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Stars fondly remember Griffin at funeral
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_ce/griffin_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070818/capt.8ac1b113b99c48ffa9bd35af2a6ff306.merv_griffin_funeral_ksd107.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=iip8UKHuDhADMGFf3Xr4Sw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Tony Griffin, center left, son of late entertainer Merv Griffin and former first lady Nancy Reagan look on during funeral services for the late entertainer at the Church of Good Shephard in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. Griffin died Aug. 12 of prostate cancer at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood stars fondly remembered Merv Griffin at his funeral Friday, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who credited the creator of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" with jump starting his own acting career.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dogs' role uncertain in death of LA man
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_ce/dog_mauling_actor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.8a3e1a31500b453899595333501e87a0.dog_mauling_actor_nysr126.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=e3BQ9X63cYtf2xLZQhF2Xw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actor Ving Rhames poses for photographers on the red carpet at a VIP screening of the new film in which Rhames stars, 'Mission: Impossible lll' at the Magic Johnson Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, in this file photo of May 3, 2006. A man who died at the home of action star Ving Rhames most likely did not die from bites from Rhames' dogs, county coroner's officials said Friday Aug. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A man who died at the home of action star Ving Rhames most likely did not die from bites from Rhames' dogs, county coroner's officials said Friday. Jacob Adams, 40, was living on Rhames' Brentwood property as a caretaker for the actor's dogs when he was bitten Aug. 3, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Daily Show' to air reports from Iraq
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_tv/tv_daily_show_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.f923189e4ca745b5b72d9d95e7c40a7b.tv_daily_show_iraq_ny124.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=TpGkwRE3.EcpcKBJQ.3hDA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="This undated photo, supplied by Comedy Central, shows Rob Riggle. 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' will be reporting from Iraq for real next week, with onsite dispatches from Riggle, the show's senior war correspondent. (AP Photo/Comedy Central,Frank Ockenfels)" border="0" /></a>AP - "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," whose phony news coverage has long included phony "remotes" from war-torn Iraq, will be reporting from Iraq for real next week.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jordin Sparks signs with Jive Records
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mu/people_jordin_sparks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070813/capt.249d75c94c45410eb2f3fdb082328ee3.american_idol__migm101.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=tuu1e_n3WIQn_KGOxvEuLA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Jordin Sparks performs during the American Idols Live! tour stop in Auburn Hills, Mich. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Gary Malerba)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jordin Sparks has signed the record contract that comes with winning "American Idol." The bubbly 17-year-old inked a deal with Jive Records in conjunction with 19Recordings, the label managed by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller, it was announced Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Uncle Kracker arrested on sex charge
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_ce/people_uncle_kracker_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.24d53f966f994781ab006f05d31c10bb.people_uncle_kracker_wxs101.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=wYfvC3rmmsr0YVcL1h9tKQ--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="In this photo taken Aug. 17, 2007, provided by the County City Bureau of Investigation, Matthew Shafer, aka rock-country musician Uncle Kracker, is shown. Shafer was arrested early Friday morning, Aug. 17, 2007, on a charge of second-degree sex offense stemming from an incident at a nightclub, authorities said. Shafer was being held on a $5 million bond after being arrested at a hotel in suburban Cary, N.C., said Raleigh (N.C.) police spokesman Jim Sughrue. (AP Photo/County City Bureau of Investigation)" border="0" /></a>AP - Uncle Kracker, a former disc jockey for Kid Rock, was released on $75,000 bond following his arrest early Friday on a second-degree sex offense charge. Authorities said Kracker was arrested after a 26-year-old woman alleged that a man had committed a sexual act against her at the Ess Lounge, a downtown nightclub.</p><br clear="all"/>
Former La. film commissioner charged
(AP)
AP - Louisiana's former film commissioner has been charged with taking $65,000 in bribes by abusing a system of tax credits meant to lure film production to the state, federal prosecutors said.
Rascal Flatts "Feels Good" about new CD
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070818/music_nm/rascal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070818/2007_08_18t014136_450x326_us_rascal.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=fEAunXInRliUuFMHPhxGyA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Rascal Flatts members, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney, and Jay DeMarcus pose backstage with their award at the 33rd annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles January 9, 2007. The clock on Rascal Flatts' Web site counts down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds until the September 25 release of the superstar band's fifth studio album, 'Still Feels Good.' There's no doubt the date is circled on many music industry calendars. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The clock on Rascal Flatts' Web
site counts down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds
until the September 25 release of the superstar band's fifth
studio album, "Still Feels Good." There's no doubt the date is
circled on many music industry calendars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Latin music videos go mobile on ES Musica
(Reuters)
Reuters - With 10 original weekly shows,
made-for-mobile Latin music channel ES Musica aims to break
ground by re-creating the music TV experience -- and one-upping
it with portability and interactivity.
