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'The Wire' It Is Not, But CBS's 'Golden Boy' Has Bags Of Potential
New cop drama Golden Boy premieres on CBS tonight (February 26, 2013) on the back of early reviews that suggest the network could have something rather interesting on its hands. The show traces the rise...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th February 2013
Ang Lee's In-N-Out Oscars: Best Director Celebrates With Burger and Soda!
Ang Lee's In-N-Out visit capped an altogether fantastic night for the filmmaker, whose movie Life of Pi scooped four awards in total, including Best Director. A delighted looking Ang was snapped by TMZ.com chowing down...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th February 2013
"Don't Be Daft," Daniel Day-Lewis Laughs Off 'World's Greatest Actor' Tag
After Daniel Day-Lewis picked up his third Oscar for Best Actor on Sunday (February 24, 2013) hundreds of articles on the 'Lincoln' star dubbed him the world's greatest actor. The 55-year-old is clearly amongst the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th February 2013
How Secrets and Lies Got Michelle Obama To The Oscars
Michelle Obama was the surprise turn at an otherwise predictable Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (February 24, 2013), presenting the prize of Best Picture to Iranian hostage drama Argo via video-link up....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th February 2013
The Onion Offer Apology To Quvenzhane Wallis Over Crude, Offensive, Tweet
Quvenzhane Wallis, the 9-year-old actress nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars on Sunday, has received a personal apology from Steve Hannah, the chief executive of satirical newspaper The Onion, after it tweeted an offensive...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th February 2013
Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg To Marry Musician Joanna Newsom
Funnyman Andy Samberg is ready to settle down with his musician girlfriend Joanna Newsom, after asking her to marry him. A representative for the comedian confirmed to Us Weekly magazine that Newsom accepted the recent...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th February 2013
Food Writers Incensed As Pippa Middleton Lands Waitrose Job
Waitrose has already made one high profile change to its celebrity staff this year, axing Delia Smith from its television commercials, though it seems the chain has moved quickly to ensure it doesn't lose ground...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th February 2013
Oscars Red Carpet: Stacy Keibler, Jennifer Aniston Among Best Dressed (Photos)
All eyes were on the Oscars red-carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles this evening for the hottest dresses and obvious disasters at the biggest night on the movie industry's calendar. To be fair...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Jennifer Lawrence Falls Over After Winning Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence fended off stiff competition from Emmanuelle Riva and Jessica Chastain to win Best Actress at the Oscars on Sunday evening (February 24, 2013). The Silver Linings Playbook star was the early favourite in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: What The Hell Happened To Kristen Stewart? Twitter Reacts!
When movie fans look back on this year's Academy Awards, Kristen Stewart may well be at the forefront of their minds. The Twilight actress, fresh from winning the Razzie for Worst Actress, appeared severely dishevelled...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Adele Fails To Get Standing Ovation For Skyfall (Polite Applause, At Best)
Adele failed to get a standing ovation for her performance of Skyfall at the Oscars on Sunday evening. The Londoner had the unenviable task of following Dame Shirley Bassey - who turned in a storming...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty Is First Tied Vote Since 1968
Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty and Sam Mendes's Skyfall tied the Oscar for Sound Editing on Sunday evening (February 24, 2013) - the first dead heat at the famous awards show since 1968, when Katherine...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Jaws Music Cuts Short Acceptance Speeches, Funny or Disrespectful?
