Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:40:13 +0100 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Hunger Games" won't hit theaters for more than a month, but already Lionsgate is making a multi-front push to maximize interest in the film weeks ahead of its March 23 release. Tickets for the film, based on Suzanne Collins' young-adult novels, go on sale Wednesday, a full four weeks before the film draws screaming teenagers into the multiplexes nationwide. Fans of the Collins books -- and anyone who might just be interested in checking out what could become the next "Twilight"-like movie craze -- can purchase their seats via MovieTickets.com and Fandango.com. ... (Source: Reuters)
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gives an advance media tour ...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:09 +0100 (Reuters) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gives an advance media tour of the newly constructed $15 million visitor center of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $500 million campus in Seattle, Washington February 1, 2012. The 900,000 square foot construction, which occupies more than 12 acres in downtown Seattle, is scheduled to open to the public on February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS HEADSHOT)
Protesters advance toward the country's capital as they arrive ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:40:01 +0100 (AP) - Protesters advance toward the country's capital as they arrive in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday Jan. 27, 2012. The group is demanding the construction of a highway through the nature preserve, Territorio Indigena Parque Nacional Isiboro Secure or TIPNIS, to allow easier access to health and education facilities. They are also asking that the government abolish the law that prohibits any roads or highways to be built in this Amazon area. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:40:11 +0100 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy magazine is advancing the newsstand date for its upcoming issue with nude pictures of actress Lindsay Lohan in part due to photos that were leaked online in advance, Hugh Hefner said on Friday. The Playboy founder tweeted that the issue will now go on sale late next week, which roughly coincides with the December 15 airdate for Lohan's planned interview on Ellen DeGeneres' TV talk show. "Because of the interest & the internet leak, we're releasing the Lindsay Lohan issue early," Hefner posted on Twitter. ... (Source: Reuters)
ADVANCE TO GO WITH STORY IRAQ-HAJJ - In this Monday, Oct. 17, ...
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:00:02 +0100 (AP) - ADVANCE TO GO WITH STORY IRAQ-HAJJ - In this Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 photo, an Iraqi pilgrim says goodbye to his relative as he gets ready to board a bus in Baghdad, Iraq. For most Muslims around the world, performing the holy pilgrimage called the hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity requiring years of waiting, scrimping money, and a little luck. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)