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NASCAR Laps Leave Tarantino Speechless (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02
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photo provided by TNT, film director Quentin Tarantino, left, gets ready for a ride around the track at Bristol Motor Speedway with former NASCAR driver Wally Dallenbach, right, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 in Bristol, Tenn. Among Tarantino’s films are ’Pulp Fiction’ and ’Kill Bill.’ (AP Photo/TNT, Arthur Donowski)" border="0" />AP - Quentin Tarantino has produced his share of action-packed, thrilling moments. For once, he was just along for the ride. Tarantino, a NASCAR novice, was treated to several hair-raising laps in a stock car Saturday that left the eccentric film director speechless at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Gretchen Wilson Pockets Skoal Controversy (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 AP - Country music’s "Redneck Woman" promises to keep her can of Skoal in her back pocket from now on. Tennessee’s attorney general had asked Gretchen Wilson not to pull out a can of smokeless tobacco during performances of her new song "Skoal Ring" because it glamorized tobacco use.
Martha Stewart Confinement Set to End (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02
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news conference Thursday Aug. 25, 2005 in New York. Stewart is scheduled to be released this week from her home confinement sentence and electronic anklet. The queen of domestic marketing should be able to move around like any other convicted felon who’s done her time as of Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" />AP - Unless she gets into trouble with her probation officer again, Martha Stewart will gain her freedom this week from her "hideous" home confinement sentence and that bothersome, unstylish electronic anklet.
Osbourne Says She Evened Score With Maiden (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02
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Osbourne, wife of rock star Ozzy, stands outside a recording studio in central London, in this Jan. 21, 2005 file picture. Sharon Osbourne admitted in a letter to Iron Maiden’s manager that she pulled the plug during the heavy metal band’s show in a concert on this summer’s Ozzfest tour. Among other indiscretions, she accused Dickinson of badmouthing her husband from the stage throughout the tour. (AP Photo/Adam Butler, File)" border="0" />AP - Sharon Osbourne says she cut Iron Maiden's power during a concert on this summer's Ozzfest tour. The wife of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne has accused the heavy metal group's singer Bruce Dickinson of badmouthing her husband on stage.
Swayze Says 'Dirty Dancing' Endures (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02
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photo provided by the Howard Hughes Corp., actor Patrick Swayze is shown at the Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas, in this July 28, 2005, file photo. Best known for his portrayal of Johnny Castle in the hit 1987 film ’Dirty Dancing,’ the 53-year-old actor is again strutting his stuff, this time in ’One Last Dance,’ written and directed by Niemi, who also co-stars. Released on DVD Aug. 23, it is the story of three aging dancers who reunite to help keep a dance company afloat. (AP Photo/HOWARD HUGHES CORP, Eric Jamison, file)" border="0" />AP - Patrick Swayze never knows when "Dirty Dancing" fans will strike. "It's incredible," says the actor, who played the hip-swinging Johnny Castle in the hit 1987 film.
China's 'Thieves' kicks off Montreal's festival battle (Reuters)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 Reuters - When the curtain goes up on the 29th Montreal World Film Festival Friday, it will launch eight weeks of marathon screenings in Montreal by three different festivals.
Suge Knight Shot at Miami Beach Party (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02
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Knight arrives at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards on August 29, 2004 in Miami, Fl. Knight was shot in the leg early Sunday Aug. 28, 2005 during a party hosted by Grammy-winning hip hop artist Kanye West, police said. He was shot during a celebrity-studded party at the Shore Club in celebration of the MTV Video Music Awards scheduled for Sunday night, said Miami Beach Police Officer Bobby Hernandez. Knight, 40, was hospitalized in good condition, police said. (AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo)" border="0" />AP - Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was shot in the leg early Sunday during a party hosted by Grammy-winning hip hop artist Kanye West, police said.
'Idol' TV Show Breaks Records in China (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 AP - The television finale of an "American Idol"-type pop star contest in China has broken ratings records, according to state media.
