I N T E R N A T I O N A L
16 Pages Number 168 5th year
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
Price: Rp 3.000,-
Entertainment
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
New biography claims more Salinger books due out Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — The authors of a new J.D. Salinger biography are claiming they have cracked one of publishing’s greatest mysteries: What “The Catcher in the Rye” novelist was working on during the last half century of his life. Starting between 2015 and 2020, a series of posthumous Salinger releases are planned, according to “Salinger,” co-written by David Shields and Shane Salerno and scheduled to be published Sept. 3. The Associated Press obtained an early copy. Salerno’s documentary on the author opens Sept. 6. In January, it will air on PBS as an installment of “American Masters.” Providing by far the most detailed report of previously unreleased material, the book’s authors cite “two independent and separate sources” who they
say have “documented and verified” the information. One of the Salinger books would center on “Catcher” protagonist Holden Caulfield and his family, including a revised version of an early, unpublished story “The Last and Best of the Peter Pans.” Other volumes would draw on Salinger’s World War II years and his immersion in Eastern religion. A publication called “The Family Glass” would feature additional stories about the Glass family of “Franny and Zooey” and other Salinger works. “Salinger” does not identify a prospective publisher. Spokesman Terry Adams of Little, Brown and Company, which released “Catcher” and Salinger’s three other books, declined to comment Sunday. Salinger’s son, Matt Salinger, who helps run the author’s literary estate, was not immediately available for comment.
FILE - A 1951 file photo shows J.D. Salinger, author of “The Catcher in the Rye”, “Nine Stories”, and “Franny and Zooey.” The authors of a new J.D. Salinger biography are claiming they have cracked one of publishing’s greatest mysteries: What “The Catcher in the Rye” novelist was working on during the last half century of his life.
AP Photo/Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns
This Aug. 1, 2013 photo released by Harpo Studios, Inc., shows, from left, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, and director Lee Daniels, from “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The film opens nationwide on Aug. 16.
NEW YORK — “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” served up a second helping at the U.S. box office, topping the weekend with $17 million according to studio estimates Sunday. That was enough to lead all films on a late August weekend known as a dumping ground for studios following their summer blockbusters and before the start of the fall movie-going season. Daniels’ historical drama about a long-serving White House butler, starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, last weekend opened with $24.6 million for the Weinstein Co. Three new releases failed to catch on. The teen fantasy “Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,” adapted from the popular young adult book series, opened tepidly in third
with $9.3 million on the weekend and $14 million since opening Wednesday. With franchise hopes, Sony Screen Gems has already started production on a sequel, again starring Lily Collins as a NewYork teenager who discovers she has mystical powers. Edgar Wright’s pub-crawl-gone-wrong comedy “The World’s End” opened with $8.9 million for Focus Features. That was a better start for “The World’s End,” which stars Simon Pegg, than Wright’s last film with the actor: 2007’s “Hot Fuzz.” It opened with $5.8 million. Playing in 1,549
theaters, “The World’s End” did its business in less than half the theaters of “The Butler” or “Mortal Instruments.” Despite good reviews, Lionsgate’s home-invasion horror flick “You’re Next” opened weakly with $7.1 million. With a cumulative total of $52.3 million, “The Butler” is headed for a domestic haul of $100 million. It has followed the release pattern of another movie about race and domestic service: the 2011 drama “The Help,” also released in August. The Weinstein Co. hopes that “The Butler” will similarly lead to Oscar nominations. Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, attributed the success of “The Butler” particularly to the marketing power of Winfrey and a savvy choice of a release date with little competition.
e-mail: info_ibp@balipost.co.id online: http://www.internationalbalipost.com. http://epaper.internationalbalipost.com.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Crews battle huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area
If the books do appear, they may well not be through Little, Brown. In the mid1990s, Salinger agreed to allow a small Virginia-based press, Orchises, to issue his novella “Hapworth 16, 1924,” which first appeared in The New Yorker in 1965. But after news leaked of the planned publication, Salinger changed his mind and “Hapworth” was canceled.
‘The Butler’ tops US box office with $17 million Associated Press Writer
WEATHER FORECAST 23 - 32 Dps
Page 6
Buddhists in Myanmar torch Muslim homes and shops
Barca maintain perfect start with nervy win
Page 8
Page 13
Winners of MTV Awards
Video of the year : Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors” Best female video : Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble.” Best male video : Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven” Best pop video : Selena Gomez, “Come & Get It” Best hip-hop video : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us” Best rock video : Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Up In the Air” Best collaboration : Pink and Nate Ruess of fun., “Just Give Me a Reason” Best song of the summer : One Direction, “Best Song Ever”
AP Photo, file
Joey Fatone, from left, Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘N Sync perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
MTV Awards
Justin Timberlake and N Sync shine
Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK CITY - Justin Timberlake stole the show late Sunday at the MTV video Music Awards ceremony, singing several of his top hits and surprising fans with reunion of his old band N Sync. Timberlake, wildly cheered and applauded by the crowd packed into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, received the night’s most important prize -- the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award for career achievements. He also won the Video of the Year award for the song “Mirrors.” Timberlake wowed his fans by singing a medley of his best-known tunes, including “SexyBack,” “Cry me a River,” “Senorita,” “Suit and Tie,” and “Rock your Body” -- then
the four members of his former group joined him to perform two of N Sync’s best-known hits, “Girlfriend” and “Bye Bye Bye.” The 1990s hit boy band broke up on 2002. The packed arena was thrilled, and stars like Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez stood and danced at their seats. “I don’t deserve this award but I’m not going to give it back,” Timberlake said as he accepted the prize.
Late night TV comedian Jimmy Fallon, who hosted the ceremony, described Timberlake as a “legend” and dubbed him the “President of Pop.” Singer Bruno Mars won an award for Best Male Video for his hit “Locked Out of Heaven,” while country/pop diva Taylor Swift won the Best Female Video award for her song “I Knew You Were Trouble.” “I want to thank the person who inspired this song, who knows exactly who he is, because now I’ve got one of these,” she said as she accepted the award. The TV cameras then focused on Swift’s ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, a member of the British hit boy band One Direction.
The award for Best Pop Video went to Swift’s gal pal Selena Gomez -- delivered to her by the five One Direction boys -- for the visuals to her song “Come & Get It.” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took home an award for Best Video with a Social Message -- “Same love” -- about legalizing same-sex marriage. “ Stars that performed at the event included Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Bruno Mars, and Lady Gaga. Katy Perry sang from a mock boxing ring set up under the Brooklyn bridge. Former “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus, clearly aiming to show that she was beyond the days of the Disney TV show, sang her summer hit “We Can’t Stop”
in a tight leotard, thrusting out her tongue and waving her microphone near her crotch. She then stripped down to what appeared to be her underwear and remained on the stage, gyrating her hips and using a large foam hand as a sex prop, for a raunchy performance of “Blurred Lines” along with singer Robin Thicke. Lady Gaga opened the show with her new single “Applause,” and changed into outlandish costumes before ending in a bikini of giant seashells which she wore for the rest of the night. The first MTV awards were handed out in 1984. Winners receive a statuette of an astronaut on the moon, known as a “Moonman” award.