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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan collapses onstageNEW YORK - Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan collapsed onstage Thursday night in Tampa, Fla., falling into his drummer's kit as the band performed its 1995 hard rock hit "Bullet with Butterfly Wings." Almost immediately after falling, Corgan got back to his feet and continued playing. The lead singer and guitarist later commented on the incident on his Twitter page.
"TRON:Legacy" movie brings video game world to life
SAN DIEGO - Back in 1982, first-time director Steven Lisberger brought mainstream audiences into the world of videogames with the sci-fi thriller "TRON", using early computer-generated imagery that paved the way for today's 3D movie blockbusters. Now the long-awaited sequel "TRON:Legacy", out in December from Walt Disney Pictures, is poised to push 3D technology and digital performance capture a step further.
KISS hits the road, betting on spectacle and classic hits
NEW YORK - As the concert business struggles with top-name cancellations this summer, KISS hits the road in North America, betting that its spectacle of classic rock, pyrotechnics and fire-breathing will lure cash-strapped concert-goers looking for dependable entertainment. The group is set to embark on its 32-date "Hottest Show on Earth" tour of the United States and Canada that starts on Friday in Cheyenne, Wyoming and ends in Fontana, California in September to promote its "Sonic Boom" album.
Gabor's daughter denies Zsa Zsa is critically ill
LOS ANGELES - Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter on Friday denied a report that her mother was critically ill and not responding to human contact. "She is not in a coma. She is not on any kind of death watch. She is responsive and on medications. All vital signs are still going strong, and she is talking," Constance Francesca Hilton said in a statement to Reuters.
"Scott Pilgrim" conjures a limp comic-book world
SAN DIEGO - Chore No. 1 is accomplished: The fanboys and girls gave a resounding shriek of approval to Universal's "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World" at Comic-Con following its "surprise" screening here at this event that has become a kind of Halloween for adults. But the question remains -- will anybody else care?
Farmer takes on despot in compelling documentary "Mugabe"
NEW YORK - Its awkward title notwithstanding, "Mugabe and the White African" offers the sort of narrative drama rarely found in documentaries. The account of the efforts of a white farmer in Zimbabwe to defy the forced redistribution of his property by the regime of the country's despotic president, Robert Mugabe, has more urgency than most Hollywood thrillers. First Run Features released the film Friday. Mugabe's so-called "land reform" -- devised to seize land from white owners and give it to poor blacks, but which actually served to benefit his friends and cronies -- is the subject of Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson's film, which centers on the plight of 75-year-old white farmer Michael Campbell.
Folk-rock duo takes its Warhol soundtrack on tour
NEW YORK to provide music for 13 of these silent clips and perform the songs as part of a live, multimedia presentation of the shorts. Wareham and Phillips viewed hundreds of the screen tests in the museum's archives and chose 13 subjects, including Lou Reed, Nico, Edie Sedgwick and Dennis Hopper. Sponsored by the museum, the project has toured since September 2008 and released a DVD last year, but now Dean & Britta are responding to demand for the music itself. A double-CD package, "13 Most Beautiful Songs ...," including a disc of remixes and a 12-page booklet of essays by Wareham, will be available from the duo's own label, Double Feature Records, in a limited run of 3,000.
"Salt" targets "Inception" at box office
LOS ANGELES - Critics have lamented bland summer fare dominated by film sequels and franchise extensions, but for the second consecutive weekend moviegoers will be dished up an original big-screen concoction expected to reap tasty box office. A week after "Inception" raked in $62.8 million during its first weekend, the Angelina Jolie spy thriller "Salt" will try to shake the Leonardo DiCaprio picture from the top spot.
Author Beverly Cleary's "Ramona" hits big screen
LOS ANGELES - It's hard enough making movies with kids in supporting roles, but it's way more challenging when a film stars a 9-year-old newcomer who's in every scene and can only work six hours a day. That's what Elizabeth Allen faced directing Fox 2000 and Walden Media's family comedy "Ramona and Beezus," opening today from Fox 2000.
Charlie Rich's songwriter widow dead at 76
LONDON - Songwriter Margaret Ann Rich, widow of country music star Charlie Rich, died on Thursday at her home near Memphis, following a struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 76. Her husband, who died in 1995, recorded several of her songs including "Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs" and "Field of Yellow Daisies." Her songs were also covered by Tom Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Bobby "Blue" Bland and Ricky Van Shelton.
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