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Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_en_ot/obit_ferre"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070617/capt.66f927e50a6b4adc9a3be4f1790a918d.italy_ferre_obit_xbl107.jpg?x=130&y=124&sig=FuzGIeSyiE6FSCz.bcOTvg--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre', right, stands near a model wearing a gown from his collection created for the charity event 'Life Ball 2004', while he waves during the opening ceremony at Vienna's city hall in this May 15, 2004 file photo. Ferre, known as the 'architect of fashion' for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. He was 62. Ferre was taken to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan on Friday after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, files)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gianfranco Ferre, the Italian designer known as the "architect of fashion" for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, died Sunday, a hospital said. He was 62.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Fantastic Four' rides $57M wave to top
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070615/capt.7f436b3d668042aca59e5f438d7c2cda.film_fantastic_four_nyrd120.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=IL.JV.tMXx5k6iHaq8KsZg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Jessica Alba who plays Invisible Woman and Michael Chiklis , The Thing in 'Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer,' appear during a segment of the NBC 'Today' television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Frtiday June 15, 2007. 20th Century Fox is expected to attract in big audiences to the film with its debut Friday, continuing a strong summer run for theaters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood's superhero foursome is still fantastic at the box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rather anchors smaller newscast on HDNet
(AP)
AP - Dan Rather was walking down 41st Street recently when a woman stopped him, grabbed his right hand and began pumping it. "Mr. Rather," she said, "I just want you to know. We miss you."
Kristy Swanson arrested in altercation
(AP)
AP - Kristy Swanson pressed assault charges on Sunday against the ex-wife of her companion and former skating partner, Lloyd Eisler, the actress' representative said.
ABC's Gibson establishes scholarship
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_en_tv/people_gibson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070617/capt.e629f03efebf4f0d81d0d6dc037717bd.people_gibson_ny120.jpg?x=71&y=130&sig=29PLwvQzGgQLg1LaAMsqJA--" align="left" height="130" width="71" alt="ABC's Charles Gibson during his farewell to 'Good Morning America' in New York, in this June 28, 2006 file photo. Gibson spoke to Union College graduates about ethics Sunday, June 17, 2007 and established a scholarship in his father's name. (AP Photo/William Regan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - ABC News anchor Charles Gibson urged Union College graduates to practice honesty and fairness Sunday and established a scholarship in his father's name.</p><br clear="all"/>
"1408" downplays gore for less predictable chills
(Reuters)
Reuters - Any film that uses the
Carpenters' pop hit "We've Only Just Begun" for scares instead
of sentimentality must be credited with a quirky sense of
humor. The presence of John Cusack in the cast -- actually,
he's almost the entire cast -- confirms the movie's hip,
humorous approach to the horror genre.
Police, Ween, Flaming Lips in fine form at Bonnaroo
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Police's first
festival appearance since reuniting last month and performances
by Ween and the Flaming Lips highlighted the Saturday (June 16)
bill at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.
NBC partners with print reporters for '08 race
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC News is reaching into
the world of print journalism to help it cover the 2008
presidential election.
Microsoft renames its IPTV platform "Mediaroom"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. unveiled on Sunday a
new brand name for its Internet-based television platform, a
service deployed by 10 companies including AT&T Inc.
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 9-15: Exit, With Award
(Playbill)
Playbill - And you thought Final Four basketball matches made for stiff competition.
"1408" downplays gore for less predictable chills
(Reuters)
Reuters - Any film that uses the
Carpenters' pop hit "We've Only Just Begun" for scares instead
of sentimentality must be credited with a quirky sense of
humor. The presence of John Cusack in the cast -- actually,
he's almost the entire cast -- confirms the movie's hip,
humorous approach to the horror genre.
Kristy Swanson arrested in altercation
(AP)
AP - Kristy Swanson pressed assault charges on Sunday against the ex-wife of her companion and former skating partner, Lloyd Eisler, the actress' representative said.
