Casablanca to get Indian remake
Plans are afoot to remake classic Hollywood romance Casablanca in a southern Indian setting.
Archive for August, 2007
Timberlake leads MTV awards race
US stars Justin Timberlake and Beyonce each receive seven MTV Video Music Award nominations.
Actress Morton expecting baby
Actress Samantha Morton announces she is expecting a baby in January with her fiance Harry Holm.
Stolen Picassos found in Paris
French police recover three valuable Picasso works stolen from his granddaughter’s apartment in Paris.
McEwan faces newcomers for Booker
Man Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan is one of 13 writers to make the longlist for this year’s award.
Rowling loses battle over photo
Harry Potter author JK Rowling loses a High Court action seeking to ban the publication of a picture of her son.
Music body joins YouTube battle
A major US music industry body joins other businesses in seeking to sue video-sharing website YouTube.
Reid’s last TV show put on hold
Plans to air a reality TV show starring former EastEnders actor Mike Reid are put on hold following his death.
Usher wedding finally goes ahead
R&B star Usher marries fiancee Tameka Foster, six days after cancelling their original ceremony.
Doherty ‘faces jail’ over drugs
Singer Pete Doherty is warned in court that he could be facing a jail term over recent drugs offences.
Ill Pollack steps down from film
Oscar-winning film director Sydney Pollack withdraws from his latest project because of illness.
Lily Allen’s US work visa revoked
Pop singer Lily Allen has her US work visa cancelled after being detained at Los Angeles airport.
Irish festival welcomes top bands
Katie Melua, the Proclaimers and Deacon Blue are performing at The World Fleadh music festival in Ireland.
Tomorrow’s World ‘not to return’
The BBC dismisses speculation that it is considering reviving its weekly science series Tomorrow’s World.
Mia Farrow offers Darfur deal
US actress Mia Farrow offers her freedom in exchange for that of a respected rebel figure in Sudan.
Drowning stops Nigerian TV show
A Nigerian reality television show is suspended after a contestant drowns, its sponsors say.
Falling CD sales hit EMI earnings
EMI earnings continue to falter as the UK music group feels the pinch from declining CD sales.
Singer songwriter Hazlewood dies
Lee Hazlewood, who wrote Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walkin’, dies of cancer aged 78.
Dogs sniff out pirate DVD factory
Sniffer dogs help shut down a factory in Malaysia that was producing pirated discs.
Musician sues Manson for $20m
Gothic rocker Marilyn Manson is sued by a former band member who says he is owed $20m in shared profits.