*Christie's auction house says it has reached an agreement with Elizabeth Taylor's family to sell her prized jewerly collection, as well as some of her art, clothing and other memorabilia. Christie's says it is planning a series of auctions later this spring. Taylor died last month at age 79. The screen star was known for her passion for opulent diamonds. She published a book titled "Elizabeth Taylor:My Love affair with Jewerly", and her collecton has included some of the world's most expensive stones~ NEWS SERVICES~
*Movie fans are going to "RIO" in big numbers, but they're not quite screaming over the latest installment of a horror-comedy franchise. The 20th Century Fox aminated family flick "RIO" featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg led the box office with a healthy $40 million debut, according to studio estimates sunday. It was the best debut so far this year, topping another animated comedy 'RANGO", by about $2 million. The slasher comedy "SCREAM 4" released by Weinstein Co banner Dimension Films, opened at No.2 with just $19.3 million. That's a fraction of the business for the previous two sequels, which both debuted at over $30 million a decade ago. After 2 weekends in a row the No.1 spot Russell Brand's Easter bunny tale "HOP" slipeed to 3rd place with $11.2 million. Released by Universal, "HOP" RAISED IT'S TOTAL TO $82.6 million. This weekend's other new wider release. Director Robert Redford's Lincoln assassination drama "THE CONSPIRATOR", premiered at NO. 9 with just $3.9 million. The movie stars Kevin Kline, Robin Wright and James McAvoy in a courtroom tale of a woman accused of aiding Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. Released by Roadside Attractions, "The Conspirator" played in only a small select theaters, for now. "Scream 4" hurls the cast into a fresh blood fest as bodies pile up in a manner mimicking events of the 1st movie. An 11-year hiatus since "Scream 3" may have created a disconnect between the franchise and the typically young horror crowd. Just 54% of the audience was under 25, a segment that typically accounts for about 75% of horror fans~ News Services~
*Martha Stewart tells grauates from a New York culinary school that the keys to success are "generosity, passion and hard work". The homemaking maven gave the commencement address Friday at the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park. The institute gave the 69-yr. old Stewart an award called Master of Aesthetics of Gastromy, along with an official jacket. She told the students "that many people don't know how much hard work it takes to build a business, but that any good idea is only as good as the effort behind it" News Services~
*Lndsay Lohan is joining the big screen Gotti family as the wife of John Gotti Jr., in a biopic of one of New York's most infamous famlies. John Travolta has been cast to play John Gotti Sr. the mob family's patriarch in "GOTTI":Three Generations"~ *Robert Redford is speaking out against the Pebble Mine, a hugh copper and gold deposit poised for development in southwest Alaska, which also hosts the world's last and best wild salmon streams. Redford posted a blog entry Thursday morning on the Huffington Post website that says he's not against mining but is against "putting mega-mines where they don't belong" News Services~
*Anne Hathway and Jesse Eisenberg's talking birds have edged out Tyler Perry's sass-talking grandma at the weekend box-office. Hathaway and Eisenberg animated family adventure "RIO" took in $26.8 million to remain the No. 1 movie for the 2nd straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY" debuted a close 2nd with $25.8 million, another solid opening for writer-director Perry, who also stars as the boisterous, opionated grandma Madea. Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson's circus romance 'WATER FOR ELEPHANT'S" premiered on 3rd place with $17.5 million. THe weekend's other new wide release Disney's nature-documentary "AFRICAN CATS" opened at No. 6 with $6.4 million~ News Services~
A Q & A about news-man Keith Olbermann~ Q Keith Olbermann disppeared so suddenly from MSNBC and I would like to know what happened to him. In my opinion, he was the best of the weekly evening broadcasters. A The man that The Associated Press called "the most dominant liberal voice" in cable TV and MSNBC parted ways in January. Some accounts said he was fired, but others indicated this was more of a mutual decision based on increasing conflict between the two sides. The following month he was named chief news officer of Current TV, the cable operation co-founded by former VP Al Gore. Olbermann will also be executive producer and host a nightly program for this show. Comparing his MSNBC "Countdown" show, Olbermann in a recent online commentary sais it will be "the same time, same show, but new an improved"--a different network. He is also running his own blog, Foknewschannel.com, notice K not an X which will include Olbermann video commentaries~ Name witheld Sacramento, CA.
