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Madonna performs during the opening night of her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff August 23, 2008. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)

Madonna dedicates "Like a Virgin" to pope

Sun Sep 7, 10:03 AM ET

ROME (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit "Like a Virgin" to the pope at a sold-out concert held in Rome.

  • Director Spike Lee attends the 'Miracle at St. Anna' news conference at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, September 7, 2008. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)
    Spike Lee offers blood, hope in World War Two film 32 minutes ago

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Filmmaker Spike Lee was focusing on the past when he made a movie about oft-forgotten the role of black soldiers in World War Two, a war film with both blood and schmaltz set in Tuscany.

  • Actor Nicolas Cage attends the TV Show 'Wetten Dass' in Graz December 8, 2007. (Herwig Prammer/Reuters)
    Nicolas Cage bombs at box office with "Bangkok" 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Less than a year after starring in the biggest movie of his volatile career, Nicolas Cage led the North American box office to its worst weekend in five years on Sunday with one of his weakest.

  • Mickey Rourke poses during a photocall at Venice Film Festival September 5, 2008. Rourke stars in the movie 'The Wrestler' by U.S. director Darren Aronofsky which is shown in competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Max Rossi/Reuters)
    Venice hails cinema's comeback king Mickey Rourke Sun Sep 7, 6:32 AM ET

    VENICE (Reuters) - Eleven days of red carpet galas, 21 films in competition and countless interviews, photo calls and parties at the Venice film festival boiled down to just one man in the end -- Mickey Rourke.

  • Canadian actor Michael J. Fox (2nd L) poses with his star, along with his mother Phyllis Fox, during Canada's Walk of Fame induction ceremonies in Toronto September 6, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    Michael J. Fox, James Cameron on Canada's Walk of Fame Sat Sep 6, 8:00 PM ET

    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.

  • Brother and sister duo, Donnie and Marie Osmond, host the Miss USA 2008 pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada April 11, 2008. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)
    Donny and Marie bring G-rated variety to Vegas Sat Sep 6, 9:01 PM ET

    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.

  • Christina Applegate arrives at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 27, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Christina Applegate in telethon for cancer research Sat Sep 6, 1:26 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cancer survivors Christina Applegate, Patrick Swayze, Sheryl Crowe, cyclist Lance Armstrong and dozens of other celebrities "stood up" to battle the disease in a charity television fund-raiser on Friday.

  • Director Ed Harris attends the news conference for the film 'Appaloosa' at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, September 5, 2008. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)
    An Old West shootout at the Toronto film festival Sat Sep 6, 12:53 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Westerns have been around as long as moving pictures, and two movies at this week's Toronto film festival, including Ed Harris's "Appaloosa," show how the old standard has taken wildly different looks over a century.

  • U.S. actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008. Hathaway stars in the movie 'Rachel Getting Married' by director Jonathan Demme, which is shown in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Max Rossi/Reuters)
    Anne Hathaway lights up patchy Venice fest Sat Sep 6, 12:38 AM ET

    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.

  • Actor Tobey Maguire shakes hands with fans while making an appearance on NBC's 'Today' show in New York April 30, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
    Two more "Spider-Man" films on the way Sat Sep 6, 11:14 PM ET

    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.

  • Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme gestures at a photocall on the beach front during the 61st Cannes Film Festival in this May 17, 2008 file photo. Van Damme's latest film 'JCVD' is featured as part of the Toronto Film Festivals' 'Midnight Madness' program,which in the past has featured hits such as 'Saw' and 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.' (Christian Hartmann/Files/Reuters)
    Mayhem reigns in Toronto's "Midnight Madness" films Fri Sep 5, 3:58 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Forget red carpets and polite Hollywood stars. Mayhem reigns at the Toronto film festival's "Midnight Madness" movies that kicked off, literally, with an early Friday morning screening of "JCVD" in which aging action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme pokes fun at his own career.

  • Actor Nicolas Cage is shown on the TV Show 'Wetten Dass' in Graz December 8, 2007. (Herwig Prammer/Reuters)
    Nicolas Cage on target in "Bangkok Dangerous" Sat Sep 6, 3:16 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Everything is relative in the realm of hyperviolent movies, and compared to this summer's other assassination thriller, "Wanted," "Bangkok Dangerous" is a model of restraint and moral rectitude.

  • Peter Wentz of Fall Out Boy gestures as he arrives at the Trump International Hotel and Tower Dubai party in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles August 23, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Fall Out Boy rolls out viral campaign for "Folie" Sat Sep 6, 1:43 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - A starlet having lunch at the Ivy is not a rare sight in Los Angeles; it's common knowledge that the restaurant is the place to see and be seen by the paparazzi.

  • Ann (L) and Nancy Wilson of Heart perform at the 'Idol Gives Back' show at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California April 6, 2008. The rock group Heart, angry that its 70's hit 'Barracuda' is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is biting back at the Alaska governor. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Heart says "Barracuda" use is fishy Sat Sep 6, 1:24 AM ET

    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.

  • R and B singer and songwriter Keri Hilson arrives at the 2008 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 24, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
    "Gimme More" songwriter steps up to the mic Sat Sep 6, 1:39 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Keri Hilson is already a successful songwriter. Her enviable list of credits includes songs for Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Mary J. Blige ("Take Me As I Am"), Ludacris ("Runaway Love") and Usher ("Love in This Club").