Docu takes "Look" at Kovacs, Zsigmond
(Reuters)
Reuters - Martin Scorsese, Dennis
Hopper and Haskell Wexler are among the film industry veterans
slated to be interviewed for inclusion in a documentary about
two of the community's most influential directors of
photography, Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond.
"Shrek" sinks "Pirates" at international box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Captain Jack Sparrow
took a back seat to that odiferous green ogre internationally
during the weekend as "Shrek the Third" finished No. 1 with an
estimated boxoffice of $46 million from 3,693 screens in 36
markets.
"Fantastic Four" surfs to No. 1 spot at box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070618/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070618/2007_06_16t235443_450x300_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=48eoZNmVpFU15CvrujoZRA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actors Loan Gruffudd (L), Jessica Alba (2nd L), Michael Chiklis, and Chris Evans (R) of the film 'The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' appear on NBC's 'Today' show in New York, June 15, 2007. The film debuted at number one at the box office. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver
Surfer" caught a wave of moviegoers to the No. 1 spot at the
weekend North American box office, according to studio
estimates as of Sunday morning.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Fantastic Four' rides $57M wave to top
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070615/capt.7f436b3d668042aca59e5f438d7c2cda.film_fantastic_four_nyrd120.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=IL.JV.tMXx5k6iHaq8KsZg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Jessica Alba who plays Invisible Woman and Michael Chiklis , The Thing in 'Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer,' appear during a segment of the NBC 'Today' television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Frtiday June 15, 2007. 20th Century Fox is expected to attract in big audiences to the film with its debut Friday, continuing a strong summer run for theaters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood's superhero foursome is still fantastic at the box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Arctic Tale" puts faces to global-warming threat
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new movie showing
young polar bears and walruses struggling toward adulthood in a
melting Arctic puts a pair of charismatic faces on the global
warming threat.
"Ratatouille" a masterful blend of ingredients
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070617/film_nm/film_ratatouille_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070617/2007_06_17t144625_450x300_us_film_ratatouille.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Cv1oZDFWfE1nTP0rJEAChA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this file picture, director of 'Ratatouille' Brad Bird speaks at the 2007 ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 13, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Brad Bird and Pixar
Animation Studios are proving to be an unbeatable combination.
Bird, the cartoon writer-director with delightfully off-kilter
sensibilities, and Pixar, the cutting-edge computer-animation
company that places so much emphasis on character, have their
second hit together in "Ratatouille," a follow-up to the
universally popular "The Incredibles."</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar winner Demme sees extended Katrina project
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070617/film_nm/demme_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070617/2007_06_17t144137_347x450_us_demme.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=I_YuOIQR0a8..e1ZoKqy1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="In this file picture, director Jonathan Demme poses at the 25th annual Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah January 24, 2006. Demme has put the struggle of New Orleans' poor to reclaim their hurricane-wracked neighborhoods on television and the big screen. But he's not done yet. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Filmmaker Jonathan
Demme has put the struggle of New Orleans' poor to reclaim
their hurricane-wracked neighborhoods on television and the big
screen. But he's not done yet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fantastic Four Surfs Away with Weekend
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070617/en_movies_eo/632e788d_f8514a4a_939a_cebc26b2a55c"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070618/capt.c33d70ce25f27293da13e31ba3d8fe50.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=pccZYBrUm4BI9KHTEO9JTQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Fantastic Four Surfs Away with Weekend(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The surf was way up at the multiplexes this weekend.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police, Ween, Flaming Lips in fine form at Bonnaroo
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Police's first
festival appearance since reuniting last month and performances
by Ween and the Flaming Lips highlighted the Saturday (June 16)
bill at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.
Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart Marries
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070617/en_music_eo/e4619277_e9f04e04_8764_7eda96a910e8"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070617/capt.bf002c86e6e4c8be34f533f3bc3083ac.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=TOodiKoZ44kRw.BBBihfGQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart Marries(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster married on Saturday. And it's about time.</p><br clear="all"/>
Russia's classical Olympiad hopes to restore glory
(Reuters)
Reuters - Once the Olympiad of classical music,
Russia's top international music prize the Tchaikovsky
competition opened this week hoping to restore its lost glory
after more than a decade in the doldrums.
