Britney Spears Will Not Perform at MTV Video Music Awards
August 27, 2008
Despite elephant-laden commercials, Spears will not perform
By Matthew B. Zeidman
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RUSHPRNEWS) 8/27/08 - Fans of Britney Spears hoping for a triumphant retort to last year’s heavily criticized performance of “Gimme More” at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will be disappointed. Despite a series of commercials recently aired on the network featuring Spears, host Russell Brand and a performing elephant, a representative for the pop star has made it clear Spears will neither dance nor sing at this year’s show. Read more
Academy Grants $50,000 to Telluride Film Festival
August 27, 2008
Beverly Hills,Calif. (RUSHPRNEWS)AUGUST 27, 2008– - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a $50,000 grant to underwrite the Telluride Film Festival’s Guest Director program. Slavoj Zizek, the Slovenian political philosopher and cultural critic, will preside as guest director of the Festival’s 35th show when it kicks off this week.
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On Being a Scot by Sean Connery
August 26, 2008
Sean Connery Releases Autobiography
Edinburgh, Scotland (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 26, 2008–Sir Sean Connery has retuned to his home town to launch his autobiography Being a Scot. We get wind of this tome from the highland caves of Yahoo:He’s recognized around the world as the iconic face of James Bond. But in Britain, Sean Connery is also well known as a proud Scot, and on Monday he returns to his hometown to launch his autobiography. Read more
Magazine Hits the Internet Radio Airways! With its Live Talk Show on blogtalkradio.com
August 26, 2008
Magazine Touting Never Accept Imitators, Kicks Off its Blogtalkradio.com Live Talk Radio Show and Model Search
Pittsburgh (RUSHPRNEWS) August 26, 2008 — Ibuysss.com Magazine kicks off its Live Radio Show on blogtalkradio.com August 31 at 3:00 P.M. The show will air Mon-Fri, and the printed magazine is a visually pleasing publication which premiered on newsstands in August and already has a huge following. The full roll out is expected to reach 88,000 newsstands Worldwide. Read more
American Idol - And Then Three Became Four
August 25, 2008
American Idol Adds Kara DioGuardi as a Judge
LOS ANGELES, (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 25, 2008–It looks like the time-honored trio of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul is about to augmented to include an additional female judge.
Hollywood: Joe Biden Is No Glamor Boy
August 23, 2008
Joe Biden: Supportive Of Hollywood Policy But Hardly Supported By Hollywood Deep Pockets
HOLLYWOOD, Calif, (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 23, 2008–Barack Obama’s new VP choice Joe Biden has never received much financial support from Hollywood, unlike so many Democratic senators. Read more
“There Will Be Blood” To Conclude Academy Screening Series
August 22, 2008
Beverly Hills, CA(RUSHPRNEWS) 22, 2008— The 2007 Best Picture nominee “There Will Be Blood” will screen on Monday, August 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater as the final feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Great To Be Nominated” series. Daniel Day-Lewis’s powerful, Oscar®-winning performance as a misanthropic oil man in the early years of the 20th century dominates Paul Thomas Anderson’s unsettling adaptation of Upton Sinclair’s novel Oil!.
DiMora Motorcar Sponsors 30th Anniversary Reunion of ‘Dallas’ TV Show at SouthFork Ranch
August 22, 2008
Worldwide media, celebrities attending–Ticket sales begin Friday, August 22, at noon Central time
Dallas, TX, (RUSHPRNEWS)August 22, 2008 - Thirty years ago, CBS introduced the world to the Ewings of SouthFork Ranch, and soon demonstrated that a super rich Texas oil and cattle clan could be dishonest, dysfunctional, dastardly, and delightful to watch every Friday night. Dallas became so popular that 360 million people were glued to their TV sets on the night they found out who shot J.R. Read more
Academy to Salute Akira Kurosawa
August 22, 2008
Premiering a New Digitally-Restored Print of “Rashomon” and Unveiling a New Exhibition Featuring Kurosawa’s Original Artwork
Beverly Hills,Calif.(RUSHPRNEWS)AUGUST 22, 2008–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will salute the life and career of director Akira Kurosawa during a three-month celebration that will include a retrospective screening series and a new exhibition showcasing the director’s original artwork, which has rarely been seen outside of Japan.
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