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'24' as always comes down to last second
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_tv/tv24_finale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070522/capt.467eaa7364c34835a0dd2df475880158.tv_24_finale_ny127.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Bt9mY1gNDAKJk.YB4eJlLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This undated photo supplied by Fox Television show Kiefer Sutherland in the first part of the '24' two-hour season finale episode which aired on Fox on Monday, May 21,2007. (AP Photo/fFox Kelsey McNeal)" border="0" /></a>AP - A sociopath father. A nephew in peril. A circuit board the Russians would declare war over. Counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer didn't have a second to spare as he wrapped another hectic day with the two-hour conclusion of Fox's round-the-clock action drama "24."</p><br clear="all"/>
'Heroes' first season ends with boom
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_tv/tv_heroes_finale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070522/capt.e69102927e7e4a94b955ad569df9998a.tv_heroes_finale_nyet176.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=iZ5mOeUriXTtnPJv8C3FlQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This undated photo supplied by NBC shows Hayden Penettiere, left, and Jack Coleman in a scene from the season finale of NBC's 'Hero ' series, which airs Monday, May 21, 2007. (AP Photo/NBC, Trea Patton)" border="0" /></a>AP - The cheerleader, New York and the world are safe — thanks to "Heroes." Every character still standing in NBC's "Heroes" universe played their role in stopping serial killer and superpower thief Sylar during the freshman series' gripping season ender.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Sicko' spawns Moore fever in Cannes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_michael_moore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070521/capt.4400357835a2433d90893857fe9275a2.aptopix_film_cannes_michael_moore_klv143.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=wUDRcVl9Q4.24.zoPFA0sA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="American director Michael Moore poses for a portrait at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Monday, May 21, 2007. Michael Moore's new film 'Sicko,' premiered at the festival on Saturday, May 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" border="0" /></a>AP - In Cannes, Michael Moore is a rock star — mobbed by fans, assailed by cameras and forced to wolf down a plate of pasta between his latest interview and his next live TV appearance.</p><br clear="all"/>
Urban greeted with alcohol in Australia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_mu/people_keith_urban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070522/capt.tok11005220533.australia_keith_urban_tok110.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=EeeqXbKnU4LnXmEyzoOYOg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Australian country singer Keith Urban performs at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, in this March 23, 2007 file photo. The country music singer and recovering alcoholic knew he was back in Australia when a Qantas flight attendant welcomed him with a bottle of booze. The Grammy winner and country music chart topper, who has publicly acknowledged a former addiction to cocaine, recently completed a three-month stint in rehab for alcohol abuse. 'I knew I was back in South Australia when the host came up to me, smiled, gave me a bottle of red and said, 'Welcome to Adelaide Mr. Urban,'' the country music star told a packed stadium on Sunday, May 20, 2007,according to a report in News Ltd. newspapers Tuesday, May 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Miller, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country music singer and recovering alcoholic Keith Urban knew he was back in Australia when a Qantas flight attendant welcomed him with a bottle of wine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lawyer says Hasselhoff visits restored
(AP)
AP - A judge has restored David Hasselhoff's right to visit his two teenage daughters after that access was suspended over a videotape showing the recovering alcoholic apparently intoxicated, an attorney for the actor said Monday.
"Harry Potter" film to premiere in Tokyo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/film_nm/harry_potter_premiere_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t022408_450x314_us_harry_potter_premiere.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=_lTbfpCT.83GfOzcmz1M3w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Daniel Radcliffe on stage during a photo call to promote his new play at the Gielgud Theater in London's West End, February 22, 2007. The fifth 'Harry Potter' film will premiere in Japan on June 28, just months after 'Spider-Man 3' marked a rare international movie debut in Tokyo. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The fifth "Harry Potter" film, based on
the best-selling books about the young boy wizard, will
premiere in Japan on June 28, just months after "Spider-Man 3"
marked a rare international movie debut in Tokyo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Urban greeted with alcohol in Australia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_mu/people_keith_urban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070522/capt.tok11005220533.australia_keith_urban_tok110.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=EeeqXbKnU4LnXmEyzoOYOg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Australian country singer Keith Urban performs at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, in this March 23, 2007 file photo. The country music singer and recovering alcoholic knew he was back in Australia when a Qantas flight attendant welcomed him with a bottle of booze. The Grammy winner and country music chart topper, who has publicly acknowledged a former addiction to cocaine, recently completed a three-month stint in rehab for alcohol abuse. 'I knew I was back in South Australia when the host came up to me, smiled, gave me a bottle of red and said, 'Welcome to Adelaide Mr. Urban,'' the country music star told a packed stadium on Sunday, May 20, 2007,according to a report in News Ltd. newspapers Tuesday, May 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Miller, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country music singer and recovering alcoholic Keith Urban knew he was back in Australia when a Qantas flight attendant welcomed him with a bottle of wine.</p><br clear="all"/>
GSN shows "Money" in off-network buy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/tv_nm/shatner_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t025754_450x316_us_shatner.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=xS1TDZ9.ViiZ.jK5GX3YJg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Actor and inductee William Shatner attends the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, in this December 14, 2006 file photo. GSN has acquired off-network rights to the William Shatner-hosted game show 'Show Me the Money' from Disney-ABC Domestic Television (formerly Buena Vista Television). (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - GSN has acquired
off-network rights to the William Shatner-hosted game show
"Show Me the Money" from Disney-ABC Domestic Television
(formerly Buena Vista Television).</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal to bring King Kong, Spider-Man to South Korea
(Reuters)
Reuters - King Kong and Spider-man are coming to
South Korea.
