News For Saturday Sep 6, 2008 News For Saturday Sep 6, 2008

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Vampire novels adapted for HBO's 'True Blood' - Added 4 days ago

!!-- pobj:ASIANYET158-0614070004 -->!!-- pobj:ASIANYET143-0614070004 -->As fictional lovers go, bubbly blond Sookie Stackhouse and tall, pale Bill Compton are as massively mismatched as they come. After all, Sookie...

Australian film, TV actor Michael Pate dies at 88 - Added 4 days ago

Australian actor Michael Pate, who appeared in more than 50 films and was a regular guest star on American TV shows in the 1950s and 60s, has died of respiratory failure at age 88, health officials said Tuesday. Pate...

On a holiday, big news unfurled on TV sets - Added 4 days ago

A seat in front of the television _ rather than a backyard barbecue _ was the place to be on Labor Day with fast-breaking news stories about Hurricane Gustav and head-turning revelations about GOP vice presidential...

New Orleans celeb faction quiet as Gustav sputters - Added 4 days ago

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, celebrities reacted with a mix of grief, outrage and generosity. All-star telethons raised millions for storm victims, Kanye West and others derided the...

Jude Law in Afghanistan to promote peace - Added 4 days ago

Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the war-ravaged country. Together with director Jeremy Gilley, the Oscar-nominated Law has returned to Afghanistan to help maintain momentum for Peace Day _ an...

'Caesar's Hour' writer Sheldon Keller dies at 85 - Added 4 days ago

!!-- pobj:LA105-0901081302 -->Sheldon Keller, a writer who collaborated with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 1950s sketch comedy show "Caesar's Hour" and wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra,...

Half-sisters win fight to direct Bayreuth Festival - Added 4 days ago

The dramatic struggle played out backstage, pitting the great-grandchildren of composer Richard Wagner for control of the legendary festival dedicated to his music. When the curtain rose Monday, half-sisters Katharina...

This ain't no jive, particle physics rap is a hit - Added 4 days ago

Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance _ about high-energy particle physics. Her performance has drawn a half-million views so far on YouTube. The...

'Thunder' echoes at No. 1 with $14.3M for weekend - Added 4 days ago

"Tropic Thunder" hauled in $14.3 million to stay on top of the box office as Hollywood's solid summer wound down sleepily, with Hurricane Gustav contributing to a slow Labor Day weekend at theaters. The...

'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark - Added 5 days ago

Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its...

Entertainment magazines new on campaign trail - Added 5 days ago

!!-- pobj:ASIACOMW111-0828081334 -->As she inspected the stage where she would later address the Democratic National Convention, a look of recognition flickered across Hillary Rodham Clinton's face when she peered out...

Burning Man festival nears end in Nevada desert - Added 5 days ago

The party is drawing to a close at the annual Burning Man festival on the northern Nevada desert. Participants in the eclectic art and music event had planned to burn more artwork Sunday night before its Labor Day...

TV networks shifting from politics to storm - Added 5 days ago

Television networks rapidly shifted focus and personnel away from the Republican national convention to Gulf Coast communities in the path of Hurricane Gustav on Sunday, wondering how much of their political planning...

Entertainment magazines new on campaign trail - Added 5 days ago

As she inspected the stage where she would later address the Democratic National Convention, a look of recognition flickered across Hillary Rodham Clinton's face when she peered out to see who had asked how she was. ...

'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark - Added 5 days ago

Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its...

Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early - Added 6 days ago

A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said. Roger Farschon, incident commander...

Springsteen ends world tour at Harley celebration - Added 6 days ago

Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour over the weekend, toned down but revved up. Springsteen played more than 30 songs over 3 1/2 hours Saturday night on Milwaukee's lakefront for Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary...

Fans queue to snag tickets to see Oprah, Olympians - Added 6 days ago

Fans began lining up at 6 a.m. Saturday for a chance to snag free tickets to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" season premiere featuring 150 U.S. Olympic athletes. By noon, the line of Winfrey fans and U.S. Olympic supporters...

Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers - Added 1 week ago

Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history. ...

Police: DNA links man to slaying of Kutcher's ex - Added 1 week ago

DNA evidence has linked an air conditioning repairman to the stabbing deaths of three women, including a former girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher, police said Friday. Michael Gargiulo, 32, of Santa Monica has been in...

Diddy halts private jet flights over fuel prices - Added 1 week ago

Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy. Sean "Diddy" Combs complained about the "... too high" price of gas and pleaded for free oil from his "Saudi Arabia brothers and sisters" in a YouTube...

Jennifer Aniston will make a return visit to NBC - Added 1 week ago

Jennifer Aniston will return home to NBC, the TV network where she became a breakout star on the hit sitcom "Friends." She's currently filming a guest appearance on the network's "30 Rock," Aniston publicist Stephen...

Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers - Added 1 week ago

Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history. ...

Usher to help kick off NFL season with concert - Added 1 week ago

Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl. The R&B singer will perform the season's kickoff concert on Thursday in New York's Columbus Circle along with...

New show aims to represent public defenders - Added 1 week ago

On one side of the "Raising the Bar" soundstage is a sterile office space punctuated with old phones, metal filing cabinets and stacks of papers. On the other side: a far less drab enclave accented with modern office...

