http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Entertainment AP 60 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:22:15 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1323058.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1323058.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:25 EST Jim Carrey's Scrooge is collecting holiday donations from movie fans with a $31 million opening weekend to take the No. 1 spot with his new take on "A Christmas Carol." http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1323023.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1323023.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:40 EST Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New York City Opera might well have played it safe with a surefire crowd-pleaser, like its production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1322360.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1322360.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:10 EST Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1322104.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1322104.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:15 EST Rocker Peter Wolf says he's looking forward to trying some home-brewed beer and good wine when he arrives in Maine for a gig with the Portland Symphony Orchestra. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321936.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321936.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:25 EST Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321320.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321320.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:35 EST Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders - and tattoos - exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321207.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321207.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:55 EST The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321097.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1321097.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35 EST Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320985.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320985.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30 EST Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320821.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320821.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25 EST Broadway has found its Spider-Man - rock singer Reeve Carney. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320796.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320796.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10 EST Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington schools superintendent Michelle Rhee are engaged. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320741.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320741.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40 EST Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320729.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320729.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35 EST Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320633.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320633.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43 EST Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320535.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320535.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:02 EST Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of "The Starry Messenger," a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320528.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320528.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:57 EST A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320338.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320338.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39 EST It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been "hideous." http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320309.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320309.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:24 EST A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320298.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320298.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:19 EST R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320293.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320293.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14 EST Otomar Krejca, a renowned theater director in the Czech Republic, has died at the age of 87. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320277.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320277.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:09 EST Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past. But one of the nation's leading literary festivals isn't giving up on readers in a bad economy. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320273.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320273.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:04 EST Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past. But one of the nation's leading literary festivals isn't giving up on readers in a bad economy. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320222.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320222.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:39 EST "Loot the Moon" (Minotaur), 276 pages, $24.99, by Mark Arsenault: Billy Povich, former investigative reporter, has been reassigned to write obituaries - his newspaper's way of encouraging him to quit. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320198.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1320198.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:14 EST A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319855.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319855.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:50 EST Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319846.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319846.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45 EST Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319841.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319841.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45 EST Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319827.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319827.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15 EST First it was books. Now it's DVDs. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319806.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319806.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50 EST The Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colorful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier's opening. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1319801.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:40 EST Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."