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What do you possibly give one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, aka Steven Spielberg, as a friendly gesture?Take a cue from Peter Jackson. The Hollywood heavyweights put their power and creativity together to bring to life The Adventures of Tintin, which hits theaters this week, but it seems Spielberg scored another bonus from the collaboration.Peter Jackson is a great hobbyist World War I paraphernalia and memorabilia, and actual material from the first world war, Spielberg told FOX411s Pop Tarts column. Hes got, canons, guns uniforms and vehicles, and just because we are such good buddies and made Tintin together, as a gift he sent boxes and boxes of props to use in War Horse.War Horse is based on a children's novel set during the first world war and a stage play of the same name, chronicling the trials and tribulations of a young soldier who serves on both sides (England and Germany) before finding himself alone in no man's land.And although he's a c
ge number of vehicles and army jeeps.After showing taped footage of mourners and documentaries of Kim Jong Il, state TV began airing the procession, showing cars moving slowly through the snowy city, led by a limousine carrying a huge portrait of a smiling Kim Jong Il.Wednesday's procession had a stronger military presence than 1994.Kim Jong Il, who ushered in a "military first" era when he took power, celebrated major occasions with lavish, meticulously choreographed parades designed to show off the nation's military might, such as the October 2010 display when he introduced his son to the world.Kim Jong Un was made a four-star general and appointed a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party last year.After the funeral, the young Kim is expected to cement his power by formally assuming command of the 1.2 million-strong military, and becoming general secretary of the Workers' Party and chairman of the party's Central Military
U.S. troops," he said.While the Kurds have sought control over the oil within their northern territory, Baghdad insists the resource should overseen by the central government. About 30 percent of Iraq's 143.1 billion barrels of proven reserves of conventional crude sit in the Kurdish region.The dispute has festered unresolved since the U.S.-led coalition ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003. Parliament has failed to signed off on a draft national oil law on sharing the resources since 2007, angering the Kurds and making foreign majors leery of investing. Baghdad's last two international oil licensing auctions drew limited interest by deep-pocketed firms like Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP PLC.Under the Kurdish deal, Exxon Mobil, would explore for crude in six patches in northern Iraq, including land claimed by both the Kurds and Arabs in northern Ninevah province.More broadly, the issue of the disputed territory, which stretches from across the country from the
The Obama administration will ask Congress to raise the nation's borrowing limit by $1.2 trillion this week, marking the third and final increase from a deal negotiated over summer.Treasury officials say the increase will boost the nation's borrowing limit to $16.4 trillion. Treasury officials say the increase is necessary because the nation will be within $100 billion of the current limit by Friday.In August, Congress and the administration agreed to raise the borrowing limit by $2.1 trillion in three steps. The parties also agreed to cut more than $2 trillion from the deficit over the next 10 years.Congress can reject the increase, though Obama can then veto their objection. If Congress doesn't act by Jan. 14, the increase will take place automatically.
s dragging women protesters by the hair, stomping on them and stripping one half-naked in the street during a fierce crackdown on activists."This is a case for all the women of Egypt, not only mine," said Samira Ibrahim, 25, who was arrested and then spoke out about her treatment.Ibrahim filed two suits against the practice, one demanding it be banned and another accusing an officer of sexual assault. She was the only one to complain publicly about a practice that can bring shame upon the victim in a conservative society.A small group of women gathered outside the court building, holding banners. One said, "Women of Egypt are a red line."The three-judge panel said in its ruling that the virginity tests were "a violation of women's rights and an aggression against their dignity."The ruling also said a member of the ruling military council admitted to Amnesty International in June that the practice was carried out on female detainees in March to protect the army
AUSTIN, Tx. Matthew McConaughey celebrated an extra special Christmas by popping the question to his longtime partner, Camila Alves."Just asked camila to marry me, merry Christmas," the 42-year-old actor posted on his WhoSay social networking account, accompanied by a snap of the two kissing in front of a Christmas tree.The "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" star has been dating the 29-year-old Brazilian model since 2007 and the couple has two children together -- Levi, 3, and Vida, 1.McConaughey, who broke out on the silver screen in 1993's "Dazed and Confused," has starred as a leading man in several romantic comedies over the past decade. He most recently appeared in "The Lincoln Lawyer."
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