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Controversial Chuck Berry statue approved in St Louis
Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:07 PM PDT
Reuters -  ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - An eight-foot statue of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry was approved on Monday over the opposition of some local residents including one who said the Hall of Fame singer/songwriter should not be honored because he is a "felon and not a friend of women."
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"Transformers 3" faces tough 3D market
Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:47 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" -- which begins its assault Tuesday night -- will be the biggest referendum yet on 3D, which is showing sudden signs of fatigue in North America. Full Story1 | Top |
"Attack the Block" adds UK flavor to alien invasion genre
Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:44 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - In Hollywood teens-in-peril movies, the protagonists -- aside from a token nerd or two -- usually have flawlessly sculpted noses, great hair, toned gym bodies and excellent teeth. Their most reprehensible behavior might be skipping class or talking back to a parent. Full Story1 | Top |
Hollywood actress Elaine Stewart dies at 81
Mon,27 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Elaine Stewart, an alluring leading lady of the 1950s who went on to serve as a co-hostess of two hit game shows in the '70s, died Monday at her home in Beverly Hills after a long illness. She was 81. Full Story1 | Top |
Berry Gordy's offspring battle for chart supremacy
Mon,27 Jun 2011 03:38 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Sibling rivalry makes for great drama. And while there's nothing Ewing-like about their relationship, two sons of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are having a chart battle on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart -- albeit one spanning more than 27 years -- and the victor could be decided as early as this week.
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"Cold Case" veteran joins "Law & Order: SVU"
Mon,27 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Cold Case" co-star Danny Pino will join the cast of "Law & Order" SVU" next season, essentially replacing Christopher Meloni, who turned down an $8 million salary to stay with the cop show. Full Story1 | Top |
"Chipmunks" owner suing over tribute album
Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:41 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The owner of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, is suing the producers of an "artistically inferior knockoff" Chipmunks tribute album on iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital stores. Full Story1 | Top |
BET Awards gets ratings boost amid on-stage snafu
Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:26 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The BET Awards drew 7.7 million viewers on Sunday night, up from 7.4 million last year, as Chris Brown took the most honors and the wrong name was announced for the viewers' choice prize.
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"Hot Coffee" shows other side of "frivolous" lawsuits
Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - It was the case that launched a thousand jokes. The McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit almost 15 years ago came to represent for most people everything that's wrong with the American civil justice system -- a plaintiff with a serious shortage of common sense, a huge windfall in damages and a waste of everyone's time.
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Fame-hungry children driving India's reality TV boom
Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT
Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) - It is 5 p.m. and Rima Chakravorty has not eaten her lunch. Dressed in a shiny pink and green dress with gauze and sequins, her face heavy with make-up, the 14 year-old sidles up to her father and complains that she is hungry and feeling feverish. Full Story1 | Top |
Muhly's edgy "Two Boys" opera gets London premiere
Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:05 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - If the film "The Social Network" lifted the veil on the ingenuity and intrigue behind Internet networking, the opera "Two Boys" which had its premiere on Friday focuses on what it's like to be trapped inside the web. Full Story1 | Top |
Mud rivals music at Glastonbury festival
Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:42 AM PDT
Reuters -  PILTON, England (Reuters) - Mud matched the music as the abiding memory at this year's Glastonbury festival, where U2, Coldplay and Beyonce played the top slots and 180,000 people braved boggy conditions to hear their favorite
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Stars with criminal pasts honored at BET Awards
Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:47 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B star Chris Brown, fully rehabilitated in the public eye after beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna two years ago, led the list of winners with criminal pasts at the BET Awards on Sunday.
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R&B singer Jason Derulo tops UK singles chart
Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:43 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Miami R&B singer/songwriter Jason Derulo went straight to No. 1 on the UK singles chart, while Lady Gaga reclaimed the albums chart crown, the Official Charts company said on Sunday.
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Jackson "Thriller" jacket sells for $1.8 million
Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:24 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson for his "Thriller" video sold for $1.8 million at an auction on Sunday to a Texas gold trader who plans to use it to raise money for children's hospitals worldwide. Full Story1 | Top |
Box office champ "Cars 2" crunches critics
Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Cars 2," a Pixar sequel judged by critics to be the worst movie produced by the Disney-owned animation studio, sped to the front of the pack at the weekend box office in North America.
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Michelle Obama says husband is committed to Africa
Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:23 AM PDT
Reuters -  GABORONE (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama rejected criticism that her husband's administration had not paid enough attention to Africa, saying on Friday her trip was a direct reflection of his commitment to the continent.
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Indie British film "Submarine" gains U.S. buzz
Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:06 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may be in a different league to U.S. summer blockbusters like "Green Lantern" and "X-Men: First Class" but a small British indie film has impressed US critics and hopes to parlay its praise into bigger audiences. Full Story1 | Top |
Sunshine, Tinie Tempah, Coldplay warm up Glastonbury
Sat,25 Jun 2011 04:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  PILTON, England (Reuters) - The sun shone and the good times rolled on Saturday at the Glastonbury music festival, where London rapper Tinie Tempah had a huge crowd jumping and Coldplay closed with the packed headline slot.
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Jerry Lewis briefly hospitalized in Sydney
Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:21 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis canceled a benefit show in Australia on Friday when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital, but he has since returned to his normal routine, his publicist said.
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A sneak peak in to Season 2 of "The Big C"
Fri,24 Jun 2011 05:46 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - While Laura Linney's Cathy Jamison denied her cancer diagnosis during Season 1 of the U.S. cable network Showtime dark comedy "The Big C" made for compelling drama, things changed in the finale when she shared the news with her family. When her moody son Adam (Gabriel Basso) found out, it was among the young series' most heartbreaking moments.
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