Revolving cast door adds color to "Gray"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Prevues begin Friday on
Stephen Lang's "Beyond Glory," written by and starring Lang,
directed by Robert Falls for the Roundabout Theater Company at
the Laura Pels Theater.
"Harry Potter" film to premiere in Tokyo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/film_nm/harry_potter_premiere_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t022408_450x314_us_harry_potter_premiere.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=_lTbfpCT.83GfOzcmz1M3w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Daniel Radcliffe on stage during a photo call to promote his new play at the Gielgud Theater in London's West End, February 22, 2007. The fifth 'Harry Potter' film will premiere in Japan on June 28, just months after 'Spider-Man 3' marked a rare international movie debut in Tokyo. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The fifth "Harry Potter" film, based on
the best-selling books about the young boy wizard, will
premiere in Japan on June 28, just months after "Spider-Man 3"
marked a rare international movie debut in Tokyo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spidey holds strong as decks cleared for "Pirates"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/film_nm/intlboxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t015748_450x310_us_intlboxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=b4dnAr4b3JkuUNZri5UPtA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Cast member Johnny Depp attends the premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' at Disneyland in Anaheim, California May 19, 2007. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 25. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' takes over the global market starting Wednesday, when Johnny Depp and his henchmen storm France and Belgium, followed on Thursday by Australia, Germany and Sweden, on Friday by the U.K., Spain, Italy and Korea, and on Saturday by Japan and Taiwan. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Move over, webslinger.
The pirates are coming.</p><br clear="all"/>
Indian actor to star with Weisz in true-life film
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/film_nm/hollywood_bollywood_weisz_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t015222_327x450_us_hollywood_bollywood_weisz.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=EGCwvDbhRlFIqE0kaqyu2w--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Actress Rachel Weisz arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, in this February 25, 2007 file photo. Bollywood actor John Abraham will star opposite Hollywood's Weisz in a new film inspired by the true story of an American environmentalist's fight to save trees, a report said on Tuesday. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bollywood actor John Abraham will star
opposite Hollywood's Rachel Weisz in a new film inspired by the
true story of an American environmentalist's fight to save
trees, a report said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amid extravagant waste, Cannes takes baby eco-steps
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/film_nm/cannes_green_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t014124_450x339_us_cannes_green.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=4f8n3AhcHn1LI73BUdsSVQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for a gala screening of 'The 11th Hour' at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2007. With the festival screening of Leonardo DiCaprio's 'The 11th Hour' and last year's premiere of Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth,' it's obvious that environmental documentaries have found favor with Cannes programmers. (Yves Herman/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the festival
screening of Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour" and last
year's premiere of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," it's
obvious that environmental documentaries have found favor with
Cannes programmers.</p><br clear="all"/>
ThinkFilm, Discovery take "Taxi"
(Reuters)
Reuters - ThinkFilm and
Discovery Communications have acquired North American rights to
Alex Gibney's award-winning Iraq War documentary "Taxi to the
Darkside."
Foster, Breslin set course for "Nim's Island"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jodie Foster and Abigail
Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") have signed on for the
family-oriented feature "Nim's Island."
Sony units fatten up on fest fare at Cannes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Aiming to bolster the
studio's post-"Spider-Man" slate, Sony's various arms swarmed
the Croissette on Monday with a series of acquisitions during
the Cannes Film Festival and its related market.
Rodriguez to direct "Barbarella"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Robert Rodriguez has
signed on to direct "Barbarella," a new motion picture
adaptation of the classic science-fiction comic book series,
whose title character was immortalized in the 1968 movie
starring Jane Fonda.
Warners books Hughes brothers for "Eli"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Albert and Allen Hughes
will direct "The Book of Eli," a postapocalyptic Western
written by Gary Whitta for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Jolie plays slain reporter's wife in harrowing film
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/film_nm/cannes_jolie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_21t151615_296x450_us_cannes_jolie.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=TfRanJH__ZqWC65XAXISiQ--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Cast member Dan Futterman, producer Brad Pitt, British director Michael Winterbottom, Adam Pearl and his mother Mariane (L-R) arrive for a gala screening of the director's film 'A Mighty Heart' at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, May 21, 2007. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Angelina Jolie takes on one of
her most challenging roles to date in a film about Mariane
Pearl, wife of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who
was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic militants in 2002.</p><br clear="all"/>
Urban greeted with alcohol in Australia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_mu/people_keith_urban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070522/capt.tok11005220533.australia_keith_urban_tok110.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=EeeqXbKnU4LnXmEyzoOYOg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Australian country singer Keith Urban performs at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, in this March 23, 2007 file photo. The country music singer and recovering alcoholic knew he was back in Australia when a Qantas flight attendant welcomed him with a bottle of booze. The Grammy winner and country music chart topper, who has publicly acknowledged a former addiction to cocaine, recently completed a three-month stint in rehab for alcohol abuse. 'I knew I was back in South Australia when the host came up to me, smiled, gave me a bottle of red and said, 'Welcome to Adelaide Mr. Urban,'' the country music star told a packed stadium on Sunday, May 20, 2007,according to a report in News Ltd. newspapers Tuesday, May 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Miller, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Country music singer and recovering alcoholic Keith Urban knew he was back in Australia when a Qantas flight attendant welcomed him with a bottle of wine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amy Winehouse marries in U.S.
