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Glenn Close wore many hats for passion project "Nobbs"
Sun,27 Nov 2011 05:54 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Almost three decades after she first played her onstage, Glenn Close has brought to the screen the strange and compelling character of Albert Nobbs, a woman in 19th-century Dublin who lives as a man to escape a traumatic past and hang onto her job as a waiter in precarious times. The actress wore multiple hats, and not just Nobbs' bowler: She bought the rights to the material, produced the film, co-wrote the screenplay, played the title role and even wrote the lyrics for the end-credits song. ... Full Story | Top |
Christian Bale hanging up his Batman cape: report
Sun,27 Nov 2011 04:57 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Dark Knight Rises" may be Christian Bale's final performance as crime-fighting superhero Batman, the actor told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Set for release in July, the movie is Bale's third stint as Gotham's Caped Crusader for director Christopher Nolan, after "Batman Begins" (2005) and "The Dark Knight" (2008). "I wrapped a few days ago, so that will be the last time I'm taking that cowl off," Bale told the newspaper during an interview in Beverly Hills. "I believe that the whole production wrapped yesterday, so it's all done. Everything's finished. ...
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"Marilyn", "Artist" "Method" have strong debuts
Sun,27 Nov 2011 04:45 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michelle Williams' portrayal of America's most iconic actress debuted strongly over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with the Weinstein Company's "My Week With Marilyn" opening to $2 million at 244 domestic locations. In fact, it was a particularly strong play period for indie adult dramas in general, with Weinstein's "The Artist" also enjoying a big premiere, taking in $210,414 at four theaters -- a huge per-theater average of more than $52,600 per screen. ...
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Miley Cyrus cops to being a "stoner" in party video
Sun,27 Nov 2011 03:41 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If Miley Cyrus is in fact a heavy marijuana user, the drug hasn't impaired her capacity for deductive reasoning. A video obtained by The Daily shows the crooner at her birthday party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, concluding that the Bob Marley cake her buds baked for her is definitely an indicator of something: "You know you're a stoner when friends make you a Bob Marley cake," she's says. "You know you smoke way too much f---ing weed." It was almost a year ago that TMZ obtained a video of the singer smoking a bong. ... Full Story | Top |
"Marilyn," "Artist" "Method" have strong debuts
Sun,27 Nov 2011 02:55 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michelle Williams' portrayal of America's most iconic actress debuted strongly over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with the Weinstein Company's "My Week With Marilyn" opening to $2 million at 244 domestic locations. In fact, it was a particularly strong play period for indie adult dramas in general, with Weinstein's "The Artist" also enjoying a big premiere, taking in $210,414 at four theaters -- a huge per-theater average of more than $52,600 per screen. ...
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T.I. defends Tracy Morgan against gay activists
Sun,27 Nov 2011 02:14 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Speaking to Vibe Magazine in a December-issue cover story titled "T.I. Wants You Back," recently paroled rapper and MTV reality star Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (aka T.I.) proved once again that he has a strange way of launching a charm offensive. T.I. told Vibe that gay activists were overly sensitive when they censored a June performance by Tracy Morgan, during which the comedian said -- among other controversial comments -- that he'd kill his son if he found out he were gay. ...
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Wyclef Jean squandered Haitian relief funds: report
Sun,27 Nov 2011 01:41 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Less than a third of the $16 million gathered in 2010 by hip-hop star Wyclef Jean for earthquake relief in Haiti actually made it to emergency efforts in the country, the New York Post reported on Sunday. According to the exclusive report, Jean's charity, Yele Haiti, doled out millions in questionable contracts -- in fact, $1 million was paid to a Florida firm that doesn't seem to exist. The Post also reported that a company called P&A Construction -- which is run by Warnel Pierre, Jean's brother-in-law -- received $353,983 from the group. ...
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"Breaking Dawn" tops holiday weekend box office
Sun,27 Nov 2011 12:52 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vampires feasted at the Thanksgiving weekend box office, bringing the newest "Twilight" movie its second win in a row, over a strong comeback for "The Muppets" and other family fare that filled theaters. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1" delivered an estimated $113.5 million around the globe from Friday through Sunday. The film ranked No. 1 for the second straight week at U.S. and Canadian theaters, where ticket sales hit $42 million for three days and $62.3 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. ...
