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Marvel Comics buries Captain America
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_ot/captain_america"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.16cdd1916cc4483181738682a9673068.captain_america_nyr102.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=yRW0rLaXaL27UnDObjULow--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="In this undated graphic released by Marvel Entertainment, Inc, the cover of the ' issue with the funeral of Marvel comic book character Captain America is shown. After 66 years of battling villains from Adolph Hitler to the Red Skull, Captain America will be laid to rest in the in the latest issue of Marvel Comics, which will hit the newsstands on July 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Marvel Entertainment, Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's a funeral fit for a superhero. In the drizzling rain at Arlington National Cemetery, thousands of grieving patriots solemnly watch as the pallbearers — Iron Man, the Black Panther, Ben Grimm and Ms. Marvel — carry a casket draped with an American flag.</p><br clear="all"/>
Concert to honor Princess Diana
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/britain_diana_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.c92c1db31e894eb985b536b7108d1fce.britain_diana_concert__lmd113.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=F70jHONDZG2RehduWiFrDw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Britain's Prince William, right, and his brother Prince Harry, left, laugh with British singer Joss Stone as they answer questions from the media after listening to Joss rehearse at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, June 30, 2007, ahead of a concert on Sunday to mark the 10 year anniversary of the death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana died in August, 1997, after the car in which she was a passenger crashed in a Paris tunnel. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rockers and royals, including Rod Stewart, Elton John and Princes William and Harry, were taking the stage at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday to remember Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death in a Paris car crash.</p><br clear="all"/>
Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59
(AP)
AP - Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.
Wilson celebrates 70th with concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/people_nancy_wilson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.8cd35dc2065e46b2881bd0c0e7985b67.nancy_wilson_70th_birthday_nyrm110.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=OY02_iDLIst2DDlDlJksDQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Singer Nancy Wilson, performs at her Swingin' 70th Birthday Party at Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday June 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nancy Wilson is hardly the retiring type, even though she is trying to spend more time with her grandchildren these days.</p><br clear="all"/>
Devilish details emerge at Paris shows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_ot/france_fashion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.88d886d1557b423b92e4f9f592a7862a.france_fashion_xjb115.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=dRtt.hC1I1lCYySm2dAYJg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A models presents an ensemble as part of the men's Spring-Summer 2008 collection by French. Creative Director Sophie Albou for Paul and Joe, in Paris, Saturday, June 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The difference between one suit and another is often as subtle as the placing of a button — a fact highlighted at the Paris menswear shows on Saturday, where the focus was on precision cut and luxurious fabrics.</p><br clear="all"/>
Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59
(AP)
AP - Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.
Concert to honor Princess Diana
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/britain_diana_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.c92c1db31e894eb985b536b7108d1fce.britain_diana_concert__lmd113.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=F70jHONDZG2RehduWiFrDw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Britain's Prince William, right, and his brother Prince Harry, left, laugh with British singer Joss Stone as they answer questions from the media after listening to Joss rehearse at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, June 30, 2007, ahead of a concert on Sunday to mark the 10 year anniversary of the death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana died in August, 1997, after the car in which she was a passenger crashed in a Paris tunnel. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rockers and royals, including Rod Stewart, Elton John and Princes William and Harry, were taking the stage at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday to remember Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death in a Paris car crash.</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC denies industry bid to delay cable box rule
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. regulators turned down a
request by the cable television industry to delay new rules
designed to open up the market for cable TV set-top boxes.
"Transformers" film yields big bang on fewer bucks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070701/media_nm/transformers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_06_30t175525_445x450_us_transformers.jpg?x=128&y=130&sig=zIEr5XN1balmWC9YF9TikA--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="Cast member Shia LaBeouf poses at the premiere of 'Transformers' at the Mann's Village theatre in Los Angeles June 27, 2007. The movie opens in the U.S. on July 3. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - They call a $150 million movie
low-budget?</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.
Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59
(AP)
AP - Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.
