E! Online - Apparently, you don't mess with the guy who claims to have originally come up with the idea for your movie.

E! Online - Xzibit is in mourning.

E! Online - Bull's-eye.

E! Online - He's married. He's a father. So is it any wonder R&B star Usher Raymond sounds a little more mellow on his fifth album, Here I Stand?

E! Online - Judging by the A-list tributes extended by those who worked with director Sydney Pollack, he wasn't just a dedicated filmmaker, he was a dedicated friend.

AP - Sydney Pollack found mainstream success with smart films for grown-ups — a rarity today.

E! Online - Sex and the City finally came home.

AP - Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic "Harlem Nocturne" and composed memorable themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," "I Spy," "The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, has died. He was 88.

Reuters - For anyone numbed by the endless stream of political films in recent years, the past two weeks in Cannes have offered a response. The trend is over. And it's not.

Reuters - Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance "Out of Africa" and earned praise for acting stints in films including "Tootsie" and "Michael Clayton," died on Monday after a battle with cancer, his spokeswoman said. He was 73.

AP - Sharon Stone's "karma" comment is having an instant effect on her movie-star status in China.

E! Online - Bull's-eye.