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Miss Japan crowned Miss Universe 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_en_ot/miss_universe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070529/capt.274252677b1a4d75bdcc2fd66dcfcc02.mexico_miss_universe_2007_mogb121.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=RcOA6mIpECE8P.s8vqc6QA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Riyo Mori, Miss Japan 2007, right, reacts as Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Universe 2006, crowns her Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City Monday, May 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 20-year-old dancer from Japan was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday night, marking only the second time her country has won the world beauty title.</p><br clear="all"/>
O'Donnell may never speak to Hasselbeck
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_en_ce/rosie_o_donnell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070528/capt.420d4bba9c344a00aa230e606d71cd4a.people_rosie_o_donnell_ny116.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=Rdrg46zBJVwSJWAs52P90Q--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Rosie O'Donnell arrives at 'Comic Relief' in a Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 photo at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The seemingly endless saga of Rosie O'Donnell and her tumultuous stint on ABC's 'The View' continues. The former host of the daytime chatfest is claiming in a video blog posted over the weekend on her Web site she will likely never speak to her former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck again after their angry confrontation last week that led to O'Donnell's early departure. (AP Photo/Keith Shimada, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rosie O'Donnell says she will likely never speak to "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck again after an on-air tiff last week that led to O'Donnell's early departure from the show.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV Networks seek ways to end ad skipping
(AP)
AP - Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials.
Shue says 'Gracie' inspired by brother
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_mo/people_shue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070528/capt.nyol97205282313.people_shue_nyol972.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Dz6VIlSMv.HHSqVhHLq_Cw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Andrew Shue is shown in this undated photo. Shue said his new soccer movie 'Gracie,' about a New Jersey girl playing soccer on an all-boys team, was difficult because it brought up memories of his late brother William. (AP PHOTO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Actor Andrew Shue said his new movie "Gracie," about a New Jersey girl playing soccer on an all-boys team, was difficult because it brought up memories of his late brother William.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Police begin reunion tour in Canada
(AP)
AP - The Police kicked off its reunion tour before a sold-out crowd of 20,000 — not bad for a group playing its first stadium in more than 20 years.
Emotional "Romulus" somber but never grim
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/film_nm/film_romulus_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_29t042748_450x318_us_film_romulus.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=XszQXtP1_l7MrqAPb.aXhg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Australian Actor Eric Bana (R) smiles as director Richard Roxburgh talks during a news conference for their new film 'Romulus, My Father' at the Sydney Theater Company May 29, 2007. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - No one could accuse Aussie
actor Richard Roxburgh of being a chicken.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reunited rockers the Police begin world tour
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/music_nm/police_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_22t204128_450x300_us_police.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WL6VThsMxZhEtHFFaTixWg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stewart Copeland, founding member of The Police, poses for Reuters as he walks at Main Street in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival in this file photo from January 23, 2006. Copeland wants 'the rules to be completely different' for the reunited Police at its upcoming Bonnaroo performance, including possible guest appearances from other artists. (Sam Mircovich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Playing loud and
loose like they had never been away, the Police kicked off
their first world tour in more than 20 years on Monday,
delivering a two-hour set for 20,000 fans in Canada.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV Networks seek ways to end ad skipping
(AP)
AP - Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials.
TV Networks seek ways to end ad skipping
(AP)
AP - Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials.
"Acquaintance" will be renewed after 66 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Previews begin Friday on
the Roundabout's revival of John Van Druten's "Old
Acquaintance," best known today for the 1943 movie version that
famously pitted Bette Davis against her archrival Miriam
Hopkins.
Big in Japan - premieres hot new ticket in Tokyo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/film_nm/japan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_28t193319_450x319_us_japan.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=BS6eloDlBJ3Kcx.9nTPuqQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Hollywood actors Johnny Depp (L) and Orlando Bloom pose during a photocall to promote their new movie 'Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End' in Tokyo May 23, 2007. Move over Hollywood. The star-studded, red-carpet premiere was once the almost exclusive property of Tinseltown. But now Tokyo is grabbing the limelight. (Issei Kato/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Move over Hollywood. The
star-studded, red-carpet premiere was once the almost exclusive
property of Tinseltown. But now Tokyo is grabbing the
limelight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cusack, O'Donnell add to "American Girl" mystery
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/film_nm/girl_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_28t200508_450x365_us_girl.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=JC4CF7YLTqZ.CJIJ2ii.FQ--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Actress Joan Cusack stops to sign autographs for fans at the Los Angeles premiere of the film 'Friends with Money' in Hollywood March 27, 2006. Cusack, Chris O'Donnell and Julia Ormond are the latest stars to board 'Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery,' the first movie based on the popular American Girl line of dolls. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Joan Cusack, Chris
O'Donnell and Julia Ormond are the latest stars to board "Kit
Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery," the first movie based on
the popular American Girl line of dolls.</p><br clear="all"/>
Weinstein Co. in late shopping spree at Cannes
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Weinstein Co. scored a
triple play at the tail end of the Cannes Film Festival,
nabbing North American rights to the Joy Division biopic
"Control," North American home video rights to the detective
thriller "Waz" and Australian rights to the animated
"Persepolis."
