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Oscar organizers ponder earlier show time
Academy Awards organizers are talking about moving up the date of the show, possibly as early as January. At a Tuesday meeting, the academy's board of governors discussed the idea of holding the Oscars earlier. Most recent shows have been held in late February.A statement Wednesday by the academy said the earliest any date change could take effect would be for the Oscars in 2012. A firm date of Feb. 27 already has been set for next year's 83rd Oscars. The academy statement said the idea is "being explored as a possibility.""There are a number of questions still to be answered and challenges to be addressed with regard to moving the show to an earlier date," the statement said. "The academy governors and staff have been and will continue to look into those questions and challenges. No decision has been made and there is currently no timetable for when a decision might be made." Leslie Unger, spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, would not comment on why a date change was being considered. ... read more >>
Judge says Lohan violated terms of her bail
Lindsay Lohan's alcohol-monitoring bracelet got her in trouble Tuesday with a judge who doubled the actress' bail to $200,000. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel determined Lohan violated the terms of her release after a closed-door meeting with the actress' attorney and a prosecutor. Revel did not detail the violation, but said her decision was made after receiving "results" issued by a court-ordered alcohol monitor. District Attorney's spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said it was an "alcohol-related violation," but did not have further details. A source familiar with Lohan's case told The Associated Press that the violation was reported after the "Mean Girls" star appeared at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night. Lohan was not present in court Tuesday, but several denials of wrongdoing were posted on the actress' Twitter account shortly before and after the hastily called hearing. ... read more >>
Parties outweigh prizes at MTV award shows
Katy Perry dripping with green slime. Jack Black, in his underpants, shooting fireworks from his crotch. Sacha Baron Cohen's alter-ego, Bruno, landing his bare backside on Eminem's face. These sure aren't Oscar moments. MTV Networks, which include Nickelodeon, Spike, Comedy Central and VH1, specialize in irreverent awards shows, and they're serving up a double dose this weekend with Spike's Guys Choice on Saturday and the MTV Movie Awards Sunday. At these shows, fans pick the winners, so popular fare almost always trumps critical favorites. The categories, which change year to year, honor such achievements as Top Fantasy Leaguer and Holy Grail of Hot at Guys Choice, and the best kiss, fight and "scared-as-s--t moment" of the year at the movie awards. ... read more >>
Brad Pitt joins US bid to host soccer World Cup in 2018
Brad Pitt has added his name to the U.S. bid committee seeking to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday. Pitt joins former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, director Spike Lee and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the committee. "Soccer is a truly global sport and the opportunity to join the effort to have the U.S. host the world's greatest sporting event again is a great honor," Pitt said in a statement. The United States, Australia, England, Russia and a pair of joint-bids from Belgium/Netherlands and Spain/Portugal are bidding to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups with Qatar, Japan, and South Korea in the running to host the latter tournament. The hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup will be decided at a meeting of FIFA's executive committee in December. The United States hosted the tournament in 1994. ... read more >>
Vampire mania alerts - true blood top video sales
Vampire mania has reared its bloody head on disc, with HBO's Season 2 set of "True Blood" topping the national home video sales charts during its first week in stores, beating a stiff challenge from a high-profile film. "True Blood: The Complete Second Season" bowed at No. 1 on both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart and Nielsen's dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart for the week ended May 30, besting fellow newcomer "Dear John," a romantic drama that came to disc after grossing more than $80 million in theaters. "Dear John," starring Channing Tatum ("Step Up") and Amanda Seyfried ("Mamma Mia!"), debuted at No. 2 on the overall sales chart and No. 3 on the Blu-ray Disc sales chart, where it was perched right behind second-ranked "Avatar." ... read more >>
From Captain to Sir - Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart has been upgraded from captain to knight.The actor famous for playing Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" officially became Sir Patrick Stewart when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. While "Star Trek" introduced him to a different group of fans, Stewart is also a widely respected stage actor. The 69-year-old actor discovered the theater as a child, and said "my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Alec Guinness." Being "in that company is the grandest thing that has professionally happened to me." Stewart joined Britain's storied Royal Shakespeare Company in his 20s, and in 2008 was nominated for a Tony award for the leading role in "Macbeth." ... read more >>
Two new roles for the True Blood star
