Issue: March 22, 2007   (Archive)
Wednesday, September 8, 2010   

China boys happy at TV chance
Communist rulers may frown but the wildly popular Chinese version of the American Idol show has secured approval for a 2007 season, state media reported.

Brangelina back with killer roles
Hollywood superstars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have just boosted the size of their family to four, are set to return to the big screen with lead roles in separate movies, the Hollywood entertainment daily Variety reported.


Green Hornet may hit the big screen
Comic book crime fighter the Green Hornet, best remembered from the 1960s TV series that starred Bruce Lee as Kato, may fly again on the big screen.

Opera diva wins `knickers' lawsuit
Legendary opera diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa won a lawsuit Wednesday after she pulled out of concerts with an Australian rocker in case his fans hurled their knickers onto the stage.

Asia film awards live up to name
South Korean smash hit monster movie The Host has topped Hong Kong's inaugural Asian Film Awards, winning four prizes out of five nominations, including the best film and best actor gongs.

Miyazaki film draws new world
Hayao Miyazaki, one of the world's most successful makers of animated films, will release his first movie in four years in 2008, distributors Toho Co said Tuesday.

Jolie seeks visa for son
Trying her utmost to thwart the media pack, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie drove Tuesday to the US embassy in Hanoi seeking a visa for the three-year- old Vietnamese boy she has adopted.

Warhol work seeks `15 million' of fame
Andy Warhol's Lemon Marilyn is up for sale by an anonymous US collector at 60,000 times its original cost.

Fashion guru faces more sex charges
A celebrity fashion designer already charged with sexually assaulting two women and a 15-year-old girl has been accused of attacks on four additional victims.

Naomi mops floors in style
British supermodel Naomi Campbell began a week of mopping floors at a New York City warehouse Monday as part of a court-ordered community service sentence for throwing a cellphone at her housekeeper.

             


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