Theron attends `Burning Plain' debut in Venice - Added 1 week ago

Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut, "The Burning Plain," opens with a wide shot of a trailer ablaze in the New Mexico desert. While the landscape appears barren and exposed, it is concealing secrets that drive the...

Trekkies pay final visits to Las Vegas attraction - Added 1 week ago

After a decade at the final frontier, Star Trek: The Experience is going where no Las Vegas Strip attraction wants to go. With a decommissioning ceremony _ as befits any great vessel _ the exhibit and its replica of...

Iranian film explores transsexual world - Added 1 week ago

Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce "Khastegi (Tedium)" by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject: transsexuals...

Hollywood stuntwoman Hazel Warp dies at 93 - Added 1 week ago

Hazel Warp, who was Vivien Leigh's stunt double in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 93. A spokeswoman at Evergreen Healthcare in Livingston confirmed Friday that Warp died Tuesday at Livingston Memorial...

Winfrey opens season with Phelps, other Olympians - Added 1 week ago

Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey plans to tape the show at Chicago's...

Michael Jackson at 50: `The best is yet to come' - Added 1 week ago

Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone Friday: his 50th birthday. The 13-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 750 million albums, told ABC News' "Good Morning America" that he's "looking forward to doing a...

Every little bit Phelps: Swimmer a VMA presenter - Added 1 week ago

He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Certainly not Michael Phelps _ not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video...

Stars over the moon about Obama's speech - Added 1 week ago

First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing." ...

Oprah on Obama: 'I cried my eyelashes off' - Added 1 week ago

Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes. The talk-show host said she was moved to tears by Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National...

Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog - Added 1 week ago

Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog. The 22-year-old actress lashed out at father Michael by calling him a "public embarrassment" and a "bully" in a MySpace blog entry posted Thursday. Earlier in the...

David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction - Added 1 week ago

David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my...

German studio offers 'Valkyrie' extras settlement - Added 1 week ago

A German film studio has offered to negotiate a settlement with a dozen extras who were injured on the set of the Tom Cruise film "Valkyrie," despite their demands that the actor and his production company, United...

Yearwood philosophical after emergency landing - Added 1 week ago

Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield. The singer was shaken but undeterred; she...

Denver band Flobots all over town during DNC - Added 1 week ago

Colored wristbands run halfway up Stephen Brackett's arm, each one marking a show he and his band, the Flobots, have played the last several days. Brackett, who goes by Brer Rabbit as one of the MCs for the Flobots,...

Valentino walks red carpet for his documentary - Added 1 week ago

Of all the women Valentino has dressed in his 45-year career _ from Jacqueline Kennedy to Mariella Agnelli to Gwyneth Paltrow _ one red carpet moment stands out: When Julia Roberts wore a vintage black-and-white...

Kitano examines cruel art in Venice entry - Added 1 week ago

Takeshi Kitano presents a portrait of an artist who sacrifices his family and nearly his own life in pursuit of art in his new film "Achilles and the Tortoise." The Japanese filmmaker said that while he set out to make...

Metallica, T.I., AC/DC top fall album releases - Added 1 week ago

This fall is full of questions for the topsy-turvy music world: Will Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" finally be released? Can Britney manage a comeback? Will anyone escape the tween typhoon of "High School Musical...

Rapper DMX pleads out Florida drug case - Added 1 week ago

Rapper DMX has pleaded out a Miami drug case and now awaits extradition to face more charges in Arizona. The 37-year-old rapper and actor pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted marijuana and cocaine possession and was...

Every little bit Phelps: Swimmer a VMA presenter - Added 1 week ago

He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Certainly not Michael Phelps _ not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video...

Reviewed: `Raising the Bar,' 'Sons,' 'True Blood' - Added 1 week ago

The fall season is afoot, with these three shows among the first to hit the air: TNT's courtroom drama "Raising the Bar"; FX's series about an outlaw motorcycle club, "Sons of Anarchy"; and HBO's vampires-are-just-folks...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Added 1 week ago

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" by Sean Williams (Del Rey) 2. "Smoke Screen" by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster) 3. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) 4. "The Guernsey Literary...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS - Added 1 week ago

FICTION 1. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown) 2. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) 3. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" by Sean Williams (Del Rey) 4. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel...

'Suge' Knight released from Las Vegas jail - Added 1 week ago

Marion "Suge" Knight has been released from a Las Vegas jail. The founder of bankrupt Death Row Records posted $19,000 bail Wednesday and promised to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Sept. 26 on felony assault and...

Kanye West performs on sidelines of Dem convention - Added 1 week ago

Kanye West's regret on the day Barack Obama was nominated for president: That his mother, Donda, hadn't lived to experience it. "It's an incredible time to be around. I wish my momma could have seen this day," the...

Spielberg, Affleck, J.Lo at Democratic convention - Added 1 week ago

Spielberg! Affleck! J.Lo! They were among the Hollywood celebrities attending events in Denver as the Democratic National Convention nominated Barack Obama as the party's presidential candidate. Steven Spielberg, who...