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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tobey Maguire and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi plan to reunite for the fourth and fifth installments of Columia Pictures' comic book franchise, dispelling speculation that a new actor would play the crime-fighter.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson.

VISTA, Calif. - Prosecutors have brought additional charges against Hollywood actor accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend 20 times.

VENICE (Reuters) - Hollywood outsider Mickey Rourke capped his big screen comeback on Saturday when "The Wrestler," in which he plays a lonely, washed out fighter, won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice festival.

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Veteran sibling performers Donny and Marie Osmond are about to begin a 26-week stand in Las Vegas, and Marie Osmond points out that they just might turn Sin City into Sincere City.

NEW YORK - Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - E! News has confirmed that the Britney Spears dance video leaked yesterday on MSN.com does not show a rehearsal for a performance on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don't let the celebrities at a Jermaine Dupri party distract you from partying, or you might get an admonishment from the host himself.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - She's got style for miles. Kicking off New York Fashion Week, Beyoncé looked fabulous in this beautiful banana-colored gown at Friday night's Fashion Rocks event.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox's "24" is stopping the production clock for 18 days to allow writers to work on upcoming scripts.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don't let the celebrities at a Jermaine Dupri party distract you from partying, or you might get an admonishment from the host himself.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Lynne Spears isn't the only celebrity mom coming out with a memoir.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Project Runway is going to be auf the air for a little longer than expected.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Step aside Tinsletown. Toronto, dubbed "Hollywood North" for its active film industry, has its own star-studded "Walk of Fame," and its biggest red carpet yet was rolled out on Saturday for this year's Canadian inductees.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish media group Prisa has invited companies interested in bidding for its pay-TV unit Digital+ to submit non-binding offers from September 15, Expansion said on Saturday, citing financial sources.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The rock group Heart, angry that its '70s hit "Barracuda" is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is taking aim at the Alaska governor.

VENICE (Reuters) - Mickey Rourke and Anne Hathaway are among the favorites to win top actor and actress prizes at the Venice film festival awards ceremony on Saturday, while the race for the coveted Golden Lion for best picture is wide open.

DENVER (Billboard) - When Napster reported its fiscal first-quarter results in August, it tried to paint a positive picture to investors who were growing increasingly nervous about the company's future.

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - The raison d'etre for "Passchendaele" is a savage World War I battle by that name, a proud yet horrific moment in Canadian history that cost the still-young and underpopulated country so many of its finest young men.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Indie film darling Darren Aronofsky stumbled with his most recent movie, "The Fountain," but he's back on track with "The Wrestler," which had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and is seeking distribution.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - "The Day That Never Comes" is what Metallica fans felt they were pining for while awaiting the follow-up to 2003's ill-received album "St.

ARTIST: JESSICA SIMPSON

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NEW YORK (Billboard) - After she scored nine pop hits between 1999 and 2006, top 40 radio gave Jessica Simpson the heave-ho.

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

LONDON (Reuters) - "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. publisher Beaufort Books has bought a novel about the Prophet Mohammad's child bride a month after Random House canceled its release, citing fears it could "incite acts of violence."

NEW YORK - Another beloved children's series will soon be over.

NEW YORK - The publisher that took on O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It" after it was dropped in the face of public outrage has signed up another rejected project: Sherry Jones' "The Jewel of Medina," a novel about a wife of the prophet Muhammad that Random House canceled out of concern that it would anger Muslims.

LONDON - It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years.

Big-deal musicals honing their acts out of town reached out for a little help this week.

Additional casting has been announced for the world premiere of Beau Willimon's political play, Farragut North, for Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company.

The First Wives Club - A New Musical will premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego in summer 2009, prior to Broadway.

Casting has been announced for Signature Theatre's Washington, DC, premiere of the viciously bloody comic satire The Lieutenant of Inishmore, to play Sept. 23-Nov. 16 in Signature's ARK Theatre in Arlington, VA.

Caldwell Theatre Company is breathing new life into a comedy about death, Lying in State, by David C. Hyer, which begins Sept. 5 in Boca Raton, FL.

NEW YORK (AP) — Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling — from 1975.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson.

