Monday, August 11, 2008

Film industry training programs thriving - Norwalk Hour

Film industry training programs thriving - Norwalk Hour
Associated Press MIDDLETOWN -- Someone yelled for quiet and a hush fell over the crowd. David Tobin, 24, of Meriden, watched as the actors did their part and as his colleagues
Source: www.thehour.com

Swing Vote idea stolen: suit - Edmonton Sun
NEW YORK -- A former presidential aide claims in a lawsuit filed Thursday that plot and marketing elements of the Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer movie Swing Vote were stolen from
Source: www.edmontonsun.com

Bernie Brillstein, 77, produced Blues Brothers - Windsor Star
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood producer and talent manager Bernie Brillstein, whose movie credits include The Blues Brothers and Happy Gilmore, has died of lung disease at age 77, his
Source: www.canada.com

Kingsley removes disguises for 'Elegy' - Jam! Showbiz
LONDON - Ben Kingsley has clothed himself in the roles of Jewish bookkeeper, Iranian colonel, brutal British gangster - and Gandhi. But the Academy Award-winning actor wanted to
Source: jam.canoe.ca

Beijing dazzles: Chinese history, athletes on parade as Olympics begin - CBC News
A dazzling fireworks display over the National Stadium helps launch the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Friday. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) After a dazzling
Source: www.cbc.ca

Today's Herald - Calgary Herald
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Eva Longoria, Rosie O'Donnell are among the celebrities who will be featured in "Entourage" star Adrian Grenier's
Source: www.canada.com

Walter Carey’s Apartment Plays are funny, smart and a little - Cape Breton
“It just happened that I noticed most of my plays were taking place in apartments so I thought let’s put them together,” Sydney playwright Walter Carey notes matter-of-factly
Source: www.capebretonpost.com