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| "Big Bang Theory" actress Mayim Bialik, husband divorcing Friday, Nov 23, 2012 07:56 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Big Bang Theory" actress Mayim Bialik and her husband are divorcing after nine years of marriage, she said in a statement on her Facebook page. Bialik, who starred in the 1990s sitcom "Blossom," and Michael Stone have two sons together. "Divorce is terribly sad, painful and incomprehensible for children," Bialik, 36, said in the statement. "It is not something we have decided lightly." Bialik, a proponent of "attachment parenting" who authored a book on the subject that was published in September, said it "played no role" in the couple's divorce. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jose Luis Borau, Spanish Filmmaker, dies at 83 Friday, Nov 23, 2012 05:12 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Influential Spanish filmmaker Jose Luis Borau died Friday in Madrid, the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences said. He was 83. Borau had reportedly been suffering from throat cancer. Though Borau, who was born in Zaragoza in 1929, only made a handful of films since his 1960 directorial debut "En el Rio," his talents were widely respected, and he received a Goya award for Best Director in 2000 for his final film, "Leo." Borau was also a screenwriter and producer, and acted in some of his films. ... Full Story | Top |
| New York Times CEO Mark Thompson in London for BBC testimony Friday, Nov 23, 2012 04:49 PM PST  (Reuters) - New York Times Co Chief Executive Mark Thompson was in London on Friday to answer questions at a BBC inquiry involving a shelved "Newsnight" program about the late Jimmy Savile, who is accused of sexually abusing hundreds of young people for decades. "Thompson is expected to be back in the office on Monday," said a New York Times spokesman who confirmed Thompson was at the BBC-appointed inquiry. Thompson was head of the BBC from 2004 until September during the controversy surrounding the news program that investigated the allegations about Savile. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Searching for Sugar Man," "First Cousin Once Removed" Win at International Documentary Festival Friday, Nov 23, 2012 03:38 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Searching for Sugar Man" is continuing to find critical acclaim. Malik Benjelloul's documentary about musician Rodriguez, who abandoned music only to find his career resuscitated after becoming hugely popular in South Africa, won the Best Music Documentary award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the festival said Friday. "Sugar Man" also took home the Audience award. Alan Berliner's documentary "First Cousin Once Removed," about his uncle's struggle with Alzheimer's disease, also scored big, winning for Best Feature-Length Documentary. Full Story | Top |
| Ang Lee talks about risks, spirituality of "Life of Pi" Friday, Nov 23, 2012 03:18 PM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gay cowboy drama "Brokeback Mountain" may have been considered a risky film to make, but director Ang Lee said his new movie, "Life of Pi," a 3D exploration of faith about a boy stranded on a boat with a Bengal tiger, is his riskiest yet. The film, which was released in U.S. theaters this week, is adapted from Yann Martel's best-selling novel of the same name and was once considered impossible to make. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Rise of the Guardians" Barrier-Breaker: The First African-American to Direct a CG Animation Film Friday, Nov 23, 2012 03:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Peter Ramsey didn't just have the pressure of making his feature directing debut on an $145 million tentpole film, he also had to deal with the expectations that came with being a barrier-breaker. By sliding behind the camera on DreamWorks Animation's "Rise of the Guardians" Ramsey made history as the first African-American to helm a major CG animated film. "Rise of the Guardians," a sort of "Avengers" for the fairy-tale set, opened Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Downton Abbey" Renewed for fourth Season by ITV Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:40 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Downton Abbey" fans have something to be thankful for. British network ITV has commissioned a fourth season of the hit historical drama, the network said Friday. The new season will consist of eight new episodes to premiere in fall 2013, with an extended episode for Christmas 2013. As with previous seasons, the opening and closing episodes will be feature-length. "Downton Abbey" Season 4 will begin filming in February at Highclere Castle and Ealing Studios. ... Full Story | Top |
| Omar Sy Tells How "Intouchables" Turned a Comic Into One of France's Most Touching Actors Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:38 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In some ways, Omar Sy is France's Eddie Murphy - a familiar TV comic turned big-screen star. But, as TheWrap's editor- in-chief Sharon Waxman pointed out during a Q&A with Sy on Tuesday night, you could really see him as France's Sidney Poitier. This year Sy became the first black actor ever to win a Cesar, for the international hit "The Intouchables," which is getting its share of awards-time attention on this side of the Atlantic, too. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Lincoln" Women: How Sally Field and Gloria Reuben Stole Daniel Day-Lewis' Show Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:31 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" is, on the face of it, a standard "great man" biopic. Basked in a honeydew light, overflowing with sage advice, Daniel Day-Lewis' Great Emancipator is depicted as constantly and self-consciously speaking to the ages well before he belongs to them. But let us now praise the film's not-as-famous women. For what rescues "Lincoln" from bombast are the slier and subtler performances by a trio of fantastic and often under-utilized actresses - Sally Field, Gloria Reuben and S. Epatha Merkerson. ... Full Story | Top |
| Deborah Raffin, Actress and Audio-Book Entrepreneur, dies at 59 Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:26 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Actress Deborah Raffin, who went on to found a profitable audio-book company, died Wednesday after a battle with leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 59. Raffin's brother William told the Times that she had been diagnosed with the disease approximately a year ago. She died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The Los Angeles native landed early parts in the 1973 film "40 Carats" and in 1975's "Once Is Not Enough," adapted from the steamy Jacqueline Susann novel. ... Full Story | Top |
| Review: "Liz & Dick" Is Bad, But You Knew That Friday, Nov 23, 2012 01:24 PM PST NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Lifetime's "Liz & Dick" is very bad, just as you knew it would be. Let's not pretend it ever had a shot at being decent. The decision to cast Lindsay Lohan as Oscar-winning screen legend Elizabeth Taylor told us right up front that the filmmakers were more interested in trashy publicity than quality. She isn't good, but no one could be good with this dialogue. ... Full Story | Top |
