IU, SNSD And T-Ara Meet Their Teddy Bear Counterparts

K-Pop figures IU, SNSD and T-ara met their cuddly teddy bear counterparts at the 2011 Seoul Doll Fair. IU and SNSD visited Korea’s biggest doll exhibit on December 28, while T-ara dropped in on Christmas Day, December 25.
IU, nicknamed the “nation’s little sister,” was impressed at the teddy bear that was modeled after her. “She’s wearing long hair, and this does look like my clothes,” she said. “I’m surprised that this is how I appear like as a doll. We look the same. I feel a little wonder at it.”
Meanwhile, SNSD’s Taeyeon, Yoona and Seohyun were presented teddy bears that take after their appearances during their promotions of “Genie,” including the iconic white military cap and jacket, hot pants and high-heeled pumps.
T-ara also posed with not only their doll counterparts, but with the various other cuddly toys they found interesting during their visit.
The idol-dolls are reportedly popular among visitors, and children would take the time to take photographs with some of their favorites. The doll-makers were also delighted to have met the idols, on whom they modeled their creations after, in person.
The Seoul Doll Fair, now on its fourth year, features not only dolls modeled after celebrities, but the “2011 Hot Issue Doll Look,” a variety of themes, as well as the world’s largest and most elaborate moving marionette. Interesting finds are doll figures of world celebrities like Apple founder Steve Jobs.
The Seoul Doll Fair opened at the Seoul COEX Hall A on December 23 and will run through to January 2.

Lu Xun's 130th Birth Anniversary

It appears that Lu Xun's popularity never dies out, though the pioneer of modern Chinese literature has been dead for 75 years.Streams of people laid flowers in front of the granite tomb of Lu Xun in Shanghai on Saturday, his 130th birth anniversary, paying their respect to the writer whose works are believed to have enlightened the public when Chinese were under the pressure of feudal rulers and imperialist bullies.
The number of visitors to the Lu Xun Museum on Saturday was several times more than usual. They all lined up to get a memorial postmark to commemorate the late writer's birthday.The newly-renovated museum in Shanghai exhibits over 1,000 items in memory of Lu Xun, which includes many of his personal belongings.
The exhibition also displays the fruit of the past ten years of research on Lu Xun, said Wang Xirong, curator of the museum.Over the past decades, thousands of experts and scholars across the world have been studying Lu Xun's works and thoughts.
Lu Xun is the pen name of Zhou Shuren. He was born in Shaoxing County of east China's Zhejiang Province on September 25, 1881 and died on October 9, 1936.He gave up medical study in Japan in his 20s after realizing that it was more important to spiritually enlighten his compatriots rather than to cure their physical diseases.
Through his works, the master of irony produced harsh criticism on social problems in China.He wrote a number of literary classics including essays, poems and short stories. Among his great works are "The True Story of Ah Q", "A Madman's Diary", "Kong Yiji" and "Medicine", which exposed the ugly side of feudal society and human nature and emancipated people's minds.
His works have been in textbooks for Chinese classes for years.

A Historical Film Titled I Am the King Of Chosun

Actress Han Hyo Joo has decided on her next project, a historical film titled “I Am the King of Chosun.” The film has already confirmed Lee Byeong Heon as its male lead. The film follows the Prince and the Pauper motif, and Lee Byeong Heon will play both the 15th century King of Chosun (Gwanghaegun) and the commoner who looks exactly like the king. At the request of Gwanghaegun, the commoner poses as the King, while the King experiences the world beyond his palace walls. The film has already garnered much attention because it is Lee Byeong Heon’s first attempt at a historical piece in his long and illustrious career.
Lee Min Jung practiced singing, dancing, and playing the guitar for her role as Shin Jin Ah for the film “Wonderful Radio” (in theaters January 2012).
Kim Ah Joong and Park Bo Young are cases in which the films they starred in were box office hits. The movie “200 Pounds Beauty” premiered in 2006 and had 620,000 people watch it, while “Speedy Scandal,” which premiered in 2008, had 820,000 viewers.
Han Hyo Joo will play the Queen, a resilient woman who maintains her dignity and grace even when unexpected events occur. The actress is no stranger to historical pieces, having successful pulled off her role as Dong Yi, a lowborn slave maid who eventually becomes a Concubine to the King during the Chosun dynasty, in MBC’s “Dong Yi” (2010). In “I Am the King of Chosun,” Han Hyo Joo will be able to showcase a different appeal through her role as the spirited Queen.
Based on these two movies, films that emphasize the actresses’ singing tend to be successful. “Wonderful Radio” is garnering attention amongst viewers, as they want to see if it would be the third blockbuster movie hit featuring a singing female lead.“I Am the King of Chosun” aims to premiere sometime during the second half of 2012.

Robin Hood Has Been Portrayed In Several TV Shows

Robin Hood has been portrayed in several TV shows and Hollywood movies throughout the years. The romantic notion of taking from the rich and giving to the poor still resonates to this day. However, historians are split on who this man was and whether or not he actually existed.
The very legend of Robin Hood is taken from tales and ballads, all written before the year 1550. Several published works written in the 1400s all gave accounts of the actions of a brave and noble Englishman, fighting for the rights and freedoms of the oppressed. While many believe these works to be pure fiction, there are many who believe these stories are accounts of real events.
England’s most famous outlaw lived in and around the English city of Nottingham. Evidence uncovered in the area paints a compelling picture and suggests that such a high profile outlaw did exist after all. The evidence also supports that legend’s claim of a band of ‘merry men’ including the infamous names of Little John, Maid Marion and Friar Tuck.
During medieval times, only the rich and educated could read or write. This is why so little is known about the man. Much has been passed down the generations in the form of stories told to children and gossip. However, it is believed that much of the legend may be accurate. This includes the man’s desire to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest and poach deer from the King’s land. The references to a Sheriff of Nottingham are also thought to originate from the truth.
The earliest reference to the legend appears in a poem written by William Langland in 1377, some 200 years before the time of William Shakespeare. Although historians cannot be completely certain, they place Robin between the years of 1190 and 1307.
While many historians believe Robin came from elsewhere in England, they agree that he made his home in Sherwood Forest at some point in his life. The forest covered an area of several thousand acres and was the location of the famous Major Oak, or ‘council tree’ used by Robin Hood and his band of outlaws. Incredibly, this tree still exists and visitors can still visit this ancient meeting place.
At the time, the man would most probably have been a wanted man across all of England. His acts of defiant theft from the King’s land would have been punishable by death. The fact that the man continued to provide for the poor suggests the man was compassionate and brave, a far cry from the man described by the Royal Court. The legend is much more than a man however. The legend represents the fight for freedom and equality. It represents the fight against tyranny and dictatorship which many people around the world will identify with, 800 years later.

Memphis Tourism

For anyone that thinks there isn’t much to do in Memphis — think again! Memphis, the largest city in Tennessee and the nineteenth largest in the USA, bursts with the vibrant and active bustle and hustle of day to day life. However step back from the Memphis hustle and bustle and you get to stop at many of the city’s popular attraction spots.For all those museum lovers out there who dote on the peacefulness of a museum for an educational and fun-filled afternoon of fun, Memphis has sixteen different types of museums to choose from.
The Pink Palace Museum is one of the Memphis city’s largest museums. The Memphis mansion was the to be home of Clarence Saunders, one of Memphis’ celebrities who created the famous Piggy Wiggly stores, before the company was forced to file for bankruptcy.Some of the other awesome museums are the National Civil Rights Museum, which takes you back through the civil rights struggles of Memphis as well as the nation, enabling you to set foot into the world of yesterday. The Memphis ‘Rock n Soul’ museum, ‘Slave-haven Underground Railroad museum’ are just some of the other well-known museums there.
Apart from the many museums, there are some regions in Memphis that a tourist of any kind just has to see. The Mississippi River is one such place. It is the second largest river running through the The United States and acts as Memphis’ western boundary. Just across the river is West Memphis, Arkansas.There are a lot of establishments at the banks of this river that enable you to sit by it and relax. There are also a lot of public parks and some water recreations that a person can enjoy there.
Beale Street is one of Memphis’ most happening streets with a vibrant intoxicating pulse that is both refreshing and entertaining at once. Bars, coffee houses, and restaurants line the street, enticing tired customers with refreshments. It also houses dance clubs and live bands, for those dying to dance or get tantalized with music of all sorts.
The AutoZone Park is The City of Memphis’ own baseball stadium and home to the minor league baseball team, the Memphis Redbirds. This is a special place for the people of Memphis, bringing them together to cheer for the team they all support.One of Memphis’ greatest tourist locales is Graceland. The home of Elvis, his personal entertainment areas and grave can all be seen in Graceland. This place is an attraction to all music lovers and Elvis fans and is often thronged with crowds like no other.

