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Rev. Sharpton won't oppose Imus comeback
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_ot/people_imus_sharpton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.nyol96807182207.people_imus_sharpton_nyol968.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=LuVtMYndApO9EL3dIUGpcg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York Monday April 9, 2007. Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Rev. Al Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. "He has a right to make a living," he said in a telephone interview Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Merv Griffin treated for prostate cancer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_ce/people_merv_griffin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070719/capt.564a7ee99d4648c3b07c4a26412dfaa5.people_merv_griffin_ny107.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=5.Mgnrt886itKwj8L2ifcg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Entertainer and media mogul Merv Griffin is seen in San Mateo, Calif., in this Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 file photo. Griffin has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, July 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Merv Griffin has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. He was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for cancer discovered during a routine examination a few weeks ago, said Marcia Newberger, spokeswoman for The Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Heroes,' `Ugly Betty' eye Emmy nods
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_tv/emmy_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070716/2007_07_16t084415_450x340_us_springer.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=365kdrtCpvyZeAHPiVtxuQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Television personality Jerry Springer arrives at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California, in this file photo from June 15, 2007. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has renewed its veteran talkers 'The Jerry Springer Show' and 'Maury' through September 2010 on the Tribune and Sinclair broadcast station groups. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Newcomers "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty" vied for a share of Emmy nominations along with previous favorites "24" and "The Office."</p><br clear="all"/>
Bundchen tops Forbes' richest model list
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_ce/forbes_top_models"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.5750ed28b6f74a4d9a81ea8ac95cbcd7.forbes_top_models_nyet119.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=L_oy.5iyG0KMKr0iILdhtg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen listens during a press conference in London, on , June 19, 2007. Bundchen tops Forbes.com's list of the world's richest models, earning $33 million in the last 12 months. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes.com's list of the world's richest models, earning $33 million in the last 12 months. The Brazilian supermodel strutted past the likes of Kate Moss, who came in at No.2, and Heidi Klum, who placed third on the list.</p><br clear="all"/>
Potter everywhere as book release nears
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_ot/books_potter_on_ebay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.7596ca9a36ee48a285e5f2c9c2db5ffe.books_potter_on_ebay_nyet120.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=m3kjkS9DeAnZqonEyIMs7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="This file image originally supplied by Scholastic on March 28, 2007, shows the cover of the U.S. edition of the highly anticipated 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter book due in stores just after midnight on July 21, 2007. Alleged images of the book have already been circulating online days before the official release. More than 100 actual books may already have been received by customers. As of Wednesday morning, July 18, 2007, the $34.99 release was being offered on eBay, for immediate purchase, for $250.00. (AP Photo/Scholastic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Leaks. Lawsuits. Profiteering. What a way to treat such a fine young man like Harry Potter. Despite pleas for silence from author J.K. Rowling and some leading Potter fan sites, publishing's secret of all secrets — whether the wizard lives or dies — is in danger of becoming plain gossip as publication approaches for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."</p><br clear="all"/>
Assistants pitch ideas, throw H'wood a curve
(Reuters)
Reuters - Last month, Ben Dey, an
assistant working in the mailroom at Creative Artists Agency,
leaped several rungs on the Hollywood ladder by successfully
pitching an idea for a comedy to producer Brian Grazer. The
sale came about because the Imagine Entertainment executive
visits CAA once a year for a lunchtime meeting in which he
entertains assistants' pitches.
Road work paying off, but doesn't match '06 record
(Reuters)
Reuters - The 2007 North American concert
business is below last year's record pace, but business is
strong, according to first-half numbers reported to Billboard
Boxscore.
`Heroes,' `Ugly Betty' eye Emmy nods
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_tv/emmy_nominations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070716/2007_07_16t084415_450x340_us_springer.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=365kdrtCpvyZeAHPiVtxuQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Television personality Jerry Springer arrives at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California, in this file photo from June 15, 2007. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has renewed its veteran talkers 'The Jerry Springer Show' and 'Maury' through September 2010 on the Tribune and Sinclair broadcast station groups. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Newcomers "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty" vied for a share of Emmy nominations along with previous favorites "24" and "The Office."</p><br clear="all"/>
Asia's Potter fans await "P-day"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070719/media_nm/potter_hysteria_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070719/2007_07_19t055312_450x381_us_potter_hysteria.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=nYfqjKA73CzIxk9P8j59SQ--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="A poster of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series is displayed at the Hong Kong Book Fair one day before its opening in Hong Kong July 17, 2007. Thousands of Asian Harry Potter fans are counting down to what has been dubbed 'P-day' with huge queues expected outside bookstores and a marketing blitzkrieg featuring secret train rides, fancy dress competitions and free breakfasts. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Thousands of Asian Harry Potter fans are
counting down to what has been dubbed "P-day" with huge queues
expected outside bookstores and a marketing blitzkrieg
featuring secret train rides, fancy dress competitions and free
breakfasts.</p><br clear="all"/>
"He Writes the Script": 'Nine' Film Adaptation Finds Its Screenwriter
(Playbill)
Playbill - The Rob Marshall-produced-and-directed screen adaptation of the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit Broadway musical <i>Nine</i> has found its screenwriter.
