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Bregenz Festival excavates long-forgotten Krenek opera
BREGENZ, Austria AFP — While the opening night of the annual Bregenz Festival on Wednesday was one for the masses with a visually stunning staging of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca", opera connoisseurs were in for a treat on Thursday with a rarely performed operatic gem from the 1930s. "Karl V",...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Austria, blockbuster, drama, Munich, music, PRODUCTIVITY, treat, Vienna, Zurich
Research articles 2008-07-25
Cusack to star in apocalyptic '2012'
LOS ANGELES AFP — John Cusack is to star in German film-maker Roland Emmerich's latest apocalyptic thriller "2012," entertainment industry press reported on Tuesday. Emmerich, the director of special effects-laden blockbusters such as "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow," co-wrote the screenplay for the movie, which will start...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, filmmaker, MARKETING
Research articles 2008-05-20
Polish Asterix fans get world premiere of French blockbuster
WARSAW AFP — Polish film fans will trump their counterparts in France who are eagerly awaiting the world premiere of the new French blockbuster "Asterix at the Olympic Games", its distributors announced Tuesday. The new adaptation of the adventures of the eponymous comic book hero will be released in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, Poland
Research articles 2008-01-22
Henin, Sharapova set up blockbuster Aussie Open tennis quarter-final
MELBOURNE AFP — Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday with comprehensive fourth round maulings, as Nikolay Davydenko became the highest-ranked man to perish. World number one and top seed Henin demolished Taiwanese qualifier Hsieh Su-Wei 6-2, 6-2 in 74 minutes while...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, Games, tournament
Research articles 2008-01-19
Bollywood blockbuster producer dies
NEW DELHI AFP — Bollywood veteran G.P. Sippy, who produced Indian cinema's biggest blockbuster "Sholay" Flames, has died in Mumbai at the age of 93, a report said Wednesday. Sippy died Tuesday night from "age-related ailments," the Press Trust of India said. He was best known for the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, CAREER, cinema, Mumbai
Research articles 2007-12-25
Tigers reach terms with lefthanded hurler Willis
DETROIT, Michigan AFP — The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with Dontrelle Willis on Thursday, 15 days after they acquired the lefthanded hurler in a blockbuster deal with the Florida Marlins. The three-year contract extension is worth a reported 29 million dollars. Willis was acquired from Florida on...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, Detroit, Michigan
Research articles 2007-12-20
Will Smith blockbuster smashes box-office competition
LOS ANGELES AFP — Will Smith cemented his status as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars as new movie "I Am Legend" scored a blockbuster opening weekend at the North American box office, final figures showed Monday. The post-apocalyptic thriller earned 77.2 million dollars in ticket sales, well ahead...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, box-office, movie
Research articles 2007-12-17
Online quiz offers Potter film role as prize
LONDON AFP — The winner of an online quiz will be given a walk-on part in the next Harry Potter film as a prize, organizers said Thursday. Questions about JK Rowling's seven-tome series will be posted on the MSN website, in a contest to win the role in the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, INTERNET, MSN
Research articles 2007-11-22
SKorean director offers Kim free 'blockbuster' film
SEOUL AFP — A South Korean movie director has offered his "blockbuster" film to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il for free as a gift to mark an impending summit -- if children in the Stalinist state can see it too. Shim Hyung-Rae, director of "Dragon Wars: D-War," said he...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, director, INTERNET, Leadership, movie, summit
Research articles 2007-09-22
Roland Emmerich to remake 'Fantastic Voyage'
LOS ANGELES AFP — German director Roland Emmerich has been hired to re-make classic science-fiction film "Fantastic Voyage" about a microscopic ship injected into a human body, it was reported Thursday. Emmerich, famous for blockbusters including "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow", will make the movie 10 years...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, movie
Research articles 2007-08-16
John Travolta reveals nocturnal secret to avoiding paparazzi
NEW YORK AFP — John Travolta has found the best way to avoid the paparazzi is to stay up all night and sleep half of the day, the Hollywood star reveals in an interview to be published this weekend. The 53-year-old star of blockbusters such as "Pulp Fiction," "Saturday...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, SECURITY
Research articles 2007-06-12
"Pirates" nab booty at box office
LOS ANGELES AFP — The third "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie clung to the top of the North American box office, plundering 43.2 million dollars on its second weekend of release, industry estimates showed on Sunday. The Pirates' takings were down sharply on the movie's 126.5-million-dollar opening run the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, box-office, movie, Piracy, Strategy
Research articles 2007-06-03
Shrek stars Timberlake and Diaz reunite at film premeire
LOS ANGELES -- Forget the stars of the movie, the princess and the ogre, Fiona and Shrek. Most cameras were focused on another couple at the world premiere of "Shrek the Third": the movie actress and the pop star, Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. The longtime pair split...
