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Van Halen to tour with Roth, report says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/van_halen_tour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4bf3177d6e484428808d61fd0a5f61b2.van_valen_tour_ny132.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=Uk2ErZ6.u.vcxqM5aKkmeg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Lead singer David Lee Roth, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen perform during the concert at the spectrum in Philadelphia in this Oct. 19, 1982 file photo. The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, 2007, according to a report posted Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 on Billboard Magazine's Web site. (AP Photo0" border="0" /></a>AP - Van Halen fans, get ready to "Jump." The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, according to a report posted Wednesday on Billboard Magazine's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blockbuster to buy movie download firm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mo/blockbuster_movielink"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4472a65d17d04c04b8231c86f76455a6.blockbuster_movielink_ny131.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fiOFmLNLSY3vk.HBZJsH9w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Customers enter a Blockbuster video store in Dallas in this July 23, 2006 file photo. Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 it is buying the digital movie download service Movielink, giving it the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix Inc. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday it is buying the digital movie download service Movielink, giving it the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woodstock's famous farm on the market
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/yasgur_s_farm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.3a28b63327b04004b91a360b724467b9.addition_yasgurs_farm_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=i16hLi0lRYLgv7eKhZiJ1A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Max Yasgur poses at his farm near Bethel, N.Y. in this March 23, 1970 file photo. The famous Woodstock homestead is on the market for $8 million. Up for sale is the 2,000-square-foot house that belonged to dairy farmer Yasgur, along with a larger farmhouse, a barn and 103 bucolic acres about 80 miles north of New York City. The barn pictured is not part of the parcel for sale. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The famous farm near the alfalfa field that drew 400,000 people to Woodstock for three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is up for sale.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amy Winehouse treated for exhaustion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/people_winehouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070805/capt.5028e9b4061247b18cb1f2fc3d33febe.lollapalooza_ilbk106.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=sdXiAwPaTwnS3s126bAu7w--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007. The three-day festival, headlined by Pearl Jam, includes 130 bands. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amy Winehouse was hospitalized in London Wednesday for "severe exhaustion," a Universal Music spokeswoman said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spice Girl Brown married since June
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/people_melanie_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070809/capt.sge.jhp15.090807001450.photo00.photo.default-397x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=Lr41pNbaV0se_MjcVCxbdg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Singer Melanie Brown (L) and boyfriend Stephen Belafonte arrive at an event in Los Angeles, California, 30 Jul. Spice Girls singer tied the knot with Belafonte in a secret Las Vegas wedding two months ago, marriage records in Nevada showed on Wednesday.(AFP/GettyImages/File/Michael Buckner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Spice Girl Melanie Brown, who gave birth to Eddie Murphy's daughter in April, married her boyfriend, Steven Belafonte, in June, according to Clark County marriage records.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tom Hanks sues over "Big Fat Greek Wedding"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070809/film_nm/hanks_lawsuit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070809/2007_08_09t014220_450x324_us_hanks_lawsuit.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=VHbFdysPKYAZYHGefXqvNg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson pose for photographers as the arrive at the Kennedy Center for the 29th Annual Gala in Washington December 3, 2006. Hanks and his wife have joined the star and screenwriter of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' in suing a film company behind the 2002 low-budget comedy hit for a share of profits they claim have gone unpaid. (Mike Theiler/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Tom Hanks and his wife have
joined the star and screenwriter of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
in suing a film company behind the 2002 low-budget comedy hit
for a share of profits they claim have gone unpaid.</p><br clear="all"/>
Head of Santa Fe Opera to retire
(AP)
AP - The general director of the Santa Fe Opera plans to retire but will not do so until his successor is in place, he said Wednesday.
E! lines up Kardashian for celebrity series
(Reuters)
Reuters - After parting ways with
"The Simple Life" stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, E!
Entertainment Television has found another socialite to trail
in a comedic reality series.
J. Lo may get $545,000 from ex-hubby Noa
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_bu/people_jennifer_lopez"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.065cc51712754fe59b36ec767fe09352.people_jennifer_lopez_nyet182.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=Sga1rDxJZMEwVuIZuEl72g--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Jennifer Lopez arrives with then husband Ojani Noa at a film premiere on April 7, 1997, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs, according to court paoers filed Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rosenberg Spy Case Resurfaces in World Premiere, 'The Brother', in IL
(Playbill)
Playbill - Hancock Productions will present the world premiere spy thriller, <i>The Brother</i>, Aug. 30-Nov. 18 at Theatre Building Chicago.
