Review: Bareilles sticks to her guns with new CD (AP)

AP - Sara Bareilles, "Kaleidoscope Heart" (Epic)

CNN christens its new talk show 'Parker Spitzer' (AP)

AP - CNN is unveiling the title and premiere date of its new prime-time talk show pairing former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker.

CNN christens its new talk show 'Parker Spitzer' (AP)

AP - CNN is unveiling the title and premiere date of its new prime-time talk show pairing former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker.

Italian film documents trauma of Iraq war veterans (AP)

AP - A new documentary being shown out of competition at the Venice Film Festival explores the trauma of three U.S. war veterans who served in Iraq and how the military handled their cases.

Italian film documents trauma of Iraq war veterans (AP)

AP - A new documentary being shown out of competition at the Venice Film Festival explores the trauma of three U.S. war veterans who served in Iraq and how the military handled their cases.

Man gets 4 years for Dunst handbag heist (AP)

AP - A man convicted of stealing Kirsten Dunst's designer purse from a New York City hotel suite has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Emma Stone On 'Easy A' - Could This Be Her Break Out Role? (omg!)

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- She may be 21, but Emma Stone is quickly becoming Hollywood's teen movie queen, making the high school boys swoon in "Superbad," and crushing out on a young Matthew McConnaughey in "Ghost of Girlfriends Past." In her newest film, "Easy A" (out September 17), she could be poised to breakout as a box office superstar.

Toronto filmfest hopes to buck up weak Oscar season (Reuters)

Reuters - It's normally a proving ground for movies hoping to make a splash during Oscar season, but in a 2010 film season that has been thin on critical successes, this year's edition of the Toronto Film Festival could grab an even bigger share of the spotlight.

Toronto filmfest hopes to buck up weak Oscar season (Reuters)

Reuters - It's normally a proving ground for movies hoping to make a splash during Oscar season, but in a 2010 film season that has been thin on critical successes, this year's edition of the Toronto Film Festival could grab an even bigger share of the spotlight.

John Lennon killer Chapman denied parole in NY (AP)

AP - John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building.

Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event (AP)

AP - The stately White House East Room, home to many a bill signing and ceremonial gathering, becomes a stage Tuesday for pirouettes, jetes, gravity-defying leaps and maybe even some bumps and grinds as Michelle Obama inaugurates a new dance series.

Tyson talks friendship with Tupac and his regret (AP)

AP - When Mike Tyson looks back on his friendship with Tupac Shakur, he thinks about the rapper's big heart, explosive anger — and the one regret he has about their relationship.

Bob Woodward's book on Obama to focus on foreign policy (Reuters)

Reuters - Journalist Bob Woodward's impending book on President Barack Obama focuses on the war in Afghanistan and military decisions in Pakistan, publisher Simon & Schuster said Tuesday.

Bob Woodward's book on Obama to focus on foreign policy (Reuters)

Reuters - Journalist Bob Woodward's impending book on President Barack Obama focuses on the war in Afghanistan and military decisions in Pakistan, publisher Simon & Schuster said Tuesday.

Winfrey, McCartney among Kennedy Center honorees (AP)

AP - Oprah Winfrey is giving up control over one show she'll be in this fall: the Kennedy Center Honors.

Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room.

Playboy board hires advisers to weigh Hefner bid (Reuters)

Reuters - The Playboy Enterprises Inc special board committee tapped to evaluate Hugh Hefner's offer to take the company private said on Tuesday it retained Raine Securities LLC and Kaye Scholer LLP as its financial and legal advisors, respectively.

David Westin resigning as news head at Disney's ABC (Reuters)

Reuters - ABC News President David Westin said on Monday he was resigning after 13 years, according to a memo he sent to employees that was released on the network's website.

Venice film fest fights its corner as crisis bites (Reuters)

Reuters - A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice's notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto -- this year's film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place on the map as one of cinema's most prestigious events.

Get the celebrity scent with UK tabloid's perfume (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper launched its own celebrity perfume on Monday to provide readers with the scent of showbiz.

Brazil battles image problems amid movie boom (Reuters)

Reuters - It was the middle of the night in Jardim Tiradentes, one of Sao Paulo's rougher neighborhoods. A two-man crew was waiting to film a police raid when chief inspector Rafael Correa Lodi broke the bad news.

Clooney outdraws "Machete" at holiday box office (Reuters)

Reuters - In the battle of the box office assassins, A-lister George Clooney barely mustered more firepower with his new chart-topper "The American" than the relatively unknown star of "Machete," as the summer moviegoing season wrapped feebly during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk (Reuters)

Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.

Katy Perry's chart-topper sparks new sales worries (Reuters)

Reuters - The Capitol release bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of 192,000 units in the United States, the ninth-best debut week so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's (Reuters)

Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.

Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn (Reuters)

Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.

Time Warner Cable, Disney reach program deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Time Warner Cable Inc and Walt Disney Co said on Thursday they finally reached a new expanded programing deal, ending a dispute that threatened to black out some of TV's favorite shows and channels from millions of homes.

Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals (Reuters)

Reuters - Apple Inc introduced a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday with shows from just two networks, underscoring its struggles to win over a media industry worried about losing control over the pricing of its programs.

Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans? (Reuters)

Reuters - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer.