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Tom Hanks was not sticking to the script. Called up to the stage by Sony boss Sir Howard Stringer during the keynote speech on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show Thursday morning, Hanks exsanguinated the hand that fed him. It was fun!
For Sony, it got worse from there. For the audience, it was a brief oasis of amusement in an otherwise relentless morning of corporate infomercials. "They write the lies; I tell the truth," Hanks said.
Stringer, who as usual gave as good as he got, and who had to know what he was doing when he asked Hanks to speak at CES, pronounced the actor's antics "generally speaking, a plus, I think." Then he added, "I took a risk. It failed. But we'll...
4. Microsoft announced it was releasing a beta version of Windows 7, effective immediately. This is something that can't happen soon enough for Windows users who have been alienated by Vista, the current OS. The beta is being billed as faster, more reliable and easier to use. Perhaps Microsoft...
At 120,000 members, SAG is the nation's largest actor's union, ahead of the 70,000 strong American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). The current leadership's concern over digital media residuals is a valid one, though many A-list SAG members question the timing of...