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  • Academy Award winning French composer Michel Legrand plays the piano in Beverly Hills in this April 28 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouse
    Composer Legrand spinning windmills of his mind Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    It could be a scene from a film noir: Michel Legrand is sitting in the suffused elegance of the St Regis hotel sipping tea, while a downpour lashes the streets.

  • Actors John Cusack (L) and Chiwetel Ejiofor pose during a photocall at the Palacio Kursaal to promote "2012" on the seventh day of the 57th San Sebastian Film Festival in this September 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Vincent West/Files
    New hit film '2012' beats estimate by $5 million Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    Disaster movie "2012" wreaked even more havoc at the box-office than expected, Columbia Pictures said on Monday, taking in $230.4 million worldwide on its opening weekend.

  • Producer Peter Jackson takes a photo of the audience before a preview of "District 9" in San Diego in this July 24, 2009 file photo. Jackson told Reuters he was taken aback to find that in early screenings of his new film "The Lovely Bones", audiences "were simply not satisfied" with a scene of one character's death. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files
    Peter Jackson asked to up the agony in "Lovely Bones" Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    Filmmakers trying to satisfy a U.S. movie rating aimed at mostly teenagers often complain that they're forced to cut violent scenes, and those edits compromise the director's vision.

  • YouTube gets Hispanic shows in Univision deal Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    Spanish-language media company Univision Communications Inc said on Monday it has reached an agreement to feature short and full-length programs on Google Inc's online video site YouTube.

  • Cast member John Cusack arrives for the premiere of the film "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
    Moviegoers make date with disaster film '2012' Reuters - Mon, Nov 16

    Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie "2012" registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

  • Cast member John Cusack arrives for the premiere of the film "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
    Disaster film '2012' strikes worldwide box office Reuters - Sun, Nov 15

    Moviegoers worldwide welcomed the apocalypse a little early as the disaster movie "2012" swept through theaters during the weekend with one of the best openings of the year.

  • The top movies at the North American box office Reuters - Sun, Nov 15

    Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day
    weekend beginning on Nov. 13, led by the new release "2012," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

  • France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with U.S. actor and director Clint Eastwood after he received the Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur award from during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/Pool
    France makes Eastwood's day, gives him top honour Reuters - Sat, Nov 14

    President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded U.S. actor and director Clint Eastwood one of France's top honours on Friday, hailing him as a cinema legend and a symbol of the type of America that the French adored.

  • Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez attends the plenary session at the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island in this September 26, 2009 file photo. Fernandez has a new enemy: as her popularity falls, top television celebrities turned on her this week for not dealing with crime and street protests. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
    Argentine celebrities turn against the government Reuters - Sat, Nov 14

    Combative Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has a new enemy: as her popularity falls, top television celebrities turned on her this week for not dealing with crime and street protests.

  • Cow dung to power more Dutch homes Reuters - Fri, Nov 13

    A plant that converts cow dung into energy for homes opened in the Netherlands on Friday.
    Manure from cows at a nearby dairy farm will be fermented along with grass and food industry residues, and the biogas released during the process will be used as fuel for the thermal plant's gas turbines.

  • Singer Taylor Swift performs "Fifteen" at the 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville November 11, 2009. Taylor Swift's clean sweep of the Country Music Assn. Awards helped the broadcast reach its biggest audience in four years, according to preliminary figures released on Thursday. REUTERS/Tami Chappell
    Taylor Swift boosts ratings for country awards Reuters - Fri, Nov 13

    Taylor Swift's clean sweep of the Country Music Assn. Awards helped the broadcast reach its biggest audience in four years, according to preliminary figures released on Thursday.

  • Record 20 animated films vie for Oscar Reuters - Thu, Nov 12

    Oscar organizers on Wednesday said a record 20 animated films have been submitted for Academy Awards, from studio hits like "Up" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" to independently made "Mary and Max."

  • Lou Dobbs leaving CNN, does not reveal plans Reuters - Thu, Nov 12

    CNN host Lou Dobbs, whose outspoken views on U.S. immigration have made him one of the most controversial figures on television, said on Wednesday he is leaving the 24-hour cable news network immediately because he wants a freer platform to state his opinion.

  • Customers browse Beatles collections during their launch in New York in this September 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files
    Beatles, Jackson spur change to U.S. album chart Reuters - Thu, Nov 12

    Good news for fans of Michael Jackson, the Beatles and other veteran artists.
    The compilers of the Billboard 200, the benchmark pop albums chart in the United States, said on Wednesday they would dramatically overhaul the listing later this month to include catalog recordings as well as current releases.

  • Actress Jennifer Lopez poses at the premiere of the documentary "This Is It" in Los Angeles in this October 2009 file photo. Lopez's first husband accused the actress on Tuesday of interfering in his life by going to court to block a movie he has made, which she claims shows video of their honeymoon and their sex life. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files
    Jennifer Lopez ex-husband unhappy with movie ban Reuters - Wed, Nov 11

    Jennifer Lopez's first husband accused the actress on Tuesday of interfering in his life by going to court to block a movie he has made, which she claims shows video of their honeymoon and their sex life.

  • Lost Agatha Christie story to be published in U.S. Reuters - Wed, Nov 11

    After more than 30-years, murder mystery writer Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot will return to the United States next week.

  • Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif smiles in New Delhi February 8, 2008. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/Files
    Katrina Kaif bothered by constant media glare Reuters - Tue, Nov 10

    She may have been Googles most searched-for Indian celebrity and one of Bollywoods top actors, but Katrina Kaif said the constant media glare on her personal life still rankled her.

  • Aerosmith's Joe Perry (L) and wife Billie Paulette Montgomery Perry arrive at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this September 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/Files
    Feuding rockers Aerosmith looking for new singer Reuters - Tue, Nov 10

    Who wants to become the new singer for Aerosmith?
    The lead guitarist with one of America's most successful rock groups said on Monday that he and his bandmates were "positively looking for a new singer to work with," following a rift with energetic frontman Steven Tyler.

  • Plavix works in men and women, with differences Reuters - Tue, Nov 10

    The popular blood-thinner Plavix prevents heart attacks and strokes in both women and men, but the benefits differ slightly by gender, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

  • "Glee" brings joy to beleaguered music industry Reuters - Tue, Nov 10

    Its characters may feel like a bunch of unloved high-school misfits, but the quirky musical TV comedy "Glee" is putting smiles on the faces of music industry executives searching for new revenue in an era of plunging album sales.


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