Assistants pitch ideas, throw H'wood a curve
(Reuters)
Reuters - Last month, Ben Dey, an
assistant working in the mailroom at Creative Artists Agency,
leaped several rungs on the Hollywood ladder by successfully
pitching an idea for a comedy to producer Brian Grazer. The
sale came about because the Imagine Entertainment executive
visits CAA once a year for a lunchtime meeting in which he
entertains assistants' pitches.
"Anatomist" seeks pleasure on big screen
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Anatomist," Federico
Andahazi's controversial comic novel based on the true story of
the 16th century surgeon who discovered the clitoris, is being
adapted for the big screen.
"Emotional" end to 32nd Toronto fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070719/film_nm/toronto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070719/2007_07_18t223223_450x308_us_toronto.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=vVSFexYPuuuRqjOEhxlfxA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="U.S actress Susan Sarandon arrives at the Marrakesh International Film Festival December 3, 2006. Departing from tradition, the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday chose the homegrown drama 'Emotional Arithmetic,' starring Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer, to close its 32nd edition, which runs September 6-15. (Rafael Marchante/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Departing from tradition,
the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday chose the
homegrown drama "Emotional Arithmetic," starring Susan Sarandon
and Christopher Plummer, to close its 32nd edition, which runs
September 6-15.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Hairspray' puts plus-sizes on pedestal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_mo/film_ample_women"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070716/capt.085409879c9d40b690775e18c8e81c03.film_ample_women_la309.jpg?x=107&y=130&sig=J44rn1ICTTl.s2g7cxuYJA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="Actress Nikki Blonsky poses at the Four Seasons Hotel during a press junket for the musical movie 'Hairspray,' Saturday, June 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ladies of "Hairspray" are a rarity in fat-phobic Hollywood, whose obsession with willowy women is so strong the idea of a corpulent heroine is almost unheard of.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Last Mimzy" first in video sales
(Reuters)
Reuters - As the summer doldrums
continue in terms of high-profile video releases, the
family-friendly "The Last Mimzy" took the top spot on the
national DVD sales chart for the week ending July 15.
Downbeat "Drama/Mex" proves more taxing than potent
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Drama/Mex" is set entirely
in Acapulco, Mexico, but don't expect it to set off a new surge
of tourism.
Intriguing thriller "Patient" ultimately wears thin
(Reuters)
Reuters - Taking a page out of "The
Bourne Identity" misplaced memory book, "The Fifth Patient" is,
for the first hour, at least, a taut, claustrophobic mystery
about a man who wakes up in a run-down African hospital with no
idea of how he got there.
National Lampoon suits up for "Beach Party"
(Reuters)
Reuters - National Lampoon has
acquired theatrical and home video rights to International
Danger Alliance's post-apocalyptic comedy "Beach Party at the
Threshold of Hell."
"Retribution" a chilling blend of hope and horror
(Reuters)
Reuters - This highly effective
supernatural thriller by Japan's Kiyoshi Kurosawa harks back to
the demonic nature of his seminal "Cure."
New DVD releases include `Premonition'
(AP)
AP - Selected home-video releases:
Road work paying off, but doesn't match '06 record
(Reuters)
Reuters - The 2007 North American concert
business is below last year's record pace, but business is
strong, according to first-half numbers reported to Billboard
Boxscore.
New York Philharmonic names new music director
(Reuters)
Reuters - The New York Philharmonic on Wednesday
ended several years of speculation by naming its next music
director -- 40-year-old Alan Gilbert, whose parents have both
played in the orchestra.
New York blues guitarist Bill Perry dead at 49
(Reuters)
Reuters - Blues guitarist Bill Perry, who was
discovered by Woodstock folk legend Richie Havens, has died,
his label Blind Pig Records reported on Wednesday.
