| Conductor Salonen dashes from Frank Zappa to Stravinsky Posted: 04 Apr 2013 02:29 AM PDT  By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen dislikes musical anniversaries but he is celebrating so many this year he failed to notice one - the 20th anniversary of the death of the anarchic American rock innovator Frank Zappa. ...
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| Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora leaves tour due to "personal issues" Posted: 03 Apr 2013 05:05 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora has dropped out of the current leg of the rock band's tour because of "personal issues," but the guitarist, who has done stints in rehab for problems with alcohol, tweeted fans on Wednesday that he was "well." "Thank you everyone for your concern," Sambora said on Twitter. "I'm well, but had to stay in LA to take care of a personal matter. Love you all and see you very soon. ...
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| John Travolta's lawyer slams "outrageous false" sex-assault payout story Posted: 03 Apr 2013 01:58 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - John Travolta's attorney is lashing out at Gawker over a report suggesting that the "Grease" star shelled out more than $84,000 to settle sexual assault claims, calling the story "outrageous" and "false." Gawker published the storyTuesday, along with a document that the site claimed is an "internal report" of insurance claims indicating that the actor's insurer paid out a total of $84,500 to two parties after they issued attorney demand letters alleging sexual assault. ...
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| U.S. film critic Roger Ebert says cancer has returned Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. film critic Roger Ebert says he is battling cancer again and that he will scale back his writing by taking a "leave of presence" from his more than four-decade career. Ebert, 70, known for his rhetorical power and prolific output, said he will undergo radiation treatment that will force him to take time away from his job. "I must slow down now, which is why I'm taking what I like to call 'a leave of presence,'" Ebert said in a blog entry posted late on Tuesday, adding that he would scale back his workload. ...
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| Jimmy Fallon to succeed Jay Leno as "Tonight Show" host Posted: 03 Apr 2013 02:44 PM PDT  By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jimmy Fallon will take over from veteran Jay Leno next year as host of the NBC flagship talk program "The Tonight Show," NBC said on Wednesday, bringing a younger feel to the competitive late-night landscape on U.S. television. Leno, 62, will wrap up what will be 22 years as host of "The Tonight Show" in the spring of 2014 - some seven months before his contract was officially due to end. ...
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| Jim Carrey fires back at his gun-control critics Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Carrey, who raised the hackles of the right wing by calling Fox News - or, rather, "Fux News" - a "giant culture fart" and with his criticism of assault rifles, has fired off another round in the debate, calling some of his harsher critics "thugs" and "a minority." He also says that he doesn't want to infringe on anyone's Second Amendment rights. ...
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| Matthew McConaughey confirms starring role in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar" Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:53 PM PDT  By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Matthew McConaughey will star in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar," the director's follow-up to "The Dark Knight Rises" and McConaughey's first big-budget film in years. The actor told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune he had accepted the role in the film, confirming reports from about a week ago. The Texan has undergone a career renaissance over the past couple of years after close to a decade of making charming but redundant romantic comedies. ...
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| Award-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at age 85 Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:07 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author of "Heat and Dust" and many other books set in India, died on Wednesday at the age of 85, her Los Angeles agent said. Jhabvala died at her home in New York City, a spokesman for Hollywood agency Paradigm told Reuters. The spokesman did not give the cause of her death but said she had been sick for some time. Jhabvala also worked on several movie adaptations with filmmakers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, winning two Academy Awards for her screenplays for 1985 movie "A Room With a View" and "Howards End" in 1992. ...
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| Award-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at age 85 Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:22 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author of "Heat and Dust" and many other books set in India, died on Wednesday at the age of 85, her Los Angeles agent said. Jhabvala died at her home in New York City, a spokesman for Hollywood agency Paradigm told Reuters. The spokesman did not give the cause of her death but said she had been sick for some time. Jhabvala also worked on several movie adaptations with filmmakers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, winning two Academy Awards for her screenplays for 1985 movie "A Room With a View" and "Howards End" in 1992. ...
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| Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora leaves tour due to "personal issues" Posted: 03 Apr 2013 01:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, who has done stints in rehab for problems with alcohol, has dropped out of the current leg of the band's tour for "personal issues," the band said on its website on Wednesday. "Due to personal issues, Richie Sambora will not be performing on this upcoming leg. All shows will go on as scheduled," the posting said, offering no other details or when Sambora might resume performing. Sambora, 53, spent time in rehab in 2007 and 2011, and the band did its 2011 North American and European tour without him. ... |
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