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Hollywood producers suspend talks with Screen Actors Guild 6 May 08, 23:47 ET AP - Hollywood producers on Tuesday temporarily broke off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild, calling its demands regarding DVD sales and online content "unreasonable." more Time-traveling cop show "Mars" in ABC's orbit 6 May 08, 23:23 ET Reuters - ABC is close to picking up David E. Kelley's pilot "Life on Mars" for series production. more 'Dancing With the Stars' eliminates another celebrity 6 May 08, 22:38 ET AP - It was the 100th episode of "Dancing with the Stars" - but the last for Mario. more Q&A: "Idol" contestant Archuleta finds his voice 6 May 08, 22:12 ET Reuters - Just 17, David Archuleta is the youngest contestant still in the running to win Season 7 of the Fox contest series "American Idol." In this exclusive Billboard interview, the Utah native opens up about the vocal paralysis that almost kept him from singing and discusses his desire to attend college. more Jack Bruce, the Animals and the Turtles top Hippiefest 6 May 08, 21:52 ET Reuters - Jack Bruce of Cream, Eric Burdon and the Animals, and the Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie will lead the lineup of the third installment of Hippiefest. more Ellen Page books a classic with "Jane Eyre" role 6 May 08, 21:48 ET Reuters - Jane Eyre could be taking another swoon on the big screen -- with Ellen Page playing the iconic British character. more Monet painting sold for $41 million at NYC auction 6 May 08, 21:44 ET AP - A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist. more Yet another `American Idol' hopeful flubs lyrics to a song 6 May 08, 21:41 ET AP - "American Idol" hopeful Jason Castro became at least the third contestant this season to flub lyrics to a song. more K-Fed lawyer: Spears' expanded visits recognize 'progress' 6 May 08, 21:06 ET AP - Britney Spears will have expanded visits with her sons following a child-custody hearing that went off without a hitch Tuesday, capping a three-month period of relative calm and stability for the troubled pop star and mother of two. more 'Superbad' leads MTV Movie Awards nominees 6 May 08, 21:02 ET AP - "Superbad" has supergood chances of winning a trophy at the MTV Movie Awards. more GRANDMA'S TERM OF ENDEARMENT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR TODDLER 6 May 08, 20:00 ET Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law -- I'll call her "Irene" -- refers to our 3-year-old daughter, "Amber," as "sexy." When she buys clothing for Amber, she will say, "This is sexy." When Amber was younger and would pull up her dress in play, Irene would say, "Are you trying to be sexy?" Luckily, when it has happened, Amber either didn't hear or remember her comments. more Jonas Brothers tour getting 3-D film treatment 6 May 08, 19:55 ET Reuters - Following in the steps of fellow Disney teen star Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers will star in a 3-D concert film. more Bootsy Collins to honor James Brown with tribute tour 6 May 08, 19:54 ET Reuters - Funk bassist Bootsy Collins is spearheading a star-studded fall tour, "A Tribute to James Brown," featuring alumni from Brown's legendary 1970s band the J.B.'s. more Mellencamp musical to take later bow than planned 6 May 08, 19:51 ET Reuters - The John Mellencamp/Stephen King musical "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," which was set to open at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in April 2009, has been postponed. more Review: `Speed Racer' just spinning its wheels 6 May 08, 19:20 ET AP - The Wachowski brothers have tumbled into a matrix of their own with "Speed Racer," one which has rendered them completely out of touch with the outside world. more Common joins "Terminator" cast 6 May 08, 18:55 ET Reuters - Rapper Common will have a starring role in the upcoming fourth installment of the "Terminator" series, "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins." more Sue Johanson ending `Talk Sex' on Oxygen after six seasons 6 May 08, 18:03 ET AP - Sunday night is getting less steamy. more Faster Than a Speeding Bullet, "Superheroes" Takes Museum by Storm 6 May 08, 18:00 ET Fashion Wire Daily - Just in time for summer blockbuster season, with comic book-based movies such as "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight" taking over the collective imagination, comes the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Superheroes" at the Costume Institute, a look at the intersection of fashion and the fantastic and the transformative power of costume as it relates specifically to popular superhero characters. more Mellencamp and King's Musical 'Ghost Brothers' Postponed by Atlanta's Alliance 6 May 08, 17:04 ET Playbill - Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a world-premiere musical by Stephen King and John Mellencamp, will no longer be produced as part of the Alliance Theatre's 2008-09 season, the Atlanta theatre company announced May 5. more Revised 'Brigadoon' Will Premiere at Colonial in Boston Prior to NYC 6 May 08, 17:04 ET Playbill - The mornin' dew of the new revival of Brigadoon will be blinkin' yonder at Boston's Colonial Theatre Oct. 14-Nov. 9. more The Jonas brothers to star in 3-D concert film of their tour 6 May 08, 16:21 ET AP - The Jonas brothers will be shown in all their 3-D glory next year in a movie featuring footage from their upcoming "Burning Up" concert tour. more Groban doesn't mind being teased for `most beautiful' list 6 May 08, 16:10 ET AP - Josh Groban has been teased by family and friends about landing on People magazine's "most beautiful" list - but he doesn't mind. more Playboy posts quarterly loss, shares drop 6 May 08, 15:43 ET Reuters - Adult entertainment publisher