Reuters: Entertainment News

Lawyers set to square off over Michael Jackson estate

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:23:32 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for Michael Jackson and his family on Sunday prepared to square off in a courtroom hearing over control of the singer's estate as media reports mounted about powerful drugs that may have contributed to his death.

Romance rocks wizard world in new Potter movie

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:51:20 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Romantic comedy meets the wizarding world in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment in the hit movie franchise in which hormones, as well as hexes, are on the loose at Hogwarts school.

"Ice Age" sequel heats up worldwide box office

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:20:20 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a rare tie, reigning champ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and the new cartoon "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" shared the top spot at the holiday weekend box office in North America.

Chinese pen "instant" Michael Jackson biography

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:25:18 -0400

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two Chinese writers slaved for 48 hours straight to produce an "instant" biography of late singer Michael Jackson, despite having never met him, a state-run newspaper said on Monday.

Tokyo premiere launches return of "Harry Potter"

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:58:16 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of fans, some dressed as wizards in long gowns with pointy hats, lined up in Tokyo to catch the sixth in the blockbuster "Harry Potter" film series on Monday, kicking off a string of such events around the world.

Lang Lang, Herbie Hancock in bold Montreux premiere

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:56:50 -0400

MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang made his first appearance at the Montreux jazz festival on Sunday, teaming up with veteran Herbie Hancock in an audacious show blending classical and jazz music.

Palestinian youngsters make music in former prison

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:10:38 -0400

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Ramzi Abu Redwan says he remembers waiting in the halls of Al-Fara'a prison as a boy, holding his grandfather's hand and staring up at the walls as he waited to see his father, jailed by Israel.

"End of the Line" film rings alarm on fish supply

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:32:54 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - If sushi lovers think the price of their favorite raw fish is too high already, then the new documentary "The End of the Line" may shock them with its argument that the real cost may be some species' extinction.

Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:09:28 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.

Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:34:47 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the dark side of his life.