Emily Blunt’s ‘Young Victoria’ to close Toronto film festivalTORONTO — Next month’s Toronto International Film Festival is ending on a regal note. In latest bid for e-book customers, Sony will release $199 Reader, a third off Kindle priceSAN FRANCISCO — Electronic books are often mentioned in the same breath as Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle digital reader. Now e-book rival Sony Corp. is determined to recapture consumers’ attention with a smaller reader that’s also $100 cheaper. A blog that became a memoir, that’s now a movie, Julie Powell of Julie & Julia found rare fameNEW YORK — Julie Powell says she wasn’t thinking book or movie deal when she began blogging her recipe-by-recipe adventure through Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” ABC, Regis Philbin bring ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ back to prime-timeNEW YORK — If it wasn’t for the color of Regis Philbin’s shirt, it might seem like 10 years hadn’t flown by. ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ returning to daytime TV; Wayne Brady to host game show for CBSPASADENA, Calif. — The game show “Let’s Make a Deal” is coming back to daytime television. Outdoor adventures in and near PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA — Visitors to Philadelphia need not limit their interests to Ben Franklin and the Liberty Bell. There are a host of outdoor adventures as well, from kayaking and biking in the city to a zipline tree canopy tour nearby. Reservations open Aug. 11 for Epcot Food & Wine eventsLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The 14th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Festival runs for six weeks beginning Sept. 25 at Walt Disney World Resort, but booking for some of the most popular reservation-only events opens later this month. Travel briefsLeaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton takes mobile film festival on the road in the Scottish HighlandsLONDON — Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton is spending part of the summer hauling a mobile movie theater across the Scottish Highlands. Sam Taylor-Wood’s John Lennon biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’ to close London Film FestivalLONDON — London Film Festival organizers say this year’s event will close with the world premiere of a new film about John Lennon’s formative years in Liverpool. Ken Burns says new ‘National Parks’ film, airing in September, awakened childhood memoryPASADENA, Calif. — Ken Burns says working on a documentary about America’s national parks reawakened a long-forgotten memory about a painful time in his childhood. Michael Moore, comedian Jeff Garlin organizing comedy festival in northern Michigan townTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Oscar winner Michael Moore has more big plans for his adopted northern Michigan hometown of Traverse City, where he’s already established a film festival. Chevron Mining donates land for a museum to honor WWII Navajo Marines who baffled JapaneseFLAGSTAFF, Arizona — As members of an elite group of Navajo Marines approach their 90s, they know there’s little time left to tell the story about how they used their native language to confound the Japanese during World War II. New Orleans greats Allen Toussaint, Ernie K-Doe to join Louisiana Music Hall of FameNEW ORLEANS — Over music and gumbo served in a historic New Orleans nightclub, pianist and hit songwriter Allen Toussaint will join the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. OUT THERE: Olympic lugers take up wake surfing on Lake PlacidLAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Brian Martin surfed up the pale green wave into the froth on top, then sliced down and up in a series of short turns, his muscular torso twisting each time. How a superstar Miami real estate agent went from boom to bust, and seeks a new boomMIAMI — It’s the perfect Miami morning at Carlos Justo’s penthouse — warm and bright, with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue Atlantic Ocean some 30 stories below. Brooke Elliott says a pivotal moment in her career started with a $117 outfitNEW YORK — Brooke Elliott says a pivotal moment in her career started with an inexpensive outfit. With little money for pricey summer programs and family trips, parents turn to DIY campAlma Schneider’s 8-year-old daughter loves fashion. Her neighbor owns a wedding couture business. It was a match made in DIY heaven and an answer to a problem faced by other cash-strapped families trying to make it through summer without pricey kid classes and camps. World economic crisis doesn’t stop glitzy line-up for Venice Film FestivalROME — The world economic crisis hasn’t dulled the glitz of the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which hosts a line-up rich with Hollywood heavyweights. Line-up of films competing at Venice Film FestivalROME — A list of the films in competition for the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice Film Festival, which will run from Sept. 2-12: Michael Moore, Tom Ford in the competition at Venice Film FestivalROME — Michael Moore’s examination of the world’s economic crisis and the directorial debut of former Gucci designer Tom Ford are among 23 films vying for the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival. 3 more Chinese films pulled from Melbourne festival amid backlash over Uighur activistHONG KONG — Three more Chinese-language films have been pulled from an Australian film festival to protest the planned appearance of an exiled Uighur activist Beijing blames for inciting recent ethnic violence, organizers said Thursday. 3rd Chinese film pulled from Melbourne festival amid backlash over Uighur activistHONG KONG — A third Chinese director has pulled his movie from an Australian film festival after two other filmmakers backed out to protest the planned appearance of the exiled Uighur activist Beijing blames for inciting recent ethnic violence. Madame Tussauds wax people: see them, hear them, feel them, above all take pictures with themLOS ANGELES — The seriously starstruck can find their favorite celebrities in cement, in wax, in lights — and occasionally in the flesh — around this Hollywood Boulevard entertainment crossroads that is now home to Madame Tussauds’ newest wax museum. Viacom: Ad outlook good despite 2nd-quarter profit drop on weak ad market, slow video gamesNEW YORK — Viacom Inc. struck a hopeful note on advertising for the rest of the year even as the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone saw second-quarter profit plunge on weak ad markets, video game sales and box-office returns. Viacom’s 2nd-quarter profit falls 32 percent on weak ad market, slow video game salesNEW YORK — Viacom Inc. struck a hopeful note on advertising for the rest of the year even as the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone saw second-quarter profit plunge on weak ad markets, video game sales and box-office returns. Japan says arrival of Uighur activist won’t affect ties with ChinaTOKYO — The visit to Japan of an exiled Uighur activist who China blames for this month’s ethnic riots will not affect relations between Tokyo and Beijing because its approval was not politically motivated, the government said Tuesday. Historic New Orleans hotel reclaims past, boosts city’s future 4 years post-KatrinaNEW ORLEANS — The massive lobby, with its ornate trim, glittering Italian crystal chandeliers and mosaic floors, looks much as it did when Louisiana’s Kingfish, Gov. Huey P. Long last strolled through. Some say a box full of kickbacks and shakedown money was tucked under his arm as he made his way to his regular suite in the 1930s. 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.” 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. 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. Jay-Z to headline All Points West festival in NJ after Beastie Boys forced to cancelJERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey. Phish to hold its own 3-day festival at Coachella location over Halloween weekendLOS ANGELES — Phish is headed to the Coachella Valley for a three-day music festival all its own. 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.” Winterthur offers exhibit of early American portraits from MetropolitanWINTETHUR, Del. — Among the rolling hills of Delaware’s “Chateau Country,” a group of guests from Manhattan is being welcomed with open arms at the Winterthur Museum. |
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