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Arts & Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, March 24, 2009, and the week ahead
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AS--NKOREA-JOURNALISTS HELD
SEOUL, South Korea _ Two American journalists seized by North Korean border guards are facing "intense interrogation" in Pyongyang for alleged espionage after illegally crossing into the country from China, a report said Tuesday.
AP Text: Jean H. Lee.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
TV-AMERICAN IDOL
LOS ANGELES _ "American Idol" finalists talk about the nationwide concert tour they get to take part in as a member of the singing contest's top 10.
AP Text: Television Writer Lynn Elber.
AP Photos: Photos of contestants.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
TV-DANCING WITH THE STARS
LOS ANGELES _ Another celebrity is eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars." Show is from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
MUSIC-JAZZ FESTIVAL
ROCHESTER, N.Y. _ Smokey Robinson, Michael McDonald and Dave Brubeck will join 800 other musicians and singers performing at this year's Rochester International Jazz Festival.
AP Text: Ben Dobbin.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
AS--HONG KONG-PEOPLE-KIEFER SUTHERLAND
HONG KONG _ Kiefer Sutherland will be back to play Jack Bauer for an eighth season of the hit counterterrorism drama "24," but the show's longevity will depend on its writers, the actor said Tuesday.
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Min Lee.
AP Photos: Portraits of Sutherland.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION-3-D
HONG KONG _ DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg says he's optimistic about the spread of new 3-D movie technology in the U.S. and internationally.
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Min Lee.
AP Photos: Photos of Katzenberg.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
EU--BRITAIN-PRISCILLA MUSICAL
LONDON _ Has "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" conquered London's theater critics? Not exactly.
AP Text: Jill Lawless.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
PEOPLE-LAUER
NEW YORK _ Matt Lauer is recovering from surgery to repair the shoulder he separated when he fell off his bike while avoiding a deer that jumped in his path.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
PHIL SPECTOR
LOS ANGELES _ A prosecutor told a jury that Phil Spector's history of violence against women was like a game of Russian roulette that ended with the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his hilltop mansion.
AP Text: Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch.
AP Photos: Photo of Spector in courtroom.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
EU--FRANCE-KENZO AUCTION
PARIS _ Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada will auction off some of the art that inspired his East-meets-West style, as he trades his plush Paris mansion for smaller digs on the Seine River.
AP Text: Jenny Barchfield.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
EARLY NYC PHOTOGRAPH
NEW YORK _ An 1848 photograph of a stately Manhattan home is going on the auction block. It's believed to be one of the earliest photographic views of New York City.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Photo of photograph.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
CONDUCTOR CHARGED
CINCINNATI _ A lawyer for the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of drunken driving on behalf of his client.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
PEOPLE-BERNSTEIN
NEW YORK _ The daughter of the late Leonard Bernstein is taking after her father. On Saturday, Jamie Bernstein will lead 250 young people in her new composition, "NYC Shout-Out," which she calls "an urban street chant."
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
PEOPLE-ZAC EFRON
NEW YORK _ Zac Efron has dropped out of his role in a remake of "Footloose."
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer of Efron.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
PEOPLE-ETHAN COEN
NEW YORK _ Filmmaker Ethan Coen is returning to off-Broadway with "Offices," a new collection of one-act plays at the Atlantic Theater Company.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer of Coen.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
BOOKS-AL GORE
NEW YORK _ Nobel laureate's Al Gore's follow-up to his best-selling "An Inconvenient Truth," originally planned for last spring, is coming out this fall with a new title.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer of Gore.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
PEOPLE-JENNIFER HUDSON
NEW YORK _ Jennifer Hudson is returning to "American Idol" _ for one night only.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: Filer of Hudon.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
MUSIC-KANYE WEST TOUR
LOS ANGELES _ Kanye West is taking his "Heartbreak" on the road. West will launch a tour featuring his last album, "808s & Heartbreak," in July in Europe. He said he expects the tour to hit the U.S. by the fall and was excited to find new ways to blend his songs together.
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Ryan Pearson.
AP Photos: File photo.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
PRESIDENTIAL MEMOIRS
NEW YORK _ As former President George W. Bush works on his memoir, his detractors are doubting the candor of an unpopular leader famous for giving himself the highest of approval ratings.
AP Text: National Writer Hillel Italie.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
BOOKS-COLUMBINE
UNDATED _ At least three new books seeking to understand the Columbine school shooting are coming out in time for next month's 10th anniversary. Moved in advance.
AP Text: M.L. Johnson.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
PICASSO'S CIRCUS
BALTIMORE _ Curators at the Baltimore Museum of Art knew they were getting an early Pablo Picasso masterpiece, "The Acrobat Family," in a rare loan from the Goteborg Museum of Art in Sweden. Building a show around the picture turned out to be easy.
AP Text: Ben Nuckols.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
TV-Q&A-HOLLY HUNTER
LOS ANGELES _ On "Saving Grace," Holly Hunter plays a no-nonsense cop who works hard, lives fast and forgives slowly. In reality, she's completely in control, consciously shaping her character as both an actress and an executive producer.