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Director segues from "Conchords" to "Muppets"
Sun,27 Nov 2011 11:53 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With Disney's film reboot of "The Muppets" raking in $29.5 million during its first weekend and claiming second place at the box office -- and a 98 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes -- director James Bobin is smiling as wide as Dr. Teeth. TheWrap talked with the first-time feature-film director about his revival of franchise players Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Animal; how "The Muppets" wouldn't have been possible without the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords," which he co-created; and decoding the film's inside references. ...
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Doris Day still sings at 87, offers fans "My Heart"
Sun,27 Nov 2011 11:15 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At age 87, Doris Day is not exactly pop music's latest hot young artist. But this week the star of film, TV and music returns to the U.S. record world she conquered more than 60 years ago with a new album, "My Heart." The CD, which hits record stores and websites December 2, is filled with old standards like "My Buddy," previously unreleased tunes such as "Stewball," about a race horse Day loved, and pop hits of the 1960s and '70s such as "Daydream" and "You Are So Beautiful." "I like the music when I was working and singing," she told Reuters. ...
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NBA announces tentative deal to start season December 25
Sun,27 Nov 2011 09:55 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The NBA and its players union announced a tentative agreement over the weekend to end their five-month lockout and start the season on Christmas Day. A majority of the 29 owners and 450 players still need to vote for the agreement for it to take effect. At a news conference announcing the potential pact early on Saturday, NBA commissioner David Stern said the agreement was "subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we are optimistic that will all come to pass. ...
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Venezuela youth orchestras flood Caracas metro
Sun,27 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST
Reuters -  CARACAS (Reuters) - Two thousand children in 23 bands played brass instruments and sang in choirs at metro stations across Caracas on Saturday in the latest endeavor by Venezuela's lauded youth orchestra program. The simultaneous concerts were organized by the subway authorities and the program, known locally as "The System," that teaches classical music to kids from poor families. "Today I got up early and my brother was left playing at home ... ...
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Chelsea Handler brings back "After Lately"
Sun,27 Nov 2011 09:43 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chelsea Handler may have more jobs than James Franco -- award-winning actor, daytime television star, writer, director, novelist, academic. Handler is a queen of late-night TV talk shows who has hosted "Chelsea Lately" on cable TV network E! since 2007. She is the author of four best-selling books, creator a new TV sitcom scheduled to air in January and recently signed a development deal with E! to create several new series. ...
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Senegal's N'dour to stop singing, enter politics
Sat,26 Nov 2011 02:29 PM PST
Reuters -  DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese world music star Youssou N'dour declared Saturday he would cancel concert dates to enter politics from January 2 next year, a month before a tense presidential election in his West African country. The singer did not explicitly say whether he would stand for president himself, as some supporters have urged. He also did not make clear whether he intended a definitive or merely temporary halt to his musical career. ...
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Venezuela youth orchestras flood Caracas metro
Sat,26 Nov 2011 01:27 PM PST
Reuters -  CARACAS (Reuters) - Two thousand children in 23 bands played brass instruments and sang in choirs at metro stations across Caracas on Saturday in the latest endeavor by Venezuela's lauded youth orchestra program. The simultaneous concerts were organized by the subway authorities and the program, known locally as "The System", which teaches classical music to kids from poor families. "Today I got up early and my brother was left playing at home ... ...
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Unseen Jackson film valued at $6-8 million goes unsold
Sat,26 Nov 2011 11:55 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Previously unseen footage of Michael Jackson's 1993 "Dangerous" tour, which had been expected to fetch 4-5 million pounds ($6.2-7.8 million) failed to sell at auction in Britain on Saturday. "At this stage it has not sold," said a spokesman for The Fame Bureau auctioneers, who specialize in pop memorabilia. "We are still talking to people, but online it did not sell." He said he was confident a buyer would be found, although "nothing is a certainty. ...
