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
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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