Thursday, May 24 2012
Documents show Pentagon gave Hollywood special access for bin Laden movie
WASHINGTON — In the months after the successful U.S. military mission that killed Osama bin Laden, Pentagon officials met with Hollywood filmmakers and gave them…
Movies with distinctly American themes abound at Cannes festival
CANNES, France — Increasingly reliant on global audiences for box office success, many Hollywood studios are muting elements that might be considered too American. But…
‘Ghost Recon Commander’ makes every shot count on Facebook
If publisher Ubisoft has its way, the next big Facebook game will be a decidedly intense experience packed with gunfire, explosions and drug dealers. In…
Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ to get 25th anniversary reissue
LOS ANGELES — In the three years following Michael Jackson’s death, his estate has been conservative with posthumous releases from the King of Pop’s archives…
All in all, it’s more bricks in ‘The Wall’
LOS ANGELES — When Pink Floyd first took its concept album “The Wall” to the concert stage more than three decades ago, even lead singer…
The Beach Boys at 50: Reaching their fans through QVC
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — And on the 46th anniversary of the release of “Pet Sounds,” the Beach Boys played QVC. The reunited Beach Boys, that…
New generation of location apps look to overcome ‘creepy’ label
AUSTIN, Texas — It was a short-lived, creepy love affair. In March, as buzz swirled around new technologies before the South by Southwest Interactive festival,…
Cannes 2012: Tom Hardy’s sliding into stardom with ‘Lawless’
CANNES, France — Consider Heath Ledger’s Joker. If you conduct a Twitter hash tag search using the phrase #reallytoughacttofollow, by rights Ledger’s performance in “The…
Library of Congress names new entries for National Recording Registry
LOS ANGELES — Donna Summer’s throbbing 1977 hit “I Feel Love”; Prince’s 1984 “Purple Rain” album; the first known commercial sound recording, dating to 1888;…
Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Santigold to headline Jay-Z’s Made in America fest in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Pearl Jam, the Seattle grunge survivors fronted by Eddie Vedder, will headline the “Made in America” festival in Philadelphia on Sept. 1 and…
