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‘Avatar’ tops $600M, beats `Titanic’ domestic haul
LOS ANGELES — James Cameron’s “Avatar” has sailed past his blockbuster “Titanic” to become No. 1 on the all-time domestic box-office chart.
“Avatar” climbed to $601.1 million domestically on Tuesday, putting it a fraction ahead of the $600.8 million haul for “Titanic.”
With more than $2 billion worldwide, Cameron’s sci-fi sensation shattered the global box-office record of $1.84 billion held by “Titanic” last week.
… ContinuePosted by Deirdre Long on February 3, 2010 at 4:38pm
‘Avatar,’ ’The Hurt Locker’ lead Oscar nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The science-fiction sensation “Avatar” and the war-on-terror thriller “The Hurt Locker” lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow.
For the first time since 1943 the Oscars feature 10 best-picture contenders instead of the usual five.
Also nominated for best-picture Tuesday: “District 9”; the animated
… ContinuePosted by Deirdre Long on February 2, 2010 at 12:25pm
‘Transformers,’ ‘Land of the Lost’ lead Razzies
LOS ANGELES — “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” made a fortune. “Land of the Lost” tanked.
Both films are equal earners at the Razzies, though, grabbing seven nominations each on Monday, including worst picture of 2009 and worst-acting slots for Will Ferrell and Megan Fox.
Other worst-picture nominees: Sandra Bullock’s romance “All About Steve,” the action tale “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and the Robin Williams-John
… ContinuePosted by Deirdre Long on February 1, 2010 at 3:23pm
Radiohead does big things for Haiti at small venue
LOS ANGELES — Radiohead gave a special concert for Haiti earthquake relief in Los Angeles and raised more than $500,000.
The band performed for more than two hours Sunday at the Henry Fonda Theatre. The benefit show drew a star-studded crowd that included Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Charlize Theron, Anna Paquin and Daniel Craig.
Attendees bid online for tickets, with proceeds going to Oxfam International, a group that works with deve
… ContinuePosted by Deirdre Long on January 25, 2010 at 5:53pm
Entertainment news from The Anniston Star
Sisters’ ‘Hospitality’ drives CAST’s latest farce
Fayro, Texas, is the scene. It’s a town sort of like ours — small, Southern, desperately in need of funds. To the rescue — of Fayro, not Anniston — are the Futrelle sisters, who have made it their duty to save the town by having, among other moneymaking ventures, a Civil War re-enactment to impress a rich prospector.Book review: Too Much Happiness
There doesn’t appear to be all that much happiness in the new collection of 10 stories, Too much Happiness from Alice Munro, the winner of this year’s Man Booker International Prize.Artists in Action: Southern literature highlighted with On the Brink
Plantations and mansions may crumble over time, and traditions may change. But the stories Southerners write will survive. As we turn the pages of these books, we are looking at our own experience.Book review: Don’t Make Me Choose Between You and My Shoes
They say everything’s bigger in Texas — the hair, the belt buckles, the drama. Edwina Perkins-Martin and Debbie Sue Overstreet, the hairdressing diva duo known as the Domestic Equalizers, have all three and then some.Donahue’s unique quilts on display at Art Works
Those who work at and operate Art Works Gallery on Noble Street admit that lifelong residents will sometimes find their gallery for the first time later in their lives, wishing they had earlier. But Betty Donahue, relatively new to the area, will be well acquainted with the place after the next few months.Bran Strickland: As they try to escape the island, sleep escaping me
In the first two years after your death, you catch up on all the sleep you missed during your life. I can’t remember who shared that nugget of wisdom, but it’s a theory that I live my life by. It’s one that I’ve really lived my life by lately.List of 82nd annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 82nd Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:Bran Strickland: After 4 seasons, all I've learned is I'll never learn anything
I was right there, within a pick axe of scaling my Lost mountain top. About 10 minutes before the end of the final episode of Season 4, I could have stopped this life-robbing marathon. The neat little bow — the must-have for all endings in my life — was affixed there, pretty as you please.Book review: The Curse of the Labrador Duck
Few birds have gone extinct faster than the Labrador Duck. Anas labradoria (the duck's original scientific name) was first spotted by Europeans in eastern Canada in 1792. Less than one hundred years later, the duck was extinct. In 1875, hunters shot the last known Labrador Duck at its wintering grounds on Long Island, N.Y.Book review: La's Orchestra Saves the World
The majority of Alexander McCall Smith's previous novels have been mere installments in various sagas, including the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. This time around, however, Smith seems to have crafted a novel that truly stands on its own.Star Escapes for January 29
Your guide to local arts and entertainment for the week of January 29, 2010.Classical conditioning: Knox Concert program teaches students about music
OXFORD — With the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Knox Concert Series isn't just bringing music and culture to Anniston. It's also hoping to spark an interest in classical music with area youths.Book review: Ransom
David Malouf is surely Australia's greatest living writer. It's been over a decade since The Conversations at Curlew Creek, his last novel, stunned the reader at every turn in its attempts to understand the barren Australian landscape. The characters of that novel are subtly channeled in Ransom, a shorter and equally humane novel that traverses a decidedly different landscape.Book review: Swimming
Some people are born with natural talents and abilities. We hear about young children excelling in calculus, dance and piano. Olympic athletes often have been practicing and competing in their respective sports from a very young age. Nicola Keegan's novel, Swimming, is such a tale — it's the story of a Kansas-born Catholic girl who learned to swim at the ripe age of nine months.Pushing Buttons: This week's adventure in overrated gaming
Those of you who follow this column know I don't have much tolerance for tedious gameplay or games with flashy marketing. Assassin's Creed II, the overrated follow-up to the overrated Assassin's Creed, has both. I wish I could say I spent lots of time playing this game. I spent about an hour cursing at it, laughing at its haphazard plot and tossing it a bone for nice costume design.Bran Strickland: As they try to escape the island, sleep escaping me
In the first two years after your death, you catch up on all the sleep you missed during your life. I can't remember who shared that nugget of wisdom, but it's a theory that I live my life by. It's one that I've really lived my life by lately.Star Escapes for January 22
Your guide to local arts and entertainment for the week of January 22, 2010.The battle of the unbeaten: Star's Virtual Bowl pits Bama against Boise State
DALLAS — A week earlier, Alabama took advantage of an early-game injury to Texas quarterback Colt McCoy to run roughshod over the Longhorns at the Rose Bowl. Facing a similar devastating injury to one of its players during the "plus one" game against Boise State, Alabama showed it could handle adversity. Backup running back Terry Grant and junior quarterback Greg McElroy filled the gaps as Alabama took advantage of Boise State miscues to obliterate the Broncos 54-16 in The Anniston Star's Pushing Buttons Virtual Bowl to claim the Tide's 13th national championship.An 'Idol' moment: Wellborn resident's 'American Idol' appearance causes a stir
Alabama once owned American Idol. Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice dotted the finals over the years, giving the state a proud share of the show's huge success. The same won't be said, however, for Jesse Hamilton.Alternate life: Online role-playing games mimic real life, often in dangerous ways
An alarm clock sounds, announcing the beginning of a new day. It's quickly met with an unhappy fist. The clock flies off the dresser and into a pyramid of Sunkist cans, the sound of which wakes a zombie that's already 15 minutes late for class. For University of North Carolina physics major Matthew Grames, it's just another day wasted in the digital land of Azeroth.Get out and do something
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