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Wait for Harry Potter finale has ended
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070721/ap_en_ot/harry_potter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070721/capt.8309d93d66c54f0d884b38626aba9525.harry_potter_nytf111.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9nEwGTZ0p7weNS0KkYvRyA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Ariana Podesta, 8, center, looks at Tammuz Frankel , 7, dressed as Harry Potter, left, as she stands in line with her friend, Alexandra Rose Teplitz, 8, right, also dressed as Harry Potter, as Frankel and Teplitz wait to compete in a costume contest during the festivities leading up to the sale of J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' at a Barnes and Noble in New York, Friday July 20, 2007. The book goes on sale July 21, 2007 at 12:01 a.m.. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - At midnight, like magic, Harry Potter appeared. Like castles lowering their drawbridges, bookstores across Britain and as far away as Singapore and Sydney, unveiled their copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final volume of the young wizard's adventures.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rowling bids her boy wizard goodbye
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_ot/j_k__rowling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070719/capt.88386ec810904fcda8cbd89822c7df1c.britain_jk_rowling_ldj101.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=sAEg80d.WeU0E47LrYyrjA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Undated handout picture of British author JK Rowling, made available Thursday July 19, 2007. The publication of the seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is due to be released globally in English-speaking countries immediately after midnight on July 20, 2007. In the United States, it is to be released for sale within each separate time zone at 00.01 local time, a few hours after other English-speaking countries. (AP Photo/JP Masclet, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake — and keeping her secret.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actor Eric Braeden gets Hollywood star
(AP)
AP - Eric Braeden, who has played ruthless tycoon Victor Newman on "The Young and the Restless" for more than 25 years, received a star Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Four straight 'Rings' an intense epic
(AP)
AP - Richard Wagner dreamed of doing it this way: The four operas of his "Ring" cycle performed over four consecutive nights, totaling more than 18 hours of musical theater.
`Full House' actress gets married
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_ot/people_sweetin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070720/capt.febf009aa3374bf3b767097538fcad21.people_sweetin_nyet142.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=_BPJXUJkxDdBFP_OLtoN9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Jodie Sweetin arrives to the opening ofa restaurant in Los Angeles on June 28, 2007. Sweetin, who starred on TV's Full House' for eight seasons, is a new bride, a celebrity Web site reported Friday, July 20, 2007.( AP Photo/Chris Polk)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jodie Sweetin, who starred on TV's Full House" for eight seasons, is a new bride, a celebrity Web site reported Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Handmade visual effects warm Boyle's "Sunshine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Smack in the middle of
the summer's CG-heavy, massively budgeted tentpole
blockbusters, Fox Searchlight is boldly going where few have
gone before. On Friday (July 20), the specialty films
distributor launched the sci-fi thriller "Sunshine."
Green's duets album turning out like "fresh cream"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Soul legend Al Green says it's been
all love and happiness working on his next album -- a duets
project produced by Roots drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
that will feature collaborations with Anthony Hamilton,
D'Angelo and possibly Alicia Keys and Joss Stone.
Actor Eric Braeden gets Hollywood star
(AP)
AP - Eric Braeden, who has played ruthless tycoon Victor Newman on "The Young and the Restless" for more than 25 years, received a star Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Internet entrepreneur details Dow Jones proposal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070721/media_nm/dowjones_greenspan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070721/2007_07_20t222907_450x263_us_dowjones_greenspan.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=omIi5IGO6WqWzplWr7CHmA--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="The Dow Jones news ticker in New York's Times Square displays that News Corp. has made a tentative deal to buy the Dow Jones Company July 17, 2006. Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan outlined a new proposal on Friday to keep Dow Jones out of Rupert Murdoch's hands, saying his plan could help boost the stock price to above $100 (49 pounds). (Jamie Fine/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan
outlined a new proposal on Friday to keep Dow Jones & Co Inc
out of Rupert Murdoch's hands, saying his plan could help boost
the stock price to above $100.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jane Martin, Steppenwolf, U.S. and NYC Premieres Punctuate 59E59 Fall Season
(Playbill)
Playbill - 59E59 Theaters' artistic director Elysabeth Kleinhans and executive producer Peter Tear announced fall programming for their cluster of Off-Broadway venues on East 59th Street.