The Lukacs Gallery Of Fairfield University Hosted The Opening Reception Of “The Blame Show"

On Tuesday Oct 15, 2002, The Lukacs Gallery of Fairfield University hosted the opening reception of “The Blame Show;” curated by Eleanor Heartney and Larry Litt.The show features a collection of visual and documentary art reflecting the political unrest of America since the terrorist attacks of Sept 11.Each piece is laced with heavy political symbolism, opinions and an appreciation for free expression. Upon entering the gallery, guests are greeted by a television monitor looping a video documentary entitled, “The Blame Show,” and “The Blame Show 2: Queens,” by Larry Litt.
The artist filmed a variety of New Yorkers and recorded their thoughts and feelings concerning discrimination, taxes, stereotyping, apathy, Corporate America, and the Bush Administration. Litt captured a sincere dissatisfaction in politics with the subsequent events in New York after Sept 11.The video begs the question of who is to blame. To the right of the video hangs “Datamap: Chicago,” a photographic/graphic collage by Jim Costanzo. The images involve protestors, protests, permits, pickets, and authority figures.
The piece is further bordered with repeated black and white pictures of Martin Luther King, President Bush, Malcom X, miscellaneous Afghanis, and other highly covered media personalities.Two identical street signs are hung in the archway between the two gallery spaces. Each sign resembles the familiar “one way” street sign, however, the artist has chosen “end war” as the appropriate text instead. The symbolism is deafening.Immediately to the left after entering the large gallery room, a slide projector clicks through a series of paintings entitled “Animal Farm.”Tim Rollins and the Kids of Survival painted caricatures of political figures ranging from Reagan to Clinton: all as farm animals.
The most powerful and educational piece was Svetlana Mintcheva’s”Censorship Timeline.” Within eight panels the artist outlined, in chronological order, every art controversy since 1989 to the present.Each act of censorship was concise, crisp and succinct, leaving little for viewers to argue or further interpret.Two of the show’s larger pieces were two wall panels displaying protest activities. The pieces were completed by the Artist Network of Refuse and Resist . Dan Perkins, also known as Tom Tomorrow, completed a series of comic strip cartoons illustrating different perspectives of 9-11. His cartoons were titled “This Modern World,” and included animated characters resembling everyone from George Bush to Enron Executives.
Each week, Perkins attacked new issues with a satirical humor that trivialized our government’s attempts to remedy the economy, patriotic optimism, etc.Towards the rear of the gallery, the film “Public Interventions” allows visitors to view the effect of public art in America. The video was written by Eleanor Heartney and directed by Branca Bogdanov.The remaining posters were two pieces by Sara Glover for the ACLU’s current civil liberties campaign. The first poster exclaims, “you have the right not to remain silent.” The second poster, “A Patriot Act,” is a high-contrast photograph of the Washington Monument with a figure in the foreground cloaked in an American flag.

Adele Tops Rolling Stone's 2011 album

Adele, who received six Grammy nominations last week, was chosen by Rolling Stone editors for her multi-platinum selling sophomore album -- officially the U.K's best selling album of the 21st century and 2011's best-selling album in the United States.'21' was this year's most stunning pop success, transmuting the young Brit's personal sorrow -- the collapse of an 18-month relationship -- into a 13-million-selling smash that leapt across borders and oceans and united everyone from teeny-boppers to baby boomers to hip-hop-heads," said Rolling Stone editors.
Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch The Throne," came second on the album list, followed by Paul Simon's "So Beautiful or So What" at No. 3, Fleet Foxes "Helplessness Blues" at No. 4 and Radiohead's eighth studio album "The King of Limbs" rounding out the top five.Adele's song "Rolling In The Deep," was named the best single of 2011 by the magazine, as editors described it as the "breakup scorcher to beat all breakup scorchers."
Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Ni**as in Paris" clocked in at No. 2, while Britney Spears' "'Til The World Ends" made No. 3 on the list, Foo Fighters' "These Days" at No. 4 and Paul Simon's "Rewrite" at No. 5.As well as compiling the album and singles lists, Rolling Stone editors also chose "Drive," starring Ryan Gosling, as the best film of 2011.

Cherish Childhood With Baby Photography

When it comes to baby photography, you need to be friendly with the little ones. Friendly, in this scenario means becoming adaptable and comfortable with the baby. Generally, it is believed that in-house is the best location for clicking the pictures of a baby. But if you wish to take the photos outdoors, better make the place comfortable. Keeping the babies’ best toys and stuff can make the knick knack play with ease. Taking the child to the actual location of the shoot helps him or her to adjust well in the new environment. In case of child photography, you need to remember the fact that you are dealing with the one who is a complete master or his or her own self. You actually have to wait to get his or her grace. So it is imperative not to keep your camera off even for a single second because you never know when the child will give the best pose.
Baby photography also demands various camera strategies and tactics. The camera needs to have high shutter speed in order to have the picture when the baby moves constantly. It is also a good idea to click at the child’s eye level. This will ultimately make the picture appear more expressive and interesting. Using flash to take the baby pictures can be upsetting however and so it is better to utilize the natural light.
This type of photography demands tweaks in skills and patience on the part of the photographer. It is thus better to use the handheld camera or the digital camera. These cameras are preferred because you may need to take a large number of pictures to have the perfect click. Taking pictures of a baby in various angles can also provide a completely different look. You can opt for taking the image from high up to highlight that the baby is really small. Also, you can take photograph with super close up condition to make the child look bigger.
Needless to say, you can even get the photograph of the baby framed. If you really wish to make the baby photography earn great composition, you can try with different innocent frames. You can add the frame of the baby sleeping in the lap of his or her parents. It is a great option to add some toys in the frame as well.
In other words, there is no other way to turn back the time again. Children will remain small and little just for a short period of time. With child photography, we have everything to capture about our little ones. This way, memories will be saved in the brains each time we will look at the wonderfully clicked pictures. So wait no more and get the best of images captured of your baby.

Grammy Awards Nominations

Album of the Year: "21," Adele; "Wasting Light," Foo Fighters; "Born This Way," Lady Gaga; "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," Bruno Mars; "Loud," Rihanna.
Song of the Year: "All of the Lights," Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West, songwriters (performed by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie); "The Cave," Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons); "Grenade," Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars); "Holocene," Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver); "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele).
Pop Vocal Album: "21," Adele; "The Lady Killer," Cee Lo Green; "Born This Way," Lady Gaga; "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," Bruno Mars; "Loud," Rihanna.Rock Album: "Rock 'n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul," Jeff Beck; "Wasting Light," Foo Fighters; "Come Around Sundown," Kings of Leon; "I'm With You," Red Hot Chili Peppers; "The Whole Love," Wilco.R&B Album: "F.A.M.E.," Chris Brown; "Second Chance," El DeBarge; "Love Letter," R. Kelly; "Pieces of Me," Ledisi; "Kelly," Kelly Price.
Rap Album: "Watch the Throne," Jay-Z and Kanye West; "Tha Carter IV," Lil Wayne; "Lasers," Lupe Fiasco; "Pink Friday," Nicki Minaj; "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Kanye West.Country Album: "My Kinda Party," Jason Aldean; "Chief," Eric Church; "Own the Night," Lady Antebellum; "Red River Blue," Blake Shelton; "Here for a Good Time," George Strait; "Speak Now," Taylor Swift.Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album: "Entren Los Que Quieran," Calle 13; "Entre La Ciudad y El Mar," Gustavo Galindo; "Nuestra," La Vida Bohème; "Not So Commercial," Los Amigos Invisibles; "Drama y Luz," Maná.Jazz Vocal Album: "'Round Midnight," Karrin Allyson; "The Mosaic Project," Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists; "The Gate," Kurt Elling; "American Road," Tierney Sutton (Band); "The Music of Randy Newman," Roseanna Vitro.
Contemporary Classical Composition: "Elmer Gantry," Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein; "The Ghosts of Alhambra," George Crumb; "String Quartet No. 3," Jefferson Friedman; "Lonely Motel-Music from Slide," Steven Mackey; "Piano Concerto No. 2," Poul Ruders.

Do You Like Prison Break?

I was watching Transformers last night and did I mention before that I have a habit of wikipedia-ing everything that I watch? Yup, I always wikipedia shows to briefly read through what the show is about and the name of the characters inside. So as I said, I was watching Transformers yesterday and I find one of the cast in Transformers so vaugely farmilar and I realise he is the series cast of Prison Break. So I quickly wikipedia him and read through Prison Break plot and etc…From what I remember, I used to watch Lost in Channel 5, till I got so irritated with the suspension, I stop watching season 2 and Prison Break is the series that open me up to watch more US shows.
Micheal Scofield (Wentworth Miller) commit a crime so that he can go into the jail to save his only brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) who was accused of killing the Vice president’s brother. Micheal imprinted the structure of the prison on his body as tatto and together they try to escape out of the prison.  In prison, Michael befriends the prison doctor Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies )when he pretends to suffer from Type 1 diabetes, in order to gain daily access to the prison’s infirmary. The brothers’ fight to ward off the execution is aided by their lifelong friend Veronica Donovan, who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. However, they are hindered by covert agents, members of an organization known as The Company. The Company was responsible for framing Lincoln, and they did so because of Lincoln’s father, Aldo Burrows, and his former connections to the company. The brothers, along with six other inmates who come to be known as the Fox River Eight, escape in the season finale.

