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This article discusses public opinions over entertainment released over the summer season of 2007. Projects discussed in the article include the motion pictures "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End," "Spider-Man 3," and "The Simpsons Movie." Also discussed are the television programs "The Sopranos," "Don’t Forget the Lyrics!" and "The Singing Bee."

The article discusses celebrity scandals. Model Kate Moss lost modeling contracts with fashion companies H & M and Chanel following publication of photographs that allegedly showed Moss using cocaine. Former football player O.J. Simpson attempted to publish the book "If I Did It" about the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson. Singer Sinéad O'Connor's career was affected when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on the television program "Saturday Night Live."

Presents information on the comedy television program "The Golden Girls," starring Susan Harris and Tony Thomas.

Previews the comedy television program "Everybody Hates Chris," starring Chris Rock, to be aired in the U.S. in September 2005.

Provides information on the television program "Kitchen Confidential," starring Bradley Cooper and Bonnie Somerville, to be aired on Fox on September 19, 2005.

Provides information on the role to be portrayed by actress Alfre Woodard in the television program "Desperate Housewives," to be aired on ABC on September 25, 2005.

Features actor Pierce Brosnan and his role in the motion picture "The Matador."

Features the costumes worn by Taye Diggs and Rosario Dawson in their film "Rent," directed by Chris Columbus.

Profiles motion picture actor Viggo Mortensen.

Profiles U.S. motion picture actress Reese Witherspoon.

Presents schedules of the theatrical release of several motion pictures in the U.S. from September to December 2004, including "Being Julia," starring Annette Bening.

Previews several motion pictures that will be released in fall 2004, including "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," directed by Kerry Conran and starring Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Presents a list of the powerful and influential people in the U.S. entertainment industry as of 2002, including director Steven Spielberg, actress Julia Roberts and producer Ron Howard.

Provides an overview of the second season of television program 'Alias' starting September 29, 2002.

Presents a show-by-show episode guide to the third season of the television series 'The Sopranos.'

Presents a show-by-show episode guide to the second season of the television series 'The Sopranos.'

Presents a show-by-show episode guide to the first season of the television series 'The Sopranos.'

Previews the ghost television program "Ghost Whisperer," starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, to be aired in the U.S. in September 2005.

Previews the new season of several television programs to be aired in the U.S. in September 2005, including "Alias," starring Jennifer Garner.

Interviews television personality Martha Stewart about her television programs "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" and "Martha."

Focuses on the role to be portrayed by actress Geena Davis in the television program "Commander in Chief," to be aired on ABC on September 27, 2005.

Previews the film "In Her Shoes," directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette.

Previews the film "Serenity," directed by Joss Whedon.

Observes news of the week on motherhood. Julia Roberts denied reports that she and Lyle Lovett were expecting; Vanna White confirms her pregnancy; Settlement of a suit by `Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman against his parents, W.G. and Edmonia Sue Coleman; The seminar `Recovering from Dysfunctional Families' to be hosted by Patti Davis; Fugitive Katherine Ann Power's therapist Linda Carroll; Details.

Looks behind all the titillation as uncovered cover girls are popping up everywhere--not just on Playboy. Women who have appeared topless in noncheesecake magazines this year; Comment by `Entertainment Weekly' editor James Seymore.

Pictures newlyweds Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett with Lovett clan at their June 27, 1993 wedding in Marion, Indiana. Details.

Pictures members of the Canadian semipro Richmond Hill Kick soccer team in a photo for an Adidas advertisement that was iced from the new Canadian edition of `Sports Illustrated.'

Recounts the special New York television concert, `Duets,' featuring Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Elton John, P.M. Dawn, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Gloria Estefan, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro for the benefit of Gay Men's Health Crisis. During a vigorous rendition of `This Old Heart of Mine' Aretha came dangerously close to overflowing her low-cut beaded bustier.

