U2 Postpones Tour as Bono Recovers From Surgery

An injury sustained by the U2 frontman Bono has forced the group to postpone its American tour and cancel its appearance at a major British rock festival while he recovers from emergency surgery on his back, Reuters reported. On Friday the band announced that it would reschedule the North American opening date of its “360°’’ [...]

Blown Up Yet Again, to Movie Size

HAS any Hollywood institution shown more dogged persistence than the “Saturday Night Live” spinoff movie? Over the past 30 years team after team of directors, screenwriters and comedians has tackled a vexing task: turning a successful sketch into a successful feature film. Meanwhile audiences have wondered why “SNL” even keeps trying. The tradition began on [...]

Mexican-Born Actress Charged With Marriage Fraud

Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero has had bit parts in such movies as the horror film ”Drag Me to Hell,” but federal prosecutors say her biggest act was pretending to be a bride. The 28-year-old actress and husband were arrested Friday at their separate Los Angeles homes and charged with marriage fraud, the U.S. attorney’s office [...]

Ex-’Survivor’ Producer Free From Mexican Detention

The producer of ”Pimp My Ride” and formerly of ”Survivor” was released from Mexican custody early Friday, but remains under investigation after his wife’s body was found in the sewer of a swanky Cancun resort, a state official said. Bruce Beresford-Redman must remain in Mexico after being released just past midnight Friday, Quintana Roo state [...]

Clash of ‘Clash of the Titans’: When Titans Clash

BY ROGER EBERT / March 31, 2010 There are too many Greek gods for me to keep straight, since as a child I didn’t have action figures as a learning tool. I was prepared to take notes during “Clash of the Titans” but only wrote down a single one: “Release the Kraken!” — Conan O’Brien. [...]

Jesse James seeks professional help

Jesse James reportedly is seeking professional help to deal with “personal issues” after a cheating scandal that has put his nearly five-year marriage to Sandra Bullock on the line. His representative told People magazine in a statement Tuesday that James “realized that this time was crucial to help himself, help his family and help save [...]

‘Dragon’ stokes up box office with $43.3M debut

“How to Train Your Dragon” breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Distributed by Paramount, the DreamWorks Animation adventure came in well behind the studio’s last cartoon comedy, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” which opened with $59.3 million over the same weekend [...]

Prince ordered to pay Irish promoter $3 million

A Dublin judge ordered U.S. pop singer Prince to pay $2.95 million to Irish concert promoters Friday for canceling a 2008 concert at the last minute. High Court Justice Peter Kelly said he was making the total damages public because Prince has yet to pay anything to Dublin promoters MCD Productions Ltd. in their confidential [...]

W.Va. city focus of TV chef show on healthy eating

Linda Fillinger had a new experience recently: She made pancakes without reaching for a box of prepared mix. “I never made it with actual flour before,” the Barboursville resident said after finishing a weekly cooking lesson at Huntington’s Kitchen. The newly established downtown facility is the most visible sign of the changes here since a [...]

Sarah Palin’s Alaska series to appear on TLC

Sarah Palin’s travelogue series about Alaska has landed at the TLC network, and filming is set to begin this summer. Network owner Discovery Communications announced Thursday that it had acquired rights to the eight-part series, produced by “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett. The deal lands “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” on the network that also airs “Jon & [...]

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