A show that I will definitely rewatch again and again. I can’t emphasize how smart Michael’s plot was. People need to watch it to understand what I am talking about. I remember discussing this show with Poly guys classmate, all of them tell me only Season 1 is good and the rest are BS. However, I disagree with them after I watch finish all seasons. Season 1 is really Prison Breaking when Michael tries to break out of the prison in his own way. Season 2 is mainly about how they disguise themselve to prevent being caught by the police. Season 3 Michael was send back to a prison to break out one of the prisoner in that jail after being threaten by ‘The Company’ of Sara and his nephew’s life. Season 4 is about how they try to take down ‘The Company’Main reason why people think that Season 1 is the best cause it’s mainly about how Michael tries to break out of the prison and the rest of the season vaguely covers that (except for season 3) But I still find the whole show good because of it plot, so people who don’t agree with me, SHOOO!

Looking For Some Entertainment To Make You At Rest

If you are planning to have an event and if you just simply don’t know how you will handle it, then a real entertainment is the exact and perfect thing to try! A hectic timetable of any business organizations sometimes robs you from some relaxing and blissful moments. But given the opportunity to create an event party, you can go for some fantastic place that offers the best entertainment. A great party does not solely depend on venue and it doesn’t have to cost you tons of money. Just make sure that there is the right music to play. Party without music is not party. When it comes in bringing the party tunes to your event, use live bands to make your party not just a party but an event. You can try listening to the mariachi bands in San Antonio that plays music from oldies to goodies, country western, jazz and even R&B.
And if you want to have add some satirical impersonators to add to your one-of-kind entertainment experience, get the chance to witness the Elvis impersonator in Dallas that perfectly imitate the whole singing personality of the renowned singer. Not all comics are equal, but a right impersonator will carefully match the preferences of all your guests. Just try to imagine that sort of experience, would it be so nice if there would also be some djs to make you your event extra special and really unforgettable. There are also the San Antonio djs and Austin djs that are really talented in manipulating the event and making it more extra exceptional. There are also the San Antonio live bands that play soothing music to the ear. These established professional artist and live bands may add extra level to the party or to your event. These revive the spirit of everyone who’s enjoying every tinge of such exciting happening.
A great event comes with a great venue, fantastic food and drinks and of course an awesome entertainment to throw a really fun and unforgettable party to relax. So, if you can’t afford to rent a bigger venue that does not mean that you can’t have a great party. Just a right great entertainment would make the whole event really thrilling.
Entertainment comes in many forms and is the primary method of keeping your guest involved in your party. Don’t let your guests become bored let them enjoy the event the way you wan them. Make your event the talk of the town and make it a perfect dream event!

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Entertain Yourself

Watch The Tudors online and expose your eyes to the entrancing world of instant online entertainment, where limitless fun is available with utmost ease and speed. The tech-savvy generation of today tends to become a fan of anything, which is driven by cutting-edge technology and offers usage-convenience. Entertainment websites certainly fall within the category of such user-friendly technological advancements. Now we can watch our favorite TV shows like The Tudors anywhere we desire, anytime we desire. A simple mouse click on the watch video link, offers instant video play. This is all an entertainment-hungry person needs to do to lay his/her eyes on his favorite small-screen storylines.

Call this a gift of the technology or the need of the hour, the coming of entertainment websites has offered an altogether new way for ‘home-based entertainment.’ The time-deficient generation of today need not walk to distant markets to purchase DVDs to watch The Tudors. Entertainment websites offer instant online access to its episodes, at almost negligible cost. Those who favor the second option over the first one to dig deep into the eventful life of an English monarch, certainly save both manual efforts and their hard-earned money. Unlike the expensive DVD purchase, one can access The Tudors episodes online for peanuts.

‘Bulk access’ is a stand-out advantage grabbed by online entertainment enthusiasts. What I mean to say here is that subscribing to an entertainment portal/ website offers limitless access to a large library of TV shows from world over. Via an internet connected PC, we can taste the flavor of global small screen entertainment with incredible ease. Moreover, another thing, which makes the online entertainment world a matchless hang out zone for fun addicts is that, it delivers every hour updates on the eventful lives of heart-throbbing celebrities from all across the globe.

The fun becomes complete and infinite when associated with an entertainment portal/ website. Suited to requirements of different users, specific subscription plans like lifetime subscription and limited subscription are available at these sites. A web user can choose one that meets his/her requirements to hook up with an entertainment portal. For highly-demanding television addicts, life-term subscription is an ideal entertainment package, as it offers limitless downloading freedom. So, if you are still alien to the benefits-rich online entertainment world, then time has arrived to become well aware of this beyond comparison fun zone. By hooking up with an entertainment website, you can become a ‘king of choice.’ You can break free from the restrictions imposed by preset-telecast-timings-bound television, by watching The Tudors episodes on the internet, at times which suit you the best.

The entertainment Industry In Modern Life

　　The entertainment industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year in revenue. However some market analysis reveals a steady decline over the last decade or so. Many question the ability of the entertainment industry to achieve continual success. Several factors, some of which can be controlled and others which cannot, need to be taken into consideration.
　　A failing economy can have a drastic affect on the movie industry. It cannot be controlled and often is difficult to anticipate given the normal fluctuations. When budgets are tight, consumers spend less and eliminate unnecessary goods and services. Lowest on the priority list are expenditures for entertainment, which includes trips to the movie theatre as well as rentals. Families who once excited over the newest releases find other low cost or free means of enjoyment. No industry is recession proof and economic downturn can be devastating in any sector.
　　Advances in technology can also impact success of the movie industry. Evolution of computer technology and the internet change the way movies are produced and distributed. Consumers are becoming used to instant gratification and having the world at their fingertips. The entertainment industry must keep pace with the ever changing technology in order to stay competitive and attract customers.
　　If film makers continue to produce quality films on a regular basis it may help to ensure continued success of the movie industry. People flock to theatres for several reasons. Movie previews draw in eager crowds wanting to be first to see the newest releases. But an even better incentive than that, is the joy found in watching a great movie with a group of people. And the feeling you have when leaving the theatre, realizing you have just witnessed the birth of a classic. Or it may simply be the stirring of emotions from a touching movie that pulled at your heartstrings, an action flick that kept you on the edge of your seat, or a comedy that made you laugh so hard your stomach hurt.
　　Great films will keep the film industry alive and successful in the 21st century and beyond.

Entertainment In Modern Life

　　Today life is full of stress and anxiety and especially in metropolitan cities situation is the worst. Everyone is busy with his life, no time for family and himself even. Every person is running behind his hectic schedule. Life become so fast but still no time to relax for 5 minute and release the stress. No need to explain, you can easily analyze when you are in hurry to reach the office thinking of some of your personal tensions and then the whole day hectic schedule.

     Entertainment can add salt in this discomfort and distasteful life. It is the way of entertainment which keeps the life going. Else life becomes very dull and boring. Entertainment gives the life its charm and energy. If entertainment is removed from life then there will be a blank left behind. To fill this blank we need moments of entertainment in life.
      And some of these special moments become memories of future.Entertainment can be of any type depending on one’s choice and likes. There are so many electronic gadgets available to give entertaining moments to minds like the most common is T.V. and music systems. A tired person after coming back from office, if got a 15 minute time to watch its favorite show then that time is enough to relax his tiring mind. This small time period of entertainment can give a smile and a soothing effect to his mind.Music is a great way to relive the day to day stress and is also used for therapeutic purposes. Almost every person is interested in any kind of music. Even researches have proved that music’s ubiquity and portability has made it the number one stress buster. It is a matter of fact that everyone on this earth has an inclination towards listening good quality music. The passion for music differs as per genre whereby youngsters mostly love fast and groovy numbers. People of the older times love classical music whereas kids like rhymes and children music.
    Not only this, many are attracted to listen natural sounds such as chirping of birds, water falling from the mountains and religious chants.When a person sits down with his eyes closed to listen his favorite music, the heart beat goes balanced and mind got relaxed. Music tunes the soul and renews the body.Playing music also relaxes the mind and slows down the tension. Interested people find pleasure in playing his favorite instrument.
  A piano or a guitar strings can give immense pleasure to a stressed mind.Other than music, reading is one of the good sources of entertainment. People who love reading can go for good source of stuff to read. It can help relieve stress and definitely reenergize the mind. Reading is a very good habit. It not only helps to gain knowledge but creates good vocabulary and helps to have a better look of the outside world.Going out for picnic, chatting with family members or friends, dancing, singing etc. can give pleasure to a tired and sick mind. These simple ways lift up the mood and can buzz the day and put the life at an ease.In short, any sort of entertainment should be there in life to remove the boredom of life and to make the life dynamic and exciting always.

