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Meryl Streep presents leadership award to ex-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt

Jocelyn Noveck, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 14 Mar, 2010 0 0

It was hard to tell who was more impressed when film star Meryl Streep presented a leadership award to Ingrid Betancourt, the former Colombian presidential candidate who endured years of captivity in jungle camps. Betancourt was one of four women honoured Saturday night at the inaugural DVF Awar

'Alice in Wonderland' extends No. 1 box-office stay with $62M, tops $200 million total

David Germain, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 14 Mar, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Alice is still ruling the movie palace. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" easily remained the No. 1 weekend draw with $62 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Disney fantasy has climbed to a $208.6 million total domestically, becoming the first $200 m

Hong Kong festival to honour Indian screen legend Bachchan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 13 Mar, 2010 0 0

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong International Film Festival plans to honour Indian screen legend Amitabh Bachchan with a lifetime achievement award at the event's Asian Film Awards. Organizers said in a statement late Friday the 67-year-old actor will accept the award in person at the annual prize cer

Stooges head into Rock Hall, an achievement Iggy Pop was sure wouldn't happen

Mike Householder, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

DETROIT - Iggy Pop was starting to feel like the Susan Lucci of rock 'n' roll. Just as the veteran soap actress believed she might never win a Daytime Emmy, the godfather of punk was certain his groundbreaking band The Stooges wouldn't ever earn a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Well,

Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer to buy up to 13.2 million shares at $6 each

Ryan Nakashima, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from buying more shares. The so-called poison pill, which takes effect Friday, tr

Madonna offers relationship tips for laughs on 'The Marriage Ref'

Frazier Moore, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

NEW YORK - Madonna doesn't think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband. But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband's prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife's current mate. This was some of Madonna's relationship advice on NBC's "The Marriage Ref," where sh

BBM Canada: 'Academy Awards' top TV program in Canada for the week of March 1-7

THE CANADIAN PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

TORONTO - Here are the top 10 television programs in Canada, with viewer numbers, for the week of March 1-7: 1 "Academy Awards" - (CTV, Sunday) - 5,889,0000 2 "Academy Awards Pre-Show" - (CTV, Sunday) - 3,678,0000 3 "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (Global, Thursday) - 2,869,000 4 "A

February video game sales decline 15 per cent, software and console sales still slow

Jessica Mintz, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

SEATTLE - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 per cent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system. Americans spent $1.26 billion on video game systems, software and accessories during the month, down from $1.48 billion a yea

Review: Nerd lands babe without explanation in 'She's Out of My League'

Glenn Whipp, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

Remember the hoo-ha over whether Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl made a believable couple in Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up"? The makers of "She's Out of My League" sure do. They've built an entire comedy from the premise, pairing string-bean Apatow alum Jay Baruchel with gorgeous newcomer Alice Eve a

Phil Spector's appeal lawyers allege judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct

Linda Deutsch, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. In an extremely detailed 148-page brief filed Wednesday, the attorneys cited multiple reasons
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