Archive for June, 2008

Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A memorial is set up on the star of comedian George Carlin Monday, June 23, 2008, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met.

Maher and Shandling honor George Carlin at service (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A memorial is set up on the star of comedian George Carlin Monday, June 23, 2008, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members remembered George Carlin as a man who, when he was off stage, had only a kind word for everyone he met.

Kazakh model's death leap ruled a suicide (Reuters)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Reuters - Kazakh supermodel Ruslana Korshunova’s
fatal fall from her balcony was a suicide, officials ruled on
Sunday, though friends told local media she was in good spirits
and suicide seemed incomprehensible.

Hollywood counts down to labor cliffhanger (Reuters)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The Hollywood sign is seen on a hazy afternoon in Los Angeles, California, November 4, 2007. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - Hollywood’s actors and studios
traded last-minute barbs on Sunday, a day before their film and
TV labor pact was due to expire with no announcement of a new
three-year deal.

Del Toro's "Hellboy" sequel a devilish delight (Reuters)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Reuters - When is a big studio
picture not a big studio picture? When we’re talking
Universal’s “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” and the filmmaker
happens to be Guillermo del Toro.

Will Smith's school insists it's not Scientologist (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

U.S. performer Will Smith, right, and his wife Jada Pinket Smith, left, open the 46664 charity concert in honour of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday in London, Friday, June 27, 2008, The former South African president's 90th birthday falls on July 18. (AP Photo/Edmond Terakopian)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith ’s soon-to-open private school is not a Scientology facility, as some reports have suggested, the academy’s director said.

Monday Movie Buzz: `WALL-E' revels in robot love (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

In this image released by Disney/Pixar Animation Studios, a scene from the animated film, 'WALL-E.' is shown.  (AP Photo/Disney/Pixar Animation Studios)AP - Though the feeling can’t yet be reciprocated, Hollywood has a crush on robots.

SAG leader calls strike talk 'a distraction' (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

In this June 25, 2008 file photo, Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg talks about current negations in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. Rosenberg said Sunday, June 29, 2008 the union remains committed to negotiating a new deal with Hollywood producers as contract expiration looms. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are striking a conciliatory note as a deadline for contract expiration looms.

Men's Paris fashions blur gender boundaries (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A model wears a creation by fashion house  Christian Dior during the presentation of their Men's Fashion Spring-Summer 2009 collection  in Paris, Sunday, June 29, 2008.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - The French menswear collections ended on Sunday in a sea of sequins, silk and all things pink, challenging the adage that boys will be boys.

Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame (AP)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This May 7, 1992, file photo shows the country group 'The Statler Brothers' as they perform  in Nashville, Tenn. They, are, from left: Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, Don Reid, and Jimmy Fortune. After nearly 40 years of touring, the Statler Brothers are calling it quits. Brothers Harold and Don Reid of the country and gospel group the Statler Brothers are coming clean about which career award meant the most. 'This one has knocked us on our behinds,' Don Reid told The Associated Press about the group's induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. 'The Hall of Fame is the capper to a career that we are proud of.'  (AP Photo/File)AP - Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with a musical tribute.