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Factbox - 15 films to look out for at Cannes festival
Reuters - Mon, May 13, 2013
(Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes film festival opens on Wednesday with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" and ends on May 26 with the presentation of the coveted Palme D'Or award for best film. Hundreds of movies will be showcased at the world's biggest film festival held on the glamorous French Riviera, where stars walk the red carpet and film professionals buy and sell titles hoping to snare the next hit. ... More »Factbox - 15 films to look out for at Cannes festival
Cannes film festival opens with fittingly lavish "Great Gatsby"
Reuters - Mon, May 13, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes film festival opens on Wednesday with Baz Luhrmann's 3D version of "The Great Gatsby", a lavish throwback to the "Roaring Twenties" that befits the glamour and excess of the world's biggest cinema showcase. The Australian director's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio surprised some Hollywood insiders, because Cannes traditionally launches on the palm-lined French Riviera with a splashy world premiere. ... More »Cannes film festival opens with fittingly lavish "Great Gatsby"
Oliver Stone gets award at Croatian film festival
AFP - Mon, May 13, 2013
US three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone has received a lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Croatia that hosts debate on social issues. More »Oliver Stone gets award at Croatian film festival
Movie star Jet Li opens t'ai chi school in China
AFP - Mon, May 13, 2013
Movie star Jet Li has joined up with renowned Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma to open a t'ai chi school in a bid to promote the traditional exercise. More »Movie star Jet Li opens t'ai chi school in China
Ben Whishaw named best actor at top British TV awards
Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Ben Whishaw was named best actor at Britain's top TV awards on Sunday, cementing his status as one of the UK's new leading men after starring in the James Bond movie "Skyfall", while a satire lampooning London Olymmpic organisers won two awards. Whishaw, 32, who is currently performing with Judi Dench in London's West End theatre district, won the award for playing Richard II in a TV film based on William Shakespeare's play that was commissioned by Britain's public broacaster, the BBC. "I'm really, really surprised. ... More »Ben Whishaw named best actor at top British TV awards
Branson serves as AirAsia stewardess after losing bet
AFP - Sun, May 12, 2013
British billionaire Richard Branson strutted his stuff as an AirAsia flight attendant Sunday -- complete with fishnet stockings and figure-hugging red pencil skirt. More »Branson serves as AirAsia stewardess after losing bet
Sewage, strippers and Mariachis as Malcolm X's grandson lay dying
Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
By Simon Gardner and Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Left crumpled in the gutter after an ill-fated visit to a seedy club in a rough part of Mexico City, the grandson of murdered U.S. civil rights leader Malcolm X lay dying engulfed in the stench of sewage and a blaring cacophony of Mariachi music. He was beaten to death early on Thursday morning, police say, in an ignominious end to a short, tormented life flecked with tragedy. ... More »Sewage, strippers and Mariachis as Malcolm X's grandson lay dying
Creeping Wall Of Ice Destroys Homes In Canada
Sky News - Sun, May 12, 2013
A nine-metre high wall of creeping ice from a lake has destroyed 12 homes and damaged another 15 in Canada - as footage emerged of a similar, but less severe, event at a US home. More »Creeping Wall Of Ice Destroys Homes In Canada
Netanyahu takes flak over bed on a plane
Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 (82,650 pounds) custom-built bedroom for the Israeli prime minister and his wife on a flight to London last month. Israel's Channel 10 television reported the sum was tagged onto the $300,000 cost of chartering an El Al Boeing 767 that flew the couple and Netanyahu's entourage of aides and bodyguards to former British leader Margaret Thatcher's funeral. ... More »Netanyahu takes flak over bed on a plane
Russian boy, seven, kills brother, four, with grandfather's rifle
Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A 7-year-old Russian boy told investigators he had shot and killed his 4-year-old brother by accident with their grandfather's rifle on Sunday, law enforcement authorities said. The boy said he and his brother had found the gun under a bed in their grandparents' house in the Siberian town of Bukachacha and were playing with it on the porch while the adults slept, the federal Investigative Committee said. The boy said he accidentally pulled the trigger while trying to take the gun out of his younger brother's hands, the committee said. ... More »Russian boy, seven, kills brother, four, with grandfather's rifle
Fewer Britons believe queen's role is for life: poll
AFP - Sun, May 12, 2013
The number of Britons who believe Queen Elizabeth II should hand over to Prince Charles before her death has increased, although a majority still think she should reign for life, an opinion poll found on Sunday. More »Fewer Britons believe queen's role is for life: poll
Salmond tells AFP Scotland can prosper outside UK
AFP - Sun, May 12, 2013
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has told AFP in an interview that the economy can prosper outside the United Kingdom, despite dire warnings from London about the risks of independence. More »Salmond tells AFP Scotland can prosper outside UK
Sharapova confirms Dimitrov romance
AFP - Sat, May 11, 2013
World number two Maria Sharapova confirmed on Saturday that she is dating fellow tennis star, the highly-rated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. More »Sharapova confirms Dimitrov romance
Bulldozer Rampage: Washington Homes Crushed
Sky News - Sat, May 11, 2013
