Mar 8, 2010 40 Comments ›› Erik Wong
News Busters: At the end of a discussion of Haiti on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, actor Sean Penn went on a rant in defense of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, suggesting prison time for American journalists: "every day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it! And accept it. And ...
Continue ReadingMar 8, 2010 4 Comments ›› Erik Wong
LOS ANGELES (AP) – 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 ...
Continue ReadingMar 7, 2010 12 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company NEW YORK (AP) - Cablevision subscribers were scrambling Sunday to hook up antennas or find live TV on the Internet in order to watch the Academy Awards after ABC's parent company Walt Disney Co. switched off its signal in a dispute over fees. The standoff affected 3.1 ...
Continue ReadingMar 5, 2010 22 Comments ›› Erik Wong
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Continue ReadingMar 1, 2010 19 Comments ›› Erik Wong
The Washington Post: Time magazine called "The Hurt Locker" "a near-perfect war film," but Ryan Gallucci, an Iraq war veteran, had to turn the movie off three times, he says, "or else I would have thrown my remote through the television." Critics adore the film and it has been nominated for nine Oscars -- a feat matched ...
Continue ReadingFeb 19, 2010 12 Comments ›› Erik Wong
News Busters: Given his past behavior, “American Idol†judge is one role that celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is certainly not fit for. But current judge Simon Cowell seems to think differently. Although the controversial Hilton is famous for his outlandish behavior and statements, and for crude and obscene drawings, somehow Cowell seems to think he is ...
Continue ReadingFeb 17, 2010 42 Comments ›› Erik Wong
Politico: You've got to love that Antonin Scalia answered a letter from a screenwriter asking for tips on a screenplay involving Maine seceding from the union: I am afraid I cannot be of much help with your problem, principally because I cannot imagine that such a question could ever reach the Supreme Court. ...
Continue ReadingFeb 11, 2010 8 Comments ›› Erik Wong
The Daily Mail: Alec Baldwin was rushed to hospital after his daughter dialled 911, it has emerged. The 51-year-old actor, who stars in hit U.S. show 30 Rock, was in an 'unresponsive' state when taken to a hospital in New York. A 911 emergency call was made from his home in Manhattan. It is thought his teenage daughter ...
Continue ReadingJan 19, 2010 1 Comment ›› Erik Wong
What's the matter Roman? Your grand villa prison cell not comfortable enough for you? LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lawyers for Roman Polanski said Tuesday he should be sentenced in absentia to time served and accused the district attorney of playing politics with the case. In a legal brief filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the attorneys ...
Continue ReadingJan 17, 2010 8 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" has won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron, raising the "Titanic" filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph. Winning the dramatic-acting honors were Sandra Bullock for the football tale "The Blind Side" and Jeff Bridges for the country-music ...
Continue ReadingJan 17, 2010 3 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Agencie France Faggay: Science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" ruled the North American box office for the fifth consecutive week to maintain its charge towards an all-time record, estimated figures showed Sunday. Oscar-winning director James Cameron's groundbreaking 3-D spectacular, which is already the second-highest grossing film in history, added to its haul with another 41.3 million dollars, box office tracker ...
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