http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Entertainment 60 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:45:41 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/410042.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/410042.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:44 CDT Hank Williams Jr., who has sung the opening theme for "Monday Night Football" since 1989, will continue the tradition this season. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/410027.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/410027.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:44 CDT Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks and her husband, Gareth, have welcomed another addition to their all-girl brood: daughter Harper Rosie Maguire. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409961.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409961.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:49 CDT Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39. And that's how the Polish government wants to keep it. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/410010.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/410010.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:49 CDT Ed McMahon has a job. The former "Tonight Show" sidekick is reprising his role as pitchman with several comical commercial segments during "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The first of the four spots, which were filmed Thursday evening and feature McMahon and Jimmy Kimmel together, will air Monday during the late-night ABC talk show. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409997.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409997.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:44 CDT Singer Connie Francis is being treated at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York where she was hospitalized after falling ill earlier this week. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409917.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409917.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:39 CDT The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409864.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409864.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:13 CDT Veteran opera director Wolfgang Wagner welcomed guests to his last Bayreuth festival Friday, walking on the arm of his youngest daughter - a leading contender to replace him after a 57-year reign and a prolonged struggle over his successor. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409757.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409757.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:54 CDT Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409753.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409753.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:34 CDT The creator of "X-Men" bumped into Wolverine at Comic-Con. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409719.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409719.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:58 CDT Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409713.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409713.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:58 CDT Zack Snyder is standing inside a 9,000 pound, tanklike metal pod in the center of the crowded Comic-Con floor. He nonchalantly points out the features of the Owl Ship, a real-life version of the flying vehicle from the award-winning graphic novel "Watchmen." http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409652.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409652.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:58 CDT Jurors in Phil Spector's upcoming murder retrial should be allowed to hear testimony about blood evidence and the autopsy of the actress he is accused of shooting, prosecutors argued in court documents. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408152.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408152.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT Kathy Green has hardly been able to sleep the last few weeks. Her big day is almost here. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409638.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409638.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:04 CDT It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club." http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409615.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409615.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:58 CDT Mia Farrow said Friday the world should use next month's Olympic Games as a platform to demand that China end its support for Myanmar's junta. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409448.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409448.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:14 CDT 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409148.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409148.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:18 CDT Country singer Chris Cagle has been found not guilty of domestic violence after his girlfriend refused to testify against him. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409118.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409118.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:53 CDT If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408151.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408151.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT "HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY" http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408154.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408154.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT Will Ferrell's latest man-child is named Brennan. We learn in the opening moments of "Step Brothers" that Brennan is 39 years old, has recently been fired from his job at Pet Smart and lives at home with his mother (Mary Steenburgen). Brennan has a fondness for Pablo Cruise T-shirts, dinosaurs and chicken nuggets. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408158.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408158.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:21 CDT It's been a decade since the first "X-Files" movie came out. And six years since the supernatural conspiracy show that spawned it ended its nine-year TV run. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408167.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408167.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT By ERIC HENRICKSON http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408147.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408147.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT Over the years, TV's best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics -- and now it's Lyons and Mankiewicz. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408157.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/408157.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:16 CDT -- http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409180.html http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/story/409180.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:33 CDT A New York publisher is suing Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered.