| |
| Crimes
and Trials News |
| More |
| |
| More
News |
|
(sorted by alphabet) |
|
|
| Entertainment News: Most Emailed |
| Last update: 206 days, 2 hours ago |
| |
| Bollywood film legend Bachchan turns blogger |
28 Apr 08, 23:59 ET |
|
| AFP - Indian film megastar Amitabh Bachchan has reached out to fans in cyberspace, launching a blog about his life which has triggered a flood of responses from around the world. |
| more |
| Mexico's Televisa, partner Univision push back trial |
28 Apr 08, 23:45 ET |
|
| Reuters - Leading Spanish-language
broadcaster Televisa and partner Univision have pushed back a
trial over the Mexican company's bid to pull out of a
programming deal, a sign that an out-of-court settlement may be
in the works. |
| more |
| 'Secret' of 'Scarlet' revealed |
28 Apr 08, 23:31 ET |
|
| AP - "Scarlet" may look like a new TV show and act like a new TV show - but it's no new TV show. |
| more |
| Killer 'Grand Theft Auto IV' game spree to begin |
28 Apr 08, 22:28 ET |
|
| AFP - "Grand Theft Auto IV" is expected to blow away hot shooter "Halo 3" when fans begin sating their desires for the highly popular videogame by Rockstar Games. |
| more |
| Scott Weiland sentenced to 8 days in jail |
28 Apr 08, 22:23 ET |
|
| Reuters - Scott Weiland, lead singer for the
band Stone Temple Pilots, was sentenced on Monday to eight days
in jail for drunken driving, a spokesman for the Los Angeles
City Attorney's Office said. |
| more |
| "Deception" a dud for Jackman and McGregor |
28 Apr 08, 21:40 ET |
|
| Reuters - "Deception" will deceive
very few viewers as an all-too-obvious setup leads to a
foregone conclusion featuring forgettable characters. When the
best thing about a movie is its cinematography and art
direction, you know you're in trouble. |
| more |
| Spears reprises guest role on CBS' 'Mother' |
28 Apr 08, 21:12 ET |
|
| AP - Britney Spears, who proved she's worth a cool million viewers to "How I Met Your Mother," is paying another visit to the CBS sitcom. Spears will reprise her role as bubbly secretary Abby in the May 12 episode, CBS said Monday. |
| more |
| Stone Temple Pilots singer gets eight days jail for DUI |
28 Apr 08, 21:06 ET |
|
| AFP - Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, who has a history of drug-related problems, was sentenced to eight days in jail for driving under the influence of drugs a second time. |
| more |
| Dylan, Stooges, Berry join Baltimore festival |
28 Apr 08, 19:54 ET |
|
| Reuters - Bob Dylan, Iggy & the Stooges and
Chuck Berry have joined the lineup of the third annual Virgin
Mobile Festival in Baltimore on August 9-10. |
| more |
| Donna Summer releasing first album in 17 years |
28 Apr 08, 19:52 ET |
|
| Reuters - Seventies flashbacks aside, Donna
Summer is not Rod Stewart. |
| more |
| Call girl in Eliot Spitzer scandal files $10 million lawsuit |
28 Apr 08, 19:44 ET |
|
| Reuters - The prostitute linked to the sex scandal
that forced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign last
month is suing "Girls Gone Wild" adult video founder Joe
Francis for more than $10 million for the illegal use of her
name and image. |
| more |
| 'Rookie' Webisodes provide fix for '24' fans |
28 Apr 08, 19:15 ET |
|
| AP - An agile, young agent from the Counter-Terrorist Unit slyly infiltrates a Mexican drug cartel to free a captured colleague, aided by images from tiny "marshmallow cams" and graphics sent to his cell phone. There's the familiar ticking clock, windows showing what every character is doing, and lots of people saying "Copy that." |
| more |
| MySpace unveils new karaoke feature |
28 Apr 08, 19:09 ET |
|
| AP - You're sitting at home online and suddenly you get an irresistible urge. You absolutely have to belt out R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" and share it with the world. |
| more |
| R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails to play Voodoo festival |
28 Apr 08, 19:05 ET |
|
| Reuters - New Orleans' Voodoo Music
Experience festival will marks its 10th anniversary in October
by hosting three of the biggest bands of the 1990s: R.E.M.,
Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots. |
| more |
| CBS to Britney Spears: Baby ... One more time |
28 Apr 08, 19:00 ET |
|
| Reuters - For anyone wondering whether pop
