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Lawyer: Hilton well after night in jail
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_ce/paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.d568c44df09e4397a82beddd142760aa.paris_hilton_la101.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=xqfLpCd4e9gG9vi842uTWw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="This photo, taken by the Los Angeles Police Department and released inadvertently by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Monday, June 4, 2007, shows Paris Hilton in a booking mug after her Sept. 7, 2006 arrest. The photo was released to the media after Hilton was booked into a county jail Sunday night, June 3, 2007 to serve a three-week sentence. After the sheriff's department realized the mix-up, they released a new photo from her June 4 booking. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton was doing well after spending her first night of her probation sentence in solitary confinement at a Los Angeles County jail, her lawyer said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Waterston eyeing 'Law & Order' promotion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_tv/tv_law___order_waterston"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070605/capt.05c5b6fbf7bd4208b985ddfeac43eecc.tv_law___order_waterson_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=g7N5Kh_GN.TaVoCmcF7sCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This 2007 file photo supplied by NBC shows Alana de la Garza and Sam Waterston, who plays Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy, in a scene from an episode of the 'Law & Order' police television drama. Waterston may be a getting a 'Law & Order' promotion. The actor is negotiating to step in as the show's New York district attorney, replacing co-star Fred Thompson, a source close to the production said Monday. (AP Photo/ NBC, Eric Liebowitz-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sam Waterston may be a getting a "Law & Order" promotion. The actor is negotiating to step in as the show's New York district attorney, replacing co-star Fred Thompson, a source close to the production said Monday. Thompson, a former U.S. senator, is weighing a presidential run and asked to be released from the NBC drama.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shemar Moore booked on suspicion of DUI
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_ce/people_shemar_moore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.2ddc0bf22d6b4d06aa4c95a3dd19167d.people_shemar_moore_ny120.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=2n_wnBgb7SvPN1fe1wcuyg--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Actor Shemar Moore discusses the role of women and how they are portrayed in music videos, during a seminar at the Essence Music festival in Houston, in this file photo from July 3, 2006. Moore is due in court later this month after being booked for investigation of driving under the influence, authorities say. (AP Photo/Tim Johnson-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Criminal Minds" actor Shemar Moore is due in court later this month after being booked for investigation of driving under the influence, authorities say.</p><br clear="all"/>
Seacrest a laughmaker in 'Knocked Up'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_mo/film_seacrest_knocked_up"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.3b373449ea43442b8770b3f26bce6f3a.film_seacrest_knocked_up_ny114.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=KNhoKwstgr0tJj24l8uSJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Ryan Seacrest poses at the DETAILS magazine party presented by Emporio Armani celebrating 2007 Mavericks in Los Angeles in this file photo from March 29, 2007. Seacrest is known as a lot of things, slick 'American Idol' ringmaster, hotshot radio deejay, ubiquitous E! channel host, but funny guy's not one of them. Which makes his scene-stealing cameo in 'Knocked Up' such an amusing surprise. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Seacrest is known as a lot of things — slick "American Idol" ringmaster, hotshot radio deejay, ubiquitous E! channel host — but funny guy's not one of them. Which makes his scene-stealing cameo in "Knocked Up" such an amusing surprise. Even more so because he's the butt of the joke.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Game charged in Los Angeles melee
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_ce/people_the_game"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070605/capt.2fdf0e5c5aa845748702ac8c35e6d9bd.people_the_game_ny122.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=cOqh_DbMPJI.CoEU6ghyjQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="The Game says tears were shed when he was feuding with 50 Cent and wondering if he'd get the chance to release a second album. The rapper 'The Game' was charged Monday June 4, 2007, with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school zone, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Game was charged Monday with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school zone, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Audiences flock to "Knocked" but "Pirates" reigns
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070605/2007_06_05t024619_450x378_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=FfmOUdQX1KZEHpUWpmGygg--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Cast member Seth Rogen poses, next to the film's poster featuring his photograph, at the premiere of 'Knocked Up' in Los Angeles, California May 21, 2007. While Buena Vista's pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during the second weekend of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' there was also room for 'Knocked Up' to establish itself as an upstart hit. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While Buena Vista's
pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during
the second weekend of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's
End," there was also room for Universal Pictures' R-rated
comedy "Knocked Up" to establish itself as an upstart hit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Working Title to put fiction spin on "Young" docu
(Reuters)
Reuters - Working Title Films has
optioned the rights to the documentary "Young@Heart" -- which
centers on a group of rock-song-singing senior citizens -- with
the aim to adapt it into a narrative feature film.
