Kenneth Branagh to Direct Marvel’s ‘Thor’ Movie

Acclaimed British thespian and director Kenneth Branagh will direct the first live-action film version of the hammer-wielding Norse comic book hero "Thor" which is set to be produced by Marvel Studios — and has...

Saif 'assaults' photo journalists, arrest likely

"Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan on Sunday night found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists in Patiala during the shoot of a film. The journalists have lodged a complaint against him and his security guards on the charge of manhandling them.The incident took...

Race Car Driver and Actor, Paul Newman Dead

" September 27, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Los Angeles car accident attorneys, the legendary actor, racecar driver and entrepreneur of Newman’s Own food line has passed away after his battle...

Paul Newman dies at 83 - updated

Italian websites www.corriere.it and www.repubblica.it - respectively from noted newspapers Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica - reported today about the death of actor Paul Newman.Repubblica quotes some US...

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Move to Germany

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are leaving their chateau home in France and moving their family to Germany, where they will live just south of Berlin, for the next three months, while Pitt films the latest Quentin...

Spielberg Donates $100,000 to Support Gay Marriage

Following Brad Pitt's $100k lead from last week, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw have joined the fight for gay rights and matched Pitt's donation of $100,000 to oppose California's Proposition 8 which...

It's Time...To Celebrate David Caruso Day

It's a little late in the day to celebrate, but we couldn't let David Caruso Day pass by without honouring it.  Today, September 22nd, has been the official day to celebrate CSI: Miami's stoic, red-haired...

2008 Primetime Emmy Winner Highlights

The Emmys created a lot of buzz in microblogs and shed considerable insight on how people received this year's awards - for the most part viewers expressed boredom,  punctuated only by the odd comedic...

Studio says no to Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson

"Squeezed by rising costs and leveling revenues, Universal Pictures declines to finance 'Tintin.'--- Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson don't hear "no" very often. But after they submitted a final budget of $130 million for their 3-D animated movie "Tintin,"...

Actor allegedly beat cat to death in jealous rage

"Actor allegedly beat cat to death in jealous rage" NEW YORK (AP) -- Trial has begun for a baseball player-turned-actor accused of brutally killing a cat in a jealous rage after complaining that his ex-girlfriend cared more for the furry feline than she did for him. ...

Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 To Support Gay Marriage

Actor Brad Pitt is putting his money where his politics are, by donating $100,000 to support same-sex marriage in California. "Film star Brad Pitt has donated 100,000 dollars to oppose a California referendum...

'Monster' Joseph Petcka killed my cat, she testifies about ex-Met boyfriend

"A "Sex and the City" actor's claim that he killed his girlfriend's cat in self-defense suffered a blow Wednesday with revelations that the tabby was declawed.Joseph Petcka, who is on trial on charges of felony cruelty, claims he was being attacked by the 7-pound pussy named...

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Brad Pitt: Most Dangerous Person On The Internet

If you value your online privacy and security, you might want to avoid trying to hunt down that sexy Brad Pitt screensaver. In the immortal words of Akon, Brad Pitt "is dangerous / he's so dangerous..."! "Reuters reports today that Brad Pitt is now the most dangerous...

Why the Financial Meltdown Reflects the Fundamental Failure of the Bush-McCai...

"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...

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