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CELEBRITIES .Stars with criminal pasts honored at BET Awards
Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:47 PM PDT
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ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B star Chris Brown, fully rehabilitated in
the public eye after beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna two years ago,
led the list of winners with criminal pasts at the BET Awards on
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 LONDON (Reuters) - Miami R&B singer/songwriter Jason Derulo went straight to No. 1 on the UK singles chart, while Lady Gaga reclaimed the albums chart crown, the Official Charts company said on Sunday. |
'Cars 2' races past 'Kung Fu Panda 2' overseas
Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New domestic champ "Cars 2" posted a swift No. 1 opening lap on the foreign box office circuit, beating comparable overseas debuts of previous Pixar outings. Full Story1 |
 PILTON, England (Reuters) - Pop star Beyonce Knowles fulfilled her dream on Sunday, romping through songs old and new to the delight of a huge crowd at the close of this year's Glastonbury music festival. |
Jackson "Thriller" jacket sells for $1.8 million
Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson for his "Thriller" video sold for $1.8 million at an auction on Sunday to a Texas gold trader who plans to use it to raise money for children's hospitals worldwide. Full Story1 |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Cars 2," a Pixar sequel judged by critics to be the worst movie produced by the Disney-owned animation studio, sped to the front of the pack at the weekend box office in North America. |
 GABORONE (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama rejected criticism that her husband's administration had not paid enough attention to Africa, saying on Friday her trip was a direct reflection of his commitment to the continent. |
Indie British film "Submarine" gains U.S. buzz
Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:06 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may be in a different league to U.S. summer blockbusters like "Green Lantern" and "X-Men: First Class" but a small British indie film has impressed US critics and hopes to parlay its praise into bigger audiences. Full Story1 |
 TORONTO (Reuters) - Following is a list of winners at the 12th annual International Indian Film Awards, or IIFAs, in Toronto on Saturday night. |
 PILTON, England (Reuters) - The sun shone and the good times rolled on Saturday at the Glastonbury music festival, where London rapper Tinie Tempah had a huge crowd jumping and Coldplay closed with the packed headline slot. |
Endemol chief executive steps down: reports
Sat,25 Jun 2011 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Television production company Endemol's chief executive has resigned according to Dutch and British media reports. Full Story1 |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis canceled a benefit show in Australia on Friday when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital, but he has since returned to his normal routine, his publicist said. |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) "Hangover" star Ed Helms is attached to star and executive produce "True North," a comedy pitch that was bought by Warner Bros. |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - While Laura Linney's Cathy Jamison denied her cancer diagnosis during Season 1 of the U.S. cable network Showtime dark comedy "The Big C" made for compelling drama, things changed in the finale when she shared the news with her family. When her moody son Adam (Gabriel Basso) found out, it was among the young series' most heartbreaking moments. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Missy Elliott on Friday insisted her battle with the thyroid malady Graves' disease has not sidelined her career, a day after it was revealed that she has the ailment. |
 PILTON, England (Reuters) -A hundred thousand people braved rain, cold and mud to see Irish rockers U2 at Glastonbury on Friday in their first appearance at the famous music festival. |
DJ wins $1 million in lawsuit over "My Humps" song
Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Cleveland disc jockey and early rap artist Orrin Lynn Tolliver, Jr. has just been awarded nearly $1.2 million by a New York jury. The award comes after a former friend and collaborator allowed without permission his 1983 song, "I Need A Freak," to be sampled by the Black Eyed Peas for the group's hit song, "My Humps." Full Story1 |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis canceled a benefit show near Sydney and was briefly hospitalized, but is now back to his normal routine, his publicist said. |
Mick Jagger's SuperHeavy group to drop album in fall
Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Universal Music will release the album from SuperHeavy, a group featuring Mick Jagger, Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, singer Joss Stone, composer A.R. Rahman and reggae artist Damian Marley. No exact release date is set, but Universal Republic will handle the United States and A&M will handle the rest of the world. Full Story1 |
"Burn Notice" graphic novel gets over 100,000 views
Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cable network USA and DC Comics debuted Chapter 1 of its "Burn Notice" interactive graphic novel, "A New Day," alongside the show's Season 5 premiere on Thursday. To date, "A New Day" has scored more than 100,000 page views, according to the network. Full Story1 |
Sarah Palin documentary to premiere Tuesday in Iowa
Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:17 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Sarah Palin film "The Undefeated" has booked a 111-year historical landmark in Iowa for its world premiere next week. Full Story1 |
