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Confusion surrounds Robbie Williams "proposal"

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:03:50 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Robbie Williams "proposed" to his actress girlfriend, Ayda Field, live on Australian radio on Friday, but his spokesman then said it was a joke.

"District 9" no alien to Oscar buzz

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:03:01 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a year full of surprise hits without stars, "District 9" stands out as an even more unlikely box office champion than the crowd-pleasing comedy "The Hangover" or the supernatural thriller "Paranormal Activity."

Leona Lewis hopes "Echo" will resound

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:05:17 +0000

LONDON (Billboard) - Violence and theft. Not words one would normally associate with Leona Lewis, the squeaky-clean winner of "The X Factor," who went on to stunning worldwide success with her debut album, "Spirit."

Indie Spirit Awards hit milestone 25th year

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:50:35 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When organizers for the independent film world's Spirit Awards unveil nominees for its honours this coming Tuesday, they will be doing more than just singling out top movies in the low-budget, art house arena.

Swiss will not release Polanski before Monday

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:58:07 +0000

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss authorities will not release Roman Polanski into house arrest at his luxury Alpine chalet until Monday at the earliest as bail conditions still have to be met.

Luc Besson says the French are his harshest critics

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:51:53 +0000

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - French film director Luc Besson, known worldwide for blockbusters like "The Big Blue" and "The Fifth Element," says his movies face the toughest criticism at home where they are seen as not quite "French enough."

A Minute With: Director Lee Daniels on his "Precious"

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:52:55 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels, is generating a large amount of Oscar buzz this season and getting a push from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.

TiVo, Virgin team for UK set-top boxes

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:49:53 +0000

LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - TiVo has signed a deal with UK cable operator Virgin Media to launch jointly branded set-top boxes here, six years after being outgunned in the U.K. by competition from News Corporation-owned BSkyB.

Pinewood Shepperton says district council rejects project plan

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:01:15 +0000

(Reuters) - Film studios Pinewood Shepperton Plc said its planning application to expand its Pinewood Studios and create a living and working community for the creative industries was rejected on the grounds that it comprised development in a green belt.

Jackson has break from big budgets in Lovely Bones

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:16:11 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Peter Jackson takes a break from blockbusters with "The Lovely Bones," an adaptation of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel about girl who is brutally raped and murdered and who looks down on her family from heaven.