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'Lost Boys' star Haim remembered as bright 'firecracker' who struggled with drugs

THE CANADIAN PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

TORONTO - In the 1980s, Corey Haim became a teen pin-up favourite, a baby-faced idol with an infectious grin and a "firecracker" personality. But as he shot to stardom with a string of hit films including the 1987 vampire smash "The Lost Boys," the promising Toronto-born actor fell into a debili

Percy Sledge, Atlanta Rhythm Section at Alabama Music Hall of Fame

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Performers appearing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include hall members Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Executive director David Johnson says the show will also include Eddie Levert of the O'Jays, Mac Davis, Jamey Johnson, the At

Mark-Anthony Turnage's 'Anna Nicole' opera to premiere in London next year

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

LONDON - The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy playmate. Covent Garden Music Director Antonio Pappano will conduct and Richard Jones will direct, the c

'Are you filming the next "Cove"?' Defensive Japanese fishermen close ranks against the media

Miles Edelsten, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

OTSUCHI, Japan - As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me, yelling "No!" and pushing me out of the building. Another smeared his rubber fish gutting glove across my lens, while a third threw snow at me with a shovel. Following the success of "The Cove," a documentary about the do

Google to digitize thousands of old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

ROME - Google says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind. Officials from Google and Italian culture officials said Wednesday the project is the firs

Actor Corey Haim found dead at age 38

680News staff 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

Actor Corey Haim, 38, has been found dead in Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday.

Thriller or pale ghost of 'Phantom'? 'Love Never Dies' gets mixed reviews

Jill Lawless, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

LONDON - It got an opening-night standing ovation but Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical extravaganza has received a mixed reception from London critics. Some said Wednesday that "Love Never Dies" - a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" set in a Coney Island fun fair - was a thrilling ride, but o

Designer Theyskens' book uses a camera to catch fashion shows' unposed moments

Samantha Critchell, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

NEW YORK - The scene backstage at a fashion show is far different than the one along the runway. Yes, it's frantic; yes, it's frenzied. And, of course, there are the models there to do their job and clothes waiting for their debut. But there is an intimacy behind the curtain that the audience

Hanks, Spielberg go to war with 'The Pacific,' follow-up to 'Band of Brothers'

Lynn Elber, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people's war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." The unsparing and visceral depiction of battle in their Second World War collaborations is revisited by "The Pacific," a 10-par

Osmonds return to Vegas show after break following death of Marie's son

Oskar Garcia, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 1

LAS VEGAS - Entertainer Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death "Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did thi