Trending on Monday, June 13, 2011

Trending on Monday, June 13, 2011

 

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Prince William
Laura Ziskin 

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Spider-Man’ Producer Laura Ziskin Dies of Cancer

 

Film producer and studio executive Laura Ziskin died Sunday, succumbing to a seven-year battle with breast cancer. As one of Hollywood’s most notable producers, Ziskin was a driving force behind films as varied and notable as Pretty Woman, Hero, As Good as It Gets, and the Spider-Man films. In addition, she was a vocal advocate for cancer research, co-founding Stand Up to Cancer in 2008. Ziskin was 61.

Terrelle Pryor

Terrelle Pryor (born June 20, 1989) is a former American football college quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2008−2010. Considered the most recruited high school football-basketball athlete in southwestern Pennsylvania since Tom Clements,Pryor was widely regarded as the nation's top football prospect of 2008, and was named "Junior of the Year" by Rivals.com^. Pryor originally hoped to be a two-sport athlete as he was also one of the nation's most heralded high school basketball players, but he has chosen to focus on football.

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Harrison Ford's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" turns 30

 

(CBS) One of the first big summer blockbusters hit a major milestone over the weekend - "Raiders of the Lost Ark" turned 30 on Sunday.

Yes, it's been three decades since Harrison Ford first donned that fedora and swung that whip as Indiana Jones. The film was released on June 12, 1981.

Since then, Ford brought Jones back to the big screen three more times - in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in 2008.

And there might be another one in the works - Shia LaBeouf, who starred alongside Ford in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," said that a fifth film "isn't far off."

"I talked to [Harrison Ford]," he told MTV News at last weekend's MTV Movie Awards. "He said he's staying in the gym, he said he's heard no word, but he does know that [George Lucas] is out there looking for a MacGuffin. He said he's staying in the gym, so it means [the movie is] not so far off."

Tell us: What's your favorite Indiana Jones film? And do you think they should make a fifth one?

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Laura Ziskin

Laura Ellen Ziskin (March 3, 1950 – June 12, 2011) was an American film producer. In 1990, she was the sole executive producer of the hit comedy Pretty Woman. Ziskin became the first woman to produce the Academy Awards telecast alone in 2002. She repeated the job in 2007.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton Celebrate Prince Philip's Birthday!

 

 

Talk about a royal whirlwind weekend.

After attending her first ceremonial event as a duchess Saturday (the Queen's 85^th birthday celebration), Kate Middleton and hubby Prince William attended yet another royal shindig Sunday: Prince Philip's 90^th birthday celebration.

Arriving in a vintage Rolls-Royce, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge headed in to St. George's Chapel for William's grandfather's commemorative service, with Kate strolling down the walkway in a blue brocade frock coat and nude LK Bennett heels, according to People.

And since there was a light rainfall, William made sure to hold an umbrella over Kate's head until they entered the chapel.

Inside, Kate and William hobnobbed with guests, including Prince Harry, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and of course Queen Elizabeth II.

Following the ceremony, which honored Prince Philip's service to Great Britain and the queen, the newlyweds attended a canapé-and-drinks reception, followed by a private lunch for the British royal family.

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