Archive for September, 2007

Jackie Chan no fan of 'Rush Hour' series (AP)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Five-time NBA All-Star Yao Ming celebrated the grand opening of California Fitness-Yao Ming Sport Club in Beijing along with 24 Hour Fitness Chairman and Founder Mark S. Mastrov, California Fitness President Steve Clinefelter and international movie star Jackie Chan. Plans to open a second Yao Ming signature fitness club in Shanghai are scheduled for next month.  (PRNewsFoto/24 Hour Fitness)AP - “Rush Hour” put Jackie Chan in Hollywood’s major leagues, but the Hong Kong star isn’t a fan of his successful action comedy franchise.

Jenna Bush begins national book tour (AP)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Jenna Bush responds to a question during an interview before a book signing Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, in Annapolis, Md.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)AP - Jenna Bush looked poised as she stepped to the podium, but she couldn’t quite hide the butterflies as she stood before an eager bookstore crowd Saturday to introduce her new book, “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope.”

Tix On Sale for Patti and Mandy's October Concert at Philly's Prince (Playbill)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Playbill - Tickets for the Prince Music Theater engagement of An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin are on sale via the internet and phone.

Bill Clinton to join Bono, Shakira in NY (AP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Pop singer Shakira during a meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg at City Hall in New York, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007.  (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world’s problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton is doing what any good host would: He’s throwing a party.

Bill Clinton to join Bono, Shakira in NY (AP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Pop singer Shakira during a meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg at City Hall in New York, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007.  (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world’s problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton is doing what any good host would: He’s throwing a party.

Jenna Bush begins national book tour (AP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Jenna Bush reads from her recently published book 'Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope,' before a book signing Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)AP - Jenna Bush looked poised as she stepped to the podium, but she couldn’t quite hide the butterflies as she stood before an eager bookstore crowd Saturday to introduce her new book, “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope.”

"Sultan of Sleaze" dead after apparent suicide (Reuters)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Reuters - A Phoenix man who was expected to plead
guilty for trying to extort more than $1 million from actor Tom
Cruise for stolen wedding photos, was found dead in his home
from an apparent suicide, police said on Saturday.

Home again: Coens filming in Minnesota (AP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

AP - Will the Coen brothers ever return to their native Minnesota to film another movie? Yeah sure, you betcha! Joel and Ethan Coen haven’t made a movie in Minnesota since their 1996 Oscar-winning “Fargo,” but come March they plan to roll cameras for “A Serious Man,” set in their home town of St. Louis Park, a Minneapolis suburb.

Home again: Coens filming in Minnesota (AP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

AP - Will the Coen brothers ever return to their native Minnesota to film another movie? Yeah sure, you betcha! Joel and Ethan Coen haven’t made a movie in Minnesota since their 1996 Oscar-winning “Fargo,” but come March they plan to roll cameras for “A Serious Man,” set in their home town of St. Louis Park, a Minneapolis suburb.

Rodriguez accused of violating probation (AP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Actress Michelle  Rodriguez poses for media after leaving court Friday Sept. 28, 2007 in Los Angeles. Rodriguez is accused of violating probation in a drunken driving case again by failing to complete her community service and not following her alcohol monitoring program, prosecutors said. Rodriguez went to court Friday Sept. 28, 2007 to answer to the latest claims by the city attorney's office, which said the 29-year-old actress submitted a document stating she performed community service on Sept. 25, 2006 but later admitted she was actually in New York City that day.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Actress Michelle Rodriguez violated probation again in a drunken driving case by failing to complete her community service and not following an alcohol education program, prosecutors said.