AP Text: Alicia Rancilio.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
MUSIC-MICHAEL JACKSON AUCTION
NEW YORK _ Preview of items from the personal property of Michael Jackson that will go on auction in April.
AP Text: Coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
GAME REVIEW-GTA
UNDATED _ Reviews of "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars," "Grand Theft Auto IV; The Lost & Damned."
AP Text: Lou Kesten.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
THEATER REVIEW-IMPRESSIONISM
AP Text: Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara.
AP Photo: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
THEATER REVIEW-ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN
AP Text: Jennifer Farrar.
AP Photo: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
FILM-THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS
LOS ANGELES _ Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst tries his hand at directing. He and Jason Ritter, the star of Durst's first movie, talk about subverting expectations.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
EVENT-DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS CELEBRATION
LOS ANGELES _ The Motion Picture Academy issues a new book about the silent-screen legend and opens an exhibit celebrating him.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
TV-Q&A-JERRY O'CONNELL
NEW YORK _ Jerry O'Connell talks about his career, his new twin babies and his wife, Rebecca Romijin.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
TV-SPENCER GRAMMER
NEW YORK _ Spencer Grammer (Kelsey Grammer's daughter) talks about the third season of "Greek" on ABC Family in studio interview.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
TV-ALEXIS GRACE
NEW YORK_ Booted contestant on "American Idol" in studio for interview.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
TV-TABLE FOR 12 INTERVIEW
NEW YORK _ "Table for 12" traces the Hayes family in New Jersey, with Betty and Eric Hayes, and their three sets of multiples: 12-year-old twins, 10-year-old twins and 4-year-old sextuplets.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
TV-JOHN CENA INTERVIEW
NEW YORK _ Interview in studio with WWE star John Cena, who stars in the new film "12 Rounds."
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
AP ON TV-ER FINALE
NEW YORK _ The people of "ER" are pretty impressed with themselves, and for good reason. As any viewer of this NBC drama knows, they are overburdened, sleep-deprived, come-hell-or-high-water healers. But if you're a viewer watching "ER" in this, its 15th season, you may feel like you've pretty much seen it all. The thrill is gone, along with the surprises.
AP Text: Television Writer Frazier Moore.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Multimedia: Coverage planned.
FILM-3D MONSTERS
LOS ANGELES _ The 3-D technology that makes DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters Vs. Aliens" come to life was developed as the movie was being made.
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen.
AP Photo: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
RAPPER SENTENCED
ATLANTA _ It's been a full year since rapper T.I. pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge, sending him on a voyage to complete 1,000 hours of community service by addressing youth about the dangers of guns and gang violence. On Friday, the Grammy-winning artist is expected to be sentenced for a year and a day.
AP Text: Jonathan Landrum Jr.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
MUSIC-DECEMBERISTS
AUSTIN, Texas _ Colin Meloy might seem like the singer-songwriter sort, but his prog rock tendencies have only increased. His band, the Decemberists, have made a "folk opera" titled, "The Hazards of Love."
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
FILM REVIEW-HUNGER
AP Text: Movie Critic Christy Lemire.
AP Photos: Photo from film.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
FILM-VIRGINIA MADSEN
LOS ANGELES _ An interview with Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, who stars in "The Haunting in Connecticut."
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
FILM-AMERICAN IDENTITY PREMIERE
LOS ANGELES _ Gary Sinise, Kevin Sorbo and others gather for the world premiere of "American Identity," honoring U.S. troops.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
MUSIC-SPANDAU BALLET
LONDON _ Press conference and announcement from Spandau Ballet.
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
THEATER-HARDEN-DAVIS
NEW YORK _ Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden would like to make something clear right away: They're not professional rivals in any way.
AP Text: Mark Kennedy.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
ON THE NET
UNDATED _ Scouring the Web for quality entertainment.
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
AP Graphic: On the Net logo.
FILM REVIEW-HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT
AP Text: Movie Critic Christy Lemire.
AP Photos: Photo from film.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
FILM-17 AGAIN PREMIERE
LONDON _ Zac Efron attends the premiere of "17 Again."
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
FILM-17 AGAIN
LONDON _ Junket interview with Zac Efron for "17 Again."
AP Text: No coverage planned.
AP Photos: No coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
THEATER REVIEW-EXIT THE KING
AP Text: Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara.
AP Photo: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
FRIDAY MARCH 27
THEATER REVIEW-FINIAN'S RAINBOW
AP Text: Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara.
AP Photo: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
SUNDAY MARCH 29
AWARDS-KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS
LOS ANGELES _ Nickelodeon's big event honoring their audiences' favorites for 2009.
AP Text: Entertainment Writer Derrik J. Lang.
AP Photos: Coverage planned.
AP Video: Coverage planned.
THEATER REVIEW-IRENA'S VOW
AP Text: Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara.
AP Photo: Coverage planned.
AP Video: No coverage planned.
