•Once again, ROB ZOMBIE terrifies audiences all over the country as his new film, a remake of the 1978 classic horror flick, “Halloween,” scares up $26.5 million at the box office this past weekend. Meanwhile, the latest in the teen comedy mold, “Superbad,” takes second place with $12.2 million, while newcomer “Balls of Fury” brings in $11.6 million.
•The lineup for the new season of ABC’s “DANCING WITH THE STARS” was announced Wednesday, and includes such luminaries as Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks owner), Melanie Brown a.k.a. Scary Spice of the Spice Girls, Sabrina Bryan from Disney’s “The Cheetah Girls,” singer Marie Osmond and Dr. Quinn herself, Jane Seymour, among others. The new season begins Wednesday, Sept. 24.
•Don’t you wish high school was more like a musical? Apparently a lot of people like the idea, because the soundtrack to Disney’s “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2” topped the Billboard 200 yet again. Chart newcomer Taleb Kweli’s release “Eardrum” follows. Yet another Disney powerhouse, Miley Cyrus, singing on the “Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus” album, comes in third.
•Sorry NBC TELEVISION fans … it was announced Friday that iTunes would not be carrying digital downloads of NBC’s fall season lineup, which includes “The Office,” “Heroes” and “30 Rock.” The reason for the decision is still under dispute, as Apple cites NBC’s rising prices and NBC states Apple’s aggressive self promoting business plan, as well as concerns over Internet piracy, as the reasons for the conflict. All NBC programming is planned to be taken off of iTunes when their contract runs out in December.
•A new album is in the works for BRITNEY SPEARS, who hasn’t had an original album since 2003’s “In The Zone.” Her first single, “Gimme More,” debuted this past week to a positive response, said Sharon Dastur, a program director for Z100, a New York City pop radio station. The untitled album is set for release Nov. 14.
•DAVID LETTERMAN will be making a rare appearance on the “Oprah Show” Sept. 10, reconciling the decade-long feud between the two. The first repairs were made when Oprah appeared on Letterman’s.