NBC has special plans for Beckham
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/tv_nm/beckham_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070605/2007_06_05t022949_321x450_uk_beckham.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=uWFS4k2nWLne7E1coNGjfA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Victoria Beckham arrives at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles , California June 3, 2007 file photo. NBC is expected to turn the former Spice Girl's upcoming reality series into a primetime special, sources said. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - NBC is expected to turn
former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's upcoming reality series
into a primetime special, sources said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Audiences flock to "Knocked" but "Pirates" reigns
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/media_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070605/2007_06_05t024619_450x378_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=FfmOUdQX1KZEHpUWpmGygg--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Cast member Seth Rogen poses, next to the film's poster featuring his photograph, at the premiere of 'Knocked Up' in Los Angeles, California May 21, 2007. While Buena Vista's pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during the second weekend of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' there was also room for 'Knocked Up' to establish itself as an upstart hit. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While Buena Vista's
pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during
the second weekend of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's
End," there was also room for Universal Pictures' R-rated
comedy "Knocked Up" to establish itself as an upstart hit.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hamlet" opts for outrageous effects over depth
(Reuters)
Reuters - Experienced director
Daniel Sullivan surrounds his outrageous young Hamlet, played
by Hamish Linklater, with a bland if steady supporting cast and
a safe, conventional setting. The resulting production scurries
along with such unreflecting alacrity, and corresponding lack
of emotional complexity, that it only begins to suggest why
there's such a fuss about "Hamlet."
Audiences flock to "Knocked" but "Pirates" reigns
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070605/2007_06_05t024619_450x378_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=FfmOUdQX1KZEHpUWpmGygg--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Cast member Seth Rogen poses, next to the film's poster featuring his photograph, at the premiere of 'Knocked Up' in Los Angeles, California May 21, 2007. While Buena Vista's pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during the second weekend of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' there was also room for 'Knocked Up' to establish itself as an upstart hit. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While Buena Vista's
pirates predictably rode atop the boxoffice's high seas during
the second weekend of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's
End," there was also room for Universal Pictures' R-rated
comedy "Knocked Up" to establish itself as an upstart hit.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Big One" marks return to features for Holland
(Reuters)
Reuters - Savage Steve Holland,
the writer-director of 1980s films "Better Off Dead" and "One
Crazy Summer," is returning to the genre that established his
career with "The Big One 3," his first feature film in more
than 18 years.
Working Title to put fiction spin on "Young" docu
(Reuters)
Reuters - Working Title Films has
optioned the rights to the documentary "Young@Heart" -- which
centers on a group of rock-song-singing senior citizens -- with
the aim to adapt it into a narrative feature film.
"Idol" alumna McPhee answers big-screen "Caller"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070605/film_nm/mcphee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070605/2007_06_05t015133_296x450_us_mcphee.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=42zjDmIuWj4azx7Vfre.Iw--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Katharine McPhee poses as she arrives at the Young Hollywood Awards, which honors rising young artists in the entertainment field, in Hollywood April 22, 2007. 'American Idol' runner-up McPhee is set to make her feature film debut as the star of the indie dark romantic comedy 'The Last Caller.' (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "American Idol"
runner-up Katharine McPhee is set to make her feature film
debut as the star of the indie dark romantic comedy "The Last
Caller."</p><br clear="all"/>
Helgeland drafted for "Nottingham" screenplay
(Reuters)
Reuters - Brian Helgeland has been
brought on board to rewrite "Nottingham," Universal Pictures'
revisionist take on the legend of Robin Hood, starring Russell
Crowe.
"Day" delivers dazzling surface, little else
(Reuters)
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -"Day Watch," a successor
to the Russian sci-fi extravaganza "Night Watch" (2004), is
every bit as messy and moronic as the original film. Yet
something a little more audience-friendly has entered the
scene: This one has a sense of humor.
Seacrest a laughmaker in 'Knocked Up'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_mo/film_seacrest_knocked_up"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.3b373449ea43442b8770b3f26bce6f3a.film_seacrest_knocked_up_ny114.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=KNhoKwstgr0tJj24l8uSJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Ryan Seacrest poses at the DETAILS magazine party presented by Emporio Armani celebrating 2007 Mavericks in Los Angeles in this file photo from March 29, 2007. Seacrest is known as a lot of things, slick 'American Idol' ringmaster, hotshot radio deejay, ubiquitous E! channel host, but funny guy's not one of them. Which makes his scene-stealing cameo in 'Knocked Up' such an amusing surprise. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Seacrest is known as a lot of things — slick "American Idol" ringmaster, hotshot radio deejay, ubiquitous E! channel host — but funny guy's not one of them. Which makes his scene-stealing cameo in "Knocked Up" such an amusing surprise. Even more so because he's the butt of the joke.</p><br clear="all"/>
Italian film industry rebukes Tarantino
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070604/film_nm/tarantino_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070605/2007_06_04t193818_450x333_us_tarantino.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=pwPmV9y8ffaLvocU45mZKQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="File photo shows U.S. director Quentin Tarantino arriving for a party after the gala screening of his film 'Death Proof' at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2007. (Victor Tonelli/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Italian cinema industry is
up in arms after recent comments from director Quentin
Tarantino, who called the current state of the film industry
"depressing."</p><br clear="all"/>
`Pirates' tops box-office take with $44M
(AP)
AP - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" lost momentum but remained the No. 1 movie with $44.2 million in its second weekend, raising its domestic haul to $217.5 million.
