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| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 07:42 PM PDT Rockers perform at fundraiser for Boston bomb victims BOSTON (Reuters) - A succession of all-star bands from Aerosmith to Jimmy Buffett rocked a packed house at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in a mostly raucous fundraiser for the victims of last month's marathon bombing. Tickets priced between $35 and $285 sold out fast at the 17,500-seat venue, with net proceeds to be donated to The One Fund, a reserve established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick that has received more than $31 million in donations to compensate victims of the April 15 bombing. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 07:42 PM PDT Rockers perform at fundraiser for Boston bomb victims BOSTON (Reuters) - A succession of all-star bands from Aerosmith to Jimmy Buffett rocked a packed house at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in a mostly raucous fundraiser for the victims of last month's marathon bombing. Tickets priced between $35 and $285 sold out fast at the 17,500-seat venue, with net proceeds to be donated to The One Fund, a reserve established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick that has received more than $31 million in donations to compensate victims of the April 15 bombing. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rockers perform at fundraiser for Boston bomb victims Thursday, May 30, 2013 07:42 PM PDT  BOSTON (Reuters) - A succession of all-star bands from Aerosmith to Jimmy Buffett rocked a packed house at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in a mostly raucous fundraiser for the victims of last month's marathon bombing. Tickets priced between $35 and $285 sold out fast at the 17,500-seat venue, with net proceeds to be donated to The One Fund, a reserve established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick that has received more than $31 million in donations to compensate victims of the April 15 bombing. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-PEOPLE Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 07:06 PM PDT Ringo Starr unveils unseen Beatles photos in e-book (Reuters) - Former Beatle Ringo Starr is lifting the lid on a collection of previously unseen photographs of the Fab Four in their heyday from his personal collection, in a new photography book due out next month. "Photograph," which will be released as an e-book on Apple's iBookstore on June 12, will coincide with a Grammy Museum exhibit on Starr, entitled "Ringo: Peace & Love," the book's publishers said on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hunters for Amelia Earhart plane wreckage excited by sonar image Thursday, May 30, 2013 07:06 PM PDT  By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - A team of researchers seeking to solve the mystery of aviator Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance say a sonar image taken from just beyond the shore of a remote Pacific island could be a piece of wreckage from her plane. A forensic imaging specialist for a research team that conducted a $2.2 million expedition to the island of Nikumaroro searching for Earhart's plane last year said the image could represent a wing or part of the fuselage from Earhart's aircraft. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:21 PM PDT Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj leaving 'American Idol' LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Minaj will leave "American Idol" after just one season as judges on the singing contest show, following on the heels of longtime judge Randy Jackson who left amid a TV ratings slump. "Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn't trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!!" Minaj said on her Twitter page on Wednesday. Oprah Winfrey should dump Tyler Perry because of racial stereotypes, petition demands By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Hannibal' renewed for second season by NBC Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:21 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC has given a second season to its serial-killer drama "Hannibal," the network said Thursday. The 13-episode second season of "Hannibal," will air "no earlier than midseason," NBC said. The series follows serial killer Hannibal Lecter (played by Mads Mikkelsen) in his early days, and his relationship with criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), who has a unique ability to peer into the mind of serial killers. Though the series premiered in April to a relatively soft 1. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj leaving 'American Idol' Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:18 PM PDT  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Minaj will leave "American Idol" after just one season as judges on the singing contest show, following on the heels of longtime judge Randy Jackson who left amid a TV ratings slump. "Thank you American Idol for a life changing experience! Wouldn't trade it for the world! Time to focus on the Music!!!" Minaj said on her Twitter page on Wednesday. Carey's departure was also announced on Twitter by her public relations firm PMK BNC, which said the singer "says goodbye 2 idol" as she prepared to embark on a world ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:17 PM PDT 'After Earth' may actually beat 'Fast & Furious 6' at weekend box office By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Reigning champ "Fast & Furious 6" has the inside track this weekend at the box office, but Will and Jaden Smith could put them in the rear-view mirror with their sci-fi thriller "After Earth." Forest Whitaker in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr. in Paul Greengrass' 'Memphis' By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap. ... Full Story | Top |
