‘Books, Film and T.V.’ Archives
“Harry Potter” Author J.K. Rowling Donates $15.4 million to MS Research Center
Author J.K. Rowling may have made plenty of money from penning the Harry Potter series of books, but she has given away one tenth of her earnings since she became famous, according to a report in the UK's Daily Mail. However, she has just made her largest single donation of approximately $15.4 million (10 million UK pounds) to a new research [...]
“Avatar” Returns to Cinemas on 27 August 2010 With New Scenes Added (video)
Avatar (2009), the James Cameron epic that was years in the making, returns to cinemas in the United States - with the addition of some new scenes, totalling an extra 9 minutes to the movie. Many thought that they would have to wait until at least 2014 to see Avatar again on the big screen, which is when Avatar 2 is expected to be released. [...]
Betty White Receives Emmy for “Saturday Night Live”
Betty White just seems to go on and on! Her latest achievement was receiving an Emmy award at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles - for her stint as host on Saturday Night Live on May 8, 2010. Betty White got the chance to host Saturday Night Live after a facebook campaign was started earlier this year. Betty White, at 88 [...]
“Eat, Pray, Love” Opens August 13, 2010 (video trailer)
Eat, Pray, Love (2010) is released in the United States on August 13, 2010. The lead actress in the movie is Julia Roberts of Pretty Woman (1990) fame, and numerous other movie credits, such as Runaway Bride (1999) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). But the movie also stars the sister of Julia Roberts. Lisa Roberts Gillan, 45, is the older [...]
Audio Book: Download the Kama Sutra to Your MP3 Player
The ancient Indian Hindu text, the Kama Sutra, considered by many to be the "definitive" guide to sexual positions is now available for download direct to your MP3 player. According to Reuters Life, the audio version of the Kama Sutra is narrated by a British actress and can be conveniently downloaded as an audio book - meaning that it can now [...]
Angelina Jolie in Thigh-High Dress for Japan Premiere of “Salt” (video and photos)
Angelina Jolie, 35, still knows how to step out in style and flash her long legs for maximum media exposure. Angelina Jolie was at the Japanese premiere to promote her new movie Salt on Tuesday July 27, 2010; although the movie opened in U.S. theaters over the weekend, it is not scheduled to be be on general release in Japan until July 31, [...]
“The Cove”: A Documentary on the Danger and Crimes Against Dolphins
Yesterday I watched the feature documentary, The Cove (2009). Although it has been around for a while, I don't get to see many movies until they go to DVD, so this was a first for me. The movie won an Oscar for the Best Feature Documentary. However, this is not Disney movie about "cute" dolphins. If you are going to watch it, be prepared [...]
Love Letters of Actress Lucille Ball to be Sold at Auction
Love letters of Lucille Ball, the American actress who was a radio, movie and T.V. star, and who died in 1989, are to be sold at auction, despite a judge's ruling today, July 16th 2010, blocking the sale. The daughter of Lucille Ball, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, successfully won the case to block the sale at auction of her late mother's personal [...]
Melina Kanakaredes is Leaving “CSI:NY” as Sela Ward Makes Her Entrance (video)
Actress Melina Kanakaredes, 43, is leaving the TV series CSI:NY in her role as Detective Stella Bonasera after six seasons. It is said that Melina Kanakaredes declined an offer by CBS to continue with season seven. To fill the void left by her departure actress Sela Ward, 54, will replace Melina Kanakaredes as "an experienced investigator." [...]
Life After “Harry Potter” and “Twilight”: Kristen Stewart and Emma Watson
All good things have to come to an end. The movie-going public have seen Emma Watson, who played Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, transform from an unknown British school girl to a budding rock chick; just as Kristen Stewart transformed from her early years as Sarah Altman in The Panic Room (2002), with Jodie Foster, to love- angst Bella [...]
