Archive for August, 2007

"Alfie" duo faces off in disappointing "Sleuth" (Reuters)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Director Kenneth Branagh poses during a photocall session in Venice August 30, 2007. Branagh's film 'Sleuth' is being shown at the Venice Film Festival. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)Reuters - Kenneth Branagh's new
version of Anthony Shaffer's crime caper "Sleuth" looks
smashing, and it features several great new lines by
screenwriter Harold Pinter.

K-Fed's lawyer wants Spears to foot bill (AP)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Britney Spears, right, and her husband Kevin Federline are seen in this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Federline's lawyer wants Britney Spears to pay some of her ex-husband's legal expenses in their divorce case, court documents show. Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said in an Aug. 26, 2007 declaration that Federline has 'no net income' after various expenses, and that his spousal support of $20,000 a month ends in November. Spears, meanwhile, brings in an average monthly income of $737,868. The couple's divorce became official July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, FILE)AP - Kevin Federline’s lawyer wants Britney Spears to pay some of her ex-husband’s legal expenses in their divorce case, court documents show.

K-Fed's lawyer wants Spears to foot bill (AP)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Britney Spears, right, and her husband Kevin Federline are seen in this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Federline's lawyer wants Britney Spears to pay some of her ex-husband's legal expenses in their divorce case, court documents show. Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said in an Aug. 26, 2007 declaration that Federline has 'no net income' after various expenses, and that his spousal support of $20,000 a month ends in November. Spears, meanwhile, brings in an average monthly income of $737,868. The couple's divorce became official July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, FILE)AP - Kevin Federline’s lawyer wants Britney Spears to pay some of her ex-husband’s legal expenses in their divorce case, court documents show.

K-Fed's lawyer wants Spears to foot bill (AP)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Britney Spears, right, and her husband Kevin Federline are seen in this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Federline's lawyer wants Britney Spears to pay some of her ex-husband's legal expenses in their divorce case, court documents show. Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said in an Aug. 26, 2007 declaration that Federline has 'no net income' after various expenses, and that his spousal support of $20,000 a month ends in November. Spears, meanwhile, brings in an average monthly income of $737,868. The couple's divorce became official July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, FILE)AP - Kevin Federline’s lawyer wants Britney Spears to pay some of her ex-husband’s legal expenses in their divorce case, court documents show.

Amazon.com to launch music service in September: report (Reuters)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has tentatively set a
mid-September target for the launch of its music service, the
New York Post reported in its online edition on Friday, citing
sources familiar with the situation.

Doing time in "Lockup" a dangerous proposition (Reuters)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Reuters - Chances are, field crews
working on most reality shows don't continually put their lives
– or their subjects' — in as much danger as the people behind
MSNBC's documentary series "Lockup."

Drew Lachey to host new talent contest (AP)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

AP - “Dancing with the Stars” champion Drew Lachey is moving to the role of host for another talent contest, “Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann.”

WWE suspends 10 for drug, steroid use (AP)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

AP - World Wrestling Entertainment has suspended 10 of its wrestlers for violations of a policy that tests for steroids and other drugs, the company said Thursday.

Hillary jokes Bill looked into No. 2 job (AP)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, speaks at a news conference on children's health care in New York, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton has already had to forgo one potential running mate — her husband.

Barnes & Noble to sell Simpson book in stores (Reuters)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Former NFL star and actor O.J. Simpson talks with reporters as he arrives for the funeral of attorney Johnnie Cochran in Los Angeles, April 6, 2005. Barnes  and  Noble, the world's largest book retailer, has decided to sell O.J. Simpson's book 'If I Did It' in its stores, reversing an earlier decision to offer the controversial title only on the Web. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Barnes & Noble, the world's largest
book retailer, has decided to sell O.J. Simpson's book "If I
Did It" in its stores, reversing an earlier decision to offer
the controversial title only on the Web.