Tags: blockbuster, Hilton Hotels Corp., movie, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, voice
Research articles 2007-05-08
Spidey spins worldwide web as hit movie eyes 1 bln dlr club
LOS ANGELES, United States AFP — "Spider-Man 3" is on course to join the elite billion-dollar club of movies after re-writing the record books with a spectacular worldwide opening, according to figures released Monday. The blockbuster scored record opening weekends in nearly 30 countries following its release last week,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, movie, Piracy, Sony Pictures, Web
Research articles 2007-05-07
'Titanic' stars Winslet, DiCaprio to reunite for drama
LOS ANGELES AFP — Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are to reunite on screen for the first time since their 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," it was reported on Friday. The duo will star as a suburban couple struggling to grapple with post-war disillusionment in an adaptation of Richard Yates's 1961...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, CAREER, DreamWorks SKG, Strategy
Research articles 2007-03-23
Football: Galaxy coach wants Beckham in central midfield
LOS ANGELES AFP — Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop is not sure when David Beckham is coming, but he knows where the former English captain is going. The former Canadian international and Ipswich Town veteran wants to see Beckham in central midfield for his club in every Major League...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blockbuster, captain
Research articles 2007-01-14
Blockbuster: Confusing Moves
Blockbuster made a bid out of nowhere for Circuit City, and when they hesitated, Blockbuster took it public. After prodding, Circuit City has finally opened its books to the impudent movie retailer. But that still doesn't answer the main question – what exactly does Circuit City have that they want?
Tags: britney, nyse, nasdaq, invest, investing, stock stock exchange, stocks, wallstrip, julie alexandria, howard lindzon, analysts, onion, run dmc, sloth, lewinsky, clinton, mel gibson, film, circuit city, blockbuster, netflix, electronics, rental, movies, Retail, Blockbuster Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc.
Videos 2008-06-04
Critic's corner
The night's most popular shows are all in rerun, so this might be a good week to watch something less popular you usually would miss. *If you insist on novelty, MyNetwork's Wicked Wicked Games (tonight, 8 ET/PT) and Watch Over Me (9 ET/PT) are both new. But it looks as...
Tags: blockbuster, MARKETING, NBC Universal Inc., TVs
Research articles 2006-12-28
flexSCANs Banks Visits the CEOCorner.
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 August 2006-InvestSource Inc.: flexSCANs Banks Visits the CEOCornerC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11082006 Stocks in the News: InvestSource Communications, Inc. (OTC: IVSR), flexSCAN, Inc. (OTC: FXSC), Medicure Inc. (AMEX: MCU), MGI Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: MOGN), Merck & Co Inc. (NYSE:...
Tags: blockbuster, FINANCE, Investment, Merck & Co. Inc., MGI Pharma Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., SALES, Teva Pharmaceuticals, U.S.
Research articles 2006-08-11
Netflix: Keeping Snail Mail Relevant
Since Blockbuster backed down and Wal-Mart wimped out, Netflix has made a comeback as the supreme DVD service. But will the new brawl be with Apple and Tivo over the downloadable movie market?
Tags: Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, NetFlix Inc., Home Entertainment, netflix inc, nflx, mail box, mail order, dvd, movies, movie, on demand, super bad, jaws, rock, revenge of the nerds, star wars, simpsons, norbit, blockbuster, animal house, web video, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, howard lindzon, closing bell, julie alexandria, wallstrip, wallstreet, stocks, stock market, stock exchange, money, finance, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse, cash, business, warren, buffet, berkshire hathaway, day trade, trends, cnbc, trading, market, jim cramer, britney
Videos 2008-03-21