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Amy Winehouse Suffered From Marijuana Poisoning?

2008-09-04T19:44:00.001-07:00

Amy Winehouse was allegedly checked-in to hospital this Summer imputable to ganja poisoning, claims a UK newspaper report.

The singer was rushed to University College Hospital in London on July twenty-eighth. A representative later issued a

�Benjamin Button� to Be So Long That Time Moves Backward?

2008-08-25T18:16:00.001-07:00

Just as a new trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button premiered on NBC's Olympics coverage last night, rumors are percolating that the movie's veneer some difficulties behind the scenes. Specifically, Variety's Anne Thompson writes that music director David Fincher has off in a cut that is "quite long," simply like his last pic, Zodiac. /Film and Ain't It Cool News have fanned the rumors as well, with a test-screening report at AICN pegging the electric current cut at three hours.

Seriously, does this movie want to be three hours long? It's a not bad story � Brad Pitt plays the title character reference, who ages backward � and the special personal effects seem immaculate, with old man-baby Brad Pitt specially terrifying. But is Fincher jealous of Steven Soderbergh's four-hour Che? Is he hoping to hammer place the tragedy of time's passage to audiences by taking aside three hours of their lives? By the time the movie's over, testament we experience aged into old man-babies?

Award Season Hopefuls: Benjamin Button, Revolutionary Road [Thompson on Hollywood/Variety]
Benjamin Button Olympic TV Spot and Early Buzz [/Film]

David Fincher's THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Has Screened, And We've Got A Review! [Ain't It Cool News]

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New Drug For Type 2 Diabetes: Is It As Good?

2008-08-15T18:20:00.001-07:00

�A new drug in a unexampled class provides another alternative for up blood glucose control in diabetes, only its effect on diabetes-related complications and mortality is not known. NPS RADAR reminds prescribers that when it comes to advisement up discourse options for people with diabetes, some drugs do have

Hanks Drops Big Fat Greek Wedding Lawsuit

2008-08-07T18:19:00.001-07:00

Tom Hanks, his wife Rita Wilson and actress Nia Vardalos have dropped their legal battle all over profits from hit 2002 movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Vardalos wrote the script for the comedy, while Hanks and Wilson were producers of the film. My Big Fat Greek Wedding proved to be an unexpected blockbuster, earning profits of $368 1000000. However, the trio subsequently accused their co-financiers at Gold Circle Films of reneging on agreements to pay the stars a share of the takings, and filed a cause at Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2007. But the firm's bosses have reportedly refused to pay the plaintiffs whatsoever share of the lucre or amends - and Hanks, Wilson and Vardalos have since decided to put an end to the legal wrangling by dropping the suit entirely. They get yet to give a specific reasonableness for their actions.

Jason Filardi's to pen Korean comedy

2008-06-27T20:03:00.001-07:00

Lionsgate agrees to pitch about wedding

Lionsgate has acquired a pitch from Jason Filardi that will offer a comedic look at a Korean wedding. Filardi will pen the comedy with his cousin, Iain McConnell, on whom the story is based.

Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Doug Davison will produce, along with Miky Lee and Ted Kim of Korea's CJ Entertainment. Filardi will executive produce.

In the vein of "Meet the Parents" and inspired by real events, the pitch follows an American guy who falls in love with a Korean woman while teaching English as a second language. He proposes marriage and she says yes, with a condition: Her Korean family must approve and they must have a traditional wedding in Korea. So the groom makes the trip with his family in an effort to marry his true love.

Lionsgate would not confirm that the deal had closed.

Vertigo recently produced "The Strangers" for Rogue and is preparing for the release of "Quarantine" for Screen Gems and a remake of the Korean thriller "A Tale of Two Sisters" for DreamWorks. The company is responsible for a number of movies based on Asian properties, including, "The Ring," "The Grudge" and Academy Award winner "The Departed."

This new project marks a reversal of sorts, as it will take an original movie concept from the U.S. for production in Korea. A domestic release is planned.

Said Lee: "The project originated when Jason was telling me about his cousin's wedding, and he showed me the video. We both saw the movie potential."

Filardi's credits include "Bringing Down the House" and the upcoming New Line/Warner Bros. release "17 Again" starring Zac Efron.

He is repped by ICM and Brian Lutz.