Reports that Monica Seles, the world's top ranked women's tennis player, was stabbed in the back between games at the Citizen Cup tournament in Hamburg last week by a deranged spectator who lunged out of the stands and plunged a nine-inch knife in her back. Seles will recover and will probably return to her game sometime after the French Open. Her German attacker wanted Steffi Graf to become No. 1 again.

Announces Prince is retiring from recording to explore less conventional approaches to music. He plans to release CD's from his backlog of 500 unreleased musical tracks and pursue work in the theater, movies, interactive media, and his chain of nightclubs.

States that `Hustler' publisher Larry Flynt was planning to feature the wholesome Kathie Lee Gifford, five months pregnant, on the cover of his third issue of `Maternity Fashion & Beauty.' Gifford, unaware of Flynt's role when she signed on, is squirming to get out of the deal. Her comments on publisher Flynt.

Says that during the filming of `The Firm,' in which actress Karina Lombard plays a beach-blanket siren who seduces Tom Cruise, Cruise's wife, Nicole Kidman, flew to location with Lombard and `was on the set the whole time, watching, watching, watching.' Comments on Lombard's `Wide Sargasso Sea,' with Nathaniel Parker.

Pictures Don Calhoun, 23, who was picked to take a three-quarters court shot for $1 million during a Chicago Bulls game last week. In a promo stunt for Coke and a restaurant chain, Calhoun shot nothing but net. He plans to use the cash for college.

Discusses Johnny Depp's role in `Benny & Joon,' the story of a schizophrenic painter and her brother who are seduced by Depp, playing a quasi-autistic boy.

Discusses the rise to stardom of Tracy Lawrence, 25, after he caught four bullets while playing human shield to protect a friend from a holdup. Recovered enough to record second album, `Alibis'; True to country's new sobriety.

Pictures Marla Maples and Brigitte Nielsen, two recent celebrity women who have discovered the PR pregnancy. Marla owes her condition to Donald Trump; Nielsen's to race-car driver Raul Mayer Ortolani; More.

Discusses the lack of baseball players endorsing products. Of more than 600 major-league players there is only one with a national endorsement contract for a product other than sporting gear, Nolan Ryan for Advil pain reliever. Baseball in a charisma slump; Baseball's increasingly tenuous hold on popular imagination; More.

Reports that Jonathan Demme directed `Philadelphia,' due in the fall. Starring Tom Hanks as a gay lawyer fired from his law firm for having AIDS.

Reports that Sting, the self-righteous singer and rain-forest commando, is acquiring a sense of humor. New album `Ten Summoner's Tales'; Touring with the Grateful Dead.

Reports that spritely Olympic figure-skating champ Kristi Yamaguchi has decided to eschew more gold medals for just plain more gold. Will turn her triple jumps for `Discover Card Stars on Ice'; Won't compete in next February's Winter Games.

Discusses the child custody battle between Mia Farrow and Woody Allen. How they portrayed each other in court; Help needed for kids.

Reports that this year, Canada's principal export to the United States is Snow, a white reggae singer whose bubbly hit single `Informer' has topped American pop charts for three weeks. Snow, ne Darren O'Brien, 23, grew up in Toronto's housing projects. Jail time served.

Reports that last week, after five years and two kids, millionaire comedian Eddie Murphy and model Nicole Mitchell exchanged rings amid a sea of glittering celebrities, disco lights and satin bunting at New York's Plaza hotel. Who the guests were; James Brown crashed the party in the swankiest limo.

States that last week Barbara Walters interviewed pathologist Jack Kevorkian, otherwise known as Dr. Death. Helped 15 seriously ill people take their own lives; Walters tried on the mask his patients use to euthanize themselves; This was deleted from the broadcast; Picture of her with the mask on is featured.

Discusses the new release `Rob & Fab,' by Fabrice Morvan and Robert Pilatus, otherwise known as Milli Vanilli. Past lip-syncers; Want to prove that they really can sing.