| | |
| Return to Entertainment News Main Page NEWS FROM 2007-06-20
Travolta echoes Cruise on psychiatry
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_ce/people_john_travolta"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.c498c9c3f56d4a7581141e16a12aa2e7.people_john_travolta_nyet137.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=mwhR0zGXRG7bTh1p6rg_SA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="This undated photo from W magazine shows John Travolta who was interviewed in W's July issue. Like fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, Travolta told the magazine that he is against psychiatric medication.(AP Photo/W Magazine, Ari Marcopoulos)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Travolta says his thinking is in line with fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, who has publicly defended the religion's stance against psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris' neighbors anxious of media swarm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_tv/paris_hilton_neighbors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070616/capt.55e35fbd80e94d7684233961344d3b2c.people_ellen_degeneres_ny109.jpg?x=127&y=130&sig=fvDrfN08.CTFGnHOTFqDWQ--" align="left" height="130" width="127" alt="Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, left, gets red-carpet tips from socialite Paris Hilton, right, in preparation for the Primetime Emmys, during a taping of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' at NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 for the episode that airs on Tuesday, Sept. 14. On Friday, June 15, 2007, DeGeneres said she hopes Hilton changes her ways when the partying socialite gets out of jail. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Chris Polk)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton may be looking forward to her jailhouse release, but her neighbors aren't.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anna Nicole Smith's will enters probate
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_ot/anna_nicole_smith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.e2b8c05be20442c5a360f3680f1b8d0b.anna_nicole_smith_la102.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=63DWG6zKwfzpEjrNGabOAA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Larry Birkhead, left, former boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith and father of her daughter and Howard K. Stern, former companion of Smith, speak to the media Tuesday, June 19, 2007, after a probate hearing in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former foes Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern sat side-by-side in a courtroom Tuesday as a commissioner admitted Anna Nicole Smith's will to probate and ordered that Birkhead, father of the late model's daughter, would be guardian of the estate while Stern serves as executor of her will.</p><br clear="all"/>
Elisabeth on Rosie: We aren't friendly
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_en_ce/people_elisabeth_hasselbeck"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.71885a0322f24681bb1c8d864e700cc9.people_elizabeth_hasselbeck_nyet128.jpg?x=77&y=130&sig=sQdbs7uo7QvSBnhZTZntuA--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="Elisabeth Hasselbeck takes part in the Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Friday, June 15, 2007. Hasselbeck tells the syndicated TV show 'Access Hollywood' that she and Rosie O'Donnell aren't on the best of terms nearly one month after their on-air dustup on 'The View.' The interview is scheduled to air Tuesday, June 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Elisabeth Hasselbeck says she and Rosie O'Donnell aren't on the best of terms nearly one month after their on-air dustup on "The View." "Truthfully, I think a friend is someone who you have positive communications with, so I don't know if I would define us as friends right now," the 30-year-old co-host tells syndicated TV show "Access Hollywood" in an interview scheduled to air Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motley Crue sues manager for $20 million
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mu/people_motley_crue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.d90f67e68e274b85b8029ba46a965087.people_motley_crue_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=GXYGmrSuEj7yV67W_GWeww--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Motley Crue arrives in this Dec. 8, 2004 file photo for the Billbaord Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Motley Crue is suing one of the band's managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the group and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts, Tuesday, June 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sizemore asks judge for another chance
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mo/people_sizemore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.8879b71639a24aaaab680966d381dac6.tom_sizemore_la111.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=s8mx6jFTu70ReEAo0bcFPg--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Actor Tom Sizemore listens during a court hearing June 22, 2005, in Los Angeles, where a prosecutor told a Superior Court judge that Sizemore violated terms of his probation by attempting to use a prosthetic device to falsify a urine test for drugs. Sizemore asked a judge Tuesday, June 19, 2007, for another chance after acknowledging that he violated his parole in a drug case. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Saving Private Ryan" actor Tom Sizemore asked a judge for another chance Tuesday after acknowledging that he violated his parole in a drug case.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motley Crue sues manager for $20 million
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mu/people_motley_crue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.d90f67e68e274b85b8029ba46a965087.people_motley_crue_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=GXYGmrSuEj7yV67W_GWeww--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Motley Crue arrives in this Dec. 8, 2004 file photo for the Billbaord Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Motley Crue is suing one of the band's managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the group and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts, Tuesday, June 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris' neighbors anxious of media swarm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_tv/paris_hilton_neighbors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070616/capt.55e35fbd80e94d7684233961344d3b2c.people_ellen_degeneres_ny109.jpg?x=127&y=130&sig=fvDrfN08.CTFGnHOTFqDWQ--" align="left" height="130" width="127" alt="Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, left, gets red-carpet tips from socialite Paris Hilton, right, in preparation for the Primetime Emmys, during a taping of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' at NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 for the episode that airs on Tuesday, Sept. 14. On Friday, June 15, 2007, DeGeneres said she hopes Hilton changes her ways when the partying socialite gets out of jail. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Chris Polk)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton may be looking forward to her jailhouse release, but her neighbors aren't.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hot Euro Digital Agencies Are Bound for America
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK When Farfar founder Matias Palm-Jensen got to the podium to accept one of the agency's four Webby Awards earlier this month, he had his five-word speech ready: "We're hiring in New York."
