The Star Online: Entertainment: Music
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| Led Zeppelin to release reunion concert film Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:57 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British rockers Led Zeppelin will release a concert film based on their 2007 charity performance in London that hits cinemas on October 17, the band said on Thursday. The film, called Celebration Day and directed by Dick Carruthers, was taken from the long-awaited reunion of one of rock's most successful acts. The theatrical release will be across 1,500 screens in more than 40 territories, followed by an audio and video release on November 19. There will be premieres in London, Los Angeles, New York and other major cities before the theatrical release, raising the possibility of seeing the three surviving band members on the same red carpet, if not the same stage. The band broke up in 1980 after the death of their drummer John Bonham, but despite repeated calls from millions of fans to get back together to tour and record, reunions have been fleeting and, by their own admission, unsatisfactory. But in 2007, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bass player John Paul Jones, along with Bonham's son and drummer Jason, took the stage at London's O2 Arena for a tribute gig to Atlantic Records' founder Ahmet Ertegun. It was the first headline show by the band in 27 years, and according to Cineworld, the cinema chain which will screen the movie in Britain, it was the most over-subscribed gig in history after more than 20 million people applied for 18,000 tickets. "It's a unique opportunity to savour what is likely to be Led Zeppelin's final performance," Cineworld said. The band, one of rock's biggest acts with global album sales estimated at up to 300 million, played 16 songs on the night including hits like Whole Lotta Love, Kashmir and Stairway To Heaven. The poster promoting the film features a cartoon of a zeppelin airship against a red sky above London's Houses of Parliament, reminiscent of the artwork on the band's 2007 compilation album Mothership. |
| Houston's death tops schock celeb moments Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:39 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's accidental death in February was voted as the biggest "Oh My Gosh" (OMG!) celebrity headline in the first half of 2012, according to a poll released on Thursday. Parade Magazine and Yahoo! celebrity gossip site omg! teamed up for a 2012 summer pop culture poll and found that Houston's drowning in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub was the biggest headline of the year so far, earning 50 percent of votes. The runner-up headline was Twilight actress Kristen Stewart's confession that she cheated on co-star Robert Pattinson, which got 21 percent of the votes. The couple edged out another big break-up - the divorce of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes - which scored 14 percent of votes in the shock factor stakes. Rounding out the list was Jersey Shore star Snooki announcing her pregnancy (6 percent) while CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's declaration that he is gay, actress Demi Moore seeking treatment in rehab, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally getting engaged, each earned 3 percent each. The poll also asked readers to rate their sexiest man, favorite book series, and most anticipated celebrity weddings. There were few shocks there, with Drive star Ryan Gosling, erotic fantasy novel 50 Shades Of Grey, and the union of movie stars Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux coming top of those respective categories. The poll was conducted for Parade and omg! in August and had 56,000 respondents. |
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