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New York Times columnist Tom Wicker dies at 85
Fri,25 Nov 2011 05:14 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tom Wicker, the New York Times reporter who covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for the paper before moving on to become the Times' Washington bureau chief and a columnist for 25 years, died at his Rochester, Vermont, home on Friday, the Times reports. According to his wife, Pamela, Wicker died of an apparent heart attack. He was 85. Wicker was in the presidential motorcade on November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was shot. His coverage of the assassination catapulted him to prominence in the journalistic field. ... Full Story | Top |
Kutcher, Moore tweet their thanks ... separately
Fri,25 Nov 2011 05:12 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have broken their Twitter silence in the spirit of the holiday season. The estranged celebrity power-couple -- who announced their split after six years of marriage earlier this month, amid rumors of infidelity on Kutcher's part -- both reignited their social-media presence in recent days, to reflect on the Thanksgiving holiday. Twitter super-user Kutcher, who has amassed 8. ...
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Piers Morgan welcomes his fourth child
Fri,25 Nov 2011 03:02 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television host Piers Morgan became a father for the fourth time on Friday after his wife gave birth to a baby girl, Morgan announced on Twitter. "It's true. I've become a dad for the 4th time, to a baby girl called Elise. She's absurdly beautiful, and utterly adorable," the CNN talk show host posted, adding that the baby arrived after Morgan's favorite soccer team Arsenal won a match. This is the first child for Morgan and second wife Celia Walden, 34, a writer at British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. ...
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"Control Room" director arrested in Egypt protest
Fri,25 Nov 2011 02:53 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jehane Noujaim -- director of "Control Room," a 2004 documentary about Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera -- was arrested and later released after participating in a protest in Egypt, according to multiple reports on Twitter. Noujaim was interviewing a military officer when the arrest took place and was accused of being a spy for Israel and a traitor, according to U.K. newspaper the Guardian. "In solidarity with Jihane Noujaim," wrote journalist Mona Eltahawy, who was also arrested in the protest. "Friends please kick up huge fuss to relesase (sic) her. ... Full Story | Top |
Tilda Swinton dives again into dark emotional waters
Fri,25 Nov 2011 02:52 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - By now, it's certainly no surprise that Tilda Swinton has turned in another riveting performance in a dark and difficult movie; from "Orlando" to "I Am Love," that's what she does, with occasional detours to play the white witch in the Narnia films and win an Oscar as a corporate lawyer in "Michael Clayton. ... Full Story | Top |
Ben Whishaw to play Q in new Bond film "Skyfall"
Fri,25 Nov 2011 01:52 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Ben Whishaw will reprise the character of high-tech weapons specialist "Q" in the upcoming James Bond film "Skyfall," a role previously played by actors Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese, media outlets reported on Friday. The BBC said Whishaw's agent confirmed the young actor in the role of Q opposite Daniel Craig's Bond in the upcoming 23rd installment of the franchise, directed by Sam Mendes. ...
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Keith Urban recovering from throat surgery
Fri,25 Nov 2011 12:29 PM PST
Reuters -  NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country singer Keith Urban underwent successful throat surgery to remove a polyp from his vocal cord earlier this week and is doing fine, the singer's spokesman said on Friday. Urban had the procedure on Tuesday, and he will not be able to speak for three weeks, spokesman Paul Freundlich told Reuters. The singer is recovering at an undisclosed location. One day ahead of the procedure, Urban posted a video on his website thanking fans for their support. "I want to thank you for sending such good wishes for my upcoming surgery," Urban said. ...
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"Happy Feet Two" flop leads to 600 layoffs: report
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:52 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As a result of the poor box-office performance of "Happy Feet Two," 600 of the 700 employees at the digital production studio behind the animated movie reportedly have received their walking papers. Employees at Dr. D Studios, which is based in Sydney, Australia, have been told they will be laid off in the coming weeks, according to IF.com.au. TheWrap was unable to reach Dr. D for comment. The film, a sequel to 2006's Academy Award-winning "Happy Feet" -- which grossed $384.3 million off a budget of $100 million -- had amassed only an estimated $30. ...
