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Comedy Central sounds the "Gong" 8 May 08, 22:50 ET Reuters - The gong is back. more "Unthinkable" happens for Samuel L. Jackson 8 May 08, 22:49 ET Reuters - Samuel L. Jackson is set to star in the suspense thriller "Unthinkable." more Lithuanian interactive KGB show replays brutal past 8 May 08, 22:41 ET AFP - As Lithuania's post-Soviet generation comes of age, a local theatre troupe is making sure the evils of the communist past are not forgotten, offering a three-hour refresher course -- as KGB prisoners. more Morales boards Sci Fi's "Caprica" 8 May 08, 20:55 ET Reuters - Esai Morales has joined the cast of Sci Fi Channel's two-hour "Caprica" pilot. more Joseph Arthur opens free "Bag" for fans 8 May 08, 20:51 ET Reuters - Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur is the latest musician to offer his music to fans for free. more Frank Zappa concert headed for CD release 8 May 08, 20:50 ET Reuters - Frank Zappa fans can soon enjoy a previously unreleased 1972 concert recording, the latest material from the deceased rock star's archives to be unveiled. more Oliver Stone making a comedy? Maybe, with Bush film 8 May 08, 20:49 ET Reuters - "W" may not be Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's first political biopic or even his first controversial film, but it may be his first comedy. more Liv Tyler and husband split but still "friends": report 8 May 08, 20:47 ET Reuters - Hollywood actress Liv Tyler and her husband, British rocker Royston Langdon, have separated after five years of marriage, according to a report in People magazine. more WORRIER CAN TURN DEAF EAR TO BARRAGE OF BAD NEWS 8 May 08, 19:59 ET Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I have been reading your column most of my adult life, but I don't ever remember seeing any letters from people who are just afraid of life. more Cosmetics firm Lancome and Uma Thurman in contract dispute 8 May 08, 19:42 ET AP - French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign. more `Rafta, Rafta' gently lampoons generational differences 8 May 08, 18:54 ET AP - Picture two young people trying to enjoy their wedding night in the bedroom right next to the groom's parents, and you'll get an idea of the frustrating yet touching comedic premise of Ayub Khan-Din's warmhearted play, "Rafta, Rafta ...," currently in a New Group production at off-Broadway's Acorn Theatre. more How Iron Man was trounced by a scruffy car thief 8 May 08, 18:54 ET AP - Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark. more "Sopranos" creator signs deal for first film 8 May 08, 18:09 ET Reuters - David Chase, creator of the acclaimed TV mob drama "The Sopranos," has signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, produce and direct his first feature film, the studio said on Thursday. more Adkins records opening song for 'Black Gold' TV series 8 May 08, 18:02 ET AP - Trace Adkins, a former oil roughneck, has written and recorded a song called "Black Gold" that will open an upcoming truTV series of the same name. more At 50, Alec Baldwin ponders political career 8 May 08, 17:53 ET Reuters - Alec Baldwin, who has played all kinds of heroes and villains on stage and screen, says he may be ready to take on a new role -- that of real-life politician. more John F. Altieri, 'Jersey Boys' National Tour Actor, Dies at 38 8 May 08, 17:51 ET Playbill - Actor John F. Altieri, who most recently performed the role of Bob Crewe in the first national tour of Jersey Boys, died of pneumonia on May 4 in Las Vegas, NV. He was 38. more Jeff Probst: Surviving 16 seasons of `Survivor' 8 May 08, 17:22 ET AP - After all this time, you don't associate Jeff Probst with traffic gridlock, yowling sirens, or office towers crowding the sky. more Live Nation quarterly loss narrows 8 May 08, 16:53 ET Reuters - Concert promoter Live Nation reported a smaller quarterly loss on Thursday as revenue rose, helped by acquisitions and increased ticket sales. more Study of 'Daily Show': It's a lot like O'Reilly 8 May 08, 16:10 ET AP - A journalism think tank studying "The Daily Show" doesn't believe many people get their news from Jon Stewart - because otherwise they wouldn't get the jokes. more New DVD releases include `Indiana Jones' boxed set 8 May 08, 16:07 ET AP - Selected home-video releases: more Whoopi Goldberg will serve as host of the 2008 Tony Awards 8 May 08, 15:40 ET AP - It will be Whoopi and Tony. more Carly Simon charts new course with Brazilian-inspired CD 8 May 08, 15:17 ET AP - NEW YORK (AP) - Carly Simon was worried about preserving her voice as she rehearsed for her first public performance of tunes from her new CD, but she couldn't restrain herself as she got swept away singing the sexy title song, "This Kind of Love." more Ne-Yo bringing awareness to foster care system 8 May 08, 14:18 ET AP - When he was younger, Ne-Yo watched from afar as his friends hugged