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France signs deal to open Louvre in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi signed a deal with France on Tuesday to build a spinoff of its most famous museum, the Louvre, in the Gulf emirate better known for oil than art.

Bush's daughter writes book on teen mom with HIV

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After years of steering clear of the spotlight, one of President George W. Bush's twin daughters is writing a book about a teen mother in Central America who has the AIDS virus.

"Departed" stirs anger over Boston Irish mob boss

BOSTON (Reuters) - While Martin Scorsese is feted by Hollywood for his Oscar-winning film "The Departed," relatives of people killed or tortured by the real-life Boston Irish mobster on which the movie is based are not applauding.

Naomi Campbell to mop NY floors in gloves and vest

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British beauty Naomi Campbell will swap her catwalk outfits for a broom, gloves and safety vest when she begins mopping floors at New York's Sanitation Department on March 19, a court official confirmed on Tuesday.

Halfway through day, ?24? needs to pick up pace

Jack Bauer?s sixth day of hell is now halfway complete, but ?24? dropped its biggest bomb so far early on, and that wasn?t the nuclear bomb that went off in an L.A. suburb.� By Andy Dehnart

Is McG A Loser?

Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Warner Brothers, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsOne movie we can all thank God didn't happen is McG's Superman movie. But he's been given another chance to upset comic book fans, though not on as big a scale. According to IESB.net, McG has replaced Peter Berg as director on The Losers, an adaptation of the DC/Vertigo title that was a remake of an old WWII-based comic. The updated version features a group of anti-hero ex-special forces soldiers who go to war against the CIA after being betrayed and abandoned. Yes, this sounds a bit like The A-Team, and there is even mention of the similarity on the comic's Wikipedia page. Maybe 20th Century Fox can get their A-Team movie going and the two titles can compete against each other. As if one studio signing McG isn't enough, IESB.net also reports that Fox is looking to hire the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle director for the remake of The Fantastic Voyage. For those unfamiliar with the original, a sci-fi classic, it follows the story of a submarine crew shrunken small enough to enter the body of a dying diplomat in order to save him. It also won two Oscars, for visual effects and for art direction, which the new version will probably not receive. Currently, McG is also attached to the comedy Me and My Monster, which is sounds a bit like Little Monsters.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Premiere Is Gone, But New Film Mag On the Way

Filed under: Classics, Foreign Language, Site Announcements, Critical Thought & Trends, Cinematical IndieThere have been many times that I wished I had taken French in high school, but the one time I remember well is when I heard about Les Cahiers du Cinema. The film magazine, which was home to Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer when they were influential film critics before they were influential film makers, has never spawned an English-language version in its 56 years. But as of this Friday, the publication's new website (e-Cashiers -- nothing is there yet, but you should bookmark it) will offer us monolinguals a translation.The online version of the magazine will not be free, though. There will be a $5 charge for individual issues and also a subscription option. The first edition available in English features an article on former Cahiers editor Jacques Rivette, one on the influence of American television and one on Armenian cinema. And each piece of writing is promised to be appropriately translated by a team of 18 individuals familiar with the magazine's way of thinking. This news comes one day after the ultra-mainstream, celebrity-friendly American film magazine Premiere announced an end to its publication run.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Dolce & Gabbana bow to criticism and pull ad

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana said on Tuesday they will withdraw an advertisement which shows a man pinning a woman down by her wrists after widespread criticism it condoned violence against women.

France signs deal to open Louvre in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi signed a deal with France on Tuesday to build a spinoff of its most famous museum, the Louvre, in the Gulf emirate better known for oil than art.

MTV Networks embraces Web chaos to regain viewers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace.

NJ town backs its "Idol" despite pictures

POINT PLEASANT, New Jersey (Reuters) - She may be a brash careerist willing to use XXX-rated pictures for publicity, or just a Jersey girl trying to get ahead, but Antonella Barba is easily the most famous person from this small seashore town.

Mega Millions Ticket Buyers Rush For A Shot At A Record $370 Million Jackpot

With a record jackpot of $370 million, lottery players rush for last-minute Mega Millions tickets. Karen Brown reports.

White House On Libby Verdict

CBS News RAW: White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino gives the official response to the Scooter Libby guilty verdict on behalf of the Bush administration.

Libby's Prosecutor Spoke About The Court's Guilty Verdict

CBS News RAW: Patrick Fitzgerald, prosecutor in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, spoke about the former White House aide's guilty verdict.

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