Tool, all-star Zeppelin jam highlight Bonnaroo day 1
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070617/music_nm/bonnaroo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070617/2007_06_16t235111_450x326_uk_bonnaroo.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=jbEfiIWBBUfg5HGoMrESUw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (R) stands together with John Paul Jones (2nd L) and Robert Plant (3rd L), members of British rock band Led Zeppelin, and Zoe Bonham (L) after handing over the Polar Music Prize in the Concert Hall of Stockholm, Sweden, May 22, 2006. A headlining performance from quirky hard rock act Tool and a once-in-a-lifetime jam session between Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Ben Harper and drummer ?uestlove highlighted the first full day (June 15) of the Bonnaroo festival, which has drawn 80,000 people to rural Manchester, Tennessee. (Pontus Lundahl/Scanpix/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A headlining
performance from quirky hard rock act Tool and a
once-in-a-lifetime jam session between Led Zeppelin bassist
John Paul Jones, guitarist Ben Harper and drummer ?uestlove
highlighted the first full day (June 15) of the Bonnaroo
festival, which has drawn 80,000 people to rural Manchester,
Tennessee.</p><br clear="all"/>
Album sales show McCartney still in demand
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070617/music_nm/mccartney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070617/2007_06_16t234550_450x314_uk_mccartney.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=YO_B9EVLk82ppRDzqsZI8g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Paul McCartney poses for the media before a signing session in London November 22, 2006. McCartney has the answer to that question he posed so mirthfully 40 years ago. Music fans still need him, and are willing to feed him at 64. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul McCartney has the answer to
that question he posed so mirthfully 40 years ago. Music fans
still need him, and are willing to feed him at 64. With his new
release, he realized the biggest sales week of any of his
studio albums in Nielsen SoundScan history.</p><br clear="all"/>
Summer of Love's spirit blossoming in green movement
(Reuters)
Reuters - This week is the 40th anniversary of
the Monterey International Pop Festival. It was the mother of
all festivals (the Human Be-In in nearby San Francisco six
months earlier would be the grandmother) and would punctuate
the Summer of Love and the amazing year of 1967.
Reports: Rod Stewart marries model
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070616/ap_en_mu/people_stewart"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070616/2007_06_16t113231_423x450_us_rock_stewart_wedding.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=itSJ4LB33SaJyMTiSxFaLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Rock singer Rod Stewart walks to the harbour with his newlywed wife, model Penny Lancaster (L), after their wedding at Villa Durazzo in the northern Italian coastal town of Santa Margherita Ligure June 16, 2007. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - British rocker Rod Stewart married model Penny Lancaster in a private ceremony Saturday on the Italian Riviera, gathering with a few friends and family in a 17th-century villa, according to Italian news reports.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dolly Parton named Girl Scout for life
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070616/ap_en_mu/people_parton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070616/capt.76dfa9e3bd1d4286a355779d658f54ca.people_dolly_parton_ny110.jpg?x=70&y=130&sig=vqTOZUAcsuukzqzd1PUKNw--" align="left" height="130" width="70" alt="Dolly Parton arrives for the 2007 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala, Thursday, June 7, 2007, in New York. Parton, 60, was named a lifetime member of Girls Scouts of Tanasi Council during a presentation before 1,000 Girl Scouts at her Dollywood theme park on Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dolly Parton is a country singer, songwriter, movie star, amusement park owner and philanthropist. Now she's a Girl Scout, too.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ferlin Husky has leg surgery
(AP)
AP - Country singer Ferlin Husky was resting in a Missouri hospital after surgery on his leg, his spokesman said.
Jars of Clay exits label to launch new imprint
(Reuters)
Reuters - After 12 years on Essential
Records, Jars of Clay is exiting to launch a new imprint, Gray
Matters, under the Nettwerk Music Group umbrella.
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