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Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
09/08/2010 05:17 AM
Angelina Jolie condemns planned Quran burning (AP)
AP - Angelina Jolie on Wednesday condemned a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
09/08/2010 04:47 AM
Blair's book party postponed after protest threat (AP)
AP - A book-launch party for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at London's top modern art venue has been postponed following a threat by protesters to picket the event.
09/08/2010 02:51 AM
Sara Bareilles and Pharrell? Awkward as it sounds (AP)
AP - The idea of Sara Bareilles and Pharrell working on music sounds odd enough — but it's not nearly as awkward as the actual event.
09/08/2010 04:50 AM
Angelina Jolie upset over Koran-burning plan (omg!)
omg! - Reuters - Actress Angelina Jolie on Wednesday joined a growing chorus of opposition to plans by a U.S. pastor to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, amid fears it would fan religious hatred.
09/08/2010 05:15 AM
'Beetlejuice' actor Glenn Shadix dies in Alabama (AP)
AP - Glenn Shadix, best remembered for his portrayal of a portly, pretentious designer in the metaphysical comedy "Beetlejuice," died Tuesday at his home in Birmingham. He was 58.
09/08/2010 04:04 AM
Bob Marley's daughter pleads guilty to drug charge (AP)
AP - The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home.
09/08/2010 05:18 AM
Letterman's blackmailer eyes return to TV news (Reuters)
Reuters - The TV producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman is a free agent.
09/08/2010 05:20 AM
Clooney and Knightley in London Film Fest entries (AP)
AP - Films starring George Clooney, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are among more than 300 movies scheduled for this year's London Film Festival.
09/08/2010 04:04 AM
Bob Marley's daughter pleads guilty to drug charge (AP)
AP - The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home.
09/07/2010 10:38 PM
Disney hires new marketing guru for "Pirates 4" (Reuters)
Reuters - Disney has taken the unusual step of bringing in a consultant to handle the marketing of its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, a move bound to raise questions about the marketing boss hired by the hit-starved studio five months ago.
NPR Topics: Movies
09/07/2010 12:49 PM
A German 'Soul Kitchen' That's More Than A Restaurant
The Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin is a star of European cinema, known for gritty dramas about the immigrant experience in Germany. But his newest movie is a somewhat lighter film, filled with greasy food and heavy music.
09/06/2010 12:00 PM
Bob Mondello's Fall Movie Preview
NPR's Bob Mondello offers a selective preview of Hollywood's fall films, from the Owls of Ga'Hoole, to Harry Potter.
09/02/2010 09:00 PM
'The American': A Domestic Bond, Drawn In Miniature
George Clooney's latest outing showcases a more internal performance -- as an assassin whose personal life threatens to further complicate an already hard-to-manage career. Kenneth Turan says Anton Corbijn's drama is impeccably composed and beautifully shot -- if a little lacking on the emotional urgency front.
09/02/2010 02:00 PM
'Public Enemy' Wraps Up A Criminally Good Saga
Neither director Jean-Francois Richet's style nor star Vincent Cassel's swagger falters in Public Enemy Number One, the exhilarating follow-up to Mesrine: Killer Instinct. With its shootouts, prison breaks and wild flights of ego, the saga's second half was sure to be watchable. It's also smart, funny and incisive -- about the criminal and his era. (Recommended)
09/02/2010 02:00 PM
A Family Torn Asunder Takes The 'Last Train Home'
Frequently moving and quietly enlightening, the documentary Last Train Home is about love and exploitation, sacrifice and endurance. Director Lixin Fan follows a single Chinese family from 2006 through the financial downturn of 2008. The parents work at garment factories in Guangzhou city; their teenage children live in an impoverished village and see their parents only once a year. (Recommended)
NPR Topics: Music
09/07/2010 01:09 PM
In Stock? New Music From Interpol, Robyn And The Thermals
We checked record stores in Ann Arbor, Mich., for albums from Robyn, The Thermals and Interpol.
09/07/2010 12:49 PM
A German 'Soul Kitchen' That's More Than A Restaurant
The Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin is a star of European cinema, known for gritty dramas about the immigrant experience in Germany. But his newest movie is a somewhat lighter film, filled with greasy food and heavy music.
09/07/2010 11:30 AM
Angus And Julia Stone On World Cafe
The Australian siblings released their fourth album, Down the Way, earlier this year. Host David Dye catches up with them before their series of sold-out concerts Down Under.
09/07/2010 09:48 AM
Sounds Escape From Soundscape Archives
At a time when jazz was at a low ebb in the public eye, a New York venue hosted a lot of prominent free jazz and Afro-Cuban musicians. Radio station WKCR is now broadcasting and online archiving tapes from Soundscape recorded between 1979-1983.
09/07/2010 09:39 AM
Lee Ritenour: A Half-Century Of Jazz Guitar
When Ritenour visited the KPLU/Jazz24 studios on an unseasonably cool August afternoon, he arrived with a rhythm section hot enough to raise Seattle's temperature a few degrees: drummer Will Kennedy and bassist Melvin Davis. Together, they laid down three delightful tracks.
Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
09/08/2010 04:14 AM
Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Xbox Live are apologizing to a West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by declaring he's from Fort Gay.
09/08/2010 04:11 AM
Review: 'R.U.S.E.' brings war strategy to consoles (AP)
AP - Video-game wars, like those in "Halo" or "Call of Duty," are usually seen from the grunt's-eye view.
09/07/2010 09:53 AM
Jack Thompson Tries to Block 'Medal of Honor' Game (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Jack Thompson, a disbarred lawyer who has vocally decried violence in video games, said he will try to stop the release of Electronic Arts' upcoming video game, "Medal of Honor Limited Edition". Thompson has sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging him to stop the game's release.
09/07/2010 06:05 AM
Sony's PS3 Update Expected to Stop Jailbreaking (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Monday, Sony issued what it called a "minor" update for the PlayStation 3, which the company touted as one that added "additional security features". Sony has also said that it plans new updates to Google's YouTube service in its browser.
09/07/2010 04:40 AM
Origin PC Unveils Gaming PC with Built-In Xbox 360 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Origin PC on Tuesday introduced its Big O über-class gaming PC with Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console built into the same chassis.
NYT > Television
09/07/2010 09:46 PM
Television Review | 'Nikita'; 'Hellcats': Lethal Woman With Weapons Is Out for Covert Vengeance
Two shows begin this week on CW: “Nikita,” an adaptation of “La Femme Nikita,” and “Hellcats,” about cheerleaders.
09/07/2010 08:15 PM
Television Review | 'Terriers': In a Golden Land, but Grateful for Brass Rings
Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James play struggling detectives on the fringes in “Terriers.”
09/06/2010 10:45 PM
Television Review | 'My Trip to Al-Qaeda': Variations on a Theme of International Terrorism
Lawrence Wright expands on his one-man theatrical look at Al Qaeda, which was based on his book “The Looming Tower.”
09/07/2010 02:25 PM
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Adds Four
Jenny Slate, who recently completed her first season at "Saturday Night Live," will not be returning to the show.
09/07/2010 08:53 AM
Sons of Captain to Carry On 'Deadliest Catch'
Josh and Jake Harris will continue the popular Discovery Channel reality series.