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| Green Day to get back on road in March Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The members of Green Day said on Monday they will return to the road in March after the punk rock band canceled its fall club tour and postponed later dates as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong underwent treatment for substance abuse. "We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months," the band members said in a statement on their website. "We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows. ... Full Story | Top |
| Publisher Tribune emerges from four-year bankruptcy Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:28 AM PST  (Reuters) - U.S. media giant Tribune Co emerged from bankruptcy on Monday, ending four years of Chapter 11 reorganization and potentially setting itself up for a future without newspapers. Tribune's controlling owners, which include hedge funds Oaktree Capital and Angelo, Gordon & Co, and JPMorgan Chase & Co intend to sell most, if not all, of its newspapers and already have expressions of interest for The Los Angeles Times, The Orlando Sentinel and others, Reuters has reported. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kim Kardashian pregnant with Kanye's baby Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:38 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian are expecting a child, Kardashian said on Monday shortly after West announced the pregnancy to fans at a concert. "It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby," Kardashian, 32, wrote on her personal blog. "Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family," she added. Kardashian began dating West in April, some six months after filing for divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries. The two were married for 72 days following a lavish, made-for-TV wedding. Their divorce has yet to be ... Full Story | Top |
| Award buoys novelist Elmore Leonard to write again Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:27 AM PST DETROIT (Reuters) - As he struggled writing his forthcoming book, "Blue Dreams," best-selling American author Elmore Leonard thought his 47th novel would probably be his last. Then, inspiration came in the form of a medallion. Leonard won the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in November, joining such U.S. literary luminaries as Toni Morrison, John Updike, Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer. ... Full Story | Top |
| "The Hobbit" keeps box office crown for third week Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:03 AM PST  (Reuters) - The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained." Despite surging past "The Hobbit" on Christmas day with an $18.1 million opening, "Les Miz" managed only third place in U.S. and Canadian sales with $28 million as Christmas shoppers returned from the malls to boost Hollywood's box office, according to studio estimates. "The Hobbit," in its third week of release, has now grossed ... Full Story | Top |
| Hollywood tops Chinese film market in 2012, first time in four years Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:02 AM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's 2012 box office was dominated by foreign films for the first time in four years as a deal cemented earlier this year saw more Hollywood film screened on the mainland, squeezing out domestic competition. China's box office receipts are expected to reach 16.8 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2012 and about 8 billion yuan ($1.28 billion), or slightly less than half the receipts, are from domestic films, the official People's Daily reported on Monday, quoting estimates from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. ... Full Story | Top |
| Matt Damon tackles "fracking" issue in the "Promised Land" Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:01 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hot-button topic of "fracking" has finally made its way to Hollywood in the new movie "Promised Land," out in U.S. theaters on Friday, with actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski teaming up to further the debate on the energy drilling technique. The film explores the social impact of hydraulic fracturing drilling technique, or "fracking," which has sparked nation-wide environmental and political battles over its impact on drinking water, U.S. energy use, seismic activity and other areas. ... Full Story | Top |
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