Archive for the ‘entertainment’ Category

Review: Pattinson still brooding in `Remember Me’ (AP)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

In this film publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Emilie de Ravin, left, and Robert Pattinson are shown in a scene from 'Remember Me.' (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Nicole Rivelli)AP – In “Remember Me,” Robert Pattinson has temporarily stepped away from “Twilight,” apparently in search of his “Five Easy Pieces” or “Rebel Without a Cause.”

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Review: `Final Fantasy XIII’ falls flat (AP)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

In this video game image released by Square Enix, a scene from 'Final Fantasy XIII,' is shown. (AP Photo/Square Enix)AP – During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like “Chrono Trigger,” “The Secret of Mana” and, of course, the “Final Fantasy” series.

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Author reveals the unwritten rules of baseball (AP)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

In this book cover image released by Pantheon Books, 'The Baseball Codes,' by Jason Turbow with Michael Duca is shown. (AP Photo/Pantheon Books)AP – “The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime” (Pantheon Books, 304 pages, $25), by Jason Turbow with Michael Duca: Major League Baseball is a complex, intricate game with a thick rule book that covers everything from balks and bunts to force plays and foul tips.

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Jonathan Pryce triumphs in classic Pinter revival (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Reuters – Harold Pinter’s masterpiece “The Caretaker” mirrors life in that it’s not entirely clear what’s going on. But the joy, pain and despair are real.

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Senator Brown snags deal for memoirs (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen, Scott Brown, R-Mass., ride the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, after voting on the Tax Extenders Act. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Reuters – Scott Brown, the Republican whose surprise victory in the Senate race in Massachusetts rocked the political landscape, has signed a deal to write his memoirs, the publisher HarperCollins said on Wednesday.

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NY Times outlook now stable (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Reuters – Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday changed its outlook on The New York Times Co to stable, from negative, saying the newspaper publisher’s revenue declines are likely to moderate.

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Disney keeps ABC options open, including spin-off (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Walt Disney Company President and CEO Bob Iger arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters – Walt Disney Co’s Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Wednesday that the top U.S. media company was keeping its options open for dealing with TV network ABC and its struggling news division, including a spin-off.

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Imax signs JV for up to 15 theaters in South Korea (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Reuters – Imax Corp agreed to form a joint venture with a South Korean theater exhibitor to operate up to 15 new theaters in the country as the giant-screen movie operator seeks to expand its presence in Asia.

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Ex-ITV boss takes over at EMI Music as CEO goes (Reuters)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Reuters – EMI Music, which is seeking new funds to avoid breaching debt covenants, said Chief Executive Elio Leoni-Sceti would step down shortly, just a month after he was tasked with finding a new business plan.

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Conan’s lone Twitter followee: ‘It’s totally nuts’ (AP)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Talk show host Conan O'Brien hosts the 54th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 22, 2002.AP – Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers.

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