UPN Tries Another Remake
UPN and its weblet rival, the WB, have competed on generally equal footing among viewers since both started broadcasting in 1995. But the WB has what UPN has always lacked: an identity.
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Ebert to Undergo Cancer Treatment
Film critic Roger Ebert will undergo radiation treatment for cancer next month. The treatment will be for a cancerous tumor in Ebert's salivary gland, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday.
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Carly Simon to Reveal "Vain" Secret
An NBC television executive has put up 50-thousand dollars at a charity auction to share a pop music secret with singer Carly Simon.
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Thousands Try Out For American Idol
Thousands lined up at the Pasadena Rose Bowl over the weekend for a chance to make it on the next "American Idol."
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Stan Lee Lawsuit Dismissed
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against Merrill Lynch and ruled the brokerage firm was a victim, not a co-conspirator, in a scam involving the stock price manipulation of defunct Internet entertainment company Stan Lee Media Inc.
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Historian Fights for Harlem's Architecture
Michael Henry Adams strolls along Lenox Avenue in the middle of Harlem. He stops to watch a worker from a nearby renovation scrape patches of cheap color from a mahogany hall mirror to reveal the brilliant red wood underneath. Once restored, the old mirror could fetch $400 or more.
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Austrians rediscover `Arnie'
It's a question that's got Austria abuzz: Will the Terminator become the Governator?
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Matt LeBlanc to Star in "Friends" Spinoff
Matt LeBlanc will star in a spinoff of the hit NBC comedy that will wrap up a 10-year run with the 2003-04 season, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker announced Thursday.
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"Spy Kids"-A 3-D Revival?
Time to put on your cardboard glasses with the red-and-blue cellophane and dodge images leaping off the theater screen.
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Filmmakers Changed Character Name
Makers of the new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" reportedly changed a character's name from Scott Peterson to Scott Mason because of the notoriety surrounding the Modesto man charged with killing his wife and unborn son.
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Angelina Shines; "Tomb Raider" Doesn't
Once again, Angelina Jolie is all dolled up with plenty of places to go as adventurer Lara Croft. Unfortunately, she's again dragging a lot of empty baggage in a movie whose trappings fail to measure up to Jolie's flashy persona.
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Cooper Gives Film 'The Silent Treatment'
Chris Cooper fills one of the thousands of empty seats at the Santa Anita race track, lights a cigarette and doesn't hurry to say anything.
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Everybody Wants to be a Pimp
Ten years ago, it seemed as if every rapper wanted to be a gangsta. Now, everyone wants to be a pimp.
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New FX Drama about Plastic Surgery
"Nip-Tuck," FX's new drama about plastic surgeons, cuts deep in more ways than one.
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Streisand Claims Security at Stake
Barbra Streisand's attorney says the star's security is at risk because of a photo of her Malibu estate posted on the Internet.
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Celia Cruz, "Queen of Salsa", Dies
Singer Celia Cruz, known as the "Queen of Salsa," has died.
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Hepburn Biographer Recalls Last Visit
A. Scott Berg says that writing a memoir about 20 years of candid conversations with Katharine Hepburn was a breeze -- until the end.
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Seabiscuit Collectibles up for Auction
A battered kangaroo leather saddle trimmed in lizard skin that Seabiscuit jockey George Woolf considered his lucky charm is the highlight of an auction of racing memorabilia.
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"Bad Boys II" Bombs
Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay know they're going to get lousy reviews. We're happy to oblige them, not only for the damage "Bad Boys II" has done to our eardrums, but also because they've made a truly abominable movie.
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NBC to Air Restaurant Reality Show
As it probes the inner workings of a real-life Manhattan dining spot called Rocco's, "The Restaurant" will surely bridge any remaining gap between the act of cooking or eating for its own sake, and performance art for an audience of millions.
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Couric's Colon Gets Attention
The rate of people who were screened for colon cancer jumped by more than 20 percent after Katie Couric showed her colonoscopy on the "Today" show, a study published Monday found.
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Imprisoned Rapper will Miss Tour
On Monday, Sigel, whose two solo albums have sold over 500,000 copies each, was ordered held without bond pending trial on a federal weapons charge.
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Accordion Back in Style
Rock 'n' roll and a square reputation nearly squeezed all the life out of the accordion -- but the instrument that launched a thousand Lawrence Welk shows is back.
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Concert Tour Attendance Up 24%
Concert attendance jumped by 24 percent in the first half of the year as acts like the Dixie Chicks, Cher and the Rolling Stones helped reverse a two-year slide in ticket sales.
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Teen Network Explores Date Rape
Date rape rape and its impact on character Paige and her circle of friends is the centerpiece of a 90-minute special episode of "DeGrassi: The Next Generation," airing 8 p.m. EDT Friday on Noggin.
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AMC Explores Arab Reaction to Hollywood
Documentarian Charles Stuart wanted to gauge the popularity of American entertainment among Muslim youth, so he decided to put a camera crew in front of a small video store in Cairo.
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'Terminator' Calls for Voter Revolution
Despite persistent rumors he's considering running as a Republican candidate for governor, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger insists the only thing he's campaigning for at the moment is his forthcoming film "Terminator 3."
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