Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - Posts
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued a plea for donations via Twitter, but later ridiculed the fundraising drive and said the city will pick up the bill for the Jackson event.
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The new video on Us Weekly’s Web site shows the moment Jackson’s hair caught on fire and the top of his head became engulfed in flames.
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A family friend tells OK! magazine that Michael Jackson's three kids want to stay with their aunt, and that the singer is willing to raise them.
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Chris Harrison thinks Jillian has ended up with two strong contenders, but believes she needs to stop thinking Kiptyn is too good for her.
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The Howard Stern show regular and author of the best-selling book “Too Fat to Fish” was charged following a minor traffic accident Friday.
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Tom Hamilton is recovering from “non-invasive surgery” and will miss “some dates,” according to a statement
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Concert in Polish capital was supposed to be 2nd-to-last stop on tour
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Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz
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“The Big Bang Theory,” a show about scientists with storylines that center around trips to the comic book store, Nobel physicists and a waste-management module for the Space Station, is the funniest show on TV. It, along with its star, Jim Parsons, are
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A German church says its pastor presided over the wedding between Robert Redford and his German partner, artist Sibylle Szaggars, on Saturday.
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To get you up to speed before the July 15 release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," here's a quick primer on the major characters in Harry's story
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The latest adventure of the teen wizard, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” breaks the record set by another Warner blockbuster, “The Dark Knight,” which grossed $18.5 million from midnight shows last summer.
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The latest Potter installment goes out of its way to balance its own dark doings with more character and atmosphere than we’ve seen in the last few movies.
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A spokeswoman for Paisley said Wednesday that he and Krauss will participate in the White House Music Series hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Grieving fans and those just wanting to hear Michael Jackson's music again have snapped up his albums, including “Thriller” and “Number Ones” — his greatest-hits collection.
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It’s not clear why Chappelle was in Portland, and what led him to Pioneer Courthouse Square. “I’m not here for money,” he told the crowd.
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A county coroner’s official visited the office of Michael Jackson’s dermatologist on Tuesday to follow up on a subpoena seeking additional medical records.
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Her lawyer says a new report that she plans to relinquish parental rights to her children with Michael Jackson in exchange for $4 million from the Jackson family just isn't true.
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A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told Access Hollywood the investigation of the singer’s death is “ongoing” and currently not being treated as a homicide.
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The Emmy Awards stopped well short of an Oscar-sized doubling of its nominations, but an extra slot in this year's top categories could freshen — or popularize — the contest.
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Federal authorities are considering making the potent anesthetic propofol — one of the drugs found in Michael Jackson's home — a controlled substance, which would put new limits on its distribution.
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Harry Potter might be the most famous boy wizard in the world, but it's brainy Hermione Granger who is casting the biggest spell on fans, according to an online poll released on Tuesday.
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Brüno beat Borat. The rest is debatable.
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Actor John Krasinski's directorial debut, "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men," has secured U.S. distribution in a deal with IFC Films. Krasinski also wrote and stars in the dark comedy, based on the book by David Foster Wallace.
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Natalie Portman is nothing if not an equal-opportunity fanboy pleaser.
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Billy Bob Thornton has signed on to produce "Three Nights in August," a scripted baseball tale based on Buzz Bissinger's well-received book.
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Ricky Gervais is such a big fat liar that he actually creates fibbing in his new movie.
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Ukraine has banned "Bruno," Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy about a gay Austrian fashion reporter, objecting to its scenes of nudity and homosexual sex, the culture ministry said on Wednesday.
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It's official! David Arquette and Courteney Cox have signed on to reunite with the Ghostface killer.
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After a two-year wait, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens in just a matter of hours. And, given the franchise's box-office track record, at just the right time.
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Robert Redford married his partner, a 51-year-old German artist, over the weekend, a German church said Wednesday.
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Ukraine's Culture Ministry says it has banned Sacha Baron Cohen's new hit movie, "Bruno," because it's immoral.
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Speak to many 12-year-old fans about the various filmmakers behind the "Harry Potter" films and you're likely to realize that the auteur theory is alive and well.
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Boaz Yakin begins "Death in Love" by showing graphic erotic images interspersed with shots of a Nazi concentration camp doctor performing bloody surgical procedures. Later, the writer-director intercuts images of an aging Holocaust survivor attending
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Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
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Harry Potter has conjured up a record-breaking witching hour.
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British boy wizard Harry Potter conjured his magic at box offices again, as the sixth film in the highly popular movie series earned a record $22.2 million at Wednesday midnight showings in the United States.
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Director Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios could receive $825 million in film financing to begin producing movies starting this year, an Indian company involved in deal talks said on Wednesday.
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Jurors recommended a life sentence Wednesday for Jesse James Hollywood for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of a 15-year-old boy that inspired the movie "Alpha Dog."
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"Bruno" is getting a makeover in Great Britain so younger teens can see the movie.
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