Sales: 75 Percent Off Issa; Extra Discounts on United Bamboo

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• In celebration of Sally Hershberger's announcement of a new salon, the staff at her downtown spot is kicking off its training program with discounts. Score a cut or coloring for $40. Through October. 425 W. 14th St., nr. Ninth Ave., second fl. (212-206-8700); Tues.–Fri. (9–7), Sat. (9–5), Sun.–Mon. (closed).

• Showroom Seven's sample sale features Orla Kiely, Erickson Beamon, Issa, Tony Cohen, and more for up to 75 percent off. A pullover by A&G Cashmere is $225 (originally $562) and a cotton jersey dress by Tee Party is $55 (originally $120). Through 9/17. 263 Eleventh Ave., nr. 27th St. (212-643-4810); Tues.–Sat. (10–7), Sun. (closed).

• Honey in the Rough is slashing prices on sale items by Tsumori Chisato, Alice McCall, and United Bamboo by an extra 50 percent. Through 9/7. 161 Rivington St., nr. Clinton St. (212-228-6415); Mon.–Sat. (noon–8), Sun. (noon–7).

• Freemans Sporting Club is taking 25 percent off their stock of shirts, polos, and shorts. Through 9/16. 8 Rivington St., nr. Bowery (212-673-3209); Mon.–Fri. (noon–8), Sat. (11–8), Sun. (noon–6).

• Vintage clothing and accessories at Narnia are up to 80 percent off. Through 9/28. 157 Rivington St., nr. Suffolk St. (212-979-0661); Mon.–Sun. (10–7).

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LunaBoston.com is having a sale on all of their bags. A tweed clutch by M. Flynn was $150 and is now $65.


Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 2 Sep 2008 | 2:00 pm

Steiff to make Lagerfeld teddy bear (AP)

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren, pictured in April 2008, admitted she loved snorting cocaine and only stopped due to the capture of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, in an magazine interview out this month.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Gottschalk)AP - Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren said she used to love cocaine, but stopped taking the drug after learning that a Nazi war criminal profited from the trade, according to a magazine.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am

Actress Helen Mirren: I used to 'love' cocaine

Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren said she used to love cocaine, but stopped taking the drug after learning that a Nazi war criminal profited from the trade, according to a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am

Vampire novels adapted for HBO's 'True Blood' (AP)

In this image released by HBO, Anna Paquin, left, and Stephen Moyer are shown in a scene from 'True Blood,' premiering Sept. 7, on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO, Prashant Gupta)AP - As fictional lovers go, bubbly blond Sookie Stackhouse and tall, pale Bill Compton are as massively mismatched as they come. After all, Sookie (Anna Paquin) is exuberantly human and Bill (Stephen Moyer) is, well, totally undead in HBO's flamboyant new vampire saga, "True Blood."



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:35 am

'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing (AP)

In this photo released by Scholastic shows the cover of book one for 'The 39 Clues.' (AP Photo/Scholastic)AP - On Sept. 9, the U.S. publisher of "Harry Potter" will premiere a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the industry: How big is the market for a multimedia story — and can a phenomenon be conceived by a publisher rather than created by the public?



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am

'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing (AP)

In this photo released by Scholastic shows the cover of book one for 'The 39 Clues.' (AP Photo/Scholastic)AP - On Sept. 9, the U.S. publisher of "Harry Potter" will premiere a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the industry: How big is the market for a multimedia story — and can a phenomenon be conceived by a publisher rather than created by the public?



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am

3D Entertainment Strengthens Team to Accelerate Film Development and Funding

IMAX(R) Industry Executive Luc Blouin Joins Company as VP, Film Development & Partnerships LOS ANGELES and LONDON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- 3D Entertainment, a leading
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:30 am

‘Poltergeist’ remake might have a director - Monsters and Critics.com


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‘Poltergeist’ remake might have a director
Monsters and Critics.com - 1 hour ago
By Patrick Luce Sep 2, 2008, 11:20 GMT Vadim Perelman is in talks with MGM to develop and direct the studio’s remake of the classic horror film "Poltergeist.
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:27 am