| Forest Whitaker in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr. in Paul Greengrass' 'Memphis' Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:16 PM PDT  By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With a long awards season on the horizon, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker may be adding another prestige project to his plate, as he's in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr. in writer-director Paul Greengrass' drama "Memphis," an individual familiar with the long-gestating project has told TheWrap. Now that Abu Dhabi-based Veritas Films and French financier Wild Bunch have agreed to back Greengrass' passion project, it looks like it will be the filmmaker's next movie. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'The Muppets' James Bobin in early talks to direct Johnny Depp in 'Alice in Wonderland 2' Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:14 PM PDT  By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - James Bobin is in early talks to direct "Alice in Wonderland 2" for Disney and producer Joe Roth, according to two individuals with knowledge of the deal. Johnny Depp would also return to star as the Mad Hatter, although that has not been explicitly announced. Bobin already oversees another franchise for Disney, albeit a smaller one, in "The Muppets." He directed the first film, which was a big hit in 2011, and is currently wrapping up the second one, which will open in theaters next year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Universal sets Liam Neeson thriller 'Non-Stop' for February 21, 2014 Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:03 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Universal Pictures will release its Liam Neeson thriller "Non-Stop" on February 21, 2014, the studio announced Thursday. The only other film currently set for release on that date is Paramount's Jonny Weston time-travel tale "Almanac." "Non-Stop," which reunites Neeson with "Unknown" director Jaume Collet-Serra and producer Joel Silver, co-stars Julianne Moore. It's the first project for Silver under the new five-year deal the producer sealed with the studio last summer. The drama plays out 40,000 feet in the air. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chris Columbus in talks to direct 'Pixels' for Sandler and Sony Thursday, May 30, 2013 06:00 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Chris Columbus, whose last movie was 2010's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," is in early talks to direct "Pixels" for Sony Pictures and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison banner, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Columbus is expecting an offer next week to adapt Patrick Jean's popular Internet short, which Sony acquired in 2010 with the goal of developing the project as an action-comedy in the vein of "Ghostbusters." Sony would like to have the movie ready for release in summer of 2015. ... Full Story | Top |
| Alec Baldwin to host Nat Geo's weekly 'Night of Exploration' Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:56 PM PDT  By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Alec Baldwin will host National Geographic Channel's weekly "Night of Exploration" beginning Friday, June 14, the network announced on Thursday. The Emmy-award winning actor's first on-air hosting duty will be "Crossing the Ice," an adventure across Antarctica. "Alec has the perfect combination of energy and gravitas that we think our Night of Exploration viewers will love," said David Lyle, CEO, National Geographic Channels. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oprah Winfrey tells Harvard graduates to learn from mistakes Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:47 PM PDT  By Daniel Lovering CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Talk show host, entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey used the struggles of her television network on Thursday to try to inspire Harvard graduates, saying they were armed with more tools of empowerment than any generation in history. In a commencement address at the Ivy League school outside Boston, Winfrey told the graduates that they were bound to stumble no matter how high they might rise, but that "there is no such thing as failure — failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'After Earth' may actually beat 'Fast & Furious 6' at weekend box office Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:41 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Reigning champ "Fast & Furious 6" has the inside track this weekend at the box office, but Will and Jaden Smith could put them in the rear-view mirror with their sci-fi thriller "After Earth." That's if "After Earth" delivers at the high end of analysts' projections -- and Universal's cars and criminals sequel takes a big dip, as other entries in the franchise have. "Fast and Furious 6" will wind up around $40 million if it drops roughly 55 percent from its opening, when it drove the box office to a Memorial Day weekend record. ... Full Story | Top |
| PBS mocks reality TV with fake shows 'Knitting Wars,' 'Married to a Mime' Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:38 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - No, there isn't really a reality show called "The Dillionaire" about a pickle mogul. Yet. But New York City's PBS station, WNET Thirteen, is posting subway ads for "The Dillionaire," "Knitting Wars," and "Bayou Eskimos," among other fake shows, to point out the state of television and offer itself as an alternative as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. The shows have perfect reality taglines. "Clean up on every aisle," says the one for "Bad Bad Bag Boys." "It's sew on," says the one for "Knitting Wars. ... Full Story | Top |
| Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer sued over 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:36 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Could Disney have done a little plundering of its own when coming up with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise? The company has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by a man who claims that he came up with numerous elements of the hugely successful "Pirates" film series, including characters, supernatural elements, storylines, plots, themes, sequence structures and screenplay elements, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap. In the suit, filed in U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oprah Winfrey should dump Tyler Perry because of racial stereotypes, petition demands Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:32 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Madea goes bye-bye? A new petition published on Change.org is demanding that Oprah Winfrey's network remove Winfrey's friend and business partner Tyler Perry from OWN's airwaves, claiming that Perry "perpetuates stereotypes" about the black community. Or, as the petition puts it more whimsically, Perry "is 'malt liquor' for the community!" Perry's new series, "The Haves and the Have Nots," premiered Tuesday night on OWN to record breaking ratings. