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Thousands line up for 'Idol' auditions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.f1cc8e1a4b4e44249976c2677b419433.tv_american_idol__auditions_cacl101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=CsTigAkhdfUj_.DJqu3csQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Eboni Muse, center, of San Diego celebrates with other 'American Idol' hopefuls during the start of auditions for the television talent show Monday, July 30, 200, in San Diego. Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even just another Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium before dawn to try out in the first round of auditions for the show's seventh season. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium on Monday as auditions for the seventh season of "American Idol" began.</p><br clear="all"/>
Film great Ingmar Bergman dies at 89
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_ot/obit_bergman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070730/2007_07_30t050457_450x347_us_sweden_bergman.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=2pMjdGyAB1di24LaM91kWQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Ingmar Bergman in a 1981 photo. Bergman died on Monday at the age of 89, local news agency TT reported, citing his daughter Eva Bergman. (Jacob Forsell/File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, died Monday at his home on an island off the coast of Sweden. He was 89.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ball State names building for Letterman
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_en_tv/people_letterman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.b364ea5165d945e08f38a6df5932d0ab.people_letterman_nyet113.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=w.EFXHAZvHsXx_FYRBMCpA--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="David Letterman watches pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, on May 27, 2007. Ball State University announced in Letterman's hometown, Indianapolis, Monday, July 30, 2007, that it will name its new communication building after Letterman, a 1970 graduate. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ball State University plans to name its new communication building after David Letterman, a 1970 graduate. Letterman has often mentioned Ball State on his CBS "Late Show" talk show. The school has had a Letterman Scholarship in the Department of Telecommunications since 1985.</p><br clear="all"/>
McDonald's drops rapper from tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mu/music_mcdonald_s_twista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.c5db8a9fb1c14cb49ee695e0a8d4dadc.music_mcdonalds_twista_ny135.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=pCMRCh5nCdXfigc9jJxiLA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Twista arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, in Los Angeles. Twista, who was tapped by McDonald's to perform during its nationwide concert series, has been dropped from the lineup because of his 'controversial lyrics,' the fast food giant said Monday, July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rapper Twista, who was tapped by McDonald's to perform during its nationwide concert series, has been dropped from the lineup because of his "controversial lyrics," the fast food giant said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Star Jones: I had gastric-bypass surgery
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_tv/people_jones_reynolds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.41f0a18ea27c4118965e6e02a36cf18f.people_star_jones_reynolds_ny107.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=PvBrorgcnejvx9Q7febuTw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Star Jones Reynolds poses at the celebrity fashion show in this Feb. 3, 2007 file photo in Miami. Star Jones Reynolds says in a new interview that her dramatic weight-loss was due to gastric-bypass surgery, and that she dodged questions about it for years because she was 'scared of what people might think of me.' Reynolds, 45, says she was 'intentionally evasive' when people asked how she'd dropped 160 pounds in three years. The former 'View' co-host opens up about her weight loss and self-esteem issues in a story featured in the September issue of Glamour magazine, on newsstands Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Star Jones Reynolds says in a new interview that her dramatic weight-loss was due to gastric-bypass surgery, and that she dodged questions about it for years because she was "scared of what people might think of me."</p><br clear="all"/>
Italian director Antonioni dies at 94
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mo/obit_antonioni"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.6a2357788af345bf892db95f2eb16a36.italy_obit_antonioni_mil109.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=7NLRWeZvY_7oEQzWq69GvA--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Italian movie director Michelangelo Antonioni gestures during a photocall in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002. Antonioni is at the 59th Venice Film Festival to receive the 'San Marco' prize for his career. Antonioni died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was 95 years old. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, best known for his movies "Blow-Up" and "L'Avventura," has died, officials and news reports said Tuesday. He was 94.</p><br clear="all"/>
Imax makes Stones larger-than-life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Giant screen exhibitor Imax
Corp. will release a super-sized version of Martin Scorsese's
Rolling Stones concert documentary on September 21, the same
day the film opens in traditional theaters.
"Simple Life" is simply over soon on E!
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Simple Life" is
coming to an end on E! Entertainment Television.
Hollywood stockpiles projects for possible strikes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood executives are
feverishly preparing for possible strikes by writers, directors
and actors.
Stritch brings Broadway smash to Gotham cafe
(Reuters)
Reuters - Leave it to Elaine Stritch
to do the unexpected.
