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Former Sen. Fred Thompson plans return to acting (AP)

In a Dec. 21, 2007, file photo Former Sen. Fred Thompson smiles while speaking in Sioux City, Iowa. His former finance chairman, B.C. 'Scooter' Clippard, said Thompson told him Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2008,that he was returning to acting. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver/File)AP - Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year.


Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise (AP)

An Aug. 31, 2006 file photo shows Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose posing backstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)AP - Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality.


Sources: Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Canceled (E! Online)

Sources: Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Canceled(E! Online)E! Online - ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies, executive producer Bryan Fuller has confirmed to me exclusively.


Harry Potter's Not Opening, and They're Not Over It (E! Online)

Harry Potter's Not Opening, and They're Not Over It(E! Online)E! Online - The fan petitions are still growing. The movie is still not coming out.


Twilight's Night "Is Going to Be Huge" (E! Online)

Twilight's Night E! Online - Twilight's going to keep a lot of people up all night.


Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters) Reuters - Columbia Pictures has brought aboard the writing team of Tim and Tom Mullen to adapt Antony Moore's comedy novel "The Swap" for the big screen.

Kiss unhappy about rock hall of fame exclusion (Reuters)

Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer (L-R) of the U.S. rock group KISS pose for photographers at the Koenig-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen, May 8, 2008. (Kirsten Neumann/Reuters)Reuters - They've sold millions of records, and influenced several generations of fans and musicians. So why isn't Kiss in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?


Former Sen. Fred Thompson plans return to acting (AP)

In a Dec. 21, 2007, file photo Former Sen. Fred Thompson smiles while speaking in Sioux City, Iowa. His former finance chairman, B.C. 'Scooter' Clippard, said Thompson told him Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2008,that he was returning to acting. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver/File)AP - Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year.


Showbiz bulls still abound in battered market (Reuters) Reuters - As markets plunged again Thursday, some Wall Street experts were telling about 400 television executives that they are bullish on the entertainment industry.

Songs From Altman's "Nashville" Find New Life in NYC Cabaret (Playbill) Playbill - The musical world of the classic 1975 film, "Nashville," will come to life Dec. 20-21 in the Manhattan cabaret show Daryl Glenn & Jo Lynn Burks Play and Sing Robert Altman's "Nashville" at the Metropolitan Room.