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Amal Clooney weighs in on Greek battle for Parthenon Marbles

October 15, 2014 0
Human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney observes a Kore statue during a visit at the Acropolis museum in Athens

By Deepa Babington ATHENS (Reuters) – Hollywood actor George Clooney’s new wife, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney, made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, in what Greeks hope may inject new energy into their national campaign. The Lebanese-born Briton, part of a legal team advising the Greek government on its bid to secure the return of the sculptures from Britain, has sparked a media frenzy during her three-day visit to the Greek capital that included meetings with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. …

AP NewsBreak: Elmore Leonard archive in SC

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, author Elmore Leonard, 86, stands in his Bloomfield Township, Mich., home. Choice samples from a vast collection of handwritten notebooks, typed manuscripts and screenplays by the late best-selling crime novelist Elmore Leonard are going on display at the University of South Carolina. Leonard, a former adman who later in life became one of America's foremost crime writers, has died on Aug. 20, 2013 from complications from a stroke. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lovers of stripped-down prose and oddball characters can now view some of the late, best-selling crime novelist Elmore Leonard’s vast collection of handwritten notebooks, typed manuscripts and screenplays.

UK terror suspect had ‘Plan A’ document

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This is a Monday Oct. 13, 2014 sketch by court artist Elizabeth Cook, of Erol Incedal , centre, seated at the Central Criminal Court "Old Bailey" London. Prosecutors say Incedal is accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Britain had the address of former Prime Minister Tony Blair in his car. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Cook/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

LONDON (AP) — Police found a checklist-style document labeled “Plan A” in the home of a suspect accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Britain, a prosecutor told a semi-secret trial in London Wednesday.

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Cricket fans to throng Dalai Lama’s abode

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Dharamsala, Oct 15 (IANS) This north Indian hill town that has gained prominence for attracting a steady stream of Buddhist scholars, Dalai Lama followers, backpackers and even Hollywood stars like Richard Gere will be teeming with cricket fans this week.

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Joan Fontaine’s 1941 best actress Oscar up for auction

October 15, 2014 0

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Silver screen star Joan Fontaine’s 1941 best actress Oscar statuette will go on the auction block, Christie’s said on Tuesday in a rare sale of Hollywood’s top prize. Fontaine, who died last year at age 96, won the honor for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Suspicion” playing opposite Cary Grant. She was the only performer to win an Oscar for a Hitchcock film. The statuette is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000 on Dec. 11 in New York, said Christie’s, which will sell Fontaine’s property at several auctions between November and January. …

Preview – Netflix movie push aims to freshen streaming content

October 14, 2014 0
An USB key with the logo of Netflix the American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media is seen in Paris

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc is on a mission to start closing the yawning gap between the theatrical debut of movies and their availability for online streaming, forcing Hollywood to rethink where to release new films. With a sequel to martial-arts drama “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and four Adam Sandler movies, Netflix will have brand-new content for subscribers around the world. That instant access is much quicker than the typical 7-to-18 months Netflix must wait to stream new releases from Hollywood studios. …