Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, industry figures showed Monday. Stiller's movie-within-a-movie about a group of actors shooting a war film in the middle of a real-life conflict zone, scooped 16.3 million dollars from Friday to Sunday in the US and Canada, totaling 65.8 million since its opening, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
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Agence France-Presse - 8/26/2008 6:57 AM GMT
An Indian filmgoer rented out an entire cinema to disprove a director's claim that his latest horror movie is so scary no one can watch it alone, a newspaper said Tuesday. Pavin Ponanna, 30, booked all 227 seats at a Bangalore multiplex for an evening screening of "Phoonk," the Pioneer daily reported. Agence France-Presse - 8/25/2008 11:13 PM GMT
More than a million revellers packed the streets of west London over the weekend as masquerade floats entertained party-goers at the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street festival. Nearly 300 people were arrested for a variety of offences in connection with the two-day festival on Sunday and Monday, many for drug and alcohol-related crimes, while more than 150 others were detained for the duration of the event. Agence France-Presse - 8/25/2008 4:53 PM GMT
Former James Bond star Sean Connery attributed the success in his life to being Scottish as he launched his new book here on Monday. Connery, a passionate supporter of Scottish independence, launched his long-awaited memoirs, entitled "Being a Scot," at a literary festival in Edinburgh on his 78th birthday. Agence France-Presse - 8/25/2008 2:41 PM GMT
Musicians from the former Yugoslavia have unveiled a statue of late Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley as a symbol of peace. Several thousand gathered at a rock festival in the tiny Serbian hamlet of Banatski Sokolac for the uncovering of the statue, which features Marley in a tea cosy, clutching a guitar and fist raised towards the sky. Agence France-Presse - 8/25/2008 9:39 AM GMT
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant prime minister, is working on a new CD of love songs that he hopes to complete by December, a press report said on Monday. Berlusconi, who turns 72 next week, is teaming up with Neopolitan singer Mariano Apicella, to produce the album, a second set of compositions by the prime minister, the daily La Repubblica reported. AP
The Associated Press - 8/23/2008 3:41 AM GMT
Malaysian authorities have reversed their decision to cancel a concert by Canadian pop-rock star Avril Lavigne, saying Saturday that she can perform next week despite complaints her act is "too sexy." The Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry sparked an outcry among music fans when it decided earlier this week not to permit Lavigne's show. The ministry said then that the show was unsuitable for Malaysian culture and could not be held on Aug. 29, two days ahead of independence day, because it might disrupt patriotic celebrations. The Associated Press - 8/22/2008 9:52 AM GMT
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger are on the hook for more than $5 million after they were found by lower courts to have improperly invoked The Doors' name and images during a 2003 concert tour. After the high court declined to hear their appeal on Aug. 13, they'll have to pay up to drummer John Densmore, the parents of the deceased lead singer Jim Morrison and the parents of Morrison's deceased wife, Pamela Courson, who died in 1974. The Associated Press - 8/21/2008 7:53 PM GMT
Sheryl Crow wants your vote _ and figures she can get it for a song. The Grammy Award-winning singer is offering a free download of her politically charged tune "Gasoline" to anyone who logs onto the Rock the Vote Web site or anyone on the group's mailing list. The Associated Press - 8/21/2008 12:14 PM GMT
Thai police said disgraced rocker Gary Glitter agreed Thursday to leave Thailand for London, possibly ending a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children. However, Police Maj. Gen. Phongdej Chaiprawat could not say when the 64-year-old rocker would leave Bangkok nor which flight he would be taking. Glitter has twice been refused entry into Thailand and once turned away from Hong Kong after his release Tuesday. The Associated Press - 8/21/2008 10:27 AM GMT
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children. Glitter, a British citizen, flew to Hong Kong on Wednesday night after Thai authorities barred him from entering the country. Hong Kong immigration officials then refused him entry after interviewing him, a British Foreign Office spokesman said. Other Entertainment Stories
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In a deafening moment of history, Democrats on Wednesday anointed Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, in a delirious outpouring of unity, hope and tears. Obama took his stunning political rise to new heights as his foe in the primaries, Hillary Clinton dramatically halted a roll-call vote at the party convention , and called for the 47-year-old Illinois senator to be enshrined the nominee.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:13 AM GMT
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US federal police on Wednesday arrested a blogger for posting songs from a yet-to-be released Guns N' Roses album titled "Chinese Democracy" online without the rock band's permission. Kevin Cogill, who uses "Skwerl" as an Internet name, is charged with violating copyright laws by putting nine of the band's unreleased songs on his www.antiquiet.com website for visitors to hear.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:10 AM GMT
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A rookie policeman was arrested and charged after allegedly toting his gun at a karaoke bar in Quezon City and challenging arresting cops into a fistfight. Police Officer 1 Clifford Bassig, who is assigned with the Calabarzon PNP, was charged with illegal possession of firearm and direct assault against a person of authority.
The Philippine Star - 7/23/2008 12:03 AM GMT
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A total of 23 teams will see action in the1st Metro Cebu Inter-School Basketball Challenge on August 9 at the newly-constructed Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) gymnasium. These are the USC-South and North campuses, USPF, USJ-R Basak campus, Bright Academy of Banilad, St. Scholastica of Lagtang, St. Anthony Learning Ceter of Cansojong, Asian College of Technology of Bulacao, St. Catherine School of Carcar City, Holy Rosary School of Pardo, Sacred Heart School-Jesuit of Canduman and Colegio de la Immaculada Concepcion-Mandaue, Cebu International School of Pit-os, PAREF-Springdale of Guadalupe, CEC, PCGS, St. Paul Learning Center of Bulacao, Immaculate Heart of Mary School and Mary Help of Christian School both of Minglanilla, Colegio del Sto. Niรฑo, and the Don Andres Soriano Memorial School of Lutopan, Toledo City.
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NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software. A "worm type" virus was found on laptop computers that astronauts use to send and receive email from the station by relaying messages through a mission control center in Texas, according to NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries.
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