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/music_nm/winehouse_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t004348_450x344_us_winehouse.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=Tgpq_iX3elCZcTs.XmZteQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Amy Winehouse performs at the Brit Awards in London, February 14, 2007. The British soul singer has married her on-off boyfriend, Blake Fielder-Civil, in Florida, her representatives confirmed on Monday. (Kieran Doherty/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - British soul singer Amy Winehouse has
married her on-off boyfriend, Blake Fielder-Civil, in Florida,
her representatives confirmed on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bo Diddley to move out of intensive care
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_en_mu/bo_diddley_hospitalized"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070521/capt.9a005ccd1a004bb1b64ccc0c60f82f46.bo_diddley_hospitalized_ny124.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=fN5kFrxuWf9YzFskYvCBmQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Legendary musician Bo Diddley performs at B.B. Kings Blues Club in New York, in this file photo from Aug. 2, 2006. Diddley, who suffered a stroke after a performance eight days ago, has improved enough to be moved into a regular room at Creighton University Medical Center, his publicist said Monday May 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bo Diddley, who suffered a stroke after a performance eight days ago, has improved enough to be moved into a regular room at Creighton University Medical Center, his publicist said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Diddley leaving intensive care after stroke
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070522/music_nm/diddley_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070522/2007_05_22t014715_450x317_us_diddley.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=2zsfBYmA0umKOKgePXbnCQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Bo Diddley performs in New York in a 2004 photo. A week after suffering a stroke following a gig in Iowa, the rock legend was being transferred on Monday from the intensive care unit to a regular room at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A week after suffering a stroke
following a gig in Council Bluffs, Iowa, rock legend Bo Diddley
was being transferred on Monday from the intensive care unit to
a regular room at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha,
Neb.</p><br clear="all"/>
Parton raises $500,000 for new hospital
(AP)
AP - Dolly Parton told thousands of fans at a benefit concert that she wasn't as important as her cause — a new hospital for her native Sevier County.
Rollins, Reich receive Polar Music Prize
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_en_mu/polar_music_prize"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070521/capt.sto81005211711.sweden_polar_music_prize_sto810.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=FT0o3Pva45byLbOdmDM9bA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="U.S. composer and musician Sonny Rollins, left, receives the 2007 Polar Music Prize from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden Monday May 21 2007. Rollins shares the prize with US. Steve Reich. Each wins a prize sum of 1 million kronor (US$143,000). (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Henrik Montgomery)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins and composer Steve Reich received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony Monday at the Stockholm Concert Hall.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge reduces charge against Scott Stapp
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_en_mu/stapp_arrested"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070521/capt.93ca27df90b84854b84b3399f07be30a.stapp_arrested_mh104.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=GYvtnSQZI8ZRDrw6_LPEBA--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Former Creed frontman Scott Stapp, seen in this Palm Beach County Sheriff's office Monday, May 21, 2007 photo. A charge against Stapp stemming from an apparent confrontation with his wife was reduced to a misdemeanor Monday. (AP Photo/ Palm Beach County Sheriff)" border="0" /></a>AP - A charge against former Creed frontman Scott Stapp stemming from an apparent confrontation with his wife was reduced to a misdemeanor Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tale of the 'Idol' tape: Jordin vs Blake
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070521/capt.55cca265cee6478998eb0e652c2262f1.tv_american_idol_nyet175.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=X4ryU6xdOWXQVZeoG0hkfg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="This file photo originally supplied by Fox Television shows Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks on Fox's 'American Idol' on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. The 'American Idol' crown will be bestowed Wednesday night, May 23, on 17-year-old Sparks or 25-year-old Lewis. (AP Photo/Fox,Michael Becker)" border="0" /></a>AP - "American Idol" finalists Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis are attractive, talented and have millions of adoring fans. That's where their similarities end.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: The Bravery brightens up
(AP)
AP - The Bravery, "The Sun and the Moon" (Island)
Bo Diddley Bouncing Back
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070521/en_music_eo/5c8535ca4223_4537_834e_ecb19af35ddf"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070522/capt.b129e80feebb59d56685f1325c279707.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=4fTlf6YkCukT4gtqJ6n8WA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Bo Diddley Bouncing Back(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The Originator is bouncing back.</p><br clear="all"/>
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