Thursday, 18 March 2010 r.
Entertainment
Bullock cancels London trip, film premiere called off (AFP)

18.03.2010 7:38   0 views   0 comments
Tags: March, London, Blitz

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock, seen here March 7, has cancelled her upcoming trip to the capital for AFP - Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has cancelled her upcoming trip to the capital for "personal reasons", forcing organisers to call off the London premiere of "The Blind Side".


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Barnes & Noble makes CEO switch (AP)

18.03.2010 7:08   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Stern

AP - Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced a CEO switch Thursday, elevating the president of its Web site to lead the company and replace Steve Riggio. Read more »

World music champion Charlie Gillett dies at 68 (AP)

18.03.2010 6:42   0 views   0 comments
Tags: World, Charley, British

AP - Charlie Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp. said Thursday. Read more »

'Breaking Bad' a lucky break for Aaron Paul (AP)

18.03.2010 6:40   0 views   0 comments
Tags: March, Park, Jets

Actor Aaron Paul poses for a portrait in New York, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - It all began when Walter White, a nebbishy high school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, N.M., learned he had terminal cancer, then hit on a way to make fast money to leave his family when he was gone: cook and sell crystal methamphetamine.


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'Breaking Bad' a lucky break for Aaron Paul (AP)

18.03.2010 6:40   0 views   0 comments
Tags: March, Park, Jets

Actor Aaron Paul poses for a portrait in New York, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - It all began when Walter White, a nebbishy high school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, N.M., learned he had terminal cancer, then hit on a way to make fast money to leave his family when he was gone: cook and sell crystal methamphetamine.


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Barnes & Noble names new chief executive (Reuters)

18.03.2010 6:39   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Reuters

Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc named a new chief executive on Thursday, weeks after investor Ron Burkle accused the top U.S. bookseller's board of protecting the interests of its controlling family when it blocked his attempt to raise his stake. Read more »

Chelsea's Abramovich wins gambling slur damages (Reuters)

18.03.2010 6:27   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Reuters, London, Russian

Reuters - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, owner of London soccer club Chelsea, won a public apology and substantial libel damages on Thursday over false newspaper claims that he had a serious gambling problem. Read more »

The right trajectory for Spoon (AP)

18.03.2010 6:07   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hall, March, City, Brief, Danish, Music, Spoon, Eric

In this March 5, 2010 photo, members of the group Spoon, from left,  Britt Daniel, Rob Pope, Jim Eno and Eric Harvey are shown in New York. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)AP - Britt Daniel can't resist some dry humor when asked what it means to him that his band, Spoon, sold out a gig at New York's prestigious and spacious Radio City Music Hall weeks in advance.


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Gucci Mane manages career from jail (AP)

18.03.2010 5:45   0 views   0 comments
Tags: This, Mark, Jake, March, Kate, FILE, Marine

FILE - In this May 24, 2005 file photo, rapper Gucci Mane leaves the DeKalb County Jail with his attorney Dennis Scheib, left, after he negotiated a $100,000 bond in Decatur, Ga.   (AP Photo/Ric Feld)AP - This was supposed to be Gucci Mane's time to finally gain mainstream appeal, as he collaborated with Mariah Carey, Mario and Usher while churning out street anthems like "Wasted" and "Go Head," featuring Man Bre-Z.


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Gucci Mane manages career from jail (AP)

18.03.2010 5:45   0 views   0 comments
Tags: This, Mark, Jake, March, Kate, FILE, Marine

FILE - In this May 24, 2005 file photo, rapper Gucci Mane leaves the DeKalb County Jail with his attorney Dennis Scheib, left, after he negotiated a $100,000 bond in Decatur, Ga.   (AP Photo/Ric Feld)AP - This was supposed to be Gucci Mane's time to finally gain mainstream appeal, as he collaborated with Mariah Carey, Mario and Usher while churning out street anthems like "Wasted" and "Go Head," featuring Man Bre-Z.


