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Jewel’s music experience comes in handy for key part in Lifetime’s ‘Ring of Fire’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – It helps to have a singer portray a singer, of course. The onstage scenes came naturally to Jewel when she played the role of June Carter Cash in the new Lifetime movie, “Ring of Fire.” Jewel’s experience came in handy in an unexpected way during a key scene in the film,
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Movie review: Epic
A teenage girl comes face to face with the opposing forces of nature. Film critic Leslie James finds “Epic” colourful and enchanting.
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At Cannes’ regal palace of cinema, talk of television’s ascendance
CANNES, France – The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring reverence. Movies are projected pristinely in regal theatres, where they’re greeted by the world’s cinephiles with feverish excitement.
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George Takei says John Cho the ‘ideal choice’ to play Hikaru Sulu in latest ‘Star Trek’
SINGAPORE – Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest “Star Trek” movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has given his blessing to the actor currently playing the role. Even though George Takei — whose portrayal of Sulu made
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Kid Rock, Rolling Stones and more on summer tours, scalping and secondary sources for tickets
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he’s scalping about 1,000 tickets from each show to make up for the cheaper regular price. “I’m in the scalping business, but you know what? We told everyone.
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Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts could be sold if city seeks bankruptcy protection
DETROIT – Officials say the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection. The Detroit Free Press reports Friday the city’s state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr is considering whether the collection should be considered city assets that could be sold to
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Director JC Chandor ponders life, death and Robert Redford in Cannes hit ‘All Is Lost’
CANNES, France – J.C. Chandor may just have saved someone’s life during an interview in Cannes. The director who put Robert Redford in a struggle for survival as a capsized sailor in “All Is Lost” is talking about mortality when a gust of wind lifts a large beach umbrella from its base and sends it
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Christie co-hosting ‘Today’ to tell the world the Jersey shore is open after Superstorm Sandy
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC’s “Today” as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state’s shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The Friday morning show will be broadcast from Seaside Heights, where the October storm swept a roller coaster into
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NJ man sells art by 3 generations of Wyeths for $2M at NYC auction; 1 depicts Maine fisherman
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction. New Jersey businessman Eric Sambol sold the works by Andrew, Jamie and N.C. Wyeth at Christie’s on Thursday. They included three by Andrew, two by Jamie, and one by
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Actress Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge; police say she threw bong out window
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window. Police say an apartment building official called police Thursday to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the lobby. The officers went to Bynes’ apartment,