Former La. film commissioner charged
(AP)
AP - Louisiana's former film commissioner has been charged with taking $65,000 in bribes by abusing a system of tax credits meant to lure film production to the state, federal prosecutors said.
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Come Back, Lost Playwrights!
(Playbill)
Playbill - Broadway will give two one-time Broadway giants a new look in 2008, it was revealed this week.
Former La. film commissioner charged
(AP)
AP - Louisiana's former film commissioner has been charged with taking $65,000 in bribes by abusing a system of tax credits meant to lure film production to the state, federal prosecutors said.
Study analyzes secrets to movie success
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mo/film_movie_study"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.c10782fddbe44c899942823a2f6d722c.film_movie_study_nyet153.jpg?x=130&y=113&sig=Ei9p_Yxq1DgeEDGhYj_5_A--" align="left" height="113" width="130" alt="Universal Pictures originally provided this undated file photo of Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen in 'Knocked Up.' The film is exception to the rule which is the basis of a study by University of California-Davis psychology professor Dean Simonton of what it takes to be one of filmdom's critical darlings or box-office hits. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures,Suzanne Hanover)" border="0" /></a>AP - Movies are supposed to be about getting lost in emotion. But one scientist has broken down the film industry to cold, hard facts. A psychology professor at the University of California, Davis, has done a statistical study of thousands of movies to determine what makes them critical darlings or box-office hits.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dogs' role uncertain in death of LA man
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mo/dog_mauling_actor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.8a3e1a31500b453899595333501e87a0.dog_mauling_actor_nysr126.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=e3BQ9X63cYtf2xLZQhF2Xw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actor Ving Rhames poses for photographers on the red carpet at a VIP screening of the new film in which Rhames stars, 'Mission: Impossible lll' at the Magic Johnson Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, in this file photo of May 3, 2006. A man who died at the home of action star Ving Rhames most likely did not die from bites from Rhames' dogs, county coroner's officials said Friday Aug. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A man who died at the home of action star Ving Rhames most likely did not die from bites from Rhames' dogs, county coroner's officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Seagal says FBI probe ruined career
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070817/film_nm/seagal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070817/2007_08_17t151017_450x340_us_seagal.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=kjP9Bo4XLwRbmbH8_Tj8qg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Steven Seagal rides a float as the grand marshal of the Krewe of Orpheus in a Mardi Gras parade on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans February 27, 2006. Seagal believes false allegations by FBI agents ruined his career, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. (Jeff Zelevansky/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Steven Seagal, whose action movies
once were major box-office attractions, believes false
allegations by FBI agents ruined his career, the Los Angeles
Times reported on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Director Frank Oz looks at death -- and laughs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070817/film_nm/oz_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070818/2007_08_17t174747_305x450_us_oz.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=nue_fKT.0FYYY4OO7pdvLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Director Frank Oz arrives at a movie premiere in New York, in this May 12, 2005 file photo. Oz's 'Death at a Funeral' debuts in theaters on August 17, 2007, and so far most reviews are good and support the director's efforts to turn a story about a British father's death and the family and friends who gather to mourn him, into a barrel of laughs. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - For a movie billed as a comedy,
director Frank Oz picked an odd setting -- a funeral.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney ready to cash in on "High School Musical 2"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070817/film_nm/disney_highschoolmusical2_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070817/2007_08_17t160957_450x320_us_disney_highschoolmusical2.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=OPXbCM7dfpZ8CKOPD3A9qQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actors Zac Efron (L) and Vanessa Hudgens, stars of the Disney Channel movie 'High School Musical 2' pose at the film's premiere at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California August 14, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After a blaze of publicity, Walt
Disney Co. on Friday launched the sequel to its surprise,
blockbuster TV musical "High School Musical," aiming to retain
its spell over the preteen set.</p><br clear="all"/>
Seagal: Feds owe me an apology
(AP)
AP - Steven Seagal wants an apology from federal investigators he says wrongly implicated him in a plot to scare a journalist who was working on a story about the actor's possible ties to organized crime.
Lindsay Lohan's parents settle divorce
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_en_mo/people_lohans_divorce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.eeec015679934bb09022637947310f2f.people_lohans_divorce_nyet195.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=CUbdW5yV3YnUPfWY2Vxw3w--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Michael Lohan, Lindsay Lohan's father, arrives at Family Court in Westbury, N.Y., on July 30, 2007. The actress' estranged parents have settled their long-simmering divorce Friday. Aug. 17, 2007, winning praise from the judge who presided over their case.(AP Photo/Ed Betz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan's estranged parents settled their long-simmering divorce and custody dispute Friday, winning praise from the judge who presided over their case.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jamie Foxx will play Skid Row musician
(AP)
AP - Jamie Foxx will play a brilliant but mentally troubled musician in a movie based on the true-life friendship between Skid Row prodigy Nathaniel Anthony Ayers and Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez.
