International Business News - STAR http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine. Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for "The Break-up," "Wedding Crashers" and "Dodgeball," the magazine calculated for its special entertainment issue, now on newsstands. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/forbes-vince-vaughn-is-best-value-for-the-money.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:20:35 EDT The Star Tribune and The Newspaper Guild have reached a tentative agreement on a proposed three-year contract. Terms of the deal were not immediately announced. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/star-tribune-union-agree-on-3-year-deal.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:22:20 EDT The All-Star game's television ratings increased from last year. The first nine innings of Tuesday night's 15-inning marathon on Fox drew a 9.3 fast national rating and 16 share, the network said Wednesday. That's up 11 percent from the 8.4/15 in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/tv-ratings-increase-for-foxs-all-star-broadcast.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:17:39 EDT Consider it "Star Wars III and a Half"--complete with a pivotal plot twist. When LucasArts releases "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" on Sept. 16, the video game will serve as George Lucas' official median between 2005's "Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith" and 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV--A New Hope." In the game, players become Darth Vader's secret apprentice and use The Force to hunt the remaining Jedi. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92662-e3-sony-playstation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/star-wars-video-game-bridges-gap-between-films.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/star-wars-video-game-bridges-gap-between-films.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:45:13 EDT Consider it "Star Wars III and a Half"--complete with a pivotal plot twist. When LucasArts releases "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" on Sept. 16, the video game will serve as George Lucas' official median between 2005's "Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith" and 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV--A New Hope." In the game, players become Darth Vader's secret apprentice and use The Force to hunt the remaining Jedi. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92612-e3-sony-playstation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/star-wars-video-game-bridges-gap-between-films.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/star-wars-video-game-bridges-gap-between-films.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:37:34 EDT More homes were tuned in to Monday night's Home Run Derby than have ever watched the event. The contest on Disney-owned ESPN was seen by nearly 6.2 million households, breaking the record of more than 5.7 million set in 1999, the network said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/baseballs-home-run-derby-a-grand-slam-for-espn.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:42:23 EDT George Lucas is revisiting familiar space in the heart of Hollywood to unveil his new "Star Wars" adventure. The animated tale "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will have its world premiere at the Egyptian Theatre along Hollywood Boulevard on Aug. 10, five days before it opens in theaters. Lucasfilm announced the premiere Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89556-film-star-wars.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/clone-wars-orbits-hollywood-for-aug-10-premiere.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/clone-wars-orbits-hollywood-for-aug-10-premiere.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:51:23 EDT The All-Stars of music are coming to Yankee Stadium, too. Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will sing the national anthem before baseball's All-Star game on Tuesday night, and classical pop star Josh Groban will sing "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89387-switzerland-montreux-jazz-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/crow-groban-to-perform-at-all-star-game.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/crow-groban-to-perform-at-all-star-game.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:27:16 EDT George Lucas is revisiting familiar space in the heart of Hollywood to unveil his new "Star Wars" adventure. The animated tale "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will have its world premiere at the Egyptian Theatre along Hollywood Boulevard on Aug. 10, five days before it opens in theaters. Lucasfilm announced the premiere Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/clone-wars-orbits-hollywood-for-aug-10-premiere.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:23:37 EDT The chief executive of buffet-style restaurant Star Buffet Inc. bought 2,400 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/star-buffet-ceo-wheaton-buys-shares.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:09:53 EDT The Star Tribune Company is technically in default to its junior debt holders after failing to make an interest payment due Monday. The newspaper reports Tuesday that it declined to make the quarterly interest payment to the holders of $96 million in second-tier debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/star-tribune-in-default-to-junior-debt-holders.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:18:47 EDT Saami Shaibani often testified for the prosecution in big murder cases, taking the stand as an expert in what he called "injury mechanism analysis"--a combination of physics, trauma medicine and engineering that he used to determine whether, say, a woman fell down the stairs or was beaten. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/experts-lies-jeopardize-murder-convictions.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:57:35 EDT A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday overturned a guilty verdict against U.S. private equity group Lone Star Funds, which had been accused of stock manipulation in a case that has been closely watched as a gauge of the country's treatment of foreign investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/skorea-court-overturns-lone-star-verdict.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:16:28 EDT One recent week, William Shatner did something he hadn't done for many years--watched the original "Star Trek." It was kind of an accident. Now, you might think that a bit odd. But Shatner rarely watches himself work. When it comes to acting, he says, he lives in the moment and moves on. Same thing these days with his work as Denny Crane on ABC's "Boston Legal." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080608/shatner-and-trek-part-ways-warmly.htm Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:30 EDT Greek drybulk shipper Star Bulk Carriers Corp. said Thursday it bought a 2005-built Supramax carrier for $68.8 million, bringing its fleet to 12 vessels. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/star-bulk-carriers-buys-vessel-for-68-8-million.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 17:03:08 EDT In a stroke of cosmic luck, astronomers for the first time witnessed the start of one of the universe's most fiery events: the end of a star's life as it exploded into a supernova. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/52256-star-explosion.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/scientists-witness-start-of-stars-explosive-death.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/scientists-witness-start-of-stars-explosive-death.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 04:21:39 EDT In a stroke of cosmic luck, astronomers for the first time witnessed the start of one of the universe's most fiery events: the end of a star's life as it exploded into a supernova. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/51905-star-explosion-hfr.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/scientists-witness-start-of-stars-explosive-death.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/scientists-witness-start-of-stars-explosive-death.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 19:05:32 EDT Olympian Tim Montgomery had everything he ever wanted. Once known as the "world's fastest man," Montgomery won a silver medal in the 400 relay at the 1996 Olympics and gold in the same event in 2000. In 2002, he set a record of 9.78 seconds in the 100-meter dash. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48134-track-star-fraud.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/olympian-montgomery-gets-46-months-for-check-fraud.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/olympian-montgomery-gets-46-months-for-check-fraud.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 07:09:49 EDT Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery's once-celebrated life continued its long downward spiral Friday when a federal judge sentenced the former "world's fastest man" to nearly four years in prison for dealing in bad checks. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47669-track-star-fraud.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/olympian-montgomery-gets-46-months-for-check-fraud.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/olympian-montgomery-gets-46-months-for-check-fraud.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 18:22:45 EDT Nearly two years after Star Jones left "The View" on rocky terms, the 46-year-old TV personality has criticized former boss Barbara Walters for writing about her. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44693-people-star-jones.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/star-jones-lashes-out-at-barbara-walters-about-memoir.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/star-jones-lashes-out-at-barbara-walters-about-memoir.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:55 EDT