Renuka Mahabir of Sangre Grande sang her way to the top position in last week s Mastana Bahar programme which took place at the Rampersad Brother Ranch in Raju Trace, Penal. The 19-year-old Renuka impressed the judges with her rendition of the

Thousands up early for “Idol” auditions - Summit Daily News
By dawn Sunday, the line of eager “American Idol” hopefuls circled Mile High Walk at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High. Penned behind bicycle racks and yellow tape, they stood seven deep, inching past portable restrooms and security, wearing PJs

Martial Arts Experts Casting Call for Live-Action TMNT Movie - Coming Soon!
An open casting call for the upcoming live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie has been announced. Details follow: Martial Arts Experts Open Casting Call Auditions Martial Artist Wanted for New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Motion

CORNERSTONE: New dance company formed, needs dancers - Star-Press
Cornerstone Center for the Arts has announced the creation of the Cornerstone Dance Company. The Cornerstone Dance Company will feature two groups of dancers ranging in age from 5 to 21. There will be a competition group and a performance group

Shawnee to host Thunder Girls’ open auditions - Shawnee News-Star
The Oklahoma City Thunder will host auditions for the Thunder Girls on Saturday, July 18, at FireLake Grand Casino in Shawnee. Women 18 and older can audition to be part of Oklahoma City s own NBA dance team for the 2009-10 season. Registration

The blonde beauty, 27, makes her telly debut in hard-hitting drama Freefall next month. Megastars like Madonna, Britney and Mariah Carey have failed spectacularly trying to convert their success in music on to the screen. And Sarah admits there is a

‘Survivor’ Winner J.T. Back Home On Alabama Farm - CattleNetwork.com
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) - James Thomas Jr. admits it was probably his thick Southern drawl and innocent, country boy persona that got him on reality TV and helped him win $1.1 million in prize money. Since “Survivor Tocantins” ended in May, life is

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Good and bad for Madison, Messalonskee - MaineToday.com
WATERVILLE — Messalonskee Post 51 coach Paul Jacobs said it with a laugh, but he wasn’t entirely joking. When the Eagles have all their players, they’re pretty darn good. When they don’t, it’s hit or miss. Messalonskee got the good and the ugly in

Survivor winner J.T. back home on Alabama farm - Opelika-Auburn News
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) James Thomas Jr. admits it was probably his thick Southern drawl and innocent, country boy persona that got him on reality TV and helped him win $1.1 million in prize money. Since Survivor Tocantins ended in May

Survivor winner goes back to the farm - Dothan Eagle
James Thomas Jr. admits it was probably his thick Southern drawl and innocent country boy persona that got him on reality TV, and helped him to win the show s $1 million prize and a $100,000 fan favorite bonus. Family and friends who have known him

Robin Wright Penn’s modeling scars - AZCentral.com
Robin Wright Penn thinks modeling “(expletive)” her up. The 43-year-old ‘Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ star hated her experiences of attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting her first acting job in a commercial “saved

Actress’ pregnancy is written into ‘Eureka’ cable series - Fresno Bee
HOLLYWOOD — The security guard outside the North Hollywood Medical Center has had to deal with numerous injured or sick people who have shown up for medical attention. All have been turned away. This is not some nightmare version of an HMO. It’s

The big friendly pensioner with a taste for anarchy - This is Sentinel
There’s no doubt about it the children’s show coming to The Regent Theatre this week will be huge. As Roald Dahl’s The BFG thunders into town, Tamzin Hindmarch talks to the gentle giant’s alter ego Anthony Pedley. AT 64, Anthony Pedley is old

“You remember John, don’t you?” my uncle said two hours into his wedding reception. Of course I did. Granted, the last time I’d seen John I was sporting pig tails and My Little Pony T-shirts. How could I forget the man my grandmother referred to as

Survivor winner J.T. back home on Alabama farm - Opelika-Auburn News
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) James Thomas Jr. admits it was probably his thick Southern drawl and innocent, country boy persona that got him on reality TV and helped him win $1.1 million in prize money. Since Survivor Tocantins ended in May

Seen around town - Egypt Today
This recycled film portrays the struggle between conservative and liberal schools of thought. It tells the story of a young man called Sultan (played by Star Academy graduate Hisham Abdul Rahman) who lives with his uncle s family. Sultan, who

Robin Wright Penn’s modeling scars - AZCentral.com
Robin Wright Penn thinks modeling “(expletive)” her up. The 43-year-old ‘Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ star hated her experiences of attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting her first acting job in a commercial “saved

Survivor winner goes back to the farm - Dothan Eagle
James Thomas Jr. admits it was probably his thick Southern drawl and innocent country boy persona that got him on reality TV, and helped him to win the show s $1 million prize and a $100,000 fan favorite bonus. Family and friends who have known him