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'After Earth' review: Parents just don't understand Thursday, May 30, 2013 05:30 PM PDT  By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "After Earth" tells the story of an inexperienced boy trying desperately to please his father while making one mistake after another, and as such, it becomes an uncomfortable metaphor for itself. Jaden Smith, who stars in the film, can at least take comfort in his predecessors - Anjelica Huston stumbled through her father John's mostly-forgotten "A Walk with Love and Death" before eventually becoming an Oscar-winning actress, and Sofia Coppola survived the global embarrassment of "The Godfather Part III" to become an acclaimed writer and director. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Mariah Carey leaving 'American Idol' Thursday, May 30, 2013 04:50 PM PDT  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer and "American Idol" judge Mariah Carey will leave the TV singing contest and go on a world tour next year, following on the heels of longtime judge Randy Jackson after the show suffered from a ratings slump. "@MariahCarey confirms world tour & says goodbye 2 Idol," public relations firm PMK BNC, which represents Carey, said on Twitter on Thursday. The tweet said Carey was planning the tour to promote her recent single, "Beautiful," which features singer Miguel. Tour dates have yet to be announced. ... Full Story | Top |
| Internet sensation Grumpy Cat to star in upcoming film Thursday, May 30, 2013 03:47 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grumpy Cat, who won fame on the Internet for her permanent scowl, will be getting Hollywood treatment in an upcoming film, the feline's manager Ben Lashes said in an email. Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tarder Sauce, went viral last year after the brother of owner Tabatha Bundesen posted a photo of the cat on the user-submitted social news site Reddit. The film will be produced by Broken Road Productions, which has been behind such films as the Kevin James' 2009 comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," and Adam Sandler's 2011 comedy "Jack and Jill. ... Full Story | Top |
| Comedian Jim Carrey to publish children's book Thursday, May 30, 2013 01:08 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor and comedian Jim Carrey will publish a children's book, "How Roland Rolls," in September, his publisher said on Thursday. Sabrina McCarthy, the president of Perseus Distribution Client Services, described Carrey, known for his zany characters and comedy routines, as the perfect person to write a children's book. "He is such a vibrant, dynamic actor who brings amazingly vivid characters to life, and I think children will respond to the energy and enthusiasm he has brought to 'How Roland Rolls,'" she said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Dark Knight' producer to make big-budget films with Chinese company Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - "The Dark Knight Rises" producer Thomas Tull will join with China's largest film production and distribution company to make big-budget films for release throughout the world, Tull's Legendary East studio said on Thursday. The Chinese company, China Film Co, is majority-owned by state-owned China Film Group, Legendary East said. With 2012 ticket sales of $2.7 billion, China is the second-largest film market in the world, after the United States, according to the trade group Motion Picture Association of America. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:59 AM PDT Murdoch aims to defy naysayers with new News Corp (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tried to convince Wall Street on Tuesday that there is still money to be made in newspapers, reminding investors that he had defied skeptics over the past 60 years to build one of the world's biggest media empires. As News Corp prepares to separate its publishing business from its entertainment assets, Murdoch said that while some brands face individual challenges, as a whole the publishing portfolio is "undervalued and underdeveloped. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. minority media not affected by cross-ownership : study Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Female and minority broadcasters do not appear concerned about one owner controlling newspapers, radio and TV stations in the same market, according to a study released Thursday as federal regulators review such media cross-ownership rules. The study, funded by the non-profit Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, was based on responses from 14 broadcasters and immediately criticized by public interest groups as not rigorous enough. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rockers gather for Boston bomb victim fund-raising concert Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:37 AM PDT  BOSTON (Reuters) - Rock band Aerosmith took a detour around the world from Singapore to "warm the cockles of peoples' hearts" in Boston as one of more than a dozen acts gathering on Thursday night to raise money for victims of last month's marathon bombing. Aerosmith, which started in Boston in 1970 and has maintained strong ties to the city, will be joined at TD Garden by James Taylor, the New Kids on the Block and the Dropkick Murphys in what is expected to be a raucous yet emotional tribute to the city. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-ARTS Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:19 AM PDT Brazil's Portinari tops Christie's Latin American art sale NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dream-like painting of children releasing kites by Brazil's Candido Portinari sold for $1.4 million at Christie's Latin American art sale and set a world auction record for the artist. Portinari's 1941 "Meninos Soltando Pipas" was the top seller at the Wednesday evening sale, which totaled $16 million and set benchmarks for other Latin American artists. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kandinsky painting shoots for record in Christie's London sale Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:19 AM PDT By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky's expressionist masterpiece "Studie zu Improvisation 3, 1909" will take centerstage at the London Impressionist and Modern art sale held by Christie's next month, the auction house said on Thursday. The early 20th century artist's vibrantly colored painting of a knight on horseback is expected to fetch as much as 16 million pounds ($24.19 million) less than a year after a similar painting set a $23 million record for Kandinsky's work. