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Lincoln letter to schoolboy sells for $60,000
Less than a month before the Civil War's start, a newly inaugurated President Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to an Illinois boy whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president.
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Big B's AB Corp to focus on quality movies
Mumbai Amitabh Bachchan's film production company AB Corp, which was on the brink of bankruptcy some time back, is looking for a revival with upcoming film 'Paa' and Bollywood megastar says that their mantra this time is to "do little but good work". Directed by R Balakrishnan of 'Cheeni Kum' fame, the film will see Abhishek Bachchan playing ...
Jessica Biel says no to kids for dog
London, Nov 17 Hollywood actress Jessica Biel has revealed she isn't ready to have children and is busy looking after her pet dog.
Alan Bennett explores 'The Habit of Art'
Alan Bennett is that peculiarly British thing, a writer who is both barbed and beloved, contrary and cuddly.
Film review: 'William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe'
Film review: 'William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe' William Kunstler was one of the most reviled figures of the 20th Century.
Jennifer Lopez's former husband may be barred over use of documentary footage
Ojani Noa, who was married to the singer and actor in the late 1990s hopes to release a 'mockumentary' called How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The J-Lo and Ojani Noa Story Tuesday, 10 November 2009 A Los Angeles judge will today decide whether to permanently ban footage of the actor and singer Jennifer Lopez from being used in a forthcoming film.
Sandra Bullock glad she tackled role in football movie
Most of us first noticed Sandra Bullock when she toughed her way through "Demolition Man" as a futuristic cop in 1993.
Jennifer Lopez Relevant Again With New Sex-Tape Revelations
Lopez and Noa in happier, sexy times. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is in the headlines for a lawsuit she's filed against her first husband, Ojani Noa, to keep him from releasing saucy footage of her that was filmed while the two were in the midst of their honeymoon period.
Shark Attack on Sunset Boulevard
It's like playing darts, but you miss the bull's-eye over and over again. You can't help but wonder: Will I ever hit it? I've had some good luck lately, landing a role in the new Garry Marshall film, " Valentine's Day ." In the movie I have a few great scenes with Jessica Biel.
Bullock blindsided in new role
Sandra Bullock looks like a movie star as she lounges in a swanky hotel suite. She's resplendent in her expensive chocolate designer dress and perfectly styled hair.
Natalie Portman 'dating a million people' & her 'extreme' sex scene
Since her days as Queen Amidala in the "Star Wars" prequels, Natalie Portman has grown up, choosing edgy roles in film such as "Closer" and "V For Vendetta." But in the new issue of V Magazine, the actress said she'd be getting revealing on screen like never before in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming "Black Swan." "It's not raunchy - " it's extreme," ...
Hit or flop, Amitabh is still Bollywood's goldmine
By Robin Bansal, New Delhi, Nov 10 : A ghost, an eccentric theatre actor or a flamboyant genie, Amitabh Bachchan has done quite a few over-the-top roles and not delivered big hits in four years.
Gilbelt Is Dead | Theatre review
Origin of the specious ... William Chubb and Ronan Vibert in Gilbert Is Dead. Photograph: Tristram Kenton Robin French made his mark five years ago with a short Royal Court play, Bear Hug, about a couple who greet their son's transformation into a bear with perverse optimism.
Dead Prez: Interview by Miguel Cullen
Daniel Finkelstein, the ex-editor of The Times wrote a piece on the eve of Obama's election about the key difference between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, arguing that while Martin Luther King's non-violence moved mountains, Malcolm X's violent quest for segregation made him wholly ineffectual.
Murdoch spends big for French mansion
Actors Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman were among the 10 registered bidders at Australia's most exclusive auction this week, when Sydney's poshest residence went under the hammer.
Rodney King says boxing is keeping him sober
Rodney King says boxing is helping him stay sober. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police was captured on videotape and helped spark riots a year later, is among a group of D-list celebrities appearing around the country as part of the Celebrity Boxing Federation.
Star Shots | The unsolved murder of Cara Roberts, NASA Space Elevator ...
Roger Keefer , Jeff Roberts and Danny Roberts stand together inside the shop at Roberts Tire Center in Harrisonville.
Grant Heslov directs longtime pal George Clooney in 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'
George Clooney may be surrounded by extravagance these days, but there was once a time when he couldn't scrounge together $100 to pay for much-needed portraits.
Comic magazine Viz turns 30, refuses to grow up
What makes a British cultural institution? Style? Sophistication? In the case of comic magazine Viz, the ingredients are swearing, toilet humor, and biting satire.
The thinking director's actor ... Keener hit her peak at 46. Photo: Reuters Once told she wasn't sexy enough, Catherine Keener has played the Hollywood game - and won - by sticking to her own rules.
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