Stone Joins Hostage-Release Mission
AP Interview: Oliver Stone Joins Colombia Mission for Release of 3 Rebel-Held HostagesSource: ABC News: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:51 pm
Stone joins hostage-release mission (AP)
AP - With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. The American filmmaker is jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:49 pm
Stone joins hostage-release mission (AP)
AP - With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. The American filmmaker is jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:49 pm
'Treasure' Tops Weekend at $35.6 Million
'National Treasure' Finds Fresh Fortune With $35.6 Million, Outdueling 'Chipmunks,' 'Legend'Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:33 pm
'Treasure' tops weekend at $35.6 million (AP)
AP - Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note. Cage's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was the No. 1 movie for a second weekend with $35.6 million, followed by "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with $30 million and Smith's "I Am Legend" with $27.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:31 pm
'Treasure' tops weekend at $35.6 million (AP)
AP - Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note. Cage's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was the No. 1 movie for a second weekend with $35.6 million, followed by "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with $30 million and Smith's "I Am Legend" with $27.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:31 pm
Kylie Minogue Honored By Queen Elizabeth
Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honors list.Source: Entertainment News: CBSNews.com | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:00 pm
Patriots Are Perfect 16-0
The Patriots rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit and scored 22 straight points to beat the dogged New York Giants 38-35 to become the first NFL team to finish the regular season 16-and-0.Source: Entertainment News: CBSNews.com | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:00 pm
R.I.P. to Court TV, hello to truTV (AP)
AP - Court TV, R.I.P. The network that burst into public consciousness with the O.J. Simpson trial and other big-name courtroom dramas in the 1990s becomes part of television history Tuesday, renamed truTV to emphasize its prime-time action programming.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 6:26 pm
R.I.P. to Court TV, hello to truTV (AP)
AP - Court TV, R.I.P. The network that burst into public consciousness with the O.J. Simpson trial and other big-name courtroom dramas in the 1990s becomes part of television history Tuesday, renamed truTV to emphasize its prime-time action programming.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 6:26 pm
'Godfather' Director Speaks Out
Francis Ford Coppola's latest movie, 'Youth Without Youth,' defies convention.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 5:49 pm
A Master Of Light; Years Ahead Of His Time
The first major Turner retrospective in America in nearly half a century features 140 paintings and watercolors, on view at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.Source: Entertainment News: CBSNews.com | 30 Dec 2007 | 11:30 am
CD review: Giuseppe Sammartini Sonate per Flauto E Basso Continuo
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) According to the spotty historical record, Giuseppe Sammartini was, along with Antonio Vivaldi and Vivaldi's pupil Luigi Madonis, one of the three great 18th century instrumental musicians in northern Italy. Sammartini was a...Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
CD review: 'Atonement' soundtrack
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) While several of the "Atonement" cuts may be effective for the film but otherwise uninteresting, there are enough that do stand alone to make Dario Marianelli's soundtrack worth owning. The film opens memorably with the sound...Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Sites to watch in 2008
Things happen fast on the Internet. Here's how the future is shaping up.WHETHER we're talking online entertainment, commerce, technology or the Web in general, digital culture is so protean and chaotic, so subject to overnight zeitgeist, that, as far as its future goes, the less said, the better.
Source: L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Movies offer some final thoughts
FEDERICO Fellini once said, "There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life." We like that thought. But checking out the offerings at the multiplex, we notice that as new movies go, there's an infinite passion for -- endings.Source: L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
'Treasure' sequel continues to get rich
'Alvin and the Chipmunks' keep up a strong second.The adventure sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was once again the big draw at the weekend box office, taking in an estimated $35.6 million, but it was the little guys that posted the biggest surprises.
Source: L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Top 10 art exhibitions of 2007
HIGH: "Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History": (Through Jan. 6.) The Asian Art Museum invited the great photographer to portray his own connoisseurship as artist and collector. For elegant design, for the surprise, challenge and beauty of its contents, no...Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Fresh
ART The Small Photograph: An Appreciation , Robert Tat Gallery (Thurs.-Feb. 2). THEATERSpeed-the-Plow , David Mamet's Hollywood satire, American Conservatory Theater (previews begin Fri., runs Jan. 9-Feb. 3). MOVIESOpening Friday: Meeting Resistance (not...Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Peter Hartlaub's top 20 movies of 2007
HIGH: For the first time in years, this was an excellent year for summer blockbuster popcorn movies. There were two great comedies ("Knocked Up," "Superbad"), two strong action-film sequels ("Live Free or Die Hard," "The Bourne Ultimatum"), a guilty pleasure...Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
CD REVIEWS / RADIOHEAD / Rock
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Because our Commodore 64 computer starts blowing smoke every time we attempt to download something that doesn't involve funny pictures, we reserved judgment on Radiohead's pay-what-you-want "In Rainbows" until it actually...Source: SFGate: Entertainment | 30 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Marilyn Manson Divorce Now Official
Marilyn Manson will start the new year as a single man.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:39 am
'National Treasure' Marks Second Week as Number One Movie
Cage's 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' was the No. 1 movie for a second weekend with $35.6 million, followed by "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with $30 million and Smith's "I Am Legend" with $27.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 Dec 2007 | 7:21 am
Girl Says Dad Died In Iraq To Win Contest
An essay that won a 6-year-old girl four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert began with the powerful line: "My daddy died this year in Iraq." While gripping, it wasn't true and now the girl may lose her tickets.Source: Entertainment News: CBSNews.com | 30 Dec 2007 | 6:30 am
Unlike Rivals, Letterman Has His Writers
David Letterman and Craig Ferguson Returning to the Air, Complete With Writers, Next WeekSource: ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Dec 2007 | 11:11 pm
Patriots Aim For Perfection, History
If the Patriots win, they'll become the first team to finish a regular season at 16-0. If they lose, Patriot-haters throughout the country can celebrate in front of their TV sets.Source: Entertainment News: CBSNews.com | 29 Dec 2007 | 8:30 pm
Deal puts Letterman, Ferguson back on air
Read full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Dec 2007 | 1:10 pm
Public access, public hate
Cable TV operators must provide a forum for the public. But it has unwittingly led to the airing of racist and anti-Semitic rants."Robert De Niro" wasn't kidding. As impersonated by Josh Robert Thompson, he warned in the opening minutes of his live TV call-in talk show "Dining With De Niro" that he only wanted to talk about food -- "manly" foods like beef. He discouraged viewers who wanted to discuss "feminine" foods like cupcakes or muffins.
