Monday 12 March 2012

Oprah and Jaycee Dugard honored at the DVF Awards

Diane von Furstenberg presents Oprah Winfrey with the DVF Lifetime Leadership Award at The Third Annual DVF Awards held at the United Nations in New York, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)Oprah Winfrey was embraced in a hug by longtime friend Diane von Furstenberg as she took to the stage to accept a "Lifetime Leadership" honor at the third annual DVF awards.


Queen Elizabeth II marks Commonwealth Day

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II leave following the Observance for Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in central London, Monday March 12, 2012. Queen Elizabeth II attended the service as head of the commonwealth of 54 member nations. (AP PHOTO / LEON NEAL)Queen Elizabeth II, her husband and other senior royals have attended a lively ceremony in London marking Commonwealth Day.


Jay-Z brings the hype to South By Southwest

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Jay-Z attends the grand re-opening of his 40/40 Club, in New York. Jay-Z will kick off the South By Southwest festival with a performance on Monday, March 12, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)Jay-Z may have 99 problems, but getting to the venue isn't one.


AP Interview: Sutherland talks up new show 'Touch'

Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland poses during a photocall for the U.S. TV series Kiefer Sutherland admits he had no intention of going back to television after the action-packed "24" ended â€" but that all changed when he read the script for "Touch."


Springsteen brings customary energy to NYC show

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at the Apollo Theater on Friday, March 9, 2012 in New York. The concert was hosted by SiriusXM in celebration of 10 years of satellite radio. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)The power and the glory were unleashed in the heart of Harlem on Friday night as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took to the stage of the storied Apollo Theater.


Luna y García Bernal encabezan sátira en español con Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell da vida a Armando Alvarez y Diego Luna a su hermano Raúl, en una imagen de Diego Luna y Gael García Bernal vuelven a compartir créditos en la gran pantalla, esta vez como un par de narcotraficantes rivales en "Casa de mi padre", una comedia protagonizada por el astro de Hollywood Will Ferrell, hablada completamente en español y que se estrena esta semana en Estados Unidos.


Sunday fun day for Beyonce and Jay-Z at NY concert

FILE -- In a may 2, 2011 file photo Beyonce Knowles and her husband Jay-Z arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York. Beyoncé and Jay-Z enjoyed a concert by R&B singer The-Dream Sunday March 11, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)It was Sunday "fun day" for Beyonce and Jay-Z: The new parents enjoyed a concert by R&B singer The-Dream in New York.


Rare movie posters found in US attic are for sale

This February 2012 photo provided by Heritage Auctions in Dallas shows a movie poster for the 1931 poster for “Dracula” starring Bela Lugosi. This and other rare classic movie theater posters found in a northeastern Pennsylvania attic are scheduled to go to auction March 23. (AP Photo/Heritage Auctions)A rowdy band of bloodsuckers, gunslingers, wily wise guys, jaded private eyes, hard-boiled reporters and good girls gone bad, stuck in an attic together for 80 years, is going its separate ways.


Rare movie posters found in Pa. attic are for sale

This February 2012 photo provided by Heritage Auctions in Dallas shows a movie poster for the 1931 poster for “Dracula” starring Bela Lugosi. This and other rare classic movie theater posters found in a northeastern Pennsylvania attic are scheduled to go to auction March 23. (AP Photo/Heritage Auctions)A rowdy band of bloodsuckers, gunslingers, wily wise guys, jaded private eyes, hardboiled reporters and good girls gone bad, stuck in an attic together for 80 years, is going its separate ways.


Streep as Clinton? Tribute gets people talking

FILE - In this March 9, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak to the media during a news conference at the State Department in Washington Friday, March 9, 2012. Last weekend Clinton, along with actress Meryl Streep participated the Women in the World summit, a three-day gathering prominent women leaders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Meryl Streep is fresh off her Oscar win for playing Margaret Thatcher. But she had an entire theater at Lincoln Center wondering if an even better role for her would be a political icon closer to home: Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Prince Harry completes first major tour for queen

Britain's Prince Harry greets Brazilian model Fernanda Motta during an award ceremony after playing a charity polo match in Campinas, Brazil, Sunday March 11, 2012. Prince Harry is in Brazil at the request of the British government on a trip to promote ties and emphasize the transition from the upcoming 2012 London Games to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Say goodbye to the party prince; say hello to the queen's secret weapon.