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"A Separation," "Anatolia" win top Asian Pacific Screen Awards
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:37 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two Oscar foreign-language contenders, Iran's "A Separation" and Turkey's "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," were the big winners at Thursday's Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which took place in Queensland, Australia. "A Separation," directed and written by Asghar Farhadi, was named Best Feature Film. Nuri Bilge Ceylan's "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" won awards for Achievement in Directing and Achievement in Cinematography, as well as receiving the Screen International Jury Grand Prize. ... Full Story | Top |
Miley Cyrus, Adele on board for Bob Dylan cover set
Fri,25 Nov 2011 11:31 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - What do Bob Dylan and Miley Cyrus have in common -- besides their perpetually chipper demeanor, of course? They're both doing their part to benefit human rights organization Amnesty International on its 50th anniversary. The human-rights organization is releasing a sprawling, four-CD collection, "Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International," on January 24, with the proceeds going to AI, according to numerous news reports. ...
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Gaga's Thanksgiving special no turkey for ABC
Fri,25 Nov 2011 10:53 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" proved plenty bounteous for ABC. Though it failed to grab the ratings crown for the night, the holiday special presided over by the "Alejandro" chanteuse provided a significant boost for the network Thursday night, generating a four-year Thanksgiving best in the timeslot and handily beating last year's Turkey Day music offering, "Beyonce's I Am World Tour." "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving," airing from 9:30 p.m. to 11, averaged a 1. ...
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Lindsay Lohan's father has heart surgery
Fri,25 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan's father Michael Lohan is undergoing heart surgery on Friday after being rushed to a hospital in Florida with chest pains and high blood pressure, said his spokeswoman. Lohan was hospitalized on Thursday night after complaining of shortness of breath and chest pains. He registered a high blood pressure reading of 200/110, taken by an ambulance crew. The 51-year-old Lohan is at the Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers where he is having a stent inserted and a blood clot removed from his lungs. ...
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In "The Artist," silence is golden
Fri,25 Nov 2011 10:26 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jean Dujardin won this year's best actor award at the Cannes film festival for playing a man who hardly says a word, but not because his character couldn't speak. In fact, he says quite a lot. Dujardin stars in "The Artist," a silent movie made more than 80 years after those films gave way to "talkies," and the movie has Hollywood buzzing with Oscar talk. Directed by Frenchman Michel Hazanavicius, it tells of a silent film star (Dujardin) whose career is cut short by the advent of sound. ... Full Story | Top |
George Michael postpones tour due to pneumonia
Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:25 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael has been forced to postpone the rest of his European tour due to ongoing treatment for "severe" pneumonia, his spokeswoman said on Friday. But she denied reports that the former Wham! frontman was suffering from serious heart problems and was "slowly improving" in hospital in Vienna. "George Michael is ill with pneumonia and any other speculation regarding his illness is unfounded and untrue," she said in a statement. "He is receiving excellent medical care; he is responding to treatment and slowly improving. ...
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NBC apologizes to Bachmann for Fallon show intro song
Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:09 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michele Bachmann can add a broadcast network apology to her Thanksgiving list of things to be thankful for. Doug Vaughan, NBC's senior vice president for special programs, sent a letter of contrition to the conservative firebrand and Republican presidential hopeful on Wednesday. In it, the network executive wrote that the house band for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" was wrong to introduce her on the program with the song "Lyin' Ass Bitch," according to CNN. Representatives of Bachmann and NBC did not immediately respond to TheWrap's requests for comment. ... Full Story | Top |
Scotty McCreery flubs Macy's parade lip synching
Fri,25 Nov 2011 08:51 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery committed a lip synching foul during Thursday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The cherubic singer missed his cue to begin crooning his hit single "The Trouble With Girls" during the festivities. That left McCreery miming vocal work after the song had started to play over the loudspeakers. Perhaps the reigning "Idol" victor isn't cut out for this whole live performing thing. During this year's World Series, McCreery had to restart the National Anthem after his microphone malfunctioned. He then proceeded to flub the lyrics. ... Full Story | Top |
UK inquiry shines light on rough tabloid trade
Fri,25 Nov 2011 06:49 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Stalking children, rummaging through bins, bullying and deceit -- the tricks of the tabloid newspaper trade are being laid bare at a public inquiry that is giving Britons a sobering insight into how their appetite for gossip and scandal is satisfied. Analysts and members of the industry say the revelations are highly damaging and will likely further harm newspaper sales, especially for the popular tabloid titles, and will inevitably lead to tighter regulation of an industry that polices itself. ...
