LONDON – Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood is eyeing a more sedate lifestyle – he wants to sign up for his local village cricket team. The guitarist quit drinking alcohol earlier this year and has vowed to dedicate his life to more sober pursuits as he battles to stay off the booze, reports...
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‘Conviction’ Portrays Sister’s Unwavering Devotion to Brother
Oscar-winner Hilary Swank stars in a new drama based on the remarkable true story of a woman who spent almost two decades in a quest to prove her brother innocent of the crime for which he has been sent to prison. Here's a look at Conviction . A rough character from a working...
Anne Hathaway Dishes on Con Man Ex
The actress opens up about her messy breakup with alleged criminal Raffaello Follieri. Plus, get the details on the new man in her life!
Dance, Music Program Helps Cambodia’s Street Kids Break Isolation
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has thousands of children living on the streets. They come from poor homes or broken families or no families at all. They are at risk of drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases and other dangers. They have little access to education and little notion of how their lives might be better....
Remembering Willis Conover
Willis Conover's long-running "Jazz Hour" broadcast on the Voice of America introduced millions of people in the former Soviet Union to American jazz. Willis Conover would have been 90 years old this month. But his impact is still recognized today. With his deep baritone voice, Willis Conover brought jazz into the homes...
‘For Love of Liberty’ Recalls Black Heroes in US Military
A film called For Love of Liberty tells a little-known story of African Americans in the wartime military. The documentary aired this year on the US Public Broadcasting System, and a newly released CD features music from the film. Director Frank Martin says most Americans know something about black units like the Tuskegee...
On the Road With Kristen Stewart: "I Was Very Intimidated," Says Costar Amy Adams
Amy Adams was very popular recently with the young people in her life. You see, she recently spent four days in New Orleans shooting On the Road with Twilight star Kristen...
Failing US Public Schools are Waiting For ‘Superman’
"Waiting for 'Superman'" is the new documentary by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim. He won an Oscar for "An Inconvenient Truth," about global warming. This time, Guggenheim sounds the alarm about the decline of public education in the United States. According to the film, among 30 developed countries, the US ranks 25th...
Jolie not writing any memoir
LONDON – A representative for Angelina Jolie has dismissed rumours that the actress has signed a multi-million dollar deal to tell the story of her life in a new book. Recent reports suggested that Jolie has been planning to write an autobiography, which would lift the lid on her troubled youth, her movie...
Dishonored
Dishonored Dir. Josef von Sternberg, 1931 Marlene Dietrich and Mata Hari: it sounds so obvious once you say it. It didn’t take long for Josef von Sternberg, to put the two together. But first he had to settle on the right Mata Hari. A mere fourteen years after her death, the details of her...