Natasha Richardson Dies After Skiing Accident

Actress Natasha Richardson has died after a skiing accident in Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. The accident happened on Monday while Richardson was taking a private skiing lesson.
According to reports, Richardson fell during a lesson on a beginners' slope, but initially felt unaffected by the incident. About an hour after she was returned to her hotel room, however, she complained of headaches. She was taken to Centre Hospitalier Laurentien in Ste-Agathe and later moved to Montreal's larger Sacré-Coeur hospital. On Tuesday she was transferred again to Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhatten. She passed away in the hospital on Wednesday, apparently from head injuries sustained in the accident.
After Richardson’s death was made public, Neeson’s publicist, Alan Nierob released the following statement.
"Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."
Richardson, aged 45, was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and late film director Tony Richardson. She is said to have been named after the heroine in Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'. She was married to actor Liam Neeson and had two sons, Michael, 13, and Daniel Jack, 12. Her sister, Joely Richardson, has appeared in the TV series Nip/Tuck.
Natasha Richardson was a prolific theatre, television and film actress. She trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama and did her first professional stage work at the Leeds Playhouse in 1983. In 1986 she earned the London Theatre Critics Award for Most Promising Newcomer in a production of Chekhov’s 'The Seagull'. Her work in theatre later earned her Tony, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards. Her film roles included A Month in the Country, The Handmaid's Tale, The Comfort of Strangers,Nell, Maid in Manhattan, The Parent Trap and Wild Child. Among her television credits were Granada’sThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremy Brett) and the PBS drama Suddenly Last Summer.
The staff at CinemaSpy would like to offer their condolences to Liam Neeson and his family after this tragedy.

Carrie Fisher Dares To Bear!

The actress who played the feisty Princess Leia in Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jediis now helping with a different fight. Carrie Fisher, who recently starred in an autobiographical one-woman show called "Wishful Drinking", has loaned her likeness to a teddy bear for the annual Broadway Bears auction, the proceeds of which benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The auction, which is an annual event, is scheduled to take place on February 14, 2010. Fans of both Carrie Fisher and 'Star Wars' may find the bear to be an ideal piece of memorabilia: Its wig is a reproduction of Fisher’s classic Princess Leia hairdo, which has appeared on numerous products over the years, including a PEZ dispenser and shampoo bottles. Other details include midnight blue silk pajamas cut from remnants of Fisher’s original Broadway garments, as well as the actress’ autograph under one of the bear’s sandals.
Fisher, who will forever be linked to the "Cinnamon Bun" hairstyle of Star Wars and the metal bikini worn by Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi, also appeared in such films as 1980’s The Blues Brothers. She also adapted her own 1987 semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge for the 1990 movie directed by Mike Nichols. More recently, Fisher rescued the Masturbating Bear from Late Night with Conan O’Brien, after the host attempted to encase the recurring sketch character in carbonite, a la Han Solo inThe Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi.
If you can’t make it to New York City in February, you can still bid online up until the auction date by visitingBidding For Good. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is among the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Since 1988, BC/EFA has drawn on the American theatre community to raise over $175M for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the country.

Zack Snyder is Getting Gamey

According to Variety, Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) has signed a deal to develop three original games for Electronic Arts.
Snyder will work with EA's Los Angeles studio in Playa Vista to produce his games. EA will own the intellectual properties, but under the deal the publisher may turn some or all of them into films that will be produced by Snyder's Cruel & Unusual Films banner, which is run by the director with co-president Deborah Snyder and producer Wesley Coller.
"Zack Snyder has a fresh and bold creative style that resonates with our core audience," EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said in a statement.
Snyder is joining a small group of Hollywood helmers who produce video games that aren't adaptations of their own films, including Steven Spielberg, John Woo and Peter Jackson.

Shatner Slighted Over Exclusion from Takei Wedding

Last month, Star Trek actor George Takei — who played Enterprise helmsman Sulu — and his long-time partner Brad Altman were married in California. William Shatner claims he was not invited to the ceremony. And Shatner is apparently miffed about the whole thing.
In a video posted on Shatner's Web site last week, he lashed out at Takei for being excluded from the Takei-Altman nuptials. According to Shatner, his former helmsman harbors a grudge against the former Enterprise captain."The whole thing makes me feel badly," Shatner said in the video. "Poor man. There is such a sickness there. It's so patently obvious that there is a psychosis there. I don't know what his original thing about me was. I have no idea."
Shatner said he felt he never knew Takei when they worked together on the original TV series and later in the Star Trek films.The Boston Legal star also attacked Takei's decision to come out of the closet later in life, saying "Who cares? Be gay. Don't be gay. That's up to you, George."Meanwhile, according to the AP, Star Trek alums Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig — who played Uhura and Chekhov, respectively — were among the attendees at the multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum.
Takei and Altman had previously stated that Shatner was invited to their wedding, but he never RSVPed."It is unfortunate that Bill was unable to join us for our wedding as he indeed was invited to attend," Takei responded. "It is our hope that at this point he joins us in voting no on Proposition 8, which seeks to eliminate the fundamental right for same-sex couples to marry in California."

‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin Makes Final Bow

Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving actors who played a Munchkin in the Judy Garland classic The Wizard of Oz, has passed away. He was 89 and died after a period of declining health, a BBC report said.
In keeping with Carroll's own background, his was a multi-talented resident of Munchkinland. He was a Munchkinland town crier, a Munchkin soldier and a Munchkin Fiddler. It was as the last of these that Carroll earned recognition for saying the famous line, "Follow the yellow brick road".
The Wizard of Oz (1939) was the second and last film that Carroll is credited with appearing in. The othermovie was the 1938 Warner Brother's musical Gold Diggers in Paris that starred Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane and was directed by Busby Berkeley.
Mickey Carroll was born on July 8, 1919 to Italian immigrant parents. As a child he took dance lessons at the St. Louis Fox Theater. He later worked in vaudeville as a singer and dancer and he acted in radio advertisements and plays. In some of the latter his co-stars included George Burns, Gracie Allen, Jack Benny and Al Jolson. He also worked as a nightclub emcee, in which capacity he performed at some of Al Capone's clubs in Chicago. Carroll's other appearances included being the opening act for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman in cross-country appearances during their Presidential campaigns.
In 2007 Carroll received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with six other actors who played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz. Although the classic status the film achieved contributed greatly to Carroll's fame, he was modest about his contribution to it.
"It's not me, it's the movie," he is quoted as saying. "When they see me, they think of their childhood, and it makes them smile."
The following announcement of Mickey Carroll's death was published on his website.
We are very sad to inform everyone that on the morning of May 7, 2009, St. Louisan Mickey Carroll, child star and entertainer, beloved Munchkin soldier, violinist, and proclaimer of the famous line: "Follow the yellow brick road!" passed away peacefully after a period of declining health. Mickey would have been 90 on July 8th, 2009.
Mickey, a lifelong resident of St. Louis, Missouri, spent his retirement years contributing to fund-raisers for the benefit of policemen, their families, and any and all causes related to children, such as the St. Louis Children's Hospital, where he often visited to entertain and cheer the children.

Megan Fox Hates Hillbillies

Much as I shake my head every time Megan Fox opens her mouth, recently I've come to believe that every time she does open her mouth, out pops a pearl. Not a pearl of wisdom, mind you — that would be an imbecilic notion — but a pearl of a headline. Honestly, this stuff just writes itself, and who's going to turn down a gift like that?
Speaking recently with the UK's TotalFilm, the young actress was asked about how she would stop the villainous Megatron from destroying Earth. At first Fox said that she'd "make a deal" with the megalomaniacal Decepticon, but then added the below:
"…and instead of the entire planet, can you just take out all of the white trash (sic), hillbilly (sic), anti-gay(sic), super bible-beating (sic) people in Middle America?"
That's right, folks, Megan Fox just dissed pretty much all of Middle America with one fell swoop. Even Megatron would be impressed with the destructive sweep of her aspersions.
Thanks, Megan.
Fox has previously stated — and I'm paraphrasing here — that she is so damn fine looking that studios will keep casting her in films no matter whether she is a good actress or not; prepared or not; and apparently politically correct or not.
It's not that there isn't perhaps a kernel of truth in her outlook on Hollywood, it's that she perhaps ought to keep it to herself. Betty Davis could get away with it back in the day, but then Bette Davis was a damn fine actress who didn't suffer fools gladly. Eventually, Fox's looks will fade, though we suspect her career will flame out long before that.
Which raises an interesting point: Perhaps all of this is nothing more than a cheap (and tactless) publicity stunt to keep her name in front of the media while she can.

Joss Whedon Tosses Hat in the Ring for ‘Terminator’ Rights

As we reported earlier today, Halcyon Holding Group will be auctioning off the rights to the 'Terminator' franchise later this month. The expectation is that it should net at least $60M…and several major studios and players have shown interest.
Plus one.
Buffy, Firefly and Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon says he's ready to take over this franchise as well, and he's got $10,000 to prove it. In an open — and very tongue in cheek — letter to Halcyon Holding Group, reproduced over at Deadline.com, Whedon promises he will write a check today to take the 'Terminator' rights off Halcyon's hands.
"No, you didn't miscount," Whedon says. "That's four — FOUR! — zeroes after that one. That's to show you I mean business."
Whedon goes on to describe exactly what he'd do if he were in charge of the franchise…
1) Terminator… of the Rings! Yeah, what if he time-travelled TOO far… back to when there was dragons and wizards? (I think it was the Dark Ages.) Hasta La Vista, Boramir! Cool, huh? "Now you gonna be Gandalf the Red!" RRRRIP! But then he totally helps, because he's a cyborg and he doesn't give a s#&% about the ring — it has no power over him! And he can carry it AND Frodo AND Sam AND f@%& up some orcs while he's doing it. This stuff just comes to me. I mean it. (I will also offer $10,000 for the Lord of the Rings franchise).
2) More Glau. Hey. There's a reason they're called "Summer" movies.
3) Can you say… musical? Well don't. Even I know that's an awful idea.
4) Christian Bale's John Connor will get a throat lozenge. This will also help his Batwork (ten grand for that franchise too, btw.)
5) More porn. John Connor never told Kyle Reese this, but his main objective in going to the past was to get some. What if there's a lot of future-babies that have to be made? Cue wah-wah pedal guitar — and dollar signs!
6) The movies will stop getting less cool.
To read how Whedon sums up this obvious exercise in levity, click here.

