Sluggish showbiz stocks seen improving in ‘06 (Reuters)

The main entrance to the Walt Disney Company headquarters in Burbank, California, February 11, 2004. Shares of the Walt Disney Co., Viacom Inc. and News Corp. have suffered more than 10% drops for 2005 but media stocks should pick up the pace next year, many Wall Street analysts said (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Media stocks should pick
up the pace next year, many Wall Street analysts said.
Considering their performance this year, though, it is an easy
comparison.


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“Mooooosical” Allegory ‘Book of the Dun Cow’ Gets NYC Premiere in February (Playbill)

Playbill - Off-Off-Broadway’s Prospect Theater Company will present the new family-friendly musical, The Book of the Dun Cow, with book and lyrics by Mark St. Germain and music and lyrics by Randy Courts, Feb. 4-26, 2006.

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Sovereign Faces Accusation Over Editorial (AP)

AP - Sovereign Bancorp Inc.’s largest shareholder on Thursday accused the company of not fully disclosing its business ties with the author of an essay published in a trade publication that supported a controversial multibillion-dollar acquisition deal.

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Two Arrested in Anthony-Lopez Video Case (AP)

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony perform 'Escapemonos' at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Two men have been arrested for trying to sell Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez's stolen wedding video back to the couple for $1 million, authorities said.


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Love Triangle Planned for ‘Grey’s’ Izzie (AP)

Katherine Heigl is seen in the pressroom at the 33rd Annual American Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in this Nov. 22, 2005 file photo in Hollywood, Ca. 'There will be a love triangle for my character,' Katherine Heigl, who plays Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens on the hit ABC show 'Grey's Anatomy', told reporters recently, according to AP Radio. (AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo)AP - Izzie's going to have her hands full when "Grey's Anatomy" returns from its holiday break next month.


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Marlon Brando’s Son Sued by Ex-Wife (AP)

Christian Brando is photographed outside the Los Angeles County superior courthouse Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, in Burbank, Calif. Brando, the son of the late Marlon Brando, was sued by his ex-wife and his stepdaughter alleging he often abused and threatened to kill them, their attorney said Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - Christian Brando, son of late actor Marlon Brando, was sued by his ex-wife and his stepdaughter, who alleged he abused and threatened to kill them, their attorney said Thursday.


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‘Prairie Home Companion’ to Stay in Minn. (AP)

Garrison Keillor is shown in New York on Dec. 24, 1987. Keillor's 'A Prairie Home Companion' won't be leaving its St. Paul home _ permanently _ after all. The humorist said Thursday night Dec. 29, 2005 he expects to do around a dozen shows during the 2006-07 season from the Fitzgerald Theater, the longtime base of the public radio program. The rest of the season's shows will air from the road, including a return to the Minnesota State Fair, he said.(AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)AP - Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" won't be permanently leaving its St. Paul home after all.


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Rolling Stones, U2 tours hottest tickets of 2005 (Reuters)

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards (R), frontman Mick Jagger (C) and guitarist Ron Wood (L) perform 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' during the band's 'A Bigger Bang World Tour' at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California November 6, 2005. The Rolling Stones smashed their own 11-year-old record for the highest-grossing North American concert tour of all time in 2005, helping lift overall ticket sales to a new high, trade publication Pollstar said on Thursday. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - The Rolling Stones smashed their
own 11-year-old record for the highest-grossing North American
concert tour of all time in 2005, helping lift overall ticket
sales to a new high, trade publication Pollstar said on
Thursday.


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Rhys Meyers downplays luck in rising career (Reuters)

Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers arrives at the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, in this September 18, 2005 file photo. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Rhys Meyers, who stars in Woody Allen's movie that explores
the nature of luck, "Match Point," believes it comes to those
who seize opportunity. Those who wait, lose their chance.


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‘Brokeback’ a Box Office Success So Far (AP)

This undated promotional photo shows actors Heath Ledger, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from 'Brokeback Mountain.' The film logged the highest per-screen average over the holiday weekend. It's playing well in limited release and opens wide in the new year. (AP Photo/Focus Features, Kimberly French)AP - Who's afraid of a couple of gay cowboys? Not moviegoers, who helped "Brokeback Mountain" post the highest per-screen average over the film-flush holiday weekend.


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