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Foxy Brown accused of lying to NJ police
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070821/ap_en_ce/people_foxy_brown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070816/capt.9e112b0fbac94685a6ad534048d2cef6.people_foxy_brown_nyet130.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=0hulirWmEXxOxMWutm4PJw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Foxy Brown, whose birth name is Inga Marchand, enters Manhattan criminal court, in this Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 file photo, in New York. Brown has been charged with felony assault, misdemeanor assault and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly hitting a neighbor with her cell phone in New York on July 30, 2007. The 27-year-old rapper was released on $50,000 bail after being arraigned Tuesday, Augh. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Foxy Brown is accused of lying to police during a traffic stop, the latest addition to the rapper's legal woes, according to a published report.</p><br clear="all"/>
Federline lands 'One' guest-star role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070821/ap_en_tv/people_federline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070821/capt.9f1f543c46ab4b1ebf97e9f7bd2b4d5d.people_federline_ny129.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=USaTnOVZmZQHaG43kQvPsA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Kevin Federline responds to a question on MuchOnDemand at MuchMusic in Toronto in this Nov. 6, 2006 file photo. Federline will guest star in a series of shows in the upcoming season of the CW's 'One Tree Hill.' The aspiring rapper will portray a cocky rock singer, said a publicist for the show. (AP PHOTO/CP, Aaron Harris, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - K-Fed is going `Tree' climbing. Kevin Federline will guest star in a series of shows in the upcoming season of the CW's "One Tree Hill." The aspiring rapper will portray a cocky rock singer, said a publicist for the show.</p><br clear="all"/>
'High School Musical 2' sets record
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070821/ap_en_tv/tv_high_school_musical"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.1312555d2b2547b886118dab02ab87b1.tv_high_school_musical__nyet163.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=2Qh5Eu7ajm3zEheRUH47jw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="This undated file photo, originally provided by the Disney Channel, shows cast members of the cable channel's 'High School Musical 2' during a production number in front of the fictional East High School. The premiere on Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, drew an estimated audience of 17.2 million, which would make it the most-watched basic cable program ever, according to Nielsen Media Research. (AP Photo/Disney Channel, Fred Hayes)" border="0" /></a>AP - "High School Musical 2" proved the Disney Channel can boast of more than a one-hit TV wonder. Friday's premiere drew an audience of 17.2 million, making it the most-watched basic cable program ever, according to Nielsen Media Research. It more than doubled the viewership of the first movie, "High School Musical," which drew 7.7 million in 2006.</p><br clear="all"/>
Harper Lee speaks at Ala. ceremony
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070821/ap_en_ot/people_harper_lee"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070821/capt.a6eb1a29b28144a798e8ae95c509d9ad.people_harper_lee_my106.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=sZ_O5aRq3AxQ14dJiqOPLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring the four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor, Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, in at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee is a woman of few words and generally avoids media interviews and public appearances.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bada Bing club selling 'Sopranos' items
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070821/ap_en_tv/tv_bada_bing_auction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.9306d33d77e74dc385c00afddeafeb70.bada_bing_auction_njmd101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=hPB6KBi95z.AtIHBn19SOg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Susie Quigley, event planner at Satin Dolls strip club, sits at the bar in Lodi, N.J., Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, where scenes from the television series, 'The Sopranos,' were shot. The club, known on the show as the 'Bada Bing,' is being renovated and plans to auction off such things as: sections of the bar and the bar stools, a pool table, even, the stripper poles. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Now that "The Sopranos" is over, the owners of the real-life club that played the part of the Bada Bing will auction off the 12-foot stripper poles and other relics from the HBO drama on eBay.</p><br clear="all"/>
Former model in gear for "Death Race" remake
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/film_nm/martinez_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t013333_450x319_us_martinez.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=eaSCdY5az1t9HPSf3h57Kg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Natalie Martinez poses at the 14th Annual Diversity Awards in Century City, California, November 19, 2006. Martinez is negotiations to star as the romantic lead opposite Jason Statham in 'Death Race,' a remake of the Roger Corman cult classic. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former model Natalie
Martinez is in negotiations to star as the romantic lead
opposite Jason Statham in "Death Race," a remake of the Roger
Corman cult classic.</p><br clear="all"/>
Neil Young polishes "Chrome Dreams" for October
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/music_nm/young_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t044418_450x300_us_young.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=7n3MMLIAc_Alsu2CZrD4Fw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Neil Young performs during a benefit dinner for the Elton John Aids Foundation in New York, October 3, 2006. Young is borrowing the intended title for a 30-year-old shelved album for his next release. 'Chrome Dreams II' is due October 16 via Reprise. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Neil Young is borrowing the intended
title for a 30-year-old shelved album for his next release.
"Chrome Dreams II" is due October 16 via Reprise. The 10-song
set includes three previously penned tunes and seven new cuts.
Two unnamed songs run well past the double-digit mark, at 13:00
and 18:30, respectively.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC calls up "Countdown"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/tv_nm/olbermann_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t035120_303x450_us_olbermann.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=u62_2yw3ccy.LnkeEWwx9w--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Keith Olbermann answers questions during the panel for 'NBC Sunday Night Football' at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California July 16, 2007. Olbermann's hourlong news show will get its first primetime broadcast network exposure when it leads into a preseason 'Sunday Night Football' game this weekend. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - MSNBC's "Countdown With
Keith Olbermann" is getting a wider look on sister network NBC.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood takes on Taliban tome "Lone Survivor"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/media_nm/taliban_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t035404_324x450_us_taliban.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=CpDHWXtCwzEiO6_U3k81Uw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Peter Berg poses for photographers during the premiere of ''Smokin' Aces'' in Hollywood January 18, 2007. Universal Pictures has won the battle for the film rights to the nonfiction best-seller 'Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10.' Sources said Universal paid a $2 million advance to acquire the rights to the tome as well as the underlying rights which Berg will write and direct. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Universal Pictures has
won the battle for the film rights to the nonfiction
best-seller "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation
Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10."</p><br clear="all"/>
COLUMN: A lighter White Way as three biggies go dark
(Reuters)
Reuters - The summer heat is in, and
three more major Broadway enticements are out, having played
their final performances Sunday:
Former model in gear for "Death Race" remake
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/film_nm/martinez_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t013333_450x319_us_martinez.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=eaSCdY5az1t9HPSf3h57Kg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Natalie Martinez poses at the 14th Annual Diversity Awards in Century City, California, November 19, 2006. Martinez is negotiations to star as the romantic lead opposite Jason Statham in 'Death Race,' a remake of the Roger Corman cult classic. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former model Natalie
Martinez is in negotiations to star as the romantic lead
opposite Jason Statham in "Death Race," a remake of the Roger
Corman cult classic.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hopkins' pet project set for October release
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/film_nm/hopkins_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t041534_321x450_us_hopkins.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=okcnJAuFv156PXhj1KEN.w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Anthony Hopkins, star of the drama thriller film 'Fracture,' poses as he arrives for the film's premiere in Los Angeles April 11, 2007. Hopkins' third directing effort, the experimental art film 'Slipstream,' will begin a limited domestic release on October 26, (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Anthony Hopkins' third
directing effort, the experimental art film "Slipstream," will
begin a limited domestic release on October 26,</p><br clear="all"/>
Director on "Christmases" list
(Reuters)
Reuters - A long-gestating holiday
comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn has finally
landed a director.
Hollywood takes on Taliban tome "Lone Survivor"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/film_nm/taliban_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t035404_324x450_us_taliban.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=CpDHWXtCwzEiO6_U3k81Uw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Peter Berg poses for photographers during the premiere of ''Smokin' Aces'' in Hollywood January 18, 2007. Universal Pictures has won the battle for the film rights to the nonfiction best-seller 'Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10.' Sources said Universal paid a $2 million advance to acquire the rights to the tome as well as the underlying rights which Berg will write and direct. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Universal Pictures has
won the battle for the film rights to the nonfiction
best-seller "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation
Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10."</p><br clear="all"/>
"Logan's Run" races back to big screen
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Logan's Run" is back up
and running at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Box office champ "Superbad" surpasses forecast
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/film_nm/superbad_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t014422_450x353_us_superbad.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=b6i9jPqBxU1NQ1Qd9cDU.w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Cast members Michael Cera (L) and Jonah Hill pose at the premiere of 'Superbad' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California August 13, 2007. The raunchy comedy about a couple of horny teens earned $33.05 million during its first weekend in theaters, according to final data issued Monday -- almost $2 million higher than the estimated tally published the day before. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Superbad" is more of a
box office superhero than originally thought. The raunchy
comedy about a couple of horny teens earned $33.05 million
during its first weekend in theaters, according to final data
issued Monday -- almost $2 million higher than the estimated
tally published the day before.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jimmy Carter documentary on way to theaters
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/film_nm/carter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t021305_450x360_us_carter.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=pYmM3Z8aaHAHa.JFsg1xZg--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter smiles as he holds a Spanish classical guitar in a factory in Esquivias, central Madrid, August 13, 2007. Carter is coming to movie theaters in a documentary centered on his controversial book about the Middle East. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jimmy Carter is coming to
movie theaters in a documentary centered on his controversial
book about the Middle East.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: `Champ' takes aim at too much
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_en_mo/film_review_resurrecting_the_champ"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.3ca7311c69e145f8b164e82fc722c3da.resurrecting_the_champ_nyet683.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=7cE6HeqYK8uC7kWlvfulRA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Yari Film Group provided this photo of (left to right) Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson in 'Resurrecting the Champ.' (AP Photo/Yari Film Group)" border="0" /></a>AP - The idea that our sports heroes aren't nearly as heroic as we'd like them to be couldn't be more timely. No amount of artfully edited and scored feel-good pieces on ESPN can make us ignore the transgressions of players like Michael Vick and Barry Bonds, both admitted and alleged.</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Hollywood eyes $4 billion summer box office record
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_19t134422_450x304_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=dwE._DGf7ZEGDaIGki76zw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Cast members Michael Cera (L) and Jonah Hill pose at the premiere of 'Superbad' at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California August 13, 2007. Hollywood movie studios on Monday eyed a $4 billion summer record at U.S. and Canadian box offices after this weekend's strong opening for teen sex comedy 'Superbad' and other recent films that topped forecasts. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood movie studios on Monday
eyed a $4 billion summer record at U.S. and Canadian box
offices after this weekend's strong opening for teen sex comedy
"Superbad" and other recent films that topped forecasts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Neil Young polishes "Chrome Dreams" for October
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/music_nm/young_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_21t044418_450x300_us_young.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=7n3MMLIAc_Alsu2CZrD4Fw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Neil Young performs during a benefit dinner for the Elton John Aids Foundation in New York, October 3, 2006. Young is borrowing the intended title for a 30-year-old shelved album for his next release. 'Chrome Dreams II' is due October 16 via Reprise. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Neil Young is borrowing the intended
title for a 30-year-old shelved album for his next release.
"Chrome Dreams II" is due October 16 via Reprise. The 10-song
set includes three previously penned tunes and seven new cuts.
Two unnamed songs run well past the double-digit mark, at 13:00
and 18:30, respectively.</p><br clear="all"/>
Federline lands `One' guest-star role
(AP)
AP - K-Fed is going `Tree' climbing.
Met Opera has record opening-day sales
(AP)
AP - The Metropolitan Opera has a new record — in opening-day sales.
Music Review: Swizz Beatz
(AP)
AP - Swizz Beatz "One Man Band Man" (Universal/Motown)
Music Review: M.I.A. returns
(AP)
AP - M.I.A., "Kala" (Interscope)
Pete Doherty arrested in east London
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_en_mu/people_pete_doherty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.584bb10e3f5246bb80b5e80f270d6ee3.people_pete_doherty_nyet144.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=UaAP8LnbEiwtY2zlRGTsGA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Pete Doherty, ex-boyfriend of model Kate Moss, arrives at West London magistrates court for sentencing on drug possession and driving charges, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. Police arrested Doherty Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, in east London on suspicion of drug possession. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)" border="0" /></a>AP - Police arrested Pete Doherty on Monday in east London on suspicion of drug possession.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: R. Kelly `Trapped' DVD
(AP)
AP - R. Kelly, "Trapped in the Closet, Chapters 13-22" (Jive)
Garth Back on Hit Parade
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070820/en_music_eo/42f6c7de0364_45de_9bec_6e7d593a4736"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070821/capt.0907eb8a5f02ee4a5443e595d8f7c6f0.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=NWnTvJ1SEXb4.J1.rk0ZoA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Garth Back on Hit Parade(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The music isn't over for Garth Brooks. Not by a long shot.</p><br clear="all"/>
Girls Gone Festive
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070820/en_music_eo/b326a9b1_f7a74c5f_bc4d_212adc56978e"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070820/capt.d263e05b5ff8a763c8459af506bf86b7.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=nJUoiFOCcckowS7C1HjVdQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Girls Gone Festive(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Turns out the Spice Girls don't have a monopoly on girl-powered concerts this fall.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pavarotti's hospital stay extended
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_en_mu/pavarotti"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.bd1e59cdf71d4f7c8e4cfb81736363f8.italy_pavarotti_xpr101.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=U037WJCEwJQW2zKW7WxKxw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Nicoletta Mantovani, the wife of the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, arrives at the hospital where Pavarotti is admitted, in Modena, central Italy, Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. Pavarotti, who has pancreatic cancer, will remain hospitalized for several more days to have further tests, Modena Polyclinic said Monday. Pavarotti, 71, was admitted to the hospital on Aug. 8 because of a high fever. The hospital statement said that even though the fever is gone, Pavarotti is staying some more days for 'the opportunity to conduct further tests related to' the cancer. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)" border="0" /></a>AP - Luciano Pavarotti will remain hospitalized for several more days to have further tests related to his pancreatic cancer, Modena Polyclinic said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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