McKellen bemoans declining standards of British theatre

LONDON - Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen feels that the standard of British drama is deteriorating because young actors are motivated by fame and money rather than by love for theatre.

Peter Crouch to wed Abbey Clancy

LONDON - English footballer Peter Crouch is reportedly set to tie the knot with his model girlfriend Abbey Clancy next year.

Even as office boy, I stayed close to cinema: Award winner Pandiraj (Interview)

CHENNAI - Director Pandiraj, the son of farmer parents, couldn’t pursue graduation for want of money and did odd jobs to support himself. But the Tamil director, whose first film “Pasanga” bagged three National Awards, says even while working as an office boy, he made sure he was not far from the movie business.

‘Bless Me, Ultima’ novel to be made into movie in New Mexico; filming to start in October

New Mexico novel headed to big screen

SANTA FE, N.M. — A film based on New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya’s novel, “Bless Me, Ultima” will shoot in the Santa Fe area beginning in October.

Rod Stewart sued over unpaid bills

LONDON - Scottish singer Rod Stewart has been sued for failing to pay for custom-made clothes he ordered for his 2007 wedding to model Penny Lancaster.

Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke to be new CEO at NBC Universal, replacing Zucker

Comcast COO Burke takes top spot at NBC Universal

Kim Kardashian happy being single

LONDON - Socialite Kim Kardashian says she is happy being single and doesn’t need a man for the fulfilment.

Susan Boyle stalked again

LONDON - Scottish singer Susan Boyle is being stalked by a fan who has some how got her phone number and is constantly calling her.

Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong briefly joins ‘American Idiot’ in Broadway debut

Green Day singer joins Broadway’s ‘American Idiot’

Rihanna eager to marry Matt Kemp?

LONDON - Singer Rihanna is eager to marry her boyfriend, baseball player Matt Kemp.

Jonas Brothers not afraid of Justin Bieber

LONDON - Boy band Jonas Brothers admit that they are not worried about teen popstar Justin Bieber’s success.

Zellweger, Cooper face bed bug attack

LONDON - Hollywood couple Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper have reportedly been forced to throw out their mattress after it was attacked by bed bugs.

Frieda’s break-up inspires Woody Allen

LONDON - Actress Frieda Pinto has revealed that her role in Woody Allen’s new film reflects the break-up in her own life.

On a cool, crisp morning, Armstrong leads group of bikers in a charity ride around Aspen

Armstrong takes part in charity bike ride in Aspen

Ronnie Wood’s new album is all about girls

LONDON - Former Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood’s new solo album “I Feel Like Painting” is all about girls.

‘Wall Street’ sequel leads box-office market with $19M debut; ‘Owls’ trails with $16.3M

‘Wall Street’ leads market with $19 million debut

Asha Bhosle remembers spending time with William Holden (Movie Snippets)

NEW DELHI - Singing legend Asha Bhosle, who is in Hong Kong, says the place reminds her of the good times she spent there with late Academy Award winning American actor William Holden.

Suspected US missile attacks kill 7 people in NW Pakistan, say intelligence officials

Suspected US missile attacks kill 7 in NW Pakistan

Unlikely new comic book superhero on the way _ a Muslim boy in a wheelchair

New Muslim comic book superhero on the way

Prateik is my baby: Arya Babbar (Movie Snippets)

NEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Arya Babbar says he shares a fantastic relationship with stepbrother Prateik Babbar and calls him his “bachcha” (baby).

Catherine Walker, designer to Princess Diana, dies at the age of 65 after suffering cancer

Catherine Walker, designer to Princess Diana, dies

Los Angeles County Museum of Art celebrates its new building Hollywood-style

Hollywood celebrates the newest art space in L.A.

YRF’s ‘Band Baaja Baraat’ releases Dec 10

NEW DELHI - Yash Raj Films’ “Band Baaja Baraat” starring Anushka Sharma and debutant Ranveer Singh is set to hit the screens Dec 10.

Neetu skips ‘Bigg Boss 4′ for Tamil film

NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra has refused to be a part of “Bigg Boss 4” after landing herself a plum role down south.

‘Inferno’ bosses ‘willing to spend dough to keep Lindsay as the lead’

WASHINGTON - Troubled Lindsay Lohan is not being dropped from her latest flick “Inferno”, the Linda Lovelace biopic, say sources.

Octomom Nadya Suleman to sell bikini, bra to feed her 14 kids

WASHINGTON - Octomom Nadya Suleman is considering holding a yard sale and online auction at her Madonna Lane home in La Habra Saturday morning, selling items like the bikini she wore on the cover of tabloid magazines and an autographed nursing bra.

Gemma Arterton to quit Hollywood next year for family life

LONDON - Actress Gemma Arterton has apparently decided to quit Hollywood next year to focus on starting a family with Italian husband Stefano Catelli.

Jerry Hall opens up about ‘womanizer’ Mick Jagger in autobiography

LONDON - Actress Jerry Hall has described her ex-hubby Mick Jagger as ‘a dangerous sexual predator’ who replaced his drug addiction with sex in her long awaited autobiography.

Beyonce to add temporary tattoos to sportswear collection

WASHINGTON - Singer Beyonce and mom Tina Knowles will add temporary tattoos to their Dereon sportswear collection.

Family is most important for Ben Affleck

LONDON - Actor Ben Affleck has revealed that his family is the most important thing to him.

The actor has said that as much as he enjoyed the challenge of both starring in and directing his new film, ‘The Town’, he is driven by his family rather than his work.

Original plan for making ‘Twilight’ movies was to change book

NEW YORK - Producer Mark Morgan has revealed that the original plan for the making of the “Twilight” movies was to completely change Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling teen romance novels.

Brandon Davis Is Alive

‘Gubbi’ - a complete entertainer (Kannada Movie Review)

Film: “Gubbi”; Cast: Ajit, Girish, Deepak, Reema Worah, Rangayana Raghu, Bobby, Petrol Prasanna and others; Director: Vijay Producer: Anaji Nagaraj; Music Composer: Arjun; Camera: M.R. Seenu; Rating: *** and 1/2