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Hathaway to play Garland on stage, screen (AP) March 23, 2009 at 9:35 pm AP - Anne Hathaway is heading somewhere over the rainbow. Peter Krause, Maura Tierney in "Parenthood" (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 9:20 pm Reuters - Peter Krause and Maura Tierney are jumping back into primetime with roles on NBC's pilot "Parenthood," a project based on the 1989 movie that starred Steve Martin and Dianne Wiest. NFL extends deal with DirecTV through 2014 (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 9:11 pm Reuters - The National Football League on Monday said it reached a deal extending DirecTV Group Inc's rights to broadcast the NFL Sunday Ticket package of games through the 2014 season. David Letterman marries longtime girlfriend (AP) March 23, 2009 at 7:19 pm AP - David Letterman said he and longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko had a bumpy trip to matrimony last week. Cast Announced for Iizuka's Grimm-Inspired 'Ghostwritten', a Goodman World Premiere (Playbill) March 23, 2009 at 6:10 pm Playbill - Lisa Tejero and Kim Martin-Cotten are among performers in Goodman Theatre's world premiere of Naomi Iizuka's tale of family ties and mystical stories, Ghostwritten, to play April 4-May 3 in Chicago. Leonid T. McGill makes for a good read (AP) March 23, 2009 at 6:06 pm AP - "The Long Fall" (Riverhead Books, 306 pages, $25.95), by Walter Mosley: Since his debut with "Devil in a Blue Dress" in 1990, Walter Mosley has created some of the most memorable characters in modern crime fiction: Easy Rawlins, Socrates Fortlow, Paris Minton and Fearless Jones. And he has used the imagined lives of these four proud, black men to explore the turbulent racial history of Los Angeles in the three decades following World War II. Spector jury told murder was "waiting to happen" (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 5:41 pm Reuters - Prosecutors in music producer Phil Spector's retrial for the 2003 murder of a Hollywood actress told jurors on Monday the shooting was "a death waiting to happen in his world." Billy Corgan: Last Pumpkin Standing (E! Online) March 23, 2009 at 4:51 pm E! Online - The Smashing Pumpkins have just become a one-man band. John Rich charges ahead with new solo album (AP) March 23, 2009 at 3:45 pm AP - John Rich plops into a chair, asks for two bottles of water and downs them both. Judge leans against Falk conservatorship (AP) March 23, 2009 at 2:59 pm AP - A judge has refused to establish a conservatorship for Peter Falk, but has scheduled testimony to decide whether court intervention may be necessary. Williams recovering in Ohio after heart surgery (AP) March 23, 2009 at 2:51 pm AP - Robin Williams was recovering at the Cleveland Clinic after heart surgery that his doctors deemed successful, his publicists said Monday. Gannett plans more furloughs to cut costs: memo (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 2:28 pm Reuters - Gannett Co Inc will force employees to take a new round of furloughs in April, May and June to save money as newspaper advertising revenue slides, according to a memo obtained by Reuters. Vanessa Redgrave postpones Cathedral appearance (AP) March 23, 2009 at 1:44 pm AP - Vanessa Redgrave has postponed her April 27 appearance at New York's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine where she was to have performed the stage version of "The Year of Magical Thinking." Twilighters Trip the Bite Fantastic for DVD Launch (E! Online) March 23, 2009 at 11:41 am E! Online - It was pretty easy to tell who had been bitten by the Twilight bug. Lauer absent from `Today' after bicycle flip (AP) March 23, 2009 at 11:23 am AP - A flip off his bicycle took "Today" show co-host Matt Lauer off the air Monday with a shoulder injury. 'Tokyo Sonata' best film at Asian Film Awards (AP) March 23, 2009 at 11:12 am AP - Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Tokyo Sonata" was named best film at the third Asian Film Awards on Monday in an evening dominated by Japanese filmmakers. Unbound Da Vinci Atlantic Code to go on display (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 11:10 am Reuters - Experts have begun unbinding Leonardo Da Vinci's 12-volume Atlantic Code, a move they say will help preserve the Italian master's largest collection of drawings and writings and allow some pages to go on display. "Sopranos" star Gandolfini a hit on Broadway (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 10:35 am Reuters - "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini won rave reviews on Monday in "God of Carnage," a Broadway play about two couples whose attempt to deal amicably with their sons' playground fight descends into mayhem. Singapore eases law on political films (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 7:19 am Reuters - Singapore passed an amended law on Monday to ease an 11-year-old ban on films that promote a politician or political party, but the amendments also introduce restrictions on dramatized political videos. Pakistan author tells of ordinary in strange times (AP) March 23, 2009 at 6:59 am AP - When Daniyal Mueenuddin's father asked him to return to Pakistan and retrieve family farmland siphoned off by unscrupulous managers, the aspiring poet had a romantic take on the challenge. Natasha Richardson buried near upstate NY home (AP) March 23, 2009 at 6:53 am AP - A somber group of friends and family gathered in a small Hudson Valley town Sunday to say a final farewell to Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson. Natasha Richardson buried near upstate NY home (AP) March 23, 2009 at 1:22 am AP - A somber group of friends and family gathered in a small Hudson Valley town Sunday to say a final farewell to Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson. Lifetime rushes actresses for "Sorority" movie (Reuters) March 23, 2009 at 12:41 am Reuters - Courtney Thorne-Smith is set to star in "Sorority Wars," a Lifetime original movie set in the cut-throat world of college sororities. Actor Bruce Willis weds for the 2nd time (AP) March 22, 2009 at 11:33 pm AP - Bruce Willis has tied the knot for the second time. Actor Bruce Willis weds for the 2nd time (AP) March 22, 2009 at 11:33 pm AP - Bruce Willis has tied the knot for the second time. Lady Gaga tops British pop charts again (Reuters) March 22, 2009 at 10:48 pm Reuters - U.S. glam diva Lady Gaga took top spot in Britain's singles pop charts Sunday, emulating the success of her debut release. Neeson, Redgrave Hold Wake for Natasha Richardson (E! Online) March 22, 2009 at 9:59 pm E! Online - Natasha Richardson's loved ones gathered Friday for her wake. 'God of Carnage' hilariously trashes civility (AP) March 22, 2009 at 6:01 pm AP - Calling Miss Manners. "Knowing" tops weekend box office (Reuters) March 22, 2009 at 5:05 pm Reuters - Nicolas Cage proved again to be a self-fulfilling prophet of the megaplex as his latest big-screen thriller, "Knowing," topped the North American box office this weekend with an opening tally of $24.8 million, according to studio figures on Sunday.