Matt Bogart Will Joust as Lance in 'Camelot' Tour This Fall
(Playbill)
Playbill - Matt Bogart, the <i>Miss Saigon</i> veteran who is currently dreaming of a surrey with a fringe on top in Pittsburgh CLO's <i>Oklahoma!</i>, will take over the role of Lancelot in the national tour of <i>Camelot.</i>
Sizemore asks judge for another chance
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mo/people_sizemore"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.8879b71639a24aaaab680966d381dac6.tom_sizemore_la111.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=s8mx6jFTu70ReEAo0bcFPg--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Actor Tom Sizemore listens during a court hearing June 22, 2005, in Los Angeles, where a prosecutor told a Superior Court judge that Sizemore violated terms of his probation by attempting to use a prosthetic device to falsify a urine test for drugs. Sizemore asked a judge Tuesday, June 19, 2007, for another chance after acknowledging that he violated his parole in a drug case. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Saving Private Ryan" actor Tom Sizemore asked a judge for another chance Tuesday after acknowledging that he violated his parole in a drug case.</p><br clear="all"/>
Italina actresses in focus at Swiss film fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - The 60th annual Locarno Film
Festival, which takes place in the Swiss town from August 1 to
August 11, will hold a special "Signore & Signore" sidebar
focusing on some of the great actresses of Italian film,
organizers said Tuesday.
Pakistan at "Heart" of Pearl story
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pakistan is not the
safest place for western visitors these days, but English
filmmaker Michael Winterbottom knew he had to shoot his movie
about murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl on
location in the world's largest military regime.
Travolta echoes Cruise on psychiatry
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mo/people_john_travolta"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.c498c9c3f56d4a7581141e16a12aa2e7.people_john_travolta_nyet137.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=mwhR0zGXRG7bTh1p6rg_SA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="This undated photo from W magazine shows John Travolta who was interviewed in W's July issue. Like fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, Travolta told the magazine that he is against psychiatric medication.(AP Photo/W Magazine, Ari Marcopoulos)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Travolta says his thinking is in line with fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, who has publicly defended the religion's stance against psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Filmmaker Marc Forster to direct next James Bond
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/film_nm/bond_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070620/2007_06_19t193610_450x321_us_bond.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=qIgTYtg9BDCptJ6.oDEQjw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="German-born director Marc Forster addresses a news conference at the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin in this February 13, 2006 file photo. Forster, the filmmaker behind critically acclaimed 'Monster's Ball' and 'Finding Neverland,' has been tapped to direct the upcoming 22nd adventure of James Bond, the studio and producers said June 19, 2007. (Arnd Wiegmann/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Filmmaker Marc Forster, the man
behind such acclaimed movies as racial drama "Monster's Ball"
and Peter Pan story "Finding Neverland," was named on Tuesday
as director of the next James Bond adventure.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nation's Springfields vie for `Simpsons'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mo/simpsons_springfields"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.ab3b92afbc4249c0b286678728a22047.simpsons_springfields_vttt102.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=7qX2BIUX_XisNLoyv8bH8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Springfield, Vt. residents shoot a scene with Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson props in Springfield Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Springfield, Vt., likes to think of itself as a real-life alter ego to the home of 'The Simpsons.' Now, the town is going all out to prove it, joining 13 other Springfields from across the nation in a contest, with the winner hosting the big-screen premiere of 'The Simpsons Movie' on July 26. The public will choose the winner in a USA Today online poll. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a bowling alley, a pub, a prison and a nuclear power plant just down the road, Springfield, Vt., likes to think itself a real-life version of the home of "The Simpsons."</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar group invites new members to join
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jennifer Aniston got one, and so
did Steve Carell, Eddie Murphy and British director Paul
Greengrass.
