The Coen Brothers and Woody Allen have been recognised for their screenwriting as the nominations for the Writers' Guild of America (WGA) awards were unveiled.The Coens received their fourth WGA nomination for Burn After Reading...
The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke is reportedly in talks to play a villain in the upcoming Iron Man sequel.Director Jon Favreau begins shooting the sequel to the Marvel box office smash this spring and has...
Graham Linehan, the creator of Emmy-winning sitcom The IT Crowd, says he is crossing his fingers for a fourth series.The third series of the comedy, starring Richard Ayoade, Chris O'Dowd and Katherine Parkinson, recently finished...
Electropop pair La Roux have finished in fifth place in the BBC's Sound of 2009 shortlist.The prestigious list predicts the musicians likely to break through in the next 12 months and was won last year...
Actress Heather Locklear has been handed an informal probation sentence lasting three years having been convicted of reckless driving.The former Melrose Place star also received a £900 (£620) fine and must receive driving instruction, having...
The iconic lake scene from BBC1's Pride and Prejudice that kick-started Colin Firth's career was partially faked, it has emerged. In the famous scene from the Jane Austen adaptation, first broadcast in 1995, Firth's Mr...
Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly has announced she is pregnant with her second child.Ms Daly, 37, who already has a four year-old daughter Phoebe with husband Vernon Kay, told her family over the Christmas...
Voting for the 2009 Oscars has begun after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences posted ballot papers to its members.Some 5,810 votes will be cast by January 12th, with an official announcement of...
SNOW PATRIOL frontman Gary Lightbody has been discussing LEONA LEWIS' cover version of their hit song Run.The X-Factor winner recently released a studio version of the song after her live version for Radio 1 proved...
All three couples in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final have gone through to the grand final.In a surprise twist, Lisa Snowden, Rachel Stevens and Tom Chambers will all appear in the final show after producers...
Television adventurer Bear Grylls has suffered a broken shoulder while taking part in a charitable expedition in Antarctica.The 34-year-old presenter fell while climbing an ice mountain on a trip to promote the use of alternative...
I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! contestants Joe Swash and Simon Webbe have irritated David Van Day by penning a song together.The 80s pop star had hoped for a hit single following his...
I'M A CELEBRITY.. GET ME OUT OF HERE! contestant TIMMY MALLET has been voicing his support for DAVID VAN DAY.The former TV presenter was eliminated from the camp last night (November 30th) and told presenters...
Last Christmas, a 1984 Christmas number one for Wham!, is the most played seasonal song of the last five years, it has been confirmed.According to the Performing Rights Society (PRS), the body responsible for collecting...
Former TV presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk has become the first person to be voted off I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! after a public vote.The controversial MEP received the greatest number of votes and...
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA has been entertaining her fellow campers with stories of her Wimbledon glory years.However, rather than regale the contestants with details of her victories on court, she revealed an incident that was somewhat more...
Daniel Lanois has been speaking positively about the forthcoming U2 album, claiming it may be their best work yet.The producer - who has worked with them on several of their records – is currently in...
Charlize Theron has been designated a United Nations (UN) messenger of peace by the world body's secretary general Ban Ki-moon.The role will involve the actress making visits to country's with poor records of women's rights...
Thousands of fans can ring in the New Year with Sir Elton John at London's O2 Arena, it has been announced.The Rocket Man will take to the stage at the Greenwich venue on December 31st,...
Serious hearing damage could result from frequent listening to an MP3 player at a very high volume, European researchers have established.Listening to MP3 players for over an hour a day at their highest volume could...
News posted in on 14th November 2008
A Labour MP has urged the BBC to dismiss Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson over a joke he made on the motoring show.More than 500 people have complained to the BBC about Clarkson's quip about...
Take That's 2009 British stadium tour has become the fastest-selling in UK history.The Circus Live - Summer 2009 - so named after their upcoming album - sees the legendary boy band take to the stage...
Links with a company which purchases arms fairs has seen popular BBC motoring show Top Gear come in for criticism.The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has written to the BBC today over its role in...
News posted in on 30th October 2008
Take That are to follow their hugely successful Beautiful World tour with their biggest ever series of UK concerts in 2009.The Circus Live - Summer 2009 - so named after their upcoming album - will...
Acclaimed British actor Toby Jones has admitted he relished playing controversial presidential guru Karl Rove in Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic W.Rove was special adviser to Bush and his father during their many election campaigns...
The new Guns N' Roses album will be released on November 24th, it has been announced.One of the most eagerly-awaited albums in rock history, the record will be the band's first since the simultaneous 1991...
Music fans could be left out of pocket after the Metropolitan police shut down a concert website.Paperticket.co.uk is thought to have made millions from ticket sales for shows by the likes of Kings of Leon,...
Coldplay are planning to follow in the footsteps of Oasis and Robbie Williams by playing a huge show at Knebworth House.The Gallaghers played two shows at the stately home in 1996 before Robbie Williams bettered...
Denise Van Outen has said Jodie Prenger was the deserving winner of BBC1's I'd Do Anything.The 28-year-old from Blackpool beat fellow finalist Jessie Buckley, 18, in a telephone vote in June and will take to...
The Spiderman musical is set to be the most expensive in Broadway's history, according to reports.U2 frontman BONO and his bandmate THE EDGE are both involved in writing the score for the production, which is...
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
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