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| Justin Bieber strips down voice, heartache on 'Believe Acoustic' Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 11:17 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justin Bieber is stripping down. Musically, that is. The Canadian pop phenomenon showcases his vocal and song-writing talents with a new acoustic album, out on Tuesday, that also features three new tracks including a heartbreak ballad thought to be about his former girlfriend Selena Gomez. "Believe Acoustic" sees Bieber, 18, change up the arrangements of songs from his fourth chart-topping album "Believe," released last June, singing with only a guitar or piano-driven melody. The album went straight to the top of the iTunes U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Romani artist and Holocaust documenter Stojka dies Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:50 AM PST VIENNA (Reuters) - Romani artist Ceija Stojka, whose work helped expose the Nazis' persecution of the Romani people, died in a Vienna hospital on Monday aged 79, her publisher told the Austria Press Agency on Tuesday. Holocaust survivor Stojka wrote one of the first Romani autobiographical accounts of Nazi persecution, the 1988 book "We Live in Seclusion: The Memories of a Romani", and dedicated decades to telling her people's story through music and art. The Romani people, like the Jews, were sent to concentration camps by Germany's Nazis during the Second World War. Up to 1. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vienna museum invites nudists to see "Naked Men" Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:30 AM PST (Reuters) - Vienna's Leopold Museum will welcome naked viewers from the public in an after-hours showing of its controversial and popular exhibit "Naked Men", a spokesman said on Tuesday. The Leopold, known for its unrivalled collection of works by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, was inspired to invite the public to get naked after an inquiry from a group of German nudists. "There was a request by an association from Germany for a nude guided tour," the spokesman said. "We thought about it, and decided it would be a good idea to have a special nude viewing open to the public. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actor Burt Reynolds released from hospital after flu bout Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:09 AM PST  (Reuters) - American actor Burt Reynolds has left a Florida hospital after a battle with the flu, a representative for the "Smokey and the Bandit" star said on Tuesday. "Burt has been released from the hospital," said Reynolds' manager, Erik Kritzer. Reynolds, 76, was admitted to an unidentified hospital last week with dehydration and was later placed in intensive care. Reynolds is best known for his roles in 1970s films such as "Deliverance" and "The Longest Yard." He won a Golden Globe award and scored an Oscar nomination for his role as a porn king in the 1997 film "Boogie Nights. ... Full Story | Top |
| Charlize Theron's 'Hatfields & McCoys' Update Gets NBC Pickup Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:04 AM PST NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - NBC has ordered the drama pilot "Hatfields & McCoys," a modern-day tale of the famously warring families from a team that includes executive producer Charlize Theron. The series bears no relation to History's hit miniseries of the same name, which aired last year. But it does trade on the same legend of feuding West Virginia families. In the new version, the families have moved to nearby Pittsburgh, where a startling death rekindles the feud. The blue-collar McCoys battle the wealthy Hatfields for control of the city. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Taken' Director Pierre Morel Pursues New Action Franchise Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:03 AM PST NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Pierre Morel, who launched Liam Neeson's second act as an action star in "Taken," is in talks to direct "Prone Gunman" for Silver Pictures and Studio Canal. Sean Penn will star in the film, based on Jean-Patrick Manchette's novel about an international spy betrayed by his own organization. Peter Travis adapted the book, and Silver Pictures' Joel Silver and Andrew Rona will produce. Silver Pictures and Studio Canal, which is financing the film, are hoping they have a new action franchise on their hands. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'The X-Files' Investigations Continue in New Comics Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:03 AM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "X-Files" fans have wanted to believe that Mulder and Scully's adventures would continue, and now they will - in comic book form. IDW Publishing announced on Monday that it has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to create a brand-new series of comics that will resume where the 2008 movie "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" left off. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Storage Wars' Lawsuit: A&E Strikes Back at Claims Show Is Fake Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:02 AM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A&E says in a legal filing that former "Storage Wars" star David Hester concocted a "tabloid-worthy drama" when he claimed the series was faked. In response to a lawsuit he filed last month in Los Angeles Superior Court, A&E said the complaint was groundless and a "transparent attempt to distract from the issues." Hester alleged unfair business practices, among other claims. He said the show sometimes planted objects in the storage units that contestants bid on in hopes of finding discarded treasures. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spain's Prado Museum gets biggest art donation in decades Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:23 AM PST  MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prado museum received its biggest private donation in decades on Tuesday with the gift of 12 medieval and Renaissance works by Spanish artists. The paintings and sculptures include "The Virgin of Tobed", the central panel of the altarpiece of a church in northeastern Spain and an exceptional example of Catalan Italo-Gothic painting attributed to Jaume Serra. ... Full Story | Top |
