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Film argues Vicious didn't kill Spungen

Tue, 03/02/2009 - 09:53 by Shruti Sharma

London -- Director Alan G. Parker says his new U.K. film "Who Killed Nancy?" makes a strong argument that punk rocker Sid Vicious didn't stab Nancy Spungen to death.

Spungen, Vicious' 20-year-old girlfriend, was found dead Oct. 12, 1978, at New York's Chelsea Hotel, where she and Vicious had been staying. Vicious, bassist for the Sex Pistols, was arrested, but died of a heroin overdose Feb. 2, 1979, at age 21, while awaiting trial for Spungen's slaying.

Police reportedly closed the case on Spungen's death when Vicious died.

Parker told the BBC Vicious's mother, Anne Beverley, asked him to clear her son's name in 1985 when he was working as a music journalist. He has since written two books about the troubled musician.

"I think this film had to be made from about the day that Sid's mother died in 1996," Parker said, explaining he saw the request as Beverley's "last wish."

Top model Tozzi hires bodyguard after death threats

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 23:04 by Bithika Khargarhia

Los Angeles, February 2:Famed Australian model Cheyenne Tozzi has been surrounded by turmoil after receiving death threats from a dangerous stalker, according to a report from the Daily Telegraph.

'Camino,' Del Toro win big at Goyas

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 22:17 by Shruti Sharma

Barcelona, Spain -- "Camino" won the prizes for best film, director, actress and supporting actor at the Goya Awards ceremony in Spain during the weekend.

The movie about the Opus Dei religious order earned Javier Fesser the best director honor, Carme Elias the best actress Goya and Jordi Dauder the best supporting actor trophy. Nerea Camacho also took home the award for best new female talent, the BBC said.

Benicio Del Toro won the best actor prize for his portrayal of Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara and Penelope Cruz earned the best supporting actress trophy for her work in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a drama about illegal abortion in Romania, won the title of best European film and Jess Franco was honored with the lifetime achievement Goya for his contributions to the horror/erotica genre, the BBC said.

Loeb, Hershkovitz tie the knot

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 21:02 by Shruti Sharma

New York -- Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb and TV music coordinator Roey Hershkovitz were married Saturday evening at a New York restaurant, The New York Times reported.

Rabbi Andy Bachman presided over their nuptials at Brasserie 8 1/2.

Loeb, 40, has produced eight albums and Hershkovitz, 30, is music director of the television talk show "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."

Loeb and Hershkovitz met in late 2006 and were smitten while discussing a television pilot Hershkovitz was pitching at a meeting in Los Angeles, the Times said. That led to a dinner date in New York and eventually they began spending time together.

Their relationship survived a six-week breakup and Hershkovitz's proposal to her last November in front of a fireplace at the Maritime Hotel included pink champagne and a boom box playing their song, "All Night Long" by Lionel Ritchie, the Times said.

Morgan, Swank to co-star in 'Resident'

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 20:56 by Shruti Sharma

Los Angeles -- Jeffrey Dean Morgan has signed on to reunite with his "P.S. I Love You" co-star Hilary Swank in the New York-set thriller "The Resident."

The Hollywood Reporter said Morgan is to portray a landlord obsessed with a tenant, played by Swank, in the new movie, which is being directed by Finnish
first-time filmmaker Antti J. Jokinen.

Jokinen has previously worked with Beyonce, Shania Twain and Will Smith on music videos.

Morgan is a member of the "Grey's Anatomy" ensemble and will soon be seen on the big screen in "Watchmen."

Swank won Oscars for her performances in the films "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby."

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

Cops force Tommy Lee's chopper to land

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 20:38 by Shruti Sharma

Los Angeles -- The pilot of a helicopter carrying rocker Tommy Lee was forced to land after he allegedly flew too close to a Los Angeles police chopper, officials said.

"(The pilot) was flying rather erratically and he did get close to one of our helicopters,'' LAPD Officer Karen Smith told E! News. "The tower over the area was concerned about his flying, too."

Smith said the Motley Crue musician and the pilot, whose name wasn't immediately released, were forced to land at the closest airport Sunday.

The pilot was taken to the LAPD's Van Nuys station where he took a breath test and was released without charge, pending the results.

"(Lee) had nothing to do with the situation, so he was just released," Smith told E! News.

Copyright 2009 by Unite

Pa. groundhog sees shadow, more winter

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 20:26 by Shruti Sharma

Punxsutawney, Pa -- The legendary, weather-forecasting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil says the United States is in for six more weeks of winter.

Making his annual Groundhog's Day appearance Monday in Punxsutawney, Pa., Phil gazed out at a cheering crowd and "saw his shadow," the event's announcer said, signaling more winter to come, CNN reported.

"After casting a joyful eye towards thousands of his faithful followers, Phil proclaimed that his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers were world champions one more time," the announcer said, adding, "And as he looked, 'a bright sky above me showed my shadow beside me. So six more weeks of winter it will be.' Oh, woe is us. Woe is us!"

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

Amy Winehouse's London home robbed

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 19:51 by Bithika Khargarhia

Los Angeles, February 2:The north London home of troubled British pop star, Amy Winehouse has been burgled while she was on holidays in the Caribbean, police have confirmed.

Hudson delivers Super Bowl anthem

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 18:42 by Shruti Sharma

Tampa, Fla. -- Jennifer Hudson, her personal life splintered by violence, re-emerged in public Sunday, singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla.

Hudson, who wore a blue jacket over a white suit accessorized with armful of bracelets and large hoop earrings, offered an emotionally tinged gospel-and-soul version of the Star-Spangled Banner. She took a deep breath before she started singing and concluded by exhaling, the New York Daily News noted.

The performance preceding Super Bowl XLIII was the 27-year-old Oscar-winning singer's first since her mother, brother and nephew were killed last October.

Hudson's resurgence will continue next Sunday when she sings at the Grammy Awards. She also is filming a video for her song "If This Isn't Love" and is expected to make appearances for the charity MusicCares.

Rapper DMX gets 90 days In prison for animal cruelty

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 13:28 by Bithika Khargarhia

Los Angeles, February 2: Rapper DMX has been sentenced to 90 days in slammer for possession of multiple drugs, theft and animal cruelty charges, according to several media reports.

Jennifer Hudson makes first performance since October at the Super Bowl

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 13:09 by Camilla Abad

Florida, February 2: Jennifer Hudson made her first public appearance since October as she performed the national anthem to start off the Super Bowl XLIII football game on Sunday.

Folk singer Martyn dead at age 60

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 09:02 by Shruti Sharma

Glasgow, Scotland -- Scottish singer John Martyn, known as much for his folk sound as his hard-drinking image, has died at the age of 60, singer Phil Collins said.

Collins, who had worked alongside Martyn during his musical career, remembered the "May You Never" star as a "great friend," The Scotsman said Friday.

"John's passing is terribly, terribly sad," Collins said. "I had known him since the 1970s and he was a great friend."

After first appearing in the music scene in the 1960s, Martyn created such albums as 1973's "Solid Air" and 1977's "One World."

The Scotsman said to Martyn, his albums were representative of what was taking place in his life at the time.

"Every record I've made -- bad, good, or indifferent -- is autobiographical," he said once. "I can look back when I hear a record and recall exactly what was going on. Some people keep diaries; I make records."