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Author J.D. Salinger of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ fame, dies

Fri, 01/29/2010 - 11:10 by Ishita Sood

London, January 29 -- American author J.D. Salinger, best known for his work “The Catcher in the Rye,” died of natural causes at his home in North Hampshire on Wednesday. He was 91.

Jerusalem hospital in U.S. TV series

Fri, 12/04/2009 - 21:29 by Inderjit Singh

Jerusalem -- A Jerusalem hospital will star in a U.S. reality television show by Steven Spielberg and Phil Rosenthal premiering in 2011.

The show features Jerusalem's Shaarei Tzedek hospital and is to air on the Sundance Channel, The Jerusalem Post said.

The show will thrust a group of American doctors into the heart of one of Jerusalem's busiest hospitals, treating a wide spectrum of patients from Orthodox and secular Jews to Muslim and Christian Arabs, the Post said.

Rosenthal, the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond," and his wife visited the hospital this week. He said discussions are under way with an Israeli team in charge of production for the show, the newspaper said.

Couple crash at the White House dinner

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 13:41 by Ishita Sood

Washington, November 26 -- An uninvited couple crashed President Obama’s first White House state dinner Tuesday night breaking layers of security.

Spielberg still planning Lincoln film

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:27 by harsheeb

Los Angeles, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Steven Spielberg says he isn't upset Robert Redford's Abraham Lincoln film will be released before his own movie about the 16th president of the United States

Spielberg has been developing his Lincoln film for several years with Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson attached to play the lead. The movie, which had been temporarily sidelined due to budget and location issues, will be about the president's frustration regarding the length of the Civil War, Variety.com said.

The independent film Redford is directing, on the other hand, reportedly is to be about a woman charged with conspiring to kill Lincoln.

Spielberg inks deal with indian billionaire

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 00:02 by Salinder Kumar

Steven Spielberg is set to resume his moviemaking career after one of India's wealthiest men agreed to finance his film company.

The director's DreamWorks studios has secured $875 million ($583 million) in financial backing after inking a deal with billionaire Anil Ambani, chairman of India's Reliance BIG Entertainment. The money has also come from an agreement with Walt Disney Co. and bank loans.

The Jurassic Park filmmaker and his partner Stacey Snider began a search for investors last year (08) after Spielberg cut ties with Paramount Pictures in a bid to rebuild DreamWorks as an independent studio.

Noah Wyle lands TNT sci-fi pilot

Sat, 06/27/2009 - 00:25 by surajdogra

Los Angeles -- U.S. television actor Noah Wyle has signed on to star in the pilot for a possible science-fiction series from DreamWorks Television, TNT said Friday.

The pilot is being executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Robert Rodat.

"Saving Private Ryan" and "The Patriot" scribe Rodat is penning the as-yet-unnamed project about a band of resistance fighters attempting to thwart alien invaders. The screenplay is based on a concept Rodat conceived with Spielberg.

Wyle is best known for his work on the TV hospital drama "ER" and TNT's "The Librarian" movies. He is slated to play the leader of a rag-tag group of soldiers and civilians as they struggle against an occupying alien force, TNT said in a release.

Spielberg to produce 'MLK' bio-picture

Wed, 05/20/2009 - 10:26 by Salinder Kumar

Los Angeles -- Steven Spielberg is producing a bio-picture about U.S. civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39.

Variety.com said DreamWorks has acquired the film rights to King's story and intellectual property, such as his speeches and books, from his estate. Steven Spielberg, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones are producing the project for the big screen.

"We are all honored that the King Estate is giving us the opportunity to tell the story of these defining, historic events," Spielberg told Variety.com. "It is our hope that the creative power of film and the impact of Dr. King's life can combine to present a story of undeniable power that we can all be proud of."