Dan O

Dan O’Bannon, science fiction screenwriter and director, passed away on December 17, 2009 in Los Angeles. He was best known for his work in the science-fiction and horror genres, with hits that included Alien, Total Recall, and The Return of the Living Dead.
O’Bannon made his first splash in 1974 with Dark Star, which expanded a low-budget, 45-minute short co-written with fellow USC student John Carpenter. Although the film had sci-fi trappings, such as a space ship and cryogenic freezing technology, Dark Star was essentially a quirky, black-hearted comedy about the ship’s misfit crew members. The movie became a cult hit; and not only did O’Bannon work on the screenplay, but he had an acting role as a character named Sgt. Pinback.
A few years later, after working on special computer animation and graphic displays for a little feature called Star Wars, O’Bannon wrote the script for Alien, based on a story penned by himself and Ronald Shusett. It was a career saver at the time, as an Alejandro Jodorowsky-helmed version of "Dune" he had been supervising special effects for had fallen apart.
Released in 1979, the Ridley Scott-helmed Alien put O’Bannon at the forefront of sci-fi/horror screenwriters, and is still considered particularly innovative. "With Alien, I figured out quite simply that, as an audience member, what you DON'T see scares you more than what you see," O’Bannon once observed. "In horror films, the scares that really grab the audience and build the tension for them don't come from the monster jumping out of the shadows! The terror comes from the slow times in between those pay-off scenes in which the characters are talking and planning—waiting for something to jump out at them!"
During the 80’s, O’Bannon penned the scripts for Blue Thunder, as well as the alien encounter-turned-vampirism film Lifeforce, as well as the remake of Invaders from Mars, the latter two both for director Tobe Hooper. However, with 1985’s Return of the Living Dead, O’Bannon jumped into the director’s chair himself for the first time. The result was a successful zombie flick that spawned several sequels.
O’Bannon re-teamed with Shusett on Total Recall, the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger blockbuster based on "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", a short story by Philip K. Dick. The Paul Verhoeven-directed film grossed over $100 million US in 1990. In 1992, O’Bannon helmed his second feature, a low-budget horror film called The Resurrected, inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. In 1995, he received a co-screenplay credit for Screamers, based on another Dick story, "Second Variety".
At the time of his death, O’Bannon was working on the Alien prequel due out in 2011. He was also known for writing "The Long Tomorrow", a mid-1970’s short story comic book with artwork by Moebius, which blended elements of noir and cyberpunk. Both Ridley Scott and William Gibson have said their respective works — Blade Runner and Neuromancer — were influenced by "The Long Tomorrow".

Online Movie Viewing Improves in Canada

On Wednesday, Sept. 22, Netflix officially opened its virtual doors in Canada.
And despite the public relations disaster at the Toronto launch of the service, Netflix does change the game in Canada.
At Cdn$7.99 for unlimited viewing, the offering to Canadians is cheaper than what is available to Americans — US$8.99 — but that's also because the content offering isn't as deep north of the 49th parallel.
Netflix is not extending its mail-order service to Canada, for one thing, but only online streaming to computers, Apple handheld devices and to televisions connected to PS3 and Wii gaming consoles. Support for the Xbox 360 will be added later this fall.
And while Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings quipped that the catalogue available in Canada was "more than any person could watch in a lifetime", the movies and television shows in that catalogue are older titles.
A Canadian company, Zip.ca, provides a mail-order service for DVDs and Blu-ray, but has not yet rolled out an online service.
Canadians looking for more streaming video options for the living room might be better off with can look to Microsoft and Sony, both of which offer rental and purchase options of both movies and television through their respective Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 entertainment consoles.
Microsoft's video content is delivered through its Zune brand and has been available in Canada for a couple of years.
Sony's Video Delivery Service was launched in Canada this summer, and delivers movies and television to users through PS3 and PSP handhelds. It offers movies and television for rental or purchase,
Content — in standard and high-definition — can be rented — movies start at Cdn$3.99 — or purchased — Cdn $9.99 and up for movies, Cdn$1.99 and up for TV shows — and is all delivered digitally.
And the PlayStation Network keeps track of your purchases, so you're able to re-download purchases if you need to.
When it rolled out, movies like Avatar and Kick Ass, which had just hit video stores, were available. As of today, Date Night and Russell Crowe/Ridley Scott version of Robin Hood are on offer.
The viewing options in Canada available from PlayStation Canada and Xbox Canada are much more timely than what is available through Netflix currently.
But Netflix's one price for all you can eat strategy will make them a serious contender as they sign more licensing deals, and build out the catalogue of content available to Canadians.

Southwest Airlines vs. Kevin Smith, Part Deux

For the second time in as many days, Southwest Airlines has apologized to writer/director Kevin Smith. Why? It all started when the air carrier pulled Smith off a flight to Burbank Saturday because of his "size." Not unsurprisingly, this prompted Smith to post several messages on his Twitter page about the incident and promise on his website to "scorch the earth" with his complaints against Southwest, according to CNN.
Not unsurprisingly, Southwest has been backpedaling fast…mostly.
"We want to assure everyone that has expressed concern over the situation that we will use this experience in our customer service program when training our employees on the correct way to apply the policy," the airline said.
The "customer of size policy" implemented 25 years ago requires "passengers that cannot fit safely and comfortably in one seat to purchase an additional seat while traveling," said Southwest.
"If a customer cannot comfortably lower the armrest and infringes on a portion of another seat, a customer seated adjacent would be very uncomfortable and a timely exit from the aircraft in the event of an emergency might be compromised if we allow a cramped, restricted seating arrangement," the airline added.
"We're very sorry for how his night unfortunately played out," Southwest conceded in a written statement.
Apparently, Smith did purchase two seats for the flight to Burbank, but he was allowed to board an earlier flight as a standby passenger, and only one seat was available on that particular flight.
The extra seat is not a necessity, he said, but a luxury because "Southwest flights are cheap."
The airline said it "could have potentially handled our communication better," but defended "the determination that Mr. Smith needed more than one seat to complete his flight comfortably."
Smith says he never plans to fly Southwest Airlines again—it's an unfortunate public relations snafu for a carrier that reportedly had the lowest rate of passenger complaints among U.S. airlines last year.
In fairness to Smith and our "supersize me" North American culture, maybe the airlines should just install wider seats. Anyone who has traveled on a regional jet over the past 10 years can attest to the fact that if you're an ounce heavier than an anorexic runway model you can barely squeeze yourself into them.

Dark Knight Envy? Buy Your Very Own 1966 Batmobile

Back on January 7 we reported a story about CarInsurance.org's marketing campaign that compiled a list of [nearly] every single version of the Batmobile ever created. We didn't editorialize about our personal favorites, but for the purposes of this story it would have to be either the Tumbler — as featured inBatman Begins, The Dark Knight…and we presume the forthcoming third film in the trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises — or the original 1966 Batmobile featured in the Batman television series, based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura show car.
Coincidentally, if you missed it, around the same time Gizmodo published a story about a company called Fiberglass Freaks who are making build-to-order Batmobiles that are identical replicas to that same 1966 Batmobile.
We're not talking about 1/18" replicas. We're talking about actual, life-sized, functioning, driving cars. The car comes with some pretty significant extras including rocket exhaust flamethrower, a detect-a-scope…and for that contemporary touch, a DVD player and high-end stereo. This particular Batmobile is built from a 1970's Lincoln Town Car that they provide (so that gives you some idea of what sort of size and ride to expect).
It’s more than just a “kit car.” The wheel wells are enclosed with steel tubs. The doors are finished inside and out, and the doors even sound solid when they latch. The rocker panels are attached to the floor pan with steel and fiberglass. When you sit in the car, your head doesn’t hover over the front windshield, and you have plenty of leg room, too. We wet sand the car by hand to remove any surface imperfections in the paint, then we buff and polish the car to an incredible shine.
For some fascinating behind-the-scenes photos of custom car builder George Barris constructing the original 1966 Batmobile, go here…and scroll down the page almost half way.
While this strikes us as the ultimate fanboy indulgence, it's also pretty damn cool (we'll admit, we want one). And if you have a spare $150,000 burning a hole in your Batsuit, they'll build one for you, too.

