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Lindsay Lohan pleases judge on "home stretch" of probation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan got high marks from a Los Angeles judge at her penultimate progress hearing on Wednesday, as she entered the "home stretch" of her probation after being convicted for theft last year. "The probation officer is pleased with your progress. You seem to … More>>
Adele breaks Whitney Houston’s chart record
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The late Whitney Houston was unable to oust Adele from the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the British singer's "21" replaced "The Bodyguard" as the longest running No. 1 album by a woman. Boosted by her six Grammy awards and performance … More>>
Obama sings the blues with Jagger, B.B King
(Reuters) - Bill Clinton had his saxophone, but President Barack Obama can sing the blues. Obama lent his voice to a White House jam featuring Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy on Tuesday during a celebration of blues and its influence on modern pop culture. After wowing crowds … More>>
Short films fill tall order as Oscar nominees
By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar week kicked off Tuesday night at a celebration of this year's nominees for live action and short films, who are among the least-known of the 2012 Academy Award contenders but no less important to the movie industry. Brad Bird, two-time Oscar winner … More>>
Costume designers honor "W.E.," "Harry Potter," "Glee"
By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "W.E." and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" have won the top awards from the Costume Designers Guild, which handed out this awards season's last set of guild awards on Tuesday night. "Dragon Tattoo" was … More>>
"Hunger Games" onslaught begins with advance ticket sales
By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Hunger Games" won't hit theaters for more than a month, but already Lionsgate is making a multi-front push to maximize interest in the film weeks ahead of its March 23 release. Tickets for the film, based on Suzanne Collins' young-adult novels, go … More>>
Michael Fassbender boards Ridley Scott’s "The Counselor"
By Joshua L. Weinstein LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michael Fassbender has signed on to star in "The Counselor," with his "Prometheus" director, Ridley Scott, TheWrap has confirmed. Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and playwright whose "No Country for Old Men" was adapted to … More>>
NBC gives "Community" a return date
By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Good news, "Community" fans (and it appears that there are a few of you out there); school will be back in session next month. NBC has given the Joel McHale/Chevy Chase comedy "Community" a return date of March 15, the network said Tuesday. the … More>>
Adele adds to awards haul at triumphant BRITs
By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Soul singer Adele added to her awards haul at the 2012 BRITs on Tuesday and set the biggest night in British pop alight with a rousing performance of "Rolling In the Deep". At the start of the evening, Adele picked up the statuette for British female … More>>
Film studio sues to prevent more "Godfather" books
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The movie studio that controls the rights to "The Godfather" has sued the estate of its creator Mario Puzo, accusing his heirs of wrongfully authorizing new book sequels to the fictional mafia family's story. Paramount Pictures studio, in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal … More>>
Ex-CBC President Juneau, 89, dies
OTTAWA, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Former Canadian Broadcasting Corp. President Pierre Juneau has died, a colleague said Tuesday. He was 89. Juneau headed the network from 1982 to 1989. He also was the first chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "Pierre Juneau was … More>>
Kim Dotcom wins bail in fight against U.S. extradition
By Gyles Beckford AUCKLAND (Reuters) - U.S. crime-fighters failed in a bid to keep alleged Internet pirate Kim Dotcom behind bars on Wednesday when a New Zealand court freed him from jail and instead put him under effective house arrest and banned him from using the Internet. The court, in … More>>
Sinead O’Connor rips up Pope again on new album
By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Does Sinead O'Connor still have a major problem with the papacy?... Come on. Is the Pope Catholic? He's not the only one on her dis list. She's also got a long-standing beef with Bono, as well as Bob Geldof, for being pontiff enablers. She alludes … More>>