their fathers - and he wondered where his dad might be. more `CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession 8 May 08, 14:05 ET AP - "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said. more Warner Music quarterly loss widens, drops dividend 8 May 08, 14:02 ET Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp posted a wider-than-expected quarterly net loss on Thursday and said it would stop paying quarterly dividends to conserve cash for reducing debt and developing artists. more Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award 8 May 08, 12:34 ET AP - A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. more Madonna Europe, N America tour dates announced 8 May 08, 12:05 ET AFP - Pop superstar Madonna announced dates Thursday for a tour of Europe and North America starting in Britain on August 23, a week after she turns 50. more Jammys bring Phish together again; awards show to end 8 May 08, 11:34 ET AP - Though the Jammy Awards were able to bring together the members of Phish for the first time since they broke up four years ago, the reunion may not have been everything Phish-heads had hoped for. more Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust 8 May 08, 09:32 ET AP - Frank Zappa's widow is on board with plans for a bust of the eccentric rocker in his hometown of Baltimore. more No Tank Job for Jason Castro 8 May 08, 09:15 ET E! Online - Jason Castro not only didn't try to lose American Idol, the laid-back dude in dreads actually wanted to win the thing. more Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of drugs possession 8 May 08, 09:00 ET AP - Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday in connection with a January video that allegedly shows her doing drugs at a party at her north London home. more A mother and child reunion for TV actors in mom's day salute 8 May 08, 08:50 ET AP - Not every one of these Mother's Day celebrants is really a mom - but they play one on TV. more Morgan Freeman returns to Broadway to show his vulnerability 8 May 08, 08:15 ET AP - Morgan Freeman has returned to Broadway with one goal in mind: to try to kill the Morgan Freeman you know and love. more Chillin' with Oz, Lassie and Scarlett O'Hara 8 May 08, 08:03 ET AP - While Scarlett O'Hara stayed cool at home, Dorothy Gale took a year out to go skipping down a digital yellow brick road in a Hollywood film lab. more Kung Fu film 'The Forbidden Kingdom' is a hit in China 8 May 08, 07:58 ET AP - Jackie Chan and Jet Li's first movie together is a hit in China. more Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon spill wedding beans to People 8 May 08, 07:39 ET AP - Mariah Carey really did get married to Nick Cannon in the Bahamas last week - and they have the tattoos to prove it. more Studios win $110 million in TorrentSpy suit 8 May 08, 05:19 ET Reuters - TorrentSpy bit the dust only weeks ago, shuttering its peer-to-peer file-sharing site. Now a federal judge has ordered the company to pay the Motion Picture Association of America $110 million for infringement of thousands of copyrighted film and TV shows. more Kung Fu film 'The Forbidden Kingdom' a hit in China 8 May 08, 03:07 ET AP - Jackie Chan and Jet Li's first movie together is a hit in China. more Waters' "Fruitcake" entices Knoxville and Posey 8 May 08, 02:55 ET Reuters - Johnny Knoxville and Parker Posey are attached to star in John Waters' Christmas film "Fruitcake." more Heath Ledger portrait wins Australian art prize 8 May 08, 02:35 ET Reuters - A portrait of a brooding Heath Ledger, painted shortly before the Australian actor died in January, was voted the most popular painting in Australia's top art prize for portraiture on Thursday. more A Lot Of Sex Is In Your Mind 8 May 08, 02:00 ET Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My husband of a year, "Michael," is everything a partner should be: generous, caring, supportive, intelligent, easygoing and optimistic. more Madonna announces summer tour 8 May 08, 01:39 ET Reuters - Madonna's upcoming tour will begin August 23 in Cardiff, Wales, and will total 50 to 60 shows, Billboard.com has learned. more "Breaking Bad" gets good news from AMC 8 May 08, 01:38 ET Reuters - AMC has renewed "Breaking Bad" for a second season. The cable network ordered 13 new episodes of the series, which stars Bryan Cranston as a chemistry teacher who begins cooking up crystal meth to make some extra money after he's diagnosed with cancer. more Neil Diamond on track for first No. 1 album 8 May 08, 01:02 ET Reuters - Forty-one years after he first appeared on the Billboard 200, Neil Diamond appears on course to earn his first No. 1 album ever on next week's chart. First-day sales of "Home Before Dark" lead the Nielsen SoundScan Building chart released May 7. more That Was the Week That Was 8 May 08, 00:01 ET AP - Entertainment highlights during the week of May 11-17: more

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