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News: TV / Film

Japanese politicians pan Oscar winner "The Cove"

March 9, 2010

The Oscar win for documentary “The Cove" is not getting much applause in Taiji, the port city in western Japan where helmer Louie Psihoyos and his crew secretly filmed the annual dolphin slaughter. “This film has mistakes of fact," mayor Kazutaka Sangen told local press. “I'm surprised that it won the award even though its content ...

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News: Interview

Trombonist Luis Bonilla Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

March 8, 2010

Trombonist, composer, bandleader and professor Luis Bonilla is not a tortured artist. One cannot imagine him careening from one imbalanced extreme of self- reflection to the other or participating in anything particularly self-indulgent, whatsoever. He is a loving husband and a father who seems to inhale and exhale commitment to his two-year-old daughter. The middle son ...

News: TV / Film

Disney/ABC/Cablevision Save Oscar for NY

March 8, 2010

It came down to the wire, but New York-area Cablevision viewers got their Oscar fix. Disney/ABC restored service of its New York flagship, WABC, to Cablevision customers 10 minutes after the Oscars began, ending a day-long standoff. “We've made significant progress, and have reached an agreement in principle that recognizes the fair value of ABC7, with ...

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News: Award / Grant

Up Score Oscar Music Award

March 8, 2010

82nd Annual Academy Awards BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) “Up" Michael Giacchino “Avatar" James Horner “Fantastic Mr. Fox" Alexandre Desplat “The Hurt Locker" Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders “Sherlock Holmes" Hans Zimmer BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from “Crazy Heart," music ...

News: Technology

The Key to Apple's iPad? Uh-Oh, It's Magic

March 6, 2010

Wizard of Cupertino Steve Jobs announced Friday morning that the Apple iPad will go on sale April 3, and with that news revealed One More Thing that even iFixit won't find: It's magic. The “iPad is something completely new," said Jobs. “We're excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product. ...

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News: Award / Grant

Stevie Wonder breathless over French award

March 6, 2010

PARIS - It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters. The Motown great was in the French capital to perform and be honored at France's biggest musical awards show Saturday. Wonder said: “All this in one day, it's almost ...

News: Technology

Domain Name Czar Seeks .OnlineUnity

March 6, 2010

For the last few years, policy makers and netizens have been battling over net neutrality The idea that the net is and should remain an open, fair platform where packets flow freely and web services just work, everywhere and without favoritism. And they're trying to find the best way to guarantee that. The problem is hardly ...

News: TV / Film

Oscar's Sunday Tune in Early

March 6, 2010

The people behind Sunday's Oscars show are urging people to tune in early for one of the program's best sequences. Bill Mechanic, who is producing the awards ceremony with Adam Shankman, promised “the most dynamic opening, from drama to spectacle to humor, that has ever been staged." Shankman said the show will be funny, lively and ...

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News: Obituary

Bossa Nova Pioneer Johnny Alf Dies

March 5, 2010

RIO DE JANEIRO/ A founder of Bossa Nova music has died in Brazil after fighting prostate cancer. He was 80. Pianist Johnny Alf was called the “true father of Bossa Nova" by Ruy Castro, who wrote a definitive history of the music. Alf widely influenced later stars. A statement from a hospital near Sao Paulo says ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Greek Theatre, Gibson Amphitheatre Announce Upcoming Lineups

March 5, 2010

The Gibson will have several Latin music acts, including Gilberto Santa Rosa, Pepe Aguilar and Vicente Fernandez. Sugarland, the Go-Go's and Norah Jones will play the Greek. System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Spanish tenor Jose Carreras, L.A. rockers 30 Seconds to Mars, kid-friendly group the Wiggles and the MTV Movie Awards are among the highlights ...