World Entertainment News Headlines for October 27, 2008

Truth, Lies & You: Who Can Guess the Real Gossip?

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Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 12:12 pm

Sarah Palin doll to be auctioned for charity (AP)

AP - Former United Nations ambassador Andrew Young, an advocate for peace around the world, is now taking aim at gun violence in the U.S. through a new TV documentary that focuses on the rapper T.I. a young man making amends for federal firearms offenses.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:04 am

Acclaimed author Tony Hillerman dies at 83 (Reuters)

Reuters - How did a low-budget movie with no lead stars (save supporting actress Ellen Burstyn) get the highest opening per-screen gross in the country?
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:49 am

Bad economy good news for low-rated TV shows (Reuters)

Reuters - Sarah Connor might have the struggling economy to thank for not being terminated.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:46 am

ABC News trims expenses, staves off layoffs (Reuters)

Reuters - Has the classic TV family sitcom been replaced by the family-focused reality series? There's a strong argument to be made with the premiere of "Coolio's Rules," starring a bumbling buffoon of a father and his four whiny kids, each with an outsized sense of entitlement.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:25 am

Directors talk another "Madagascar" sequel

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The co-directors of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" discussed the travel plans of Alex the lion and his friends during the Los Angeles premiere of the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:20 am

John Legend Goes Daytime, Primetime and Late Night on CBS

MUSIC FROM LEGEND'S FORTHCOMING ALBUM EVOLVER TO APPEAR IN TOP RATED CBS SERIES AND AS ANTHEM FOR CBS'S NOVEMBER SWEEPS PROMOTION CAMPAIGN Multi-Platinum
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:14 am

Bollywood film offers peek into India fashion trade (Reuters)

Reuters - A new Bollywood film takes a long hard look at India's fashion industry, putting the spotlight on its underbelly of drug abuse, depression and politics at a time when haute couture is making inroads into middle-class homes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 27 Oct 2008 | 6:06 am

Bollywood film offers peek into India fashion trade (Reuters)

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Warms Up for Sarah Palin - E! Online

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Warms Up for Sarah Palin
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Away from all the opinionated crosstalk at her day job, The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck took center stage to rally the faithful at a Florida event for GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 27 Oct 2008 | 5:47 am

"Saw V" is simply torture

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:39 am

Jennifer Hudson Offers Reward for Nephew's Return (E! Online)

E! Online - That was one diverse crowd at the multiplex.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 27 Oct 2008 | 1:58 am

Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young taking on U.S. gun violence

ATLANTA - Former United Nations ambassador Andrew Young, a global peacemaker, is now taking aim at gun violence in the U.S. He is doing it through a new TV documentary that focuses on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 27 Oct 2008 | 1:50 am

Jennifer Hudson Offers Reward for Nephew's Return

Update: On Sunday night, Jennifer Hudson and her family released a statement offering a $100,000 reward for the safe return of her missing 7-year-old nephew, Julian King. "Jennifer...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 1:28 am

Jennifer Hudson offering $100,000 reward

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson identified the bodies of her mother and brother who were killed last week in Chicago, the Cook County medical examiner's office told CNN today. Chicago police are heading into the streets today as part of a massive hunt for Hudson's young nephew, who has been missing since Friday, when his grandmother and uncle were found shot to death.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 27 Oct 2008 | 12:36 am

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Warms Up for Sarah Palin

Away from all the opinionated crosstalk at her day job, The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck took center stage to rally the faithful at a Florida event for GOP vice-presidential nominee...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 27 Oct 2008 | 12:30 am

Bond cuts to the chase in fast-paced sequel (Reuters)

Reuters - The meanest and leanest James Bond film yet, "Quantum of Solace" is a breathless splash of high-speed action that hurtles from one reckless chase to another.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 26 Oct 2008 | 9:57 pm

'Musical' in tune at foreign box office

Front Page: International audiences head to 'High School' -- Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" graduated with honors at the weekend's foreign box office in a dominant launch with a socko $40 million at 3,090 playdates in 22 markets.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 26 Oct 2008 | 9:36 pm

SAG, studios edge toward table

Front Page: Neither side signal any softening of stance -- The Screen Actors Guild and the majors are taking baby steps toward resuming their long-stalled formal negotiations over the feature-primetime contract.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 26 Oct 2008 | 8:14 pm

Kazakhstan movie director Sergey Dvortsevoy

Kazakhstan movie director Sergey Dvortsevoy speaks during a prize presentation ceremony after his film "TULPAN" was awarded the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix during the closing ceremony of the 21th Tokyo International...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:45 pm

Spanish film director Jose Antonio Quiros

Spanish film director Jose Antonio Quiros raises the trophy after his movie "Ashes from the Sky" was awarded the Earth Grand Prix in environmental section during the closing ceremony of the 21th Tokyo...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:45 pm

'High School Musical 3' tops box office

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:38 pm

Troy Bolton, Jigsaw Big Men at Box Office

That was one diverse crowd at the multiplex. The sunny, G-rated High School Musical 3: Senior Year and the beyond-dark, R-rated Saw V came together to gross a combined $72 million for a...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:26 pm

World Series slides in ratings

Front Page: Rain delay cuts into audience for Game 3 -- Fox can’t catch a break with this year’s World Series, with Saturday’s lengthy rain delay significantly cutting into the audience for Game 3.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:23 pm

Tim Gunn Dresses Down Prop. 8

America's favorite fashionista Tim Gunn has joined the list of celebs taking a stand against Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that would ban same-sex...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:15 pm

Fabulous Fashions at the Carousel of Hope (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - At socialite Barbara Davis' charity extravaganza called the Carousel of Hope, it is supposed to be all about the fight to eradicate childhood diabetes, with millions raised in support of the Children's Diabetes Foundation.

Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:02 pm

Police Intensify Search for Jennifer Hudson's Nephew

Chicago authorities are intensifying efforts to find the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson while investigating the shooting deaths of Hudson's brother and mother.
Source: FOXNews.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 5:58 pm

Pop Culture Legacy: Bush Image Doomed?

More than predecessors, Bush may see legacy shaped by the barrage of new media.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 26 Oct 2008 | 5:48 pm

Kim K's MVP: Most Valuable Party Crasher

Someone crashed Kim Kardashian's 28th birthday party Saturday night in Las Vegas, but she definitely didn't mind. Kim spent her actual birthday on Oct. 21 in a New Orleans...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 26 Oct 2008 | 4:00 pm

WB nabs rights to 'Ninja Scroll'

Front Page: Studio to give anime a live-action makeover -- Warner Bros. has acquired rights to turn the Japanese action thriller anime "Ninja Scroll" into a live action feature. Alex Tse has been set to write the script.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:59 pm

Political upheaval rocks Rome

Front Page: Police, protesters face off on red carpet -- Political upheaval rocked the Rome Film Festival over the weekend, with Italian policemen in riot gear and protesters facing off on the red carpet just as Teutonic terrorism-themed pics “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and “Long Shadows” unspooled.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:33 pm

'HSM 3' makes box office honor roll

Front Page: 'Saw V' slashes competition to second spot -- “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” and “Saw V” divided and conquered the movie biz over the weekend, opening with $42 million and $30.5 million, respectively.
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