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Report: Rowling writing detective novel
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070819/ap_en_ot/people_rowling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070819/capt.nyol70308190056.britain_harry_potter_nyol703.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=2NM4a5KLzxB3L_wXElqcwg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="British author J K Rowling at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Film director Ingmar Bergman is buried
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mo/bergman_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070818/capt.bb38ef63b83c43b99ba81a4a229458ac.sweden_bergman_funeral_sto802.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eXCMRQShSs15VbMimPe7Mg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The coffin of legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman is taken for burial after the funeral service at Faro Church on the island of Faro, just north of the bigger Baltic Sea island of Gotland, Sweden, Saturday Aug 18, 2007. A small circle of family and friends, including actresses Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullman, attended the private ceremony. Bergman, one of the most influential film directors of the 20th century died peacefully July 30, 2007 aged 89 at his home on Faro. (AP Photo / Scanpix / Bengt Wanselius)" border="0" /></a>AP - A few dozen family and friends of Ingmar Bergman attended his funeral Saturday on the small Swedish island where he spent his final years — a low-key affair in keeping with the legendary filmmaker's wishes.</p><br clear="all"/>
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_tv/griffin_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070818/capt.d08e477185a84104849ecb495fc31c08.griffin_funeral_cacc108.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=jbEQfHKEXbg7aLWQzHq2Lw--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Actor Dick Van Dyke, left, chats with actress Suzanne Somers at a reception at the Beverly Hilton hotel after the funeral of entertainer and producer Merv Griffin in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, August 17, 2007. Griffin, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007 of prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" 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"/>
Leahy to appear in Batman movie
(AP)
AP - Holy Beltway, Batman! Sen. Patrick Leahy has a part in the next Batman movie.
Garth Brooks to release hits album
(AP)
AP - Garth Brooks may be retired from touring, but he's not slowing down.
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_tv/griffin_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070818/capt.d08e477185a84104849ecb495fc31c08.griffin_funeral_cacc108.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=jbEQfHKEXbg7aLWQzHq2Lw--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Actor Dick Van Dyke, left, chats with actress Suzanne Somers at a reception at the Beverly Hilton hotel after the funeral of entertainer and producer Merv Griffin in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, August 17, 2007. Griffin, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007 of prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" 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"/>
Garth Brooks to release hits album
(AP)
AP - Garth Brooks may be retired from touring, but he's not slowing down.
The Doctor Is In! Hunter Foster Will Manage a Fresh Shop of Horrors in 'Frankenstein'
(Playbill)
Playbill - Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster known for comic turns in <i>Little Shop of Horrors, Urinetown</i> and <i>The Producers</i> will explore darker material this fall when he plays Victor Frankenstein in the new musical, <i>Frankenstein</i>, Off-Broadway.
Film director Ingmar Bergman is buried
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_en_mo/bergman_funeral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070818/capt.bb38ef63b83c43b99ba81a4a229458ac.sweden_bergman_funeral_sto802.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eXCMRQShSs15VbMimPe7Mg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The coffin of legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman is taken for burial after the funeral service at Faro Church on the island of Faro, just north of the bigger Baltic Sea island of Gotland, Sweden, Saturday Aug 18, 2007. A small circle of family and friends, including actresses Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullman, attended the private ceremony. Bergman, one of the most influential film directors of the 20th century died peacefully July 30, 2007 aged 89 at his home on Faro. (AP Photo / Scanpix / Bengt Wanselius)" border="0" /></a>AP - A few dozen family and friends of Ingmar Bergman attended his funeral Saturday on the small Swedish island where he spent his final years — a low-key affair in keeping with the legendary filmmaker's wishes.</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.
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.
Garth Brooks to release hits album
(AP)
AP - Garth Brooks may be retired from touring, but he's not slowing down.
Star Yusuf hopes music helps Muslim image
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070818/music_nm/islam_yusuf_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070819/2007_08_18t170739_450x300_us_islam_yusuf.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=QuAAonJwWv5CBoWh89WZZA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="British singer Sami Yusuf poses during an interview with Reuters in New York August 15, 2007. Touted by Time magazine as 'Islam's biggest rock star,' Yusuf hopes he can improve the image of his faith in the West and become a role model for young Muslims struggling with their identity. Picture taken August 15, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - British singer Sami Yusuf is not
exactly sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, instead writing songs
about topics as alien to rock music as the Beslan school
massacre in Russia and the identity of young Muslims.</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.
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