WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro said Monday that production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” a two-part prequel to New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson’s blockbuster trilogy “Lord of the Rings.” “In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming The Hobbit, I am faced with the hardest decision of my life,” del Toro told a “Lord of the Rings” fan website.
DETROIT — Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and ’90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including “Treat Her Like A Lady,” has died, a friend said. He was 58.
LOS ANGELES — “Shrek Forever After” won another weekend at the box office, while “Sex and the City 2” and “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” were in a photo finish for the No. 2 spot. With $55.7 million over the long Memorial Day holiday, DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek Forever After” was No. 1 for a second-straight weekend. The movie raised its 10-day domestic total to $145.5 million.
To the editor: There have been many government employees assigned to the BP fiasco. Most of them reside outside the contaminated area and therefore are on temporary assignment. They now receive a per diem to cover their extra expenses such as housing, meals and transportation.
After the disappointment of several unsuccessful pregnancies, Celine Dion’s prayers were answered twofold. She’s expecting twins.
Years: 1968 to 1970, Career highlights: Scored 828 points in 50 games for a career scoring average of 16.6.
CONCORD, N.C. — u2008It was only fitting to have Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi cars chasing each other for a victory in a Memorial Day weekend race.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — No road leads up to or over Rainbow Bridge, about eight miles north of the Arizona state line, and no hands built it.
One way to attack a political candidate without leaving fingerprints is to pass along a little opposition research to anyone with a sympathetic ear and access to a website, blog, television camera or printing press.
There’s an idiotic scene at the end of Martin Scorsese’s dull movie “Casino” where the infamous narrator whines: Boo hoo, all the dangerous mobsters are in jail, so now the only people left in Vegas are decrepit oldsters who eat at buffets, with their walkers.
From prizefights to everyday scenes, we shot more than 30 places throughout Las Vegas. The scenes often were taken in between daily assignments and were compiled to give a sense of Las Vegas’ hectic pace. Vegas in Motion comprises 17,887 still pictures taken between April 2009 and this month.