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Jordin Sparks crowned `American Idol'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.09ac7228110746579144d56d9fc52867.american_idol_ksd106.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=CWLfworL3GaQI11fPSv1Qg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Jordin Sparks reacts to being announced the winner of American Idol at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jordin Sparks grew up on "American Idol," watching the show since she was 12 years old and telling her mother it was what she wanted to do.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gripping 'Lost' season-ender offers hope
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_tv/tv_finale_lost"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.8db08befc03b45ccb64eb2defd1f0604.tv_finale_lost_nyet197.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=iwrwP0n99zeEcuXAQES_Cg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This undated photo supplied by ABC shows Josh Holloway and Elizabeth Mitchell in a scene from the season finale of the ABC series, 'Lost,' entitled 'Through the Looking Glass,' which airs Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/ABC,Mario Perez))" border="0" /></a>AP - The good news: The plan hatched by our "Lost" friends to call for help actually worked. The bad news: They may be in deeper trouble than before.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rosie, Elisabeth wage angry war of words
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_tv/people_o_donnell_hasselbeck"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.4a6a7326a7b0404e8f2bea720738e9d1.people_o_donnell_hasselbeck_nyet100.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=I9iN_m2BsjQWZExQq9gOiw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="This 2006 file photo, originally provided by ABC, shows Elisabeth Hasselbeck, left, and fellow co-host of ABC's morning talk show 'The View,' Rosie O'Donnell in New York. The pair squabbled on the show Wednesday, May 23, 2007, and the two co-hosts traded accusations and personal digs. (AP Photo/ABC, Yolanda Perez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Watching Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck squabble on ABC's "The View" is nothing new, but Wednesday's dustup seemed particularly nasty with the co-hosts trading accusations and personal digs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Borat, the book, coming this fall
(AP)
AP - Glorious booksellers of America: Please welcome the esteemed Borat Sagdiyev.
LA judge gives O.J. funds to Goldmans
(AP)
AP - O.J. Simpson must give any money a Florida lawyer is holding for him to the family of slaying victim Ronald Goldman to satisfy a multimillion-dollar wrongful death judgment, a judge has ruled.
Long stares sub for substance in 'Banishment'
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Banishment"
(Izgnanie) starts off like a thriller, with a car roaring into
the city and a clandestine surgery by a man to remove a bullet
from his brother's arm. Then, ever so slowly, the movie falls
into the clutches of long, solemn stares into space, meaningful
drags on cigarettes, cryptic dialogue revealing little and a
tiny drama that feels old, tired and empty of real purpose.
Simon joins Garfunkel, Graceland choir in concert
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/music_nm/simon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t014954_450x341_us_simon.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=nMJbyFTQRhsXJ7IT0g9t_w--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Paul Simon (R) and Art Garfunkel perform at a show celebrating the music of Paul Simon at the Warner Theater in Washington, May 23, 2007. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul Simon sang with Art Garfunkel
and his South African collaborators from the landmark
"Graceland" album in a pair of rare reunions at a concert on
Wednesday honoring his contributions to popular music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mary-Kate Olsen steps out solo as "Weeds" regular
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/tv_nm/olsen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t022119_450x364_us_olsen.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=39m.fhTL5vOOfLepX6RPjQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Actress Mary-Kate Olsen in Beverly Hills, January 16, 2006. In her first major solo role without her twin sister, Mary-Kate is returning to series television for the first time since 2002 with a co-starring role on Showtime's dark comedy 'Weeds.' (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In her first major solo
role without her twin sister, Mary-Kate Olsen is returning to
series television for the first time since 2002 with a
co-starring role on Showtime's dark comedy "Weeds."</p><br clear="all"/>
Warner Bros. scoops high-profile kids' book series
(Reuters)
Reuters - Warner Bros. Pictures,
whose "Harry Potter" series is past the halfway mark, may have
found its next big all-ages franchise. The studio has come out
on top of a bidding war for the rights to upcoming children's
book series "Skulduggery Pleasant" by Irish author Derek Landy.
Sparks, Parisse and Darragh Read Dark Christmas Tale, 'Dedalus Lounge,' at Irish Rep
(Playbill)
Playbill - Gary Duggan's darkly comic Dublin-set <i>Dedalus Lounge</i> is the latest play to be explored in the Irish Repertory Theatre's New Works Reading Series.
