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  'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said....

 



MOVIE REVIEW - Traitor
It's has become a new Hollywood tradition this summer, releasing some of their new movies on a Wednesday.
Today in History: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
On this day Krakatoa blew and made a deadly mess of Southeast Asia and "The Captain" of The Captain and Tennille is 66.
MOVIE REVIEW - Death Race
The end of the summer movie season is here, and here come the stragglers that didn't pack the punch to be released in June or July. Death Race is here.
MOVIE REVIEW - Henry Poole Was Here
MOVIE REVIEW - The House Bunny
AUDIO Akron Prof Enjoys A 'Bang'



Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000....

Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LA airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former teen star Mackenzie Phillips has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at Los Angeles International Airport....

Venice Film Festival opens with Hollywood flash
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday night with the premiere of the Coen brothers' dark comedy "Burn After Reading," giving a flash of Hollywood glamour to a festival lineup with a definite art house feel....

Actors, advertisers extend commercials contract

Jailed Cuban punk rocker to stand trial Friday

Thousands of war protesters march in Denver

Live comedy sink or swim: Phelps to open 'SNL'

Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new `90210'





'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said....

Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000....

Jailed Cuban punk rocker to stand trial Friday
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trial on Friday for "social dangerousness," a charge that could carry up to four years in prison....

Actors, advertisers extend commercials contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two actors unions and the U.S. advertising industry said Monday they agreed to extend a contract covering commercials on TV, radio, the Internet and other new media by six months through March....

Fla. jury acquits man of songwriter shooting
MIAMI (AP) -- A jury acquitted a former handyman of attempted murder charges Wednesday in last year's near-fatal shooting of Latin songwriter Estefano, who had positively identified the man in court as his assailant....

Live comedy sink or swim: Phelps to open 'SNL'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Butterfly, freestyle, relay - monologue? Michael Phelps is trading the pool for the "Saturday Night Live" stage....


 

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