Librarian mountie legend knight of the long ride
THE librarian Li Jing rode his horse into Beijing and the headlines in March after a solo equestrian odyssey from Votkinsk in central Russia through Siberia to the capital. Regarded as eccentric but revered in horse circles as a legend knight, Li is
Miners seal film deal
THREE years after the Beaconsfield Mine disaster, the story is to be made into a telemovie.
Miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell recently signed a deal with production company Southern Star Endemol to produce a movie about the Tasmanian mine collapse on
STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle Chats with Oprah Winfrey
"American Idol" and "Britain's Got Talent" honcho Simon Cowell, was as a guest on Oprah Winfrey's show on Monday May, 11th. Singing sensation Susan Boyle, who is competing on "Britain's Got Talent", also made an appearance via satellite from her living
"American Idol" Roundtable
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When we host a NEWSWEEK roundtable (say, for the Oscars or the Emmys), we do it in person, and with the doors locked so the stars can't escape. We tried that for our first American
Jesus, Racism, and Rape, oh my!
Entertainment Weekly compiled a list (I know, your favorite) of the 25 most controversial movies. But I'm just going to give you the real scoop on the top 10. If you want more, go to the source
Number 17 because I want you to give me weird gifs
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Daniel Bruehl launches fouronfilm
BERLIN German star Daniel Bruehl, who is currently appearing in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," has launched a new production shingle with Berlin-based Film1.
The new outfit, fouronfilm, also based in Berlin, will focus on
DC Comics' August 2009 Solicitations [Preview]
Yesterday we took a first look at DC's August 2009's Superman titles, and today as we usually do we extend our solicitations preview into the rest of the DCU.
Look for DC's full August 2009 solicitations on Monday, May 18th at 5pm EST at this same URL.
Friday Night News Dump: Lee Fisher?s Development Successor ?Resigns?
Mark Barbash?s resignation Friday, May 15, as Ohio?s top development official was sudden, but the personal financial troubles that chased him from the job were no surprise to the governor?s administration.
Barbash quit as interim development director
Lonely actor Ewan McGregor
...can be pretty solitary. "Simply being famous doesn't make you happy. You don't wake up and think, 'That's it, I've got enough fame now, I'm content.' Chasing fame leaves you feeling empty." The 38-year-old actor - who has five movies due for release this year...
Hoppa on the walk of fame
JOHN Hopoate's journey to prove himself as a boxer has taken him from the unforgiving Cronulla sandhills to Hollywood.
The ex-NRL player landed in Los Angeles last Sunday in the countdown to his IBA world heavyweight fight next Saturday (AEST) against