*Vince Neil age 50 singer of the rock group Motley Crue, has completed requirements of his Las Vegas drunken driving sentence. Neil served 10 days of a 15-day jail sentence in February, another 15 days of house arrest, paid a fine and completed drunk driving and vistim inpact counesling~ *Gwyneth Paltrow is the new model for luxury handbag maker COACH. The new ads will appear exclusively over-seas in select European and Asian markets, where the company has labeled key places for expansion. The first images will launch in the fall~ News Services~
Source: Yahoo! News Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon parents of twins NEW YORK – Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their third anniversary with another milestone — becoming parents to a baby girl and boy. Carey's representative, Cindi Berger, confirmed the births to The Associated Press. The singing superstar gave birth Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Berger says the baby girl was born first, weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long; her brother was next, at 5 pounds 6 ounces, and was 19 inches. Berger says the couple has not named the children yet. Cannon drove Carey to the hospital in their Rolls-Royce Phantom. Berger said the 41-year-old Carey, who had gone through false labor, was calm, thinking that it was another false alarm. Meanwhile, the 30-year-old Cannon was so nervous he went to the wrong department at the hospital, and was guided to the maternity ward by a nurse. "It was like right out of an 'I Love Lucy' skit," said Berger. Berger says they were listening to Carey's "We Belong Together" after the children were born. The couple are expected to renew their wedding vows on Sunday. The pair got married in 2007 after a whirlwind romance. They were the subject of endless baby rumors, and the couple actually were expecting shortly after their marriage, but Carey had a miscarriage; they did not reveal the miscarriage until she announced her pregnancy last fall. The couple plan to live a bi-coastal life, and have luxurious nurseries in both New York and Los Angeles. As far as more children, Carey recently declared she's done.
How sweet and congrats. to Nick and Mariah, am anxious to see what they and who they look like *Katie Holmes has settled her lawsuit with the publishers of STAR magazine over a cover story that insinuated she was a drug addict. The magazine published an apology to the actress on Wednesday on the cover and inside the May 9 issue, saying it "did not intend to suggest that Ms. Holmes was a drug addict or undergong treatment for drug addiction"~ *Kate Hudson is engaged. It happened on NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday when Matt Lauer started to interview her. He noticed a huge diamond ring on her finger and she revealed she'd gotten engaged to Matt Bellamy, the lead singer of the British rock band MUSE, a week ago~ News Services~
Boxer Sir Henry Cooper died today aged 76 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...nry-Cooper-the-former-boxer-dies-aged-76.html
*"FAST FIVE" has left the competition n the dust with an $83.6 million debut to grab the No. 1 spot at the weekend box-office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal Pictures 5th movie in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise was by far this year's biggest opening. It's take was more than double the previous best of $39.2 million for "RIO" the 2th Century Fox animated hit that slipped to No. 2 with $14.4 million. The No. 1 movie the two previous weekends, "Rip" raised it's total to $103.6 million. "Fast Five" set a record for best April debut ever, speeding past the $71 million haul of it's predecessor "Fast And Furious" 2 years ago. The movie re-teams Vin Diesel and Paul Walker as outlaw driving aces and adds Dwayne Johnson as a federal agent on their trail. The action expands beyond the franchise's traditional racing scene into a broad crime romp. SUMMER BEGAN APRIL 29" and Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal. "This was all about the right decisions we made, from concept to the task. How this was made, that's not just a car-racing movie, but making it into an action-heist movie...and the marketing that said, this is not the same, this is new. and you're going to love this, it will open up a whole new world" News Services~
Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon have released the names of their twins. The girl (born first) is named Monroe Cannon (after Marilyn Monroe and no middle name cause Mariah doesn't have one). The boy is named Morocco (or Moroccon- sp?) Scott Cannon (can't remember reason for the first name, but the middle name is Nick's middle name).
Mariah Carey's mother don't have a middle name. Mariah does have middle name, her middle name is Angela. Morocco is Mariah's New York apartment. Scott is Nick's middle name and his grandmother's maiden name.