Sunday, December 26, 2010

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84 in NYC (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 01:46 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Showtime shows sports film producer Bud Greenspan. Greenspan, who spent decades documenting the stories of Olympic athletes has died, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. He was 84. (AP Photo/Showtime, Ted Batenburg) NO SALESAP - Oh, to catch Bud Greenspan's eye and then turn up in one of his Olympic documentaries. For many athletes, from the famous to the obscure, the honor ranked just behind winning a medal.

'Little Fockers' tops holiday weekend box office (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 01:56 PM PST

AP - On a weekend when Hollywood competed with Christmas gatherings and fierce snow storms in the Northeast and Southeast, "Little Fockers" was no. 1 at the box office.

Exhibit opens on Curious George's wartime escape (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

AP - Long before he pedaled himself into all sorts of mischief in "Curious George Rides a Bike," the famous monkey took a much more harrowing ride when his creators escaped the Nazi invasion of France.

PICS: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Get Xmas Gifts for Kids in Namibia (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 02:51 PM PST

omg! - The duo turned up at a shopping mall in the country where Shiloh was born

Little Fockers Wins Holiday Weekend Box Office (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 02:39 PM PST

omg! -

Little Fockers, the second sequel to the 2000 film Meet the Parents starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman, led the Christmas weekend box office, pulling in $48.3 million since its Wednesday debut, according to Box Office Mojo.

Olympics documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

omg! - Reuters - Olympic Games documentarian Bud Greenspan, whose stirring portraits of athletic triumph helped define the modern games, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Parkinson's disease, his film company said. He was 84.

Rebound Romance Rumor: Are 'Dream House' Co-Stars Rachel Weisz & Daniel Craig An Item? (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 12:00 PM PST

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Rumor alert! They're playing onscreen lovers in the upcoming thriller "Dream House," but could Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig be rebounding from their recent respective real life splits with an off-screen romance?

Olympic Documentary Filmmaker Bud Greenspan Dies at 84 (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 11:03 AM PST

omg! -

Bud Greenspan, the Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker who chronicled the journeys of Olympic athletes for six decades, has died. He was 84.

Greenspan died Saturday in his New York City home from complications of Parkinson's disease, according to The Associated Press.

Was 2010 Kate Middleton's Last Christmas With Her Family? (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

omg! - A palace source tells Us Prince William and Kate may celebrate "part of Christmas Day next year" with her parents

Hugh Hefner, 84, Engaged to Playmate, 24 (omg!)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 08:19 AM PST

omg! - After he Tweets about a ring, a rep confirms he's engaged to Crystal Harris

Spider-Man actor walking again after back surgery (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:24 PM PST

A theater worker cleans a showcard frame for 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' outside the theater, in New York, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - A stunt actor who fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway is walking again, and his father said Saturday that he can't wait to return to the role despite injuries that have him confined to the intensive care unit.

Playboy's Hefner gets engaged to a Playmate again (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:22 AM PST

FILE - Hugh Hefner, left, and Crystal Harris arrives at the premiere of 'Iron Man 2' at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles in this April 26, 2010 file photo. Hefner says he's gotten engaged again. Hefner said in a Twitter message early Saturday Dec. 24, 2010 that he'd given a ring to girlfriend and Playmate Crystal Harris, saying she burst into tears. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner says he's gotten engaged again.

'Little Fockers' tops holiday weekend box office (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 01:56 PM PST

AP - On a weekend when Hollywood competed with Christmas gatherings and fierce snow storms in the Northeast and Southeast, "Little Fockers" was no. 1 at the box office.

Cheap concert seats due after cruel summer of 2010 (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 12:06 PM PST

** ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 27, 2010 AND THEREAFTER ** FILE - In this July 3, 2009 file photo, Neil Diamond performs with the Boston Pops on the Esplanade in Boston. Neil Diamond, who’s continuing his comeback tour in New Zealand in February 2011, said he’d like to bring ticket prices down, but can’t because of the size of his production. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, file)AP - Concertgoers sick of ballooning ticket prices should have some extra pocket change to rattle with their rock 'n' roll in the new year.

"Fockers" underwhelms at box office, "Grit" shines (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 11:07 AM PST

Cast members (L-R) Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Dustin Hoffman arrive at the premiere of the movie Reuters - "Little Fockers" opened in the top spot at the Christmas holiday weekend box office in North America with weaker-than-expected sales while the Coen brothers' remake of "True Grit" started strongly at No. 2.

Olympics documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

Reuters - Olympic Games documentarian Bud Greenspan, whose stirring portraits of athletic triumph helped define the modern games, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Parkinson's disease, his film company said. He was 84.
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