Tweet Indian artist Anish Kapoor prepared the unveiling of his towering new sculpture Leviathan for the Monumenta 2011 exhibit at the Grand Palais in Paris and used the opportunity to speak on behalf of imprisoned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Weiwei,…
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The Morning Feed: Filmmaker Terry Gilliam Receives Praise for Debut Opera ‘The Damnation of Faust’
Tweet Despite standout fantasy movies like Brazil, 12 Monkeys and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, filmmaker Terry Gilliam consistently struggled to secure financing for his features. So fans weren’t surprised to watch Gilliam step to the left and stage his…
The Morning Feed: Morrissey Wants His Biography Published as a ‘Classic’
Tweet Singer Morrissey finds himself in the desirable position of having major publishers compete for the right to publish his memoirs detailing the history of his former band The Smiths. Morrisey, 51, has concerns beyond which publisher will pay him…
The Morning Feed: Catherine Zeta-Jones Talks Openly About Her Bipolar Disorder
Tweet Although her career is as robust as ever after winning a Best Actress Tony for A Little Night Music, Catherine Zeta-Jones made headlines for checking herself into Silver Hill Hospital for treatment of bipolar II disorder. Zeta-Jones spoke publicly…
The Morning Feed: Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight Announced for 64th Cannes Film Festival
Tweet Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob and the festival’s head of selection Thierry Fremaux rounded out the lineup for the 64th Cannes Film Festival with the announcements of the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week programs, two sections that screen…
The Morning Feed: Andy Serkis Reveals SFX Magic Behind ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’
Tweet Andy Serkis might be the Laurence Olivier of Motion-Capture performance; an expert at wearing the bodysuit covered with markers that allow engineers to create digital characters like Kong from King Kong and the villainous Gollum from the Lord of…
The Morning Feed: Nicolas Cage Gets His Rare Superman Comic Back
Tweet After his recent films Season of the Witch and the 3-D action movie Drive Angry failed to generate much box office, actor Nicolas Cage (pictured as the crusader Behmen in Season of the Witch) considered the discovery of his…
The Morning Feed: Shanghai Newspaper Promotes Bob Dylan Concert With Willie Nelson Photo
Tweet Bob Dylan’s first concerts in China this week remained big news although a major Shanghai newspaper mistakenly used a photo of Willie Nelson for an article promoting his Friday performance in Shanghai. “In China, maybe many people have heard…
The Morning Feed: Jackie Chan Raises $3M For Japan Relief at Hong Kong Concert
Tweet Worldwide star Jackie Chan continued to be one of the great philanthropists in the showbiz community by spearheading the April 1 Artiste 311 Love Beyond Borders concert held at Victoria Park in Hong Kong. According to The Hollywood Reporter,…
The Morning Feed: Katie Couric To Leave Anchor Desk at CBS Evening News
Tweet After becoming the first woman to helm a U.S. network TV newscast, a CBS executive told the Associated Press that Katie Couric is leaving her post as anchor of the CBS Evening News when her contract ends in June.…