ENTERTAINMENT News, Jun 09, 2012

Cinema still a boys' club Sydney Morning Herald Hollywood is still failing half its audience, but things are little better in Australian cinema. In 2006, the US's Entertainment Weekly magazine threw down the gauntlet to Hollywood. In a scathing cover story, ''Hollywood Doesn't Give A Damn About ... See all stories on this topic »

Catalyst for change The Hindu However, this name would have remained largely unknown to a majority of cinemawatchers in India but for a film called I Am Kalam which released last year. The heart-warming children's film for adults won over 20 international awards and a National ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Acer(R) H6500 Projector Brings the Cinema Home Technology Digital (press release) Home theatre enthusiasts can enjoy games, video, photos and movies in an image projection of up to 300 inches diagonally, which is much bigger than what's available to consumers with today's TVtechnologies. A range of inputs provide users with several ... See all stories on this topic »

Music TV has lived its life, says VJ Yudi Daily News & Analysis Q: You started your career hosting music shows. What is your take on that genre? A: When I started out a decade ago, it was the early days of music TV. The programming was irreverent and youthful and a veejay was like a buddy. See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Mob attacks women at Egypt anti ... WBOC TV 16 Entertainment News from AP AP National News VideoMore>> By AYA BATRAWY AP CAIRO (AP) - A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment Friday, with the attackers overwhelming the male guardians and groping ... See all stories on this topic »

Star Magic Rockin' the theater scene Malaya By A Web design Company When ABS-CBN Star Magic was conceived in 1992, its main objective was to supply talents for the network and its affiliate, Star Cinema. Over the years, it has discovered and managed artists not only for television and film, ... See all stories on this topic »

Myx TV Launches the Second Season of SupermodelMe Melodika.net (press release) Myx TV, the premier Asian American entertainment network in the United States, rolls out the red carpet for the second season of competition reality show, SupermodelMe. The show airs Wednesdays at 10PM with the premiere episode on June 6. See all stories on this topic »

New Bollywood cinema: Colourful and often predictable Pak Watan Families are being exposed to a wider choice of films thanks to the expansion of multiplex cinemas in India. Tere Bin Laden: story about a budding TV reporter who makes a fake Bin Laden video to get media attention Delhi Belly: a dark comedy involving ... See all stories on this topic » Pak Watan

The best film picks, June 8-June 13 News & Observer On Sunday night, the Colony Theater will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of ÒStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." In June of 1982, one of the rare sequels that creatively surpassed the original was released: Nicholas Meyer's “Star Trek II: The Wrath ... See all stories on this topic » News & Observer

Hollywood dreams move to China Los Angeles Times New opportunities China-born Daniel Zhao grew up in Hacienda Heights and, after graduating from USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 2009, started directing commercials, music videos and the occasional TV pilot. "I just didn't see any route for me outside ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

The artist as ordinary rebel Sydney Morning Herald Along with Alfred Hitchcock, Allen must be the most recognisable director in cinema history. In 1984 an anthology was published devoted to people's dreams about him. To like his early films is to like him; perhaps the peculiar intimacy of his ... See all stories on this topic »

A ticket to success for 'Sneak Previews' creator Thea Flaum Chicago Tribune When Roger Ebert looks at FacingDisability.com, the new website launched by former colleague Thea Flaum, he recalls some important advice Flaum gave to him and partner Gene Siskel — advice that helped them become major television stars. See all stories on this topic »

You'll be Fonda her New York Post At the Cinema 1, the IFC Center. Jane Fonda has her juiciest part in years as an old hippie — a free-loving sculptor and the most popular pot dealer in Woodstock, NY — in “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding,'' a crowd-pleasing comedy that isn't going to ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Myx TV Launches the Second Season of SupermodelMe San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Redwood City, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 Myx TV, the premier Asian American entertainmentnetwork in the United States, rolls out the red carpet for the second season of competition reality show, SupermodelMe. The show airs Wednesdays at 10PM with the ... See all stories on this topic »

The Stars Align as American Film Institute Honors Shirley MacLaine at 40th AFI ... MarketWatch (press release) The gala, entitled "TV Land Presents: AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Shirley MacLaine," was taped at historic Stage 15 at Sony Pictures Studios last evening and will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 24 at 9:00 pm ET/PT. See all stories on this topic »

WD TV® Media Players Deliver The Most Worldwide Entertainment Options MarketWatch (press release) IRVINE, Calif., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Western Digital® (NASDAQ:WDC) , the world's leader in external storage solutions and maker of the popular WD TV® media player family, today introduced a variety of new entertainment options for ... See all stories on this topic »

Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta ignite 'Rock of Ages' Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - At the core of New Line Cinema's epic musical “Rock of Ages” is a boy-meets-girl love story woven into classic, only-in-Hollywood dreams of fame. To play the young lovers Sherrie and Drew, the filmmakers chose two of today's most ... See all stories on this topic »

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Colors may fetch ad rev of Rs 450 mn Indiantelevision.com JDJ, which was a weekday property on Sony Entertainment Television (Set) last year, will be aired in the weekends on Colors. Starting 16 June, the Viacom18 channel will air the 27-episodic series every Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm. See all stories on this topic »

New competition for Tamil Nadu TV channels Moneycontrol.com Even a couple of years ago, few would have bet on a channel that didn't depend on political patronage or cinema/entertainment. For years, politics, entertainmentand news comfortably shared the same bed in the state. In the '40s and '50s, the DMK built ... See all stories on this topic » Moneycontrol.com

Game of Thrones and the Ultimate TV Blockbuster IBTimes.co.uk Second season of the HBO show reveals the lengths television is prepared to go to match Holywood cinema. By Alfred Joyner | June 7, 2012 4:13 PM GMT The second season of the incredibly popular fantasy show Game of Thrones drew to a close this week, ... See all stories on this topic » IBTimes.co.uk

Michel Legrand, 80, is just getting started Montreal Gazette These days, that means writing music for the theatre, the ballet, classical orchestras and the opera – a new direction he started on several years ago after half a century mostly in jazz and film. A new four-CD set – La musique au pluriel – highlights ... See all stories on this topic »

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - 'Snow White' puts bite on box ... WBOC TV 16 Entertainment News from AP AP Entertainment News VideoMore>> By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Snow White & the Huntsman" turned out to be a fairer box-office beauty than Hollywood anticipated. According to studio estimates Sunday, ... See all stories on this topic »

OnLive's E3 blowout includes new games, easy in-browser access, MultiView and ... Engadget Previews of the OnLive LG TV experience will be shown publicly for the first time at OnLive Booth #535, South Hall at the Electronic Entertainment Expo from June 5-7 in Los Angeles. Select 3D games, using the popular LG CINEMA 3D glasses, ... See all stories on this topic »

LG's feast for the eyes The Sun Daily LG ELECTRONICS (LG) recently launched its newest line-up of Cinema 3D Smart TVs with upgraded and new 3D technologies, and there were some truly amazing 'can't believe your eyes' moments. Already at an advantage as the industry leader in 3D TV sales at ... See all stories on this topic »

Carriageworks goes big in its cathode to 25 years of rage Sydney Morning Herald Autoplay OnOff Video feedback Video settings AN INSTALLATION of 110 music-video-playing TVsets, spelling out the word Rage in the foyer of Carriageworks is not just art, it's culture and history, said the visual arts curator for the Redfern venue, ... See all stories on this topic »

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