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| Hungarian police seize weapons from Brad Pitt film Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:20 AM PDT  Brad Pitt has been filming zombie movie "World War Z" in various European cities over the past few months. — Reuters pic Weapons expert Bela Gajdos, who has worked on the filming of zombie movie "World War Z" to ensure the safe handling of the weapons used, told national news agency MTI that each firearm had been converted to restrict its use to blank ammunition. Gajdos added that the weapons were completely harmless and had already been used on a shoot in London. "World War Z," a big-budget horror film directed by Marc Forster and slated for release in 2012, recently shifted filming to Hungary from Britain. "We had a police permit to bring these guns into the country," Gajdos told MTI, adding that the production had contracted arms experts to establish whether the guns complied with Hungarian laws. But the guns were seized before experts could inspect them. Adam Goodman, the producer of the film, was not immediately available for comment. Janos Hajdu, the chief of the Hungarian Anti-Terrorism Centre on Monday said the agency seized a large stockpile of weapons, which arrived from England on a chartered plane. He could not confirm whether the weapons were intended for the "World War Z" shoot. The National Bureau for Investigation, which took over the case, said in an emailed reply to Reuters questions that it was conducting an investigation for abuse of arms and ammunition, but would not release any further details. The weapons included hand guns, machine guns, high-precision sniper rifles, hand grenades and a large quantity of high-calibre ammunition, according to photos and a video released by the Anti-Terrorism centre. According to the video, some weapons could be re-converted to use live ammunition by removing a single screw. Hajdu said the firearms had not been properly disabled and could not be allowed into the country less than two weeks before a national holiday commemorating the 1956 uprising, MTI reported. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Winehouse father plans memoir for summer 2012 Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:05 AM PDT  Mitch Winehouse (left) with his daughter Amy. — AFP/Relaxnews file pic In the memoir, to be entitled "Amy: My Daughter," Mitch Winehouse will "tell the incredible story of the Amy the public never got to know and understand" prior to her death in July at the age of 27, HarperCollins said yesterday. The proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which aims to help young people in Britain and abroad who struggle with addiction, ill health, disability or financial disadvantage. "I feel that I need to write this book to tell the true story of Amy and to help with my personal recovery," Winehouse said. "I also want to raise as much money as possible for Amy's foundation, so all proceeds from the book will go directly to help children who are disadvantaged through illness and substance addiction." The British soul star was found dead in her London home in July following a lengthy battle with alcohol and drugs. Toxicology tests found no evidence of any illegal substances in her body, according to her family. Her father believes bouts of heavy drinking followed by short-lived attempts to give up alcohol may have prompted a fatal seizure. A full inquest is due to be held on October 26. Winehouse rocketed to fame after winning five Grammy awards off the back of her 2006 second album "Back to Black" and famously sang about her refusal to seek treatment for her addiction in "Rehab". — AFP/Relaxnews Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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