Mystery witness emerges in 'Housewives' trial

FILE - In this July 27, 2011 file photo, actress Nicollette Sheridan poses for a portrait at during The Television Critics Association 2011 Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. The trial over Sheridan's firing from A judge wants to talk to a "Desperate Housewives" worker who claims he mistakenly received an email suggesting a cover-up of information about Nicollette Sheridan's firing from the show.


Whitney Houston's daughter: 'She's always with me'

In this undated image from video released by Harpo, Inc., host Oprah Winfrey, left, embraces Bobbi Kristina, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston during an interview in Atlanta, Ga. The exclusive interview will be shown on In her first interview since Whitney Houston's death, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown said she's "doing as good as I possibly can" and recalled the tender last moments she shared with her superstar mother before her sudden death last month.


'America's Got Talent' champ to try politics again

In this Sept. 24, 2008 file image released by NBC, opera singer Neal E. Boyd, center, is flanked by, from left: judges Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne, host Jerry Springer and judge David Hasselhoff after winning the NBC talent competition, The one-time winner of the NBC show "America's Got Talent" has decided to make another stab at politics.


'Lorax' trumps 'John Carter' with $39.1M weekend

In this film image released by Universal Pictures, animated character Lorax, voiced by Danny Devito, is shown in a scene from "Dr. Seuss' the Lorax" has easily beaten Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter" at the weekend box office.


'Lorax' retains No. 1 box-office spot with $38.8M

In this film image released by Universal Pictures, animated character Lorax, voiced by Danny Devito, is shown in a scene from "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" held on as the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $38.8 million, easily beating the sci-fi newcomer "John Carter."


Jack Kerouac play to make its world premiere

FILE - In this 1967 file photo, author Jack Kerouac is shown in Lowell, Mass. Kerouac's only full-length play will be staged for the first time this fall. Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the University of Massachusetts Lowell said Monday _ on what would have been Kerouac's 90th birthday _ that they will produce the three-act play called Jack Kerouac's only full-length play will be staged for the first time this fall.


VH1 to chronicle Ochocinco, Lozada's wedding

FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, NFL Football player Chad Ochocinco, right, poses with his fiancee “Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada at the Cosmopolitan Magazine's 'Fun Fearless Males of 2011' event in New York. VH1 said Monday, March 12, that its eight-part series Cable TV is getting ready to chronicle another sports-related celebrity wedding, this time involving NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and "Basketball Wife" star Evelyn Lozada.


Artist Heizer's big rock rolls to Calif. museum

Crowds gather to watch a 200-foot-long transporter almost three freeway lanes wide carry a 340-ton granite boulder, standing 21 feet, 10 inches high and measuring 32 feet across to its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where it will become the centerpiece of artist Michael Heizer's A big rock that has been lumbering across Southern California for the past week and a half arrived at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art before dawn Saturday, cheered on by what has become an audience of tens of thousands.


"Fashion Star" show's designs in stores next day

In this undated image released by NBC, from left, host Elle Macpherson, Ross Bennett and Sarah Parrott are shown during the premiere episode of The stakes are high. The judges are brutal. The challenges are difficult. And the contestants are determined to be the next Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren.


Welsh opera star has high hopes for DWTS

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 Katherine Jenkins arrives for the Brit Awards 2011 at The O2 Arena in London. Welsh opera star Katherine Jenkins has been rehearsing for 'Dancing With The Stars' in London and has found her love of high heels helps her on the dance floor. The Welsh mezzo-soprano has been rehearsing for the show with professional partner Mark Ballas, Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)Welsh opera star Katherine Jenkins may have a leg up on some of her "Dancing with the Stars" competitors: She's already used to high heels.


Lost mural by Leonardo may have been discovered

This undated picture made available by the by the National Geographic, shows a close-up of Giorgio Vasari's fresco bearing the words Researchers may have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci by poking a probe through cracks in a 16th-century fresco painted on the wall of one of Florence's most famous buildings.


Jury will soon offer finale in 'Housewives' trial

FILE - In this July 27, 2011 file photo, actress Nicollette Sheridan poses for a portrait at during The Television Critics Association 2011 Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. The trial over Sheridan's firing from For eight seasons, Marc Cherry has woven conflict, mystery and death into the story lines of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," but soon 12 jurors will be the ones supplying suspense for the veteran television writer.


Iran cancels home ceremony for Oscar winner

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, Asghar Farhadi, of Iran, poses with the Oscar for best foreign language film for Iranian authorities canceled a ceremony Monday in honor of the country's Oscar-winning director even though the government had hailed his win as a triumph over a competitor from Israel.


Rolling Stones to release 50th anniversary book

Still no word on a Rolling Stones anniversary tour, but the band will mark its 50th year with a new book.