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-REVIEW Summary Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:53 AM PDT Book Talk: When North Korea attacks, misfits are Japan's only hope TOKYO (Reuters) - Banks have failed, the yen has fallen and Japan's economy has collapsed, leading to political turmoil. Its great ally, the United States, abandons it. Then comes the final straw: an attack by North Korean guerrillas posing as Korean tourists. "From the Fatherland, With Love", by veteran Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami, chronicles the political fumbling that is the Japanese government's response and the eventual counterattack by a motley group of homeless, psychotic misfits using largely homemade weapons. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dan Brown's 'Inferno' holds top spot on U.S. best-sellers list Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:53 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Inferno," Dan Brown's latest book, maintained the top spot on the U.S. best-sellers list on Thursday for the second week. The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide. Hardcover Fiction Last Week 1. "Inferno" by Dan Brown (Doubleday, $29.95) 1 2. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $28.95) - 3. "The 12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown, $27.99) 2 4. "Dead Ever After" by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $27.95) 3 5. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bon Jovi cuts price of Spanish tickets for cash-strapped fans Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:23 AM PDT  MADRID (Reuters) - U.S. rock band Bon Jovi has waived its fee for a concert in recession-hit Spain next month so that cash-strapped fans can afford tickets, the band's publicist said on Thursday. Tickets for the June 27th tickets are priced at 18-39 euros ($23-$50) each to cover costs, the publicist said. The concert has sold out already. Tickets for the Stuttgart leg of "Because We Can: The Tour" cost 77 euros in comparison. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brazil's Portinari tops Christie's Latin American art sale Thursday, May 30, 2013 09:01 AM PDT  By Walker Simon NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dream-like painting of children releasing kites by Brazil's Candido Portinari sold for $1.4 million at Christie's Latin American art sale and set a world auction record for the artist. Portinari's 1941 "Meninos Soltando Pipas" was the top seller at the Wednesday evening sale, which totaled $16 million and set benchmarks for other Latin American artists. "The strength of the Brazilian market reigned supreme," said Virgilio Garza, Christie's Latin American art chief. Portinari, who died in 1962, left a prolific legacy including monumental murals for the ... Full Story | Top |
| Frenzied Edinburgh Festival Fringe grows again for 2013 Thursday, May 30, 2013 08:58 AM PDT By Ian MacKenzie LONDON (Reuters) - The 2013 edition of the rambunctious Edinburgh Festival Fringe will have more actors, jugglers, comedians, musicians and street performers than ever carousing through the streets of the Scottish capital when it opens in August. The Fringe, one of the world's greatest draws for aspiring and established live performers, said visitors will have the choice of more than 24,000 shows in theatres, bars, restaurants and in the streets during its three-week run from August 2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Indian filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh dead at 49 Thursday, May 30, 2013 04:12 AM PDT By Sujoy Dhar and Shilpa Jamkhandikar KOLKATA/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, known for his sensitive portrayal of interpersonal relationships, died in Kolkata on Thursday of a heart attack. He was 49. Ghosh first caught the attention of cinema lovers in the 1990s with a clutch of films made in his native Bengali language. His work, often showcased on the Western film festival circuit, resonated with global audiences with memorable and strong women characters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Book Talk: When North Korea attacks, misfits are Japan's only hope Thursday, May 30, 2013 01:02 AM PDT By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Banks have failed, the yen has fallen and Japan's economy has collapsed, leading to political turmoil. Its great ally, the United States, abandons it. Then comes the final straw: an attack by North Korean guerrillas posing as Korean tourists. "From the Fatherland, With Love", by veteran Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami, chronicles the political fumbling that is the Japanese government's response and the eventual counterattack by a motley group of homeless, psychotic misfits using largely homemade weapons. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oklahoma tornado benefit concert unites nation's music stars Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:04 PM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Music stars from across the nation joined forces in Oklahoma on Wednesday in a benefit concert for victims of the deadly tornado that struck the state last week. Tickets for the "Healing in the Heartland" concert, held at Oklahoma City's roughly 20,000-capacity Chesapeake Arena and broadcast on NBC television, sold out in minutes when they went on sale on Saturday. It closed with a duet between Oklahoma-born country singer Blake Shelton, who is a judge on NBC singing competition "The Voice," and Grammy winning R&B star Usher. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mystery and science fiction author Jack Vance dead at 96 Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:48 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mystery and science fiction writer Jack Vance, whose works included "The Dragon Master" and "The Last Castle," has died at age 96, according to a statement posted on his official website on Wednesday. Vance passed away at his Oakland, California, home on Sunday, according to the statement at www.jackvance.com, a site maintained by his friends and family. He won the Hugo award for his science fiction book "The Dragon Masters" in 1963 and again in 1967 for "The Last Castle." The Hugo is given for excellence in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. ... Full Story | Top |
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