TCM has Room for oldies online
(Reuters)
Reuters - Turner Classic Movies
has launched an online video destination devoted to classic
films.
Long stares sub for substance in 'Banishment'
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Banishment"
(Izgnanie) starts off like a thriller, with a car roaring into
the city and a clandestine surgery by a man to remove a bullet
from his brother's arm. Then, ever so slowly, the movie falls
into the clutches of long, solemn stares into space, meaningful
drags on cigarettes, cryptic dialogue revealing little and a
tiny drama that feels old, tired and empty of real purpose.
11-year-old director settles suit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/film_nm/kay_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t020437_450x366_us_kay.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=SthXdEi3doetzi_PppFmyA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Actor Dominic Scott Kay, who gives the voice to Wilbur the pig in the movie, smiles at the premiere of 'Charlotte's Web' at the Arclight theater in Los Angeles, in this December 10, 2006 file photo. Kay, an 11-year-old actor and fledgling director who sued for control of editing and exploitation of the short film 'Saving Angelo,' announced an out-of-court settlement of the flap. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dominic Scott Kay, an
11-year-old actor and fledgling director who sued for control
of editing and exploitation of the short film "Saving Angelo,"
announced an out-of-court settlement of the flap.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actress Rose kisses "Frog" for Disney
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/film_nm/princess_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t014906_318x450_us_princess.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=OGJVtI4uOgGT_9FvIMiMAw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Actress Anika Noni Rose from the film 'Dreamgirls' arrives at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, in this January 28, 2007 file photo. Rose, who sang with Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson in 'Dreamgirls.' will provide the voice for Princess Tiana in the Walt Disney Co.'s musical animated feature 'The Princess and the Frog,' slated for a holiday 2009 release. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Anika Noni Rose, who
sang with Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls."
will provide the voice for Princess Tiana in the Walt Disney
Co.'s musical animated feature "The Princess and the Frog,"
slated for a holiday 2009 release.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Labyrinth" finds a place atop charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Pan's Labyrinth," the
acclaimed fantasy-thriller from director Guillermo del Toro,
took the top spot last week on the national DVD sales and
rental charts during its first week in stores.
Japanese filmmaker Kei Kumai dies at 76
(Reuters)
Reuters - Award-winning Japanese
director Kei Kumai died Wednesday morning in Tokyo at the age
of 76.
Gooding signs on for indie pic "Harold"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cuba Gooding Jr. will
play a friendly janitor in "Harold," an edgy teen comedy.
Silver, Warner eye rights to live-action "Masters"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Warner Bros. Pictures
and Joel Silver are trying to get the power of Grayskull.
Real-life violence turns Mexico off drug-lord films
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/film_nm/mexico_drugs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_23t213638_337x450_us_mexico_drugs.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=jSRNkKKMkMfIrNJub4LQ4g--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Mexican actor and director Rumaldo Bucio, whose stage name is Agustin Bernal, speaks during an interview about his B movies which once idolized ultra-violent drug lords in Mexico City May 22, 2007. Bucio, famed for portraying trigger-happy villains in home-grown films such as 'Narcos of Death' said growing disgust at increasingly violent traffickers had forced him to stop making films about them. Picture taken May 22, 2007. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Once popular B-movies idolizing
violent drug lords are dying out in Mexico as the horror of a
real-life cartel war strips the genre of its glamour.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Kazakh" reporter Borat pens book of travel advice
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/film_nm/books_borat_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_23t211204_311x450_us_books_borat.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=tHyYxuJD3DA2dumA950o7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Actor Sacha Baron Cohen poses at the premiere of 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan' in Toronto in this September 7, 2006 file photo. Borat Sagdiyev, who made movie audiences around the world laugh and cringe as he toured the United States, is going into print with a book of travel advice. (Mario Anzuoni/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fictional Kazakh television reporter
Borat Sagdiyev, who made movie audiences around the world laugh
and cringe as he toured the United States, is going into print
with a book of travel advice.</p><br clear="all"/>
Simon joins Garfunkel, Graceland choir in concert
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/music_nm/simon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t014954_450x341_us_simon.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=nMJbyFTQRhsXJ7IT0g9t_w--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Paul Simon (R) and Art Garfunkel perform at a show celebrating the music of Paul Simon at the Warner Theater in Washington, May 23, 2007. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul Simon sang with Art Garfunkel
and his South African collaborators from the landmark
"Graceland" album in a pair of rare reunions at a concert on
Wednesday honoring his contributions to popular music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jordin Sparks crowned `American Idol'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.09ac7228110746579144d56d9fc52867.american_idol_ksd106.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=CWLfworL3GaQI11fPSv1Qg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Jordin Sparks reacts to being announced the winner of American Idol at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jordin Sparks grew up on "American Idol," watching the show since she was 12 years old and telling her mother it was what she wanted to do.</p><br clear="all"/>
Warner, Paramount mark Elvis anniversary with DVDs
(Reuters)
Reuters - A massive DVD promotion
will commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death
on August 16.