Actress’ pregnancy is written into ‘Eureka’ cable series - Fresno Bee
HOLLYWOOD — The security guard outside the North Hollywood Medical Center has had to deal with numerous injured or sick people who have shown up for medical attention. All have been turned away. This is not some nightmare version of an HMO. It’s

Sarah: I won’t be just one more singer who fails at acting - The Sun
The blonde beauty, 27, makes her telly debut in hard-hitting drama Freefall next month. Megastars like Madonna, Britney and Mariah Carey have failed spectacularly trying to convert their success in music on to the screen. And Sarah admits there is a

‘Survivor’ Winner J.T. Back Home On Alabama Farm - CattleNetwork.com
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) - James Thomas Jr. admits it was probably his thick Southern drawl and innocent, country boy persona that got him on reality TV and helped him win $1.1 million in prize money. Since “Survivor Tocantins” ended in May, life is

Daniel Radcliffe taking ballet lessons - Digital Spy
Daniel Radcliffe has announced that he has begun taking ballet lessons to help make him more appealing to casting directors in the future. The Harry Potter actor, together with co-star Rupert Grint, is said to be worried that he won’t be able to find

When the value of life gets cheaper - Philippine Star Online
What can you buy with your P20 today? That is the message being sent across by a 30-second commercial currently airing on television to dramatize how your purchasing power has dramatically shrunk these days. But with their low, low prices, you can

“That’s too much,” Nancy Berwid tells one of her students. “Make it real.” Authenticity is a major sticking point for Berwid, who spends Tuesday afternoons and evenings each week teaching student’s in her First Take Acting Program at San Francisco’s

McClintock psyched about supernatural series - Boston Herald
E ddie McClintock was ready for his role on Warehouse 13. In the new dramedy, premiering tonight at 9 on Syfy, the actor plays Pete Lattimer, a Secret Service agent assigned to protect a warehouse full of fantastical objects and investigate

A student’s investment - New Zealand Herald
As a 21-year-old university student, Helene Ravlich bought the house she now shares with her husband Jooles Clements and baby son Wolf. When most other students were out partying, Ravlich had her eye on the property market, using money she earned

Sullivan County Commission beverage board meeting - Kingsport Times-News
The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre, Johnson City’s premier dinner theatre, continues is 2009 season by proudly presenting On Golden Pond by Ernest Thomson. Touching, funny and warmly perceptive, it is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, a spirited

Unicoi Festival Celebration July 4th - Kingsport Times-News
FREE kids catfish tournament. Ages 1 to 15. Prizes awarded for the largest catfish, the s,mallest catfish & for catching the albino catfish. for information call: Pam Crick (423) 823-2867 e-mail: pjshappy2@aol.com McMillian Catfish Farms is located

MAKING the transition from theatre to television was initially confusing for Tania Zara. But she faced the challenge and emerged triumphant. “Television was completely different from theatre. In theatre, all we had to do was perform on stage. With

On TV - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Vincent Pastore guest stars on an episode of Chopping Block (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) set in Manhattan s Little Italy, where contestants must prepare lunch at a restaurant for tourists and regular patrons. The Sopranos star has done a great

Sullivan County Board of Education Meeting - Kingsport Times-News
The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre, Johnson City’s premier dinner theatre, continues is 2009 season by proudly presenting On Golden Pond by Ernest Thomson. Touching, funny and warmly perceptive, it is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, a spirited

Steve Carell May Be Sold On Billy Mays: The Movie - Cinema Blend
People expect a movie about Michael Jackson (in fact, our high commander, Josh Tyler already started casting it ). A documentary about Farrah Fawcett has already been filmed. Even a movie about Ed McMahon wouldn t be too out of the question given

A student’s investment - New Zealand Herald
As a 21-year-old university student, Helene Ravlich bought the house she now shares with her husband Jooles Clements and baby son Wolf. When most other students were out partying, Ravlich had her eye on the property market, using money she earned

Kody Norris & The Watauga Boys @ Carter Fold - Kingsport Times-News
FREE kids catfish tournament. Ages 1 to 15. Prizes awarded for the largest catfish, the s,mallest catfish & for catching the albino catfish. for information call: Pam Crick (423) 823-2867 e-mail: pjshappy2@aol.com McMillian Catfish Farms is located

FROM OUR FILES: An Interview with Karl Malden - Christian Science Monitor
Karl Malden, who directed “Time Limit” for Richard Widmark, doesn’t want to become a director. Nowadays most actors, whether from Broadway or Hollywood, seem to want to grasp the reins one way or another, either as director or as producer. Mr. Malden

‘Gizza job, CBeebies’ - The Guardian
A psychopathic Chicago gangster. A violent racist. A murderous mobster. A prostitute user. An avaricious, adrenalin-addicted mercenary. A football hooligan. An alcoholic. Stephen Graham has put his name to some pretty unpleasant characters in his

Actor Randall Shea, originally from Omaha, stars in a new short film that premiered at the Palm Springs Short Film Festival last week. Wild Like Ego is a coming-of-age story of a young girl facing a difficult choice. Shea plays Ego, a hard-core

