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| Actress Bonnie Franklin of TV's "One Day at a Time" dead at 69 Friday, Mar 01, 2013 05:59 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Bonnie Franklin, best known for her starring role as a single, working mother on the hit CBS comedy "One Day at a Time," in an era when U.S. television was redefining families in pop culture, died on Friday at age 69. She died at her Los Angeles home of complications from pancreatic cancer, surrounded by relatives and friends, according to a statement issued by the CBS network on behalf of her family. ... Full Story | Top |
| Schwarzenegger flexes muscles again in bodybuilding world Friday, Mar 01, 2013 05:17 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is going back to his bodybuilding roots. The action movie star turned politician will become group executive editor for the magazines Flex, and Muscle & Fitness, writing monthly columns in the publications and their online websites, American Media said on Friday. The "Terminator" star, who began his Hollywood career as a bodybuilder and went on to win five Mr. Universe titles, held the same position at the magazines before he was elected California governor in 2003. ... Full Story | Top |
| Richard Burton immortalized in Hollywood next to Taylor Friday, Mar 01, 2013 04:00 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Richard Burton finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to that of his two-time wife, Elizabeth Taylor, on Friday, nearly 30 years after his death. Welsh-born Burton, who died in 1984, received the career honor as part of the 50th anniversary of ancient Egypt movie drama "Cleopatra," in which he and co-star Taylor began their storied and tumultuous love affair. The couple's adopted daughter, Maria Burton, accepted the honor of the iconic terrazzo and brass star along Hollywood Boulevard in the historical heart of the U.S. film industry. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Whose Line Is it Anyway?" revived by The CW Friday, Mar 01, 2013 02:57 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The game show "Whose Line Is it Anyway?" has been revived by The CW. Aisha Tyler has signed on as the host for the new edition of the series. Comedians Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie are returning for the new edition. Each episode will feature a guest comedian, who will join the trio in performing spontaneous improve games prompted by random ideas presented by Tyler and the studio audience. The show will air as part of The CW's summer schedule, with a premiere date to be announced at a later time. ... Full Story | Top |
| "21 & Over" Review: When an "Animal House" wants to be a "Breakfast Club" Friday, Mar 01, 2013 02:50 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The clown always longs to play "Hamlet" and, apparently, the guys who wrote "The Hangover" want to end the beer blast with an honest talk about feelings and adult responsibilities. At least that's what happens in "21 & Over," the directorial debut of "Hangover" writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who prove themselves masters of on-screen debauchery while still facing a steep learning curve on poignancy. If you want to make "Animal House," make "Animal House," and if you want to make "The Breakfast Club," make "The Breakfast Club. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Slanderous" new calypso songs banned from Guyana's airwaves Friday, Mar 01, 2013 02:36 PM PST GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Calypso lyrics decrying corruption and excess have so irked Guyana's government that new songs from the popular Caribbean music genre have been banned from state airwaves. Calypso music has long been a proud and central feature of life in Guyana, a laid-back former British colony of just 750,000 people on the northeast shoulder of South America. But the politically spicy lyrics of some recent songs have been too much for the government. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Downton Abbey" shocker: Another key character departs Friday, Mar 01, 2013 02:26 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Sarah O'Brien has left the Abbey. Siobahn Finneran, who's played conniving maid O'Brien throughout "Downton Abbey's" three-season run, won't be returning for the upcoming fourth season of the British hit. Finneran told the Press Association that she's done with the character. "I'm not doing any more," Finneran, who'll be appearing in the second season of the BBC1 offering "The Syndicate" -- said. "O'Brien is a thoroughly despicable human being -- that was great to play. ... Full Story | Top |
