Friday, 6 June 2008

Sydney Pollack 1934 - 2008

Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack has died of cancer. He was 73.


Pollack died on Monday (26May08) afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles surrounded by friends and family. His death follows a ten month battle with the deadly disease.


Pollack won critical acclaim and two Academy Awards for his epic romance Out Of Africa starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The 1985 movie garnered a staggering 11 nominations and won seven including Best Picture and Best Director.


He was also famed for directing 1973 classic The Way We Were and 1982's Tootsie starring Dustin Hoffman.


While best remembered as a director, Pollack started out as an actor and continued to perform throughout his career - most recently appearing alongside George Clooney in last year's (07) Oscar-winning picture Michael Clayton and in this year's (08) Made of Honour with Patrick Dempsey.


Pollack is survived by his wife Claire, daughters Rebecca and Rachel and six grandchildren.




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Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Mooch and Dead Earnest

Mooch and Dead Earnest   
Artist: Mooch and Dead Earnest

   Genre(s): 
Ambient
   


Discography:


Mooch In Search Of The Acid Metal Grille   
 Mooch In Search Of The Acid Metal Grille

   Year: 1998   
Tracks: 4



 






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Kelsey Grammer - Kelsey Grammer Recovering After Mild Heart Attack

Actor Kelsey Grammer is recuperating after suffering a mild heart attack, according to his spokesman.

The Frasier star had been paddle-boarding off the coast of Hawaii, where he has a second home, when he experienced chest pains on May 31st.

The 53-year-old is now "resting comfortably" after being admitted to an undisclosed hospital, said his spokesman Stan Rosenfield.

Rosenfield told Star magazine the former Cheers actor had been paddle-boarding off the Kona coast of Hawaii's Big Island with his wife Camille when he experienced cardiovascular symptoms.

He was admitted to hospital where "it was determined that he had a mild heart attack".

"Kelsey is doing fine now and he will be going home tomorrow," Rosenfield added.

Grammer played Dr Frasier Crane for two decades on Cheers and in eight series of Frasier, as well as voicing the villainous Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons.

Though his success as the psychiatrist saw him becoming, at one point, the highest paid actor on US television, his latest series has not been so successful.

His Fox sitcom Back to You, in which Grammer played a lascivious anchorman, was cancelled after one season.


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Smith dishes on lasting love


The D-word is often slung around the Hollywood Hills and now even Will Smith has been uttering the syllables.

But Smith�s got something different to say about divorce, Ananova.com reports.

The topic of nuptials came up as Ellen DeGeneres, on her talk show, noted that Will and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have been married for 10 years � almost unheard of in Hollywood.

Will got all deep and meaningful on the subject: �What I found is divorce just can�t be an option.
�It�s really that simple. And I think that�s the problem with L.A.� there are so many options. So a huge part of the success for (Jada) and I is that we just removed the other options.�

He added: �We�re like � listen, we�re going to be together one way or the other so we might as well try to be happy.�










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Ivanka Trump Profits From Mother's Wedding

Ivana Trump ensured her daughter Ivanka Trump made a healthy profit from her recent wedding - by insisting all guests buy her gift vouchers from the socialite's jewellery store. The former wife of tycoon Donald Trump asked those who attended her April wedding to Rossano Rubicondi to buy the couple vouchers from the Madison Avenue, New York store called Ivanka Trump. She reveals, "Instead of registering at Barneys or Crate & Barrel, I registered at my daughter Ivanka's jewellery boutique. I had gift certificates made up, and our friends called and donated anything from $500 (£250)to $5,000 (£2,500), which went into a pool for us." But Trump and Rubicondi still ended up with a house full of gifts: "The 480 wedding gifts we received have filled up five rooms in our house. "With the amount of food service items I received, I could feed 3,000 people. I need to buy a new house to fit all this stuff."


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Kitaro and Far East Family Band

Kitaro and Far East Family Band   
Artist: Kitaro and Far East Family Band

   Genre(s): 
New Age
   


Discography:


Nipponjin   
 Nipponjin

   Year: 1975   
Tracks: 10



 






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Angelina Jolie Finally Opens Up About Pregnancy

Angelina Jolie has finally opened up about her pregnancy, saying she’s “loves” being an expectant mum.
The Hollywood had refused to even confirm she was pregnant until the Cannes Film Festival this week, but after news leaked out Angelina spoke to reporters at the premiere of new movie Kung Fu Panda about waiting to give birth in France.
She told the Sunday Mirror, “Unlike most women, I love being pregnant.
"You just feel like everything about your body is there for your baby. I'm sitting and talking a lot, and everybody's being very nice to me."
“Our three-year-old and our four-year-old keep saying they have animals in their bellies.”
"So our daughter keeps saying that she's got little piggies and she has to eat brownies because the piggies need to eat brownies.
"And our four-year-old says he's got monkeys. So it's become fun in the house."
Brad Pitt also confirmed that, despite a pregnancy reportedly littered health problems, his partner is looking forward to giving birth.
“Angelina is doing really good now, thanks,” he said.
Jolie is reported to be expecting twins in a fortnight’s time.
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