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Raucous laughs are the life of "Party" (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 8:56 pm Reuters - What better way for Starz to follow up on "Head Case," a show depicting stars driven nuts by Hollywood, than with a show about wannabe stars going crazy trying to get into Hollywood? With "Party Down," Starz has found not only a companion to its first attempt at scripted comedy but a superior one at that, though not quite the breakthrough it needs to put its original programing on the map. Kin, friends gather for Richardson private wake (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm AP - Liam Neeson looked distraught as he greeted grieving family members and friends who attended a private viewing for wife Natasha Richardson on Friday. Daughter pushes for Falk conservatorship (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:07 pm AP - Peter Falk's daughter is asking a court to establish a conservatorship so that she can continue to visit her ailing father. Sexton, Harner, Johnson, McDonald, Stuhlbarg and More to Explore CSC 'Proust Project' (Playbill) March 20, 2009 at 7:12 pm Playbill - Classic Stage Company, the Off-Broadway company that just closed Uncle Vanya and is about to premiere Anne Carson's An Oresteia, will present The Proust Project, a new adaptation series featuring a set of staged readings based on Marcel Proust's novel "Remembrance of Things Past." Obama's a Hit on Leno (E! Online) March 20, 2009 at 7:00 pm E! Online - Heeeere's Barack! President Obama's Thursday summit with Jay Leno gave the Tonight Show its biggest overnight ratings since Leno paid tribute to the late Johnny Carson in January 2005, NBC said. Hero pilot signs book deal to tell life story (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 6:49 pm Reuters - Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who brought a crippled US Airways jet to a textbook emergency landing on New York City's Hudson River, will write a book about his life, but he won't give up flying. Major House Death Is Coming (E! Online) March 20, 2009 at 3:21 pm E! Online - A main character will die this season. Winfrey offers DeGeneres spot on O magazine cover (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:22 pm AP - Oprah Winfrey offered to share the cover of O magazine with Ellen DeGeneres, and DeGeneres — who's been campaigning for the spot — has accepted. Review: Prince's 3-CD set is wildly uneven (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:15 pm AP - Prince, "LOtUSFLOW3R" Movie reawakens interest in slain Amazon nun (AP) March 20, 2009 at 11:34 am AP - In Daniel Junge's chilling new documentary, "They Killed Sister Dorothy," a defense lawyer for one of two ranchers accused of ordering the killing of 73-year-old American nun Dorothy Stang dryly explains the circumstances that led to her murder. Broadway dims lights for Natasha Richardson (AP) March 20, 2009 at 11:20 am AP - Liam Neeson and Vanessa Redgrave were among family members who went to Broadway as theaters dimmed their lights in tribute to Natasha Richardson, the Tony-winning actress who died from bleeding in the skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope. Obama apologizes for Special Olympics gaffe (AP) March 20, 2009 at 11:09 am AP - President Barack Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of athletes with disabilities. Unemployed? Then join the club -- literally (AFP) March 20, 2009 at 9:22 am AFP - They call themselves the fastest growing club in New York and joining is dead simple: just lose your job. Obama discusses economy on 'Tonight Show' (AFP) March 20, 2009 at 5:01 am AFP - President Barack Obama appeared on the iconic "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno late Thursday in an unorthodox bid to reach out to Americans at a time that his young government faces unprecedented crises. Film stirs politics ahead of Indian general polls (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 4:58 am Reuters - A dark, angry film exploring the labyrinthine underbelly of Indian politics is winning handsome reviews from critics just as the country gears up for general elections beginning in April. Chinese Oscar winner happy despite lack of audience (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 4:10 am Reuters - Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang knows her documentary on AIDS will probably never be widely shown in China, the country in which it was made and where she now calls home, but she's fine with that. Asia exhibit spotlights designer Lacroix's costumes (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 4:09 am Reuters - His pouf skirts and fanciful designs have made him a fashion icon, but Christian Lacroix's true love is the arts, and a collection of ballet, opera and theater costumes he designed debuts in Singapore this week. Baranski, Noth join cast of "Good Wife" pilot (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 4:03 am Reuters - Christine Baranski has been tapped as a regular and Chris Noth as a guest star on the CBS drama pilot "The Good Wife," which centers on a politician's wife (Julianna Margulies) who gets a job as a junior associate at a top law firm. iTunes offers feature films in HD (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 2:55 am Reuters - Apple said Thursday it will begin offering HD films for purchase and rental on iTunes. Autopsy: Richardson died from bleeding in brain (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:19 am AP - Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope, an autopsy found Thursday. `Tonight' is friendly turf for President Obama (AP) March 20, 2009 at 1:01 am AP - If TV talk shows have become a battleground where hosts and newsmakers duke it out, Jay Leno and President Barack Obama didn't get the message. Ex-Soul Train Boss Cops a Plea in Domestic Spat (E! Online) March 19, 2009 at 10:39 pm E! Online - UPDATE: Cornelius was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to one count of corporeal injury resulting in traumatic condition of a spouse stemming from his October arrest.