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.
The problem of making a table that takes up a small space but provides a large tabletop has been solved in many ways.
Men and women differ in many ways, as we know all too well. Viva la difference? Absolutely. One of the ways we differ is in our preference of color. For example, a study by Guilford and Smith in 1959 revealed that men were more tolerant toward achromatic (colorless) atmospheres than women. With that in mind, Guilford and Smith deduced that women might be more color-conscious.
Ken and Sue are living proof that opposites attract. Ken, an old hippie at heart, is content to curl up with a good book, while social Sue thinks life is one big dinner party. And when it comes to their design tastes, things are just as polarized: Ken likes traditional lines, antiques and lots of color, while Sue thrives on a neutral, urban vibe. They work in separate spaces in their town house, which Sue bought before meeting Ken, but at the end of each day, they want to hang out together in a room that suits them both.
A reality show featuring Wayne Newton and the women who run his world — hence the tentative working title “Wayne’s World” — is in development.
Ladies Only: A spring show has been added to the Las Vegas Woman’s Expo and it takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Red Rock Casino in the Red Rock Ballroom. The event highlights the latest trends in fashion and shopping, anti-aging treatments and cosmetics, spa and beauty treatments, food and chocolate, home decor, health and weight loss. The Men of Sapphire will perform and the first 200 women receive complimentary goody bags. Admission is $10 at the door or free tickets can be obtained at lvwomanmagazine.com/expo.
It’s a throwback for the fellas. These PRO-Keds Royal Plus basketball sneakers originally were introduced in the early ’70s. The revised version fuses its basketball roots with today’s urban fashion look. They’re available in orange, gray, black, blue and come in lo-tops, too. PRO-Keds Royal Plus sneakers, $100, revolveclothing.com