"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/20070701/film_nm/transformers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_06_30t175525_445x450_us_transformers.jpg?x=128&y=130&sig=zIEr5XN1balmWC9YF9TikA--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="Cast member Shia LaBeouf poses at the premiere of 'Transformers' at the Mann's Village theatre in Los Angeles June 27, 2007. The movie opens in the U.S. on July 3. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - They call a $150 million movie
low-budget?</p><br clear="all"/>
Sally Field picks up the golf clubs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mo/people_field"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.3e55101d21ca47fe9639e4ee59d4e046.people_field_ny112.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=YRJ8aM1AGqNC9OMnJUw6nw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Actress Sally Field arrives to the second annual Sundance Institute at BAM in this file photo from May 31, 2007, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Field likes golf. She really, really likes golf. Instead of merely watching the U.S. Women's Open from the gallery, the Academy Award-winning actress tried playing, taking her first lesson on a practice hole at Pine Needles with renowned teacher and former LPGA star Peggy Kirk Bell. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sally Field likes golf. She really, really likes golf.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Ratatouille" takes early lead at box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070630/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070630/2007_06_30t151513_450x185_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=53&sig=T5ePC9o2QjKaSfT8.Mx.5Q--" align="left" height="53" width="130" alt="Characters Remy (L) and Linguini are shown in a scene from the new animated film 'Ratatouille,' about a rat who befriends a chef in Paris, in this undated handout photograph. The film opens in the US June 29, 2007. (Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s rat cartoon
"Ratatouille" scampered to an early lead at the North American
box office, earning $16.6 million during its first day of
release, according to estimates issued on Saturday by tracking
firm boxofficemojo.com.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Sicko' film gives accused little say
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mo/sicko_us_fact_check"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.2c7171f475634ca0921e71ef03562ebd.people_moore_cars102.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=QiuQ5ofFj7ZZA5R5xE_d_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore talks about the state of the U.S. health care system at a news conference outside Los Angeles City Hall Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Moore's latest documentary film, 'Sicko,' was to premiere Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - In many respects, Michael Moore's new movie, "Sicko," is like a trial for those who oversee health care in the United States.</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/20070630/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"/>
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"/>
Potter reaches cult phenomenon status
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070630/ap_en_mo/potter_the_phenomenon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070628/capt.68fe46ce08124837a4c990dd92bfbc75.harry_potter_gfx705.jpg?x=124&y=130&sig=9uylfIW4Ow5PHN2_DqKGdw--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="ADVANCE FOR JULY 1; graphic looks at number of books published in the Harry Potter series; two sizes; 1c x 4 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 108 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - As the Harry Potter series wraps up this summer, we can look back at two remarkable narratives: Potter the boy wizard and Potter the cultural phenomenon.</p><br clear="all"/>
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"/>
Concert to honor Princess Diana
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/britain_diana_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.c92c1db31e894eb985b536b7108d1fce.britain_diana_concert__lmd113.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=F70jHONDZG2RehduWiFrDw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Britain's Prince William, right, and his brother Prince Harry, left, laugh with British singer Joss Stone as they answer questions from the media after listening to Joss rehearse at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, June 30, 2007, ahead of a concert on Sunday to mark the 10 year anniversary of the death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana died in August, 1997, after the car in which she was a passenger crashed in a Paris tunnel. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rockers and royals, including Rod Stewart, Elton John and Princes William and Harry, were taking the stage at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday to remember Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death in a Paris car crash.</p><br clear="all"/>
No halfway for hard-touring Matthews
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070701/music_nm/matthews_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_07_01t010547_450x297_us_matthews.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=W1MqSe9jlHLR1cPt_TNTfA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A file photo of musician Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 29, 2006. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - From the humble beginnings of
drummer Carter Beauford's mother's basement and a crucial
Tuesday-night residency at Trax in Charlottesville, Virginia,
the Dave Matthews Band has become the biggest touring success
story to emerge from the 1990s.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wilson celebrates 70th with concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/people_nancy_wilson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.8cd35dc2065e46b2881bd0c0e7985b67.nancy_wilson_70th_birthday_nyrm110.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=OY02_iDLIst2DDlDlJksDQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Singer Nancy Wilson, performs at her Swingin' 70th Birthday Party at Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday June 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nancy Wilson is hardly the retiring type, even though she is trying to spend more time with her grandchildren these days.</p><br clear="all"/>
Streisand warms to Germany with Berlin concert
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070630/music_nm/streisand_germany_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_06_30t171224_450x320_us_streisand_germany.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=Z4o3rZBGc1RXk85TMkaLUw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Entertainer Barbra Streisand performs on the stage in Berlin June 30, 2007. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Barbra Streisand told a sell-out Berlin
concert crowd on Saturday that she was delighted to perform in
Germany for the first time after turning down several
invitations in the past.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hanson get cozy at "secret" L.A. cafe gig
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Appearing under the alias Sacred Fools, powerpop family band Hanson played a special "secret" semi-acoustic concert last night (Friday, June 29) at Hollywood's cozy, 200-capacity Hotel Cafe.
Prince's free album causes storm with retailers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070630/music_nm/prince_giveaway_britain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_06_30t172042_450x318_us_prince_giveaway_britain.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=o_CDEOZ_c9Dsq2ebsfH7fw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Prince performs during the halftime show of the NFL's Super Bowl XLI football game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida, in this file photo from February 4, 2007. Prince is to give away his new album for free with a British tabloid newspaper before its official launch, in a move that has caused dismay among music retailers. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prince is to give away his new album for
free with a British tabloid newspaper before its official
launch, in a move that has caused dismay among music retailers.</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"/>
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