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Monty Python shows aim for Jagger-like energy jolt
LONDON (AP) — The members of Monty Python are aiming to move like Jagger in their live farewell shows.
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Robert Downey Jr.’s son arrested on drug charges
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles authorities say the 20-year-old son of actor Robert Downey, Jr. is out on bail after being arrested with what deputies believe was cocaine.
Modi pitches India’s frugal space prowess at rocket launch
By Sruthi Gottipati NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for India to be the world’s low-cost space technology supplier after witnessing the launch of a rocket carrying five satellites from France, Singapore, Germany and Canada on Monday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s mission bolstered India’s goal of capturing a large slice of the global satellite launch industry, estimated to be worth around $55 billion over the next decade. Deviprasad Karnik, spokesman for the Indian Space Research Organisation, said all five satellites had been placed in orbit. Modi said India’s space programme put it in an “elite global group of five-six countries today.
Michael Jackson footage triggers lawsuit
New York, June 29 (IANS) Footage of the late pop legend Michael Jackson at a museum, here become the subject of a lawsuit between film director Craig Williams and the Jackson estate. The production company behind the upcoming film “Michael Jackson: The Last Photo shoot” is taking legal action against the late singer’s estate over a video of him at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, reports contactmusic.com. The movie, which is set to be released later this year, also features interviews with the Michael’s friends, photographers and stylists. Director Craig Williams insists he has a right to include the footage in the documentary while the Jackson’s estate attorney Howard Weitzman says the images should remain private and are being ”exploited” by film makers.
Aniston back to being blonde
Los Angeles, June 29 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston, popular for sporting caramel-coloured tresses, had turned brunette for “Cake” movie. But now she has gone back to being blonde.
Sony Pictures claim film rights for WWII book ‘Indestructible’
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Sony has acquired the rights for the upcoming WWII based nonfiction book by John Bruning ‘Indestructible: How a Pilot’s Quest to Rescue His Family Changed the Course of the Pacific War.’ According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mark Gordon will produce the film based on the book, which centers on the legendary U.S. Air Force pilot Paul “Pappy” Gunn, who was an advisor to the Air Force during the Pacific War.
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Today is Sunday, June 29, the 180th day of 2014. There are 185 days left in the year.
‘Designing Women’ actor Meshach Taylor dead at 67 – reports
U.S. actor Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as the affable assistant on the hit television show “Designing Women,” has died at age 67, Los Angeles media reported on Sunday. Taylor died Saturday near Los Angeles “after bravely fighting a terminal illness,” his agent Dede Binder told the Hollywood Reporter. “His loving family was by his side.” On Friday, Taylor’s family posted on his Facebook page that he had begun to slip away. Taylor’s portrayal of Anthony Bouvier on the sitcom “Designing Women,” which ran from 1986 to 1993 and starred Annie Potts and Delta Burke, earned him rave reviews for his demeanor and comic timing as he sparred with four Southern interior decorators.
Ronda Rousey weighing Gina Carano, ‘Cyborg’ before Alexis Davis title fight
Rousey is again carrying the promotional workload for this title fight, but what she’d really like is a fighter with the same star power.
‘Rizzoli & Isles’ copes with actor’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Rizzoli & Isles” is saying goodbye to Lee Thompson Young, who played police Detective Barry Frost on the TNT crime drama.