Shakespeare and Kids -- Rebel Shakespeare goes on tour 2008

For almost 20 years, a small arts-in-education program has quietly seen thousands of kids pass through its program. The name of the program is Rebel Shakespeare Company, and currently children and staff are working...

Christina Applegate battling breast cancer

"LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Actress Christina Applegate reportedly is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. ...

Theatre Underground: The Toronto Fringe Festival

The Toronto Fringe festival began last night, as downtown came alive to celebrate live performance. For the next  two weeks, Torontonians as well as visitors to the city that Canada loves to hate can visit the...

Canine hero wins a chance at immortality

Cloning: good thing or bad thing? Read on." Poor old Trakr. Once hailed as a hero, the retired Halifax police dog can no longer use the hind legs that pushed him through the ruins of the World Trade Center as he sniffed for survivors. His hearing has faded and, at 15, his dog...

Oxford University, Meet Prof. Kevin Spacey

As fun as it would have been to have Jean-Luc Picard as a prof, it will be way cooler to have Keyser Söze skill up your acting knowledges at Oxford, no?"Kevin Spacey is about to get schooled. The Oscar-winning actor has accepted a position as visiting theater professor at...

New York Mob suspects nabbed

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Colombo Family took a "Hit" when Tommy Shots, was arrested by authourites and seven other mobsters.Mobsters, now there is a word you don't hear anymore, much less...

Kane Enabled

Why, Bruce, why!?! At least it's not a Uwe Boll vehicle:"Bruce Willis is in negotiations to play a death row inmate in "Kane & Lynch," a thriller based on a video game.Willis' character, Kane, and a schizophrenic killer named Lynch, are sprung by Kane's former team so...

Top Ten Japanese Actors

Japan has a flourishing movie industry but very few peopleknow about its actors. Well, some of its actors are world class and they havefound success even in Hollywood. "Shigeki Hosokawa:Modeling is the stepping stone for many famous actors around the world. Same thing...

Father in Calgary massacre felt possessed,viciously stabbed all four, then to...

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA father under intense pressure, work and family pressure it seems finally snapped, according to police who suspect this reason in the father taking his entire family and a...

'Sarkar Raj' threat to Bachchans

"It rarely happens in cinema when one family's entire fortunes are at stake. India's legendary film star Amitabh Bachchan must be the most nervous person in the film capital of India, Mumbai. He, along with his son...

Chinese wonder if animals can predict earthquakes

"First, the water level in a pond inexplicably plunged. Then, thousands of toads appeared on streets in a nearby province. Finally, just hours before China's worst earthquake in three decades, animals at a local zoo began acting strangely."

Academy of Cinema and Television to Collaboration With Scarlett Johansson

The Academy of Cinema and Television today announced the collaboration with Actress Scarlett Johansson, the sixth such collaboration in a series to offer “always-available” personal insights to the path a rising...

Toddler's bodies found in German freezer

 In a gruesome incident Police in Germany have recovered bodies of three toddlers kept in freezer. What a shame " Police have discovered the bodies of three dead babies in a freezer of a family home in western Germany, authorities said Monday.Prosecutor's spokesman...

Strike disrupting 8,000 UK schools

Teachers in the UK have gone on their first national strike in 21 years. About a third of schools in England and Wales have been affected so far. "The walkout by thousands of teachers has closed or partially closed...

Movie 'scream queen' Hazel Court Dies at 82

English actress Hazel Court, known as the 'scream queen' for her roles alongside Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in horror movies throughout the 50's and 60's died of a heart attack on Tuesday. She began acting at...

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