One polarizing addition to this year's Oscars ceremony was the use of the classic 'Jaws' theme when acceptance speeches ran a little too long. It made for a cringe-worthy couple of occasions, when frantic producers,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Dame Shirley Bassey Stuns Academy Awards With 'Goldfinger'
Halle Berry introduced a celebration of fifty years of James Bond on-screen at the Oscars 2013 on Sunday night (February 24, 2013). The former Bond girl - wearing a stunning Versace dress - spoke briefly...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane's Chris Brown and Rihanna Joke Draws Gasps
Seth MacFarlane's Chris Brown and Rihanna joke drew audible gaps at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at the Oscars on Sunday night (February 24, 2013). The Family Guy man took aim at some high...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane's 'Boob Song' Kicks Off Academy Awards
Seth Macfarlane opened this year's Academy Awards with a pretty bizarre skit that featured James T. Kirk himself William Shatner telling the Family Guy man that he was the worst host in Oscars history (He'd...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25th February 2013
Oscars 2013: Kristin Chenoweth Leads Oscars Coverage In Dazzling Gown (Photos)
Kristin Chenoweth is herself leading the fashion-field at the Oscars in Los Angeles, rocking a dazzling sparkly gown while helming ABC's coverage of the biggest night on the movie calendar. Chenoweth gushed about her fellow...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Staple Singers Founder Cleotha Staples Dies Aged 78 After Long Illness
Cleotha Staples, the founding member of the Chicago soul group The Staples Singers, has died after a 12 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her sister Mavis Staples' representative confirmed the sad news to the Chicago...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25th February 2013
Razzies: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, The Worst Film Of The Year
As the world's attention turns to the Oscars, spare a thought for the WORST movies of the year, celebrated this weekend at the annual Razzies awards. Unfortunately for Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and co, it...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th February 2013
Best BRITS Moment: Winston Mumford Turned Away From His Own Party
Winston Mumford is really letting the team down. He's going to have to start carving out a unique new look or begin dressing more Mumford and Sons-sy, after being turned away from his own BRIT...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2013
Ace News! Jessica Simpson To Name Baby After Jim Carrey Character?
Jessica Simpson's baby name is sorted. Done and dusted, according to the guys over at Us Weekly magazine. The singer turned multi-millionaire entrepreneur has apparently decided on 'Ace' for her little bundle of joy currently...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Prediction Genius Nate Silver Just Called The Oscars...
Statistician Nate Silver has predicted the results of Sunday's Academy Awards, with Argo and Lincoln both performing strongly. Silver - one of the most respected individuals in his field - first caught the public's attention...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2013
Argo vs Lincoln? Not So Fast: Oscars Has A History of Best Picture Shocks
Think the Oscar for Best Picture is a two-horse race between Ben Affleck's Argo and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln? Think again. Though the bookmakers have the Iranian hostage drama just in front of the historical epic,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2013
But...How? Harlem Shake To Top Billboard Hot 100 After Rules Change
For the first time in its 55-year-history , the Billboard Hot 100 will not base its chart on record sales alone, now taking on-board YouTube plays to decide who tops the weekly rundown. The move...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2013
On The Brink of Oscar Glory, 'Argo' Writer Defends Film's Inaccuracies
Chris Terrio, the screenwriter behind the acclaimed drama-thriller Argo - the current favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday (February 24, 2013) - has defended the movie's historical inaccuracies, saying he took...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2013
Pregnant Fergie and Husband Josh Duhamel Hit The Streets of London
Fergie joined Josh Duhamel in London this week for the promotional campaign of his new movie Safe Haven, with Julianne Hough. Fergie, 37, recently announced she is pregnant with her first child and Josh opened...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Cloud Atlas: The Would-Be Oscar Contender That Went Oh So Wrong
After green-lighting the Wachowski's big screen adaptation of David Mitchell's apparently "unfilmable" novel Cloud Atlas, the head honchos at Warner Bros probably half expected it to be competing for the major prizes at the Oscars....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2013
Does Wiz Khalifa And Amber Rose's Baby Have The Best Celeb Name Of The Year?
Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose's baby boy was introduced to the world on Twitter this week in a rather nice father-son snap that saw rapper Wiz cradling his kid in the hospital, hours after Amber...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Megan Fox Coming Out Of Her Shell For 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
Forget formulaic romantic-comedies, Judd Apatow's quirky flicks or terrible, terrible movies about Transformers, because Megan Fox is trying something different. The Hollywood actress has signed on for a film version of 1990s big screen hit...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2013
Goodbye, Slim: Legendary Blues Guitarist Magic Slim Dies, Age 75
Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Magic Slim - who followed in the footsteps of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf - died on Thursday aged 75, reports Reuters. His manager Marty Salzman confirmed heavy smoker Magic had...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd February 2013
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