BEIJING (Reuters) - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan, currently serving a home detention sentence, was ordered on Wednesday back to court on an allegation she violated her probation in a drunken driving case, a court official said. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor wants the fashion designer John Galliano to pay 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages to people at whom he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse in a drunken outburst that has wrecked a towering career. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - John Galliano brought flair, vision and a touch of outrage to Dior when he joined the Parisian brand over a decade ago, keeping it in the spotlight as some other legacy fashion houses faded into quaintness. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor told a court on Wednesday she is seeking 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages from British designer John Galliano to compensate people he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse at. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of investors has sued "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire to recoup more than $300,000 they say a hedge fund manager embezzled from them and lost to the actor in high-stakes poker games. |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire media investor Alec Gores is weighing an offer for British music company EMI, owned by Citigroup, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jamie Foxx has emerged as the frontrunner for the title role in Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western "Django Unchained." |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A week after being jilted by his 25 year-old fiancee, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is making the most of his new "runaway bride" theme. |
 NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Here's the scenario: A film's lead actor is revealed to have a growth in his throat shortly before production begins on an $80 million movie. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor wants the fashion designer John Galliano to pay 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages to people at whom he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse in a drunken outburst that has wrecked a towering career. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A white American expatriate living in Denmark has become the first filmmaker to direct a documentary feature about black gospel music. |
 PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Ryan Dunn, a co-star of the hit "Jackass" movies, had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when his speeding Porsche careened off a highway, killing him and a passenger, police said Wednesday. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer Glen Campbell says he is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and has recorded one last album as a farewell to his fans. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - A French prosecutor told a court on Wednesday she is seeking 10,000 euros ($14,350) in damages from British designer John Galliano to compensate people he allegedly hurled anti-Semitic abuse at. |
 LONDON (Reuters) - A revolver belonging to notorious American gangster Al Capone fetched 67,250 pounds ($110,000) at a London auction at Christie's on Wednesday. It had been expected to sell for 50-70,000 pounds. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - John Galliano brought flair, vision and a touch of outrage to Dior when he joined the Parisian brand over a decade ago, keeping it in the spotlight as some other legacy fashion houses faded into quaintness. |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the world's most eligible bachelors is single again. |
 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has reversed plans to cut investment in the BBC's Arabic Service in response to the Arab Spring uprisings in a number of countries, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday. |
 MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant with her first child, her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan announced on Twitter on Tuesday. |
 LONDON (Reuters) - The Glastonbury festival opened its gates on Wednesday to 150,000 fans ignoring forecasts for rain and muddy fields to hear U2 and Beyonce alongside a bewildering choice of smaller acts from Spliff Richard to punk poet Attila the Stockbroker. |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Woody Allen examines nostalgia among other topics in "Midnight in Paris," the latest in his string of films set in Europe. |
 LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Britney Spears brought her Femme Fatale tour to Los Angeles' Staples Center Monday, where the packed crowd heard a plethora of hits from the singer's decade-plus career. |
A faulty documentary on transsexual tennis star Tue,21 Jun 2011 06:16 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Renee," Eric Drath's documentary about transsexual tennis star Renee Richards and her battle to play as a woman in the 1977 U.S. Open, is as fascinating as it is frustrating. Full Story1 |
"Self Made" a self-indulgent acting exercise Tue,21 Jun 2011 06:08 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The first feature by British conceptual artist Gillian Wearing, "Self Made" is an experiment in creativity that has far more resonance for its participants than it will for most audiences. Full Story1 |
Talented performers make a low-budget musical sing Tue,21 Jun 2011 06:07 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood has lost interest in big-budget movie musicals in the wake of "Nine," "Burlesque" and other misfires. Full Story1 |
Southern documentary an exalted endeavor Tue,21 Jun 2011 06:07 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - First-time writer-director Robert Persons establishes himself as a maverick personality with his lyrical collage documentary, "General Orders No. 9," which opens Friday in limited release. Full Story1 |
Civil war documentary told with power and grace Tue,21 Jun 2011 06:06 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - At once impressionistic and precise, "The Tiniest Place" (El Lugar mas pequeno) is a beautifully rendered memory piece that insists on the necessity of memory. The focus is a remote village in the mountains of El Salvador, decimated in the country's civil war of the 1980s and rebuilt by its surviving residents. When they first returned, one woman notes, the frogs sang. She also recalls the bones and body parts they had to gather and cart away -- the remains of guerrillas and national guard soldiers, enemies intermingled. Full Story1 |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film critic Roger Ebert on Tuesday defended an admonition against drunk driving he posted on Twitter in response to the death of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who was photographed drinking before his car crash. |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record executive accused of paying someone to rob the late rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994 was charged on Tuesday with trafficking cocaine between Los Angeles and New York City. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin has added a new kind of sole to her performances. |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $1.375 billion offer by Dish Network Corp for the assets of TerreStar Networks Inc won court approval as the minimum bid for the bankrupt satellite telecommunications company in an upcoming auction. |
 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama paid a visit to former South African President Nelson Mandela Tuesday, kicking off a trip to Africa laden with symbolism by meeting the continent's most revered leader. |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 54th annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 12 and nominations will be announced on November 30, organizers said on Tuesday. The dates are in line with past years' events. |
Rock guitarist Leslie West's lower leg amputated Tue,21 Jun 2011 06:49 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock guitarist Leslie West, who rose to fame in the '70s power trio Mountain, has had his lower right leg amputated in a life-saving operation related to his diabetes, his wife said on Monday. Full Story1 |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leon Russell toiled in obscurity for decades, until recording with Elton John brought him an unlikely hit, but says he was never bitter his fame disappeared because that's just what happens to aging rockers. |
 LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse, whose career has been blighted by alcohol and drug abuse, has canceled all her scheduled concerts after she was jeered by fans in Serbia recently for a shambolic performance. |
 PARIS (Reuters) - Fashion designer John Galliano will attend in person his trial on Wednesday over charges he hurled anti-Semitic insults at customers in a cafe in a series of outbursts that have wrecked a towering career. |
 BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - In what amounts to a reflection of last year's Emmys and a bold prediction of this year's ceremony. "Mad Men" and "Modern Family" won the top prizes at a new event organized by television critics. |
 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of "The Hangover: Part II" can rest easy: the tattoo on Ed Helms' face is staying in the film. |
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