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New Seinfeld TV ad for Microsoft draws negative reviews online

NEW YORK - No soup for Microsoft? The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online, after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the Nation...

Vancouver's Seth Rogen shows some skin in Kevin Smith's 'Zack and Miri'

TORONTO - All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith. His dream came true, and more - Rogen got to make a dirty movie with Smith. Rogen stars with E...

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti's widow says she misses the great singer's joy

ROME - Luciano Pavarotti's widow says the celebrated tenor had a great love for life and she is missing his joy and cheerfulness. Nicoletta Mantovani said the maestro was able to "thrill everyone i...

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore to release new film online for free

NEW YORK - Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, ``Slacker Uprising,''follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to...

Director Guy Ritchie rocks again with crime romp 'RocknRolla'

TORONTO - Crime just never stops paying for Guy Ritchie. With "RocknRolla," writer-director Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barr...

Seth Rogen shows some skin in Kevin Smith's 'Zack and Miri'

TORONTO - All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith. His dream came true, and more: Rogen got to make a dirty movie with Smith. Rogen stars with El...

Jacksons reunite at BMI Urban Awards, but King of Pop absent

LOS ANGELES - The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee. Janet Jackson presented her music-making brothers - Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermai...

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold

LONDON - A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the U.S. The scorched Fender Stratocaster was the st...

Bush 'too often failed to lead' on Iraq: Woodward

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Bush "rarely was the voice of realism" on the Iraq war and "too often failed to lead," according to a new book by Bob Woodward examining how the president handled the war e...

Dr. Greene returns in 'ER' final-season flashback, NBC announces

LOS ANGELES - Dr. Mark Greene is coming back to "ER," but he's not coming back from the dead. NBC says Anthony Edwards will reprise the role of Greene, who died of a brain tumour at the end of the ...