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Postage stamp issued Tuesday puts Frank Sinatra back in the spotlight
NEW YORK - Frank Sinatra competed against 50,000 others - and won. That's how many annual proposals are made for new U.S. postage stamps. The late crooner's face appeared on one of them Tuesday, wi...
James Garner Hospitalized
Veteran actor James Garner is hospitalized after suffering a minor stroke at his Los Angeles-area home last week, the Associated Press reports. According to publicist Jennifer Allen, the 80-year-old G...
Abc Adds Just Two New Shows To Fall Lineup
Just two new shows are on the fall schedule announced Tuesday (May 13th) by ABC, Reuters reports. Based on the BBC series of the same name, Life on Mars follows a modern police detective transported b...
Harrison Ford Says It Wasn't Hard Becoming Indiana Jones Again
Harrison Ford reprises one of his most famous roles in the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which opens next Thursday (May 22nd). The film re-teams Ford with director Steve...
Celebrity Gossip Round-Up
Britney Spears had another traffic mishap Tuesday (May 13th) in Beverly Hills, and the paparazzi were on hand to film it. According to TMZ.com, Spears was behind the wheel when her white Mercedes-Benz...
Industry News
The CW dramedy Reaper as been renewed for a second season. The show, which stars Bret Harrison as a retail slacker/bounty hunter for hell, will join fellow sophomore shows Aliens in America and Gossip...
Jason Castro Says His 'american Idol'elimination Was 'fair'
Jason Castro won't be competing on tonight's American Idol episode, after being eliminated last week for messing up the lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man." The flub led judge Simon Cowell to t...
Tony Award Nominations Announced
In The Heights, a look at Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received a leading 13 Tony Award nominations as the names were announced Tuesday (May 13th) in New York, the Associated Press reports. A reviv...
Michael Moore Filming 'fahrenheit 9/11' Follow-Up
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has begun work on a sequel to his controversial 2004 political commentary Fahrenheit 9/11, Reuters reports. The still-untitled project, described as "...
Cbs Reportedly Adding Six New Shows This Fall
CBS is ready to add six new shows to its fall line-up, TVGuide.com reports. When the network unveils its 2008-'09 season on Wednesday (May 14th), there will be four new dramas: The Ex List, starring G...
'dancing With The Stars' Down To Final Three Couples
Dancing with the Stars is down to its final three couples, E! Online reports. Tony winning Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and professional partner Tony Dovolani were eliminated Tuesday (May 13...
Original 'sound Of Music' Villa Turned Into A Hotel
The original von Trapp family villa immortalized in The Sound of Music is being turned into a hotel, Reuters reports. Opening in July in Salzburg, Austria, The Villa Trapp hotel will offer visitors th...
'american Idol' Losing Viewers, But Still Number One
American Idol is suffering a severe audience loss, but it's still the most-watched show in America, according to Nielsen Media Research. The competition's Wednesday (May 7th) edition was the week's mo...
Francis Bacon artwork could go for as much as $70 million at NYC auction
NEW YORK - A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon is going on sale in Manhattan and it could fetch as much as $70 million, which would be a record for the British artist. Francis Bacon's "Tript...
CBS network adds more comedy to its fall schedule for new season
NEW YORK - CBS will bring two comedies to its schedule on Wednesday nights in the fall, spreading jokes to a second night after confining its sitcoms to Mondays the past few years. Emmy winner Juli...
Jennifer Lopez to host Noche de Ninos gala for LA Childrens Hospital
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez has children on her mind and not just her infant twins with husband Marc Anthony. The 39-year-old singer/actress/entrepreneur is also thinking about the 93,000 sick and...
Paul McCartney's carbon footprint is criticized by environmentalists
LONDON - Sometimes it seems Paul McCartney can't win for losing. The former Beatle has long been an outspoken advocate of environmental causes and animal rights. He is a vegetarian who won't even w...
Artworks by noted psychedelic artists go on sale at New York auction
NEW YORK - A collection of original art by noted psychedelic artists, depicting some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, is going on the auction block Wednesday. Paintings, printing plates, and ...
'Wire' actor Clark Johnson to shoot contest-winning student short film
NEW YORK - Clark Johnson will direct a short film about masculinity and youth written by nine Manhattan high school students. "Misunderstood," by students at the High School of Graphic Communicatio...
Hong Kong movie company invests in Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong movie company said Wednesday it has invested in American director Oliver Stone's biopic of U.S. President George W. Bush, a rare Chinese leap into financing a Hollywood film. ...
French minister backs plan to attract big-budget American film shoots
PARIS - France's culture minister said Wednesday that she hopes to push through tax incentives to encourage the directors of big-budget movies, especially Hollywood filmmakers, to shoot in France. ...
Spokesman says police will not charge Amy Winehouse over drug video
LONDON - Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage that allegedly shows her taking drugs, her spokesman said Wednesday. Police questioned the Grammy-winning soul diva for nine hours la...
Cannes film festival kicks off with mix of serious films and antics
CANNES, France - It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival. As the French Riviera blitz of movies, parties and industry shmoozing started Wednesday, the question was whether th...
Al Reynolds posts online rant about Star Jones divorce coverage
LOS ANGELES - It's not easy being Al Reynolds these days. The soon-to-be ex-husband of Star Jones says he's "been called a gigolo, a freeloader, unemployed, a sham and many other things that don't ...
Music by Michael Jackson, Roy Orbison added to historic registry
WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album is considered important enough to keep for all time. It's among the 25 recordings added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry, whic...
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