Grant Bowler needs to dig out his passport. The "True Blood" actor has picked up roles in action feature "The Killer Elite" and indie drama "The City of Gardens," both shooting abroad this month. Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro star in "Elite," about the real-life efforts of a private British vigilante group to eliminate a band of contract killers. Bowler will play Capt. James Cregg, an SAS officer and war hero who is one of the targets. It is shooting in Australia.Shooting on location in Peru is "City of Gardens," which centers on a young California surfer in 1980 who is framed and thrown in a jail for political prisoners before escaping. ... read more >>
Lindsay Lohan on bracelet
Lindsay Lohan left court Monday with a heavy new piece of jewelry, but it wasn't her favorite kind of bling. Lohan sported an ugly, alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet that came with tough restrictions on her probation that could cut into her career plans.The measures were ordered after Lohan angered Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel by failing to show up for a hearing last week in Beverly Hills and instead attended the Cannes Film Festival in France. Photos from Cannes showed the actress partying on a yacht into the late hours on the day she was supposed to be in court in Beverly Hills. A bench warrant was issued for her arrest then lifted when her lawyer posted bail and Lohan flew back to the United States over the weekend. ... read more >>
Claudia Schiffer gives birth to girl
German supermodel Claudia Schiffer and her British film director husband Matthew Vaughn announced on Saturday the birth of their third child, a girl. The infant, who has yet to be named, was born Friday at the Portland Hospital, a specialist private hospital in central London for women and children, the couple said in a statement. The German newspaper Die Welt said Schiffer gave birth by caesarean section.Claudia Schiffer, 39, and "Kick-Ass" director Vaughn, also 39, have been married since 2002. Their other children are son Caspar, seven, and daughter Clementine, five.The blonde, blue-eyed supermodel first won fame in the 1990s as the face of Chanel and Guess jeans, and she remains on contract with French cosmetics group L'Oreal. ... read more >>
'Avatar' sells 6.7 million DVDs in 4 days
"Avatar" is maintaining its popularity in the move from box office to home video, with sales of 6.7 million DVDs and Blu-ray disks in the first four days. Twentieth Century Fox announced Sunday that James Cameron's sci-fi epic has sold 2.7 million Blu-rays and 4 million DVDs since April 22.The combined sales brought in $130 million. ... read more >>
Megan Fox protests school budget cuts with comedy
Megan Fox and her sometime boyfriend, actor Brian Austin Green, are protesting California school budget cuts in a new video online. In a video posted Wednesday on the comic Web site FunnyorDie.com , Fox urges viewers to "call, write and annoy the governor until he cries for his mommy." She says more than $17 billion has been cut from state educational programs over the past two years, and Green says the "terminators in Sacramento" plan to cut another $2.5 billion. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said last month that budget cuts have caused a 17 percent jump in the number of school districts facing financial uncertainty. ... read more >>
Bigelow pioneers Oscars with `Hurt Locker' win
Kathryn Bigelow played field commander to bring her raw, relentless Iraq War thriller "The Hurt Locker" to the screen. After her film triumphed at the Academy Awards with six prizes and made her the first woman ever to win the directing Oscar, she graduated to diplomat with her deft handling of some uncomfortable personal questions from reporters after the show. Bigelow's rivals included a man from her past — ex-husband James Cameron, whose science-fiction epic "Avatar" also was nominated for the best picture and director that she won. Backstage, Bigelow judiciously handled reporters' queries about Cameron, who was seated right behind her at the Oscars and joined the standing ovation she received, clapping heartily and saying, "Yes, yes" after she won best director. ... read more >>
Crazy crowd at "Twilight: New Moon" Los Angeles premiere
"Twilight" fans have taken over the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Thousands of fans filled the streets near UCLA on Monday, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite undead stars attending the evening premiere of "New Moon" — the second film in the "Twilight" vampire saga. Some "Twi-hards" — as they call themselves — arrived as early as Thursday afternoon to secure a place in line for tickets allowing them to watch the stars' arrivals on the red carpet. The 800 available tickets were all distributed by Monday morning, but the line still stretched for blocks well after lunchtime. Nicole Zamora, 36, was sixth in line after getting to Westwood on Thursday afternoon. She and her three sisters wore "New Moon" T-shirts they'd made for the occasion and said they spent the weekend "reading, listening to the iPod and trying to sleep — anything to pass the time." ... read more >>
Michael Jackson died last night. R.I.P. Mike
Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. He was 50. He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center. Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said an autopsy would probably be done on the singer Friday, with results expected that afternoon. "Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color," the Rev. Al Sharpton said. "To say an 'icon' would only give these young people in Harlem a fraction of what he was. He was a historic figure that people will measure music and the industry by." ... read more >>
Hollywood: Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins
HOLLYWOOD - The Jolie-Pitt twins have arrived! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed a boy, Knox Leon, and girl, Vivienne Marcheline, Saturday night at Lenval hospital in Nice, France. The pair was delivered by Cesarian section and Jolie’s obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, told The Associated Press that the family is “doing marvelously well.” ... read more >>Articles: 1516 next page >>