Tom Hanks sues over "Big Fat Greek Wedding"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070809/film_nm/hanks_lawsuit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070809/2007_08_09t014220_450x324_us_hanks_lawsuit.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=VHbFdysPKYAZYHGefXqvNg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson pose for photographers as the arrive at the Kennedy Center for the 29th Annual Gala in Washington December 3, 2006. Hanks and his wife have joined the star and screenwriter of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' in suing a film company behind the 2002 low-budget comedy hit for a share of profits they claim have gone unpaid. (Mike Theiler/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Tom Hanks and his wife have
joined the star and screenwriter of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
in suing a film company behind the 2002 low-budget comedy hit
for a share of profits they claim have gone unpaid.</p><br clear="all"/>
J. Lo may get $545,000 from ex-hubby Noa
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mo/people_jennifer_lopez"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.065cc51712754fe59b36ec767fe09352.people_jennifer_lopez_nyet182.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=Sga1rDxJZMEwVuIZuEl72g--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Jennifer Lopez arrives with then husband Ojani Noa at a film premiere on April 7, 1997, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs, according to court paoers filed Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blockbuster to buy movie download firm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mo/blockbuster_movielink"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4472a65d17d04c04b8231c86f76455a6.blockbuster_movielink_ny131.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fiOFmLNLSY3vk.HBZJsH9w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Customers enter a Blockbuster video store in Dallas in this July 23, 2006 file photo. Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 it is buying the digital movie download service Movielink, giving it the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix Inc. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday it is buying the digital movie download service Movielink, giving it the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Monaghan has "Eye" on LaBeouf thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Michelle Monaghan has
signed on to star opposite Shia LaBeouf in the action-thriller
"Eagle Eye."
Alba, Troyer get intimate in Mike Myers comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jessica Alba, Verne
Troyer and Romany Malco have signed on to join Mike Myers in
the comedy "The Love Guru."
Oscar campaigners told to clean up their act
(Reuters)
Reuters - As studios start
focusing on next year's Academy Awards, organizers are
encouraging them to reduce their mailings to voters.
Writer-director Mel Shavelson dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mo/obit_shavelson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.9f085800a15c44b8a1f6846d800469e3.obit_shavelson_la116.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=HmGT8Zu_qkCu6EvBA82s2A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This undated image provided by Warren Cowan shows Mel Shavelson, who died Wednesday Aug. 8, 2007 in Los Angeles. Shavelson, a screenwriter, director and producer, was twice nominated for the Academy Award. He was nominated for Oscars for best screenplays in 1956 for 'The Seven Little Foys' and in 1959 for 'Houseboat.' He also directed both movies. (AP Photo/Warren Cowan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Melville "Mel" Shavelson, who wrote, directed and produced dozens of films with such stars as Lucille Ball, Jimmy Cagney and Frank Sinatra and was twice nominated for Academy Awards, died Wednesday at age 90.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cable networks boost News Corp. earnings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_mo/earns_news_corp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.29b44a8e40d14fd7a5805909d49717c0.earns_news_corp__nybz117.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=AEgsmvgL8F.IKXH8QC4UeA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="News Corp's headquarters is shown in this July 31, 2007 file photo, in New York. News Corp. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. reported higher earnings in its latest quarter Wednesday, one week after the media conglomerate wrapped up a three-month campaign to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co.</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Jets' Rhodes is a star off the field too
(AP)
AP - HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Kerry Rhodes has appeared shirtless on the cover of a magazine, acted in two movies and established his own charity. Stardom has come quickly for the New York Jets safety who's nicknamed "Hollywood," and that's before considering the impact he's made during two NFL seasons.
Head of Santa Fe Opera to retire
(AP)
AP - The general director of the Santa Fe Opera plans to retire but will not do so until his successor is in place, he said Wednesday.