| One Direction makes Billboard history, holds off Aguilera, Del Rey Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:16 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British boyband One Direction made Billboard chart history on Wednesday after storming to the top of the 200 album chart with their second album "Take Me Home," holding off competition from Christina Aguilera, Soundgarden and Lana Del Rey. "Take Me Home" notched the third-biggest opening week sales of the year with 540,000 units sold according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, placing it behind only Mumford & Son's "Babel" and Taylor Swift's "Red," which had the year's biggest opening with 1.2 million copies sold. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vampires, 007 may set record Thanksgiving sales Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:15 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teen vampire movie "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" continued to lure huge audiences, siphoning off $12.8 million in Wednesday night showings in what could fuel a record box office haul for the five-day Thanksgiving Day holiday. The final film in the "Twilight" series, collected $141.3 million last weekend for the industry's eighth largest opening weekend. On Wednesday it combined with the Daniel Craig "James Bond" film "Skyfall" to lead a slate of films that generated $44.3 million in total U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Factbox: Rolling Stones - still touring at 50 Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:13 AM PST (Reuters) - Here is a look at the group which used the name "Rollin' Stones" for the first time in 1962, at a performance in London's Marquee Club in London to replace Alexis Korner's blues band. * Michael Philip Jagger - who will be 70 in July 2013 - was an avid fan of American blues artists like Muddy Waters and he formed his first band in his teens. He had won a place at the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) but admitted he didn't take it seriously. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rolling Stones try to roll back the years with reunion Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:13 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones return to the stage on Sunday for a mini-tour they hope will prove that advancing years and bad blood are no barriers to satisfaction for sellout crowds. In a burst of activity to celebrate 50 years in business, the veteran British rockers with an average age of 68 have produced a photo book, written two songs, collaborated on a documentary, released a greatest hits album, played warm-up gigs in Paris and committed to five concerts. ... Full Story | Top |
| McCartney, Houston, Dylan lead Grammy Hall of Fame inductees Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:10 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Music by Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Elton John and late singers Whitney Houston and James Brown will be inducted into the 2013 Grammy Hall of Fame, The Recording Academy said on Wednesday. Paul McCartney & Wings' 1973 album "Band on the Run," long credited with reigniting McCartney's career following the Beatles' split in 1970, was one of the 27 new inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame, on display at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rihanna's "Diamonds" tops Hot 100, "Unapologetic" to debut big Friday, Nov 23, 2012 11:10 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B star Rihanna scored her 12th chart-topping single on the Billboard Hot 100 on Wednesday, as her seventh studio album "Unapologetic" raced toward a big debut after its release this week. Rihanna's "Diamonds," the lead single from "Unapologetic," notched the top spot on the Hot 100, tying the Barbadian singer with Madonna and The Supremes for the fourth-most chart-topping singles in Billboard history. Only Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and The Beatles have had more hit singles. ... Full Story | Top |
| Halle Berry's ex headed to court after Thanksgiving brawl Friday, Nov 23, 2012 10:34 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of Halle Berry's daughter is headed to court after he was arrested following a fistfight with her fiancé outside the Oscar winning actress' Los Angeles home on Thanksgiving, police said. Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, 37, was later released on $20,000 bail after being charged with misdemeanor battery following the punch-up with Berry's fiancé, French actor Olivier Martinez, 46, in the driveway of her house on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pussy Riot protester alone in cell after inmate tension Friday, Nov 23, 2012 09:02 AM PST  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Pussy Riot punk protester Maria Alyokhina has been moved to a single-person cell for her own protection because of tension with other prisoners, her lawyer and Russia's federal penitentiary service said on Friday. Alyokhina, 24, is serving a two-year sentence for a raucous protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral. Activists said her trial, and that of two band mates, was part of a crackdown on dissent. ... Full Story | Top |
| Book gives up-close look at Graham Greene's political writing Friday, Nov 23, 2012 06:38 AM PST  MIAMI (Reuters) - In 1965 British author Graham Greene arrived in the Dominican Republic fresh from neighboring Haiti where he witnessed first hand the "unique evil" of Haiti's brutal dictator, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Greene was met at the airport by an enterprising New Zealand-born journalist, Bernard Diederich, whom he had befriended in Haiti on previous trips a few years earlier. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gruner + Jahr shuts down Financial Times Deutschland Friday, Nov 23, 2012 05:37 AM PST FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German business newspaper Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) will close after piling up millions of euros in losses during its 12 years of operation, publisher Gruner + Jahr said. The paper, published in the salmon pink color of its British namesake, is pulling the plug after accumulating what German media said were 250 million euros ($322.1 million) in losses since 2000. The FTD, which has faced tough competition from a plethora of established national newspapers since its launch in 2000, has a circulation of about 100,000 but never made a profit. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rejected Beatles audition tape appears at auction Friday, Nov 23, 2012 05:33 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - The Beatles audition tape rejected by a record label executive in arguably the biggest blunder in pop history has resurfaced and will go on sale at a London auction next week. Ted Owen of The Fame Bureau, an auction house specializing in pop memorabilia, said the 10-song tape was recorded on New Year's Day, 1962, at label Decca's studios in north London. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best - who would later be replaced on drums by Ringo Starr - performed up to 15 songs at the session, 10 of which appear on the tape to be sold on November 27. ... Full Story | Top |
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