TALIBAN CLAIMS VICTORY NEAR ISLAMABAD HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/22/09 — Taliban militants who implemented Islamic law in Pakistan’s violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring district. Control of the Buner district brings the Taliban closer to the capital, Islamabad, than they have been since they started their insurgency. Islamabad [...]
Entries from April 2009
Taliban Claims a Victory, Freddie Mac CFO Kills Self
April 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tags: Film
Blagojevich Will Not Appear on Reality TV
April 22nd, 2009 · 51 Comments
Judge refuses former governor trip to Costa Rica By Matthew B. Zeidman CHICAGO (Hollywood Today) 4/22/09 – He was poised to be the next big star of train-wreck reality TV, but it was not to be for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked the politician, who is currently facing corruption [...]
Tags: Celebrities · Law & Disorder · Politics · Television
Mandy Moore: ‘I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week’
April 21st, 2009 · 7 Comments
Vocalist’s new single marks playful, mature return to pop By Matthew B. Zeidman HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/21/09 – Though some may find it hard to believe, it’s been 10 years since Mandy Moore first burst onto the music scene, riding the late 90s pop wave and a lime-green Volkswagen Beetle. The recently married starlet [...]
Tags: Celebrities · Music
SAG Stalemate Not Over Yet
April 21st, 2009 · 255 Comments
End of year-long SAG union stalemate may finally be in sight, but soonest agreement can be reached is June By Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/21/2009 – “I urge members to carefully review both the pros and cons in the referendum materials, and exercise their right to vote,” says Screen Actors Guild National President [...]
Rourke and Basinger Reunite on the Red Carpet for “The Informers”
April 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Rourke, Basinger, Thornton and Ryder light up the big screen By Darrah Le Montre HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/20/09 — Mickey Rourke sailed past much of the press on the red carpet premiere of his latest flick “The Informers,” Thursday, stopping by Hollywood Today to tell us he had just “got off work” from the [...]
Tags: Film
Hollywood Sighs Relief as SAG Strike Averted by Narrow Vote
April 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Screen Actors Guild – Producer talks have happy ending as board approves tentative television and motion picture contracts By Jeffrey Jolson HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/19/09 – It was a close thing, but SAG voted not to strike and accept the moguls’ offer with a deal along the lines of the Writers and Directors Guilds [...]
Tags: Film