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| Chan returns to Chinese film with gang thriller (AP)
February 25, 2009 at 9:04 am
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|  AP - Jackie Chan is known for playing the lovable, comical action hero, but the "Rush Hour" star takes on an unusually dark role as a desperate Chinese immigrant who becomes a hit man for a Japanese gangster in his return to Chinese-language film.
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| Octuplet mom fears hospital may not release babies (AP)
February 25, 2009 at 8:27 am
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|  AP - Nadya Suleman apparently has bigger worries than taking care of her 14 children. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw says she may have to prove she can handle the load, or else have hospital officials withhold her newborn octuplets.
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| 'Late Night' host Fallon just wants to have fun (AP)
February 25, 2009 at 7:45 am
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|  AP - After a bullish staff meeting (which ended with a cheer) and before a wardrobe fitting (strictly suit-and-tie), Jimmy Fallon took time to marvel at how busy he is these days.
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| Fate of legendary British explorer solved -- maybe (Reuters)
February 25, 2009 at 1:39 am
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| | Reuters - A legendary British explorer disappearing in the Amazon with his son while searching for a lost ancient city? For New York writer David Grann it was an irresistible mystery and one crying out to be solved. |
| New York Post cuts longtime gossip maven Liz Smith (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 8:42 pm
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| | Reuters - The New York Post is dropping longtime gossip columnist Liz Smith after 14 years at News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch's tabloid paper, according to a statement on a website that she co-founded. |
| "Milk" loses best film, but sparks new activism (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 5:43 pm
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| | Reuters - "Milk" lost the battle for the best film Oscar on Sunday, but a day later activists say it has won a lasting place in U.S. culture wars by energizing mostly young, gay men and women to speak out. |
| "Flannery" examines O'Connor's short life (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 5:25 pm
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|  AP - "Flannery" (Little, Brown and Company, 416 pages, $30), by Brad Gooch: Flannery O'Connor's faith-steeped fiction of a timeless Protestant South peopled with seekers and misfits long ago earned her a spot at the forefront of American literature.
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| Octomom to Octograndma: Let It Go (E! Online)
February 24, 2009 at 12:22 pm
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|  E! Online - All this Octomom versus Octograndpa, Octograndma and Octodad stuff is giving us octofatigue, but Nadya Suleman is not going away anytime soon. (She's even being followed by the paparazzi now. "You mean the paparazzi are here to watch me play in the park? So happy!")
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| "Slumdog Millionaire" wins Oscar gold (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 10:08 am
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|  Reuters - A ragtag group of Indian orphans triumphed at the Academy Awards on Sunday as "Slumdog Millionaire" took top honors with an against-all-odds love story that resonated with recession-weary moviegoers.
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| Actors contract talks may be stalled for weeks (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 9:20 pm
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| | Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild's rejection of a "last, best and final" labor offer by major studios over the weekend has industry watchers saying their long and bitter contract talks could be stalled for weeks. |
| Superhero blockbuster Watchmen gets London launch (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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| | Reuters - The $120 million comic book adaptation "Watchmen," one of 2009's most eagerly awaited films, premiered in London Monday, aiming to repeat the success of superhero hits like "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight." |
| Britney's dad testifies for restraining order (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 8:59 pm
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|  AP - Britney Spears' father testified for nearly 90 minutes Monday about why he felt a long-term restraining order should be issued against three people, including the singer's former manager and an ex-boyfriend.
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| More than 36 million viewers watch Oscars (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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|  Reuters - More than 36 million U.S. viewers watched Sunday's song-and-dance Oscars on television, lifting the glitzy film awards show from record low ratings in 2008, according to national ratings figures on Monday.
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| Record-breaking YSL art auction defies crisis (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 6:35 pm
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| | Reuters - The sale of the art collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent defied the financial crisis Monday, breaking world records by raising over 206 million euros ($262 million) on its opening day. |
| Preliminary ratings show Oscar numbers up (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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|  AP - An estimated 36.3 million people watched this year's Academy Awards, an increase of more than 4 million from last year's least-watched Oscars ceremony ever.
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| Condoleezza Rice signs book deal with Crown (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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| | Reuters - Condoleezza Rice has agreed to a book deal with Crown Publishers starting with a memoir of her eight years under former U.S. President George W. Bush, first as national security adviser and then as secretary of state. |
| 'Slumdog' celebrations fill Mumbai's crowded slums (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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|  AP - In the narrow lanes behind the Mumbai train tracks, the slum's first Oscar party turned into a raucous celebration of two hometown heroes, complete with Bollywood dance moves and squeals of joy from old friends.
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| Paris court rejects China's Saint Laurent art claim (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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| | Reuters - A Paris court rejected a bid to block the sale of two bronze sculptures claimed by China that are to be auctioned with the art collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, a court official said on Monday. |
| Japan's `Departures' wins Oscar in upset (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 1:33 am
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|  AP - Japan's "Departures," a film about a classical musician who prepares bodies for burial, won the Oscar for best foreign language film in an upset over the favored "Waltz With Bashir."
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| "Slumdog Millionaire" wins big at Oscars (Reuters)
February 23, 2009 at 1:27 am
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|  Reuters - Rags-to-riches romance "Slumdog Millionaire" swept the Oscars on Sunday, winning eight awards including the prize for best picture in a climactic triumph for a movie that almost failed to get released.
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| Romance blooms and heels break at the Oscars (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 12:41 am
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|  AP - We may not have even noticed, but Amanda Seyfried did when she briefly caught her heel in a stocking during that elaborate song-and-dance number she did with Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and other young stars at Sunday's Oscars.
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| 'Slumdog' rules Oscars with 8 prizes, best picture (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 12:40 am
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|  AP - "Slumdog Millionaire" took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film's unlikely rise to Hollywood's summit.
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| Refined glamour as stars hit Oscars red carpet (Reuters)
February 22, 2009 at 11:25 pm
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|  Reuters - Refined but unapologetically glamorous, Hollywood's biggest stars strode the red carpet at the Oscar awards on Sunday with white dresses, bold necklaces and one-shoulder gowns among the night's top trends.
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