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Australian actor Matthew Newton arrested in Miami

Apr 9, 2012

Authorities say Australian actor Matthew Newton has been released from a Miami jail following a weekend arrest. A Miami-Dade County jail official says the 35-year-old Newton was arrested Friday evening on charges of resisting police and trespassing on property after a warning. He was released Saturday evening on $2,000 bond. Newton has had legal troubles before. In 2010, Australian ``Transform...
Protecting UNESCO heritage from redevelopment

Apr 5, 2012

“Most of the people in this area have been living in their single-unit houses for more than 30 years,” said Nyung Kwon, president of the group “Jeongneung Neighbors.” “We have our sentimental attachment to our individual homes as well as Jeongneung. The tomb is recognized not only for its shape, but its harmony with the nature. It reflects Korea’s traditional feng-shui principle and geomancy, wh...
Robert Redford returns to Watergate with TV documentary

Apr 4, 2012

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Hollywood film star Robert Redford is returning to Watergate with a documentary on the 1970s scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency, the New York Times reported Tuesday. “All The President’s Men Revisited,” a two-hour look back on Watergate and its enduring legacy on American politics and media, is to air on Discovery Channel television in 2013, the newspaper repor...
Dave, Craig staying put in late night through 2014

Apr 4, 2012

Relax, all you fans of David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. They‘ll be staying put in late night a while longer. CBS announced Tuesday that both have re-upped to keep hosting their respective hours -- ``Late Show’‘ and ``The Late Late Show’‘ -- through 2014. That means Letterman will clinch his title as the longest-running late-night talk-show host in TV history (although on two networks), the n...
Titanic centenary grips global TV market

Apr 3, 2012

CANNES, France (AFP) ― From documentaries to high-end costume dramas, the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic has sparked a tidal wave of TV shows, up for grabs at this week’s MIPTV international trade show. Episode one of the mini-series “Titanic,” penned by Oscar and Emmy-winning scriptwriter Julian Fellowes and distributed by Britain’s ITV Studios, was given a gala screening at the fa...
Busan to become multimedia content center in May

Apr 2, 2012

Busan will become a marketplace for multimedia content including TV dramas and smartphone apps from around the world in May. From May 10-12, the city hosts Busan Contents Market at BEXCO, a convention center in Haeundae, with more than 600 media companies and buyers from 47 countries participating, the organizing committee said. The committee expects to have companies signing deals worth $54 mil...
‘The Voice’ adds Facebook app for voting

Apr 1, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― NBC’s talent show “The Voice” is jumping on Facebook’s “timeline” app bandwagon to give fans another way to vote for their favorite contestants The new application allows viewers to cast votes for “Voice” singers and connect with friends and others watching the show, NBC and Facebook said Friday. Voting on live performances begins Monday. The Facebook app for “The Voice” is i...
Stars on show for Potter studio tour launch

Apr 1, 2012

LONDON (AFP) ― Stars and hardcore fans of the “Harry Potter” movies turned up Saturday at the red carpet launch of a studio tour featuring the sets where the boy wizard’s adventures were filmed. Rupert Grint, who played Potter’s friend Ron Weasley, and Tom Felton, who played bully Draco Malfoy, were among the actors at Warner Bros.’ Leavesden studios in Watford, northwest of London, for the gran...
Bieber and Berry slimed at Kids Choice Awards

Apr 1, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― At the 25th annual Kids’ Choice Awards, the slime runneth over. Host Will Smith opened the 25th annual Kids’ Choice Awards promising a record amount of the show’s trademark green gunk. Though some 20 awards are presented at the KCAs, the real suspense isn’t who will take home a “Blimp” (the show’s Oscar), it’s when and on whom the slime will spill. It’s like a baptism into ki...
Another finalist booted from ‘American Idol’

Mar 30, 2012

It wasn’t a laughing matter for Heejun Han on “American Idol.’’ The goofy 22-year-old nonprofit organizer from New York who found his way back into the judges’ good graces after weeks of silly on-stage antics was eliminated from the Fox singing contest. After receiving the fewest viewer votes, Han couldn’t convince the judges to save him Thursday by reprising his serious take on Leon Russell’s “...
Ko Hyeon-jeong says hosting own show not a cakewalk

Mar 28, 2012

Actress’ stint as MC for new SBS talk show ‘not easy’ The overriding question overshadowing veteran actress Ko Hyeon-jeong’s new SBS talk show ― whose title “GO Show” takes its cue from her last name ― is whether or not this accomplished thespian has the verve, the wit and the quick-thinking ability to helm her own program. If the highlight reel that ran at the show’s press conference in Mokdon...
Not just another rom-com for Jang Keun-suk

Mar 23, 2012

Jang Keun-suk’s meteoric rise to stardom has been swift and marked by a string of rom-com’s that could pigeonhole him as a singing-acting double threat ideal for lighthearted fare. After gaining a huge overseas fandom as an arrogant boy band leader in SBS’ “He’s Beautiful!” in 2009, the 24-year-old went on to sing and romance his way through “Marry Me, Mary!” and “You’re My Pet.” But Jang is de...
Kang Ho-dong to start project to help children in South Sudan

Mar 22, 2012

Former comedian and TV show host Kang Ho-dong will start a special project in South Sudan to help vulnerable children in the African country. According to ChildFund Korea, which is in charge of Kang’s Sudan project, the former comedian has been supporting a Korean child through the organization since 2005. Kang is said to have decided to start the project in Africa, as he recently became interes...
Tyson to debut show in Vegas, eyes Broadway

Mar 22, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Boxing legend Mike Tyson will debut a one-man show in Las Vegas next month, and could take it to Broadway and London’s West End, according to the show’s co-writer. The former heavyweight world champion, infamous for ear-biting and a rape conviction before mounting a showbiz-tinged comeback in recent years, will play six nights in Vegas April 13-18. The 45-year-old is already...
‘CSI’ creator making movie for small screen

Mar 22, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― “CSI’’ creator Anthony Zuiker is making a movie destined for the small screen. The creator of the hit CBS television show plans to debut the as-yet-unfinished feature, “Cybergeddon,’’ on Yahoo in installments this fall. His latest foray into online storytelling follows his partnership on a horror series for YouTube. It also marks Yahoo’s second stab at tapping Hollywood talen...