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Michelle Williams talks Marilyn, Matilda and musicals
Fri,25 Nov 2011 06:00 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michelle Williams takes on the iconic role of Marilyn Monroe in the indie film "My Week with Marilyn." Currently in theaters, the film is based on Colin Clark's book of the same name and chronicles his time spent working with Monroe while she was in England shooting the romantic comedy "The Prince and the Showgirl" in 1956. Williams sat down with Reuters to talk about portraying Monroe, the film, shooting her current role of Glinda the good witch in Sam Raimi's "Oz: The Great and Powerful" and her six-year-old daughter Matilda with late actor Heath Ledger. ...
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Vera Lynn appeals for lost "Monty" brooch
Fri,25 Nov 2011 05:57 AM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - British World War Two forces' sweetheart Vera Lynn has appealed for help in tracing a lost brooch that had been given her by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery more than 35 years ago. The brooch was lost during a Remembrance Day service at the Royal Albert Hall in London earlier this month. The 94-year-old singer, whose wartime classics include "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover," said the brooch was of great sentimental value, the BBC reported. Lynn said she wore it to every military function, along with her medals. ...
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Award-winning poet Ruth Stone dies at 96
Thu,24 Nov 2011 03:48 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Award-winning poet Ruth Stone, who drew imagery and inspiration from the natural sciences, has died at age 96 in Vermont, her daughter said on Thursday. Stone, who won the National Book Award in 2002 for her collection of poems "In the Next Galaxy," died last week in Ripton, Vermont, surrounded by her three daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Phoebe Stone told Reuters. "She died of natural causes, she was 96," said Stone, who is an author of children's books. For 20 years Stone taught creative writing at several U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Judge grants appeal to Telmex in TV dispute: report
Thu,24 Nov 2011 01:21 PM PST
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A judge has granted tycoon Carlos Slim's Telmex an appeal against a government decision that denied the phone company entry into the television market in Mexico, daily El Universal reported on Thursday. Mexico's Communications and Transport ministry in May rejected Slim's efforts to tap the domestic television market by refusing to change Telmex's concession to allow the new service. ... Full Story | Top |
Sienna Miller tells of hacking paranoia
Thu,24 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Sienna Miller said on Thursday she had been placed under a "web of surveillance" by a tabloid newspaper which listened into her messages and read emails, prompting her to accuse family and friends of leaking stories to the press. Appearing at the Leveson inquiry into media practices and ethics, the star of movies such as "Layer Cake" and "Alfie" said she had felt violated by the constant coverage of intimate details of her private life in the press. "(There was) this breeding of mistrust amongst all of us. Nobody could understand how this information was coming ...
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Polish Oscar winner makes first film about Lech Walesa
Thu,24 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST
Reuters -  WARSAW (Reuters) - Lech Walesa will finally see his life made into a movie, more than three decades after the shipyard electrician launched the Solidarity union that helped topple communism in Eastern Europe. On Thursday, Oscar-winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda began filming the first biopic about Walesa, who remains a respected but controversial figure. ...
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Author JK Rowling says "spiteful" UK press hounded her
Thu,24 Nov 2011 11:12 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling told a public inquiry into British media standards on Thursday she was forced to move house because of tabloid harassment and had been made to feel like a hostage in her home after she gave birth. During two hours of evidence, Rowling revealed a note had been slipped into her young daughter's schoolbag by a journalist and that she had chased a paparazzo photographer down the street when he tried to take a picture of her with her children. ...
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