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Lebowski Fest comes to Minneapolis
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Two of the organizers of a
Minneapolis convention celebrating 1998 film "The Big Lebowski" said
the event is also about bowling and friendship.
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Sheen asks Obama to reopen 9/11 probe
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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Actor Charlie Sheen has
appeared on radio and YouTube to urge U.S. President Barack Obama to
reopen the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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Novelist facing attempted murder charges
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Michigan crime
novelist is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting
her father with a shotgun, authorities say.
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Academy to honor Calley, Bacall
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Hollywood producer
John Calley is to receive this year's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial
Award, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said.
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Showtime planning 'Real L Word' series
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Showtime has announced plans
to air "The Real L Word: Los Angeles," a new reality series about
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LL Cool J pens 'NCIS' song
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A song written and performed
by LL Cool J and inspired by his role on "NCIS: Los Angeles" is
available on iTunes, CBS said Friday.
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'Maury,' 'Springer' seasons to premiere
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STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. daytime talk
shows "Maury," "The Steve Wilkos Show" and "The Jerry Springer Show"
begin their new seasons Monday, NBC Universal said.
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'Most Wanted' to tell 1990 abduction story
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GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Texas woman set to be
the focus of an "America's Most Wanted" episode says she remains
hopeful the assailant in her 1990 kidnapping will be captured.
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Abdul wishes DeGeneres luck via Twitter
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" judge
Paula Abdul said on her Twitter page she thinks Ellen DeGeneres will
make a great judge on the show.
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U.K. reality show looks for new 'Oz' stars
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LONDON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The winners of Andrew
Lloyd-Webber's upcoming U.K. reality competition series will star in
a new stage musical version of "The Wizard of Oz," the BBC said.
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Stolen Van Gogh drawing recovered
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SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A stolen Van Gogh drawing
worth $200,000 was found for sale in a New Mexico consignment shop
for just $250, the FBI says.
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Jackson's hair, makeup done for service
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- LaToya Jackson says her
younger brother Michael's hair and makeup were beautifully done for
his California entombment, which took place 70 days after he died.
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Ailing Tierney drops out of 'Parenthood'
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Maura Tierney's publicist
says the U.S. actress has had to leave the new TV series
"Parenthood" because she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
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Stolen Playboy issue returned to bar owner
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CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Playboy magazine stolen last
week from a Chicago bar's bathroom has been returned, the bar's
co-owner said.
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Bells toll for 9/11 moments of silence
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Rain and overcast skies
reflected the somber mood in New York Friday as thousands gathered
to remember victims of the terrorist attacks eight years ago.
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