conference in Hollywood, May 16, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With six nominations, Beyonce
heads the field for the 2007 BET Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon's tune: no DRM
(Reuters)
Reuters - Digital music without
copyright protection gained more momentum on Wednesday as
Amazon.com made it official that it will launch a DRM-free
digital music store this year.
Hagar to bring next Cabo Wabo trek indoors
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/music_nm/hagar_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t205937_450x373_us_hagar.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=ZedgRhqHMZ5BO_dCWI0aNw--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar (L) performs with drummer Alex Van Halen during the first of two-sold-out shows at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in this file photo from August 6, 2004. Hagar will bring his Cabo San Lucas-themed summer tour indoors to theaters this winter, Billboard.com has learned. (Ethan Miller/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sammy Hagar will bring his Cabo
San Lucas-themed summer tour indoors to theaters this winter,
Billboard.com has learned.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bo Diddley hospitalized after stroke
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_mu/bo_diddley_hospitalized"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070517/capt.0b6d2df630d643f6a0aff0e4c397ae40.diddley_hospitalized_ny133.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=IVu4LemInrtCuVswbJClAQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Legendary musician Bo Diddley performs at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York, in this file photo from Aug. 2, 2006. The famed guitarist has been placed in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, publicists said Wednesday May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bo Diddley is in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, a publicist said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cannes' glittering 60th edition opens
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_mu/film_cannes_opening"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.c83f4498fbb34954a6d880d5c83985b1.aptopix_film_cannes_my_blueberry_nights_arrivals_klv116.jpg?x=108&y=130&sig=MKGLo0N.InVyllLqVdshGw--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="British actor Jude Law, left, and American actress-singer Norah Jones arrive for the screening of the film 'My Blueberry Nights,' at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cannes celebrated its 60th edition Wednesday by inviting a screen newcomer to open the film festival: singer Norah Jones, playing a heartbroken lover in a role that forced her to cry on command and spend hours smooching co-star Jude Law.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gretchen Wilson shows vulnerable side
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_mu/music_gretchen_wilson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.dae17d351c4c426984d0898f6c6c7e0e.music_gretchen_wilson_nyet497.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=5uwIVygeOuKBabtWrGtNIA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Singer Gretchen Wilson is photographed in New York on May 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Gretchen Wilson finally got her record deal, she told the execs at her label three things they should never ask her to do: Lose weight, cut her hair or wear a dress.</p><br clear="all"/>
UK music copyright laws may be extended
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_en_mu/people_paul_mccartney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.47a8a4d59c4942a7a80bfa5a253b9488.people_paul_mccartney_nyet148.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=sqtTQ9wVOjG1_7TRhK9YOg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Singer Paul McCartney. in New York on Nov. 13, 2006. British copyright laws should be extended to prevent aging artists such as McCartney and Cliff Richard from missing out on royalties later in life, an influential committee of British lawmakers said Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - British copyright laws should be extended to prevent aging artists such as Paul McCartney and Cliff Richard from missing out on royalties later in life, an influential committee of British lawmakers said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce nominated for 6 BET Awards
(AP)
AP - Beyonce earned a leading six nominations Wednesday for the 2007 BET Awards, including nominations for top female R&B artist, video for "Irreplaceable" and duets with Jay-Z on "Deja Vu" and "Upgrade U."
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