See Also

nCode

2008-06-22T04:14:00.001-07:00

Artist: nCode

   Genre(s):
Drum & Bass

Discography:

Ncode

Year: 2000
Tracks: 2

SX-10

2008-06-15T00:30:00.001-07:00

Artist: SX-10

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Mad Dog American

Year: 2000
Tracks: 12

Cypress Hill's Sen Dog took note of hand of his previous band to form the hip-hop rawness of SX-10. Composed of guitarists Jeremy Fleener and Andy Zambrano, bassist Frank Mercurio, and drummer Glen Sobel, SX-10 was Sen Dog's grievous vent for creating music. He treasured wide-open casimir Funk incoporated with old school rhymes and Latin tinges, and that's the cast behind SX-10. Their debut Goin' Crazy was released on Elektra in 1999 and Unbalanced Dog American followed a year afterwards on Cleopatra.

Steve Backley out of Dancing on Ice

2008-06-03T15:01:00.001-07:00

Olympic javelin thrower Steve Backley has become the latest celebrity to be voted off 'Dancing on Ice'.
Backley, who took part in the series despite having a prosthetic hip, lost out to former 'Coronation Street' star Zaraah Abrahams in last night's skate-off between the bottom two contestants.
Backley said afterwards: "I'm disappointed to go and there is no getting away from that. I am gutted."
"Having the prosthetic hip is a big deal, my stumbling block is getting over that but I am delighted to have got this far."

Tv Gardener Monty Don Suffers Stroke

2008-05-28T22:39:00.001-07:00

The TV gardener Monty Don has suffered a stroke at the age of 52.

The Gardeners' World presenter will now stand down from all his TV presenting duties, the BBC confirmed.

A statement declared: "Monty Don has decided to stand down as the main presenter of Gardeners' World.

"Monty has presented the series for the past five years but has been off our screens for the past six weeks as a result of a minor stroke. Although he is making a good recovery he feels unable to commit to regular filming for a while.

"Monty will be sorely missed by viewers and production team. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to work with him again sometime in the future.

"We are now beginning a search for the new presenter of Gardeners' World."

The famous gardener took over from Alan Titchmarsh as the host of Gardeners' World in 2003 and recently appeared in the BBC series Around The World in 80 Gardens.

Don announced today that he would be taking the rest of the summer off to recover from the stroke.

"I am proud to have led Gardeners' World for the past five years and have enjoyed every minute of sharing my passion with the programme's viewers," he said.

"I intend to take some gardening leave for the rest of the summer to make a full recovery and so that I am ready to tackle new projects."

23/05/2008 11:33:02

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Wolfgang Bock

2008-05-23T21:01:00.001-07:00

Artist: Wolfgang Bock

   Genre(s):
Electronic

Discography:


Pictures In Motion

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 40


Mettle Water

   Year: 2002
Tracks: 12


Biscaya Sunset

   Year: 1995
Tracks: 11


Cycles

   Year: 1980
Tracks: 2

Olsen and Leto 'not back together'

2008-05-08T00:30:00.001-07:00

Olsen and Leto 'not back together'

Ashley Olsen has denied reports she's back in the munition of ex-boyfriend worker Jared Leto subsequently the couple was spotted keeping hands at a holocene Los Angeles party.
Guests at the Graphics of Elysium event on 12 January watched as Olsen and the actor-turned-rocker kissed and cuddled, only her hades take a firm stand people ar reading likewise practically into the meeting.
Contactmusic quotes a illustration for Olsen as locution: "They aren't support together. They're friends."

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Victoria Beckham’s fashion range dumped by US stores

2008-05-03T22:35:00.001-07:00

Victoria Beckham’s fashion range dumped by US stores

Victoria Beckham’s DVB jean range has been dumped by a train of US fashion stores after poor people gross sales and complaints around a deficiency of promotional work.
Crown outlets Fred George Segal and Kitson possess dropped Beckham’s range — including $200 jeans — as the former ‘Spice Girl’ embarks on a calling as a way designer.
When she launched the range, Victoria said, “I want everything to be perfective tense.

Suzanne Vega

Paltrow admitted to hospital briefly?

2008-05-03T21:14:00.001-07:00

Paltrow admitted to hospital briefly?

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was reportedly admitted to a hospital in Fresh House of York for a brief import earlier this week.
According to Us cartridge, the actress was spotted slumped over in a wheelchair, which was organism pushed by her vocalizer married man Chris Martin, at Freshly York's Mount Sinai Peninsula Hospital on Monday.
A voice for the actress was non available to corroborate the hospital stay put or give any farther inside information approximately the star's health.

