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Dali's relationship with press explored in new show in Spain
Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali's relationship with the press is the subject of a new show which opened at his former home near Barcelona in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region. The show, called "Dali and magazines", will run until December ...

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Mary Ann from 'Gilligan's Island' on probationDRIGGS, Idaho, March 12 (UPI) -- The actress who played Mary Ann on the U.S. sit-com Gilligan's Island was arrested after police pulled her over and allegedly found marijuana in her ca...

Hulu turns on Internet television service in United States
News Corporation and NBC Universal on Wednesday began offering free online television to the US public through Internet joint venture Hulu.com. The much-anticipated online service ended a five-month private "beta" testing phase and boasts a rich libra...

'Ninja' guys up for 'Tomatoes' remake
Ask a Ninja creators Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine are working on a big-screen remake of the Hollywood cult-classic film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Nichols and Sarine are writing the update, which Nichols plans to direct, producer M. Dal Walton III ...

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Manga legend Tezuka's work to go online
A Japanese virtual bookstore said Wednesday it would put online the works of "Astroboy" creator Osamu Tezuka, the father of manga comics. Papyless, which sells digital versions of books, said it was teaming up with copyright holder Tezuka Production t...

NBC planning celeb family tree series
NBC said it is teaming up with executive producer Lisa Kudrow on a new show that will trace the family trees of U.S. celebrities.Kudrow previously starred in the TV shows Friends and The Comeback.The new geneology series called Who Do You Think You Are? wi...

Britney Is Bonkers for How I Met Your Mother's Ted!
More (and I'm guessing there will always be more) details are trickling in on Britney Spears' upcoming How I Met Your Mother drop-by. Series creator Craig Thomas tells Us that in the as-yet-unscheduled episode, Spears will set her sights on no less than Te...

Leonard Cohen back on the road at 73
Canadian folk legend Leonard Cohen is to kick off a world tour in June, making a return to the stage at the age of 73 with his first major tour in 15 years. The tour kicks off in Toronto, the city where he started out as a recording artist, on June 6 ...

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Julie Andrews was result of mom's affairNEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) -- Beloved British actress Julie Andrews has revealed her biological father is not the man her mother was married to at the time she was born.The star of Mary Poppins and The Sound...

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LISA KUDROW ASKS: 'WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?' Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is getting back into business with NBC, delving into the ancestry of some of her fellow celebrities in a new series.

Liechtenstein boycotts German museums over tax row
Liechtenstein's royal house said Tuesday it had refused to lend paintings to an exhibition in Germany and might extend the boycott because of the row over Berlin's violation of its banking secrets. The royal family was due to lend some examples of "Bi...

Report: Jolie, Pitt expecting twins
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting twins who would be their second and third biological children together, E! Online reported.Citing a well-placed, unnamed source, the entertainment news Web site said Jolie is pregnant with twins wh...

Victoria Beckham to launch a line of baggy men's jeans
Victoria Beckham is to launch a line of baggy men's jeans. The former Spice Girl said she will release the new collection in August. And she said the jeans will be baggy - because she can't stand the skinny look on men. She said: "I think...

Star trio to complete Ledger's last film: director
The film which actor Heath Ledger was working on when he died is to be completed with actors Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law replacing him, the movie's director was cited Tuesday as saying. The Australian star was acting in "The Imaginarium of...

Kashmir eyes movie-making comeback
Indian Kashmir is hoping a successful local remake of an epic Bollywood blockbuster will herald the return to the scenic but troubled Himalayan region of legions of film crews. Film making used to be a big money earner for Kashmir, which boasts flower...

Hataraki Man's Moyoco Anno Halts Work Due to Health (Updated)
Moyoco Anno also drew Flowers and Bees, Happy Mania, Sugar Sugar Rune

Hataraki Man's Moyoco Anno Halts Work Due to Health
Moyoco Anno also drew Flowers and Bees, Happy Mania, Sugar Sugar Rune

US singer brings hip-hop cool to Japanese folk songs
With a do-rag, some bling and hip-hop moves, a young American singer is spreading a craze in Japan for the country's traditional folk songs which until recently had been considered a dying art. Jerome White Junior, better known in Japan as "Jero," has...

O'Brien to get Irish Spirit Award
Talk-show host Conan O'Brien will receive a spirit award at the American Ireland Fund Young Leaders St. Patrick's Day Celebration in New York.Organizers said more than 800 people are expected to attend Thursday's event at Cipriani 23rd Stree...

Britney Spears can be given pocket money by her father
Britney Spears can be given pocket money by her father, a court ruled today. Los Angeles Superior Court decided that Jamie Spears, who is in charge of his daughter's affairs, can issue her with a credit card. The pop wreck will given $1,500 a week to...

'10,000 BC' is the big kill at box office
The Stone Age epic "10,000 BC," about a young mammoth hunter's quest to preserve his tribe's way of life, was the big kill at the North American box office this weekend, industry figures showed Monday. The movie, laden with special effects that brough...

Comic heavyweights Apatow, Sandler join forces: Variety
Two of the leading lights of American comedy, producer Judd Apatow and actor Adam Sandler, have joined forces for a new film currently in development, industry daily Variety reported Monday. Apatow, the man behind box office hits "The 40-year-old Virg...

No SOS needed for Abba stars in court settlement
Two former ABBA stars have reached an out-of-court settlement with a rival dramatist in a row over the screenplay for one of their musicals, the two parties said in a joint statement Monday. Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson -- the male half of the be...

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'Bourne' named best film at Empire awardsLONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- The Bourne Ultimatum won the award for best film at the Empire magazine movie awards ceremony in London Sunday night.The period romance Atonement was named best British film...