Friday, February 20, 2009

2/20 msnbc.com: Entertainment




As Ailey troupe celebrates, founder is missed
February 19, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Constance Stamatiou, center, performs Suite Otis during the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's performance at the Detroit Opera House on Feb. 14. The Ailey troupe is currently in the midst of a 50-city global tour, celebrating its 50th anniversary.The Alvin Ailey troupe is currently in the midst of a 50-city global tour, celebrating its 50th anniversary.


Rihanna's dad hopes she moves on from Brown
February 19, 2009 at 7:55 pm

An assault allegation and arrest shatter the world of two of music's rising young stars.Chris Brown "flew so far under everyone's radar that we just didn't think he was that (abusive) type," a relative tells PEOPLE.


Kate Moss says she's not pregnant, just busty
February 19, 2009 at 7:40 pm

Kate Moss leaves her home with her boyfriend Jamie Hince as she marks her 35th birthday, in north London on Friday, Jan. 16."No, honestly, I've never worn a bra in my life. Ever! It's so awful, even my friends are phoning me up and saying 'Are you pregnant?' And I'm like, 'No! I just put on a couple of pounds, and they went in the right place,'" says Moss.


First three 'Idol' finalists know image counts
February 19, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Danny Gokey is congratulated by Ryan Seacrest after he learns he has advanced to the top 12 on "American Idol."Danny Gokey, who lost his wife, Sophia, to a congenital heart defect, said he worries that the audience might grow weary of hearing about his tragedy.


De Niro, Van Morrison are Fallon's first guests
February 19, 2009 at 10:36 am

When the stars come out at night, they flock to the sofas of TV's talk shows. Here are the hosts America has lost sleep over.If Jimmy Fallon is nervous about the premiere of his new gig as "Late Night" host, he'll have show-biz heavyweights Robert De Niro and Van Morrison to lean on.


Phil Spector jury ready for tour of his mansion
February 19, 2009 at 10:28 am

Follow the music producer from his successes of the 1960s and 1970s to his courtroom battle.For the second time in two years, a jury is to go by bus to suburban Alhambra to tour the mansion where actress Lana Clarkson died and where the life of music legend Phil Spector was altered forever.


Battle erupts over film rights to Tupac's bio
February 19, 2009 at 10:15 am

Tupac Shakur died after a 1996 shooting that likely was the result of an East Coast-West Coast rap feud.Film production company Morgan Creek is in a legal turf war with the estate of Tupac Shakur.


Is 'Man on Wire' the best film of the year?
February 19, 2009 at 10:00 am

In this Aug. 7, 1974 photo, Philippe Petit, a French high wire artist, walks across a tightrope suspended between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York. Philippe Petit stars in Seldom is one of the most crowd-pleasing films of the year an Academy Award nominee for best documentary. "Man on Wire," the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar for documentary on Sunday, is exactly that.


Rating Oscar's best-picture winners
February 19, 2009 at 9:07 am

What movies would be on your top 10 list of best picture winners? What movies would be on your top 10 list of best picture winners? "Casablanca," "Crash," "Titanic"? There are tons to chose from and narrowing it down to 10 is a challenge.


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February 19, 2009 at 2:10 am




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