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CHP report: Fox called cop a 'racist'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_ce/people_fox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070627/capt.86030648acba435e861127ef8b5463e7.bet_awards_arrivals_cadb140.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=1CbgZHZ3035r7OG8EiUHOg--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Actress Vivica A. Fox arrives at the 7th annual BET Awards Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Vivica A. Fox called a state patrol officer a "racist white cop" during her drunken driving arrest and repeatedly failed sobriety tests, according to an official report.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC movie critic Joel Siegel dead at 63
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mo/obit_joel_siegel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.7d9efddcca7a48079594c6ae52f6c0c3.obit_siegel_nyr106.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=XjHWYdVEdos1TMaANriT4w--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This undated yet recent photo of ABC News film critic Joel Siegel was released by ABC News in New York. Siegel died in New York after a long battle with cancer, Friday June 29, 2007, said ABC News on its web site. He was 63. (AP Photos/ABC Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for "Good Morning America" who was famous for his weekly, often humorous reviews, died Friday, ABC officials said. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woman pleads to stalking singer
(AP)
AP - A former national laboratory worker has admitted that she used government computers to access the e-mail account of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington and hacked into a cell phone company's Web site to obtain his phone number.
Last dance at Manhattan club Copacabana
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mu/copacabana_closing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.0f308c4a661b49d9a8c0bcb5b5621567.copacabana_closing_nyr103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ARtHGViR4k2stHbh9aMi6A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman walks toward the entrance of the Copacabana club in New York in this Jan. 20, 2007 file photo. The famed nightclub, currently in its third reincarnation on New York City's West 34th Street, has been condemned by the city to make way for an extension of the No. 7 subway line and will close its doors Saturday night, June 30, 2007, as its owner hunts for a new home. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - The legendary Copacabana, the inspiration for Barry Manilow's smash single and a staple of Manhattan nightlife since World War II, is ready for its last dance.</p><br clear="all"/>
Girl struck below Kenny G compound
(AP)
AP - Investigators are trying to determine who threw objects from a bluff-top compound owned by musician Kenny G that struck a 9-year-old girl on the head.
ABC movie critic Joel Siegel dead at 63
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mo/obit_joel_siegel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.7d9efddcca7a48079594c6ae52f6c0c3.obit_siegel_nyr106.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=XjHWYdVEdos1TMaANriT4w--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This undated yet recent photo of ABC News film critic Joel Siegel was released by ABC News in New York. Siegel died in New York after a long battle with cancer, Friday June 29, 2007, said ABC News on its web site. He was 63. (AP Photos/ABC Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for "Good Morning America" who was famous for his weekly, often humorous reviews, died Friday, ABC officials said. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/>
Girl struck below Kenny G compound
(AP)
AP - Investigators are trying to determine who threw objects from a bluff-top compound owned by musician Kenny G that struck a 9-year-old girl on the head.
ABC movie critic Joel Siegel dead at 63
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_tv/obit_joel_siegel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.7d9efddcca7a48079594c6ae52f6c0c3.obit_siegel_nyr106.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=XjHWYdVEdos1TMaANriT4w--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This undated yet recent photo of ABC News film critic Joel Siegel was released by ABC News in New York. Siegel died in New York after a long battle with cancer, Friday June 29, 2007, said ABC News on its web site. He was 63. (AP Photos/ABC Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for "Good Morning America" who was famous for his weekly, often humorous reviews, died Friday, ABC officials said. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC film critic Joel Siegel dead at age 63
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070630/media_nm/siegel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070630/2007_06_29t202852_318x450_us_siegel.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=YYJIA8DxqWDgv7HhxkxFUw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="ABC television network movie critic Joel Siegel, shown in this 2004 publicity photograph has died of cancer June 29, 2007 in New York, according to ABC News. Siegel reviewed films on 'Good Morning America.' (Ida Mae Astute/ABC/Handout - UNITED STATES. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES./Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Joel Siegel, the upbeat and often
joyous film critic for ABC television's "Good Morning America"
for 26 years, died on Friday at age 63 after a long battle
against colon cancer, the network said.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Old Acquaintance" a tepid revival
(Reuters)
Reuters - John Van Druten's comedy "Old
Acquaintance" has inspired not one but two film adaptations --
one in 1943 starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins and a 1981
remake titled "Rich and Famous" with Jacqueline Bisset and
Candice Bergen -- but it surprisingly has not been seen on
Broadway since its 1940 premiere.