Woo logs on to "Ninja Gold" movie, video game
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/film_nm/woo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_28t194138_450x306_us_woo.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=_MteHk7hQ0Grd8P17fCL4g--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Chinese director John Woo arrives at the Cinema Palace in Venice September 1, 2005, for the premiere of his latest movie 'All the invisible children'. Woo is attached to direct and produce 'Ninja Gold,' a new property from the creator of such video games as 'Deus Ex,' 'Thief: Deadly Shadows' and 'System Shock.' (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Action filmmaker John
Woo is attached to direct and produce "Ninja Gold," a new
property from the creator of such video games as "Deus Ex,"
"Thief: Deadly Shadows" and "System Shock."</p><br clear="all"/>
Chan's "Phoenix" arises in Hollywood
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/film_nm/phoenix_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_28t193718_287x450_us_phoenix.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=j8RTgfbdMYmLMuBgiZKokg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Cast member Jackie Chan attends a photocall to introduce his film 'Rob-B-Hood' at the Venice Film Festival September 8, 2006. Jackie Chan's production company has sold the remake rights for the action-comedy 'Enter the Phoenix' to a producer of 'The Bourne Ultimatum.' (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jackie Chan's production
company has sold the remake rights for the action-comedy "Enter
the Phoenix" to a producer of "The Bourne Ultimatum."</p><br clear="all"/>
Shue says 'Gracie' inspired by brother
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_mo/people_shue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070528/capt.nyol97205282313.people_shue_nyol972.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Dz6VIlSMv.HHSqVhHLq_Cw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Andrew Shue is shown in this undated photo. Shue said his new soccer movie 'Gracie,' about a New Jersey girl playing soccer on an all-boys team, was difficult because it brought up memories of his late brother William. (AP PHOTO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Actor Andrew Shue said his new movie "Gracie," about a New Jersey girl playing soccer on an all-boys team, was difficult because it brought up memories of his late brother William.</p><br clear="all"/>
Photos of dying Diana create furor in Britain
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/film_nm/diana_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_28t204703_450x300_us_diana.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=6wBrg8fGFTOIm7yIPrXg4A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman looks at images of the late Diana Princess of Wales by photographer Mario Testino, on exhibition at Kensington Palace, London, November 22, 2005. Britain's Channel 4 on Monday said it will go ahead with the broadcast of a film showing previously unseen photographs of Princess Diana in the car crash that killed her in 1997, despite anger from her friends and criticism from politicians. (STRINGER/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Britain's Channel 4 on Monday
said it will go ahead with the broadcast of a film showing
previously unseen photographs of Princess Diana in the car
crash that killed her in 1997, despite anger from her friends
and criticism from politicians.</p><br clear="all"/>
Graphic Princess Diana film criticized
(AP)
AP - A British broadcaster on Monday defended a documentary featuring graphic images of the Paris car crash that killed Princess Diana, including one showing a French doctor giving her oxygen through a mask, after critics demanded the program not be aired.
