Friday, May 20, 2011

"Pirates" domestic start softer than overseas (Reuters)

"Pirates" domestic start softer than overseas (Reuters)

"Pirates" domestic start softer than overseas (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:39 PM PDT

A billboard for the film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' by director Rob Marshall showing actor Johnny Depp is displayed outside the Carlton Hotel before the start of the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 9, 2011. REUTERS/Yves HermanReuters - Disney's 3D "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" is off to a softer start in North American than overseas, reflecting the overall downturn at the domestic box office and the fact that it's been four years since the last installment in the blockbuster franchise played on the big screen.

Gregg Allman is latest rocker to announce memoir (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Gregg Allman, frontman for the legendary Allman Brothers Band, has signed with William Morrow to bring his untitled memoir to print in spring 2012.


Rod Stewart: no "magicians or midgets" in Vegas show (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Rod Stewart, 66, firmly embodies the term "musical icon." The hallmarks of his success include performing in such classic bands as the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces and recording his "Great American Songbook" album series. In 2001, Stewart was the first artist to receive the Chopard Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for sales exceeding 100 million records.


Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce team on tour (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:17 PM PDT

Reuters - The year was 1999, and Enrique Iglesias kept hearing two words that made him cringe: "Latin explosion."


Live Nation, Guy Oseary launch online photo gallery (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Reuters - This week, Untitled Entertainment partner Guy Oseary and Live Nation are going live with a joint web venture RockPaperPhoto.com, an online art gallery selling largely unpublished, hand-signed, limited-edition prints of more than 1,000 singers and acts ranging from B.B. King and James Brown to Green Day and Gwen Stefani.


Law & Order: Criminal Intent Leaves Guest Star Nick Chinlund "Very Sore"

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:08 PM PDT

Even though Nick Chinlund was the one throwing the punches during his guest stint on Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sunday, he probably didn't anticipate he would also be feeling the pain.

"I was very sore the next day and I wasn't the...

TV's Colbert joining Charleston to Bermuda race

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:52 PM PDT

AP - TV's Stephen Colbert is prepared to battle manta rays and men-of-war at sea in the OnDeck Charleston to Bermuda yachting race.


Cannes: Who's got Oscar buzz?

Posted: 19 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Dave Karger on films (''The Artist'') and performers (Tilda Swinton) gaining some momentum in France


TV's Colbert joining Charleston to Bermuda race (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:52 PM PDT

AP - TV's Stephen Colbert is prepared to battle manta rays and men-of-war at sea in the OnDeck Charleston to Bermuda yachting race.


Cannes film review: "The Giants" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Reuters - Belgian director Bouli Lanners was a painter before he turned to acting and filmmaking, and there's ample evidence of that background in the sumptuous visuals of "The Giants," with lush landscapes and a wooded river setting that show the majestic beauty of nature at its most seductive.


Schwarzenegger's `The Governator' on hold

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:29 PM PDT

AP - The animated series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a superhero is officially on hold.


Schwarzenegger's `The Governator' on hold (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2011 file photo, actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, poses after receiving the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of the Legion of Honor during the MIPTV (International Television Programme Market) in Cannes, southern France. Schwarzenegger delayed his Hollywood comeback Thursday, May 19, 2011 as he braced for what could be a costly divorce prompted by revelations that he had an affair and child with a housekeeper who worked for his family for 20 years. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)AP - The animated series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a superhero is officially on hold.

"Point Break" stage parody subject of lawsuit (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Reuters - If you're staging a theatrical adaptation of the 1991 film "Point Break" and can't get Keanu Reeves to play a federal agent who goes undercover as a surfer, what do you do? The answer is partly the subject of a lawsuit.


Schwarzenegger's `The Governator' on hold (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2011 file photo, actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, poses after receiving the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of the Legion of Honor during the MIPTV (International Television Programme Market) in Cannes, southern France. Schwarzenegger delayed his Hollywood comeback Thursday, May 19, 2011 as he braced for what could be a costly divorce prompted by revelations that he had an affair and child with a housekeeper who worked for his family for 20 years. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)AP - The animated series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a superhero is officially on hold.

Cannes film review: "Breathing" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:53 PM PDT

Reuters - A sober, compelling drama distinguished by its intelligent restraint, controlled visual style and a matter-of-fact observational approach that gives it bracing dramatic integrity, "Breathing" marks an assured move into directing for Karl Markovics, a veteran Austrian actor who starred in the 2008 Foreign-Language Oscar winner "The Counterfeiters."


Cannes film review: "Days of Grace" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Reuters - A breathlessly paced adrenaline rush, "Days of Grace" is the second violent film in Cannes this year (after "Miss Bala," which is mild in comparison) depicting Mexico as a lawless land of drug lords, kidnappers, and corruption so endemic it goes "all the way up to the top." This Out of Competition entry written, directed and produced by Everardo Gout is a first feature full of cruelty and only conventional character development.


Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Love the Cannes Film Fest

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:53 PM PDT

The superstar couple hit the glam event every year


'Idol' poll: Best final 2 ever?

Posted: 19 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery will battle for crown next week; how do they rate as last singers standing?


Sony PlayStationPortable game heads to big screen (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Menhaj Huda, director of micro budget breakout British urban hit "Kidulthood," has optioned movie development rights to bring the Sony PlayStationPortable game "Gangs of London" to the big screen.


Von Trier: "I was stupid"

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:39 PM PDT

Director Lars von Trier says the comments he made during a press conference for his latest film 'Melancholia' were "extremely stupid" while cast members Kirsten Dunst and Stellan Skarsgard react to his ban from the festival (May 20)


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