Issue: January 10, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, June 20, 2013   

Beyonce finds destiny in baby Blue
Music royalty Beyonce and Jay-Z are the proud parents of a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter, media reports said of one of the biggest celebrity births in years.



Fans of King brace for year to remember
On what would have been Elvis Presley's 77th birthday on Sunday, hundreds of fans from around the world made the annual pilgrimage to the Graceland mansion where the "King of Rock and Roll" lived.

Director enjoys close encounter of royal kind
Prince William and his wife Kate attended the British premiere of Steven Spielberg's new film War Horse, along with 600 serving and former military personnel and their families.

Honors bring cheer for Melancholia
The apocalyptic psychological drama Melancholia was named the year's best film by the National Society of Film Critics, which chose its star Kirsten Dunst as best actress and Brad Pitt as best actor for the baseball drama Moneyball as well as The Tree of Life.

Mobster takes walk on cold side
Online film and television show titan Netflix will make its original programming debut in February with Lilyhammer, a "fish-out-of-water story" about a New York mobster starting anew in Norway.

Favorites in award frame
The Descendants, starring George Clooney as a family man, and the silent black and white movie The Artist, were among 10 movies earning Producers Guild Award nominations.

Queen in new bid for natural bliss
Aretha Franklin is making plans to tie the knot with longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.

Golden Bear glory for `Iron Lady'
The Berlin film festival will award Oscar-winning US actress Meryl Streep an honorary Golden Bear next month in recognition of her decades-long career.

Idol rocker turns diamond geezer
Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tyler is marrying longtime companion Erin Brady.



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