Russell Crowe challenges columnist to bike duel after paper mocked his athletic prowess
Soldondz’s ‘Life During Wartime’ assembles ‘Happiness’ characters with new castVENICE, Italy — Todd Solondz assembles the same characters from 1998’s “Happiness” but an entirely different cast for his latest film “Life During Wartime,” premiering Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. French filmmaker who made documentary on El Salvador’s gangs shot deadSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A French filmmaker who spent 16 months documenting the brutality and poverty of an El Salvador street gang has been murdered, a victim of the extreme violence he was trying to bring attention to. Teen boy falls into Boston zoo lion pit!
Man butts heads with Colorado town officials over bare-bottom statueSILT, Colo. — At least one critic in the western Colorado town of Silt said a new sculpture of a bare-bottom rock climber is exposing the public to a little too much art. The statue shows a climber of undetermined gender scaling a cliff. It stands at a downtown intersection. Six emerging women writers win $25,000 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ AwardsNEW YORK — Three poets, two fiction writers and a nonfiction writer have won $25,000 prizes given annually to emerging women authors. Movie Review: Not much to laugh about in the flat, annoying romantic comedy ‘All About Steve’LOS ANGELES — It’s bad enough that the usually enjoyable Sandra Bullock has found a way to star in not one but two flat romantic comedies this summer, between “The Proposal” in June and now “All About Steve.” But what’s truly baffling — disheartening, really — is the fact that this latest one was written by a woman. Disney’s pursuit of male audience at cable channel presaged its $4 billion deal for MarvelBURBANK, Calif. — A funny thing happened on the way to remaking the Toon Disney channel into one that catered to “tween” boys: It got a lot more popular with girls. Tornatore’s heatfelt tribute to his Sicilian hometown ‘Baaria’ opens Venice Film FestivalVENICE, Italy — Giuseppe Tornatore’s heartfelt tribute to his Sicilian hometown, “Baaria,” could be about anyone’s hometown, as long as it’s the center of their universe, the director says. Real rock stars groove on ‘Guitar Hero’ fameWASHINGTON — When you’re a real-life guitarist like Billy Squier, seeing fans trying to emulate your behavior in a video game can be weird. Review: ‘Guitar Hero 5′ makes kicking out the jams easier than everA few suggestions for the folks who acquire the songs for “Guitar Hero”: Allentown, Pa., museum acquires collection from estate of modernist artist Peter GrippeALLENTOWN, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania art museum has received one of its largest gifts ever — about 500 works and property once owned by modernist artist Peter Grippe. Venice seeks films that induce laughter, tears; Moore’s ‘Capitalism’ to Tornatore’s ‘Baaria’VENICE, Italy — If there is one criterion for selection to the Venice Film Festival, it’s a film’s ability to captivate, the festival director says. Geraint Wyn Davies sparks Stratford’s ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’ and ‘Julius Caesar’STRATFORD, Ontario — The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has been the home to such starry actors as Christopher Plummer, Brian Bedford and, more recently, Colm Feore — each a superb performer able to negotiate major classical roles with astonishing dexterity. National Book Festival in Washington, Sept. 26WASHINGTON — A slew of celebrity writers from John Irving to Jodi Picoult are scheduled to take part in this year’s National Book Festival in Washington, scheduled for Sept. 26. Picture This: Detroit Institute of Arts shows off collection of rare, early photos in exhibitDETROIT — Sir John Herschel made important contributions to the nascent field of photography more than a century and a half ago, inventing a chemical process that allowed an image to be fixed onto photosensitive paper. Vietnamese art exhibition to premiere in HoustonHOUSTON — An exhibition of Vietnamese art, with more than 100 objects never before seen in the U.S., will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston Sept. 13. It will remain on view through Jan. 3. Annual arts festival coming up in Jackson Hole, Wyo.JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Thousands of art-lovers attend the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival each year, scheduled this fall for Sept. 10-20. Barcelona: Take it all in by cable car, bike, or on a strollBARCELONA, Spain — By metro, tram, bus, bike, car or on foot, taking in the streetscapes, panoramas and often-startling architecture of Barcelona can make for a full itinerary. But while you’re here, you’ll