New Yorkers Angered by Will Smith’s Gigantic Men in Black 3 Trailer

Picture this: A star trailer larger than most two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments in New York City, with 1150 sq ft of room! Sort of boggles the mind, doesn’t it?
It also describes the conveyance that actor Will Smith tows around with him when shooting a movie. The actor is in NYC right now filming Men in Black 3, and his rolling residence seems to be generating some ire on the part of locals, according to the NY Post. Nicknamed “The Heat,” the $2M vehicle includes a lounge, a movie room with a 100-inch screen, marble floors throughout, offices for his assistants and writing staff (holds at least 30 people), a large bedroom and all-granite bathroom. It is about 53 feet long, has 22 wheels and weight around 30 tons.
Not only did the actor park his trailer right on a SoHo street, but he also brought along a second 55-foot trailer containing a full-sized gym.
“This thing is like a duplex,” said one person. “How would Will Smith feel if I parked that thing out in front of his house? People forget this is a residential neighborhood, not a film lot.”
“The smell that comes along with it is disgusting,” said another person. “It’s like living in a gas station. I really like Will Smith, but I would be embarrassed if that was my trailer. A little modesty goes a long way.”
Meanwhile, a local store-owner has been complaining that the giant trailer has been hurting sales. “This is killing our business,” said the co-owner of the nearby Green Street Antiques.
Perhaps it wouldn’t all be so bad it weren’t for the fact that the actor has a luxury apartment (5-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom, costing $25,000 per month) less than a mile away.
Smith is not in violation of any city ordinances, but public outcries like this often reach the mayor’s office, and this one did. The Office of Film Theatre and Broadcasting decided that the trailer needed to move to a private lot. Smith may be a big movie star, but the locals have voting power, after all.
We love Will Smith, but in these tough economic times, a bit of sensitivity is probably advisable, particularly given the excess on display. That said, we’d fancy a peak at the inside of his 1150 sq ft palace on wheels any day.

When Comic Book Heroes Turn Their Backs on Comic-Con

It seems oddly incongruous to report that Warner Bros, DreamWorks, Disney & The Weinstein Company Pass On San Diego may choose not to hock their wares that this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, but that’s precisely the situation in which we find ourselves, according to a new report over atThe Wrap.
It’s all worth keeping in mind, particularly if you were planning on making the pilgrimage this year with an eye towards interacting with like-minded individuals and sharing in the revelry of announcements about favorite projects.
You thus may need to adjust expectations if you’re planning to be there this year, with several notable franchises alleged to be notably absent.
The Wrap reports that a series of disappointments and flops have the studios reconsidering promoting certain films at Comic-Con; in recent years considered the Mecca for the comic/geek crowd seeking every morsel possible on upcoming genre projects of all description.
According to the site:
Last year, Edgar Wright‘s “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” was met with widespread geek acclaim only for the Universal film to sputter at the box office (though to be fair, the marketing for that film did little to embrace anybody outside the core of fans). “Sucker Punch” got major buzz and died on the vine this past spring, while “Tron: Legacy” played modestly despite nerds flipping for footage that Disney teased as early as 2008 (though yes, it has done enough to convince the studio get a sequel moving). And both “Skyline” and “Let Me In” faltered when they hit screens later in the year, after doing the San Diego Comic-Con rounds.
So several major players are staying home. The New York Times reports that Warner Bros, Marvel, DreamWorks, Disney and The Weinstein Company will stay home this year, and rely solely on traditional marketing campaigns for their big 2012 films, without the early buzz afforded by Comic-Con.
So ostensibly there will be some glaring omissions in SDCC’s July lineup, chiefly both Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel, neither of which has seen the studio book tickets. Not that Nolan has ever played to the Comic-Con crowd, of course, but his studio minders typically have in years gone by.
Perhaps even more stupefyingly, The Times also reports that Marvel is not making any promises about unveiling Avengers info at Comic-Con this year, surprising, given that last year they unveiled the entire cast of the superhero ensemble at SDCC. Nor are they promising info about any new projects. Says The Times, they’re currently “on the fence.”
It might be short-sighted. Much has been made in recent years about the swelling size of Comic-Con, and that it’s increasing popularity year-after-year was overtaxing the San Diego Convention Center, necessitating either the use of additional facilities, or a move to the larger Los Angeles Convention Center. Moreover, San Diego Comic-Con — while an established brand — is no longer a comics convention anymore (if you’ve seen the actual comics section in the pavilion, it’s dwarfed by the film and television and merchandizing contingents), it’s really a pop culture convention. Perhaps it should be renamed Pop Culture Con.
Our view is that studios stay away at their own peril…and will likely be back in force over the next few years. Blockbuster successes ebb and flow, after all, and have much more to do with the quality of the movie than how it’s marketed.
So who will be at SDCC this year. If you’re going, you can still look forward to Cowboys & Aliens, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 and more.
Many other projects are in the works, too, and The Wrap speculates that early peeks or info could be forthcoming for the Alien prequel, Prometheus, along with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Wolverine, Men In Black III, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, Total Recall and ‘Bond 23′.
Plus, expect the major and cable networks to be there promoting all manner of genre series, from AMC’sThe Walking Dead to The CW’s enduring Supernatural. More information, as it becomes available, can be found at SDCC’s official website.

NIGERIAN IDOL WINNER TO EMERGE THIS WEEKEND

For the first time in the history of reality TV in Nigeria, two ladies- Yeka Onka and Naomi Mac are the final two contestants slugging it out for the final prize And this Sunday March 27, 2011, a winner in the first season of Nigeria’s biggest music talent show ever!.
The TV reality show which has been the talk of the town since kicking off in November 2011 is finally coming to an end this Sunday and the
producers are seeing to it that the grand finale is a remarkable one for TV viewers in Nigeria, UK and America.
Already, the evicted 11 finalists- Ola, Nina, Chito, AJ, Tonii, George, Zoe, Alex, Glory, Bibi and Emmanuel are on camp at the Dream studios rehearsing for the final show and recording a team song with Naomi Mac and Yeka Onka
The winner will be announced at a star-studded event holding at the Dream studios in the presence of select key guests which will include
the crème de la crème of the entertainment industry, sponsors of Nigerian Idol and of course friends and relatives of the final contestants.
Aside the fact that fast rising stars like Praiz and Retta will perform; there promises to be performances from two special A list artistes- an international act and a Nigerian superstar.
The show which debuted on Sunday November 21, 2011 has gone through raw auditions to theatre auditions to workshop phase, to top50 phase, to the top 10 phase; wild card twist to top 13 phase to evictions!
“Numerous talents came for raw auditions; and with the help of the judges and the viewers, we have been able to cut it down to 100, then
50, 13 and now we present to you two divas- Yeka Onka and Naomi Mac who will be slugging it out for the grand prize” Rotimi Pedro MD of Optima Media Group says
And even though both ladies have their eyes on the grand prize of a recording contract, 7.5Million naira courtesy Etisalat and Royal Exchange, a brand new car courtesy Tom Tom and a Sony entertainment TV center, there is no denying the fact that the ultimate prize is an opportunity to become an international music star, and a proud global ambassador of contemporary Nigerian music.
Who wins this Sunday? Yeka Onka or Naomi Mac?
PROFILE OF FINALISTS
YEKA ONKA
Onyeka Gilbert a.k.a Yeka Onka looks like a model straight from a fashion magazine. Her looks don’t lie because Yeka is indeed a former beauty Queen. She was crowned Queen of Abia at a beauty pageant in 2006. Winning the beauty pageant opened up a lot of doors for her but according to the tall, dark beauty being the Queen of Abia didn’t really pan out well as she expected.
The beauty pageant was an aside for her really. Her real passion in life had always been music. From a tender age, she had been singing with her family band. “My father was the leader of the band and he played the saxophone, guitar and the piano very well. My mum was the
lead vocalist while me, my sisters and my brothers were backups.”
The family band however ‘part-disbanded’ in 2001 at the death of her mother and then fully so at the death of her father 5 years later in 2006. After her parents died, Gospel reggae artiste, Buchi took her under his wings and became her mentor.
Yeka’s confidence was not dented by her orphan state. The word ‘no’ simply does not exist in her dictionary. Rather than accept ‘no’ from the Idol judges at the audition stage, the 26 year old beauty embarked on an ‘Idol mini tour’ that took her from Enugu to Calabar and finally Lagos where she eventually got her ‘Yes’! She says she probably couldn’t have done it alone but for the chance meeting with an Idol crew member after her first rejection in Enugu. The crew member had encouraged her then by saying “it’s not how hard you fall but it’s what you do after you fall”. With that mentality she is giving Nigerian Idol all that she’s got.
NAOMI MAC
Naomi might be the youngest contestant in Nigerian Idol now but her confidence and carriage doesn’t betray her 19 years of age. Born and
raised in Ajegunle (a fact that she is very proud of), the smallish singer bashfully confesses that she has never been to her home state
of Bayelsa. She started singing at age 7 when she and her sisters formed a group.
The group of sisters started singing in their church and later in other churches in other states.“I actually found out that I had a talent, a gift…so I decided to develop and do more with it”, says Naomi, who is the third child of her parents, of why she chose to be a singer. It seems she chose the right path because as the girls’ band success began to increase; their father who was a photojournalist had to quit his job to become his daughters’ road manager. Her mum is a traditional masseuse. On being on Nigerian Idol, she says she “feels great and honoured” to be part of the epic music reality show. “It’s like a dream come true for me.” She tags her most memorable performance as the one where she had to dress like a guy so she could perform an R.Kelly number.
She is currently in a relationship and proudly states that her boyfriend, who she met in church, is the reason behind her success and has watched her perform a number of times during the competition. As of now she worships at The Father’s House and her favourite judge is
Jeffery Daniels because he is “young at heart”.