Playboy Enterprises Inc posted a quarterly loss on Tuesday because of weaker publishing and domestic television revenue and forecast more trouble during the year, pushing its shares down 8 percent. more Penguin tale tops list of `challenged' books 6 May 08, 15:42 ET AP - A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. more The Police to perform final gig in New York 6 May 08, 14:27 ET Reuters - The reunion of rock trio The Police will come to an end this summer with a final concert in New York that will benefit arts programming for the city's public television stations, the band announced on Tuesday. more Scarlett Johansson, newly engaged, flashes ring in New York 6 May 08, 14:24 ET AP - Hours after confirming her engagement to Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. more The Police say their final concert will take place in NYC 6 May 08, 14:03 ET AP - The Police, who reunited for a 30th-anniversary world tour last year, say their final concert will take place this summer in New York City. more Vanessa Williams finally getting her degree from Syracuse 6 May 08, 12:45 ET AP - Nearly 25 years after leaving Syracuse University, Vanessa Williams will get her bachelor of fine arts degree this weekend. more Madonna talks about new album, helping Malawi and turning 50 6 May 08, 12:36 ET AP - Timbaland and the Neptunes are so dominant as producers, they can sometimes upstage the artist they're working with ... unless that artist is Madonna. more NYC jury convicts fan of stalking Uma Thurman 6 May 08, 12:21 ET AP - A lovesick former mental patient was convicted Tuesday of stalking and harassing Uma Thurman for more than two years, showing up on her front doorstep and movie set and sending the actress a series of creepy love letters. more Cliff Richard robbed of Eurovision win by Franco: documentary 6 May 08, 09:58 ET AFP - British singer Cliff Richard was robbed of victory in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest because Spanish dictator Francisco Franco rigged the vote, a documentary to be aired Thursday claims. more Ex-Motown star says $1M of equipment taken from Detroit home 6 May 08, 08:48 ET AP - Detroit City Council member and ex-Motown star Martha Reeves says thieves broke into her childhood home and stole about $1 million worth of uninsured recording equipment. more Iraq vet, talk show pioneer pair for anti-war film 6 May 08, 08:06 ET Reuters - Phil Donahue met thousands of intriguing people during three decades as a top TV talk show host, but it was an inert Iraq war veteran in a hospital bed that led him to the most compelling story in his life. more Fresh off quiet spell, Spears expected in court 6 May 08, 05:16 ET AP - Exactly three months have passed since Britney Spears slipped away from a psychiatric ward and promptly stirred up a paparazzi car chase, a scene that looked like the beginning of even more erratic behavior for the troubled pop star. more Mariah and Nick Do Have a Prenup 6 May 08, 04:53 ET E! Online - Mariah Carey may seem like she's on her own sparkly pink planet where unicorns prance freely and rivers flow with rainbow-colored sugar water, but girlfriend's got some survival instincts tucked in that brain of hers. more Super Bowl 30-second ads to cost $3 mln in 2009: report 6 May 08, 04:50 ET Reuters - NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co, plans to say next week that the entry price for a 2009 Super Bowl 30-second ad will be $3 million, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday. more Gas Pains 6 May 08, 03:00 ET Peter McKay - Last week, I ran out to the supermarket in my wife's station wagon and noticed that the tank was empty. I stopped off to fill it up, and while the gas was running, washed all the windows with the little squeegee thing they have. When I heard the gas pump click off, I turned and glanced at the pump, and nearly had a heart attack right there in the self-serve lane. The little red numbers blinked at $57. more De la Fuente a one-armed 'Dancing' bandit 6 May 08, 02:52 ET AP - It may always take two to tango, but it apparently only takes one arm to tango and mambo. more Microsoft brings TV shows from NBC, others to Zune 6 May 08, 01:56 ET Reuters - Microsoft Corp said it will start offering television shows for its Zune portable media device, more than two years after Apple Inc introduced the feature for its iPod player. more Cruise "Mission" return not impossible: Redstone 6 May 08, 01:35 ET Reuters - Sumner Redstone, the executive chairman of cable network and movie studio owner Viacom Inc, will not oppose the casting of Tom Cruise in the next installment of the "Mission: Impossible" movie franchise. more New crop of "Country" wannabes ready to warble 6 May 08, 01:13 ET Reuters - Actress Sean Young, 'N Sync'er Chris Kirkpatrick and former Jackson 5 member Jermaine Jackson have "Gone Country" at CMT. more "Runway" stops here for Bravo show's producers 6 May 08, 01:08 ET Reuters - Dueling fashion divas have nothing on the ongoing tug-of-war drama between NBC Universal and the Weinstein Co. over the cable hit "Project Runway." more Universal rides with "Knights Templar" 6 May 08, 01:03 ET Reuters - Universal has picked up the mantle of "The Knights Templar," acquiring a spec script on the historic military order by Adam Torchia and Justin Stanley. more King-Mellencamp musical postponed in Atlanta 6 May 08, 00:39 ET AP - A musical by John Mellencamp and Stephen King, scheduled to be produced next season in Atlanta, has been postponed, the Alliance Theatre announced Monday. more "Crashers" remake would break ground in Bollywood 6 May 08, 00:01 ET Reuters - A Bollywood version of "The Wedding Crashers" could be the first authorized remake of a Hollywood film in India. more

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