Review: `Surf's Up' has an inspired vibe
(AP)
AP - What the world needs now is not another penguin movie, it would seem, following the animated "Happy Feet" and the documentary "March of the Penguins," both Oscar winners, as well as the spoof "Farce of the Penguins" and movies like "Madagascar" in which penguins steal the show.
Working Title to put fiction spin on "Young" docu
(Reuters)
Reuters - Working Title Films has
optioned the rights to the documentary "Young@Heart" -- which
centers on a group of rock-song-singing senior citizens -- with
the aim to adapt it into a narrative feature film.
Morissette sings anthems in Ottawa
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_mu/stanley_cup_morissette"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070605/capt.82b008caabc24601ac1907d63d35a18b.ducks_senators_stanley_cup_hockey_oncc122.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=F7hHXj.n.F19ckbGHN.5DA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Singer Alanis Morisette performs the Canadian and American national anthems prior to the start of Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup final hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, Canada, Monday, June 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - OTTAWA (AP) — Grammy Award-winning and Ottawa-born recording star Alanis Morissette sang both national anthems before Game 4. It's an encore of sorts after Morissette sang the anthem for the Senators' first home game when the expansion franchise brought the NHL back to Ottawa in 1992.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hilton completes first night in LA jail
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_en_mu/paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.8f543e0493004e4e9dfc0d597b1dd7ba.paris_hilton_la103.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=e.2XsUl56UeZuv5QtkN1yA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This video image released Monday June 4, 2007 by TMZ.Com shows hotel heiress Paris Hilton, second left, accompanied by her mother Kathy, left, sitting in the back of an SUV vehicle late Sunday June, 3, 2007 arriving at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles to turn herself in. Later, she checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif. Hilton is expected to serve three-weeks for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (AP Photo/TMZ.com)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton was doing well after spending her first night of her probation sentence in solitary confinement at a Los Angeles County jail, her lawyer said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Game charged in Los Angeles melee
(AP)
AP - The Game was charged Monday with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school zone, authorities said.
Hi-Five's Tony Thompson dies at 31
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Thompson, who sang with '90s
R&B group Hi-Five, has died of an apparent drug overdose at the
age of 31.
Spector Defense: Clarkson Was Depressed
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070604/en_music_eo/1665e68c493f_4977_91a1_6d4bc4c2a2ae"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070605/capt.9dc2615bffdb86fb991f25c39f4f49c8.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=KIFgKUZoYHfu0tBH_HL53g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Spector Defense: Clarkson Was Depressed(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - It's not a ruling until the gavel bangs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Starbucks' music label releases first CD
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_en_mu/music_starbucks_mccartney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070604/capt.702b62854ee34d42888bb2804dd05e2f.starbucks_mccartney_se103.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=WPAi3L8roTGT7eTho5cFIQ--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="In this undated handout from Starbucks, singer Paul McCartney is shown on the face of a new Starbucks reloadable card customers can use for purchases at their stores. Caffeine junkies who go to Starbucks for their daily fix will get a nonstop dose of Paul McCartney's 'Memory Almost Full' on Tuesday as the coffee company's new record label releases its first CD. Starbucks Corp. estimates that some 6 million people will be among the first to hear the new album as they line up for their lattes in more than 10,000 stores in 29 countries, where it will be playing on continuous loop throughout the day. (AP Photo/Starbucks)" border="0" /></a>AP - Caffeine junkies who go to Starbucks for their daily fix will get a nonstop dose of Paul McCartney's "Memory Almost Full" on Tuesday as the coffee company's new record label releases its first CD.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spoleto festival to honor Menotti
(AP)
AP - The Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a tribute to its late founder, Gian Carlo Menotti, featuring concerts and an opera written by the Italian composer.
NY Philharmonic links with Credit Suisse
(AP)
AP - The New York Philharmonic will have a Swiss feel for the next three years.
Female hip-hop fights a bad rap
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070604/music_nm/hiphop_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070604/2007_06_04t153257_450x320_us_hiphop.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=pekGIM8bW4hTyjWm1_89iA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="(L-R) Da Brat, Yo Yo, Lil Kim, MC Lyte and Remy Ma after performing during the 2006 VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony in New York. Female rap shows few, if any, signs of growth. In 2006, only Remy Ma's 'There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story' cracked the year-end top 100, just making the cut at No. 92. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Before 2007 is out, Eve, Missy
Elliott, Foxy Brown, Trina, Shawnna and Remy Ma should have new
albums in stores, setting the stage for a banner year in the
world of female rap. For the long-suffering genre, that would
mean that more than two or three titles could finish in the top
100 of Billboard's year-end Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.</p><br clear="all"/>
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