Barbra Streisand’s past is front and center as she promotes new CD, ‘Love is the Answer’NEW YORK — When Barbra Streisand was a 19-year-old ingenue, she never had a problem performing in front of small crowds — it was her livelihood. The Brooklyn girl could only get gigs in clubs that sat a few dozen people. Conductor James Levine withdrawing from upcoming shows in NYC, Boston to have surgeryNEW YORK — Conductor James Levine is withdrawing from upcoming performances with the Metropolitan Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra to have surgery for a herniated disk in his back. Great Recession is reflected in our national culture, but are the changes lasting?The economy is really bad, Jay Leno told his “Tonight Show” audience in March. Calif. woman pleads guilty to embezzling $400K from romance novelist Danielle SteelSAN FRANCISCO — A former employee of Danielle Steel who embezzled more than $400,000 from the romance novelist has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion. ‘This Is It’: Michael Jackson film selling out worldwide as fans line up for ticketsLOS ANGELES — The Michael Jackson music documentary is selling out theaters around the world. ‘Saturday Night Live’ stumbles into its new season with F-bomb uttered during a sketchNEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” has started the season with a bang, or, more precisely, an F-bomb. Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craftBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Canadian circus tycoon, an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off in a spacecraft from the Kazakh steppe Wednesday on a journey to the International Space Station. “Time Traveler’s Wife” author finds perfect cemetery for new novel set in LondonLONDON — West of Karl Marx and just up the path from Charles Dickens’ widow and daughter stands author Audrey Niffenegger, deep in the heart of London’s Highgate Cemetery, the setting for her new novel, “Her Fearful Symmetry.” ‘Moulin Rouge’ director Baz Luhrmann wields judges’ paddle on ‘Dancing With the Stars’LOS ANGELES — The man who made “Moulin Rouge” is lending his expertise to “Dancing With the Stars.” Spain selects post-Pinochet film ‘El Baile de la Victoria’ to compete for OscarMADRID — The Spanish Cinema Academy on Tuesday selected a film set in Chile after the Pinochet dictatorship as the country’s nomination to compete for the Oscar for best foreign language film. Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig star in a melodramatic ‘Steady Rain’ on BroadwayNEW YORK — Superheroes can do just about anything on screen, courtesy of the special effects department. Ingmar Bergman items fetch $2.6 million at auction in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — A chipped and incomplete chess set believed to have featured in one of Ingmar Bergman’s best known films fetched one of the highest bids at a special auction for the late director’s belongings, auction house officials said Tuesday. Swiss justice official says bail for director Roman Polanski ‘not entirely excluded’ZURICH — The Swiss Justice Ministry says Roman Polanski could be released on bail under very strict conditions that he doesn’t flee Switzerland. Chicago fashion designers to outfit city’s Olympic delegation to CopenhagenCHICAGO — Fashion designer Maria Pinto has been a favorite of first lady Michelle Obama. President Barack Obama has worn suits from menswear maker Hart Schaffner Marx. Lawyer: Director Roman Polanski will fight Swiss extradition to the US in 1977 sex caseZURICH — The French lawyer for Roman Polanski says the director will fight a request for his extradition from Switzerland to the United States to face justice in a 32-year-old sex case. Movie Review: Mixing laughs and scares, ‘Zombieland’ is a lively comedy about the undeadLOS ANGELES — You’d be justified in thinking you’ve visited “Zombieland” before. ‘My So-Called Life’ star Claire Danes, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ actor Hugh Dancy wedLOS ANGELES — “My So-Called Life” actress Claire Danes and “Confessions of a Shopaholic” actor Hugh Dancy have married. Sarah Palin finishes 400-page memoir, ‘Going Rogue,’ to be released Nov. 17NEW YORK — That was fast. Benjamin Bratt drama ‘The Cleaner’ canceled by A&E after 2 seasonsLOS ANGELES — “The Cleaner” is done cleaning up for the A&E channel. Roman Polanski: Fugitive in the United States, beloved artist in FrancePARIS — Was Roman Polanski “thrown to the lions because of ancient history?” That’s what the French culture minister says — though not everyone in France agrees. Facts about ‘The Twilight Zone’ and creator Rod Serling—The Twilight Zone aired 1959-1964. Paul Newman’s daughter says he joked about his blue eyes, enjoyed being on Nixon’s enemy listHARTFORD, Conn. — Paul Newman’s daughter says her father liked to joke about his trademark blue eyes, musing that if they turned brown his career might be in jeopardy. Lawyer says motion will be filed to have Roman Polanski freed from Swiss custodyZURICH — A lawyer representing imprisoned director Roman Polanski says his legal team will file a motion Tuesday seeking his release from a Swiss prison. Movie Review: Seriously funny troubles abound in the Coen brothers’ surreal ‘A Serious Man’LOS ANGELES — It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what a Coen brothers movie is. That’s part of the great allure of them. Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte boards Russian Soyuz capsule for flight to space stationBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — The man who plans to become the first circus clown in space, and who may be among the last of the space tourists, was greeted by a raucous crowds of friends and family Wednesday as he prepared to blast off for the International Space Station. New Orleans’ bawdy Bourbon Street returns to roots by reviving opera, this time with cocktailsNEW ORLEANS — Bourbon Street — where Dixieland jazz competes with karaoke bars, rock ‘n’ roll cover bands and strip club jukeboxes — is also one of the first places in America where opera was heard. Fla. conductor breaks back falling from stage level to theater floor after his opera debutsDESTIN, Fla. — A Florida Panhandle conductor is recovering after falling 14 feet into the empty space below a moveable orchestra pit on the opening night of an opera he had written. China launches investigation into imports of US chicken on dumping, subsidy complaintsBEIJING — China on Sunday started investigating complaints that American chicken products are being dumped in China and are unfairly benefiting from subsidies, adding to a string of trade disputes with Washington. ‘Meatballs’ sticks to top of movie menu with $24.6M; ‘Surrogates’ takes second with $15MLOS ANGELES — Movie fans lined up for a second helping of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” which took in $24.6 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for a second straight weekend. Benefit show raises $8M for Agassi school in Las Vegas; separate donor gives $7.5MLAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi’s public charter school in Las Vegas. With ‘Twilight Zone’, US entered new dimension in 1959 _ one that’s still part of pop culture“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.” - Rod Serling TLC’s ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ is soon to be ‘Kate Plus Eight’ in wake of Gosselins’ splitNEW YORK — “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ will soon be simply “Kate Plus Eight.” ‘Michael Jackson: This Is It’ sneak peek screenings sell out in 2 hoursLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson is still playing to sellout crowds. In FedEx Cup finale, Tour Championship ratings rise with presence of Woods, win by MichelsonATLANTA — NBC Sports says the Tour Championship earned a 3.3 overnight rating, an 83 percent increase from a year ago when Tiger Woods wasn’t playing and the FedEx Cup had already been decided. First season ‘American Idol’ runner-up Justin Guarini wedsLOS ANGELES — Former “American Idol” runner-up Justin Guarini has tied the knot. |
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