AP - Darth Vader: Sith lord, murderous imperialist, deadbeat dad ... dirty old man?
Reuters - Singapore, which currently bans
political films and demonstrations, may ease curbs on both to
keep up with the spread of video and other free expression on
the Internet, its prime minister said in remarks released on
Monday. "We've got to allow political videos but with some
safeguards," said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a televised
address recorded on Sunday. "I think some things should still
be off limits ... there will be grey areas." The southeast
Asian city-state, which has been ruled by the People's Action
Party for more than 40 years, bans the production and screening
of all political films, imposing a maximum fine of S$100,000
($73,000) or a two-year jail term on offenders.
AP - Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school.
AP - Mary Lou Martell put it off as long as she could. But she finally had to head to Memphis for an anniversary vigil at Elvis Presley's grave.
Reuters - The highly anticipated
adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer teen vampire romance novel
"Twilight" has been moved from its December 12 release date to
November 21, the date just vacated by Warner Bros.' "Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
AP - Hardcore fans of 30 Seconds to Mars aren't the only ones who want more of the band's music. Virgin Records has sued the group for $30 million, saying it has failed to deliver.
AP - The 14th Sarajevo Film Festival kicked off Friday with a screening of Aida Begic's debut feature "Snow," about life in a village in postwar Bosnia.
AP - Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations.
Reuters - U.S. actor Sylvester Stallone, mighty
destroyer of Soviet opponents in the Hollywood "Rambo" and
"Rocky" movies, now plans to advertise Russian vodka.
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