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Cheetah girls going strong with third movie

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:11:00 GMT

They're not a singing group, but they play one on TV — and very successfully, we might add. "We're like sisters!" Adrienne Bailon declares.

Billy Graham's son critical of film about father

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:38:00 GMT

Franklin Graham has criticized the new feature film about his famous father, saying Billy: The Early Years includes scenes that never happened and others that are "greatly embellished."

Cirque du Soleil at a movie theater near you

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:32:00 GMT

With the opening today of Delirium, a limited-engagement presentation of a Cirque du Soleil performance piece, Sony Pictures launches a new division that will focus solely on nontraditional entertainment.

Ricky Martin a father of twin boys, publicist says

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:14:00 GMT

There won't be much "livin' la vida loca" for Ricky Martin these days — he's now the father of twin boys.

Report: Iranian actress banned from traveling

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:14:00 GMT

Iran's official news agency says authorities have banned an Iranian actress on her way to Hollywood from leaving the country.

Bones stars hop across the pond for filming

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:44:00 GMT

Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz are stuck in a Mini Cooper, just steps from where East meets West. The little red car has just been in an "accident" and is facing oncoming traffic near the Greenwich Royal Observatory, the location on the bank of the Thames River from where all times zones are measured.

Sister duo Ha*Ash bring their country-pop to Houston

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Mexico's singing siblings Hanna and Ashley Perez bring their country-pop music to Houston.

Chapman tells parole board he's ashamed he killed Lennon

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:25:00 GMT

John Lennon's killer told parole officials during his latest unsuccessful bid for release from prison that he is ashamed and sorry for gunning down the former Beatle nearly three decades ago.

Bronze Fonz now an 'Ayyyy'-list celeb in Milwaukee

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:29:00 GMT

His hair will always be in place, he doesn't mind if you touch the leather and he's far too heavy to jump the shark.

Review: Lovett looms large despite rain

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Despite daylong rains, Lyle Lovett and his 15-person Large Band brought an undampened enthusiasm to their two-and-a-half-hour set Sunday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands.

Pat Green knocked out by beer can

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:13:00 GMT

Pat Green may think twice the next time before asking for a cold one. The last time he did it, the Texas-born country singer-songwriter was knocked out cold.

Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:42:00 GMT

Authorities freed British glam rocker Gary Glitter from prison in southern Vietnam on Tuesday, sending the convicted child molester into an uncertain future after nearly three years of confinement.

Applegate calls double mastectomy a 'tough' choice

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer — the really long view.

Darkly complex characters enthrall on House, Dexter

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT

What a perfectly delectable (or hideous) situation — being locked in a room with Dr. Gregory House or Dexter Morgan. One is the misanthropic, pill-popping medical genius at a prestigious hospital; the other is a serial killer who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood-spatter analyst.

Review: Nine Inch Nails lights up Houston stage

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:19:00 GMT

Trent Reznor is still a man — and a band — with a lot to say.

Documentary profiles career of news legend Helen Thomas

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:58:00 GMT

HBO documentary lightly spans Thomas' 60 years at the White House.

See which fall TV shows are generating buzz

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Here are the shows you should be watching and a few to watch for, too.