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Rain's ninja role draws inspiration from Lee, Chan

By YEWON KANG, Associated Press Writer | Today at 3:12 a.m.

South Korean pop star Rain says he drew inspiration from fellow Asian stars who successfully crossed over to Hollywood when he prepared for his first leading role in an American film.

  • TV star Rachael Ray helps reeling Ohio town

    The Associated Press | Nov. 8 at 8:11 p.m.

    Television cooking star Rachael Ray is boosting the local food supply for a struggling Ohio town.

  • New York City Opera revives 'Esther' _ and itself

    By MIKE SILVERMAN, For The Associated Press | Nov. 8 at 10:16 a.m.

    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."

  • HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' coming to basic cable

    The Associated Press | Today at 3:31 a.m.

    TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.

  • Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend

    The Associated Press | Nov. 8 at 8:16 p.m.

    Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie.

  • Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban

    By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 7 at 6:46 a.m.

    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.

  • Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

    The Associated Press | Nov. 7 at 7:12 p.m.

    Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

  • Hopper: All's 'good right now' despite cancer

    By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 7 at 8:16 p.m.

    Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday.

  • Peter Wolf to perform with Portland Symphony

    The Associated Press | Nov. 7 at 4:16 p.m.

    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.

  • Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

    The Associated Press | Nov. 7 at 12:21 p.m.

    Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

  • NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies

    The Associated Press | Nov. 6 at 8:31 p.m.

    Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85.

  • New Woodrow Wilson bio presents a complex figure

    By JERRY HARKAVY, For The Associated Press | Nov. 6 at 6:35 a.m.

    "Woodrow Wilson" (Knopf, 704 pages, $35), By John Milton Cooper Jr.: Soon after he was elected president in 1912, Woodrow Wilson told a former colleague at Princeton University that all of his preparation for office was in the domestic sphere and it would be "an irony of fate" if his administration were to be consumed by concerns over foreign policy.

  • Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

    By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer | Nov. 6 at 11:51 a.m.

    First it was books. Now it's DVDs.

  • Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder

    By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer | Nov. 6 at 1:46 p.m.

    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.

  • Czech director Krejca dies at 87

    The Associated Press | Nov. 6 at 1:15 p.m.

    Otomar Krejca, a renowned theater director in the Czech Republic, has died at the age of 87.

  • Augusten Burroughs shares his holiday stories

    By ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 6 at 1:40 p.m.

    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."

  • Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate

    By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer | Nov. 6 at 7:31 p.m.

    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.

  • Sacramento mayor engaged to DC schools supe

    The Associated Press | Nov. 6 at 5:11 p.m.

    Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington schools superintendent Michelle Rhee are engaged.

  • Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies

    The Associated Press | Nov. 6 at 9:36 p.m.

    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.

  • Estelle, Ludacris pay tribute to late Otis Redding

    By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press Writer | Nov. 6 at 12:25 a.m.

    Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay."

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