 TORONTO (Reuters) - They may not be as familiar to North American movie fans as Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, but Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bipashu Basu, Celina Jaitley and other Bollywood stars are getting a lot of second looks in Toronto in recent days. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Peter Falk, star of the 1970s hit TV drama "Columbo," whose role as the rumpled detective of the same name earned him four Emmys, has died after years of battling Alzheimer's disease. He was 83. |
Film review: "Vincent Wants to Sea"
Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The German road movie "Vincent Wants to Sea" is a reassuring excursion into familiar territory. With its clearly defined character quirks -- for starters, the protagonist has Tourette's syndrome -- and obvious setup, the comic drama is a low-key crowd-pleaser, and became a word-of-mouth hit on home turf. A similar fate isn't in store for its stateside art-house run (beginning June 24 in New York, with a Los Angeles bow a week later). ... Full Story1 |
Film review: "Turtle: The Incredible Journey"
Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Turtle: The Incredible Journey," made by veteran wildlife documentarians under the direction of Nick Stringer, follows the life and underwater travels of a single creature of the sea, a female loggerhead turtle, which has a one-in-10,000 chance to survive its journey. ... Full Story1 |
Film review: "The Best and the Brightest"
Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - A ludicrous and difficult-to-like farce that asks viewers to identify with its protagonist's aspirational cluelessness, Josh Shelov's "The Best and the Brightest" manages to be simultaneously offensive and bland. Its familiar cast and made-for-TV vibe (cemented by Ted Masur's busy, mood-deaf score) might have made it salable for off-hour television programing, but trimming its pervasive lewdness to basic-cable standards would whittle the film to nothing. Full Story1 |
 MOSCOW (Hollywood Reporter) - The U.S. alternative band Linkin Park played an outdoor show in Moscow, near Red Square, on Thursday in support of the world premiere of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." |
 GABORONE (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama rejected criticism that her husband's administration had not paid enough attention to Africa, saying on Friday her trip was a direct reflection of his commitment to the continent. |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The Office" is close to naming a new boss. According to sources, James Spader is finalizing a deal to become a series regular on U.S. network NBC's top-rated comedy. |
Hollywood Tea Partiers create their own TV show
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:44 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Those who belong to the conservative movement known as the Tea Party are acutely aware of the power of popular culture, so they have been cautiously delving into the creation of entertainment that promotes their values. It usually manifests itself in snippets of online political parody. Coming Sunday, though, is perhaps the most ambitious effort yet: A "TV show" created by a couple of Tea Partiers who have formed their own production company. Full Story1 |
Winklevoss twins have not given up Facebook suit
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - When news came out that the Winklevoss twins would not appeal their lawsuit against Facebook to the U.S. Supreme Court, the collective exhalation of all those who have tracked the lawsuit was enough to kill a butterfly in China. Full Story1 |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton's trip to Los Angeles were a movie, its pre-opening box-office sales would indicate an upcoming blockbuster. |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Paul Reubens, back in bowtie for U.S. cable network HBO's Emmy awards contender "The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway," explains why his stage show is only now Emmy-eligible and where his script for Judd Apatow's forthcoming movie script for "Pee-wee" is. |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable network MTV on Friday denied reports it was planning to recast Snooki, The Situation and other young stars of its hit reality show "Jersey Shore" about hard partying Italian-Americans. |
"Transformers" holds world premiere in Moscow
Fri,24 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian film-goers will be the first to see the third sequel of the "Transformers" franchise at a Moscow premiere on Thursday, as Hollywood increasingly turns its attention to audiences in emerging markets. Full Story1 |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's tempting to look at Alison Krauss' new album and speculate how many Grammy awards the bluegrass star will add to her vast collection next year. |
 BEIJING (Reuters) - No talking, no tweeting and no travel for a year -- these are some of the conditions of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from more than two months in detention, underscoring Beijing's efforts to muzzle dissent. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Missy Elliott says she has Graves disease, a thyroid problem that caused her hair to fall out and shut down her nervous system. |
Reluctant heiress leaves million to arts, nurse
Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A reclusive American heiress, who for decades chose to live in hospitals instead of lavish homes in New York and California, bequeathed her fortune to the arts, a hired nurse and a handful of close associates. Full Story1 |
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