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Ben Whishaw Lands Freddie Mercury Role, Replaces Sacha Baron Cohen
Actor Ben Whishaw has reportedly stepped in to play legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury after the recent departure of Sacha Baron Cohen. The 33 year-old Skyfall actor has landed the role in the upcoming biopic...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Carol Burnett, "First Lady Of American Comedy," Honored With Mark Twain Prize
Legendary actress Carol Burnett has received the prestigious honour of the Mark Twain Award for American Humor: the USA's most coveted comedy award given to those who have made a significant contribution to humor. The...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21st October 2013
![Paul McCartney Appears In Covent Garden Impromptu Gig [Pictures]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20131018/181013_paul_mccartney_album_signing_2/paul-mccartney-paul-mccartney-promotes-his-album_3911973.jpg "Paul McCartney Appears In Covent Garden Impromptu Gig [Pictures]")
Paul McCartney Appears In Covent Garden Impromptu Gig [Pictures]
Paul McCartney sent a ripple of excitement through his London fans today when he announced that he'd be playing a gig in Covent Garden then made good with his promise by rocking in a lorry...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th October 2013
Ben Foster Playing Lance Armstrong Alongside Chris O'Dowd In Cycling Biopic
The remarkable story of the rise and fall of cyclist Lance Armstrong will be translated in a new feature-length biopic directed by Stephen Frears. The glory of Armstrong's triumph over testicular cancer and subsequent Tour...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th October 2013
Is It Creepy That Gordon Ramsay Uses Hidden Bedroom Cam To Spy On Daughter?
Celebrity chef has ruffled a few feathers in his time but his latest admission whilst being interviewed on The Jonathan Ross Show has invoked a great deal of anger from fellow parents and well, those...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18th October 2013
Simon Cowell Drops Loveable Rogues From Record Label, Band Vow To Succeed
Simon Cowell's record label SyCo has dropped Britain's Got Talent contestants Loveable Rogues after initially signing a £500,000 deal together. The trio, AKA Eddie Brett, Sonny Jay Muharrem and Té Eugene Qhairo, came fourth in...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th October 2013
A Week In News: '50 Shades' Kerfuffle, Sad 'Glee' Announcement, & The Loss Of Ed Lauter
'50 Shades' of Shambles: Where do we begin? Leading man Charlie Hunnam AKA Christian Grey, walks out of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, citing "an immersive schedule," Dakota Johnson starts feeling uneasy and Irish...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th October 2013
A Kardashian Week: Kim Posts Swimsuit Snap, Engagement Ring Auctioned, Bruce Jenner's Transsexual Rumors, Scott Disick Acts The Fool
The Kardashian Klan have shown that they still have the power to make headlines owing to both their on and off screen antics. As far as family dramas go, the entire family has had a...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18th October 2013
'Carrie' Sweeps Into US Theaters: A Worthwhile Remake?
Carrie, the best-selling horror novel from author Stephen King, has been given a reboot to bring the chilling tale of one tortured young girl's supernatural skill to a new generation. Directed by Kimberley Peirce, the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th October 2013
The Many Angles Of 'Prism': Katy Perry's Album Charms Critics
The release of Katy Perry's brand new album, Prism, is finally here after the singer has enticed her fans for months with snazzy new singles, including the chart-dominating 'Roar' and the Juicy J-featuring 'Dark Horse.'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th October 2013
Ed Lauter, Star Of 'The Artist,' Dies Aged 74
Actor Ed Lauter passed away aged 74 yesterday (16th Oct.) due to mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer usually caused by asbestos exposure, his publicist Edward Lozzi said, via The Telegraph. The New York-born star...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th October 2013
Lily Allen Covering Keane For John Lewis Christmas Advert
British retailers John Lewis are fast becoming renowned for their creative Christmas adverts with beautiful songs. Singer Lily Allen will cover Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know' for this year's advert as the pop star makes...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th October 2013
'Glee' To End Forever After Next Season, Monteith's Death Shockwaves Continue
Hit television drama Glee will conclude at the end of its next season, the show's co-creator Ryan Murphy has announced. The news comes in light of the death of one of the lead cast members,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th October 2013
She Can't Stop: Miley Cyrus Tops Billboard 200 After Storming UK Singles & Albums Charts
Miley Cyrus, the most talked-about pop star this year, has notched up the remarkable achievement of reaching the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Since Wednesday (16th Oct.), Cyrus has begun her Billboard chart...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th October 2013
Retro Rocks: Vinyl Sales Highest Since 2003 Thanks To Daft Punk & Arctic Monkeys
Annual sales of vinyl LPs has benefitted from a surge in sales in the past year, pushing the sales of records over the half million mark for the first time since 2003, reports The Independent....