Italian director Antonioni dies at 94
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mo/obit_antonioni"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.6a2357788af345bf892db95f2eb16a36.italy_obit_antonioni_mil109.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=7NLRWeZvY_7oEQzWq69GvA--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Italian movie director Michelangelo Antonioni gestures during a photocall in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002. Antonioni is at the 59th Venice Film Festival to receive the 'San Marco' prize for his career. Antonioni died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was 95 years old. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, whose depiction of alienation made him a symbol of art-house cinema with movies such as "Blow-Up" and "L'Avventura," has died, officials and news reports said Tuesday. He was 94.</p><br clear="all"/>
Italian filmmaker Antonioni dies at 94
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/film_nm/italy_antonioni_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070731/2007_07_31t051714_450x346_us_italy_antonioni.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=igYY5c9vWRHmgUxDRLl9UA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Director Michelangelo Antonioni poses alongside a poster for his film 'The Passenger' in a 2005 photo. Antonioni, one of the most famous Italian filmmakers of all time, died late on Monday at the age of 94, city officials in Rome said on Tuesday. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the most
famous Italian filmmakers of all time, died late on Monday at
the age of 94, city officials in Rome said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Bratz" strictly for fashionable tweens
(Reuters)
Reuters - Finally, a postfeminist
multicultural musical extravaganza for 8-year-old girls. Is
"Bratz" not the most totally stylin' movie ever? Grownups won't
think so, but for their daughters who share a "passion for
fashion" with the dolls that are giving Barbie a run for her
money, it will be the event of the season.
Imax makes Stones larger-than-life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Giant screen exhibitor Imax
Corp. will release a super-sized version of Martin Scorsese's
Rolling Stones concert documentary on September 21, the same
day the film opens in traditional theaters.
Hollywood stockpiles projects for possible strikes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood executives are
feverishly preparing for possible strikes by writers, directors
and actors.
True story: Director set to "Snitch"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Carl Franklin
is singing like a canary for "Snitch," a thriller inspired by
events chronicled in a PBS "Frontline" documentary.
Ryan Reynolds wed to Bullock in "Proposal"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ryan Reynolds is in
final negotiations to star opposite Sandra Bullock in the
Disney romantic comedy "The Proposal."
"Hairspray" ingenue Blonsky filming teen comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - In her first role since her
breakthrough performance in the hit movie musical "Hairspray,"
newcomer Nikki Blonsky has joined the cast of the teen comedy
"Harold."
"Shark" film at Hallmark hooks three
(Reuters)
Reuters - Daryl Hannah, John
Schneider and Armand Assante are starring in the Hallmark
Channel original movie "Shark Swarm."
"Simpsons" draws crowds as box office surges
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070731/2007_07_31t044703_450x308_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=7QBaiD1KxGRdLOBDopndbQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A scene from 'The Simpsons Movie' in an image courtesy of 20th Century Fox. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Simpsons joined
Hollywood's list of power families as their big-screen debut
conquered the North American box office with weekend sales of
$74.04 million, according to final data issued Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Imax makes Stones larger-than-life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Giant screen exhibitor Imax
Corp. will release a super-sized version of Martin Scorsese's
Rolling Stones concert documentary on September 21, the same
day the film opens in traditional theaters.
