A butt-kicking panda cleaned up at the annual Annie Awards this year. Kung Fu Panda took home 10 trophies, including best animated feature, at the awards show that honors the year’s best in animation. The Dreamworks flick, which features the… Read More ›
Weeks after Disney decided not to bankroll another sequel in The Chronicles of Narnia series due to spiralling costs, 20th Century Fox has swooped in and rescued the big-screen franchise from almost certain doom by agreeing to team up with… Read More ›
A terrifying moment on the Harry Potter soundstages Wednesday, as Daniel Radcliffe’s stuntman was hospitalised with serious back injuries following an onset mishap. Because the accident took place during preproduction for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Radcliffe and the… Read More ›
Most of the time, A-list gods and goddesses don’t have to read for anything. In fact, even B-plus talent often joins a project before a casting director is even hired. That’s what happened with the movie Soul Men. Samuel L…. Read More ›
It has become commonplace to describe any band more than a decade old and with a few albums under their belts as “influential”, as though it were a badge of honour. But surely influential is just another way of saying… Read More ›
Another writer has filed a lawsuit claiming he pitched the original script for what ultimately became the hit Disney Channel series starring Miley Cyrus about a so-called average teen who moonlights as a pop star. After the complaint filed Wednesday… Read More ›
Michelle Obama, the first lady, is going to be honoured with a wax likeness at the Washington DC branch of Madame Tussauds. Honoured, that is, if you like the idea of a wax doppleganger of yourself sitting in a museum… Read More ›
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have really Bonded over Tintin. Principal production on the first of a planned pair of 3-D motion-capture films featuring the intrepid Belgian reporter-sleuth has kicked off in Los Angeles, with Billy Eliot star Jamie Bell… Read More ›
The Boss is taking his Dream show on the road. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced a slew of dates in support of their latest album, Working on a Dream, hitting stores today. The 48-date worldwide jaunt… Read More ›
She’s not afraid of getting her kit off in front of a camera, so The Veronicas blondie Jess Origliasso should have no probs at all when she takes on her next big photo shoot. The meat-shunning 24-year-old is set to… Read More ›
The Michael Jackson comeback may have begun on Broadway. Finally making good on years of promises about his showbiz return, the erstwhile King of Pop today announced that he is working on a stage musical based on his 1982 masterpiece,… Read More ›
Prolific, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike has died of lung cancer at the age of 76. According to publisher Alfred A. Knopf Inc., Updike died at a hospice not far from his home in Beverly Farms, Mass. Several of… Read More ›
Oprah Winfrey has already availed her troop-rallying services to President Barack Obama. Now comes word that she would “absolutely not” do the same for shamed Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevic, so it’s probably just as well he never asked. Blagojevich, who… Read More ›
The SkiGym simulator looks like it’s going for realism rather than the silly fun offered by the Wii, but some people probably want an accurate depiction of brief exhilaration before the inevitable faceplant. The SkiGym hooks up to a PC… Read More ›
Prince Harry has told friends he is “gutted” about splitting from long-term girlfriend Chelsy Davy recently, but says his career “has to come first.” After five years together with the Zimbabwean-born law student, Harry, 24, and Chelsy, 23, have mutually… Read More ›
In a fresh twist on reality TV, an actor from TV’s C.S.I. recently brought down a real life crook. With his fists! According to New York Daily News gossip hounds Rush & Molloy, Gerald McCullouch (that’s investigator Bobby Dawson to… Read More ›
Google has figured out that it can save money by getting product ideas from users rather than engineers. After all, you can’t pay engineers in “shout outs” on their blogs like they’re offering for users. Yes, the tanking economy is… Read More ›
The following is the complete list of winners from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, 2009 FILM Cast in a Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Male Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, Milk Female Actor in a Leading Role: Meryl… Read More ›
At points it seemed as if the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was following the same script as the Golden Globes Awards that took place two weeks ago, but the ceremony did feature a few variations, despite the fact… Read More ›
Michelle Obama has issued a statement about Ty’s newest dolls for their TyGirlz Collection, Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia. The plush pair are named after her and President Barack Obama’s daughters, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10. “We believe it is… Read More ›
When it comes to putting up with rumours of a feud, the female half of ABBA has been nothing but super troupers. Until, that is, last night, when Swedish songbirds Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, better known these days as… Read More ›
Just back from performing at the inauguration, Miley Cyrus wasted no time hitting a Hollywood hot spot with Justin Gaston. Last night, the two lovebirds dined on sushi at Koi, wearing matching black leather jackets. “They seemed like they were… Read More ›
Oscar winner Tom Hanks is softening his critique of Mormons, after coming under attack by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, for calling supporters of California’s anti-gay marriage ballot initiative “un-American.” “The truth is a lot of Mormons… Read More ›
Drew Barrymore has said she’s ready to make a third installment of her supersuccessful Charlie’s Angels movie franchise. “I’m so into it,” Barrymore said while promoting her new star-filled romantic comedy, He’s Just Not That Into You. “I’m so into… Read More ›
The Breakfast Club princess, Molly Ringwald, is expecting twins, a boy and a girl, in August, with hubby Panio Gianopoulos, People reports. The new additions will give the couple their first son and a second daughter. They’re also parents to… Read More ›