Disney sees fractured fairy tale as next franchise
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. is hoping a
fractured fairy tale that swaps Manhattan for a magic kingdom,
a divorce lawyer for a prince, and roaches and pigeons for
wholesome forest creatures will turn into its newest film
franchise.
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
"What Would Jesus Buy?" film faces tough sell
(Reuters)
Reuters - The makers of "What
Would Jesus Buy?" have a problem -- how do you sell a film
documenting performance artist Rev. Billy and his Stop Shopping
Gospel Choir on a guerrilla U.S. tour against consumerism?
Motley Crue sues manager for $20 million
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_en_mu/people_motley_crue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.d90f67e68e274b85b8029ba46a965087.people_motley_crue_ny121.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=GXYGmrSuEj7yV67W_GWeww--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Motley Crue arrives in this Dec. 8, 2004 file photo for the Billbaord Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Motley Crue is suing one of the band's managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the group and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts, Tuesday, June 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Examiner: Don Ho's daughter OD'd on meth
(AP)
AP - Dayna Ho-Henry, daughter of the late entertainer Don Ho, died of an accidental methamphetamine overdose, the Honolulu medical examiner said.
Ken Masur to lead San Antonio Symphony
(AP)
AP - The San Antonio Symphony named Ken Masur, the son of longtime New York Philharmonic music director Kurt Masur, its new resident conductor.
November date picked for country music awards
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Country Music
Association and the ABC television network announced on Tuesday
that the 41st annual CMA awards show will be broadcast live
live on November 7 from 8 to 11 p.m. EST.
Rock musician Richard Bell dead at 61
(AP)
AP - Keyboardist and songwriter Richard Bell, who played with Janis Joplin, has died of cancer in a Toronto hospital. He was 61.
Push for Presley plate hits sour note
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_en_mu/people_elvis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.cb96995318bc4ded83ec816cd9f6bea2.people__elvis_nyet129.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=3Kn1Pw3.kIo1ZdsUwXsmAg--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Elvis Presley is shown in an undated file photo. Organizers of a campaign to get a Presley specialty license plate will launch a media blitz to attract the 1,000 purchasers they need for Tennessee to begin production. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Organizers of a campaign to get an Elvis Presley specialty license plate may be rallying for the King, but they're taking a cue from the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends."</p><br clear="all"/>
Shicoff pulls out of Salzburg Festival
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_en_mu/music_neil_shicoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.8cb9df24bc794b56a6c1e3960f7db6f7.music_neil_shicoff_nyet127.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=fAjQhGGM6U880hq.wx06dA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Neil Shicoff performs in the opera, 'Billy Budd,' on Feb. 7, 2001 in Vienna, Austria. The American tenor, who was overlooked for the position of director of Vienna's State Opera, has pulled out of Austria's renowned Salzburg Festival. (AP Photo/Martin Gnedt)" border="0" /></a>AP - American tenor Neil Shicoff, who was overlooked for the position of director of Vienna's State Opera, has pulled out of Austria's renowned Salzburg Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paisley mixes humor and nostalgia on CD
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_en_mu/music_q_a_brad_paisley"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.6d801a7a5d4c49dc928c942c62ec3cae.music_brad_paisley_nyet345.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=PizMqHpEwZcwUz_6F2R.YQ--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Country music artist Brad Paisley performs during ABC's 'Good Morning America' television show concert, in this June 15, 2007, file photo, at New York's Bryant Park. Paisley is promoting his new CD '5th Gear.' (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Is Brad Paisley joking again, or is he serious?</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney complains, billboards removed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_en_mu/people_spears_billboards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070619/capt.5cb1d02dbb3a42be9c54afa982023212.people_spears_billboards_nyet198.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=TnRVWLeGxXpRVnUCwfjSnA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Singer Britney Spears watches the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA basketball game,on March 30, 2007 in Los Angeles. Radio station billboards in the Tampa, Fla., area, that featured unflattering photos of a bald, scowling Spears have been taken down after the pop star's attorneys threatened legal action, Thursday, June 7,2007.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Radio station billboards that featured unflattering photos of a bald, scowling Britney Spears have been taken down after the pop star's attorneys threatened legal action.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mötley Crüe Accuses Manager of Dirty Dealings
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070619/en_music_eo/85ff11e4_fa95416d_8faf_08945b53ba77"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070619/capt.a11815e8c7f70bbc39b9e65f7f983f21.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=DxPPSIlGMyWc.6iLwz8FCQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Mötley Crüe Accuses Manager of Dirty Dealings(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Mötley Crüe is claiming that Rock Star made Tommy Lee look like less of a rock star.</p><br clear="all"/>
|
|
|
|