also want to check out what’s inside — art, history, and of course, tapas and wine. Risking Islamic ire, Saudi Arabia opens a rich history to foreign archaeologistsRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as “the rose-red city, ‘half as old as time,’” and which provided the climactic backdrop for “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Museum of Chinese in America gets a new, larger home in New YorkNEW YORK — In cramped tenementlike quarters in Chinatown, staff at the Museum of Chinese in America had to be careful not to step on any schoolchildren as they taught a class about the role Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad. Big screen vs. small: Cinemas get a remake to compete for growing ranks of online video fansCHICAGO — Today, young movie-watchers look increasingly like Molly O’Connor. A junior at the University of Dallas, she still goes to the cinema occasionally, but is often just as happy to hunker down on a bed or a couch with friends to watch a downloaded movie on a laptop that’s perched on a nearby desk or a chair. Chesney, Swift, Sugarland, others to perform on ‘Country’s Night to Rock’ on ABCNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Highlights of this summer’s CMA Music Festival will air Monday on ABC, with performances by Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Reba McEntire, Kid Rock and many more. Doubts cast on authenticity of alleged Picasso find in IraqBAGHDAD — Authorities in the art world cast doubt Thursday on the authenticity of an alleged Picasso painting that was seized by Iraqi police south of Baghdad. National Portrait Gallery displays Andy Warhol silkscreen portrait of Sen. Edward M. KennedyWASHINGTON — The National Portrait Gallery in Washington is installing an Andy Warhol portrait of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its remembrance gallery. Nude model briefly adds self to permanent collection at The Met museum in NYC for photo shootNEW YORK — It seems the only nudes allowed at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art are the ones in the collection. Royal Opera House to release recordings of Wagner operas from Bayreuth Festival on DVDBERLIN — Germany’s Bayreuth Festival has agreed to enter a deal with a production arm of Britain’s Royal Opera House to produce and sell DVD recordings of composer Richard Wagner’s operas recorded at the annual festival. Fat may not be the new vampire, but teen lit is alive with positive plus-size charactersLike never before, teen lit is alive with plus-size characters who take on their school tormenters and get the guy, soaking up self-esteem as football heroes and big-girl models. Sony announces $399 e-book reader with wireless connection, taking on Amazon’s $299 KindleNEW YORK — Sony Corp. plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books, injecting more competition in a small but fast-growing market by adopting a key feature of the rival Kindle from Amazon.com. Speaking up: Stuttering youths flourish at a camp that puts them proudly on stageROCK HILL, N.Y. — When Matt Hobbs first showed up at Camp Our Time a year ago, he barely spoke. Even surrounded by other young stutterers, maybe it didn’t make sense for a teen with as severe an impediment as his to attend a camp focused on the performing arts. Upcoming IREX e-book reader to include wireless access to Barnes & Noble e-bookstoreWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — IREX Technologies Inc. said Monday that its upcoming electronic reader will include an application for accessing Barnes & Noble Inc.’s e-bookstore. Music Review: French DJ-producer David Guetta throws a big party on ‘One Love’David Guetta, “One Love” (Virgin Records) Chamber music festival set for Moab in SeptemberMOAB, Utah — Chamber music masterpieces are on the program for the 17th annual Moab Music Festival, performed outdoors amid the area’s spectacular scenery of red cliffs and the Colorado River. Coming up in Atlanta: Arts festival and food eventATLANTA — An arts festival and a food and wine event are coming up in Atlanta this fall. Reader’s Digest, laden with debt amid falling circulation, files for bankruptcy protectionReader’s Digest Association Inc., publisher of the iconic general interest magazine that began gracing American homes in 1922 and now reaches a worldwide audience of 130 million, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as it faces falling print circulation in the Internet age and looming debt payments. |
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Russell Crowe challenges columnist to bike duel
BOSTON — A teenage boy visiting a zoo on Wednesday fell into a lion pit that’s part of a set for the upcoming Kevin James and Adam Sandler movie “The Zookeeper,” but he wasn’t badly hurt.