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Veteran sibling performers Donny and Marie Osmond are about to begin a 26-week stand in Las Vegas, and Marie Osmond points out that they just might turn Sin City into Sincere City.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Step aside Tinsletown. Toronto, dubbed "Hollywood North" for its active film industry, has its own star-studded "Walk of Fame," and its biggest red carpet yet was rolled out on Saturday for this year's Canadian inductees.

NEW YORK (AP) — Designers at New York Fashion week heard London calling — from 1975.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - She's got style for miles. Kicking off New York Fashion Week, Beyoncé looked fabulous in this beautiful banana-colored gown at Friday night's Fashion Rocks event.

New York - BCBG Max Azria kicked off the first official day of fashion shows at the Bryant Park tents in New York on Friday, Sept. 5, drawing celebrity fans such as Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Vivica A. Fox to ogle a parade of diaphanous, modern dresses, the key statement made by designer Max Azria for his Spring 2009 collection.

NEW YORK - Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion.

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman living with a man, but "in love" with another man whom I formerly dated but broke up with because he's an alcoholic. "Spike" is a true biker -- exciting, funny and fun. Our lifestyles didn't mesh, so I made the decision we shouldn't be together. I miss him very much, and it keeps me from being totally committed in my head to the man I live with.

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law, "Carol," doesn't wash her hands after changing diapers. I find it repulsive, and I can't help but cringe. I have also noticed that her kids don't wash their hands after using the bathroom -- or any other time, for that matter -- unless instructed to do so and closely watched. Even then, they don't use soap.

DEAR ABBY: My father and I usually get along well, but whenever we get into an argument, he'll say something like, "Well, maybe I should just kill myself. Then you won't have to deal with me!" This has been going on for as long as I can remember. I'm 21 now.

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, who is being married in three months, mentioned to me that her fiance's friends have a tradition of covering the newlyweds' car with condoms. Whatever happened to tin cans and a "Just Married" sign?

DEAR ABBY: "Nobody's Grandma" (June 12) is sad about her children's desire to remain childless. I would encourage her to seek out a family in her neighborhood, church or other shared connections who live far from family or have no grandparents.

09/05/2008 - DEAR MARGO: I'm in an unusual (or perhaps not) situation.

09/04/2008 - This is an unusual column for me to write. Throughout my years as an advice columnist (first as "Dear Prudence," now "Dear Margo"), I have never plugged anything or suggested to my readers that they participate in any event. I do so now to continue a tradition.

08/29/2008 - DEAR MARGO: I have been working for a director for some time now -- from the time I was in school.

08/28/2008 - DEAR MARGO: I think my husband of 20 years had an affair.

08/22/2008 - DEAR MARGO: My friend has been writing, e-mailing and web-camming a man located in China who is from Africa.

Creators Syndicate - Bigots Oppose Barack by 1,000-to-1 Margin

Creators Syndicate - This year, my wife and I have yet another son going into ninth grade. It's the start of high school and the beginning of serious academic study, the year when a child starts to think about what they want to be when they finally finish school. Mostly, though, it means it's time for the dreaded bug collection.

Creators Syndicate - Lazy Columnists Pad Out Stories by Quoting Experts, Experts Say

Creators Syndicate - This past week, as we watched the Olympics on TV almost every night, I had to sit by quietly while my wife commented, with disturbing regularity, on all the young male athletes. She wasn't talking about scores, times, or world records, or even their medals, but about how well built they all were.

Creators Syndicate - Phelps Warned Not to Lick Medals

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Veteran sibling performers Donny and Marie Osmond are about to begin a 26-week stand in Las Vegas, and Marie Osmond points out that they just might turn Sin City into Sincere City.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Project Runway is going to be auf the air for a little longer than expected.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeanne Hopkins flew all the way from California to line up to put her name in a lottery for a $20 ticket to see one of the last Broadway performances of the hit musical "Rent," which closes on Sunday after 12 years.

Los Angeles (E! Online) - NBC is bringing out the big guns for its 15th and final season of ER. The big, nostalgia-laden, tear-inducing guns.

TORONTO - Brad Pitt has wanted to work with the Coen brothers for ages. Then he got wind of the birdbrain they had written for him to play.