Zac Efron Seventeen and Counting
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070817/en_movies_eo/66ddb0479431_4c5a_9ff3_f808988e0de2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070818/capt.07078f9d4ca800efd4df01189a20e6ec.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=MxvTnpc7Er7mwStlPEKuQw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Zac Efron Seventeen and Counting(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Zac Efron has really made the so-called awkwardness of adolescence work in his favor.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rascal Flatts "Feels Good" about new CD
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070818/music_nm/rascal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070818/2007_08_18t014136_450x326_us_rascal.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=fEAunXInRliUuFMHPhxGyA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Rascal Flatts members, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney, and Jay DeMarcus pose backstage with their award at the 33rd annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles January 9, 2007. The clock on Rascal Flatts' Web site counts down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds until the September 25 release of the superstar band's fifth studio album, 'Still Feels Good.' There's no doubt the date is circled on many music industry calendars. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The clock on Rascal Flatts' Web
site counts down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds
until the September 25 release of the superstar band's fifth
studio album, "Still Feels Good." There's no doubt the date is
circled on many music industry calendars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hot Hot Heat finds "Happiness" on major label
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070818/music_nm/canadian_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070818/2007_08_18t011905_450x317_us_canadian.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=N1yxc6C67ax6AOGX49g1UA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat performs during the band's set on the second night of the annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles December 11, 2005. It was 'childhood romance' that led Canadian rock outfit Hot Hot Heat to sign with Seattle's Sub Pop in 2001, according to lead singer Steve Bays. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It was "childhood romance" that led
Canadian rock outfit Hot Hot Heat to sign with Seattle's Sub
Pop in 2001, according to lead singer Steve Bays.</p><br clear="all"/>
Latin music videos go mobile on ES Musica
(Reuters)
Reuters - With 10 original weekly shows,
made-for-mobile Latin music channel ES Musica aims to break
ground by re-creating the music TV experience -- and one-upping
it with portability and interactivity.
Brazilian singer Souza explores 'New Bossa Nova'
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bossa nova has been in Luciana
Souza's blood since she was a child growing up in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, in the early '60s as the daughter of two of its
innovators, Walter Santos and Tereza Sousa.
DiFranco planning next album in "baby time"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fast on the heels of the completion
of her first career retrospective, "Canon," which is due
September 11, Ani DiFranco is preparing an album of new
material for first-quarter 2008.
Q&A: Pink Floyd's Rick Wright hears "Piper"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Some 13 years after Pink Floyd's name
last appeared on a new studio album, the group's legacy still
has a powerful echo.
Casting Crowns opens "Door" to new songs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070818/music_nm/crowns_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070818/2007_08_18t002149_450x300_us_crowns.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=R9voocUmRWePbv7v9kZCRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of the group Casting Crowns pose with the Grammy award they won for best pop/contemporary gospel album for 'Lifesong' at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006. Most artists can't wait to give up their day job when they get a record deal. But Casting Crowns frontman Mark Hall isn't your typical artist, and Casting Crowns doesn't operate like the typical platinum-selling act. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Most artists can't wait to give up
their day job when they get a record deal. But Casting Crowns
frontman Mark Hall isn't your typical artist, and Casting
Crowns doesn't operate like the typical platinum-selling act.</p><br clear="all"/>
Canadians pay tribute to head of Opera Company
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canadians paid tribute on Friday to the
charismatic head of the Canadian Opera Company, conductor
Richard Bradshaw, who died at the age of 63 after collapsing of
a suspected heart attack late Wednesday.
Jordin Sparks signs with Jive Records
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mu/people_jordin_sparks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070813/capt.249d75c94c45410eb2f3fdb082328ee3.american_idol__migm101.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=tuu1e_n3WIQn_KGOxvEuLA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Jordin Sparks performs during the American Idols Live! tour stop in Auburn Hills, Mich. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Gary Malerba)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jordin Sparks has signed the record contract that comes with winning "American Idol." The bubbly 17-year-old inked a deal with Jive Records in conjunction with 19Recordings, the label managed by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller, it was announced Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Plea deal for Method Man in drug arrest
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mu/people_method_man"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070817/capt.62558721b15242039e0f4876aa23a7c0.people_method_man_ny125.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=G9vOcQ8hXh_.OWF90ZVmXA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Actor Method Man poses for a photo as he arrives for the premiere of the film 'Soul Plane' in this May 17, 2004, file photo in Los Angeles. Method Man is going back to school. As part of a plea deal reached following a marijuana arrest earlier this year, the hip-hop star was ordered to visit 15 city high schools to warn students about the dangers of drugs. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh,File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Method Man is going back to school.</p><br clear="all"/>
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