ABC movie critic Joel Siegel dead at 63
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mo/obit_joel_siegel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.7d9efddcca7a48079594c6ae52f6c0c3.obit_siegel_nyr106.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=XjHWYdVEdos1TMaANriT4w--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This undated yet recent photo of ABC News film critic Joel Siegel was released by ABC News in New York. Siegel died in New York after a long battle with cancer, Friday June 29, 2007, said ABC News on its web site. He was 63. (AP Photos/ABC Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for "Good Morning America" who was famous for his weekly, often humorous reviews, died Friday, ABC officials said. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/>
Harry Potter gets his first kiss
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mo/harry_potter_kiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.tok11106290728.japan_harry_potter_tok111.jpg?x=107&y=130&sig=rcxHbSsSd2.IUPOMctL27g--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="British actor Daniel Radcliffe smiles during a press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 29, 2007. Radcliffe is in Tokyo for the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.' (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - First kisses can be tricky. Even for Harry Potter. Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the Harry Potter series, said Friday while in Tokyo for the premiere of the latest installment that it took a few takes to get over the nerves of getting the young wizard through his first on-screen kiss.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC film critic Joel Siegel dead at age 63
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070630/film_nm/siegel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070630/2007_06_29t202852_318x450_us_siegel.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=YYJIA8DxqWDgv7HhxkxFUw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="ABC television network movie critic Joel Siegel, shown in this 2004 publicity photograph has died of cancer June 29, 2007 in New York, according to ABC News. Siegel reviewed films on 'Good Morning America.' (Ida Mae Astute/ABC/Handout - UNITED STATES. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES./Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Joel Siegel, the upbeat and often
joyous film critic for ABC television's "Good Morning America"
for 26 years, died on Friday at age 63 after a long battle
against colon cancer, the network said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Q&A: Storm brewing over Starbucks disc surprises Moore
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070629/film_nm/moore_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070630/2007_06_29t204351_369x450_us_moore.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=_Q2Xp_kbtGE3SicsqD.CBA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is shown on the poster for his new film about the problems with the health care system in the U.S., entitled 'Sicko,' in this undated publicity photograph. The film opens in the U.S. on June 29, 2007. (The Weinstein Co./Handout - UNITED STATES. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES./Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In an interview published recently
in Pitchfork, Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore mentioned
that the band needed to record a new song for a Starbucks
compilation. Within minutes of his remarks hitting the
Internet, chat rooms and the band's fan sites were awash in
cries of "foul" and "sellouts."</p><br clear="all"/>
GMA Film Critic Siegel Dies
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070629/en_movies_eo/2207edee_cd2e40ca_a711_bd3e11275d1c"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070630/capt.d933efdff55cee72e78b7eab570613e2.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=dkbAPRgmQvJX5QfBvplWVg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="GMA Film Critic Siegel Dies(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Veteran Good Morning America movie critic Joel Siegel, known for his knowledgeable and engaging reviews and his personable reporting style, died Friday afternoon after a long battle with colon cancer, ABC News and WABC-TV announced. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Transformers" film yields big bang on fewer bucks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070629/film_nm/transformers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.sel10606280716.south_korea_transformers_sel106.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=cgefGENdoMWYyGeCQAbHSA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A South Korean man runs in front of a poster for the new 'Transformers' movie at a theater in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 28, 2007. Steven Spielberg's latest big production 'Transformers' premiered in theaters Thursday in South Korea, after notching up the country's highest online ticket bookings of any movie this year, the movie's distributor said. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - They call a $150 million movie
low-budget?</p><br clear="all"/>
"Ratatouille" seen as test of Disney-Pixar deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070629/film_nm/disney_ratatouille_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070629/2007_06_29t151556_450x284_uk_disney_ratatouille.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=ugLLOhlImVL.rwY5NGvqMg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Brad Garrett poses with characters from Pixar's film 'Ratatouille' at its premiere in Hollywood, California June 22, 2007 file photo. 'Ratatouille' opens on Friday against strong competition from better-known franchise films, drawing early industry scepticism that it can match its predecessors' success and posing a challenge for Disney. (Mark Avery/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s animated movie