Met and EMI to release 5 operas on DVD
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_en_mu/met_opera_emi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.4b863e90ebf14b58b6fea847233388eb.met_opera_emi_ny121.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=Ztt2IFwvpMf4xRIL0BTxpg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine conducts the symphony on its opening night performance at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass., in this July 7, 2006 file photo. The Metropolitan Opera is getting back into the DVD business. Five of the Met's eight live high-definition movie-theater broadcasts next season will be released on DVD by EMI Classics, the companies said Wednesday July 18, 2007. The releases include Puccini's 'Manon Lescaut' with Karita Mattila, Marcello Giordani and conductor James Levine; and Verdi's 'Macbeth' with Levine conducting Lado Ataneli. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Metropolitan Opera is getting back into the DVD business.</p><br clear="all"/>
NY Philharmonic has new music director
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_en_mu/ny_philharmonic_music_director"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.306df19a63524816a289724de63def84.ny_philharmonic_music_director_nyma1024.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=NiVozrpKX36JcdJ8kCqiLw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Alan Gilbert, right, as Zarin Mehta, president of the New York Philharmonic, speaks during a news conference at Avery Fisher Hall Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in New York. Gilbert is the first native New Yorker to become music director of the New York Philharmonic, ending years of speculation over the successor to Lorin Maazel, who said in 2004 that he would leave after the 2008-2009 season. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Classical music may be a last bastion of formality, but practically everyone at the New York Philharmonic calls its new music director just "Alan."</p><br clear="all"/>
T.I. holds off Pumpkins, Interpol to remain No. 1
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/music_nm/sales_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070719/2007_07_18t170537_450x291_us_sales.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=UfTF5x9V_DbUzvgUxhn2Bg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Billy Corgan, lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins, performs with his band during the Live Earth New York concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey July 7, 2007. Alternative rock veterans Smashing Pumpkins return after a seven-year absence with 'Zeitgeist' (Martha's Music/Reprise), the chart's top debut at No. 2. (Mike Segar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - T.I.'s "T.I. vs. T.I.P." maintains
its lead on the Billboard 200 for a second week after moving
175,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen
SoundScan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spector Trial Turns Bloody Again
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070718/en_music_eo/7951189677a0_492c_a11e_4cc7af5fb924"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070719/capt.32be208b65bc1595c2167e028d88a75a.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Au41intLlS44DZakwDM6dA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Spector Trial Turns Bloody Again(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The case of the flying blood droplets has resumed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hit Disney acts find no love at Top 40
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_en_mu/music_tween_hits_no_radio"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.2157197ac21648b984bcd3bc78d75111.tween_hits_no_radio_nyet117.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=P7zPq7EQqFQx4hYvdbKAqg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Singer Miley Cyrus performs on stage during ABC's 'Good Morning America' summer concert series in New York on June 22, 2007. She's in league of tween-leaning acts, including The Cheetah Girls and Aly and AJ, all of whom are current or former stars of the Disney Channel, are routinely mining gold, platinum and multi-platinum CD sales while being virtually locked out at Top 40 radio airplay. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - The week Miley Cyrus debuted on top of the album charts with "Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus," she appeared on national morning television shows, the cover of People magazine, newspaper front pages and other media outlets. The only spot she couldn't be found was the one sure place you would expect a best-selling artist: Top 40 radio.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney music label offers new CD format
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/music_nm/disney_musiccds_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070718/2007_07_18t154933_450x338_us_disney_musiccds.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=e8ScTZiZknMqaTqGfjum7g--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A man flips through stacks of compact discs in a file photo. Walt Disney Co. music label Hollywood Records is offering a new CD format with extra features to encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to reverse declining CD sales. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Walt Disney Co. music label Hollywood
Records is offering a new CD format with extra features to
encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to reverse declining
CD sales.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tenor Jerry Hadley dead at age 55
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_en_mu/obit_hadley"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070718/capt.401df07b45464b89a1937005e036104d.obit_hadley_ny115.jpg?x=125&y=130&sig=qEN37jh3Pr4hedKTAY7j8Q--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="Tenor Jerry Hadley performs in a scene of a Bertolt Brecht's opera 'Der Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny' in this July 19, 1998 file photo, during a rehearsal at the Salzburger Festival, in Salzburg, Austria. Opera singer Jerry Hadley died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, just more than a week after he was severely injured in an apparent suicide attempt, a family spokeswoman said. He was 55. (AP Photo/Rudi Blaha, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Opera singer Jerry Hadley died Wednesday, just over a week after he was severely injured in an apparent suicide attempt, a family spokeswoman said.</p><br clear="all"/>
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