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The Rolling Stones will probably tour ’til they die:
The most successful touring band in the history of the business will crank it up yet again. And, like every Rolling Stones tour since 1989’s Steel Wheels, this trek will be promoted worldwide by Michael Cohl, this time under his vintage Concert Productions International banner.
The tour, announced […]

Boy, I am counting the days until the release of the Sith:
The last installment in George Lucas’ space opera about the Skywalker family, “Revenge of the Sith” completes the story explaining how a brash young Jedi knight was seduced by an evil mentor and became the venomous Vader.
After landing the role of Anakin Skywalker as […]

Actress Renee Zellweger, who played the lovelorn title character in “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” was married Monday to country music star Kenny Chesney in a small ceremony on the Caribbean island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Chesney, 37, grew up in east Tennessee and now lives on the island of St. John, while Zellweger, […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Box Office Gross
1. Kingdom of Heaven $20,000,000 $20,000,000
2. House of Wax $12,205,000 $12,205,000
3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy $9,129,000 $35,119,000
4. Crash $9,100,000 $9,100,000
5. The Interpreter $7,500,000 $54,082,000
6. XXX: State of the Union $5,400,000 $20,782,000
7. The Amityville […]

“The Graduate” has taken on a life of its own — from “Are you trying to seduce me, Mrs. Robinson?” to Hoffman beating on the glass at Ross’s wedding.
No, says director Mike Nichols, he wasn’t trying to create either a cultural icon or even a film that would captivate at least some members of the […]

American Idol, Season Four, seems to be mired in scandal — phone snafus, Constantine’s early exit, now the potential indiscretions by AI Judge Paula Abdul. Note I say, potential, because who can say if Corey Clark (American Idol contestant from season two) is even telling the truth. I’m just wondering how and […]

I knew that the latest installment in the Harry Potter series was scheduled for release in November 2005, but it looks likes some movie-goers may get a special treat:
“Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire,” the fourth installment of the film series based on the best-selling J.K. Rowling novels, will be released in the IMAX format […]

Boy, I can’t wait for this one.
Britney Spears and hubby Kevin Federline’s new reality series now has a title: “Britney and Kevin: Chaotic.”
Featuring what UPN bills as “exclusive, never-before-seen private home videos they shot themselves during their courtship, engagement and wedding,” the six-episode series will premiere with a special one-hour episode May 17 […]

From the start, Goldie Hawn knew what kind of book she DIDN’T want to write. No salacious details, no tell-all, behind-the-scenes gossipfest about everyone she’s met in the entertainment industry over the last 30 years or so. (darn :wink:)
It took a while to pin it down, but she figured out the book she […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weeked Gross Cumulative Gross
1. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy $21,707,000 $21,707,000
2. The Interpreter $14,248,000 $43,567,000
3. XXX: State of the Union $13,700,000 $13,700,000
4. The Amityville Horror $8,100,000 $55,055,000
5. Sahara $6,000,000 $57,177,000
6. A Lot Like Love $5,221,000 $14,698,000
7. Kung Fu Hustle $3,837,000 […]