IMAX taking its big screens to Asia as part of aggressive global expansionTOKYO — Megascreen theater company IMAX Corp. is hoping Harry Potter’s magic touch will help catapult the company itself into a global smash hit. Michael Jackson, international King of Pop, mourned around globe by fans watching LA service
Michael Jackson’s international fans mourn idol as Los Angeles memorial beginsLONDON — Fans in Asia stayed up into the wee hours, bars across Europe held Michael Jackson theme nights and television stations from Sydney to Paris cleared their schedules Tuesday to broadcast the King of Pop’s star-studded memorial service live from Los Angeles. Michael Jackson’s international fans mourn idol before Los Angeles memorialLONDON — Fans in Asia stayed up into the wee hours, bars across Europe were holding Michael Jackson theme nights and television stations from Sydney to Paris cleared their schedules Tuesday to broadcast the King of Pop’s star-studded memorial service live from Los Angeles. Michael Jackson’s international fans mourn idol alongside Los Angeles memorialTOKYO — Japanese fans paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Tuesday, watching videos and listening to the pop legend’s songs as devotees around Asia vowed to stay up late into the night to watch the official memorial in Los Angeles. Beyonce Knowles wants to star in ‘Sister Act’ remake
Two Chinese writers pen ‘instant biography’ of Michael JacksonNEW DELHI - Two Chinese writers worked continuously for 48 hours to produce an “instant biography” of late King of Pop Michael Jackson. Overseas fans still in mourning for Michael Jackson, await news of a global tributePARIS — Mourning Michael Jackson fans lauded his talent, moonwalked in his honor, sang his lyrics and awaited word Monday on the possibility of a global memorial to the King of Pop. Overseas fans still in mourning for Michael Jackson, saying his talent outshone scandalsTOKYO — Mourning Michael Jackson fans around the world awaited word Monday on the possibility of a global memorial to the King of Pop. ‘We lost a hero:’ Fans around the world in shock over pop superstar Michael Jackson’s deathSYDNEY — The news stunned nearly everyone, from the young man in Colombia who was named after the King of Pop, to Malaysians who named a soy drink for him, to a generation of people around the world who have tried to moonwalk. ‘We lost a hero:’ Fans around the world in shock over Michael Jackson’s deathSYDNEY — The news stunned nearly everyone, from the young man in Colombia who was named after the King of Pop, to Malaysians who named a soy drink for him, to a generation of people around the world who have tried to moonwalk. Zhang Yimou starts shooting Chinese-language remake of Coen brothers’ ‘Blood Simple’HONG KONG — Zhang Yimou has started shooting a remake of the Coen brothers’ debut “Blood Simple,” the Chinese director’s first film since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of last year’s Beijing Olympics, a publicist said Tuesday. Danish-Swedish drama ‘Original’ best film at 12th Shanghai International Film FestivalSHANGHAI — The Danish-Swedish drama “Original” won best picture at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, with its male lead Sverrir Gudnason named best actor for playing the soul-searching son of a mentally ill mother. Actress Andie MacDowell says 40s are awkward for a leading ladySHANGHAI — “Four Weddings and a Funeral” star Andie MacDowell says her 40s were an awkward time partly because Hollywood filmmakers didn’t know how to cast the veteran American actress. Movie actress Andie MacDowell says 40s are awkward for a leading ladySHANGHAI — “Four Weddings and a Funeral” star Andie MacDowell says her 40s were an awkward time partly because Hollywood filmmakers didn’t know how to cast the veteran American actress. Epic ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ dominates Bollywood awards, wins best picture, best directorMACAU — A historical epic about the romance between a Mughal king and a Hindu princess dominated the 10th International Indian Film Academy awards in the southern Chinese enclave of Macau on Saturday by winning six awards, including best picture and best actor for heartthrob Hrithik Roshan. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ filmmakers say Oscar-winning movie is Indian at heartMACAU — It had a British director and was hailed at the Oscars in Los Angeles, but the box office hit “Slumdog Millionaire” is an Indian movie at heart because it embraces song and emotional expression, Bollywood filmmakers who worked on the production said Saturday. China plans to excavate more terracotta warriors at ancient tomb of first emperor in Xi’anBEIJING — China plans to excavate more of the life-size terracotta warriors at the famed ancient tomb of the country’s first emperor. Blind pianist from Japan, 19-year-old from China win prestigious Cliburn piano competitionFORT WORTH, Texas — A blind pianist from Japan and a teenager from China won gold medals Sunday at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, making history as the first winners from any Asian country. Bruce Lee ‘Enter the Dragon’ co-star Shih Kien dies at age 96HONG KONG — Veteran Hong Kong actor Shih Kien, who played Bruce Lee’s archrival in the 1973 movie “Enter the Dragon,” has died at age 96. Recuperating Yao Ming voices role in Chinese animated film alongside Hong Kong, Taiwan starsBEIJING — Having appeared in a documentary and played himself on the Simpsons, Houston Rockets star Yao Ming finally gets to voice a whole different character for an upcoming Chinese-language animated film. Edison Chen: Sex photos were youthful indiscretion; says sex acts were consensualHONG KONG — Actor-singer Edison Chen says widely circulated Internet photos of him having sex with female Hong Kong stars were a youthful indiscretion, speaking at length for the first time on a scandal that shocked the Chinese entertainment world last year. City of Dreams casino resort latest multibillion dollar bet on MacauMACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Taiwan art collection reflects tumultuous history, better relations with ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan — Sixty years later Zhuang Ling remembers it all — the rain pelting down onto the roiling sea, his mother retching from seasickness and, of course, the cargo of priceless art works the freighter Chung Ting was carrying from China to the Taiwanese city of Keelung. Amitabh enjoys gondola ride after 30 yearsMACAU - It was in 1979 that Amitabh Bachchan enjoyed a gondola ride on the famed waterways of Venice for a song sequence in a Hindi film - and 30 years later the Bollywood superstar relived the ride Friday, but this time in Macau! Indian cinema best example of national integration: AmitabhMACAU - Indian cinema was considered ‘infradig’ several decades ago, but it has become the ‘best example of national integration’ as it brings people of different castes and communities together, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan said at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) press meet here Friday. Michael Phelps returns from 3-month suspension, ready to start racing againBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. “I wrote out the pros and cons of swimming,” he said, “and quitting.” In the end, swimming won out. Phelps returned to what he does best. Now, he’s finished serving a three-month suspension that was doled out by USA Swimming after a picture surfaced in a British tabloid showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Phelps returns from suspension, ready to start racing againBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. China’s Ai Weiwei wins competition to design substitute for Shanghai-bound Mermaid statueCOPENHAGEN — A video installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will replace Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue when it goes on display at the World Expo in Shanghai next year, officials said Tuesday. Beijing lashes back over Obama World Press Freedom Day speech naming detained journalistsBEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists. |
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International idol, Jackson mourned around globe
WASHINGTON - Beyonce Knowles is urging Disney bosses to remake 1992 movie ‘Sister Act’, for the actress is desperate to play the role of nun in the movie.