The nature of the alleged extortion plot against John Travolta remains a mystery as of Saturday night. The plot, reported to be $20 million, followed the death of Travolta’s son, and so far has included a senator, the tourism minister… Read More ›
Larry Birkhead and Howard K Stern remain joined at the hip when it comes to defending their Anna Nicole Smith-related honor. As the two-year anniversary of the model and reality-TV star’s death approaches, the once-feuding duo filed declarations Tuesday in… Read More ›
Patrick Swayze’s increasingly dramatic story is headed for yet another medium. The actor and his wife of 23 years, Lisa, “will be collaborating on his memoirs,” Swayze’s rep, Annett Wolf, said. “There is no further information at this time.” But… Read More ›
On the first anniversary of his death, the now two-time Oscar nominee’s three sisters spoke out in Australia about their brother, his legacy and how deeply they still feel the loss. It’s been a year since Heath Ledger so suddenly,… Read More ›
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the most nominated movie at this year’s Academy Awards, with 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Slumdog Millionaire is next with ten, and third is The Dark Knight and Milk, with… Read More ›
While Hilary Duff passes the time until her new NBC comedy, Barely Legal, kicks off, she seems to have decided to spend some time with friends.. More specifically, she a little time with Jennifer Love Hewitt, whom she’ll join on… Read More ›
The Hatta Village, or Dubai Heritage Village, is constructed around an old settlement and is a recreation of a traditional style mountain village set in an oasis. The Dubai Heritage Village helps you discover the old world charm of barasti… Read More ›
Sources say that George Clooney will be shooting scenes this week for an upcoming episode of the hit medical series ER, which is in its 15th and final season on NBC. The network recently ordered up another three episodes of… Read More ›
Fourteen year old Dakota Fanning is in talks to play Jane opposite Robert Pattinson & Co in New Moon, the upcoming sequel to box office megahit Twilight. “There were no auditions,” a source reveals. “They just offered it to her… Read More ›
History may be the judge of Barack Obama’s presidency, but we won’t have to wait that long to cast either praise or aspersions on his inauguration speech. While expectations were phenomenally high for the roughly 18-minute speech, the 44th commander… Read More ›
She can’t actually vote for two years, but that didn’t stop 16-year-old Miley Cyrus from showing off her political side by way of the Kids Inaugural: We Are the Future concert in Washington DC, Monday night. The teen sensation took… Read More ›
Bob May died Sunday, aged 69. For three years on the classic 1960s sci-fi series Lost in Space, Bob May, in the words of costar Bill Mumy, “managed to create a classic TV personality out of a claustrophoic fiberglass prop.”… Read More ›
The new Star Trek film’s star, Chris Pine, says that the upcoming instalment of the outer-space franchise has been “sexed up for a new generation.” However, he wants everyone to know that the Starship Enterprise hasn’t been turned into… Read More ›
The London buzz band White Lies have been compared to Editors, Joy Division and The Bravery. On their darkly euphoric debut single, To OLose My Life, there are echoes of early 80s Human League and even Billy Idol and his… Read More ›
Jackie Chan has the martial arts moves of a master, but how is he at trimming bonsai? The Hong Kong-born action star is in talks to take on the role of Mr Miyagi in an upcoming remake of The Karate… Read More ›
Lemonade, so the old saying goes, is what you make when life serves you lemons. But for the three San Franciscans-cum-Brooklynites in the band Lemonade, it’s what you get when music blogs serve a new dance-music subgenre, umpteenth post-punk revival,… Read More ›
Arnold Schwarzenegger probably hasn’t said hasta la vista to Hollywood yet. While McG refused to confirm the news at a press gaggle in New York recently, to hype his upcoming Terminator Salvation, they all but invited speculation that the Governator… Read More ›
Portland, Oregon natives the Thermals have been hovering on the periphery since their 2003 debut, delivering solid records to undersized acclaim. The band’s third album, The Body, The Blood, The Machine, conjures an America piloted by some sort of Christian-fascist… Read More ›
Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths is adding another brother or sister to her brood. The Emmy-nominated star of ABC’s Brothers & Sisters is pregnant with her third child, according to People. Griffiths, 40, has been married to artist Andrew Taylor since… Read More ›
The pressure may be on for Amy Poehler to deliver big on her highly buzzed-about upcoming NBC sitcom, but she’s keeping pretty calm about it all. “You just try to do your best and work with talented people,” Poehler told… Read More ›
The list of celebrity suspects stopping by the CSI franchise just keeps getting longer. Most recently, we’ve heard all about Taylor Swift on the set of the Las Vegas-based original, and Sean Combs matching wits with David Caruso on CSI:… Read More ›
Whitney Houston may come through and actually perform at Clive Davis’ legendary Grammys preparty. The long-embattled songbird is scheduled to be on the bill when Davis cohosts the annual bash for the first time with NARAS on Feb. 7 at… Read More ›
Lindsay Lohan might not have technically split with Samantha Ronson, but the lovers’ tiff almost led to Lohan technically violating probation in her DUI case. While the legging-favoring actress was diverting attention yesterday by shopping with her sister in Malibu,… Read More ›
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon may not be poppin’ out babies right now, but it’s gonna happen. “We’re definitely into planning a family and stuff but when everything calms down and we get the time,” Cannon said after finishing up… Read More ›
Boy George was sentenced to 15 months in prison this morning, two months after a British court found him guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort by tying him to his bed and beating him with a metal chain. In… Read More ›
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