Hollywood pros to launch online video site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mu/online_video_pros"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.aaa617bd65064b9cada489b493dccc67.online_video_pros_la107.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=joDDevUq8juo1Nh3nPXa7A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this image from video provided by the web site My Damn Channel, comedian Harry Shearer, in full prosthetic makeup as Vice President Dick Cheney, sings No Cooler for the Scooter, an original torch song tribute to Scooter Libby. The video, which was shot in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in July 2007, makes its debut Tuesday, July 31, 2007, during the launch of My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com). When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video. The site is the brainchild of former MTV and CBS Radio executive Rob Barnett, who believes Internet audiences want to see professionally produced shows other than network TV fare. The video will also be available on YouTube. (AP Photo/Courtesy of My Damn Channel)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video.</p><br clear="all"/>
Malaysian group urges ban on Gwen Stefani concert
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/music_nm/malaysia_concert_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070731/2007_07_31t045843_450x372_us_malaysia_concert.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=XHnIAYjk34oUG7nUnggNLw--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Singer Gwen Stefani performs in a 2007 photo. Malaysia should pull the plug on the Kuala Lumpur leg of Stefani's upcoming Asian tour because of her indecent dressing and obscenity, a Muslim students' group said on Tuesday. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Malaysia should pull the plug on
the Kuala Lumpur leg of U.S. singer Gwen Stefani's upcoming
Asian tour because of her indecent dressing and obscenity, a
Muslim students' group said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aguilera cancels 2 shows in Australia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mu/people_christina_aguilera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.faaa9cb3b36c4f338ed84d9b52d20634.people_christina_aguilera_nyet114.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=clnR4mQF2TNBlQ1LU..FFA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Christina Aguilera performs during her concert on June 26, 2007 in Shanghai, China. Aguilera, who wraps up her world tour this week, canceled two concerts in Australia because she is ill with the flu. Doctors confirmed the 26-year-old singer is suffering from a viral upper respiratory tract infection with a high fever and abnormal coughing, said The Frontier Touring Company, a concert promoter, in a statement released Monday, July 30, 2007, through Aguilera's spokeswoman. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Christina Aguilera, who wraps up her world tour this week, has canceled two shows in Australia because she is ill with the flu.</p><br clear="all"/>
McDonald's drops rapper from tour
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mu/music_mcdonald_s_twista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.c5db8a9fb1c14cb49ee695e0a8d4dadc.music_mcdonalds_twista_ny135.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=pCMRCh5nCdXfigc9jJxiLA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Twista arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, in Los Angeles. Twista, who was tapped by McDonald's to perform during its nationwide concert series, has been dropped from the lineup because of his 'controversial lyrics,' the fast food giant said Monday, July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rapper Twista, who was tapped by McDonald's to perform during its nationwide concert series, has been dropped from the lineup because of his "controversial lyrics," the fast food giant said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spears, Federline are divorced
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mu/people_spears_federline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.925a19c9a0f548748a5f75b1e84bed88.people_spears_federline_ny134.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=hQv.zZkFDdcHLvMKm8Op5Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Britney Spears, right, and her husband Kevin Federline are seen in this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Britney Spears' marriage to Kevin Federline officially ended Monday, July 30, 2007. 'They are divorced,' the pop star's attorney, Laura Wasser, said after a Superior Court hearing. 'Everything is finalized.' (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Britney Spears' marriage to Kevin Federline officially ended Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Thousands line up for 'Idol' auditions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.f1cc8e1a4b4e44249976c2677b419433.tv_american_idol__auditions_cacl101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=CsTigAkhdfUj_.DJqu3csQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Eboni Muse, center, of San Diego celebrates with other 'American Idol' hopefuls during the start of auditions for the television talent show Monday, July 30, 200, in San Diego. Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even just another Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium before dawn to try out in the first round of auditions for the show's seventh season. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium on Monday as auditions for the seventh season of "American Idol" began.</p><br clear="all"/>
Patti Smith writing songs for next album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070730/music_nm/smith_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070730/2007_07_30t143013_450x292_us_smith.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=EZV..NOom7UxiZj0vO2FuA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="U.S. rock singer Patti Smith performs in the Teatro Victoria Eugenia in San Sebastian, June 2, 2007. Smith is eyeballing a new album sooner rather than later. In the wake of her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in March and the release of her covers album, 'Twelve,' in April, Smith says 'it's time for me to make a record' -- this time of her own material. (Vincent West/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Patti Smith is eyeballing a new
album sooner rather than later. In the wake of her Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame induction in March and the release of her
covers album, "Twelve," in April, Smith says "it's time for me
to make a record" -- this time of her own material.</p><br clear="all"/>
Berlin names street after Frank Zappa
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_en_mu/people_zappa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.mber11907290051.germany_frank_zappa_street_mber119.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=BTtXLHboBLRYvwusBwI.0A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A road sign that reads 'Frank Zappa Street' is pictured on Saturday July 28, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. The street to the ORWO-house that houses around 70 rehearsal rooms, shared by approximately 140 bands, has been named after the American composer and musician Frank Zappa.(AP Photo Miguel Villagran)" border="0" /></a>AP - Berlin has named a street honoring Frank Zappa.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ailing Aguilera Downed Down Under
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070730/en_music_eo/f3e68d70_ae7c4e78_b8f0_f3af726f6e49"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070730/capt.47c10c046350a61a85ff7c79730ccf5a.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Bayzx3pDQ1_Mp6w1OzOvyw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Ailing Aguilera Downed Down Under(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - It's the flu, not morning sickness, that has Christina Aguilera calling in sick.</p><br clear="all"/>
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