Budgets spiraling out of control; cast and crew on the verge of collapse; sets destroyed: Just a few of the catastrophes to afflict the ill-fated productions in The Screening Room’s Top 10 movie shoots from hell. From “Cleopatra” to “Apocalypse Now,” these infamous productions have all been struck by extreme weather, tragedy, illness and sometimes death.
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Elizabeth Taylor says heart surgery went ‘perfectly’
Elizabeth Taylor said Thursday that her heart surgery was successful, adding that “it was like having a brand new ticker.” The message on her Twitter page comes two days after she announced she was having heart surgery at an undisclosed hospital to repair a leaky valve. “Any prayers you happen to have lying around I would dearly appreciate,” she said Tuesday
Dog handler appeals conviction in Abu Ghraib case
He’s already served the time, but lawyers Thursday argued to clear his name as onetime U.S. Army Sgt
Blackface ‘Jackson Jive’ skit shocks Connick
Movie star and singer Harry Connick Jr.
Michael Jordan rapped for smoking on course
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has caused a furor at the President’s Cup golf tournament after the former Chicago Bulls player was snapped smoking a cigar at the Harding Park course in San Francisco. Jordan — who is acting as the honorary assistant captain for the U.S.
The Tough-Love Dictator of My Dreams
I have voted for two libertarian candidates for President, believe in drug legalization and have done many things that would have gotten me caned in Singapore, a Catholic school or anyplace someone happened to be near a cane. I’ve fought the left’s paternalism of the body and the right’s paternalism of the soul
Anelka and Malouda put Chelsea on top
Second half goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda gave Chelsea a 2-0 victory over title rivals Liverpool at Stamford Bridge to take over at the top of the English Premier League from Manchester United.
Massa takes the wheel after horror crash
Felipe Massa is back in the fast lane after his life-threatening crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix just nine weeks ago which placed his Formula One future in doubt. The Brazilian has taken to the wheel of a kart in his home city of Sao Paulo, managing 60 laps of the Granja Viana circuit and is to continue the activity over the next few days.
HSBC chief moving to Hong Kong from London
In a sign of the growing importance of the Asian economies, HSBC announced that Michael Geoghegan, the group chief executive, will move from London to Hong Kong next year.
Explosive evidence from Travolta extortion trial
Is it the smoking gun? The trial of two defendants accused of trying to exort $25 million from John Travolta in return for handing over a document relating to the death of the star’s 16-year-old son, Jett, continues in the Bahamas today