"Ratatouille" opens on Friday against strong competition from
better-known franchise films, drawing early industry skepticism
that it can match its predecessors' success and posing a
challenge for Disney.</p><br clear="all"/>
DeVito to receive film festival award
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_mo/people_danny_devito"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.f5003c0384294f978b8c87c804d0e04e.correction_czech_republic_film_festival_karlovy_vary_jpra104.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=cLOcbiZlfam4nj5AsIrjvA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="U.S. actress Renee Zellweger answers questions from the media upon her arrival for the 42nd International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary Czech Republic, on Friday, June 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)" border="0" /></a>AP - Danny DeVito will receive a special award for his outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
The `80s are back with `Transformers'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070629/ap_en_mo/film_eighties_return"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.f7bebef5c24d4f0c85fabd618e925d3e.film_eighties_return_la308.jpg?x=130&y=65&sig=Qbs1VUAmIv6xD.SL.b9Fhw--" align="left" height="65" width="130" alt="This image released by DreamWorks LLC and Paramount shows a scene from the new film, 'Transformers,' based on a popular cartoon and toy craze of the 1980s. (AP Photo/DreamWorks)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Police and the Stray Cats are on tour. Leggings, pegged pants and wide belts are in style. "Transformers" are the hottest toys on the market. What year is it?</p><br clear="all"/>
Diaz, Carrey Land Post-Game Roles
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070629/en_movies_eo/25c8ae264118_43aa_8fb4_694056936e86"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070630/capt.2ca460a238a7c305338b9e0bb8c913a0.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fDSIwQbzetVAEVTDERJqFw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Diaz, Carrey Land Post-Game Roles(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Cameron Diaz's next role will be a sober one, while Jim Carrey's will start off that way.</p><br clear="all"/>
Girl struck below Kenny G compound
(AP)
AP - Investigators are trying to determine who threw objects from a bluff-top compound owned by musician Kenny G that struck a 9-year-old girl on the head.
Mingus 1964 concert to bow on disc
(Reuters)
Reuters - Look for Charles Mingus, fronting a
dazzling sextet, to climb the traditional-jazz chart this
summer.
Woman pleads to stalking singer
(AP)
AP - A former national laboratory worker has admitted that she used government computers to access the e-mail account of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington and hacked into a cell phone company's Web site to obtain his phone number.
Last dance at Manhattan club Copacabana
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mu/copacabana_closing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.0f308c4a661b49d9a8c0bcb5b5621567.copacabana_closing_nyr103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ARtHGViR4k2stHbh9aMi6A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman walks toward the entrance of the Copacabana club in New York in this Jan. 20, 2007 file photo. The famed nightclub, currently in its third reincarnation on New York City's West 34th Street, has been condemned by the city to make way for an extension of the No. 7 subway line and will close its doors Saturday night, June 30, 2007, as its owner hunts for a new home. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - The legendary Copacabana, the inspiration for Barry Manilow's smash single and a staple of Manhattan nightlife since World War II, is ready for its last dance.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cruise film to work around German military site ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - The makers of a movie about a plot to
kill Adolf Hitler said on Friday they had the permits needed to
film in Germany despite being declared unwelcome at military
sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist.
On the road again, B.B. King preps new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three months. That was the
longest stretch B.B. King ever took off from the road. After
six weeks, however, that old antsy feeling came knocking.
Billboard CD reviews: Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Rowland
(Reuters)
Reuters - Despite the tabloid drama
surrounding "My December," what counts here is, Are there hits?
The vinegar-and-pissed-off "Never Again," while a top 10
Billboard Hot 100 hit on download sales, got a hasty brush-off
from top 40.
Veteran norteno act still winning fans
(Reuters)
Reuters - Friday in Stockton, Saturday in
Ventura, Sunday in Fresno. The week before, it was Salt Lake
City and a show at the Chapingo Autonomous University outside
Texcoco, in central Mexico.
A violin star steps onto international stage
(Reuters)
Reuters - Twenty-eight-year-old violinist Lisa
Batiashvili, who is quickly emerging as one of the most vibrant
talents of her generation, is among the first signings for Sony
BMG Masterworks' new international division.
Streisand welcomed ahead of first German concert
(Reuters)
Reuters - Germany will welcome Barbra Streisand
with open arms when she performs at Berlin's Waldbuehne arena
on Saturday, her first appearance in the country after turning
down several invitations in the past.
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