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London calling at New York Fashion Week - Added 1 hour ago

Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling _ from 1975. The looks of the London youth movment in the years when mod morphed into punk dominated runways Saturday in the second day of spring previews. Short...

Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98 - Added 1 hour ago

Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98. Page died in her sleep early Saturday morning...

Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd - Added 3 hours ago

Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson. The duo sat in the front row for the Saturday morning presentation of Ronson's sister Charlotte's spring collection at New York Fashion Week, where...

'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor faces new charges - Added 9 hours ago

Prosecutors have brought additional charges against Hollywood actor accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend 20 times. Shelley Malil, 43, who played a supporting role in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," was charged Friday with...

Tommy Lee Jones seeks $10M in 'No Country' lawsuit - Added 9 hours ago

Tommy Lee Jones is suing the makers of "No Country for Old Men" for more than $10 million that the Oscar-winning actor claims he is owed for starring in the 2007 hit crime thriller. The lawsuit against Paramount...

'The Wrestler' wins Venice Film Fest top award - Added 12 hours ago

Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has won the top award at the Venice Film Festival. The film awarded the Golden Lion on Saturday stars Mickey Rourke as a wrestler forced into retirement who strikes up a romance with...

Pitt plays dumb in Coens' 'Burn After Reading' - Added 13 hours ago

Brad Pitt has wanted to work with the Coen brothers for ages. Then he got wind of the birdbrain they had written for him to play. "I've been knocking on the brothers' door for a few years, so I was really happy when...

Ron Reagan, son of late president, back on radio - Added 13 hours ago

Ron Reagan, the liberal son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is going back on the radio. Starting Monday, "The Ron Reagan Show" is scheduled for live broadcast from Seattle's KPTK-AM, Monday through Friday, with...

Jermaine Dupri party helps kick of MTV VMA bashes - Added 15 hours ago

Don't let the celebrities at a Jermaine Dupri party distract you from partying, or you might get an admonishment from the host himself. "At Jermaine Dupri parties, (people) don't stand around taking pictures," he said,...

Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV - Added 19 hours ago

Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS. Jack Black,...

Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks - Added 1 day ago

Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion. They walked the red carpet...

Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth - Added 1 day ago

Thousands of dollars spent on clothing, grooming and vacations are among the average monthly expenses for Hulk Hogan's wife, according to financial affidavits filed in the couple's impending divorce case near Tampa. ...

McCain, Obama tied in TV audiences - Added 1 day ago

As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama. The GOP presidential candidate attracted roughly the same number of viewers to his convention acceptance speech Thursday as Obama did before...

Soprano Anna Netrebko gives birth to baby boy - Added 1 day ago

Anna Netrebko has a new tenor in her life. The soprano gave birth to a 7-pound, 13-ounce boy Friday in Vienna, Austria, New York-based publicist Glenn Petry said. Her fiance, bass-baritone Erwin Schrott, attended the...

Hootie frontman Rucker a hit with country radio - Added 1 day ago

Darius Rucker says he's always been a sucker for a country shuffle. The lead singer for the rock/pop group Hootie & the Blowfish has a Top 5 country hit with his solo single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It." ...

Olmi wins lifetime award at Venice film festival - Added 1 day ago

Italian director Ermanno Olmi received the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement on Friday. The 77-year-old director won the Golden Lion at Venice for "La Leggenda Del Santo Bevitore (The Legend...

Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville - Added 1 day ago

Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville. Oliver Hardy made his debut film there in 1913's "Outwitting Daddy." The first feature-length color film produced in the U.S. _ the 1917 release "The Gulf Between" _...

New Seinfeld ad draws negative reviews online - Added 1 day ago

No soup for Microsoft? The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the National Football League's season...

Jamie-Lynn Sigler praises purple - Added 1 day ago

Many stylish women worship the color black, but not Jamie-Lynn Sigler. The 27-year-old actress, also known as Meadow from "The Sopranos," talked about her taste for bright clothing before taking in the Friday morning...

2 out of 3 people worldwide tuned in for Olympics - Added 1 day ago

More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics. Nielsen Media Research says 4.7 billion viewers globally saw at least some of the 17 days of TV coverage last month. This audience was...

Publisher of O.J. book to handle Muhammad novel - Added 1 day ago

The publisher that took on O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It" after it was dropped in the face of public outrage has signed up another rejected project: Sherry Jones' "The Jewel of Medina," a novel about a wife of the prophet...

Pavarotti to be remembered around the world - Added 1 day ago

The world will mark the first anniversary of the death of Luciano Pavarotti with a series of concerts, an exhibit and other events, organizers and his family announced Friday. Among the tributes planned for the...

Rogen shows some skin in Smith's `Zack and Miri' - Added 1 day ago

All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith. His dream came true, and more: Rogen got to make a dirty movie with Smith. Rogen stars with Elizabeth Banks in Smith's "Zack...

Greek rural postmen top odd book title list - Added 1 day ago

It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years. The book topped a poll to find the weirdest-ever winner of...

Ritchie rocks again with crime romp `RocknRolla' - Added 1 day ago

Crime just never stops paying for Guy Ritchie. With "RocknRolla," writer-director Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch," presenting a...