A man in a bulldozer-like vehicle badly damaged the homes of four people and cut the power to thousands more after a long-running dispute with his neighbours. More »Bulldozer Rampage: Washington Homes Crushed
Germany probes suspected potato price fixing
AFP - Sat, May 11, 2013
The chips are down as Germany launches a probe into suspected potato price fixing over the past decade which may have cost consumers and farmers hundreds of millions of euros, according to local media. More »Germany probes suspected potato price fixing
"Friends" star Matthew Perry's latest TV venture gets the chop
Reuters - Sat, May 11, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Matthew Perry's latest TV show was cancelled on Friday after one season, marking his third disappointing venture since he won fame on the hit comedy "Friends." Broadcaster NBC also said it would not be bringing back its weekly news magazine show "Rock Centre" for the 2013-14 fall schedule, along with five other low-rated comedies. The comedy "Go On," in which Perry played a sports radio host who joins a grief counselling group after the death of his wife, was one of a slew of low-rated NBC television shows that will not be renewed, the network said. ... More »"Friends" star Matthew Perry's latest TV venture gets the chop
In Seattle, pot-carrying bus riders can reclaim lost weed
Reuters - Sat, May 11, 2013
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - City bus drivers in Seattle are under orders to handle small amounts of marijuana left behind by passengers as normal lost-and-found items that can be recovered by their rightful owners, now that pot is legal under state law, a transit official said on Friday. "We collect a lot of things on Metro Transit buses, from umbrellas to lunch sacks to briefcases," said Jeff Switzer, a spokesman for the King County Department of Transportation, Metro Transit Division, which serves Seattle and surrounding suburbs. ... More »In Seattle, pot-carrying bus riders can reclaim lost weed
John Lennon's first car on auction block in UK
Reuters - Sat, May 11, 2013
(Reuters) - John Lennon's first car - a 1965 Ferrari 330 GT coupe - is going up for auction in England in July and could fetch up to 220,000 pounds, auctioneers Bonhams said. The Beatles star bought the blue Ferrari after he passed his driving test in early 1965, about the time the Liverpool band recorded its hit single "Ticket to Ride", Bonhams said in a statement. Lennon, who was 24 at the time, bought the car for 6,500 pounds and used it for three years before selling it. ... More »John Lennon's first car on auction block in UK
Mike Tyson, with pigeon sidekick, to star as TV cartoon detective
Reuters - Sat, May 11, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will star as a cartoon detective, with a pigeon as a sidekick, in a new animated series, U.S. cable network Adult Swim said on Friday. Tyson, who recently toured his one-man autobiographical stage show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," will give voice to his cartoon character on the "Mike Tyson Mysteries" crime-solving series. Tyson, 46, will be aided by a magical tattoo on his character's face and a foul-mouthed pigeon as a partner on the 15-minute show, Adult Swim said. Tyson in real life owns racing pigeons. ... More »Mike Tyson, with pigeon sidekick, to star as TV cartoon detective
Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs
AFP - Fri, May 10, 2013
Michael Jackson's make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009 death. More »Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs
Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of liver cirrhosis - band
Reuters - Fri, May 10, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guitarist Jeff Hanneman of the seminal heavy metal band Slayer died of alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, and not as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria, the remaining members of the U.S. band said. Hanneman, a founder of the band, which was known for its fast tempo, dark themes and pounding drums, died last week at age 49 in Southern California after suffering liver failure. ... More »Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of liver cirrhosis - band
U.S. judge blocks sale of basketball star Bryant's jersey, rings
Reuters - Fri, May 10, 2013
By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked an auction house from selling basketball great Kobe Bryant's jerseys, championship rings and other memorabilia worth up to $1 million (650,787 pounds) in a case stemming from a dispute between the Los Angeles Laker and his mother. The All-Star guard has asked the courts to halt the sale of his belongings, which are in possession of his mother, Pamela Bryant, saying he had not been consulted and only learned of the sale in a press release issued by Goldin Auctions. ... More »U.S. judge blocks sale of basketball star Bryant's jersey, rings
Grandson of Malcolm X slain in Mexico: official
AFP - Fri, May 10, 2013
The troubled grandson of iconic American civil rights leader Malcolm X has been killed in Mexico after a fight in a bar, local prosecutors confirmed on Friday. More »Grandson of Malcolm X slain in Mexico: official
Prince Harry pays tribute to US war dead
AFP - Fri, May 10, 2013
Prince Harry, in the dress uniform of his British army regiment, paid tribute Friday to US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on day two of a US tour dedicated in good part to war veterans. More »Prince Harry pays tribute to US war dead
Amputated limbs dumped in Polish warehouses - prosecutors
Reuters - Fri, May 10, 2013
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish businessman who tried to save money by stashing amputated body parts in warehouses instead of incinerating them was exposed by the nose of man's best friend, prosecutors said. Stray dogs, attracted by the smell, started gathering outside the warehouses, Polish television quoted prosecutors as saying on Friday. Police were alerted and made the grisly discovery when they searched the compound, broadcaster TVN CNBC reported. ... More »Amputated limbs dumped in Polish warehouses - prosecutors

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