Month: August 2014

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Emmy awards saw a sea of red and white gowns with sleek silhouettes on Monday, as television’s top talent channeled golden age glamour for Hollywood’s first red carpet of the major awards season. Red, often a risky choice as it can disappear into the color of the carpet, was the favored tone for stars such as “Veep” nominee Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a column halter Carolina Herrera and “Homeland” star Claire Danes in a vermillion embellished Givenchy dress. …

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three television upstarts could shake up the annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday in a validation of the television industry’s move toward sophisticated, long-form storytelling. In what is widely seen as the start of the Hollywood awards season, some of Tinseltown’s biggest talent walked the red carpet, a reflection of film stars’ growing presence on the small screen. Led by Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson from HBO’s murder mystery “True Detective,” a new breed of TV backed by film stars and cinematic storytelling will square off against Emmy stalwarts “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.” “We have a lot of sexy newcomers,” said Tom O’Neil, the editor of awards handicapper Goldderby.com.

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hip hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who was shot and wounded at a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend, was resting at a local hospital but had “lost a lot of blood,” his family said on Monday. Knight, 49, was struck by bullets early on Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire at a club in West Hollywood during a party in advance of the MTV Music Video Awards across town at The Forum in Inglewood. Knight, best-known as the co-founder of Death Row Records, home to such rap stars as Dr Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, suffered multiple gunshot wounds but was expected to survive, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a written statement. “The family of Suge Knight ask that you keep Suge in your prayers and to stray away from the negativity portrayed by the media,” Knight’s family said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.

“The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief” (Gotham Books), by Alan Connor

NEW YORK (AP) — Miley Cyrus said when she stole the night at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, she didn’t realize her impact and influence. Now, the singer says she wants to use her powers for good.