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Ben Stiller puts imprint on Hollywood landmark Posted: 03 Dec 2013 07:26 PM PST The 48-year-old, who plays an infamous fantasist in his new movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", said he was making a wish come true by planting his prints into the courtyard at the former Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a famous Hollywood landmark. "It's very, very meaningful to me," he said after a ceremony outside the theatre. "To be in any way a small part of it is really a dream come true for me." Stiller, the son of actors and star of films including "Meet The Fockers", "Little Fockers" and two "Night at the Museum" movies, was introduced at the ceremony by Cruise, his co-star in 2008 comedy "Tropic Thunder". "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", a remake of the 1947 movie starring Danny Kaye, is released in the United States on Christmas Day, December 25. Millions of tourists throng to the former Grauman's Chinese Theatre — before that it was called Mann's Chinese Theatre — every year to see the hand- and footprints of generations of Hollywood stars. The Tinseltown landmark changed its name to the TCL Chinese Theatre at the start of 2013 after the naming rights were bought by Chinese electronics giant TCL. - AFP, December 4, 2013. |
Billy Joel unveils New York concert residency deal Posted: 03 Dec 2013 07:02 PM PST The deal makes Joel the Garden's first-ever "music franchise" — he joins the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty, all sports teams, as a resident of one of the world's most famous arenas. The first four shows in January, February, March and April — which were previously announced — are already sold out. Tickets for the May 9 gig, marking Joel's 65th birthday, will go on sale Saturday at 1500 GMT (11:00pm MYT). "Performing at Madison Square Garden is a thrilling experience. I've played different venues all over the world, but there's no place like coming home to the Garden," Joel said in a statement on his website. Neither Joel nor Madison Square Garden indicated when additional shows would be announced. No end date for the residency was given. Joel, who was born in New York, has already played a record-breaking 47 shows at Madison Square Garden, including a sold-out run of 12 consecutive nights in 2006. He has sold more than 150 million albums all over the world and is the sixth best-selling recording artist in history. This month, Joel will receive a Kennedy Centre Honor, a recognition of lifetime achievement in the performing arts. - AFP, December 4, 2013. |
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