Is Eedris Abdulkareem living on past glory?

This was the question on the lips of some Ilorin residents, who came in their thousands to witness the Glo Rock n Rule concert, which was held at the ancient city penultimate weekend.
Eedris was well received when he sauntered on stage for his performance, as he went on his knees to recite Suratul Fathia, a popular Muslim prayer. Mr Lecturer, as he is fondly called, actually held the crowd spellbound, as he took them down memory lane with performances of some of his old hit tracks.
The crowd was yelling for more and Eedris maintained the tempo, as he did a solo performance to Shakomo, Sade and other hit songs that popularised ‘Remedies’, the defunct hip-hop group that was made up of himself, Eddy Montana and Tony Tetuila. Surprisingly, while some people actually commended his swagger on stage, many condemned Eedris solo performance to ‘Remedies’ hit songs. Besides, his performance of Calabar Girl, his new song, which featured Kenny Ogungbe, and saw almost all Kennis Music artistes on stage, attracted more jeers than cheers. Although it was not altogether a bad outing for Eedris Abdulkareem, the Ilorin fans expected fresh vibes from the Jagajaga crooner

Is this woman causing trouble in Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's marriage?

September 29, 2011 | 12:26 PM ET
Is this woman causing trouble in Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's marriage?
(Pacific Coast News via RumorFix.com)
The entertainment website RumorFix has posted photos of a woman they say is Sara Leal.
TheDirty.com reported earlier this week that Ashton Kutcher and Leal were having an affair, and that Kutcher was with her the night of his sixth wedding anniversary with wife Demi Moore.
The images were taken in June 2011 outside The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles after Kutcher attended David Arquette’s “Beacher’s Madhouse” variety show there with a group of friends.
PHOTOS: Ashton’s Ladies.
Several reports say Kutcher and Moore have parted ways after Kutcher spent their anniversary partying in San Diego.
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher arrive at the premiere of "The Joneses" in Los Angeles on April 8, 2010. (Reuters)
An independent source confirmed to FOX411’s Pop Tarts column that Kutcher checked into the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego on September 26 with former “That’s 70’s Show” co-star Danny Masterson.
A source also said something went down at the Moore/Kutcher residence on Wednesday as the scandal broke, with extra security being called in as “the issue” was being dealt with behind closed doors, raising speculation that Kutcher could be packing his bags.
Radar Online reported that Leal has met with an attorney to “explore her options.”
Kutcher and Moore’s reps did not return calls to FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. But Kutcher has since added a couple of messages to his popular Twitter feed.
First he put a link up on Twitter to the Public Enemy classic “Don’t Believe The Hype.” He also tweeted “When you ASSUME to know that which you know nothing of you make an ASS out of U and ME.”
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Army Wives star Kim Delaney bungles speech at miltary event

Army Wives” star Kim Delaney was given the privilege of speaking at an event honoring U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Thursday night, but mangled the prepared speech so badly, she had to be escorted off the stage.
Appearing disheveled, slurring her words and smiling at inappropriate times, at times the Philadelphia native and former “NYPD Blue” star appeared to have trouble reading the teleprompter.
Delaney spoke of her “struggle(s),” claiming to have “served in active military duty family for five years.”
VIDEO: Watch part of her speech on MYFOXPhilly.com.
“I’ve seen soldiers come home with painful life altering injuries borne of their time and service,” Delaney said.
The audience sat shocked, as she rambled on about her “broken heart” before eventually adding the caveat, “It’s all make believe. I do that as a job. It’s make believe. I have the luxury to do all of this on a television show.”
Finally, another guest began speaking and Delaney was unceremoniously escorted off the stage by a woman wearing a headset.
Several U.S. officials were at the award show and three former U.S. presidents made video tributes.
Delaney has long struggled with issues of substance abuse. She was arrested in March 2002 for drunk driving. In 2003, she spent time in an Arizona clinic to treat alcohol addiction. In 2005, she lost custody of her teenage son Jack Cortese after he testified in court that she had put his life in danger by drunk driving. More recently, Delaney checked herself into Promises, a rehab center in Malibu, CA in 2006.
But Friday morning, Delaney seemed in fine spirits on “The View” as she sat with fellow former “All My Children” stars reminiscing about the show’s final episode.

Nancy Grace 'Slips' on 'Dancing': Most Embarrassing Wardrobe Malfunction?

We're not quite sure what all the fuss is about here.
A clip of HLN host Nancy Grace jiggling out of her costume on Monday's "Dancing With the Stars" is going around, but it wasn't obvious on the air and you can't see much in the video (boo!).
SODAHEAD SLIDESHOW: See the most embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions.
That said, something happened, which you can tell by the way they cut to the audience AND host Tom Bergeron's quip: "On the European version that would be perfectly fine."
But Grace denies that a "wardrobe malfunction" ever took place.
"There was a little tiny movement, but it did not equate to a wardrobe malfunction," Grace, 51, told People magazine. "I would be mortified."
On Twitter, Grace sent a note to former DWTS contestant Lisa Rinna saying, "It was during that hopscotch when seismic shift occurred in my bra."
She also tweeted a photo of herself holding "Breast Petals" and once again "vehemently" denied a malfunction.
Indeed, it certainly seems tame compared to Janet Jackson's infamous 2004 Super Bowl debacle.
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From Grace to Jackson to Nicki Minaj, let us know: Who had the most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction?

Test Flight Lands At New Asaba International Airport, Delta

An Overland Aviation Limited commercial aircraft landed at the Asaba International Airport Thursday afternoon, as part of a test run of the new airport constructed by the Delta State Government.
The aircraft, which made the journey from Abuja, had the Governor of the state, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan on board.
The airport project, which gulped an estimated N17.5 billion naira according to Delta State Government sources, had generated so much controversy following the delay in its completion and commissioning.
Sources told THEWILL that the multiple delays to the completion of the airport was due to inputs by federal government aviation regulatory agencies.
With the test run of the facilities at the airport, it is expected that the commissioning would be done soonest.
The state government has however not made any formal pronouncement to that effect as some work is still being done on the terminal building.