Source: L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 29 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Hannah Montana Essay Winner a Fake
Girl Won Hannah Montana Concert Tickets With Fake Essay Describing Father's Death in IraqSource: ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Dec 2007 | 5:38 am
The best (and worst) films of 2007
The year in film was a mixed bag, though one that holds great promise for the future.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Dec 2007 | 5:05 am
This Year: The Buzz
Naked celebrities, star meltdowns, and reality television generated a lot of buzz on TheShowbuzz.com this year. Here's a look at 10 hot stories you clicked on during the last 12 months.Source: Entertainment News: CBSNews.com | 29 Dec 2007 | 12:30 am
Letterman, Ferguson Back Up Late
It appears David Letterman has the write stuff after all.
The gap-toothed comic's production company, Worldwide Pants, and the Writers Guild of America have stitched together a deal that...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 28 Dec 2007 | 11:43 pm
Klum: From Catwalker to Copycat?
Heidi Klum's latest project? How about a lawsuit?
The "Project Runway" star is being sued by jewelry maker Van Cleef & Arpels for allegedly ripping off a custom-made clover...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 28 Dec 2007 | 10:28 pm
Letterman strikes a deal with the Writers Guild
Source: L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 28 Dec 2007 | 10:19 pm
Brandy Off the Hook
Brandy can breathe easier now.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have decided not to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against the R&B songstress, stemming from last year's...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 28 Dec 2007 | 9:38 pm
Brandy won't be charged in fatal crash
Read full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 28 Dec 2007 | 9:12 pm
Studios: Writers' losses top amount sought
Read full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 28 Dec 2007 | 9:04 pm
Spielberg, Zemeckis Flicks Immortalized
You could say it's about time.
Robert Zemeckis' 1985 time-travel opus, "Back to the Future," Steven Spielberg's 1977 UFO tale, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind,"...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 28 Dec 2007 | 6:53 pm
FOX411: Anna Nicole Wrecked Everything
The death and accompanying media frenzy of former model Anna Nicole Smith heralded the end of journalistic integrity.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Dec 2007 | 4:56 pm
Video game biz capitalizing on writers' strike
Read full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 28 Dec 2007 | 4:06 pm
Penn, Wright Splitsville
Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are entering a state of divorce.
The Hollywood twosome, who fell in love on the set of the 1990 thriller "State of Grace," are seeking a divorce after...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 28 Dec 2007 | 3:18 pm
The monster that ate entertainment
In an interview last month with Time magazine, Stephen King asked who the magazine's person of the year would be. Then he offered his own candidates: Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. The man has a point, because tales of their foibles overwhelmed many stories.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 28 Dec 2007 | 3:16 pm
Hello Kitty Products Target Fashionable Young Men
Sanrio is now marketing Hello Kitty products geared to fashion conscious men.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Dec 2007 | 2:49 pm
Pregnant Jessica Alba, Boyfriend Cash Warren Engaged
Actress Jessica Alba has gotten engaged to her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Dec 2007 | 2:33 pm
Book Claims Barron Hilton Wasn't Always So Charitable
A new book claims hotel magnate Barron Hilton hasnt always been so charitable, TMZ reports. According to "Free Lunch" by David Cay Johnston, Paris and Nikki Hiltons grandfather wrested millions of dollars intended for the poor from his dead father.Source: FOXNews.com | 28 Dec 2007 | 1:13 pm
Hollywood Gets Preachy on Screen, in Life
Celebrities are as vocal about religion in real life as they are in films.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 28 Dec 2007 | 1:02 pm
Cable TV's search for identity
Stations such as Court TV and FX are tweaking programming and retooling advertising campaigns in a bid to create brand awareness and build audiences.A few years ago, it looked like Court TV was all about courtrooms, FX Network was for tough guys, and AMC ran only movies. In the coming months, however, cable TV viewers will start to see things change.
Source: L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 28 Dec 2007 | 8:00 am
Norway Summons Winehouse to Courthouse
They're trying to make Amy Winehouse go to Norway, and she might not be able to say no.
The troubled chanteuse was summoned Thursday to appear in a Bergen court in connection with her...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 28 Dec 2007 | 2:22 am