May 13
A journalist (Matthew McConaughey, right) tries to clear the name of a death row inmate (John Cusack) in ‘The Paperboy.’
“The Americans are coming,” says Lee Daniels, director of The Paperboy. “I am feeling it. It’s great to see the Americans in full force.”
Last year’s festival had a particularly worldwide focus, with only two American films in competition: the Ryan Gosling vehicle Drive and Terrence Malick’s TheTree of Life, which won the top prize.
This year, Daniels’ The Paperboy will compete against Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, Andrew Dominik’s Killing Them Softly, John Hillcoat’s Lawless, Walter Salles’ On the Road and Jeff Nichols’ Mud.
“There is no festival in Cannes without a strong U.S.
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May 05
LOS ANGELES – A second unidentified masseur has joined a $2 million lawsuit against John Travolta claiming the actor sexually assaulted the men in two separate incidents during private massages, according to amended court documents filed on Tuesday.
The second unnamed man, a resident of Georgia referred to as John Doe No. 2 in court papers obtained by Reuters, claimed that Travolta rubbed his legs, touched his genitals and tried to initiate sex at a private appointment at the actor’s room inside an Atlanta hotel on January 28.
The allegations echo those of John Doe No.
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Apr 13
Well never know for sure how Michael Jackson would have wanted Cirque du Soleil to interpret his life and his discography. But we can hazard a guess.
The pop star, a firm believer in the power of jaw-dropping spectacle, would have liked it big.
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” a two-hour Cirque show devoted to Jacksons music and memory, stops at the Prudential Center and Madison Square Garden this week. And it arrives with the force and firepower of a small armada. Two hundred people tour with the show. More than 60 artists are involved in the production, including dancers, musicians, trapeze performers, acrobats and mimes.
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Apr 02
A kiss is still a kiss: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in ‘Casablanca.’
Blaine is an American expatriate living in Casablanca. His establishment is a favorite watering hole and gambling den for refugees from the Nazis hoping to flee to the U.S.; officials from Germany and the controlling Vichy French government sympathetic to them; and all manner of crooks. Blaine, still bitter over being left standing in the rain by his lover at a Paris train station, is shocked when his ex-flame shows up at his place with her husband, Czech Resistance leader and concentration camp escapee Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid).
“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine,” laments Blaine, who has to decide whether to set aside his feelings and help the couple escape.
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Mar 26
LOS ANGELES – The green slime flowed so much that even first lady Michelle Obama could not escape it at the Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday where singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift came away big winners.
The program is an annual stop for Hollywood stars who are popular among teenage and young viewers watching the Nickelodeon cable TV network, and this 25th anniversary was no exception.
Hosted by “Men in Black” movie star Will Smith, the awards featured performances by Katy Perry and British boy band One Direction, who performed their hit “What Makes You Beautiful” from the album “Up All Night.”
But as always, the green slime was the biggest star at the show where Bieber won favorite male singer in fan voting.
On stage, Bieber took the orange blimp trophy from Smith, then the show’s host had a surprise for the 18-year-old pop star.
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