A man clutching a love letter when he was arrested in Sandra Bullock's home as the actress cowered in a closet and called police for help was ordered Thursday to stand trial on stalking and weapons charges.
Evidence showed that Joshua James Corbett stalked the Oscar-winning actress, broke into her home and had an arsenal of illegal assault weapons, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry A. Bork ruled.
Full StoryIt's a searing hot day, and a group of commandos are attempting a daring prison break.
"Stop, get them!" General Placdo, a drunkard and an invincible Kung Fu master in khaki fatigues, shouts in the local Luganda language.
Full StoryThe heir to the British throne and his consort, Camilla, are celebrating 10 years of marriage — a decade in which Camilla's public image has gone from aristocratic home-wrecker to admired addition to the royal family.
Prince Charles and Camilla are celebrating Thursday's anniversary privately at the royals' Balmoral estate in Scotland.
Full Story"Empire" is a powerhouse, but it might have just received its biggest endorsement: Mick Jagger says he's a fan of the musical drama series.
"It's been very successful and it's great that a show about music can be that successful and it's good for everybody. And I think it's a really good show," Jagger said in a phone interview Tuesday.
Full StoryShhhh!
"Quiet" and "still" aren't words you might associate with "Game of Thrones." HBO's epic fantasy, set in the make-believe continent of Westeros, typically swirls with warring armies, forbidding landscape, even fire-breathing dragons.
Full StoryAmerican television star Kim Kardashian has arrived in the capital of her ancestral Armenia for a visit expected to draw attention to the centennial of the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians.
Armenia formally marks the killings by Ottoman Turks on April 24. Armenia calls the killings a genocide, a view widely supported by scholars, but Turkey vehemently rejects the term, maintaining that the figure is inflated and that many people on both sides died.
Full StoryAmerican blues legend B.B. King, hospitalized reportedly for dehydration stemming from diabetes, said Tuesday he was better and going home.
"I want to thank everyone for their concern and good wishes. I'm feeling much better & am leaving the hospital today," King, 89, said on his Facebook page.
Full StoryKanye West and a paparazzo he attacked have settled a lawsuit, at least in part with a handshake and an apology.
West was sued by Daniel Ramos after the 2013 attack outside a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport and the case was scheduled to go to trial next week. Ramos' attorney Gloria Allred wrote in a statement issued Tuesday that the case had been settled and West had apologized to her client.
Full StoryCinema has always been fascinated by androids. From "Metropolis" to "Blade Runner," the juxtaposition of humans next to their artificial form has provided endless hours of stories that can be as exhilarating as they are poignant. Tough moral questions about consciousness and humanity go down easier when hidden under the glossy sheen of genre, after all.
With so many now-classics preceding it, "Ex Machina" might seem like just the latest flavor in the android movie shop. And yet, without necessarily expanding on this well-trod territory or innovating contemporary science-fiction, by going deep on a simple construct, "Ex Machina" establishes itself as a unique and deeply unsettling psychological thriller that's both necessary and unforgettable.
Full StoryThe original manuscript of Don McLean's enigmatic hit song "American Pie" sold at auction in New York on Tuesday for $1.2 million, Christie's said.
The 18 pages of manuscript, written in 1970-71 in pencil, ink and typescript on 17 sheets, had been expected to fetch between $1 and $1.5 million at the auction house. Christie's said the buyer was anonymous.
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