Handmade visual effects warm Boyle's "Sunshine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Smack in the middle of
the summer's CG-heavy, massively budgeted tentpole
blockbusters, Fox Searchlight is boldly going where few have
gone before. On Friday (July 20), the specialty films
distributor launched the sci-fi thriller "Sunshine."
Wait for Harry Potter finale has ended
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070721/ap_en_mo/harry_potter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070720/capt.xmb10107202319.australia_harry_potter_xmb101.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=kIU4Vwvuog2rrguGI4QHQg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Carissa Licciardello holds the first copy released of the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' book in a Sydney bookstore, Australia, Saturday, July 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)" border="0" /></a>AP - At midnight, like magic, Harry Potter appeared.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hairspray" and female Travolta win over critics
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/film_nm/hairspray_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070721/2007_07_20t173647_450x301_us_hairspray.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=mTxTtQejQyFHvcmWoEetNQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Nikki Blonsky (front L) and Zac Efron (front R) of the new movie 'Hairspray' perform a song from the movie on NBC's 'Today' show in New York, July 20, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Featuring the unlikely trio of John
Travolta as a woman, Michelle Pfeiffer as a racist and a chubby
singer as its star, "Hairspray" debuts in movie theaters on
Friday aiming to be a box office hit -- again.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lohan surrenders to police in May crash
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_mo/people_lindsay_lohan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070720/capt.c4ea04a064b849aa91e394ed3b11780f.people_lindsay_lohan_ny116.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=1CP67cUw22b_k2jo8dEw_w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Lindsay Lohan poses as she arrives at the 2007/8 Chanel Cruise Show presented by Karl Lagerfeld, Friday, May 18, 2007, in Santa Monica, Calif. Lohan was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence in connection with a Memorial Day weekend car crash, police said Thursday July 19, 2007.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan turned herself in to face charges of driving under the influence in connection with the Memorial Day weekend hit-and-run crash that sent her into rehab.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pakistan gets first modern horror movie
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_mo/film_pakistan_horror_hit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070720/capt.a407c9a7c47d407381065457c11f4e0e.film_pakistan_horror_hit_nyet316.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=ptXDsmP7v4qLuZ7Jc6wASQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Pakistani film director Omar Ali Khan speaks during an interview in Islamabad June 26, 2007. Khan has added a quirky dimension to the description of Pakistan as a frontline of the war on terror: a Hollywood-inspired horror movie that's sparking surprising interest at home and abroad. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)" border="0" /></a>AP - Omar Ali Khan has added a quirky dimension to the description of Pakistan as a front line of the war on terror — a Hollywood-inspired movie that's sparking surprising interest at home and abroad.</p><br clear="all"/>
Simpsons movie spotlights an enduring icon
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/film_nm/simpsons_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070720/2007_07_20t090832_450x326_us_simpsons.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=EIGKGe7tdK5zp9LGx7C7dA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A covered bridge stands next to a sign at the edge of the town of Springfield, Vermont, 9July 13, 2007. In the Vermont town of Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street, welcoming visitors to the 'Home of the Simpsons'. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In the Vermont town of
Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated
with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street,
welcoming visitors to the "Home of the Simpsons."</p><br clear="all"/>
Death looms over Harry and Tony
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_mo/harry_and_tony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070718/2007_07_18t112328_450x326_us_emmys.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=8FM9tx1B55aTYsDy0lxhpw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Actor James Gandolfini in a scene from the series finale of the HBO series ''The Sopranos.' Tony Soprano's fate may remain a mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on Thursday. (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - How could any two people (OK, they're fictional, but still) be more different than Harry Potter and Tony Soprano?</p><br clear="all"/>
Del Toro Goes Guerrilla
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070720/en_movies_eo/9c291cad_e96f4fe7_9466_bc79d85153a8"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070720/capt.c9281273cfa8334df06abbd76371eb0e.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=SZ7mryh2D2kCdwmhBc05ZQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Del Toro Goes Guerrilla(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Benicio del Toro is tackling a most unusual suspect.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cruise: Good Nazi, Better Welcome Wagon
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070720/en_movies_eo/91842f7e5c46_4dd6_b204_aafc58a99889"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070720/capt.782760fe9181f09d0c93bb4d97bbefb5.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=2eqFnwdNOz5EDqfol8XzQw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Cruise: Good Nazi, Better Welcome Wagon(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Finally, the drama for Tom Cruise's new movie is taking place on screen rather than off.</p><br clear="all"/>
Five raise a glass to Napa-set "Bottle" pic
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/film_nm/bottle_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070720/2007_07_20t112057_343x450_us_bottle.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=NdvOTeRAQ_bE_sHm34qn7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Actor Chris Pine poses for photographers during the premiere of ''Smokin' Aces'' in Hollywood, in this file photo from January 18, 2007. Pine, Rachael Taylor, Eliza Dushku, Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman are toasting 'Bottle Shock,' a drama about the birth of the Napa Valley wine industry from filmmaker Randall M. Miller. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Chris Pine, Rachael
Taylor, Eliza Dushku, Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman are
toasting "Bottle Shock," a drama about the birth of the Napa
Valley wine industry from filmmaker Randall M. Miller.</p><br clear="all"/>
Green's duets album turning out like "fresh cream"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Soul legend Al Green says it's been
all love and happiness working on his next album -- a duets
project produced by Roots drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
that will feature collaborations with Anthony Hamilton,
D'Angelo and possibly Alicia Keys and Joss Stone.