News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th October 2013
Jamie Dornan Set To Become Christian Grey in '50 Shades of Grey'?
Actor Jamie Dornan is the latest in a long line of rumored successors to the role of Christian Grey after Charlie Hunnam walked away from the adaptation of author EL James' erotic trilogy. The Irish...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th October 2013
Ronan Farrow Given Weekday Show On MSNBC, Focus On Youth Activism
Ronan Farrow, the son of actress Mia Farrow, is joining MSNBC to host his own weekday show that will reportedly focus on youth activism. The 25 year-old law school graduate, journalist and human rights activist...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th October 2013
BBC Gears Up For 4 Year WWI Season With 2,500 Hours Of Programming
The BBC is preparing a colossal and extensive remembrance of the first world war with a four year-spanning theme of programming based upon the events of the war which began in 1914 and ended in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Kate Beckinsale Added To Amanda Knox Movie, 'The Face Of An Angel'
Kate Beckinsale is the latest actress to be added to the cast list of upcoming crime movie, The Face of An Angel, which will be based upon the events and investigation into the violent murder...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Kerching! Kris Humphries Auctions Kim Kardashian's Engagement Ring For $749K
The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, has finalised his split from the reality television star by auctioning off her engagement ring. Now, this wasn't just any piece of sparkly finger jewellery: the ring in...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16th October 2013
David Bowie Is Best Dressed Briton, Beating Historical Style Heavyweights
Pop star David Bowie has been named as the best dressed Briton of all time in a list compiled by BBC History magazine. In the rankings of weird and pointless shortlists, this has to be...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 16th October 2013
Sly Stallone's 'Escape Plan' Censored In Dubai After Arabic Swearing Heard
Sylvester Stallone's latest movie, Escape Plan, may be full of violence but this was not the aspect of the action film that Dubai censors took offence at. Moviegoers in the United Arab Emirates watched as...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler To Host Next TWO Golden Globe Awards
Television comedy supremoes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have signed up to host the annual Golden Globe Awards not just next year, but the year after that too, announces The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Nirvana Finally Eligible For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Honour
90s rock band Nirvana are one of 16 acts nominated for entry into the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Owing to the rule that only acts who released their debut album of single...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th October 2013
Cold Feet? Dakota Johnson CouldFollow Charlie Hunnam In 'Fifty Shades' Exit
It was going rather well for the Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson and her team: after what seemed like ages they'd managed to pull off a great casting decision, choosing two actors on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Dancing With The Stars Week 5: Who's Been Booted Off This Week?
As Dancing With The Stars entered its fifth week on Monday, it was time for the dancers to wave goodbye to one of their own. We were treated to a performance from R&B singer Aloe...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
![Eminem Drops New Track 'Rap God': Prepare For Some Immodest Double Time [Listen]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130808/eminem_peforms_live_shockwave_anniv_party/eminem-eminem-performs-live-for-shockwave-watches_3804812.jpg "Eminem Drops New Track 'Rap God': Prepare For Some Immodest Double Time [Listen]")
Eminem Drops New Track 'Rap God': Prepare For Some Immodest Double Time [Listen]
Eminem has dropped the latest track from his upcoming album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which will be out in November. 'Rap God' follows earlier singles 'Berzerk' and 'Survival.' The new six-minute track picks up...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th October 2013
Stuntman Bayonetted On Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Film Set In Oxfordshire
Fury director David Ayer is looking to make his new movie as realistic as possible, sending his cast to the woods to get them into the mindsets of a WWII troop of soldiers, helping them...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
![Daniel Radcliffe: There's More To 'Kill Your Darlings' Than A Gay Sex Scene [Trailer + Pictures]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20131003/041013_daniel_radcliffe_2/daniel-radcliffe-celebrities-on-extra_3892251.jpg "Daniel Radcliffe: There's More To 'Kill Your Darlings' Than A Gay Sex Scene [Trailer + Pictures]")
Daniel Radcliffe: There's More To 'Kill Your Darlings' Than A Gay Sex Scene [Trailer + Pictures]
As Kill Your Darlings begins to open at film festivals across the world, the spotlight is once again cast upon Daniel Radcliffe, the young actor famous for playing Harry Potter. Though the boy wizard role...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
Whistle For Joy! 'Clangers' To Be Resurrected For New Generation Of CBeebies Children
It's been a year of TV revivals: first we had Bodger and Badger back to fight against the UK badger cull then there was the announcement that The Wombles would be returning for a new...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
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