Early summer movies underperform at box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070528/2007_05_28t133730_450x304_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=AW5tU.PZVmNWwOIg.kEYLg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Actress Cameron Diaz poses with a person dressed as Shrek at the premiere of 'Shrek the Third' in Tokyo May 28, 2007. (Issei Kato/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Moviegoers are not following the
script written for them by the Hollywood studios.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Pirates' breaks Memorial Day record
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.tok12205231359.japan_pirates_of_the_caribbean_tok122.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=erlfQLsIolFPXp_A5_Eflw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Johnny Depp speaks to fans at the Asia premiere of his latest film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' in Tokyo Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" hauled in $142.1 million to commandeer the record for best Memorial Day weekend debut, capping a huge month that puts Hollywood on track for record summer business.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reunited rockers the Police begin world tour
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/music_nm/police_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070529/2007_05_22t204128_450x300_us_police.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WL6VThsMxZhEtHFFaTixWg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stewart Copeland, founding member of The Police, poses for Reuters as he walks at Main Street in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival in this file photo from January 23, 2006. Copeland wants 'the rules to be completely different' for the reunited Police at its upcoming Bonnaroo performance, including possible guest appearances from other artists. (Sam Mircovich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Playing loud and
loose like they had never been away, the Police kicked off
their first world tour in more than 20 years on Monday,
delivering a two-hour set for 20,000 fans in Canada.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Police begin reunion tour in Canada
(AP)
AP - The Police kicked off its reunion tour before a sold-out crowd of 20,000 — not bad for a group playing its first stadium in more than 20 years.
Barbra Streisand cancels Rome concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070529/ap_en_mu/people_streisand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070522/capt.2ebdb5e4d6ac42b18a8151300c968818.people_streisand_nyet194.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=1QlID6YHqwVkG6N6jB89NQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Barbra Streisand performs in Toronto on Oct. 17, 2006. Italian consumer groups want authorities to cancel Streisand's concert in Rome on June 15 because of exorbitant ticket prices. (AP Photo/CP, Adrian Wyld)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barbra Streisand canceled her concert in Rome next month — a move that followed protests by Italian consumer groups angered by what they said were excessively high ticket prices.</p><br clear="all"/>
Phil Spector trial switches to forensics
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.946f7db13e0a4b1a8d17ebff71665642.phil_spector_cadd120.jpg?x=130&y=120&sig=eLItNjRoty3kARJrePOIkQ--" align="left" height="120" width="130" alt="Music producer Phil Spector sits inside the courtroom as photos of actress Lana Clarkson's body are shown as evidence during his murder trial Wednesday, May 23, 2007, in Los Angeles. Spector is accused of killing Clarkson in his home in February 2003. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Phil Spector murder trial is going "CSI." After five weeks of dramatic personal stories about the music producer and the B-movie actress shot to death in his home, prosecutors are shifting their focus on Tuesday to science and the critical forensic evidence.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lindsay Lohan booked on suspicion of DUI
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_mu/people_lohan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070526/capt.nyol20105262207.people_lohan_nyol201.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=mcxKimxhs3bfjera.gBZug--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="**FILE Lindsay Lohan arrives at the 2007/8 Chanel Cruise Show presented by Karl Lagerfeld, Friday, May 18, 2007 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday after her convertible struck a curb, and investigators found what they believe is cocaine at the scene, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Concerts seek Second Life with 3-pronged approach
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070528/music_nm/virtual_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070528/2007_05_27t232106_319x450_us_virtual.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=6JAiEF2KFELD.axP.8pVyg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Performer Suzanne Vega sings at the Save Darfur rally in New York's Central Park in this file photo from September 17, 2006. Vega performed in avatar form on Second Life in 2006. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In a small abandoned warehouse in an
industrial area north of Denver, local bands Bad Weather
California, Born in the Flood and Meese are playing a very
unusual gig.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crespo updates aging merengue genre with new sounds
(Reuters)
Reuters - Elvis Crespo's first album in three
years is titled "Regreso El Jefe" (The Boss Is Back). Due June
5, its name isn't subtle, but then again, there's nothing
subtle about the artist who, in his heyday in the late '90s,
reinvented merengue and took it to a broader audience than ever
before.
Singer Shaw bucks trends with old-school soul
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ryan Shaw is working it. Having
won the coveted opening slot on Joss Stone's national tour, the
newcomer doesn't kick back during the two days' downtime
between each concert.
Vegas hosting big Jackson family auction
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070528/ap_en_mu/people_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070527/capt.7c6861dd1aff4aaa87a951b5686b22fd.poeple_jackson_auction_nvib114.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=5x7fWLCHat5AaoEQkisaHA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Michael Jackson's black crested jacket is on display at the Jackson family auction at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday May 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)" border="0" /></a>AP - Workers pulled glittery suits and platinum records out of cardboard boxes Sunday ahead of what's being called the largest auction of Jackson family memorabilia ever.</p><br clear="all"/>
British hills alive with the sound of Elgar?
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Who?" says a young man hiking with his
wife to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Sometimes called
Britain's most famous composer, Edward Elgar is clearly no
victim of celebrity.
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