Lynn Elber
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/ 8 December 2007

Hollywood writers’ labour talks collapse

Negotiations between striking Hollywood writers and studios have collapsed, crushing expectations for a settlement of the costly walkout in its fifth week. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced on Friday that the round of talks that started on Tuesday had broken down.

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/ 4 May 2006

Dramatic turn of events on Lost in the US

Sex, betrayal and bloodshed were the order of a fateful day for the lost souls of Lost. With the season drawing to a close this month, Lost put several of its airline-crash castaways in the line of fire and proved it has not run out of plot twists. For those planning to watch the episode of the ABC drama later that aired on Wednesday in the United States, please do not read any further.

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/ 6 May 2005

‘How often do you get to be a king?’

When Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was asked to play American icon Elvis Presley, his first instinct was to reject the role. ”In my head I was saying, ‘No, no, no,’ because I wasn’t quite sure, first, about playing rock’n’roll stars and second, somebody who’s so well known to everybody,” said Rhys Meyers.