Michael Moore to release new film online for free - Added 1 day ago

Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters. It will be...

Man gets prison for crime at Dunst's NYC hotel - Added 1 day ago

A drug addict who was arrested on charges of burglarizing Kirsten Dunst's New York City hotel penthouse suite has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison. Jarrod Beinerman was arrested on burglary and larceny charges...

Dr. Green returns in `ER' final-season flashback - Added 1 day ago

Dr. Mark Greene is coming back to "ER," but he's not coming back from the dead. Anthony Edwards will reprise the role of Greene, who died of a brain tumor at the end of the 2002 season, in flashback scenes in the Nov....

AARP celebrates 50th with star-studded event - Added 1 day ago

Actress Sally Field had some advice for the mature crowd celebrating AARP's 50th anniversary on a sunny day at the Lincoln Memorial: Don't get burned. "I'm worried about you all," she said. "I hope you put some sun...

Stars wish they were in Dorothy's shoes - Added 1 day ago

It's been 70 years since Judy Garland first clicked her ruby slippers in "The Wizard of Oz," yet even the well-heeled celebrities who inhabit the wonderful land of Hollywood still find the shoes a thing of beauty. ...

Jacksons reunite at BMI Urban Awards - Added 1 day ago

The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee. Janet Jackson presented her music-making brothers _ Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Randy _ with the lifetime...

Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV - Added 1 day ago

After seeing what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for environmental awareness, Hollywood producer Laura Ziskin wanted to make a documentary about cancer, a disease she has fought since 2004. Former Paramount Pictures chief...

David Spade is the father of Playboy pinup's baby - Added 1 day ago

David Spade is the father of Playboy playmate Jillian Grace's newborn daughter, Spade's representative said Thursday. The baby girl was born Aug. 26 in Missouri, and Spade plans to visit her on his first break from...

NFL season kicks off with free NYC concert - Added 1 day ago

Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands to Manhattan's Columbus Circle. They are scheduled to perform Thursday afternoon. A video...

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold - Added 2 days ago

A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the United States. The scorched Fender Stratocaster was the star lot at an auction...

Country singer Jimmy Wayne scores No. 1 hit - Added 2 days ago

Jimmy Wayne was down and out a few years ago. His record label had been bought out, and it looked like his shot at being a country star was over. But Wayne got another chance with The Valory Music Co., and this week he...

On the Net: `Content' is new label for everything - Added 2 days ago

Somewhere, an artistic youngster is dreaming of growing up to be a "content producer." In the terminology brought on by the Internet, few words have been repeated more often than "content." It's a magically general...

VMAs offer glimpse of music and mayhem - Added 2 days ago

Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will. Aguilera will join other top-name performers, including the Jonas Brothers, T.I., Pink, and Kid Rock, host Russell Brand announced...

AARP celebrates 50th with star-studded event - Added 2 days ago

Actress Sally Field had some advice for the mature crowd celebrating AARP's 50th anniversary on a sunny Thursday at the Lincoln Memorial: Don't get burned. "I'm worried about you all," she said. "I hope you put some...

More than 40 million people see Palin speech - Added 2 days ago

Barack Obama apparently isn't the only "rock star" in presidential politics this year. After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's qualifications, more than 40...

Music and dancing lift an exuberant 'Fela!' - Added 2 days ago

It may seem incongruous to make a musical by combining exhilarating Afrobeat music and lively, often sensual dancing with grim stories of a military government's oppression of its citizens. But when the result is the...

Dr. Green returns in `ER' final-season flashback - Added 2 days ago

Dr. Mark Greene is coming back to "ER," but he's not coming back from the dead. Anthony Edwards will reprise the role of Greene, who died of a brain tumor at the end of the 2002 season, in flashback scenes in the Nov....

Man gets prison for crime at Dunst's NYC hotel - Added 2 days ago

A drug addict who was arrested on charges of burglarizing Kirsten Dunst's New York City hotel penthouse suite has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison. Jarrod Beinerman was arrested on burglary and larceny charges...

Reality TV shows create rich, famous - Added 2 days ago

When Jon Dalton was discovered by a "Survivor" casting agent at an L.A. gas station several years ago, the chance to win a million dollars wasn't the prize he most desired. Instead, he relished the chance to showcase...

Democratic Convention was No. 1 on cable last week - Added 2 days ago

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug 25-31. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: 1. Democratic National Convention coverage (Thursday, 10...

Wein works to preserve the Newport festival legacy - Added 2 days ago

For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent...

Michael Moore to release new film online for free - Added 2 days ago

Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters. It will be...

Is starting a comic strip over better or worse? - Added 2 days ago

For most of our lives cartoonist Lynn Johnston has had us hanging on every plot twist and complication she could pack into 29 years of "For Better or For Worse." Take one of the biggest, longest-running ones: Would...

Russell Brand brings a British twist to MTV awards - Added 2 days ago

America, meet Russell Brand. In his native England, he's a comedy giant _ instantly identifiable by his Einstein-like tousle of black hair and formfitting, chest-baring, glam-rock clothes _ a television host and...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Added 2 days ago

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Devil Bones" by Kathy Reichs (Scribner) 2. "The Gypsy Morph" by Terry Brooks (Del Rey) 3. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (Dial) 4....