http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment RSS Feed for KBAK - News - Entertainment en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:50:08 GMT http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49981002.html Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, more than 1.6 million fans waited to learn Sunday whether they were among the lucky few to win access to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center on Tuesday. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49980247.html One of the impoverished child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai's more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49980192.html Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied with $42.5 million each. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49938662.html The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television. ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment are among the networks that have already announced plans to offer live coverage of the Tuesday memorial. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49938207.html Former music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has died. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49938147.html The agent for "Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint says the actor is recovering from a mild case of swine flu. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49878607.html Details of next Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson are being released in Los Angeles by the owners of Staples Center. Staples Center boss Tim Leiweke says 17,500 tickets free tickets will be provided. There also will be a free worldwide video feed. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49886242.html The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show readers the value of a quiet read in an increasingly frenetic digital age. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49872182.html City officials are scrambling over the holiday weekend to try to figure out how to accommodate a public memorial service for Michael Jackson at a venue that can hold no more than 20,000 people. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/entertainment/49872292.html Tracy Pitcox, president of Heart of Texas Records, said the 83-year-old was admitted to the critical care unit of Summit Medical Center in Hermitage on Thursday.