Avika s all grown up finally! - Hindustan Times
The dream has come true for child actress Avika Gor of Balika Vadhu fame. Her soaring popularity on the small screen has landed her a role with veteran actor Anupam Kher in the movie Morning Walk by Arup Dutta. Oh! I am really excited. Dutta sir

100 turn out for ‘Idol’ auditions - Sun-Journal
AUBURN -They came and sang their hearts out. Cowboy hats, leopard-print skirts and lots of nerves were at the Auburn Mall on Saturday as more than 100 contestants flocked to the 2009 “Make Me An Idol” competition put on by FOX23 and sponsored by

In “Half-Blood Prince,” Fred and George Weasley are now the proud owners of the magical novelty shop Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. The Phelps twins talk about their experiences in the first six Potter films. MG: How were you first cast in the Harry

A student’s investment - New Zealand Herald
As a 21-year-old university student, Helene Ravlich bought the house she now shares with her husband Jooles Clements and baby son Wolf. When most other students were out partying, Ravlich had her eye on the property market, using money she earned

Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie - Los Angeles Times Blogs
How big will ” Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ” get? The movie was closing in on $400 million on Monday, a number that surprised even some of the people at Paramount Pictures. We’ve had tons of coverage on the film, which is breaking records

Steve Carell May Be Sold On Billy Mays: The Movie - Cinema Blend
People expect a movie about Michael Jackson (in fact, our high commander, Josh Tyler already started casting it ). A documentary about Farrah Fawcett has already been filmed. Even a movie about Ed McMahon wouldn t be too out of the question given

Michael Jackson Leaves Behind Large Family Legacy - WSB-TV Atlanta
Up until the time he shot to superstardom as a solo artist in 1982 with “Thriller,” late legendary singer Michael Jackson was part of the iconic family group known as The Jackson 5. Engineered by the Jackson family patriarch, Joseph Jackson, The

FROM OUR FILES: An Interview with Karl Malden - Christian Science Monitor
Karl Malden, who directed “Time Limit” for Richard Widmark, doesn’t want to become a director. Nowadays most actors, whether from Broadway or Hollywood, seem to want to grasp the reins one way or another, either as director or as producer. Mr. Malden

‘Gizza job, CBeebies’ - The Guardian
A psychopathic Chicago gangster. A violent racist. A murderous mobster. A prostitute user. An avaricious, adrenalin-addicted mercenary. A football hooligan. An alcoholic. Stephen Graham has put his name to some pretty unpleasant characters in his

Her death, at a Santa Monica hospital, was announced by her spokesman, Paul Bloch, The Associated Press reported. Fawcett had been battling intestinal cancer since late 2006, and to an extraordinary degree that fight was played out in public

Atkins: ‘I was lucky with Emmerdale’ - Digital Spy
Emmerdale returnee Emma Atkins has revealed that she struggled for work after leaving the soap four years ago. The 34-year-old - whose character Charity Tate is to be written back into the Yorkshire serial in October - quit the show in 2005 in a bid

Farrah Fawcett, 62: Actress, poster girl - Toronto Star
Farrah Fawcett in May 1977. When she joined ‘Charlie s Angels’ in 1976, her contract allowed her to leave the set every day in time to prepare dinner for her husband, Lee Majors. They divorced in 1982. Watch an audio slideshow about Farrah Fawcett

Adventures of a posh postie: Swapping her high-flying job to become a - Daily Mail
Posh postie: Tessa Hainsworth swapped her high-flying city life for the lush green pastures of Cornwall Balancing on a slippery rock, I reached in vain for the envelope which the wind had whipped out of my hand and dropped into the sea near the

Red River grad to host TV show - Grand Forks Herald
A 1986 Grand Forks Red River High School graduate will soon host her own show on the TLC cable network. Lisa Lynch, whose last name was Waddell while in Grand Forks, will take to the airwaves on Stager Invasion, premiering at 7 p.m. Tuesday on

Farrah Fawcett, of TV s “Charlie’s Angels,” Dies at 62 - Playbill
Farrah Fawcett, who became an instant celebrity and a cultural icon of the late 1970s as one of the original stars of the television phenomenon “Charlie’s Angels,” died June 25 after a long battle with cancer. She was 62. Few predicted the widespread

Farrah Fawcett, icon and actress, is dead at 62 - Manila Bulleting Online
Farrah Fawcett, an actress and television star whose good looks and signature flowing hairstyle influenced a generation of women and, beginning with a celebrated pinup poster, bewitched a generation of men, died Thursday morning in Santa Monica

Curtains: Hale Centre Theatre’s April Ann in Gilbert - Valley Fever
You may not realize it, but we have a Hale Centre Theatre in the Valley because a nice young couple, Ruth and Nathan Hale, moved from Salt Lake City to the L.A. area in 1943 and discovered they could get more acting work if they opened their own