singer Britney Spears might soon return to prime-time
television, the answer on Monday from CBS could be summed up in
four words: "Baby ... One More Time." |
| more |
| Spears reprises 'Mother' role |
28 Apr 08, 18:36 ET |
|
| AP - Britney Spears, who proved she's worth a cool million viewers to "How I Met Your Mother," is paying another visit to the CBS sitcom. |
| more |
| Nashville songwriter charged in death of Cheri Oteri's dad |
28 Apr 08, 18:02 ET |
|
| AP - The father of TV comic Cheri Oteri was stabbed to death and a country songwriter has been arrested, police said Monday. Richard William Fagan, 61, had been charged with criminal homicide in the Saturday night death of 69-year-old Gaetano Thomas Oteri, police said. |
| more |
| Media seeks access to R. Kelly pretrial hearings |
28 Apr 08, 17:56 ET |
|
| AP - Lawyers for two newspapers and The Associated Press are seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case with an emergency motion filed in the Illinois Supreme Court. |
| more |
| Teen Spirit: New Musical '13' Aims for Broadway's Jacobs in September |
28 Apr 08, 17:38 ET |
|
| Playbill - Bob Boyett, one of the producers of the limited-run Broadway production The Country Girl at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, said he'll be a tenant at the Jacobs longer than previously known: After The Country Girl, he's putting the musical 13 there. |
| more |
| Tribeca film looks into story of Che Guevara image |
28 Apr 08, 17:20 ET |
|
| Reuters - It is said to be the most reproduced
photo in the world. But just who is Ernesto "Che" Guevara and
what has the photo of him, taken at a funeral for victims of an
explosion in Cuba's Havana Harbor, come to mean? |
| more |
| Lost: One Huge, Inflatable Pig |
28 Apr 08, 17:00 ET |
|
| E! Online - Roger Waters lost his pig, and would like him back, please. |
| more |
| Miley Cyrus photo 'scandals' reveal phenom's growing pains |
28 Apr 08, 16:55 ET |
|
| AP - "You get the best of both worlds," Miley Cyrus sings in the theme song of her hugely popular Disney Channel show, "Hannah Montana." It's a reference to her character's secret double life as both a rock star AND a normal schoolgirl. |
| more |
| Newspaper circulation falls 3.6 percent |
28 Apr 08, 16:40 ET |
|
| Reuters - U.S. newspaper circulation fell 3.6
percent in the latest set of figures released by an industry
group on Monday, reflecting a migration of readers to the
Internet and publishers' efforts to streamline their
businesses. |
| more |
| Record companies sue Project Playlist on copyright |
28 Apr 08, 16:38 ET |
|
| Reuters - Nine major record labels filed suit
against an online music provider on Monday, accusing Project
Playlist Inc of a "massive infringement" of their copyrights to
the songs of artists such as U2 and Gwen Stefani. |
| more |
| Amy Poehler, Will Arnett expecting first child |
28 Apr 08, 16:35 ET |
|
| AP - Amy Poehler is a real-life "Baby Mama." |
| more |
| Music Review: 'Mudcrutch' a time capsule |
28 Apr 08, 15:34 ET |
|
| AP - Mudcrutch, "Mudcrutch" (Reprise) |
| more |
| `A Catered Affair' leads Drama Desk nominations with 12 nods |
28 Apr 08, 15:28 ET |
|
| AP - "A Catered Affair," a musical about one family's complicated wedding plans, received a leading 12 Drama Desk nominations Monday, honoring the best of the 2007-2008 New York theater season. |
| more |
| Clemens began affair with singer when she was 15: report |
28 Apr 08, 13:31 ET |
|
| AFP - Embattled Major League Baseball star Roger Clemens began a 10-year affair with country music singer Mindy McCready when she was just 15 years old, the New York Daily News reported Monday. |
| more |
| Coldplay offers free download of new `Violet Hill' single |
28 Apr 08, 12:05 ET |
|
| AP - Coldplay will make the first single from their new album available as a free download to fans who visit the English band's Web site. |
| more |
| Another Miley Mea Culpa |
28 Apr 08, 10:37 ET |
|
| E! Online - Miley Cyrus isn't the only one who's sorry about her bedsheet-donning photo flap. |
| more |
| Amy Poehler: Real-Life Baby Mama |
28 Apr 08, 10:07 ET |
|
| E! Online - We never would have pegged Amy Poehler as one to go Method, but there it is. |
| more |
| Coen brothers' new film to open Venice festival |
28 Apr 08, 09:47 ET |
|
| Reuters - A spy comedy by Oscar-winning directors
