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| Batman's crime-ridden Gotham metropolis comes to Fox TV Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:22 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Batman's crime-ridden gritty fictional metropolis of Gotham City will be the focus of a new Fox drama, the latest comic book-inspired series to tap superheroes' ability to draw audiences to both film and TV. Fox described its new show "Gotham" as "the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous," the network said on Wednesday. Gordon is the police commissioner of Gotham City, and often supports Batman to defeat the city's villains. ... Full Story | Top |
| ABC TV's 'S.H.I.E.L.D' opens big with 12.2 million viewers Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:31 PM PDT  (Reuters) - New ABC drama "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." garnered strong ratings in its Tuesday debut, grabbing 12.2 million viewers overall and ranking first in its time slot among viewers ages 18 to 49, the group most prized by advertisers, according to Nielsen ratings data. Ratings for the one-hour show, which aired opposite CBS drama "NCIS" and NBC singing contest "The Voice," were the highest for a drama debut in nearly four years, ABC said. "NCIS" was the most-watched show overall on Tuesday night with 20.0 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. "The Voice" pulled in 14. ... Full Story | Top |
| Netflix added on second cable box in Europe Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 03:32 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Subscribers to Sweden's Com Hem pay television service will be able to access Netflix Inc videos through TiVo set-top boxes, the second partnership between a European cable provider and the streaming service. Com Hem on Wednesday announced Netflix will be available in December through TiVo boxes, allowing subscribers to watch the streaming service's shows and movies through an app without having to switch to another device, such as a Blu-ray player. Com Hem ended the second quarter with 605,700 video subscribers. ... Full Story | Top |
| LVMH names J.W. Anderson creative director for Loewe Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 02:23 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH has reached a deal with British fashion designer J.W. Anderson, appointing him creative director for its high-end handbag brand Loewe. LVMH is also taking a minority stake in J.W. Anderson's label, the French company said in a statement. Financial terms were not disclosed. LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods group, already revealed last week it was investing in another budding UK label, shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood. Born in Northern Ireland, Jonathan William Anderson, 29, is known for his urban, androgynous style. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jack Johnson tops Billboard 200, Lorde lands top digital song Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:32 PM PDT  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hawaiian folk singer Jack Johnson landed his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while New Zealand newcomer Lorde overtook Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus to top the digital songs chart. Johnson's "From Here to Now to You" sold 117,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. It was the only album to cross the 100,000 sales mark this week. Country music singer Justin Moore debuted at No. ... Full Story | Top |
| Grunge rock hero Kurt Cobain's childhood home for sale Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 01:09 PM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The childhood home of the late grunge rock hero and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has been put up for sale in Washington state, with his family asking $500,000 for the property, more than seven times its assessed value. The run-down, two-story house, located in the woebegone former timber town of Aberdeen near the Olympic National Forest, can be moved into as is or uprooted from its foundations and carted off for display elsewhere, selling agent Edward Fitz said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Colombian singer Carlos Vives scores five Latin Grammy nominations Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 11:27 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Colombian singer Carlos Vives and Argentine fusion group Illya Kuryaki & the Valderramas led the Latin Grammy Award nominations with five nods a piece, the Latin Recording Academy said on Wednesday. Veteran singer Vives, 52, snared nominations in key categories of album of the year for "Corazón Profundo," while his song "Volví A Nacer" was nominated for record of the year and song of the year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Provocative Balthus paintings focus of New York museum exhibition Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 11:25 AM PDT  By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - French-born painter Balthus is known for his street scenes and portraits, but it is his paintings of young girls, some with erotic undercurrents, that are the focus of the first exhibition of his works in New York in 30 years. "Balthus: Cats and Girls - Paintings and Provocations," which opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday and runs through January 12, examines the early decades of the artist's career from the mid-1930s through the 1950s in Paris, Switzerland and central France. ... Full Story | Top |
| Markus Hinterhaeuser to direct Salzburg Festival Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 09:00 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Salzburg Festival veteran Markus Hinterhaeuser is to be the new director of the annual classical music showcase, replacing the controversial Alexander Pereria, who is going to La Scala Milan. Hinterhaeuser, a concert pianist and former interim director of the festival, will take over from the 2017 summer season, the festival organizers said in a statement on Wednesday. He had been the frontrunner for the post among 15 candidates. ... Full Story | Top |
| William Boyd tinkers with typecast Bond in new novel "Solo" Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 07:57 AM PDT  By Paul Casciato and Minnie Brookfield LONDON (Reuters) - The women, fast cars and a glamorous London hotel set the scene for the launch of a new James Bond novel on Wednesday that sees 007 set out on a renegade mission in the pursuit of justice. British author William Boyd signed copies of "Solo" and sent them off in see-through briefcases with stewardesses riding in vintage sports cars from one of London's poshest hotels to a London airport, just like any 007 adventure begins. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Rush' screenwriter inspired by rivalry, not Formula One racing Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 06:24 AM PDT  By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fast-paced and adrenaline-filled drama "Rush" may be one of the most engaging films about the world of Formula One racing, but British screenwriter Peter Morgan says he couldn't be less of a fan of the elite motor sport. Morgan, a two-time best-writing Oscar nominee for 2006's "The Queen" and 2008's "Frost/Nixon," simply wanted to tell a tale of rivalry between an Austrian and an Englishman. As it happens, the battle for the 1976 F1 championship between Niki Lauda and James Hunt fit perfectly into Morgan's plans. ... Full Story | Top |
| American invasion damp squib for some Man Booker diehards Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:46 AM PDT By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - No one but the jurors can say which of six short-listed books will receive the Man Booker Prize for fiction on October 15, but one thing for certain is the Americans are coming into the competition next year and the literary world is in an uproar. It has been a week since the organisers of the prestigious prize for English-language fiction that had been reserved for writers from the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth threw open the doors to Americans and authors from all countries writing in English. Words of praise and dismay keep flowing. ... Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Stephen Merchant on dreaming and despairing in L.A Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 04:32 AM PDT  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stephen Merchant, the gangly and bespectacled comedian best known for creating with Ricky Gervais the British and U.S. TV sitcoms "The Office," steps in front of the camera with his warped sense of reality in the HBO comedy "Hello Ladies." The eight-episode series, which debuts on Sunday, is Merchant's first turn in a leading role on U.S. television. The 38-year-old Briton plays Stuart, a loser who is looking for love in Los Angeles. ... Full Story | Top |
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