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'Alice in Wonderland' extends No. 1 box-office stay with $62M, tops $200 million total

David Germain, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 14 Mar, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Alice is still ruling the movie palace. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" easily remained the No. 1 weekend draw with $62 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Disney fantasy has climbed to a $208.6 million total domestically, becoming the first $200 m

Hong Kong festival to honour Indian screen legend Bachchan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 13 Mar, 2010 0 0

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong International Film Festival plans to honour Indian screen legend Amitabh Bachchan with a lifetime achievement award at the event's Asian Film Awards. Organizers said in a statement late Friday the 67-year-old actor will accept the award in person at the annual prize cer

The National Film Board to debut 'The 'Socalled' Movie' on YouTube in U.S.

THE CANADIAN PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

MONTREAL - The National Film Board of Canada will debut a documentary about Montreal-based musician Socalled on YouTube in the U.S. next week. "The 'Socalled' Movie" will be available to Americans on the YouTube Video Rental Service on March 16. That's the same day Socalled - who was born Jos

Man pleads no contest to receiving watch stolen from actor Orlando Bloom?s home

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say a man has pleaded no contest to receiving a Rolex watch stolen from Orlando Bloom's house during a spate of celebrity burglaries. Los Angeles County District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison says Jonathan Ajar entered the no contest plea Friday and will be senten

Father of 'American Idol' judge DioGuardi to announce Senate run

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lo

Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer to buy up to 13.2 million shares at $6 each

Ryan Nakashima, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from buying more shares. The so-called poison pill, which takes effect Friday, tr

Madonna offers relationship tips for laughs on 'The Marriage Ref'

Frazier Moore, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

NEW YORK - Madonna doesn't think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband. But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband's prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife's current mate. This was some of Madonna's relationship advice on NBC's "The Marriage Ref," where sh

Kate Snow leaving ABC News to join NBC this spring

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

NEW YORK - ABC News reporter and "Good Morning America" weekend host Kate Snow is jumping to NBC News. NBC announced Friday that Snow will begin work as a "Dateline NBC" correspondent later this spring. Snow has been with ABC since 2003 and one of its weekend morning anchors since the show launc

BBM Canada: 'Academy Awards' top TV program in Canada for the week of March 1-7

THE CANADIAN PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

TORONTO - Here are the top 10 television programs in Canada, with viewer numbers, for the week of March 1-7: 1 "Academy Awards" - (CTV, Sunday) - 5,889,0000 2 "Academy Awards Pre-Show" - (CTV, Sunday) - 3,678,0000 3 "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (Global, Thursday) - 2,869,000 4 "A

February video game sales decline 15 per cent, software and console sales still slow

Jessica Mintz, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

SEATTLE - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 per cent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system. Americans spent $1.26 billion on video game systems, software and accessories during the month, down from $1.48 billion a yea
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