Mbeki loyalists to form new South African party: report

The political landscape in South Africa continues to be volatile, as reports are coming in today that ousted president Thabo Mbeki and his loyalists are regrouping to retake power."Disgruntled members of South...

Hollywood is suing India's Hari Puttar

  Hollywood's Warner Bros is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar". " The studio had started proceedings against the makers of "Hari Puttar" over similarities to the...

FEMA refuses to help local PBS affiliate rebuild

"On the air, WYES-Channel 12 looks fine. Everywhere else, the local PBS affiliate's headquarters near City Park, devastated by 5 feet of Hurricane Katrina levee-failure floodwaters, remains a literal shell of its...

Injured 'Valkyrie' extras threaten to sue Tom Cruise, United Artists

Plagued by post-production set backs and a release date push back, Tom Cruise's latest pet project 'Valkyrie' has hit another bump in the road with the announcement today that the 12 extras injured on set last year are threatening to launch an $11 million lawsuit against...

Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

Why 'Tropic Thunder' shouldn't be seen

This piece is based on a commentary piece from Timothy Shriver of CNN, and is not necessarily my own views.The controversy over Tropic Thunder continues to escalate today. When protestors turned up the Los...

Kung Fu Panda has Chinese Artist Seeing Green

There are always differing opinions and infuriating facts in film that drive some of us wild.  Whether it is an action hero surviving an utterly ridiculous disaster or plain old disregard for historical...

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears

"NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on...

Murder Suspects Describe Two Killings in $2 Robbery

" The men arrested in the slayings of an aspiring Christian singer and his colleague at a Texas recording studio said in a chilling jailhouse interview the victims were killed at random in a robbery that netted only...

Bridal shop in bias case says it even lets men try on dresses

A few years ago the owner of a bridal shop got very excited and annoyed when I took some photographs of her shop window. At the time she claimed that her window display was projected by copyright ... I now wonder if that was the real reason."A BRIDAL shop which won a...

Janet Jackson and MTV to FIlm New Reality Show

Janet Jackson is teaming up with MTV to produce a new reality show. Just what the airwaves need, in my snarky opinion."Untitled project, which has already started casting, will feature Jackson as she mentors a group of aspiring singers and dancers. Project will be shot in the...

College girls go nude before camera for eternal beauty

" They are young, they are energetic, and now for an eternal memory, they go nude -- in the studio. |A young girl, nude, turns her back to the camera in a picture taken in the Xi'an photo studio. [sohu]They are college girls in Xi'an, an ancient city in landlocked...

Get Oscars, Get Cut

Let's see. Paramount Vantage has a banner year with two critical and Oscar darling films. In return, the division gets slashed. It makes sense to me."Paramount Pictures has downsized the art-house division that...

Not just Smoke and Mirrors - Large fire on lot at Universal Studios

" UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - A Los Angeles fire official says a large fire is burning on a lot at Universal Studios.Los Angeles fire Capt. Frank Reynoso says the blaze was reported just before dawn Sunday on a sound stage on a back lot. There are no immediate reports of...

Metallica Takes Fans Inside New Album

Will Metallica opt for a pay-what-you want, free, or fixed price level of fan engagement? Note the last line of this highlighted story. It sounds like it's anyone's guess."As the September release of its first album...

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