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- Kelly Pickler jives to victory on 'Dancing With The Stars'
- Citing fatigue, Ang Lee pulls out of 'Tyrant'
- Win great prizes from Reconnect contest
| Kelly Pickler jives to victory on 'Dancing With The Stars' Posted: 21 May 2013 09:07 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Country singer Kelly Pickler won the 16th season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday night, winning over judges and TV audiences with her graceful style and high-jumping jives with partner and professional dancer Derek Hough. Pickler, who first grabbed attention as a contestant on American Idol in 2006, screeched and jumped up and down when she learned she had won. Fellow finalist Jacoby Jones, an NFL player, hoisted her on his shoulders to celebrate. Pickler beat out Jones, former Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, and actress Zendaya, who goes by her first name. The show began with 12 celebrity contestants including singer Winona Judd and former Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill, who were paired with the show's professional dancers. Inspired by the British show Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing With The Stars has remained popular with American TV audiences since its debut in 2005, though its ratings have slipped over time. The show's judges award points to the couples based on their dance routines, which are weighed equally with audience votes to select the winner. |
| Citing fatigue, Ang Lee pulls out of 'Tyrant' Posted: 21 May 2013 08:45 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Ang Lee canceled his plans to direct the pilot of new U.S. television series Tyrant, saying on Tuesday that he needed to rest after spending four years working on 3D fantasy-adventure film Life Of Pi. Lee, 58, signed on to direct the pilot of the drama series for cable network FX in March, shortly after winning the Best Director Oscar for Life Of Pi. "It is one of the most brilliant ideas for a series that I've seen and one about which I was very excited," Lee said in a statement. "However, after spending over four years making and promoting Life Of Pi, I have recently realized that I need some rest." Tyrant tells the story of an American family that is pulled into the workings of a restive Middle Eastern nation, and Lee was slated to begin filming the pilot this summer. It would have been the Taiwanese-born director's first foray into television. Tyrant is produced by Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, who also are producers on Showtime's Emmy-winning counter-terrorism thriller Homeland. FX, which did not immediately reply to messages seeking comment, is owned by Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corp. |
| Win great prizes from Reconnect contest Posted: 22 May 2013 01:44 AM PDT CAPITAL FM's Reconnect contest, which began its run on May 6 and will end this Friday, has garnered a lot of response from its listeners. There are a lot of things to be won from the contest, including a hair makeover courtesy of Albert Nico, products from Kiehl's and Lancome, as well as vouchers for belly dancing classes. Reconnect is basically a memory game that is played on the air. To help you keep track, just download a grid template from capitalfm.com.my and follow the progress of the game on air. You need to tune in to Talk Of The Town (6am-10am, weekdays), The Jam Break (4pm-9pm, weekdays) and Groovedown (8pm-midnight, weekdays) for your chance to participate. Capital FM listener Jess Wu took the challenge and won a holiday package from Bukit Gambang Resort City in Kuantan, Pahang worth RM3,000. With the help of the grid, Wu managed to guess the right combination. "After learning about this competition, I checked out the website for more information and printed out the grid. I carried this grid with me everywhere, noted down everything!" Visit capitalfm.com.my for more information. Captal FM is a subsidiary of Star Radio Group. |
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