Joel and Ethan Coen starring George Clooney, John Malkovich and
Brad Pitt will open this year's Venice film festival,
organizers said on Monday. |
| more |
| Coldplay offer fans new single for nothing |
28 Apr 08, 09:44 ET |
|
| AFP - British rock group Coldplay will give away a free download of the first single from their new album via their official website, they said Monday. |
| more |
| Coldplay to give next single away for free |
28 Apr 08, 09:36 ET |
|
| Reuters - Coldplay will give away the first single
from their new album for free over the Internet, the British
band said on its Web site. |
| more |
| `GTA IV' expected to sell 9 million copies at launch |
28 Apr 08, 09:14 ET |
|
| AP - There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. |
| more |
| Cheri Oteri's Dad Slain by Country Songwriter |
28 Apr 08, 09:08 ET |
|
| E! Online - It's a sad day for Cheri Oteri. |
| more |
| Coen brothers film to open this year's Venice Film Festival |
28 Apr 08, 08:35 ET |
|
| AP - "Burn After Reading," a dark spy-comedy by Oscar-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen, will open this year's Venice Film Festival. |
| more |
| Kenny Chesney hurts foot at SC concert, but show goes on |
28 Apr 08, 07:38 ET |
|
| AP - Kenny Chesney hurt his foot after it got caught between a rising platform and the stage but still put on his show. |
| more |
| Roger Waters plays `Dark Side,' unleashes giant pig |
28 Apr 08, 07:31 ET |
|
| AP - Roger Waters brought Coachella to a close with an epic two-set performance that included playing all of "Dark Side of the Moon" and unleashing a giant inflated pig into the night sky. |
| more |
| REVIEW: 'Grand Theft Auto IV' delivers more than mayhem |
28 Apr 08, 07:23 ET |
|
| AP - Eight hours into "Grand Theft Auto IV" (Rockstar Games, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99), I've stolen 17 cars, run over 20 people and killed another 15 (some of whom had it coming). I've shaken down a couple of store owners and beaten up an old lady. I've driven while drunk and, perhaps worse, while talking on a cell phone. |
| more |
| Miley "Embarrassed" Over Vanity Fair Pics |
28 Apr 08, 05:40 ET |
|
| E! Online - Another day, another candid-camera controversy for Miley Cyrus. |
| more |
| Miley Cyrus says Vanity Fair photo spread embarrasses her |
28 Apr 08, 03:40 ET |
|
| AP - Miley Cyrus is taking issue with a photo of herself that's going around, and it's not another amateur, truth-or-dare Internet snapshot - it's the handiwork of Annie Leibovitz. |
| more |
| "Brothers" and "Betty" honored by gay group |
28 Apr 08, 03:20 ET |
|
| Reuters - "Brothers & Sisters" was
named best TV drama series and "Ugly Betty" best TV comedy
series at Saturday's 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards, which
honor depictions of gays and lesbians in the entertainment
community. |
| more |
| Downey flies high in "Iron Man" |
28 Apr 08, 03:06 ET |
|
| Reuters - You gotta love a
middle-aged wreck as a superhero. Iron Man may not make the
A-list of Marvel Comics' stable -- home to Spider-Man, X-Men
and the Hulk -- but he may be the cinema superhero for the rest
of us. |
| more |
| Prince reigns at California music festival |
28 Apr 08, 03:01 ET |
|
| Reuters - Former Pink Floyd frontman
Roger Waters closed one of North America's leading music
festivals on Sunday with a dazzling laser-and-props show, but
the talk of the Southern California desert gathering was
Prince, the Saturday headliner. |
| more |
| Cult hip-hop band the Roots struggle at new label |
28 Apr 08, 01:49 ET |
|
| Reuters - Philadelphia's hip-hop collective
the Roots are off to a rough start at their new label. |
| more |
| Oh, Baby! Tina Fey Smokes Harold and Kumar |
28 Apr 08, 00:46 ET |
|
| E! Online - If every person who watches little-watched 30 Rock bought a ticket to Baby Mama, the Tina Fey comedy would have, well, made a lot more money. |
| more |
| Ex-CNN anchor Aaron Brown returns to TV on PBS' `Wide Angle' |
28 Apr 08, 00:05 ET |
|
| AP - Aaron Brown, the former CNN anchor who found cable TV an awkward fit, is joining PBS' "Wide Angle" series and ending his on-air absence of more than two years. |
| more |
|
| |
| Archives: [Apr, 29] [Apr, 28] [Apr, 27] [Apr, 26] [Apr, 25] [Apr, 24] [Apr, 23] [Apr, 22] |
| |
|