M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)
AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
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Travolta, Sandler, more make Super Bowl picks (AP)
AP - John Travolta had the Super Bowl score wrong — but his prediction was right.
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Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness (AP)
AP - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.more
Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash (omg!)
omg! - CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two award-winning filmmakers working on a documentary with renowned Hollywood director James Cameron were killed in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday, according to National Geographic. American cinematographer Michael deGruy, 60, and Australian TV writer-producer Andrew Wight, 52, were killed when their helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from an airstrip south of Sydney, the media group said on its website. Police did not release the victims' identities immediately. ...more
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract (omg!)
omg! - LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project. Kevin Messick, a producer on "Batman Forever" and "The Other Guys," alleges that Don Granger and Gary Levinsohn of Mutual Film Company edged him out of the film adaptation of Lee Child's best-selling novel. Messick is asking for unspecified damages, his producer's fees and the rights to participate in any upcoming sequels. ...more
Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show (omg!)
omg! -US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash (omg!)
omg! - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.more
M.I.A. Makes Obscene Gesture at Super Bowl (omg!)
omg! -Madonna Upstaged by Singer's Vulgar Gesture (omg!)
omg! - You wanted provocation at the Super Bowl halftime show? Madonna chickened out, but sidekick M.I.A. was happy to obligemore
M.I.A.’s Raised Middle Finger Raises Question: Why The Provocation? (omg!)
omg! - So, who used whom in the Madonna/M.I.A. Super Bowl halftime controversy--per that already famous middle finger that M.I.A. offered tens of millions of viewers before the censors could get to it?more
Lenny Kravitz has personal ties to NFL legends (AP)
AP - Lenny Kravitz has been enjoying Super Bowl weekend, but his reasons are more personal than sports-related.
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Band star struck during Super Bowl weekend (AP)
AP - The Super Bowl has attracted so many stars to the city that even The Fray admits to being a little starstruck.
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Philadelphia celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday (AP)
AP - Past the glass case containing sketches for his novel "Oliver Twist," beyond the handwritten letter to his publisher about Little Nell, and away from the first published installments of "Hard Times" sits Charles Dickens' pet bird.more
'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M (AP)
AP - Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the actor who plays the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.
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Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show (Reuters)
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a glittery, spectacular Super Bowl halftime show.
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US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash (AP)
AP - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.more
Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show (Reuters)
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a glittery, spectacular Super Bowl halftime show.more
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract (Reuters)
Reuters - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project.more
No cause of death yet for L.A. artist Mike Kelley: coroner (Reuters)
Reuters - Los Angeles County Coroner's examiners have completed an autopsy on the body of artist Mike Kelley but have not yet determined a cause of death pending further tests, a spokesman said on Friday.more
Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show (Reuters)
Reuters - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a glittery, spectacular Super Bowl halftime show.more