Friday, March 6, 2009

3/6 Yahoo! News: Entertainment News




Chris Brown appears in court on felony charges (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 11:43 pm

In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Chris Brown arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Chris Brown briefly appeared in court Thursday, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.


China says bronze bidder acted on his own (Reuters)
March 5, 2009 at 11:42 pm

Reuters - China's government had nothing to do with a bid by a Chinese art collector for two sculptures looted from Beijing in the 1800s in which the bidder has refused to pay in an act of patriotism, state media said on Friday.

American Idol Seats Wild Cards, Completes Top...12? (E! Online)
March 5, 2009 at 11:35 pm

American Idol Seats Wild Cards, Completes Top...12?(E! Online)E! Online - Redemption came for many tonight, but only three of the still running American Idol also-rans could truly call it a job well done in the end.


Top 13 finalists chosen on 'American Idol' (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 11:15 pm

In this picture provided by the Fox Broadcasting Company, Lil Rounds performs in front of the judges on the American Idol reality television show on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Fox Broadcasting Company, Michael Becker)AP - Thirteen turned out to be the lucky number for Anoop Desai on "American Idol." After announcing the three remaining finalists at the end of Thursday's wild card round, Simon Cowell announced that the much-loved 22-year-old college student from Chapel Hill, N.C., won a previously unannounced 13th spot in the next round of the popular Fox singing contest. In past seasons, 12 finalists were picked to move on.


Quaid revisits LA hospital for `Oprah' episode (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 11:03 pm

In this photo released by Harpo Productions, Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviews actor Dennis Quaid during a taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2009. The shows air nationally on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns)AP - For the first time since their twins were given an overdose of blood thinner, Dennis Quaid and his wife have returned to the Los Angeles hospital that administered the drug for an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."


Watching Watchmen's Box Office (E! Online)
March 5, 2009 at 10:47 pm

Watching Watchmen's Box Office(E! Online)E! Online - Watchmen, to put it simply enough, is a comic-book movie. Tougher to state is what kind of comic-book movie it'll be at the box office.


"Watchmen" looking at $60 million opening (Reuters)
March 5, 2009 at 10:28 pm

Reuters - Warner Bros. is not the only studio hoping for big numbers when "Watchmen" opens across North America this weekend.

Bruce Willis Makes Good on Threat, Guns for Producer (E! Online)
March 5, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Bruce Willis Makes Good on Threat, Guns for Producer(E! Online)E! Online - If there's one thing you learn by watching Bruce Willis movies, it's you don't mess with Bruce Willis. Same applies offscreen.


BC-Best-sellers-Books-PW (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 5:14 pm

AP - 1. "Promises in Death" by J.D. Robb (Putnam)

Gandhi items to return to India after NY auction (Reuters)
March 5, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Reuters - Several items that belonged to revered Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were sold for $1.8 million on Thursday to an Indian businessman who plans to donate them to his homeland.

CNBC stays mum after takedown by Jon Stewart (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 4:23 pm

In this Oct. 8, 2008 file photo, host Jon Stewart gestures during a taping of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'  in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - If you make a date to be on a late-night talk show, it's best not to back out.


Eminem Pins Down Relapse Release Date (E! Online)
March 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Eminem Pins Down Relapse Release Date(E! Online)E! Online - The real Slim Shady is not only standing up, he's coming back. And, most importantly, setting a date for his ever-elusive resurgence.


Producer: Lauren Conrad leaving MTV's `The Hills' (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm

In this Dec. 22, 2008 file photo, Television personality Lauren Conrad attends 'The Hills' finale party at Tavern on the Green in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - "The Hills" will no longer be alive with the drama of Lauren Conrad — at least, after the fifth season.


Blockbusters, now playing at a courtroom near you (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 3:47 pm

In this movie still released by Warner Bros., Malin Akerman stars as Silk Spectre II in a scene from the film, 'Watchmen.' (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Clay Enos)AP - For some high-profile movie and television projects, the path to audiences leads not just through writers and producers, but lawyers and judges, too. At least that's been the case for Bilbo Baggins, the flawed superheroes of "Watchmen" and the designs of "Project Runway" contestants.


U.S. gears up for digital TV switch on June 12 (Reuters)
March 5, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Reuters - With about three months to go, U.S. regulators say some consumers are still unprepared for the television industry switch to digital broadcasting, which will affect Americans who do not receive their signals through cable or satellite.

'Hunting Eichmann' a fantastic true spy story (AP)
March 5, 2009 at 3:07 pm

This book cover released by Houghton Mifflin shows the cover of 'Hunting Eichmann', by Neal Bascomb. (AP Photo/Houghton Mifflin)AP - "Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 400 pages, $26), by Neal Bascomb:



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