Burbank, CA -- The Flaming Lips are turning a new page in their career. The band is the subject of a photography book, "Waking Up With A Placebo Head Wound" (flaminglips.com) that showcases the band's 17-year history. Only 1500 copies will be printed and folks who pre-order the book on the band's website before Nov. 12 will receive a limited edition CD single including two new songs.

LOS ANGELES -- Jamie Foxx is using his new collateral in Hollywood to star in a big screen version of "Miami Vice." Foxx tells "Latino Review" that he will play Rico Tubbs in the film and is trying to convince his "Collateral" co-star Tom Cruise to play Sonny Crockett.

BURBANK, Calif. -- To avoid any further fashion "faux pas," Laura Bush announced on "The Tonight Show --" mainly for the benefit of Teresa Heinz Kerry -- she'll be wearing blue at tonight's (Oct. 8) political debates. At last Thursday's (Sep. 30) debates she and Kerry both showed up wearing white suits.

LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Lewis is getting nutty again. The comedian is hosting a special screening of his 1963 classic "The Nutty Professor" in Los Angeles Oct. 12. The Hollywood hoopla celebrates the DVD release of 10 of Lewis' comedies, including "Cinderfella, The Ladies Man" and, of course, "The Nutty Professor."

NEW YORK --" The Next Great Champ" took one on the chin and the "Last Comic Standing" was knocked down after both reality TV shows were canceled by their networks yesterday (Oct.7) due to poor ratings. According to E! Online, Fox's "Champ" had more than half its run remaining while NBC's "Last Comic" had one more show left for the fall season.

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