Faux-memoir by Tarzan’s chimp pal Cheeta among contenders for literature’s prestigious BookerLONDON — The purported autobiography of a movie-star chimpanzee is among the contenders for Britain’s most prestigious literary award. London Film Festival to open with world premiere of Wes Anderson’s ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’LONDON — London Film Festival organizers say this year’s event will open with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated feature “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” Shakespeare’s Globe theater taking its Elizabethan-style staging on tour to United StatesLONDON — Shakespeare’s Globe, the London theater that stages the Bard’s plays in an Elizabethan setting, is taking its show on the road in the U.S. Sarkozy campaigned for health and then himself felt faint while jogging
New faces at Bayreuth as festival opens under Wagner’s great-granddaughtersBAYREUTH, Germany — The annual Bayreuth opera festival opened under new management on Saturday, with composer Richard Wagner’s great-granddaughters in charge for the first time after their father ran the show for more than 50 years. Michael Jackson honored at Austrian awards gala for humanitarian effortsZWENTENDORF, Austria — Michael Jackson was honored in Austria on Friday, a month after his death devastated fans across the world. Bono, U2 rock native Dublin as Irish supergroup’s world tour hits new highDUBLIN — Bono and U2 rocked more than 80,000 fans in Dublin as the Irish supergroup’s latest world tour hit new emotional highs Friday night on home soil. Lenny Kravitz show offers Bosnians rare glimpse at international rock starBANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Lenny Kravitz’s concert in Bosnia offered a rare glimpse of international glamor in a nation still struggling with the aftermath of a devastating ethnic war. 100 years after first flight over English Channel, pilots re-enact Louis Bleriot’s featCALAIS, France — Louis Bleriot was declared crazy by his own mother. Jermaine Jackson calls brother Michael a “wonderful humanitarian;” Vienna gala plannedVIENNA — Michael Jackson was a “wonderful humanitarian” who considered it important to reach out and help others, his brother said Friday. Austrian foundation says experts have discovered 2 unknown piano pieces by MozartVIENNA — The International Mozarteum Foundation said Thursday it has discovered two more works composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Amy Winehouse arrives at London court for trial on charge of assaulting a fanLONDON — Amy Winehouse has arrived at a London courthouse to face trial for assault. Bayreuth opening under new Wagners; co-director wants to bring opera ‘to the people’MUNICH — A new generation of Wagners is at the helm as the annual Bayreuth festival opens this weekend, with composer Richard Wagner’s great-granddaughter saying that she hopes to help bring “opera to the people.” Lance is back, and television ratings are up for the Tour de France in the United StatesNEW YORK — Each morning of the Tour de France, an average of more than half a million Americans are tuning in to watch. House where poet John Keats wrote ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ reopens after renovationLONDON — The London house where John Keats wrote some of his most famous poems is to reopen this week after a 500,000 pound ($800,000) renovation, city officials said Wednesday. Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘Angela’s Ashes,’ dies of cancer in NYC at 78NEW YORK — Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of “Angela’s Ashes,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning “epic of woe” about his impoverished Irish childhood, died Sunday of cancer. Carla Bruni, eclectic musical pairings pay tribute at star-studded NYC Mandela birthday showNEW YORK — A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France’s first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall. Meatless in Paris: Vegetarian eating in the land of foie grasPARIS — Cote de boeuf, foie gras, escargot. French cuisine is hardly the stuff of vegetarians’ dreams. Polish nun bakes her way to celebrity, becoming top-selling cookbook authorKRAKOW, Poland — Emerging from the quiet of her convent, Sister Anastazja Pustelnik was confronted by a jarring image — her smiling face on posters plastered around town to hawk the cookbooks that have made the 59-year-old nun one of Poland’s best-selling authors. Russell Crowe may reprise Jack Aubrey role in Master & Commander movieLONDON — Russell Crowe is in the early stages of negotiations to reprise the role of Jack Aubrey as a British sea captain in a new movie version from the Master & Commander series of novels. Salzburg Festival announces music director will not seek to extend contract past 2011
British prosecutors decline to reopen newspaper privacy investigationLONDON — British prosecutors say they won’t reopen an investigation into a phone-hacking case that saw a tabloid reporter sent to jail. Some Poles upset that Madonna to perform Polish concert on holy day honoring Virgin MaryWARSAW, Poland — Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour brings her to Poland’s capital on Aug. 15, the Catholic holiday celebrating the heavenly assumption of the Virgin Mary. That’s sparking criticism and plans for protests in the Roman Catholic country. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to give first concert as France’s first lady at Mandela’s NY birthdayPARIS — Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will sing at a birthday celebration for Nelson Mandela in New York in her first public concert since she married France’s president. Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil granted divorce by a judge in LondonLONDON — Amy Winehouse’s tempestuous marriage ended Thursday when the singer and Blake Fielder-Civil were granted a divorce by a judge in London. Gentler version of Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno’ to play in UK for younger teenagers
Sexy sci-fi drama ‘Torchwood’ returns with 5-part miniseries on BBC AmericaPONTYPRIDD, Wales — Aliens have possessed the Earth’s children and all of humanity is under threat. There’s a planet to save, a government conspiracy to defeat and some tangled relationship dilemmas to sort out. Sounds like a job for Torchwood. Britney Spears’ Poland stop on Europe tour canceled over contractual disputeWARSAW, Poland — Britney Spears’ “Circus” won’t be coming to Warsaw following a dispute between her international and Polish organizers. Robert Redford marries German girlfriend at luxury hotel in HamburgHAMBURG — Robert Redford married his partner, a 51-year-old German artist, over the weekend, a German church said Wednesday. Britney Spears’ Poland show canceled, publicist says, but she hopes to return
Adam Scott goes back to the basics to emerge from mini-slumpTURNBERRY, Scotland — Adam Scott embraces his Australian golf heritage and the comparisons to major champions whom he would like to join someday, the sooner the better. This one, however, made him wince. Despite Berlin and Joplin, ‘The Tin Pan Alley Rag’ doesn’t hit the right notesNEW YORK — The sweet syncopations of Scott Joplin and the marvelous melodies of Irving Berlin can’t bring to life “The Tin Pan Alley Rag,” a soggy, inert examination of what made these musical masters tick. Michael Jackson concert promotor may hold London tribute show to mark singer’s birthdayLONDON — The promoter of Michael Jackson’s London tour says he will decide this week whether to hold a concert in London to mark the pop star’s birthday at the end of August. Annual profits fall at BBC Worldwide on Woolworths, video-on-demand write-offsLONDON — Profits at BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corp., almost halved after writeoffs relating to the collapse of retailer Woolworths and the decision by competition authorities to block a video-on-demand venture. British conductor Edward Downes dead at 85; he and wife end lives at Swiss suicide clinicLONDON — British maestro Edward Downes, who conducted the BBC Philharmonic and the Royal Opera but struggled in recent years as his hearing and sight failed, has died with his wife at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland. He was 85 and she was 74. |
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PARIS — PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy “felt faint” while jogging Sunday at a presidential residence outside the capital and was undergoing medical tests, the Elysee Palace announced and his chief of staff was quoted at saying. France’s main cable television channels flashed text reports of the president’s health across the bottom of their screens but live programming of the final leg of the Tour de France on the main TV channel was not interrupted.
Salzburg Festival music chief to step down
Gentler ‘Bruno’ to play in UK for younger teens
Publicist: Britney Spear’s Warsaw stop canceled
