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Odd Future Banned from New Zealand, Deemed "Threat to Public Order"
The hip-hip collective Odd Future has been banned from New Zealand after officials deemed they posed a threat to public order. Immigration, New Zealand explained that the rappers had been deemed, "to be a potential...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th February 2014
Cate Blanchett's Oscar is Safe and Sound, Despite Woody Allen Scandal
Given the recent Woody Allen scandal - which actually got buried under the weight of the Philip Seymour Hoffman news this month - some commentators have speculated on the race for best actress at the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th February 2014
Chris O'Dowd's Wife Dawn O'Porter Up For Major Children's Book Prize
Dawn O'Porter, the wife of actor Chris O'Dowd (who called X-Factor fans racist this week), has been nominated for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2014 for her debut teen novel Paper Aeroplanes. Best known for...
News posted in Books / Authors on 13th February 2014
Rookie Director Natalie Portman Accused of "Foreign Invasion" in Israel
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has been accused of mounting a "foreign invasion" by protestors from Israel's ultra-orthodox community after arriving in Jerusalem to shoot her directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness.Natalie Portman Has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th February 2014
George Clooney versus Boris Johnson, on the Elgin Marbles
Boris Johnson has taken umbrage with George Clooney's suggestion that the 2,500-year-old Elgin marbles should be returned to Athens. It's a perfectly reasonable comment to make, given the sculptures were removed from the Parthenon 200...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th February 2014
Star Wars Episode VII Casting is Complete, Will Shoot in London in May
Stars Wars Episode VII is to beginning shooting at Pinewood Studios in London from mid-May until September. The incredibly reliable Drew McWeeney over at HitFix.com has the exclusive on this one, confirming that principal casting...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th February 2014
Yep, It's Here. ITV Launching 'The Only Way is Essex' Channel
ITV is to launch a free-to-air channel called ITVBe which will target younger, female audiences with shows including The Only Way is Essex. ITV said that the ad-funded channel would show a variety of lifestyle...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th February 2014
Did Gaffe Reveal Leonardo DiCaprio As Winner of Best Actor Oscar?
Wait, did Leonardo DiCaprio just win the Oscar for Best Actor? Twitter went into overdrive on Tuesday when a screen-grab from a CNN report about preparation for the Oscars began doing the rounds.Jonah Hill [L]...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th February 2014
Justin Bieber Changes Name to 'Bizzle'. Lethal Bizzle Says NOT SO FAST.
Justin Bieber has told his 50 million Twitter followers that, ahead of turning 20-years-old in 20 days, he will be changing his name to Bizzle. Clearly it fits with Bieber's intention to go down the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th February 2014
X-Factor Viewer? Yeah, Chris O'Dowd Thinks You're a Racist.
The Bridesmaids actor Chris O'Dowd says he is a "big X Factor fan" though feels for black contestants because the "the viewing public is so racist." The 34-year-old made the comment during an interview to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th February 2014
Indie X-Factor? Thousands Apply To Be In Carl Barat's New Band
Carl Barat has received over 1,000 applications to join his new band. The former Libertines man announced on New Year's Eve that he was looking to put a new team together, telling NME.com, "I don't...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 10th February 2014
Bestival Pulls Off Major Coup With Busta Rhymes' First UK Festival Show
Festival organisers have managed to persuade Busta Rhymes to join the main stage line-up at this year's festival, marking the first time the American hip-hop star has played at a festival in the UK.Busta Rhymes...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th February 2014
Clean Bandit Approaching Half-a-Million Sales as 'Rather Be' Remains No.1
London quartet Clean Bandit have topped the British singles chart for a third consecutive week with their smash-hit record 'Rather Be'. The track featuring singer-songwriter Jess Glynne has now sold more than 400,000 copies since...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th February 2014
At Berlin Press Conference, Shia LaBeouf Quotes Cantona, Gets Up, Leaves
Shia Labeouf walked out of a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival after quoting Eric Cantona's famous line, "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th February 2014
Abi Morgan Sheds Light on 'The Invisible Woman'
For his second outing as a director (after the Shakespearean thriller Coriolanus), Ralph Fiennes takes on the untold story of Charles Dickens' secret romantic life. The Invisible Woman catches up with Dickens (played by Fiennes)...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th February 2014
DJ Hardwell Gig Turns Into Drink and Drug Fuelled "Disaster Zone"
Over 100 young people were treated for the effects of drink and drugs following a DJ Hardwell gig at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on Thursday (February 6, 2014). A charity worker helping to treat people...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th February 2014
![Corey Feldman Walks Red Carpet as...a Werewolf Reporter? [Pictures]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20140206/070214_corey_feldman_then_and_now/corey-feldman-los-angeles-premiere-of-ganzfeld_4055782.jpg "Corey Feldman Walks Red Carpet as...a Werewolf Reporter? [Pictures]")
Corey Feldman Walks Red Carpet as...a Werewolf Reporter? [Pictures]
Corey Feldman attended the Hollywood premiere of his new movie The Ganzfeld Haunting - yep, it's called The Ganzfeld Haunting - on Thursday, dressed as a sort of bearded...werewolf...reporter. But that wasn't all, the 43-year-old...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 7th February 2014
What The Hell Happened to 'The Monuments Men'?