Non-stop highlife music at Orlando Julius Ekemode's 50th anniversary on stage

It was non-stop highlife music on Sunday, September 4 at Oranmiyan Hall, Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos when saxophonist and singer Orlando Julius Ekemode celebrated his 50th anniversary on stage with a concert.
Indications that it was going to be a unique gig emerged early when the compere, actor and TV host Yemi Sodimu led Julius’s band in singing ‘Time for Highlife’. The show kicked off somewhat haphazardly before order was restored by the diminutive entertainer. Wura Samba Band performed before the National Anthem and opening prayer were taken. The smooth talking Sodimu, however, described what happened as the “peculiarity of artists.” But it was not to be the only peculiarity of the evening.
“We play the National Anthem as if we are on the war front; we are going to show you how to play it,” Julius said as guests rose. The artist and his band then sang a ‘highlified’ version of the anthem with Julius singing the two stanzas with feeling. Segun Oyegbami who was asked to offer the opening prayer came on stage alright but didn’t pray. He wondered why the organisers, who know his views on religion and that he had stopped attending church a long time ago, would call on him to pray in public. Oyegbami then went into banter on how since his father died eight days prior, reciting ‘Our father, who art in heaven’ now holds special significance for him. He was still explaining why he wouldn’t oblige with a prayer when Sodimu stylishly retrieved the microphone from him.
No music, no life
Though an evening of music, the gig where a pack of five CDs containing 60 golden tunes of the artist popularly called OJ was launched, also featured speeches. Welcoming guests, Femi Esho of Evergreen Musical Company Limited, highlighted the contributions of the ‘Columbia’ crooner to Nigerian music. He noted that Julius remains relevant and continues to mentor younger artists in spite of having been around since over five decades ago. “He [Julius] can sustain blowing the saxophone for 10 minutes without pause and this is just the beginning. We don’t have to wait till he and others pass away and highlife music relegated to the background before we celebrate them,” noted the music promoter.
Chair, Rasheed Gbadamosi, spoke in the same vein. He noted that there’s no life without music and that he’s happy musicians are being honoured. The art patron also singled out the ‘Evil Genius’ of highlife, Victor Olaiya for special recognition. “Olaiya represents the best in music amongst us,” Gbadamosi said, adding that “we thank God people like Olaiya are still around to remind us of our great heritage.”
Femi Ifaturoti, who represented Rauf Aregbesola, Governor of Osun State where Julius hails from, disclosed that he met the artist and his dancer wife, Latoya, over two decades ago. “Whenever the history of highlife is written in Nigeria, Orlando Julius will occupy a big chunk. He has been a consistent ambassador of highlife.”
Ade Ekemode, a medical doctor and spokesperson of the large Ekemode contingent at the concert, said he believed Julius created Afrobeat. He also thanked Latoya on behalf of the family “for taking care of my dear brother.” Veteran actor Larry Williams recalled how met Julius in Los Angeles and the poem he, the artist and musician Jimi Solanke performed. He recited the poem at the show.
Old artists display
Julius, who had earlier offered guests a taste of what to expect with ‘Awade’ and ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, and who joined some young men to sing ‘Ololufe’ later returned to the stage with reinforcements. He requested Olaiya to join him and the crowd, anticipating what would follow, applauded when Olaiya opened with his signature ‘Trumpet Highlife Instrumental’. In fact, not a few scrambled with cameras to the foot of the stage to capture the artists together. The excitement, which was already high, went up a few notches still when Olaiya asked Fatai Rolling Dollar to join the party.
Accompanied by horns-men Roy Olokungboye, Biodun Batik and Olaiya’s son, Bayode, with Julius still holding tightly to his saxophone, Olaiya sang ‘Baby Jowo’ and other songs while Rolling Dollar danced. “Awon old school lo njo yi o, e patewo fun won” (‘behold, the Old School artists dancing; clap for them!’) Olaiya told the crowd in appreciation of Rolling Dollar’s moves. But the 84-year-old was not done yet. Feeding off the applause, he continued, prompting Olaiya to note “Eyi wa le ni ko si nkan.” (‘But I thought you said he’s spent, without nothing more to offer!’). It became non-stop dancing from that point on, with Gbadamosi, Oyegbami, Williams and others stepping out to display their dancing skills.
The young not caught napping
The New School artists, however, would not be outdone. Next up with Julius was talking drummer Ara, singer Yinka Davies and Jojo Bodybeats. “Hello everybody, in case you didn’t know, this is my daddy. I was close to joining him [Julius] in 1983 because of a song Daddy did, ‘Ise’,” Davies offered by way of introduction. With Aras and Davies as accompanying vocalist, and Jojo Bodybeats joining dancers Latoya and Esther Balogun, Julius sang ‘Ise’. The trio subsequently took turns to show the audience their skills. The man who makes music with his cheeks was first, beating popular Yoruba folksongs including ‘Bata so mi were were’ before Ara entertained with the talking drum. “You know this is the only time I get to romance myself on stage,” Davies said while cautioning the instrumentalists to reduce the tempo before she sang ‘Ise’. She also sang ‘Erora Miliki’ with trumpeter Biodun Batik accompanying her.
‘My happiest day’
“I am very honoured and grateful to my music fans all the way from Old School; the 1950s to the present,” Julius began during a break to thank guests including former Governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, who stepped in briefly. Julius also appreciated his family, thanking them for their support over the years. “Today is my best day because it is the first time my brother will see me perform,” Julius said in reference to Gabriel Ekemode, a professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, who had never seen him on stage. “Today is my greatest and happiest day, it has not been easy to do music for 50 years,” he reiterated.
Rolling Dollars, who clocks 85 years next week, took over the stage after Julius to serenade the audience with some old numbers laced generously with slangs. “Orlando ma pa mi ni kekere” (‘Orlando, I’m still young, please let me live some more!’), the ageless minstrel warned Julius who was backing him on the saxophone at a point. He later yielded the floor to the Ijesha-born artist.
The crowd needed no invitation to the dance floor immediately Julius struck the opening notes of ‘Jagua Nana’ with the Ekemode clan joining him right on stage. Even ushers couldn’t resist when Julius started ‘Columbia’ after Davies had sang ‘Ijo Soul’ with him.
Musicians Segun Adewale, Dede Mabiaku and PMAN president, Preddy Wise Okowa, who led a delegation from the musicians’ body, were among those who turned up to honour Julius. Members of the Hi-life All Stars Club to which Julius belongs, Eji Oyewole, Anjola Aboderin and Shina Ayinde-Bakare were also present. Actor Dejumo Lewis, filmmaker Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin and TV producer Ganee Adewuyi also turned up for the concert which continued well into the night.

Abuja Lover delivers baby girl for 9ice

It’s a baby girl for singer 9ice and his Abuja-based partner Bukky!
Although the pair would prefer to keep it hush hush, we can reliably tell you that they are taking their relationship a step further with the arrival, early last week, of their first baby together.
Sources close to 9ice tell us the singer -who’s separated from his wife Toni Payne – has been a regular visitor to Abuja, since Bukky – a fair-complexioned older woman – took in last year.
The relationship has never been public, even though those close to the singer are well aware they’re seriously dating.
We cannot tell for now, if the pair is planning to get married; especially as 9ice and Payne are still legally married.
Multiple sources tell us this lady is the reason the singer has been a regular visitor to Abuja; and that his ex Toni Payne is – unhappily- aware of the relationship. ‘In fact almost all the ladies close to him know of her. She herself even went out of her way to contact them‘, our source offers.
Sources say Bukky’s baby, a girl, was delivered on Monday March 21. The baby is 9ice’s second. His first son named Zion was delivered on Thursday December 4, 2008, at Presbytarian Hospital, Southern California, United States of America.
I can tell you for sure that 9ice has gotten the girl pregnant, and she has put to bed. Toni knows. But even her is keeping quiet but it’ll be a source of embarrassment for her‘, one of 9ice’s close friends tells us. He does not want to be named.
I can’t tell if he’ll marry her or not. But she’s very close to him and I believe they’re serious‘. He disclosed.
9ice’s manager Dehinde Fajana through a telephone conversation, Fajana claimed that he is ignorant of the situation and questioned the existence of his boss’ Abuja partner.
‘Is there any partner there? Does 9ice have any partner in Abuja? I’m sorry, I don’t know’ Fajana responded.
9ice did not immediately respond to our enquiries.

Luxury Goods Specialists Market Size and Forecast to 2015

Synopsis
This report provides uniquely detailed data on the size and development of retail sales of 25 individual products through Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists in 50 countries around the world. It provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the trends affecting the development of this modern retail channel through both historic and forecast data, covering 2005 to 2015. For those in a hurry, an overview chapter provides the essential top line view, while in depth chapters give all the details both by products.
Summary
“Global Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists Market Size and Forecast to 2015″ is based upon an extensive, global, industry research program which brings together ICD Intelligence’s research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. It provides detailed analysis of past and future trends – crucially providing retail sales data by product to allow improved understanding and targeting of this channel.
Data sets are provided for 2005 through to 2015, with actuals being provided for 2010. Countries are organized by region – facilitating easy comparisons between countries and between regions around the world.
Scope
This report covers 50 countries and 25 product markets via Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists
Product Coverage:
Clothing and Footwear
Jewelry and Watches
Luggage and Leather goods
Printed Media
Stationery and Cards
Communications Equipment
Computer Hardware and Software
Consumer Electronics
Household Appliances
Photographic Equipment
Drinks
Household Products
Packaged Food
Personal Care
Tobacco
Unpackaged Food
Floor Coverings
Furniture
Gardening and Outdoor Living
Home Improvement
Home Wares
Games Software
Music and Video
Sports Equipment
Toys and Games
Country Coverage:
Asia Pacific
1. Australia
2. China
3. Hong Kong
4. India
5. Indonesia
6. Japan
7. Malaysia
8. New Zealand
9. Philippines
10. Singapore
11. South Korea
12. Thailand
Latin America
1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Chile
4. Colombia
5. Mexico
6. Peru
7. Venezuela
Middle East and Africa
1. Egypt
2. Israel
3. Saudi Arabia
4. South Africa
5. UAE
Europe
1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Czech Republic
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. France
8. Germany
9. Greece
10. Hungary
11. Ireland
12. Italy
13. Netherlands
14. Norway
15. Poland
16. Portugal
17. Romania
18. Russia
19. Slovakia
20. Spain
21. Sweden
22. Turkey
23. Ukraine
24. United Kingdom
North America
1. Canada
2. United States
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- Clear insight into the impact of economic recession and recovery on market growth
Key Highlights
This report is the result of ICD’s extensive market research covering the retail industry in 50 countries around the word. It provides detailed segmentation of historic and forecast retail sales, segmented down to category level. By providing both strategic overview data and product category specifics it clarifies the nature of growth in this channel and acts as an essential tool for marketers seeking to improve their understanding of this channel and subsequently improve their strategies to account for the latest developments.
, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (% Total Market), By Region, 2010-2015
Table 172: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Share Of Retail Sales (% Of Total Retail Sales Within A Country), By Country, 2005-2010
Table 173: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Forecast Share Of Retail Sales (% Of Total Retail Sales Within A Country), By Country, 2010-2015
Table 174: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Product Groups, 2005-2015
Table 175: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million) By Product Group, 2005-2010
Table 176: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million) By Product Group, 2010-2015
Table 177: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Categories, 2005-2010
Table 178: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Categories, 2010-2015
Table 179: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Food & Grocery Categories, 2005-2010
Table 180: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Food & Grocery Categories, 2010-2015
Table 181: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Home & Garden Products Category, 2005-2010
Table 182: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Home & Garden Products Category, 2010-2015
Table 183: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Sports & Leisure Equipment Category, 2005-2010
Table 184: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Sports & Leisure Equipment Category, 2010-2015
Table 185: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million) By Country, 200