Flashpoint Dominates Canadian Tv AwardsNovember 16th, 2009 Canadian police drama FLASHPOINT dominated the annual Gemini Awards on Saturday (14Nov09), taking home three of the night's major awards. The cop show landed the Best Dramatic Series honour, while its head Kelly Makin grabbed the award for Best Direction at the ceremony in Calgary.
Ferrara Exits Game Of DeathNovember 3rd, 2009 more images
more imagesMoviemaker ABEL FERRARA has quit WESLEY SNIPES' new action film to concentrate on FOREST WHITAKER and 50 CENT's new movie JEKYLL & HYDE. Ferrara was due to direct Snipes and Death Proof star Zoe Bell in Game of Death, but, according to MovieHole.net, he has been replaced by Giorgio Serafini.
Morgan 'dui Arrests Were Blessings In Disguise'October 23rd, 2009 Comedian TRACY MORGAN has no regrets about his previous convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), confessing his runs-in with the law were "blessings in disguise". The 30 Rock star, who suffers from diabetes, struggled with alcohol abuse for years and was ordered to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet in 2007 after violating the terms of his probation for DUI arrests in 2005 and 2006.
Spice Girls to launch TV reality showOctober 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Members of the British girl band Spice Girls are all set to launch a talent show on television. Spice Girls want to find their substitutes through the show for a Spice Girls musical, reported thesun.co.uk.
Bez Set To Quit The Happy MondaysOctober 15th, 2009 HAPPY MONDAYS star BEZ may have shaken his stuff for the last time with the iconic 90s band - frontman SHAUN RYDER reveals his pal is heading for retirement. The man with the maracas was forced to sit out of the cult British group's current North American tour after he was denied a visa from the U.S.
Legal thriller novelist John Grisham supports changes to prevent convictions of the innocentSeptember 30th, 2009 Grisham says he supports changes to help innocentDURHAM, N.C. — Novelist John Grisham has told a North Carolina gathering that he supports changes to the criminal justice system he thinks would reduce the chances of an innocent person being convicted.
O.j. Simpson To Remain Behind BarsSeptember 5th, 2009 A court in Nevada has denied O.J. SIMPSON's request to be freed on bail as he appeals his kidnap and robbery conviction.
Media attorneys get a day to persuade appeals court that NCAA records should be releasedSeptember 1st, 2009 NCAA wins temporary stay in records fight vs mediaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The NCAA won't have to immediately release public records about Florida State's appeal of an academic cheating penalty.
Court rejects FCC rule to cap cable subscriber market share at 30 pct, handing Comcast victoryAugust 28th, 2009 Court rejects FCC 30 pct cap on cable market sharePHILADELPHIA — An appeals court on Friday overturned a rule that said a cable TV company could not serve more than 30 percent of the nation's subscribers. The verdict was a victory for the largest cable company, Comcast Corp., which has 26 percent share and sued to block the rule.
Jackson Subway Tribute BlockedAugust 25th, 2009 Transport chiefs in New York have blocked plans to rename the site of MICHAEL JACKSON's iconic BAD promo in honour of the star. Jackson teamed up with director Martin Scorsese to shoot the film at Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station, Brooklyn, in 1987.
Swedish author sued by Salinger asks NYC appeals court to let him publish his bookJuly 24th, 2009 Author seeks court OK to publish Salinger spinoffNEW YORK — A Swedish author has asked a federal appeals court in New York to let him publish a book he claims is a parody of J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye."
Fredrik Colting was blocked by a federal judge earlier this month from publishing in the United States his novel "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye."
Colting said in his appeal filed Thursday that the judge erred in concluding that his book infringed Salinger's copyright.
Appeals court rules Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has no right to Fisk University art collectionJuly 15th, 2009 Court: O'Keeffe museum has no right to Fisk U. artNASHVILLE, Tenn.
Former 'Hollywood Madam' Heidi Fleiss pleads guilty to drug charges in rural Nevada townJuly 8th, 2009 'Hollywood Madam' pleads guilty to NV drug chargesPAHRUMP, Nev. — Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss has pleaded guilty to felony drug charges in Nevada, but will avoid a trip to prison.
Appeal from convicted killer of Tejano music star Selena disallowed by state appeals courtJune 11th, 2009 Court: Appeal from Selena's killer in wrong courtHOUSTON — The convicted killer of Tejano music star Selena lost an appeal Wednesday in Texas' highest criminal appeals court because it was filed in the wrong county. Yolanda Saldivar had asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to order an appeal filed nine years ago in Nueces County to move forward.
NY appeals court approves foreclosure of Long Island mansion used in Gotti reality showMay 12th, 2009 NY appeals court OKs foreclosure on Gotti mansionNEW YORK — An appeals court has cleared the way for a lender to foreclose on Victoria Gotti's Long Island mansion — the same home once used in the "Growing Up Gotti" reality show. A lower court had found in 2007 that a foreclosure on the property by JPMorgan Chase was premature.
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