1826.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - DEMONISING HINDUISM HOLLYWOOD STYLE

Paramount Pictures' recent release Lara Croft: Tomb Raider which demonises Hindu Gods is yet another example of stereotyping of Hinduism by Hollywood, according to a report in Times of India. Expectedly, the film has drawn criticism from Hindu organisations in LA who have threatened to sue the producers if the offending portion is not expurgated.

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2001  

1827.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LARA CROFT FIRM RECRUITS DETECTIVES

Eidos Interactive has hired Kroll and Control Risks, the corporate detective agencies, to search for the $55m it had invested in Express.com, an American company that collapsed earlier this year. Eidos has instructed lawyers to examine if there is a basis for legal action after initial investigations failed to establish what happened to the cash.

Last Updated: Dec 9, 2001  

1828.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - CALL TO BOYCOTT BURMA BRAS

A leading line of luxury lingerie, promoted by Kelly Brook and Nell McAndrew, will be subjected to a fierce boycott campaign this week. As part of the protest, women will be urged to 'support breasts, not dictators' in a series of posters of models wearing barbed-wire bras.

Last Updated: Dec 9, 2001  

1829.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOP TEN VIDEO AND DVD RENTALS

HPlanet of the Apes remained the leading home video rental in the United States in its second week of release, according to data issued by the Video Software Dealers Association for the week ended Dec. 2. The following is the trade group's list of the top 10 U.S. rental videos for the week.

Last Updated: Dec 8, 2001  

1830.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - ORIGINAL WONDER WOMAN TURNS 60

The first superheroine, Wonder Woman, is celebrating 60 years of fighting crime. The past six decades have seen her transformed from comic book hero to the high-kicking 1970s TV babe Lynda Carter.

Last Updated: Dec 8, 2001