Tuesday, March 10, 2009

3/10 The Star Online: Most Viewed: Entertainment




9. Chinese director plans film on 1976 quake
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

One of China's most successful commercial directors plans to make a 150 million Chinese yuan ($22 million) movie about the country's deadliest earthquake in modern times, which killed at least 240,000 people, a production company said.

11. '33 Variations' brings Jane Fonda back to B'way
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Talk about ambitious. Moises Kaufman's earnest, plot-heavy "33 Variations" swirls with big ideas about big subjects - life, death, art to name three _ and how they intersect and illuminate each other.

10. Rapper "C-Murder" jailed after alleged violation
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller has been booked back into jail after police said he broke the house-arrest rules imposed on him as he awaits trial.

5. South Korean pop star's trial to begin
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

The civil trial against South Korean pop star and actor Rain is scheduled to begin Tuesday in U.S. District Court.

16. Bernstein heirs give studio items to Indiana U
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

The family of Leonard Bernstein has donated items from the late composer's studio - including a conducting stool believed to have been used by Johannes Brahms - to Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.

15. John Woo plans movie of 'Hard-Boiled' video game
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

John Woo's production company is planning to make an English-language movie based on the video game inspired by his 1992 Cantonese-language gangster thriller "Hard-Boiled," his business partner said Tuesday.

14. Michael J. Fox gives his outlook on optimism
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Since his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease cut short his acting career, Michael J. Fox has every reason to be a pessimist.

17. Theater companies will highlight Lincoln Center 09
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Theater companies from France, Russia, Poland, Hungary and Italy will highlight Lincoln Center 09, the city's major summer arts festival.

18. Heche divorce final; will pay US$3,700 child support
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Anne Heche has finalised her divorce from cinematographer husband Coleman “Coley” Laffoon.

20. Long-running flamenco festival suspended
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

For more than two decades, the National Institute of Flamenco has celebrated the passionate Spanish dance with a world-renowned festival in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico.

19. Did a Bard contemporary brush up on Shakespeare?
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

The Bard, or not the Bard? That is the question posed by Monday's unveiling of a centuries-old portrait of a dark-eyed, handsome man in Elizabethan finery.

13. Oprah Winfrey to air domestic violence show
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Oprah Winfrey says pop star Rihanna's alleged beating by singer boyfriend Chris Brown has the talk show queen so sad that she'll do a show dedicated to dating violence this week.

12. Holly Madison, Melissa Rycroft join 'Dancing'
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend Holly Madison and "The Bachelor" reject Melissa Rycroft are joining "Dancing With the Stars."

7. 'Watchmen' dominates US box office
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

"Watchmen" easily ruled the weekend box office with the biggest opening of 2009 - and at a time when movie attendance continues to rise.

6. Girl Talk is all about the power of pop
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Above all, Girl Talk is a celebration of the power of pop, even for those who think they're too hip for pop.

8. Bluesman Willie King dies at 65
March 10, 2009 at 10:22 am

Willie King, an Alabama blues singer and guitarist whose career took him from backwoods juke joints to the largest blues festivals in North America and Europe, died Sunday. He was 65.

4. Joey Yung's point of view
March 9, 2009 at 10:12 pm

There is no love lost between Cantopop queen Joey Yung and disgraced actor Edison Chen.

3. Pussycat Dolls go around the world
March 9, 2009 at 10:12 pm

The Pussycat Dolls are charming their way to success with their music and dance moves in the World Domination Tour 2009.

2. Heroic pairs in Dragonball: Evolution
March 9, 2009 at 10:12 pm

A spunky cast brings to life cult manga characters in the comic book adventure Dragonball: Evolution.

1. Gillian Chung's secret romance
March 9, 2009 at 10:12 pm

Gillian Chung reveals details about her on and off relationship with Edison Chen.


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