Archive for July 31st, 2007

Fantastic rendition of Hava Nagila given Bollywood treatment:

Bollywood Hava Nagila

Sir Alan SugarBusiness tycoon and TV reality show star Sir Alan Sugar has sold his electronics company Amstrad to media giant BSkyB for £125m.

Amstrad was founded by Sir Alan in the late 1960s and found success by selling cheap hi-fi equipment before moving into computers and satellite dishes during the 80s and 90s. Recent launches such as a home telephone with email facility proved to be less popular.

A campaign has been launched to have former Beatles manager Brian Epstein inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Producer Martin Lewis has set up a petition on website brianepstein.com to have the Liverpool businessman posthumously honoured by the institution as it is a “travesty” Epstein has not received the honour before now.

Woody Allen’s new film Cassandra’s Dream will get a UK release, his spokesman has confirmed.

The drama, which stars Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as brothers, will not follow in the footsteps of the filmmaker’s 2005 cinematic offering Scoop - which failed to make British cinemas.

Cassandra’s Dream has received glowing reviews after a secret screening in Oviedo, Spain, last month, and the movie will officially premiere at the Venice film festival in August.