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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Morgan Freeman in ‘good spirits’
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is in ‘good spirits’ after being injured in a serious car accident near his Mississippi home.
Mr Freeman’s spokeswoman says he has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage.
She said the 71-year-old Dark Knight star is expected to undergo surgery and to make a good recovery.
The [...]
Lost tapes of Dr Who composer reveal hidden treasures
Saturday, July 19th, 2008The secrets of a long-forgotten collection of recordings, correspondence and scores by the influential composer who created the original Doctor Who theme have been revealed to researchers at The University of Manchester.
A team from the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures has begun the long job of cataloguing and preserving fragile audio tapes made by [...]
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Stars’ tributes to Ledger’s Joker
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Stars’ tributes to Ledger’s Joker
Heath Ledger’s co-stars have paid tribute to him at the world premiere of the new Batman film in New York.
Ledger’s performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight has prompted speculation that he may win a posthumous Oscar for the role.
“It’s the best performance of a [...]
Everyone’s Getting Hooked on “Scrooks”!
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Grammy Award Winning songwriter/record producer turned author/screenplay writer, Gerald Isaac, introduces the hottest and newest form of reading entertainment, the “Scrook”. A “Scrook” is a script-book written with the riveting and breath taking flow of a novel in screenplay format.
Author and CEO, Gerald Isaac, calls it, “The Virtual Movie”, where mind and imagination become [...]
Universal loses promo CD battle
Friday, June 13th, 2008Music giant Universal Music Group has lost a court battle to stop an eBay trader from reselling promotional CDs he had bought from second hand stores.
Troy Augusto makes money by snapping up rare albums and selling them on the online auction site.
Universal accused him of copyright infringement, saying some of the items he offered [...]
Festival launch for Connery book
Friday, June 13th, 2008Sir Sean Connery’s long-awaited memoirs will be unveiled at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Organisers said the launch would be a world exclusive and would mark the end of the two-week festival.
The 25th annual book event coincides with the veteran actor’s 78th birthday. The book, entitled Being A Scot, will shed light on his [...]
Firefighters have contained a large fire which ravaged a theme park at the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California.
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Firefighters have contained a large fire which ravaged a theme park at the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California.
At least 300 firefighters fought the blaze, which injured three people, after it began before dawn on a sound stage featuring New York facades.
The fire destroyed a King Kong exhibit and a set from Back to [...]























