Category Archives: topstories
Meryl Streep playing Tina Fey’s mom in comedy (Reuters)
Reuters – Meryl Streep and Tina Fey will play a mother-daughter duo in a comedy to be directed by Stanley Tucci. Continue reading
Jolie plays spy, but plays down spy scandal (AP)
AP – Even though Angelina Jolie plays a suspected Russian sleeper agent in her latest movie, in real life she thinks U.S.-Russian relations are going well.
Taylor-King tour hits right note for fans and business (Reuters)
Reuters – When a James Taylor/Carole King co-headlining Troubadour Reunion tour was announced last winter, the concert industry reacted with the sort of laid-back reserve befitting the two mellow-rock icons. Few predicted that arenas full of smiling, dancing, sometimes weeping baby boomers — and their kids and grandkids — would blow up the box office in a summer that has seen its share of bad news for the touring business. Continue reading
Scandals spell trouble for Gibson’s tarnished star (AFP)
AFP – Hollywood observers believe Mel Gibson’s temper may have landed him in more than just hot water amid a furor over alleged rants against his ex-girlfriend. This time it may cost his career.
Meryl Streep in talks to play Margaret Thatcher (AP)
AP – Cinema chameleon Meryl Streep’s latest challenge: becoming the Iron Lady.
Meryl Streep eyeing Margaret Thatcher biopic: report (AFP)
AFP – Oscar-winner Meryl Streep is in talks to play “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher in a biopic about the former British Prime Minister, The Hollywood Reporter said Thursday.
Muppets, Oprah, Buddy Holly to get Hollywood stars (Reuters)
Reuters – What do Neil Patrick Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Buddy Holly and the Muppets have in common? They’re all getting stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.
Loyalty takes butler from poor Nepal village to NY (AP)
AP – Indra Tamang was a teenage farmer in a Nepalese village without running water or electricity. He barely learned how to write and lived in a straw, mud and stone house with his parents before landing a hotel job in the capital of Katmandu.
James Bond’s Aston Martin for sale at auction (AP)
AP – The Aston Martin driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond movies is going on sale at a London auction in October.