Rapper Medusa stands strong in man's world
(Reuters)
Reuters - The ranks of female rappers
remain slim, but that poses no obstacle to Los Angeles
underground queen Medusa.
50 Cent sues over 'Shoot the Rapper'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_en_mu/people50_cent"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070719/capt.f2af7af745614c6e84556c4cfd2915e3.50_cent_nydb101.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=_VBsUrK_9ZYOlytv4rysUw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="In this photo provided by Hard Rock Cafe, rapper 50 Cent performs at an 'MTV Live Powered by Verizon' taping, Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at Hard Rock Cafe in New York. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Diane Bondareff)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rapper 50 Cent sued an Internet advertising company for $1 million Friday, claiming it illegally used his image in a game where the player pretends to shoot him.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vision Festival honors jazz trumpeter Dixon
(Reuters)
Reuters - A fringe mainstay of jazz since the
late '50s and '60s, the avant-garde movement these days too
often veers from the cutting edge into a recycling spin.
Ben Harper turns sound checks into soul "Lifeline"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Technically speaking, Ben Harper's
new record, "Lifeline," was recorded during a single lively
week in the artist's home base of Paris. But it was born during
two months' worth of sound checks on a European tour by Harper
and his band the Innocent Criminals.
Rapper 50 Cent Sues in New York over Internet ad
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/music_nm/suit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070719/capt.f2af7af745614c6e84556c4cfd2915e3.50_cent_nydb101.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=_VBsUrK_9ZYOlytv4rysUw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="In this photo provided by Hard Rock Cafe, rapper 50 Cent performs at an 'MTV Live Powered by Verizon' taping, Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at Hard Rock Cafe in New York. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Diane Bondareff)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rapper 50 Cent on Friday sued Internet
advertising company Traffix Inc. for using his image without
permission in the graphic "Shoot the Rapper" ad, which he says
promotes violence and threatens his safety.</p><br clear="all"/>
Billboard DVD reviews: Pet Shop Boys, Flaming Lips
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pet Shop Boys had a lot to celebrate
in 2006.
Billboard CD reviews: Prince, Anastasio
(Reuters)
Reuters - Prince's decision to package this
disc inside copies of tabloid newspaper the Mail infuriated
British retailers.
Four straight 'Rings' an intense epic
(AP)
AP - Richard Wagner dreamed of doing it this way: The four operas of his "Ring" cycle performed over four consecutive nights, totaling more than 18 hours of musical theater.
Williams performing complete albums at fall shows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070720/music_nm/lucinda_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070720/2007_07_20t152755_450x304_us_lucinda.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=TUm9EdOLe3cos6lw_MYc9Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Musician and songwriter Lucinda Williams performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, in this file photo from April 27, 2007. Williams fans will soon have a chance to hear the songwriter perform five of her eight studio albums in their entirety, one night at a time. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Lucinda Williams fans will soon have
a chance to hear the songwriter perform five of her eight
studio albums in their entirety, one night at a time.</p><br clear="all"/>
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