First Look: Whitney Houston shines in 'Sparkle' 　 LAS VEGAS (AP) Cee Lo Green, Mike Epps and Jordin Sparks help Whitney Houston return to the big screen for the last time in the girl group movie ``Sparkle.'' Houston served as executive producer of the movie, which had already finished filming in Detroit when she died in Beverly Hills on Feb. 11 at age 48. A brief preview shared with theater owners Wednesday night at the CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas featured Houston's trademark dazzling smile as she danced in a living room in celebration. The remake of the 1976 movie stars Houston as the mother of three girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and drug addiction. The movie, scheduled for release in August, was seen as a comeback vehicle for the superstar, whose career suffered in recent years as she battled with drug and alcohol abuse. The preview footage largely focused on Sparks, who was seen playing a piano in a modest home, glasses dangling from her nose. In later scenes, she appeared glammed up in sparkling, curve-hugging gowns. It's the American Idol winner's first notable Hollywood role. Green also sings in the movie. Houston labored for 12 years to get ``Sparkle'' on the big screen. The film marked her first return to cinema since 1996's ``The Preacher's Wife.'' Her Hollywood debut came 20 years ago in the blockbuster movie ``The Bodyguard''...... 尬苹果 索尼音乐上云端 　 （中央社26日电） 索尼（Sony Corp.）将在日本启动串流音乐服务，把流行音乐天王麦 可杰克森（Michael Jackson）与惠妮休斯顿（Whitney Houston） 等歌手多达1500万首单曲送上网。 索尼音乐飞上云端，但问题在於索尼很难找到一个在过去7年来没有 透过苹果（Apple）iTunes买音乐的听众。 据彭博报导，索尼继率先在其他16国推出Music Unlimited音乐串流 服务後，今年12月底以前也将在自家的日本市场上线，共有1500万首 单曲供用户订阅。。。 Lawyer enters no contest plea for Bobby Brown 　 LOS ANGELES (AP) An attorney for Bobby Brown has entered a no contest plea for the singer to one count of drunken driving stemming from an arrest last month. City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan says Brown was sentenced to three years of informal probation and a 90-day alcohol education course. Brown's attorney Tiffany Feder entered the plea Wednesday and confirmed the remaining driving under the influence count was dismissed...... --

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