JFK-Superman comic book art sells for $112K in U.S.
Cover art for a 50-year-old comic book featuring Superman’s alter-ego, Clark Kent, as President John F. Kennedy in disguise was sold at an auction for $112,015 US.Curt Swan’s original cover drawing for Action Comics (hash)309 sold at auction last week in York County, the York Daily Record reports. The cover shows Superman shaking hands with […]
Walken accepted a lift from fans in New York City
Christopher Walken delighted two of his fans by accepting their offer of a lift through New York when they spotted the star struggling to hail a taxi. The two men were driving through Manhattan when they saw the Seven Psychopaths star trying to hail a taxi so they pulled in and offered him a ride. […]
George Clooney Yuks It Up With Julia Roberts at the BAFTAs
Don’t cry for George Clooney! After skipping several promotional opportunities with his “Gravity” co-star Sandra Bullock, the single silver fox, 52, hit the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on Saturday, Nov. 9, with another Hollywood bombshell and close friend – Julia Roberts. The duo, who last appeared together in “Ocean’s Twelve,” spent the […]
Tom Cruise Admits Scientology Contributed to Katie Holmes Split
Tom Cruise says Scientology played a part in his split from Katie Holmes because she wanted to protect their daughter from the controversial religion. While being deposed by Bauer Publishing in Los Angeles, Cruise — who is suing the publisher for $50 million for claiming he “abandoned” the 7-year-old girl after his divorce — made […]
Amphibious car leaves Estonia on land and water trip around the globe
An Estonian on Saturday began a trip around the world in a Toyota Land Cruiser that he turned into an amphibious vehicle that will cross land, oceans and rivers on a 60,000 kilometre journey. Mait Nilson, 44, a mechanical engineer who worked on the project for the past seven years, waved goodbye to friends and […]
‘Ender’s Game’ Leads Film Newcomers Plus: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ opens strong in limited release
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Old men. That includes Thor – who, being a Norse god and all, is a lot older than Chris Hemsworth looks. This weekend, Thor: The Dark World opened in most major box office markets around the globe and earned an estimated $109.4 million, upstaging whatever little ticket raffles were going on […]
‘The Simpsons’ Pays Tribute to Marcia Wallace On Bart’s Chalkboard
Sunday’s new “Simpsons” episode began with a pair of tributes to Marcia Wallace, who voiced long-suffering teacher Edna Krabappel and passed away last week at the age of 70. Bart scrawled a poignant “We’ll really miss you Mrs. K” on his chalkboard, and the episode also had an “in memoriam” card for Edna before the […]
IBM charges Twitter with patent infringement,Big Blue says that Twitter has violated three of its patents but that it’s willing to negotiate outside of court, according to Twitter’s latest SEC filing.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Twitter faces a charge of patent infringement from IBM in the midst of its quest to go public. In an amendment to its recent S1 document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Twitter revealed on Monday that IBM has accused it of violating three patents. The patents in question are: […]
Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Biggest Yard Sale Ever’ Nabs $600,000 For Charity
Some people really want to get their hands on Oprah’s hand-me-downs! The talk show queen hosted what she called “the biggest yard sale ever” at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club on Saturday, Nov. 2, and fetched nearly $600,000 for her personal items, according to the Los Angeles Times. The “Oprah Winfrey Collection,” which […]
Jackson’s doctor released from jail after 2 years
The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson was released from jail Monday after serving nearly two years of a four-year sentence. Conrad Murray was released from a downtown Los Angeles jail at 12:01 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office. A change in California law allowed his incarceration time to be significantly cut down. The former […]
Captain America 2 Poster: What Does It Mean?
Later this week, the first Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer will hit iTunes.But in anticipation of this event, Marvel has come out with the initial official poster for the sequel, giving fans a nice view of Chris Evans and his character’s iconic shield.Captain America Sequel Poster. The film will focus on the Captain living […]
Tom Hanks movies bookend London Film Festival
This year’s London Film Festival is a Tom Hanks double bill with 232 other features in between. The 12-day movie showcase opens Wednesday with “Captain Phillips,” a drawn-from-life thriller starring Hanks as a cargo ship captain held captive by Somali pirates. In the festival’s closer, “Saving Mr. Banks,” Hanks plays a very different real-life figure […]
Kristen Stewart:
Kristen Stewart: Did her flight have a lot of turbulence? “The Runaways” actress displayed her signature demeanor of cool apathy as she left LAX. (10/6/13).