EastEnders set for stabbing storyline

2008-05-03T20:42:00.000-07:00

EastEnders set for stabbing storyline

'EastEnders' is reportedly determine for a shocking stabbing plot line when minor Jay Brown gets mixed up with a crowd.
According to reports, the schoolboy, played by Jamie Borthwick, testament begin to hang around with a violent gang later on his father Jase starts outlay more time with Morning.
The bunch reportedly terrorize aged topical anaesthetic peeress Dot Cotton plant at her habitation and in the street and later Jay's padre Jase also gets on the wrongfulness side of meat of them.
Reports have suggested that an 'EastEnders' regular gets stabbed by one of the gang in a confrontation.
A bear witness source told The Sun: "This is easily one of the most shocking and controversial storylines 'EastEnders' has ever done."
"It is not a decision bosses have taken lightly, just it is an takings that is top of the news schedule."
The source besides said: "We're sledding to trample really carefully - it won't be gratuitous. The plan is to screen the episodes in the usual slots before the turning point."
"Hopefully by viewing the suffering that gang force prat causal agent, just about people english hawthorn think double about getting involved."

'Grand Theft Auto IV' Music Man Explains How Those 214 Songs Made The Soundtrack

2008-05-03T19:32:00.000-07:00

'Grand Theft Auto IV' Music Man Explains How Those 214 Songs Made The Soundtrack

When the valet in charge of the 214-song soundtrack for "Grand Stealing Motorcar IV" first base wanted to figure out what songs should play from the radios of cars in the game, he horde through Familiarity City.
This was back in 2006, when "GTA IV" was only half-done but complete sufficiency for former DJ and tag manager Ivan Pavlovich to soak in the culture of a part constructed digital urban center.
"Even early on on, you initiate to witness the little details that truly make 'GTA' what it is, whether it's sneakers or clothes or different neighborhoods that you commode genuinely get a association to and identify with," he told MTV News show during an interview last hebdomad at the power of Rockstar Games, the divine of "GTA." "[You realize] in that respect should be music for this neighborhood, these people from the city or this polish."
If you're Pavlovich, one of deuce soundtrack supervisors for the game and a guy with around 4,000 records back in his mom's basement (not to reference a few more hidden behind the couch at home), you air current up with a number of 850 songs you'd like to consider including in "GTA IV." You assign in requests with more than 2,000 people. And you hear not to give away that you're request for these songs for "GTA."
The labels totally know that "the 'GTA' call" is orgasm. Only you don't want them to piffle. "My philia died when some little band come out of nowhere was card on their web log, or something like that, talking just about how they were requested for 'GTA,' " Pavlovich said.
"GTA" soundtracks ar a big conduct. " 'GTA,' more than any game, helps citizenry discover fresh music and become aware of old music and break bands and wholly that," Pavlovich said. Those who've been bingeing on the game this workweek, hearing many of its tunes in their heads, would find that intemperately to contravention.
As a solvent, a bunch of artists are tidal bore to please, especially if the aim is to re-create the feel of Freshly York radio. DJ Prime Minister made an old school hip-hop mix for a station called Classics. Putting green Lantern and Mr. Cee fundamentally replicated Fresh York's lead rap station, Hot 97, with the Beat 102.7. Their friends from the station shout out the fictional boroughs that stand in for Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.
Dancehall DJ Bobby Konders, likewise a Hot 97 veteran, went to Jamaica to get dancehall artists to re-record their records to visit come out of the closet the boroughs. "I think everybody went to the extremes to make certainly this mat up like a living, breathing feel," Pavlovich said. The game has i original slice of music, its composition sung, which was composed by Michael Orion, wHO too wrote the report for previous "GTA" games.
Other artists wanted to be involved even though they didn't ever do the cut. Like 50 Cent, for example. "He was rattling cool off with us exploitation his music," Pavlovich said. "It did not make it in, simply he was emphatically very willing to licence his music."
Rap turned out to be the most difficult to permit. "There's so many people, there's so many samples," Pavlovich said. "You get entirely these guest artists that ar now on records. You have octet different writers, about of whom own only 2.5 per centum of the publication, and you can't get in touch with them." It's no curiosity that in the back of the "GTA IV" direction manual of arms, where whole the songs in the game are listed, the longest credit listing is for a tap song, "Crack House" by Fat Joe, featuring Lil Mad Anthony Wayne.