Stars call Weinstein for post-Miramax help (Reuters)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 Reuters - It appears Miramax Films still needs Harvey Weinstein.
U.S. playwright August Wilson dying of liver cancer (Reuters)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 Reuters - August Wilson, an award-winning playwright who focuses on the lives of African-Americans, has liver cancer and may have only months to live, a spokeswoman for Wilson said on Friday.
Rap Mogul Suge Knight Shot at MTV Party (AP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 AP - Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was shot in the leg early Sunday during a party hosted by Grammy-winning hip hop artist Kanye West, police said.
Molly's model life (Canadian Press)
2005-08-28 04:02:02 Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - So much for beauty sleep.
Author out to prove identity of London's Jack the Ripper (AFP)
2005-08-28 04:02:02
yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050827/en_afp/afpentertainmentbritain">photo.default-262x380.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=3bTP0ow8nW1tZHl4bAwt9A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="American crime writer Patricia Cornwell, pictured in 2000, published a full-page letter in two British newspapers Saturday to defend her theory on the identity of Jack the Ripper, one of Britain’s most infamous serial killers.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)" border="0" />AFP - American crime writer Patricia Cornwell published a full-page letter in two British newspapers Saturday to defend her theory on the identity of Jack the Ripper, one of Britain's most infamous serial killers.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. marries producer-People
2005-08-28 04:02:07 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Actor Robert Downey Jr. married his girlfriend, Susan Levin, a movie producer he met on the set of the film "Gothika," on Saturday, People magazine reported.
Dutch authorities investigate "Big Brother" baby
2005-08-28 04:02:07 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities are investigating plans by the producers of the "Big Brother" reality television show to include a pregnant contestant who will give birth on the show.
Redford and Newman may pair up again on screen
2005-08-28 04:02:07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert Redford may soon be reunited on screen with Paul Newman but don’t expect a sequel to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" or "The Sting," which paired one of Hollywood’s most popular double acts three decades ago.
Man arrested for trespassing at home of Aniston
2005-08-28 04:02:07 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who strolled into actress Jennifer Aniston’s home in Malibu, telling an employee there he was "looking for Jennifer," has been arrested for trespassing, police said on Friday.
Runaway teen actress slept in park near Calif. home
2005-08-28 04:02:07 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A teen actress who ran away from home slept in a park until a concerned family took her in -- and was found only after a boy boasted to schoolmates a movie star was living in his house, police said on Friday.
Kanye West confident about Grammy follow-up
2005-08-28 04:02:07 LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - For those familiar with Kanye West’s well-documented braggadocio, it may come as a surprise that the rapper/producer found plenty wrong with his Grammy Award-winning debut, "The College Dropout." With his sophomore effort, "Late Registration" (due August 30 on Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam), West aimed to correct his perceived flaws in flow, engineering, instrumentation and lyrics.
Hurricane rains on MTV's parade in Miami
2005-08-28 04:02:07 MIAMI (Hollywood Reporter) - It appears MTV’s annual Video Music Awards will go ahead in Miami on Sunday -- but for now the party’s off.
Britain tunes in to fake news "Daily Show"
2005-08-28 04:02:07 LONDON (Reuters) - "The Daily Show," comedian Jon Stewart’s popular deconstruction of U.S. nightly newscasts, has struck its first full-scale overseas syndication deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4.
Gretchen Wilson stops plugging tobacco after plea
2005-08-28 04:02:07 NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Country singer Gretchen Wilson has stopped plugging smokeless tobacco when singing her song "Skoal Ring" in response to a plea on behalf of young people from the Tennessee attorney general.
U.S. playwright August Wilson dying of liver cancer
2005-08-28 04:02:07 SEATTLE (Reuters) - August Wilson, an award-winning playwright who focuses on the lives of African-Americans, has liver cancer and may have only months to live, a spokeswoman for Wilson said on Friday.
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