| CNN's managing editor Whitaker to leave network Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:39 AM PST (Reuters) - CNN's managing editor, Mark Whitaker, said he will be leaving the cable network, two months after CNN tapped Jeff Zucker, the former CEO of NBC Universal, to be the news channel's worldwide chief. Whitaker, in a memo to CNN staff, wrote that Zucker "deserves his own team and management structure and the freedom to communicate one clear vision to the staff." Reuters obtained a copy of the memo on Tuesday. CNN, which is owned by Time Warner Inc, has been struggling with poor ratings. Its prime-time ratings hit historical lows last year, losing out to both Fox and MSNBC. ... Full Story | Top |
| UK show puts Schwitters "rubbish" art back in frame Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:26 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - Sheep bones, nails, pegs, a scrubbing brush, a metal toy - all, according to avant garde German artist Kurt Schwitters, are on a par with paint, and all appear in collages and sculptures in a London show dedicated to his time in Britain in the 1940s. Schwitters remains a relatively obscure figure in his adopted country, where he fled Nazi Germany and remained until his death, aged 60, in 1948. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gore says tough U.S. network competition forced sale of Current TV Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:07 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Gore said on Tuesday that tough competition from major U.S. television networks forced him to sell Current TV, a struggling progressive cable channel, to Al Jazeera, and he praised the Arabic news broadcaster's coverage of climate change. Gore, a former vice president who won a Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness about the problems with climate change, said on NBC's "Today" show that he was proud of the channel and had never thought of it as simply a monetary investment. "As an independent network ... ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. probed media's handling of economic data: source Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:07 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement authorities conducted an investigation into whether media companies facilitated insider trading by prematurely releasing market-sensitive government data, but decided not to bring charges, a source familiar with the probe said. The investigation, first reported by the Wall Street Journal earlier on Monday, looked into whether news organizations used high-speed transmission systems to give some investors access to economic data a fraction of a second before the official release time, the source confirmed late on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| London theatre takings edge up despite 2012 Olympics Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 04:48 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - London's theatres earned 530 million pounds ($830 million) in 2012, a marginal rise on 2011, and although the Olympic Games had a noticeable impact on the West End during the summer it was not the "bloodbath" one leading producer had predicted. Figures released on Tuesday by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) showed 2012 gross ticket sales at 52 major theatres in the capital rose 0.27 percent on the year before while attendances, at 14 million, were up 0.56 percent. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oscar nod for protest film cheers Palestinians Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 04:22 AM PST  RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated documentary "5 Broken Cameras" screened for Palestinians for the first time on Monday, leaving locals hopeful that their struggle with Israel for land and statehood will gain a global audience. The low-cost film is based on five years of amateur camera work by journalist Emad Burnat as he documented weekly protests against land seizures by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in his village of Bil'in in the occupied West Bank. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former ICM Chairman Berg opens new talent agency Monday, Jan 28, 2013 10:01 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jeffrey Berg, former chief of Hollywood talent agency ICM, has formed Resolution, a rival firm, with veteran music agent Jeff Franklin. Berg, who had chaired ICM for 27 years until October, will serve as chairman, he said in a statement on Monday. Franklin, a film and television as well as a music agent, will be chief operating officer. Berg left ICM, where he was also chief executive, following a management buyout and restructuring, leaving Chris Silbermann in charge of the agency. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kardashian mom Kris Jenner gets television talk show Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:12 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian reality television family, is getting her own daytime TV talk show later this year, U.S. broadcast network Fox said on Monday. Jenner's show, which will be called "Kris," will begin a test run in the summer on Fox affiliates in Los Angeles, New York and other cities. If expanded nationwide, the show could catapult Jenner, 57, from manager to lifestyle expert alongside daughters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe who have starred on reality series on U.S. channel E!. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Frank Ocean wants Chris Brown charged over brawl Monday, Jan 28, 2013 04:21 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rising R&B artist Frank Ocean wants fellow singer Chris Brown prosecuted following a brawl over a parking space at a Los Angeles-area recording studio, authorities said on Monday. Brown is serving five years probation for assaulting his on-and-off girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 and risks having his probation revoked should charges be filed. In the incident on Sunday, sheriff's deputies responded to a call about a fight involving six men in West Hollywood. The deputies cited witnesses as saying that the Grammy-winning Brown, 23, punched Ocean during the brief altercation. ... Full Story | Top |
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