So yet as the "GTA" franchise builds a reputation for a certain style of gameplay and a certain posture of content, its soundtracks have turned out to be educational and inspirational. The vibration Pavlovich gets from fans of the game is that they're locution: "Learn us about music; prove us new things." He heard from reggae star Sir Leslie Stephen Bob Marley, word of Shilling Bob Marley, world Health Organization said he discovered a sung dynasty to sample by get-go hearing it in "Chiliad Larceny Car: San Andreas."
Surface-to-air missile Houser, administrator manufacturer for Rockstar, pushed Pavlovich to look at unusual cuts for the soundtrack. He pushed Elton John's "Street Kids." Pavlovich tried to out-obscure his boss. They injury up with an experimental station in the game, the Journey, that Pavlovich plays during night drives through Autonomy Metropolis, the nearly beatless sounds of Prince Philip Looking glass giving the metropolis a magical feel.
Excogitation breakthroughs presented more or less freshly opportunities. "This is the number one 'GTA' where you tin can actually receive out what call you're listening to while you're playing the game," Pavlovich explained, noting that altogether a player of necessity to do is direct a textual matter message from "GTA IV" protagonist Niko Bellic's in-game cell phone to get a text back with the info. A Rockstar-run Web site called the Rockstar Social Club stool even running players' favourite songs and direct them to a custom Amazon.com playlist where they canful buy the music. (The developers had considered letting Niko go to an in-game music memory board simply scrapped that.) Too new: The songs in the soundtrack don't always toy in a set orderliness anymore. Many of the stations of the Cross randomize the acting order. There are even multiple DJ intros to songs, just to mix things up.
What's non newly: Niko really only hears whole this euphony when he's driving. "GTA IV" is set in modern times, just Niko has no MP3 player. Wherefore not? Pavlovich said it was considered but didn't make it in because of design decisions he wasn't privy to. And Niko can't manipulation his cell earphone to call in in for a radiocommunication request. Non a bad musical theme, though. Said Pavlovich, "That would be sweetness."
Pop artists didn't make the cut this clip. There's no Fergie, no Christina Aguilera. About of MTV's biggest bands didn't make the "GTA IV" soundtrack: no Precipitate Out Male child, no My Chemical substance Romanticism. "Not in this translation," Pavlovich said.
Simply future versions of "GTA" allow for fresh possibilities. Perchance freshly wireless stations for the planned downloadable bonuses advent to the Xbox 360 version of "GTA IV"? Rockstar isn't locution. Possibly the power to update the soundtracks in the base of operations "GTA IV" game using online connections? "I think a caboodle of the decisions are things that we're deciding on for the future tense. We'll trope out where we're going when we get thither."
The demonstrate provides a different challenge, because another thing that happens when you're asking 2,000 masses for music is that they commemorate. They wait a little piece and require for something support. Nowadays they call him. They want copies of the game. II for from each one creative person, if they lavatory catch it. "The list is growing every day," Pavlovich said.
Like so many others, it seems, the music industry wants to hear the sounds of Liberty City. They want to take a ride through too.
Assure come out of the closet the Multiplayer web log, updated daily, for even more gambling coverage.

Vera dies on Coronation St tonight

2008-05-03T18:14:00.001-07:00

Vera dies on Coronation St tonight

One of 'Coronation Street's most-loved characters, Vera Duckworth, testament die during tonight's repeat instalment.
Viewing audience will see married man Laborer (Banker's bill Tarmey) distraught as Vera's (Liz Morning) body is taken away by funeral directors.
Inside information of how Vera dies get been a tight guarded arcanum; terzetto different endings were written and the character's final scenes were shot amidst tight security.
Actress Break of day, world Health Organization suffers from the lung disease emphysema, decided to leave the show to pass to a greater extent fourth dimension with her husband, children and grandchildren.
She has appeared in more than 3,000 'Coronation Street' episodes over the yesteryear 33 age.
Commenting on going away the show, she said: "It was very emotional cinematography Vera's demise scenes just I do recollect it is the right decision for the fictitious character. I have had 33 marvellous age in 'Coronation Street' and will miss everyone very much."
Her co-star Tarmey said: "Liz is a wonderful woman. I have worked with her for 29 old age and we have never had a cross word. She only left a few weeks ago only already I miss walk on set and seeing her thither, I miss working with her - we altogether do. Just we wish her all the love in the worldly concern and require her to savor her retirement, she deserves it."