Lewis telethon raises record $65 million for MDA (Reuters)

A Broadway street sign hangs in New York's Time's Square, November 29, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is exploring strategic options for its catalog tunes, including a possible sale of the company, the New York Post said, citing a


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 6:00 am

Jack Johnson bids soothing farewell to summer (Reuters)

Jack Johnson performs at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California April 25, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Mellow music king Jack Johnson gave summer a gentle sendoff Sunday night, turning a massive stage at UCLA's Intramural Field into a breezy beachfront shack. All that was missing was the sound of rolling waves and grains of sand, though some women kicked off shoes or sandals to dance slowly in the grass anyway.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:43 am

Jerry Lewis' telethon collects record $65M

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:19 am

TV review: 'The Shield' changed basic cable - San Francisco Chronicle


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TV review: 'The Shield' changed basic cable
San Francisco Chronicle - 8 hours ago
A few episodes into the final season of "The Shield" - one of television's finest achievements and a game-changer in the cop genre - Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) finds himself in yet another complicated jam.
Turning in 'Shield,' Chiklis heads field New York Daily News
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:11 am

'Tropic Thunder' still No. 1, after 3 weeks - San Francisco Chronicle


'Tropic Thunder' still No. 1, after 3 weeks
San Francisco Chronicle - 8 hours ago
David Germain, AP "Tropic Thunder" hauled in $14.3 million to stay on top of the box office as Hollywood's solid summer wound down sleepily, with Hurricane Gustav contributing to a slow Labor Day weekend at theaters.
'Tropic Thunder' wins another slow weekend Entertainment Weekly
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:11 am

A Twilight Delayed - New York Times


Sydney Morning Herald

A Twilight Delayed
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Stephenie Meyer is delaying indefinitely the completion of the final installment of her “Twilight Saga” after an unfinished partial draft was leaked online, The Los Angeles Times reported.
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 2 Sep 2008 | 4:48 am

The poster for "The Dark Knight"

A poster for "The Dark Knight." The Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" was the most-watched movie across North American over the long US Labor Day weekend, but it was "The Dark Knight" that made news...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 1 Sep 2008 | 11:23 pm

GOP convention gets makeover

Front Page: Storm forces Republicans to make changes -- In the hasty, hurricane-driven makeover of the GOP’s convention plans, Republicans bent over backwards on Monday to send a clear and nonpartisan message to the country: We care.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 1 Sep 2008 | 11:11 pm

Cuban photographer Alberto Diaz Gutierrez, also known as Korda, in his Havana study in 2000

Cuban photographer Alberto Diaz Gutierrez, also known as Korda, in his Havana study in 2000, with his famous portrait of Che Guevarra in the background. Pictures of Fidel Castro at the height of the Cuban...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 1 Sep 2008 | 10:03 pm

Holdovers still high overseas

Front Page: Summer begins to cool at foreign box office -- As the sun sets on the summer B.O. sesh, "The Dark Knight" and "Mamma Mia!" have stayed bright overseas and kept overall international B.O. healthy.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 1 Sep 2008 | 9:56 pm

Dark Knight Joins $500 Million Club

The Dark KnightThe last $100 million is the hardest. The Dark Knight yesterday became only the second movie in Hollywood history to gross $500 million or more. It now stands within $100 million of...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 1 Sep 2008 | 9:15 pm

Telluride buzzing over 'Slumdog'

Front Page: 'Benjamin' clip pushes the right buttons -- The Telluride Film Festival has always celebrated cinema’s past as much as its present, and the old mostly looked better than the new at the mountain fest’s 35th edition.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 1 Sep 2008 | 8:32 pm

Venice falls for Japanese 'Cliff'

Front Page: Soderbergh's 'Che' heats up another festival -- While Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic "Che" was regarded by many in Cannes as overlong and unwieldy, hurting its prospects for a North American distribution deal, a leaner version of the pic could close a deal before the end of Venice and ahead of its Toronto fest screening.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 1 Sep 2008 | 8:26 pm

Oscar winner's date-rape admission

Oscar-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren has revealed she was 'date-raped' when she was a student.


Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 1 Sep 2008 | 8:04 pm

'Mamma' gets a box office tune-up

Front Page: Sing-along screenings bump up musical -- "Mamma Mia!" -- here you go again. Special Labor Day sing-alongs for Universal's bigscreen musical adaptation "Mamma Mia!" scored bigtime, with the film actually enjoying a 2% bump in ticket sales over the holiday weekend. That's impressive, considering the pic was in its seventh sesh.


Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 1 Sep 2008 | 6:42 pm

Phan Dang Di

Phan Dang Di, 32, the Vietnamese director of the movie "Khi toi 20" (When I'am twenty) poses for pictures on August 27 in Hanoi. A short film by Phan Dang Di will be screened at the Venice film festival...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 1 Sep 2008 | 5:52 pm

Pop Tarts: VMA Prepping for Britney Spears Appearance

The MTV Video Music Awards is preparing for Britney Spears to make an appearance; Eva Longoria hits Sin City; Natalie Portman honored.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 4:42 pm

Taking on shows that have 'gotten it so wrong'

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 1 Sep 2008 | 4:25 pm

'Dark Knight' Swings Past $500 Million Mark

Half-a-billion-dollar superhero: 'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark in ticket sales
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:40 pm

Natalie Portman Awarded for Social Commitment

Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman picked up a "humanity award" in Venice on Sunday — and it wasn't for agreeing to be in her boyfriend's wacky music video. The Garden State and Star...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:30 pm

Summer season a smash success

Front Page: 'Thunder' wins holiday fray over new releases -- The Labor Day box office may have been sluggish -- with none of the new releases doing big business -- but the summer ended on a high note in all but matching last year’s record-setting B.O. haul.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:21 pm

Blanchett brings stars to Sydney

Front Page: Soderbergh to direct play for theater company -- Cate Blanchett’s debut season as co-artistic director of the Sydney Theater Company will feature productions helmed by directors Steven Soderbergh and Liv Ullmann and see a repurposing of the resident Actors Company.


Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 1 Sep 2008 | 3:11 pm

Helen Mirren: 'I Loved Coke,' Used to Shoplift for Food

Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren used to love cocaine but stopped using the drug when she learned a Nazi war criminal profited from the trade, she told GQ magazine in Britain.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 2:53 pm

Eliane Juca De Silva said: "What you see in the film is true. Our forest was full of trees that are no longer there."

Eliane Juca De Silva, a Guarani schoolteacher, attends a photocall for the film "BirdWatchers" at the Venice film festival. Fiction and fantasy gave way to harsh reality at the festival, with "BirdWatchers"...
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Actor Ambrosio Vilhalva (right) and Italy's director Marco Bechis

Actor Ambrosio Vilhalva (right) drinks mate as Italy's director Marco Bechis looks on during a photocall for the film "Birdwatchers" at the Venice film festival. Fiction and fantasy gave way to harsh reality...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 1 Sep 2008 | 2:47 pm

Star Trek: The Experience closing down

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 1 Sep 2008 | 2:42 pm

Dark Knight Joins $500 Million Club (E! Online)

Dark Knight Joins $500 Million Club(E! Online)E! Online - The last $100 million is the hardest.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 1 Sep 2008 | 2:17 pm

Bayreuth festival chief Wolfgang Wagner (left) and his daughter Katharina Wagner

Bayreuth festival chief Wolfgang Wagner (left) and his daughter Katharina Wagner waving from the steeps at the "Festspielhaus" in the southern German city of Bayreuth, earlier this year. The Bayreuth Festival's...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 1 Sep 2008 | 1:38 pm

Kazushi Ono

Japanese Kazushi Ono at Opera Bastille in Paris, January 2008. Ono has officially taken up his new position as principal conductor of the Opera de Lyon, the opera house in the southeastern French city...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 1 Sep 2008 | 1:34 pm

FOX411: Duchovny Sex Scandal: No Affair

David Duchovny did not check into rehab for sex addiction because of an extramarital fling.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Sep 2008 | 12:53 pm

Diddy: Oil so high, I have to fly commercial

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 1 Sep 2008 | 12:53 pm