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| ‘Transformers’ director stalks off stage at Samsung event Posted: 07 Jan 2014 02:11 AM PST Michael Bay joined a Samsung executive on stage yesterday to extol the wonders of a new curved 105-inch ultra high-definition television at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. He got as far as saying that he got to dream for a living and that his job was to "take people on an emotional ride" before being forced to go off script. He stumbled at the prospect. Samsung executive vice president Joe Stinziano prompted Bay, albeit to no avail, by asking his thoughts on how the curved television screen might enhance viewing. Bay said he was sorry and then stormed off stage in an apparent huff, prompting one of the hundreds of journalists in the packed audience to quip that it "must have been a Decepticon sensor". "Transformers" fans know the Decepticons as the fearsome enemies of the hero Autobots, sentient robots that can convert into any of a wide array of vehicles. "Wow! I just embarrassed myself at CES," Bay said in a post at his website. "I got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP's intro line and then the teleprompter got lost. Then the prompter went up and down – then I walked off. I guess live shows aren't my thing." Bay referred to the new curved television as "awesome" and said he has put "Transformers" footage in a special screen experience that will be used to promote the sets around the world. Unfortunately for South Korea-based Samsung, Bay's melt-down became the highlight of the press event, and may unintentionally mar the introduction of the curved television. - AFP, January 7, 2014. |
| Eurythmics to reunite for Beatles tribute concert Posted: 07 Jan 2014 02:05 AM PST The duo consisting of singer Annie Lennox and musician Dave Stewart, who last toured together in 2000, will play songs by The Beatles in the January 27 concert organized by the Recording Academy, which hands out the annual Grammy Awards. They will also share the stage with R&B singers Alicia Keys and John Legend and pop-rock group Maroon 5 in the concert that will be broadcast on CBS television on February 9. The Night that Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles pays homage to the Fab Four's February 1964 performances on the Ed Sullivan Show, which is credited with launching rock music's so-called British Invasion. Pop singer John Mayer and country singer Keith Urban will also perform at the tribute. Grammy-winning Eurythmics released their first album in 1981 and have sold more than 75 million records. They broke up in 1990 but briefly re-formed to release a new album and tour in 1999. Best known for the 1983 hit Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Here Comes the Rain Again a year later, Eurythmics have performed sporadically together in the past decade. |
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