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Madonna world tour to start on May 29

LONDON, Feb 7 — Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for 20 years, tour promotion company Live Nation said today.

The 2012 World Tour will be the first for the Grammy Award-winning 53-year-old ... Read More

Cast member Jessica McNamee arrives for “The Vow” film premiere in Hollywood, California on February 6, 2012. — Reuters pic
Cast member Jessica McNamee arrives for “The Vow” film premiere in Hollywood, California on February 6, 2012. — Reuters pic

Strong opening for Thatcher movie in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Feb 7 — “The Iron Lady,” the Hollywood biopic of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had a strong opening in Buenos Aires as the country approaches the 30th anniversary of the ... Read More

Jolie, Streep join Arab Spring at Berlin film fest

BERLIN, Feb 7 — The Arab Spring uprisings and political turmoil in the West will dominate the 62nd Berlin film festival starting Thursday, as Hollywood royalty sprinkles stardust in the frigid German ... Read More

Andrew Garfield ‘terrified’ to take on ‘Spider-Man’

LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 — Sony Pictures yesterday unveiled a first look at the upcoming reboot of the “Spider-Man” movie franchise, and the action-packed thriller has at least one person in the audience ... Read More

Oscar producers urge fans to celebrate movie memories

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb 7 — Facing a future where many movies will be seen in homes, Oscar organisers yesterday unveiled this year’s awards show theme at an annual luncheon honouring nominees by asking fans to ... Read More

‘Night of the Living Dead’ actor Bill Hinzman dies

LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 — Bill Hinzman, who was cast on the spot as a zombie in the 1968 cult film “Night of the Living Dead” in a role that earned him the long-lasting admiration of horror fans, has died at ... Read More

Country singer Travis charged with being drunk in public

SAN ANTONIO, Feb 7 — Grammy award-winning country singer Randy Travis was yesterday arrested and charged with public drunkenness in Sanger, Texas, after police found him sitting in his truck, apparently ... Read More

Super Bowl TV audience reaches record 111.3m

NEW YORK, Feb 7 — A record 111.3 million viewers watched the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday, just beating the 2011 TV audience for the game, according to ... Read More

Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban

TEHRAN, Feb 6 — The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie ... Read More

Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 6 — Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers yesterday when she performed during the Super Bowl halftime show.Madonna, the first female ... Read More

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