There was a period - late October, early November - when bookmakers were terrified of George Clooney's The Monuments Men, and for good reason. The heavily financed historical-drama had a superb story to work from,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th February 2014
Why, Oh Why, Couldn't Aronofsky Write and Direct 'RoboCop'?
José Padilha's remake of RoboCop has severely divided critics ahead of its release on Friday (February 7, 2014) and sits around the 50% fresh mark on reviews aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes. The remake of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th February 2014
Matt Damon on his “Mentally Deficient” Puppet in Team America: World Police
Matt Damon says he thought his portrayal in Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s Team America World Police was “brilliant” and praised the comedy duo for creating “next-level stuff.” Matt Damon's AMA Covered Team America...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th February 2014
What Crisis? Nick Grimshaw Gains 700,000 Listeners in Three Months
BBC Radio 1 bosses are getting closer to being proved correct in their decision to hire Nick Grimshaw for the breakfast slot, with the DJ adding more than 700,000 listeners in the final three months...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th February 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman, the ATM Withdrawal, and a Jazz Musician
At least one of the four people arrested during the investigation into the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman had the Oscar winning actor's cellphone number, according to law enforcement officials.Philip Seymour Hoffman Riding His Bike...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th February 2014
Can Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel' win Berlin's Golden Bear?
Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel opens the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday (February 6, 2014) and is one of 20 selections vying for the competition's main award, the Golden Bear. Owen Wilson [R] in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th February 2014
Jared Leto OWNS Bigot at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Jared Leto confronted a bigoted heckler at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Tuesday (February 4, 2014), who claimed the Oscar-nominated actor should not have played a HIV-positive transgendered woman in Jean-Marc Vallee's Dallas...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th February 2014
Thought Frank Was Speaking to YOU in 'House of Cards'? Don't Flatter Yourself
Remember that moment? The first time Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood broke the fourth wall and spoke to the camera in House of Cards season one? Sort of weird huh? It was one of those,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th February 2014
Why Shailene Woodley, Not J-Law, Is Hollywood's Next Big Thing.
Shailene Woodley has for a couple of years now been dubbed Hollywood's "next big thing." It's a dangerous term, but with a leading role in a franchise positioned to be the next Hunger Games, the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th February 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman Movies: Which Was His Finest Role?
When considering Philip Seymour Hoffman’s movies of the past 25 years, it’s difficult to envisage an actor working anywhere else on the planet who inhabits a character as well as the man from Fairport, New...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th February 2014
Prince Refuses to Rule Out Headlining Glastonbury 2014
Speculation that Prince will headline the Glastonbury 2014 line-up reached fever pitch on Tuesday, when the Purple Rain singer refused to deny the rumours at a special press conference held in the living room of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th February 2014
Ahead of Season 2 Bow, 'House of Cards' is Renewed for Season 3
We're still over a week away from the Valentines' Day release of 'House of Cards' season two, but Netflix bosses have seen plenty enough of the new instalment to commission a third season. Kevin Spacey...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th February 2014
First Look at Michael Winterbottom's 'Amanda Knox' Movie. Urgh.
Footage from Michael Winterbottom's Amanda Knox-inspired movie Face of An Angel has premiered on Variety's website. A fictionalisation of the much-publicised murder investigation and subsequent sentences, Winterbottom's movie stars the underrated Daniel Bruhl, the overrated...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th February 2014
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