Rachael Ray has new Food Network series
The Food Network has ordered extra helpings of Rachael Ray.
A new prime-time series, “Rachael's Vacation,” will premiere Jan. 12, the network announced Monday. Viewers will follow Ray as she discovers cities, countries, foods and lifestyles around the world.
Ray, 39, signed a two-year deal for the series, the network said.
There will also be 60 new episodes per year of Ray's daytime show, “30 Minute Meals,” said Food Network President Brooke Johnson.
Ray also hosts a syndicated daytime talk show, “Rachael Ray.”
Peter Jackson agrees to produce ‘Rings' prequel
Bilbo lives!
After publicly feuding for more than a year, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit,” a planned two-film prequel to the blockbuster trilogy.
Jackson, who directed “Rings,” will serve as executive producer for two “Hobbit” pictures. They will tell the story of how the young hobbit Bilbo Baggins originally came to possess the nefarious One Ring that Frodo, his adopted heir, needed three films to dispose of.
A director for the films has yet to be named. Production is tentatively set to begin in 2009 with a release planned for 2010, and the sequel following in 2011.
Relations between Jackson and New Line soured after “Rings” despite a collective worldwide box office gross of nearly $3 billion. Jackson shepherded Tolkien's Middle-Earth saga to a combined 17 Academy Awards including best picture for 2003's “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” The trilogy also includes 2002's “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and 2001's “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”
Two “Hobbit” films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three “Lord of the Rings” films were made all at once. Shaye and Sloan both said it was Jackson's idea to divide the story, adapted from Tolkien's first book about Middle Earth (which was about half the length of any from the trilogy that followed).
There isn't currently a script for either “Hobbit” film, and producers will be unable to even approach writers until the hollywood strike is over.
Amy Winehouse arrested on interference charge
Amy Winehouse was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband, according to several British media reports.
Authorities said a 24-year-old was arrested during an appointment at a police station as part of an investigation into “perverting the course of justice,” an offense similar in American law to contempt of court or obstruction.
Several British media outlets - including Sky News, Times Online and the Press Association news agency - reported that the woman was Winehouse. Police would not confirm the reports.
Winehouse, 24, recently canceled all concerts and public appearances for the rest of the year on doctor's orders. Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was ordered held in custody in London last month on charges of perverting the course of justice stemming from a case in which he is accused of assaulting a male bartender in June.
-From wire reports
A new prime-time series, “Rachael's Vacation,” will premiere Jan. 12, the network announced Monday. Viewers will follow Ray as she discovers cities, countries, foods and lifestyles around the world.
Ray, 39, signed a two-year deal for the series, the network said.
There will also be 60 new episodes per year of Ray's daytime show, “30 Minute Meals,” said Food Network President Brooke Johnson.
Ray also hosts a syndicated daytime talk show, “Rachael Ray.”
Peter Jackson agrees to produce ‘Rings' prequel
Bilbo lives!
After publicly feuding for more than a year, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit,” a planned two-film prequel to the blockbuster trilogy.
Jackson, who directed “Rings,” will serve as executive producer for two “Hobbit” pictures. They will tell the story of how the young hobbit Bilbo Baggins originally came to possess the nefarious One Ring that Frodo, his adopted heir, needed three films to dispose of.
A director for the films has yet to be named. Production is tentatively set to begin in 2009 with a release planned for 2010, and the sequel following in 2011.
Relations between Jackson and New Line soured after “Rings” despite a collective worldwide box office gross of nearly $3 billion. Jackson shepherded Tolkien's Middle-Earth saga to a combined 17 Academy Awards including best picture for 2003's “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” The trilogy also includes 2002's “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and 2001's “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”
Two “Hobbit” films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three “Lord of the Rings” films were made all at once. Shaye and Sloan both said it was Jackson's idea to divide the story, adapted from Tolkien's first book about Middle Earth (which was about half the length of any from the trilogy that followed).
There isn't currently a script for either “Hobbit” film, and producers will be unable to even approach writers until the hollywood strike is over.
Amy Winehouse arrested on interference charge
Amy Winehouse was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband, according to several British media reports.
Authorities said a 24-year-old was arrested during an appointment at a police station as part of an investigation into “perverting the course of justice,” an offense similar in American law to contempt of court or obstruction.
Several British media outlets - including Sky News, Times Online and the Press Association news agency - reported that the woman was Winehouse. Police would not confirm the reports.
Winehouse, 24, recently canceled all concerts and public appearances for the rest of the year on doctor's orders. Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was ordered held in custody in London last month on charges of perverting the course of justice stemming from a case in which he is accused of assaulting a male bartender in June.
-From wire reports
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