Malawi court to hear Madonna adoption appeal May 4 (AP)

FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo, U.S. singer Madonna visits a development project in Gumulira, Malawi.  (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)AP - Madonna's appeal of a court ruling denying her request to adopt a 3-year-old girl from Malawi will be heard next month, a court official said Monday.



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Malawi court to hear Madonna adoption appeal May 4 (AP)

FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo, U.S. singer Madonna visits a development project in Gumulira, Malawi.  (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)AP - Madonna's appeal of a court ruling denying her request to adopt a 3-year-old girl from Malawi will be heard next month, a court official said Monday.



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DioGuardi on being `Idol' judge: It's not easy (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute honoring Neil Diamond in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - When Kara DioGuardi accepted her job as the fourth judge on "American Idol," she did not immediately grasp the enormity of a full-time gig on the most-watched TV show in the nation.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:13 am

Paul McCartney says Pirate Bay verdict was 'fair' - NME.com


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Paul McCartney says Pirate Bay verdict was 'fair'
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Sir Paul McCartney has said that he believes the verdict handed down to four people linked with the The Pirate Bay website was "fair".
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Is Lil Wayne's Protege Drake The Next Big Thing?: Mixtape Monday

Plus: Nipsey Hussle has 'high expectations for this industry and this game.'By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News Artist: Nipsey...
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A Decade After The Columbine Massacre, School-Safety Questions Linger

'What do we do now?' Columbine survivor Andrew Robinson asks.By Gil Kaufman Columbine students in 2004 Photo: MTV News Like children who remember where they were when they heard about the assassination...
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Summer heroes: Wolverine, Kirk & Spock, Potter - San Francisco Chronicle


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By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer What a who's who list Hollywood has lined up for its summer action spectacles: Wolverine. Transformers.
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'Devil's Garden' is a remarkable book (AP)

AP - "Devil's Garden" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 354 pages, $25.95), by Ace Atkins: America, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle once said, "elevates a man more quickly than any nation in the world, and casts him down more quickly — quite often on surmise or mere hunch." It was an insight Arbuckle gained the hard way.
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'Devil's Garden' is a remarkable book (AP)

AP - "Devil's Garden" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 354 pages, $25.95), by Ace Atkins: America, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle once said, "elevates a man more quickly than any nation in the world, and casts him down more quickly — quite often on surmise or mere hunch." It was an insight Arbuckle gained the hard way.
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Sheridan in Housewives swansong - BBC News


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The 45-year-old's character Edie Britt was written out of the show on US television on Sunday night. At a TV festival in Los Angeles, fellow cast members paid tribute to the UK-born actress, saying that her final days of filming had been "great".
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Summer heroes: Wolverine, Kirk & Spock, Potter (AP)

In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Hugh Jackman unleashes his adamantium claws in a scene from 'Wolverine.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Michael Muller)AP - What a who's who list Hollywood has lined up for its summer action spectacles: Wolverine. Transformers. Harry Potter. James Kirk. G.I. Joe. Terminator.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:24 am

Summer heroes: Wolverine, Kirk & Spock, Potter (AP)

In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Hugh Jackman unleashes his adamantium claws in a scene from 'Wolverine.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Michael Muller)AP - What a who's who list Hollywood has lined up for its summer action spectacles: Wolverine. Transformers. Harry Potter. James Kirk. G.I. Joe. Terminator.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:24 am

JG Ballard, ‘Empire of the Sun' Author, Dies at 78, BBC Says - Bloomberg


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By James Pressley April 20 (Bloomberg) -- JG Ballard, author of “Empire of the Sun” and “Crash,” died yesterday following a long illness, the British Broadcasting Corp.
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Malawi court to hear Madonna adoption appeal May 4


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Apr 2009 | 6:00 am

Maybe we're amazed: McCartney sizzles at Coachella (Reuters)

Reuters - From an opening take-off of his Wings-era 1970s hit "Jet" to the closing "The End" by the Beatles nearly three hours later, just shy of 1 a.m., Paul McCartney took the annual Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival to a new level Friday, crossing more generations that it ever has before.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2009 | 5:48 am

"Earth" is flat at Disney (Reuters)

Reuters - Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! These creatures and many more are on vivid display in "Earth," the first feature from Disney's new division, Disneynature, which aims to revive the tradition of nature documentaries that Walt Disney pioneered in the 1950s.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2009 | 5:44 am

"Crank: High Voltage" ridiculous fun

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Reuters - Top officials at the bitterly divided Screen Actors Guild said they approved a tentative contract on Sunday, clearing the way for the 120,000 members of Hollywood's biggest union to vote on the deal.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am

Britney Spears' Peeper Defends Her Snooping

Britney Spears' Calabasas Estate, Britney Spears, Miranda Tozier-RobbinsAs Britney Spears continues her Circus tour throughout California this week, Spears' alleged trespasser Miranda Tozier-Robbins spoke exclusively to E! News about why she snuck onto the pop...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2009 | 2:09 am

Prognosis Preggers for Grey's Anatomy Star Ellen Pompeo

Grey's Anatomy, Ellen PompeoMeredith Grey's anatomy is rapidly enlarging: Ellen Pompeo has a McBun in the oven, her rep confirms to E! News. This will be the first child for Pompeo, 39, and husband, Chris...

