The bloody stage adaptation "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" was chosen as best musical or comedy Sunday at a drab Golden Globes announcement held in lieu of the usual ritzy party because of the Hollywood writers strike.
"Sweeney Todd" star Johnny Depp won for best actor in a musical or comedy for the title role, playing a vengeful barber who slits the throats of his customers in the adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's stage musical.
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Sweeney Todd wins 2 Golden Globe Awards
Chewing Gum Can Loss Weight?
Sorbitol, a sweetener used in sugar-free products such as chewing gum, can cause intestinal problems and severe weight loss, according to a report in BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal.
Researchers said it has laxative properties and is poorly absorbed by the small intestine.
In at least two patients, that led to chronic diarrhea, pain and up to a 20 percent loss of body weight.
A 21-year-old woman chewed large amounts of sugar-free gum, accounting for a total daily dose of 18 to 20 grams of sorbitol. A 46-year-old man reported chewing 20 sticks of sugar-free gum and eating up to 200 grams of sweets each day, which together contained around 30 grams of sorbitol.
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Source: Wxii.com
Johnny Grant "Hollywood Mayor" Passed at 84
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Johnny Grant, a tireless show business figure dubbed the "honorary mayor of Hollywood" for his devotion to the historic movie industry hub, died on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was 84.
Grant was perhaps best known for introducing celebrities when they got their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But he also made 60 overseas trips to entertain U.S. troops with the USO, and recently returned from a mission to Guantanamo Bay.
He organized the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, and closely oversaw the make-over of Hollywood Blvd, a tourist destination that had fallen into decay by the early 1990s.
Bespectacled and always beaming, Grant would greet tourists as if they were long-lost friends. His body was discovered in his room at the Roosevelt Hotel on Wednesday evening. The cause of death was not immediately known.
"There will never be anyone who loved Hollywood as much as he," actress Angie Dickinson told local TV station KCAL.
Added June Lockhart, "There was no man who was more greatly involved for public relations for Hollywood."
As a suburb of Los Angeles, Hollywood does not have a mayor, but Grant's half-century of cheerleading for the area earned him the honorary moniker. Grant, who never married, is survived by three sisters.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman)
Source: Reuters
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