| Final movie in 'Hobbit' trilogy moves to December 2014 Friday, Mar 01, 2013 01:46 PM PST  (Reuters) - The final installment of "The Hobbit" film trilogy will be released on December 17, 2014, five months later than planned, Warner Bros. said on Thursday. "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" had been set to debut in July 2014. It will follow "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," which came out in December 2012, and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," which is scheduled to reach theaters in December 2013. "We're excited to complete the trilogy the same way we started it, as a holiday treat for moviegoers everywhere," said Dan Fellman, president of distribution for Warner Bros. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bollywood film recreates Mumbai attacks of 2008 Friday, Mar 01, 2013 01:08 PM PST  MUMBAI (Reuters) - A dramatized Bollywood account of the Mumbai attacks of 2008, when 166 people died in a three-day rampage, opened in Indian cinemas on Friday to present an unusually emotive tale told from the perspective of a police officer. "The Attacks of 26/11" chronicles the events that began on November 26 2008, when 10 gunmen went on a killing spree throughout the coastal city, attacking two luxury hotels, a train station and a Jewish center, among other places. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actress Jennifer Lawrence's "Silver Linings" clothes fetch $12,000 Friday, Mar 01, 2013 12:48 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Clothing worn by Jennifer Lawrence in her Oscar-winning role as an outspoken young widow in "Silver Linings Playbook" beat expectations by taking in about $12,000 at auction. The wool, full-length winter coat worn by Lawrence in the Oscar-nominated comedy topped all items, selling for $4,652 in the three-day online auction, Los Angeles auction house Nate D. Sanders said on Friday. The memorabilia dealer had expected the items to fetch between $500 and $1,500 each following the 22-year-old's Best Actress win at the Academy Awards on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hungry Americans get "A Place at the Table" in new documentary Friday, Mar 01, 2013 12:37 PM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - What do a police officer, a teacher, a rancher, and a second grader have in common? They all go hungry despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Documentary film "A Place at the Table," which opens nationwide on Friday, shines a spotlight on the prevalence of hunger in the United States through the personal stories of some of the millions of Americans who struggle to feed themselves and their families. ... Full Story | Top |
| Judge refuses to dismiss Lindsay Lohan car crash charges Friday, Mar 01, 2013 11:15 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge refused on Friday to dismiss the reckless driving and obstruction case against actress Lindsay Lohan and said the "Mean Girls" star would stand trial later this month in connection with her 2012 car crash. Lohan, 26, was charged with reckless driving, lying to police and obstructing police - all misdemeanors - after her Porsche luxury sports car smashed into a truck on June 8, 2012, in Santa Monica, California. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sri Lanka film on war crimes makes debut at U.N Friday, Mar 01, 2013 09:53 AM PST GENEVA (Reuters) - A documentary purporting to show the execution of civilians and other war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan army had its first public screening on Friday but was swiftly rejected by the government as part of an "orchestrated campaign" against it. The documentary "No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka" is the third by British journalist and director Callum Macrae about the final stages of the nearly 30-year civil war. "We see it as a film of record, but also a call to action," Macrae told a news briefing. "All of it is genuine. ... Full Story | Top |
| Balloon blitz promotes Disney's 'Oz,' studio franchise strategy Friday, Mar 01, 2013 04:07 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A bright blue hot-air balloon whisked James Franco to the premiere of his new Walt Disney Co movie, "Oz the Great and Powerful," delivering the star to Hollywood Boulevard where he walked an emerald green carpet with a yellow-brick road into the El Capitan Theatre. The high-flying, and headline-grabbing, entrance last month was the signature event of a Disney marketing blitz on major TV broadcasts, social media and at Disney parks to stoke interest in "Oz," a $200 million production that is its first release of an expensive 2013 film slate. It debuts in theaters March ... Full Story | Top |
| Bertelsmann buys KKR's stake in music rights group BMG Friday, Mar 01, 2013 12:54 AM PST  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bertelsmann, Europe's largest media company, is buying private equity firm KKR's stake in their joint venture music rights management company BMG. The German group, best known for its TV arm RTL and publisher Random House, said on Friday the deal would close during the first half of the year, adding it would not disclose financial terms. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters the purchase price was 700-800 million euros ($915 million-$1.05 billion) including debt. Bertelsmann will pay the sum out of its cash reserves, another person familiar with the deal said. ... Full Story | Top |
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