Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes kids on new film "Journey"
Feb 9 2012 3:34PM
Posted 13 hrs 21 mins ago
By Iain Blair
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eat your heart out, Madonna. When it comes to career reinvention, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wins hands-down.
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Lagerfeld makes nice with Adele. Singer proud of her body
Feb 9 2012 2:32PM
Posted 14 hrs 23 mins ago
(Reuters) - Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has apologized for calling British singer Adele "a little too fat", saying he is a huge fan.
But the husky-voiced singer -- due to make a much anticipated ...
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Naomi Watts takes Princess Diana role in new movie
Feb 9 2012 1:10PM
Posted 15 hrs 45 mins ago
(Reuters) - Actress Naomi Watts will play Britain's Princess Diana in a new feature film about the last two years of her glamorous life that ended in tragedy, Britain's Ecosse Films said on Thursday.
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"Home Front" debuts at top of Bestsellers List
Feb 9 2012 11:30AM
Posted 17 hrs 25 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Home Front" soared straight to the spot of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.
The list is compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent ...
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Beatle's ex-wife says Piers Morgan heard hacked call
Feb 9 2012 8:48AM
Posted 20 hrs 7 mins ago
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul McCartney's ex-wife said Thursday she had not leaked a voicemail of the former Beatle begging her for forgiveness to CNN talk-show host Piers Morgan, saying the recording ...
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French revolution film launches 2012 Berlin festival
Feb 8 2012 9:08PM
Posted 1 day 7 hrs 47 mins ago
By Mike Collett-White
BERLIN (Reuters) - "Farewell My Queen", recalling the early days of the French Revolution through the eyes of servants at Versailles, has its world premiere on Thursday at the start of ...
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Adele used phone app to curse during vocal rest
Feb 8 2012 8:59PM
Posted 1 day 7 hrs 56 mins ago
(Reuters) - British singer Adele has broken her silence after vocal cord surgery, revealing one of the hardest aspects of being unable to speak while recuperating was not cursing. Her solution: resort to a smartphone voice app.
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Stars campaign for heart health in red dress fashion show
Feb 8 2012 8:23PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 32 mins ago
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Awareness of heart disease, the leading killer of U.S. women, received a boost on Wednesday when supermodel Christie Brinkley, singer Gloria Estefan and other stars took to ...
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TV medical drama "House" to end after 8 years
Feb 8 2012 5:55PM
Posted 1 day 11 hrs ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hospital drama "House" will end in April after eight seasons, producers said on Wednesday, bringing to a close one of the most popular shows on TV.
"House", starring British actor ...
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Ex-TV producer sent to Mexico to face murder charge
Feb 8 2012 5:41PM
Posted 1 day 11 hrs 14 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former producer of the reality TV show "Survivor" was extradited to Mexico on Wednesday to stand trial for the 2010 murder of his wife in the resort town of Cancun, attorneys in the case said.
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Grammy spotlight shines on Adele
Feb 8 2012 3:34PM
Posted 1 day 13 hrs 21 mins ago
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammys in recent years have targeted young audiences even as older acts won key awards to the surprise of some music fans, but this Sunday's honors ...
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Axed musicians to protest outside Grammy Awards show
Feb 8 2012 1:14PM
Posted 1 day 15 hrs 41 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angry musicians will protest outside Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony over a decision to cut 31 ethnic and minority musical categories from the music industry's top awards.
Organizers said on Wednesday ...
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Reunited Beach Boys to perform at Grammy Awards
Feb 8 2012 11:57AM
Posted 1 day 16 hrs 58 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Iconic 1960s band The Beach Boys will perform together for the first time in more than 20 years at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, organizers said.
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, ...
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French revolution film in Berlin conjures Arab Spring
Feb 8 2012 7:51AM
Posted 1 day 21 hrs 4 mins ago
By Mike Collett-White
BERLIN (Reuters) - "Farewell My Queen," a sumptuous costume drama about the beginnings of the French Revolution, opened the Berlin film festival on Thursday and had audiences drawing parallels with the ...
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Berlin film festival aims for cutting edge in 2012
Feb 8 2012 7:51AM
Posted 1 day 21 hrs 4 mins ago
By Mike Collett-White
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin film festival, which last year set Iranian drama "A Separation" on the path to global fame, has selected an edgier line-up than normal in 2012 with ...
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A Minute With: Rachel McAdams on remembering her "Vow"
Feb 8 2012 4:05AM
Posted 2 days 50 mins ago
By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eight years ago, Rachel McAdams hit Hollywood's map in teary, romantic drama "The Notebook." Since then, she has broadened her range of work to include laugh-out-loud comedies ...
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Ellen breaks silence on furor over J.C. Penney gig
Feb 7 2012 9:14PM
Posted 2 days 7 hrs 41 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said she was "proud and happy" that retail store J.C. Penney had stood by her in the face of a conservative anti-gay campaign, and said there was no such thing as a "pro-gay bandwagon."
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"American Idol" producer goes on attack against rivals
Feb 7 2012 4:41PM
Posted 2 days 12 hrs 14 mins ago
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest "The Voice" a "gimmicky" show and making clear he ...
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The Fray display "Scars" with confidence on new album
Feb 7 2012 3:58PM
Posted 2 days 12 hrs 57 mins ago
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Of all the people impacted over the years by the lovable Muppets -- singing frog Kermit, sassy Miss Piggy and their friends -- perhaps the most unlikely ...
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Dierks Bentley new album brings country fans "Home"
Feb 7 2012 2:02PM
Posted 2 days 14 hrs 53 mins ago
By Vernell Hackett
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - If the single "Home" is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley's latest album of the same name, then the song "Thinking of You" is the CD's hearth because ...
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Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform
Feb 7 2012 1:15PM
Posted 2 days 15 hrs 40 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chris Brown will perform at this Sunday's Grammy Awards for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry's biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career.
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