AP - Woody Allen has been awarded $95,000 in legal fees in a dispute with his former producer.

Reuters - Veteran television personality Mike Douglas, whose daytime talk show ran for two decades until 1982, died on Friday, his 81st birthday, at a hospital in North Palm Beach, Florida, a business associate said.

AP - Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as host of a syndicated television talk show, died Friday on his 81st birthday, his wife said.

AP - Maybe "American Idol" needs to think bigger.

AP - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bo Diddley was traveling light, just like other passengers who couldn't bring liquids or gels on flights because of new anti-terrorism rules.

AP - James Best, who is best known for playing Rosco P. Coltrane on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard," will receive the Harvey Award from The Jimmy Stewart Museum. Best, 80, is scheduled to receive the award Oct. 20 at an event hosted by Nick and Nina Clooney.

Growing stress from his divorce has resulted in former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney to undergoing various health checks. The 64-year-old artist was spotted visiting a top Harley Street doctor for his 'routine', checkup but reportedly had a full range of medical tests including tests on his heart....

AP - The MTV Music Video Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black. The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version of the anything-can-happen extravaganza, set for Aug. 31, MTV announced Thursday.

"Omkara" - the latest flick in the Bollywood may not be a box office hit in India but has become critically appraised. The film that is India's version of Shakespeare's Othello narrates the tale of a gangster in the backdrop of India's dark world of politics. The unexpectedly lower box office...

After going through a relatively controversial last year, super model Kate Moss has made her presence felt in fashion industry again. The new issue of British Vogue features Moss on the cover. The new fall collections also have her featured for almost eight different labels....

Oliver Stone's new film, "World Trade Center," kicked off to a great start at the box office on Wednesday, grossing profitable receipts of $4.4 million in its first day. The movie's plot consists of a battle to save two policemen trapped under tons of rubble in the September 11 attacks. Based on...

Reuters - Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee and croissants.

Reuters - With titles like "Fiasco" and "The End of Iraq," the latest books on the Iraq war make depressing reading for Americans. Even an author who supports the Bush administration likens the war to "a shotgun wedding."

AP - Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. said Friday it's starting a global TV alliance with Taiwan's Quanta to work together to purchase materials and parts to be better ready for the year-end shopping season.

Reuters - The king of the summer movie box office is none other than North Korea's Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, or at least that is what the communist state's official media has been saying this week.

Reuters - Bollywood's version of Othello, the story of a gangster set in India's political badlands, has drawn wide critical acclaim but also evoked mixed responses from audiences, hurting the film's commercial fortunes.

Reuters - Bruce Greenwood is in final negotiations to star in David Milch's pilot "John From Cincinnati," which Emmy winner Mark Tinker will direct.

Reuters - Mark Dindal, who directed the Walt Disney Co. hit "Chicken Little," will make his live-action directorial debut on "Sherlock's Secretary."

Reuters - Claire Forlani, Jacqueline Bisset and Oliver Hudson have been tapped to star in the Lifetime original movie "Carolina Moon," based on Nora Roberts' best-selling novel.

E! Online - Evanescence didn't fade away, it was just regrouping.