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Review: 'Repo Men' offers bloody awful future (AP)

18.03.2010 5:34   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Rely, Live, Just

In this publicity image released by Universal Pictures, from left, Forest Whitaker, Jude Law and Liev Schreiber are shown in a scene from 'Repo Men'. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Kerry Hayes)AP - In the happy future of "Repo Men," if you need a pancreas, you can get a pancreas. It'll cost you $618,000 and, if you miss one of your scheduled "easy" payments, you'll find yourself hounded by a hired goon who will slice you open, retrieve the organ and leave you on the floor, bleeding to death.


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Review: 'Wimpy Kid' fleshes out stick-figure novel (AP)

18.03.2010 5:33   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Robert, Jets

In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Robert Capron, right, explores the wonders of his belly button, as classmates Zachary Gordon, center, and Karan Brar, left, look on during a scene from 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid.'  (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Rob McEwan)AP - The movie version of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" manages to put flesh and bone on the stick figures in Jeff Kinney's wildly successful cartoon novel without altering the book's mildly subversive comic tone.


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149 drug arrests in NJ city Conan O'Brien mocked (AP)

18.03.2010 5:29   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Corp, March, Brief, Conan, Maybe, Tonight, FILE, Authorities, Academy, Jersey

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2007 file photo Newark Mayor Cory Booker answers a question during an interview in his office in Newark, N.J. Authorities are hailing the arrests of 149 people in a drug investigation in a gritty New Jersey city Conan O'Brien mocked on NBC's 'Tonight Show.' Booker and police Director Garry McCarthy announced the arrests Wednesday, March 17, 2010, outside the notorious Academy Spires apartment complex in Newark, the state's largest city. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Authorities are hailing the arrests of 149 people in one of New Jersey's most dangerous cities, which Conan O'Brien mocked on NBC's "Tonight Show."


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Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies (AP)

18.03.2010 5:26   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Star, Jake, March, South, Also, Single, Music, FILE

FILE - Alex Chilton of the 1970's rock band 'Big Star' performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in this March 19, 2004 file photo. Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the band Big Star, died Wednesday March 17, 2010. He was 59. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)AP - Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59.


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Country music impresario Johnnie High dead at 80 (AP)

18.03.2010 5:24   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hits, Texas, Country

AP - Johnnie High, a north Texas country music showman who gave such performers as LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie their early exposure, has died at the age of 80. Read more »

Country music impresario Johnnie High dead at 80 (AP)

18.03.2010 5:24   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hits, Texas, Country

AP - Johnnie High, a north Texas country music showman who gave such performers as LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie their early exposure, has died at the age of 80. Read more »

Country music impresario Johnnie High dead at 80 (AP)

18.03.2010 5:24   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hits, Texas, Country

AP - Johnnie High, a north Texas country music showman who gave such performers as LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie their early exposure, has died at the age of 80. Read more »

US fashion designers pick McQueen for NYC honor (AP)

18.03.2010 5:21   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Queen, Alexandra

AP - The fashion world has announced one more tribute to designer Alexander McQueen. Read more »

Hollywood A-listers line up for Asian pro-am (AFP)

18.03.2010 2:36   0 views   0 comments
Tags: China, Grand, Hollywood, Hurt, Asian

Movie stars Hugh Grant (pictured in 2008) and Matthew McConaughey will headline a bevy of celebrities taking part in a new tournament in China that will offer the richest individual prize in Asian golf.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Movie stars Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey will headline a bevy of celebrities taking part in a new tournament in China that will offer the richest individual prize in Asian golf.


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WWE aims for PPV knockout with WrestleMania (Reuters)

18.03.2010 2:22   0 views   0 comments
Tags: World, Reuters, Boot, Hall, Face, March, New York, York, Super, Super Bowl, Nature, Oscars

WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler Ric Reuters - The Super Bowl is done, the Oscars have been handed out. Now World Wrestling Entertainment is gearing up for its signature event: WrestleMania.


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