J. Lo may get $545,000 from ex-hubby Noa
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/people_jennifer_lopez"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.065cc51712754fe59b36ec767fe09352.people_jennifer_lopez_nyet182.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=Sga1rDxJZMEwVuIZuEl72g--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Jennifer Lopez arrives with then husband Ojani Noa at a film premiere on April 7, 1997, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs, according to court paoers filed Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Funk band member stars as Celia Cruz
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/theater_celia_cruz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070806/capt.44b2d4e8fbca44a286c18adf6118f672.celia_nyff101.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=rROjhLPKeIOIbwzDXgwLmw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Xiomara Laugart Sanchez, of the movie 'Celia', poses for photographs Friday, Aug. 3, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" /></a>AP - Playing the Queen of Salsa on stage is a dream come true for Xiomara Laugart, the star of the musical "Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz." But the singer doesn't want to mislead the audience.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spice Girl Brown married since June
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/people_melanie_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070809/capt.sge.jhp15.090807001450.photo00.photo.default-397x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=Lr41pNbaV0se_MjcVCxbdg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Singer Melanie Brown (L) and boyfriend Stephen Belafonte arrive at an event in Los Angeles, California, 30 Jul. Spice Girls singer tied the knot with Belafonte in a secret Las Vegas wedding two months ago, marriage records in Nevada showed on Wednesday.(AFP/GettyImages/File/Michael Buckner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Spice Girl Melanie Brown, who gave birth to Eddie Murphy's daughter in April, married her boyfriend, Steven Belafonte, in June, according to Clark County marriage records.</p><br clear="all"/>
Van Halen to tour with Roth, report says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/van_halen_tour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4bf3177d6e484428808d61fd0a5f61b2.van_valen_tour_ny132.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=Uk2ErZ6.u.vcxqM5aKkmeg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Lead singer David Lee Roth, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen perform during the concert at the spectrum in Philadelphia in this Oct. 19, 1982 file photo. The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, 2007, according to a report posted Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 on Billboard Magazine's Web site. (AP Photo0" border="0" /></a>AP - Van Halen fans, get ready to "Jump." The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, according to a report posted Wednesday on Billboard Magazine's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amy Winehouse treated for exhaustion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/people_winehouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070805/capt.5028e9b4061247b18cb1f2fc3d33febe.lollapalooza_ilbk106.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=sdXiAwPaTwnS3s126bAu7w--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007. The three-day festival, headlined by Pearl Jam, includes 130 bands. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amy Winehouse was hospitalized in London Wednesday for "severe exhaustion," a Universal Music spokeswoman said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woodstock's famous farm on the market
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/yasgur_s_farm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.3a28b63327b04004b91a360b724467b9.addition_yasgurs_farm_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=i16hLi0lRYLgv7eKhZiJ1A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Max Yasgur poses at his farm near Bethel, N.Y. in this March 23, 1970 file photo. The famous Woodstock homestead is on the market for $8 million. Up for sale is the 2,000-square-foot house that belonged to dairy farmer Yasgur, along with a larger farmhouse, a barn and 103 bucolic acres about 80 miles north of New York City. The barn pictured is not part of the parcel for sale. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The famous farm near the alfalfa field that drew 400,000 people to Woodstock for three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is up for sale.</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal Music buys stake in Loud.com
(AP)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has acquired a stake in the operator of urban social networking Web site Loud.com.
Jagger to included rarities on solo compilation
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/music_nm/jagger_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070809/2007_08_08t174103_450x300_us_jagger.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=PHr6o2aJ54rBMZwEBRiGYQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs in front of a capacity crowd during a concert at Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo August 8, 2007. (Stian Lysberg Solum/Scanpix/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger
will include three previously unreleased tunes on an upcoming
album compiling 17 tracks from his various solo endeavors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Van Halen to announce reunion details Monday
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/music_nm/vanhalen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070809/2007_08_07t051208_450x317_us_vanhalen.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=BpCU4nLCgNU6II40ujOPPQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen (L) and bassist Michael Anthony perform during the first of two-sold-out shows at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 6, 2004.David Lee Roth and his former bandmates in Van Halen will officially announce their reunion during a news conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles next Monday, according to their representatives.. (Ethan Miller EM/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - David Lee Roth and his former
bandmates in Van Halen will officially announce their reunion
during a news conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los
Angeles next Monday, according to their representatives.</p><br clear="all"/>
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