Entertainment News from Reuters (Complete list)
Superhero summer heads for $4 billion box office Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:04:37 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood studios are nearing the end of their summer of superheroes with domestic box office receipts expected to roughly match last year's record $4.18 billion sum despite lower movie attendance.	Ricky Martin becomes father of twins Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:48:10 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tired of living "la vida loca," Latin American singing sensation Ricky Martin has become the father of twin boys through a surrogate mother and will take time away from his career to raise them, his spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.
Oasis digs down to basics on new album Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:36:21 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) NEW YORK (Billboard) - British band Oasis gets back to its stripped-down rock roots on its upcoming album, "Dig Out Your Soul."	Rumer Willis joins the "family business" Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:51:48 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When she first set foot on a movie set as a child, Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, knew she wanted to be a part of the "family business," even though she didn't fit the image of a Hollywood celebrity.
The Verve ventures "Forth" with reunion album Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:05:03 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) DETROIT (Billboard) - The Verve considers its upcoming album, "Forth," the reunited British group's first new set in 11 years, to be the beginning of its new era -- and the continuation of a career that's been interrupted by two previous breakups.	Iran bans actress from leaving over Hollywood role Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:13:21 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has banned a popular actress from leaving the country after she starred in a Hollywood movie without permission from Iranian authorities, the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
"Little" takes Jonas Bros. to top of album chart Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:07:56 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) NEW YORK (Billboard) - Boy-band rock trio the Jonas Brothers have landed atop the U.S. album chart for the first time with their third full-length release, "A Little Bit Longer."	Disgraced singer Glitter refused entry to Hong Kong Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:47:24 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) BANGKOK (Reuters) - Disgraced British glam rocker Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after arriving from Thailand where he was also barred, a British foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
Metallica christening Berlin's O2 arena Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:22:47 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) LONDON (Billboard) - American heavy metal band Metallica will launch its album "Death Magnetic" with two budget-priced shows in Europe, including the first show at the new 17,000-capacity O2 World arena in Berlin.	"Grey's Anatomy," "ER" draw objections in Italy Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:53:57 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - Television programs with medical and hospital themes get so many details wrong, according to a leading Italian medical group, that Italy's main broadcasters should refrain from airing them.