Efron's 17 Again grossed an estimated $24.1 million at the weekend box office, per Exhibitor Relations. The...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 11:25 pm

Madonna Hospitalized Following Horseplay, Blames Paparazzi

MadonnaMaybe it's time Madonna just hung up her saddle. The Material Mom logged some time in a Long Island hospital after falling off her horse during a weekend ride in the...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 11:20 pm

Slumdog Millionaire Kid Star Put Up for Sale by Father?

Rubina AliIn an attempt to escape the real-life slums of Mumbai, the father of Slumdog Millionaire sweetie Rubina Ali is reportedly trying to illegally sell his 9-year-old daughter for about...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 11:12 pm

Hollywood Exhales: Actors, Producers Make a Deal!

Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) LogoUPDATE: By a narrow 53 percent to 47 percent, the SAG board voted Sunday afternoon to approve the tentative two-year pact, which includes a 3.5 percent pay bump. Now the full guild membership must...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 11:10 pm

McTeer and Walter dazzle in a royal 'Mary Stuart'

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Reuters - British author J.G. Ballard, whose novel "Empire of the Sun" vividly portrayed his childhood imprisonment in wartime Shanghai and was adapted into a Hollywood film, died on Sunday, his agent said. He was 78.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 19 Apr 2009 | 10:41 pm

Celebs sighted, The Killers rock at Coachella

For some concertgoers, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival really kicked into action on Day Two.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2009 | 10:07 pm

SAG national board approves tentative deal

Front Page: Film-TV pact faces guild -- The actors' feature-primetime contract passed a major hurdle Sunday as it was OK'd by a sharply split SAG national board, 53.4% to 46.6%.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2009 | 10:00 pm

'17 Again' wins weekend box office

Fueled by a hefty dose of tweener love, Zac Efron's "17 Again" won this weekend's box office sweepstakes without breaking a sweat.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2009 | 7:52 pm

Sightings: Stars Light Up the Night In the Desert

Paris HiltonAfter the the Killers delivered a killer performance at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., stars partied the night away at the T-Moblie G1 Deftone party. Paris Hilton and her...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 7:01 pm

Bill Murray Tees Off in Real-Life Caddyshack

Bill MurrayNearly 30 years ago, Bill Murray failed to topple that damn gopher in Caddyshack. Now he's apparently taking out his frustration on bystanders. The 58-year-old funnyman took to the...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 7:00 pm

Zac Efron arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. "17 Again"

Actor Zac Efron arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. "17 Again" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 14, 2009 in Hollywood, California. Young again fantasy "17 Again" shot to the top of the North...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Apr 2009 | 6:52 pm

Fox folding Atomic label

Front Page: Label head Liebling to return as Fox exec -- Twentieth Century Fox is set to close down Fox Atomic, the production label started by Peter Rice in 2007 to generate comedy and genre films.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2009 | 6:50 pm

'Fast' still tops at foreign box office

Front Page: Universal pic dominates overseas markets -- "Fast and Furious" drove to its second straight victory at the foreign box office, dominating the weekend with $36 million at 5,076 playdates in 59 markets.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2009 | 5:12 pm

Paw Hee Ching smiles with the Best Actress award

Paw Hee Ching smiles with the Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in Hong Kong. "The Way We Are", an unglamorous but moving portrait of a working-class town best known for its poverty...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Apr 2009 | 4:48 pm

"Something" Special in the Air for Paul McCartney

Paul McCartneyThis weekend, as you probably know, regular folks and celeb lovebirds like Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have been getting their broil on in the California desert oven known as the...


Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 19 Apr 2009 | 4:42 pm

'17 Again' tops weekend box office

Front Page: Efron starrer at No. 1 thanks to teens -- Weekend results at the domestic B.O. showed femmes under 18 continuing to exert their force at the box office, while New Line continues its enviable winning streak.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 19 Apr 2009 | 3:07 pm

Madonna falls from horse

Pop star Madonna suffered minor injuries Saturday when she was thrown off a horse after it was startled by photographers, her record label said.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 19 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am