Mes: septiembre 2019

LOS ANGELES – “Transformers” robots have lost some of their money-making power, but delivered the biggest opening weekend domestically so far this year. Distributor Paramount Pictures said Sunday that “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” took in $97.4 million domestically in its first weekend. That beat the $90.2 million debut of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” But the domestic haul for the sci-fi sequel was down from the $109 million first weekend for 2009’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” Photos: Summer Movies 2011 Since opening Tuesday night, the new “Transformers” pulled in $162 million domestically through Sunday, a drop from $200.1 million for “Revenge of the Fallen” in its first five days. Paramount estimates “Dark of the Moon” will hit $180.9 million domestically by the end of the long Fourth of July weekend Monday. “Dark of the Moon” added $210 million overseas, giving the movie a worldwide total of $372 million through Sunday. The movie broke the three-day Fourth of July weekend record for domestic revenue previously held by 2004’s “Spider-Man 2” at $88.2 million. But factoring in today’s higher admission prices, “Spider-Man 2” sold more tickets than “Dark of the Moon.” The movie also set a record for IMAX releases, delivering the large-screen format’s first-ever $20-million-plus opening globally. The company estimates that “Dark of the Moon” will reach $22.5 million at IMAX theaters worldwide by Monday....

(CBS/AP) CAIRO – An Egyptian court suspended on Tuesday a government decision allowing military police and intelligence to arrest civilians, a setback for the country’s military rulers after the decree drew an outcry from opponents who accused them of trying to impose martial law. The Justice Ministry issued a decree on July 13 that allowed military police and intelligence agents to arrest civilians for even minor offenses such as traffic violations. Rights activists feared the new powers essentially reproduced the country’s hated emergency law, which had expired just two weeks earlier after more than 30 years in force. The emergency law granted broad powers of arrest and detention to police that were abused over the years and fed the popular anger that led to last year’s uprising. Egypt: Morsi needs protests against the militaryEgypt’s presidential election doesn’t end fight with militaryTimeline: Key events in Egypt’s uprising and transition More in After the Arab Spring Critics said the new powers of detention could extend the rule of the generals, even if they transfer power to the elected president by the end of this month as promised. Military officials said at the time that the new powers were only meant to fill a security vacuum resulting from the uprising when the police force collapsed and disappeared from the streets during the first days of mass protests. The government, which was appointed...

Updated: 2:49 p.m. ET (AP) TRIPOLI, Libya – A spokesman for Libya’s National Transitional Council says gunmen have shot down a helicopter carrying voting materials, killing one election commission worker. The attack near the eastern city of Benghazi comes on the eve Libya’s first national election since the toppling and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi last year. NTC spokesman Saleh Darhoub says the helicopter came under attack while flying over Benina airport on Benghazi’s outskirts. He described the assailants as “enemies of the revolution” and said the attack won’t stop the country from holding elections. More in After the Arab Spring The news comes in as calls for a boycott and other unrest abound on the eve of Libya’s first vote since the overthrow of the country’s longtime dictator, Qaddafi. Fear of election violence is on the horizon, even as campaigning came to an end Friday for a contest seen as a milestone on the country’s rocky path toward democracy. The helicopter attack occurred a day after former rebel fighters from eastern Libya shut down three oil refineries to pressure the ruling council to cancel elections, citing an unfair distribution of seats among Libya’s regions. The Saturday election of a 200-member transitional parliament caps a messy nine-month transition after a ruinous 2011 civil war that ended in October with the death of Qaddafi, whose four-decade rule left the...

The apple didn’t fall far from the tree for James Tormé, son of legendary entertainer Mel Tormé and British actress Janette Scott. Born into a family blessed with talent and an immense passion for all genres of music, all it took was one album to jump-start James’ future in music — Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall,” which would later bring James to his own stage. His debut album, “Love for Sale,” was released last month. In it, 음성콜걸 Tormé pays tribute to the “King of Pop” with his first single from the album — a cover of Michael Jackson’s 1979 hit, “Rock with You.” Tormé performed “Rock with You” in “The Early Show on Saturday Morning,” in our “Second Cup Cafe,” on the second anniversary of the “Gloved One’s” death. While he was immensely influenced by Jackson, Tormé didn’t get the chance to meet his idol. But, through a mutual friend, Tormé was able to witness the “King of Pop” in action at his rehearsals for what was to be Jackson’s “This Is It” tour. Tormé’s style honors the classics from his father’s time to today, in what has been described as a “modern take on time-honored pop, traditional jazz and old school R&B,” according to his official bio. There are other covers on “Love For Sale,” as...