Controversial rock icon Sinead O'Connor turns gentler
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/music_nm/sinead_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_23t203914_450x300_us_sinead.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ggnyWYZ41lCI2qfLsdhuPQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sinead O'Connor pauses during the interview with Reuters in Paris May 21, 2007. (Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Singer Sinead O'Connor, who once inflamed
Catholic sensibilities when she ripped up a picture of Pope
John Paul II, hopes a new batch of psalm-based songs will cast
off the brash, shaven-headed image accorded her 20 years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Missouri
(AP)
AP - Country singer Ferlin Husky was resting in a Springfield, Mo., hospital Wednesday after doctors discovered blockage in arteries in both of his legs, his spokesman said.
Spector judge rules against defense
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.e831ea1f92364669ac6116199b11d201.phil_spector_cadd108.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=6WZDzsWflD8SUsMd9YU4gw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler, left, listens to prosecutor Pat Dixon, center, during Phil Spector's murder trial in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Spector is accused in the February 2003 fatal shooting of actress Lana Clarkson. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial ruled Wednesday that a renowned forensic expert removed and hid a tiny but potentially important piece of evidence from the prosecution but will not be held in contempt.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jordin Sparks Idol Finale
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070523/en_music_eo/9a7c00f17f79_4e4a_80b1_43a00983daf1"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070524/capt.aa84529109a0bbb378dd1ce13a8ea39e.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=ZiBaIiBXIrMaRZ6rpgx7wA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Jordin Sparks Idol Finale(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - American Idol is, once again, a singing competition.</p><br clear="all"/>
Linkin Park scores year's best debut With "Midnight"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/music_nm/sales_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_23t173602_450x277_us_sales.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=mFTiyhIVQixtOcqUcXNY0g--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="File photo shows members of music group Linkin Park posing as they arrive at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006. Linkin Park's 'Minutes to Midnight' crashed in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight"
crashes in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in a big way this
week, its 623,000 copies the highest first-week total of 2007,
according to Nielsen SoundScan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Search on for Broadway group modeled after Il Divo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/music_nm/broadway_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070523/2007_05_23t154540_450x301_us_broadway.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=DAHOjxF.knJ8J2sB5kQQPQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of 'Il Divo' sing at Bloomingdales department store in New York November 18, 2005 file photo. 'Oklahoma' and 'Cats' may inspire smirks in a generation devoted to hip hop and R and B, but the people who made a fortune from the sexy, opera-singing group Il Divo are hoping to make showtunes cool. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Oklahoma" and "Cats" may inspire
smirks in a generation devoted to hip hop and R&B, but the
people who made a fortune from the sexy, opera-singing group Il
Divo are hoping to make showtunes cool.</p><br clear="all"/>
O.J. Dream Teamer a Nightmare for Spector
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070523/en_music_eo/d60f53374edd_4dc9_95a0_7054360438ce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070523/capt.9dc2615bffdb86fb991f25c39f4f49c8.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=5H9BWs70JoKLXFovGwuvTg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="O.J. Dream Teamer a Nightmare for Spector(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - For a change in the Phil Spector trial, it wasn't Phil Spector whose legend took a hit.</p><br clear="all"/>
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