Entertainment Archives - AFP
- Madonna opens 'Sticky and Sweet' world tour in Wales
- Hot Lixx Hulahan captures world air guitar title
- Singapore to amend law banning political films: report
- Mike Leigh: portraying women as "not just male fantasies"
- This is the end for 'Doors' legal case
- Russian conductor denounces Georgian 'aggression'
- Sierra Leone agency wants ban on Blood Diamond film
- James Lavelle moves into film with "X-Files" credit, and new album
- EA shifts tactics in bid to buy Take-Two Interactive
- Peter Jackson to co-write 'Hobbit' film: reports
- Siberian emo fans protest planned ban: report
- Madonna opens 'Sticky and Sweet' world tour in Britain
- Glasgow honoured as UNESCO City of Music
- All hail to 'Space Invaders' at Europe's biggest games show
- Iran bans movie star from leaving for Hollywood
- Operas from British stage to hit Japanese big screens
- Desolation Row: which lyrics hit note of global gloom?
- No slowdown 40 years on for Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias
- Russian maestro 'to perform in South Ossetia'
- Venus of Willendorf still hot at ripe old age of 25,000
- Stars to shine on Toronto film festival
- MusicMakesFriends strikes chord with Warner Music
- Nightmarish 'Rusalka' opera divides conservative Salzburg
- 'Tropic Thunder' ends Batman's box-office reign
- Laurence Fishburne to join cast of 'CSI': CBS
- Jodie Foster excited to be in her 40s
- Georgia crisis adds an edge to Lithuania music festival
- Iran says no permit for Chris de Burgh concert
- Mexican film "Parque Via" wins top Locarno prize
- Jewish German dynasty seeks Picassos lost in Nazi era
- Strains of war mar tune for Georgian ballerina
- Brazil celebrates half-century of silky Bossa Nova music
- Big Brother's Goody in India for 'reality' show
- Zidane film inspires Spike Lee documentary on Kobe Bryant
- Studio 'Muggles' postpone new Harry Potter film until 2009
- French, British, Dutch police on duty at Budapest's Sziget festival
- New book from France's 'Sexual Life' author Millet due out
- Clooney plans film on Bin Laden driver: report
- Dafoe, Gainsbourg in supernatural thriller: report
- Hilary Swank lining up 'French women don't get fat'
- Budapest: priests and punks at Sziget music festival
- French first lady's album sells 300,000 copies: label
- 'Rocky Horror' does time warp again with remake 30 years on
- French touch dominatrix for new Madonna tour
- Australian Ballet returns to Paris after 43 years
- John Woo war epic sets new China box-office record: report
- Mexican groups plan to rock the sky: report
- 'Hawaii Five-O' set for return for to US television
- Anger from disability groups over new Ben Stiller film
- Johansson weary of the 'M' word ahead of latest Allen film
- Iron Maiden opens Budapest's sell-out music festival
- Chinese rush to download Olympic theme song: report
- Renowned Thai artist takes on property developers
- 'Dark Knight' rules at US box office for 4th week
- Ex-White House aide says 'Swing Vote' movie idea stolen
- Brad Pitt joins Tarantino's 'bastards'
- James Lavelle moves into film with X-Files credit, new album
- Modern art project befuddles uncool Japanese town
- Jonathan Demme to chair jury at San Sebastian film festival
- Pakistani prison film set for peace-boosting release in India
- Swastika pony in New York has some Romanians in a flap
- Dubai buys slice of Cirque du Soleil
- Experts find theatre where Shakespeare plays first staged
- China expects to set new box-office record this year: state media
- 'Unique' Iron Maiden guitar nabbed during Greek gig
- Joss Stone set for role as "Flanders mare"
- Indian Thai artist signals new direction in comic art show
- 'The Dark Knight' shatters 400 mln dlr box-office record
- Beatles for sale: Rare studio tape auctioned in Britain
- Metallica's 'magnetic' album to charge hard-rock fans next month
- Locarno film festival to showcase 78 world premieres
- Inside Bayreuth's Holy of Holies: the sunken orchestra pit
- 'Brangelina' twins debut in magazine spreads
- ABBA strike Gold as British record smashed
- 'Ring' director Tankred Dorst booed in Bayreuth
- Stars come out for MTV Asia Awards
- Twin Towers high-wire act immortalized in documentary
- Batman slays 'Mummy' at box-office, nears record
- Singers shine in Bayreuth's 'Siegfried'
- Beatles giggling-fit tape to be auctioned in England
- Saddam TV drama earns rave reviews in Britain
- Star Wars court battle set for sequel
- Batman wins weekend box office again, nears new record
- New book from Harry Potter author out in December
- ETimor capital shuts down for movie invasion remake
- Thielemann triumphs in Bayreuth's 'Valkyrie'
- Children's books become ideological battleground in Sweden
- Pussycat Dolls to steam up stage at MTV Asia Awards
- Japan gives state welcome to cosplayers
- Tired of being sexy, Sao Paulo gives Brazil a new urban sound
- Rain delays play at Bayreuth Festival
- BBC fined after new phone-in scandals
- Scrabulous pulled from Facebook in US and Canada
- Bangkok film festival to go ahead despite graft scandal
- Venice film festival announces Chahine tribute
- Motherhood comes in handy for J-Lo in latest film role
- Faulty air conditioning puts Warhol show on ice
- 'Batman' star Bale has Joker under his skin
- Booker Prize legend Rushdie on 2008 longlist
- Papa Wendo, father of Congolese Rumba, dies at 82
Entertainment Archives - AP
- 'Too sexy' Avril Lavigne show back on in Malaysia
- Legal dispute among The Doors nears end
- Crow aims to upload voters with free download
- Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
- Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
- Rejected by Hong Kong, Glitter arrives in Thailand
- AP Exclusive: Crow offers free music to voters
- AP Exclusive: Crow offers free music to voters
- Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong, officials say
- Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong, officials say
- Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong, officials say
- Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong, officials say
- Police, airline: Rocker Glitter flies to Hong Kong
- Glitter held at Thai airport after prison release
- Glitter held at Thai airport after prison release
- Glitter held at Thai airport after prison release
- DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
- DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
- DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
- DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
- DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
- Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies
- Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison
- Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison
- Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison
- Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison
- Vietnam releases Gary Glitter from prison
- Malaysia scraps Avril Lavigne concert
- Reality TV star Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer
- Reality TV star Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer
- No critical sneak peeks for '90210,' network says
- No critical sneak peeks for '90210,' network says
- Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
- Malaysia's Islamists want Lavigne concert canceled
- Elvis fans ignore rain for graveside vigil
- Elvis fans ignore rain for graveside vigil
- Vietnam to deport glam rocker Glitter
- Chinese-American Jin makes Hong Kong debut
- Vietnam to deport glam rocker Glitter to Britain
- Vietnam to deport glam rocker Glitter to Britain
- Vietnam to deport glam rocker Glitter to Britain
- Chinese defend Olympic ceremony lip-synch
- Olympic officials defend opening ceremony lip-sync
- Olympic officials defend opening ceremony lip-sync
- Olympic singer: Give her the limelight
- Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face
- Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face
- Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face
- DreamWorks, Indian company seen as close to a deal
- Source: Reliance, DreamWorks close to deal
- Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
- Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
- Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
- Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
- Group promotes New Orleans anthem
- '60s songwriter Erik Darling dies at 74
- '60s songwriter Erik Darling dies at 74
- '60s songwriter Erik Darling dies at 74
- Morgan Freeman discharged from Tenn. hospital
- '60s songwriter Erik Darling dies at 74
- Morgan Freeman discharged from Tenn. hospital
- Lawyer: Morgan Freeman and wife are divorcing
- Lawyer: Morgan Freeman and wife are divorcing
- Witness: Freeman said woman in crash is a friend
- Chan to star in Hollywood spy comedy
- Nicole Kidman shows baby hometown Sydney
- Nicole Kidman shows baby hometown Sydney
- Snoop Dogg raps in Bollywood comedy
- Cusack calls 'Shanghai' unique opportunity
- Weinsteins recreate old Shanghai in Bangkok
- Cusack calls 'Shanghai' unique opportunity
- Bill Cosby urges people to empower themselves
- 'Girls Gone Wild' founder settles another lawsuit
- Alicia Keys stubs out cigarette promotion for gig
- Documents: Boy band promoter sings in murder case
- Documents: Boy band promoter sings in murder case
- Japan hosts government-sponsored costume contest
- Report: Actress Zhang Ziyi puzzled by protests before Beijing Olympics
- 'The Dark Knight' star Bale avoids assault questions at Japanese premiere
- Elvis anniversary: Karaoke heaven for singing fans
- Elvis anniversary: Karaoke heaven for singing hans
- Man pleads guilty to peeking at stars' IRS files
- Writer Ha Jin says he wants to visit native China but is frustrated by censorship
- Mia Farrow calls for global pressure at Olympics to end Chinese support for Myanmar junta
- Sanyo makes rechargeable battery pack for Nintendo Wii controllers
- Popular US TV shows to get early release in Singapore
- Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight
- Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight
- Struggling South Korean movie industry hopes for revival with 'Kimchi Western'
- Struggling South Korean movie industry hopes for revival with 'Kimchi Western'
- Struggling South Korean movie industry hopes for revival with 'Kimchi Western'
- Struggling South Korean movie industry hopes for revival with 'Kimchi Western'
- Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight
- Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight
- Hong Kong movie star Tony Leung marries Carina Lau in Bhutan
- Reports: Malaysian state bans Indonesian singer over risque performance
- Reports: Malaysian state bans Indonesian singer over risque performance
- Reenactment of Jesus' crucifixion plays out in Sydney before pope, thousands of pilgrims
- Hong Kong Bruce Lee fans mark 35th anniversary of death with exhibit
- Police: Video taken of Brolin, Wright during brawl
- 'Mummy' sequel clears Chinese censors, release likely in late August
- Boy band promoter ordered to repay victims $300M
- Boy band promoter ordered to repay victims $300M
- Boy band promoter ordered to repay victims $300M
- Boy band promoter to repay fraud victims $300M
- Lucy Liu jumped at chance to do 'Kung Fu Panda' _ then made it up as she went
- John Woo Chinese epic earns US$26 million in Asia in opening weekend
- John Woo Chinese epic earns US$26 million in Asia in opening weekend
- Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year
- Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year
- Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested
- Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year
- Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year
- Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year
- Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year
- Miss USA falls down during Miss Universe competition for second year in a row
- Miss USA falls down during Miss Universe competition for second year in a row
- Miss USA falls down during Miss Universe competition for second year in a row
- 80 contestants take the stage as 57th annual Miss Universe contest begins
- Tigermania lives on in wrestling rings across Japan
- Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested
- Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested
- Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested
- 80 contestants at Miss Universe pageant help put spotlight on booming Vietnam
- Construction of Jackie Chan museum starts in Shanghai
- Philanthropist pitches plan to turn Bruce Lee home into museum
- Former Revlon model, cover girl Dorian Leigh dies
- AP Review: John Woo restores credibility to Chinese epics with 'Red Cliff'
- AP Review: John Woo restores credibility to Chinese epics with 'Red Cliff'
- Woo says his new historical epic is about Chinese culture and values
- AP Review: John Woo restores credibility to Chinese epics with 'Red Cliff'
- Woo says his new historical epic is about Chinese culture and values
- AP Review: John Woo restores credibility to Chinese epics with 'Red Cliff'
- A-Rod's wife files for divorce in Miami
- Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans
- Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans
- Jay Chou, Karen Mok take top prizes at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards
- Barbershop faces a discord among members
- Crocodile Dundee star dares Australian tax authorities to 'come and get me' in US
- Danny Glover's new film aims to bridge Japan-American prejudices
- DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
- DC native finds calling in Fourth of July history
- 'Kung Fu Panda' reaches Chinese box office milestone
- 'Kung Fu Panda' reaches Chinese box office milestone
- Director John Woo returns to Chinese film with historical epic 'Red Cliff'
- Director John Woo returns to Chinese film with historical epic 'Red Cliff'
- Heath Ledger's Australian hometown names theater after him
- Heath Ledger's Australian hometown names theater after him
- Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame
- 'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard weds in Ala.
- Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame
- Turkmenistan holds its first opera after a seven-year ban
- Turkmenistan holds its first opera after a seven-year ban
- Turkmenistan holds its first opera after a seven-year ban
- Turkmenistan holds its first opera after a seven-year ban
- Turkmenistan holds its first opera after a seven-year ban
- Daihachi Oguchi, master in traditional Japanese drumming, dies after struck by car
- Former tough-guy actor sets sights on US Senate
- 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' star Chow Yun-fat publishes photo collection
- Former tough-guy actor sets sights on US Senate
- South Korean film 'Crossing' tells tragic story of North Korean defectors
- American singer, mixing hip-hop with tradition, breaks Japanese sound barrier
- India's Reliance, other investors in talks with DreamWorks to fund $2 billion movie venture
- India's Reliance, other investors in talks with DreamWorks to fund $2 billion movie venture
- Bruce Lee fans urge Hong Kong government to buy action star's old home, set up museum
- India's Reliance, other investors in talks with DreamWorks to fund $2 billion movie venture
- Gary Glitter wants to finish album after release from Vietnamese prison
- Taiwan considers letting entertainers from rival China perform as ties warm
- Taiwan considers letting entertainers from rival China perform as ties warm
- Gary Glitter wants to finish album after release from Vietnamese prison
- India's Reliance, other investors in talks with DreamWorks over $2 billion movie venture
- India's Reliance, other investors in talks with DreamWorks over $2 billion movie venture
- Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay tells Australian Senate critics to flick off
- Former home of Johnny Cash's parents on eBay
- Faced with fewer kids, Japan toy makers target old and young at Tokyo toy show
- Rapper Young Jeezy charged with DUI in Atlanta
- Australian Senate committee decides against gagging celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay
- Australian Senate committee decides against gagging celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay
- Rapper Young Jeezy charged with DUI in Atlanta
- Picasso painting sells for US$6.5 million, breaking Australian sales record
- Celebrity psychic loses lawsuit over ex-Elvis home
- Celebrity psychic loses lawsuit over ex-Elvis home
- Celebrity psychic loses lawsuit over ex-Elvis home
- Jackie Chan makes first Taiwan visit in 4 years
- Malaysian Muslim royalty slams Islamic party for opposing music concert
- Report: Malaysian Muslim royalty slams Islamic party for opposing music concert
- Tunes and politics mix at Bonnaroo
- Against Me! 'battle mediocrity' with smart punk
- B.B. King given key to the city at Bonnaroo
- Krauss, Plant lead Americana Awards finalists
- Krauss, Plant lead Americana Awards finalists
- Stuntman killed while shooting John Woo film in Beijing; 6 others injured
- Bollywood movie stars, directors feast on prizes at industry's 'Oscars'
- Bollywood movie stars, directors competing for industry's 'Oscars'
- Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma says he's at home in cinema underworld
