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Darren Aronofksy and Paramount Feud over Final Cut of $125 Million 'Noah'
Having final cut is important to auteurs. Most studios - and almost all of the major ones - finance movies for one thing: to make a profit. Directors understand this, though getting final cut of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Brad Pitt's World War II Movie 'Fury': Everything You Need To Know
A stuntman on Brad Pitt's World War II movie Fury was stabbed in the shoulder with a bayonet and air lifted to hospital in Oxford this week. The 35-year-old was accidentally injured during a rehearsal...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Harry Belafonte Tries To Sell Martin Luther King's Speeches. Chaos Ensues.
The singer and social activist Harry Belafonte has sued the estate of Martin Luther King Jr over the ownership of documents that Belafonte says were given to him by the late civil rights later and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Plan TWO WEDDINGS in Los Angeles and Namibia
Not content with marrying a supermodel once, Adam Levine is planning two weddings with fiance Behati Prinsloo, in Los Angeles and her native Namibia.The Maroon 5 singer and judge on The Voice got engaged to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th October 2013
Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight': Everything You Need To Know
Woody Allen has revealed that his next movie, set in the South of France, will be titled Magic in the Moonlight.The prolific director, who is back to making one movie per year, refused to give...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
The Worst Tasting Carrot: Michael Fassbender To Eschew Oscars Race
Michael Fassbender is following the lead set by Joaquin Phoenix and will not campaign for an Oscar at the Academy Awards in March, despite his movie 12 Years a Slave considered the strong favorite for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th October 2013
![Warning: Alison Gold's 'Chinese Food' Cannot Be Erased From Your Memory [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130314/150313_mutt_makeover/rebecca-black-makeovers-for-mutts-fundraiser_3556919.jpg "Warning: Alison Gold's 'Chinese Food' Cannot Be Erased From Your Memory [Video]")
Warning: Alison Gold's 'Chinese Food' Cannot Be Erased From Your Memory [Video]
Yeah so we all remember Rebecca Black's Friday. It was a dreadful delight of a song and its cringe-worthy video got nearly 60 million views on YouTube. It launched the career of Ark Music Factory...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th October 2013
'50 Shades of Grey' Movie Cast In Turmoil After Charlie Hunnam's Exit
UPDATE: British pop star Rita Ora has been cast as the adopted sister of Christian Grey, who will now be played by Irish actor Jamie Dornan. The 50 Shades of Grey movie appears to be...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
Is Little Known Actor Jamie Dornan the new Christian Grey?
The Fifty Shades of Grey movie appears to be in turmoil. With now just 17 days until the first day of filming in Vancouver, the project - headed by Sam Taylor-Johnson - is without a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
'Britney Jean'? The Story Behind Britney Spears's New Album Title
'Britney Jean'. There it is. The title of Britney Spears eighth album, as confirmed during her interview on London's Capital FM Radio. So what does it mean? Is it...like...a Michael Jackson thing?"It's a personal album,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th October 2013
Smart Money Is On Eleanor Catton For The Man Booker Prize 2013
Though Jim Crace is the favourite for tonight's Man Booker Prize for his final novel, Harvest, literary fans shouldn't assume that the judging panel - headed by Robert Macfarlane - will resort to tributes for...
News posted in Books / Authors on 15th October 2013
Forget Sam Mendes, Rufus Norris Is New Director of the National Theatre
Rufus Norris has been named the new director of the National Theatre after previously serving as an associate director. He will take over from Sir Nicholas Hytner in April 2015.Trained as an actor, Norris has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
The Hopkins Approval: Is Bryan Cranston The Greatest Actor in the World?
Anthony Hopkins' gushing letter of admiration to Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston flagged up an interesting geeky question this week: could the man who stunned as meth cook Walter White be the greatest actor on the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th October 2013
The Game Signs With Cash Money Records, Drops $40k On Jewelery
The Game has announced that he has signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records crew.The Compton rapper entered a brief period as a free agent after his five-album deal with Interscope Records expired in 2012 following...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th October 2013
Helen Fielding's 'Mad About The Boy' Outsells Bond By 38,000 Copies
Who said the book industry was on its knees? Despite rather average review of her latest book, Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones novel Mad About The Boy sold more than 46,000 copies in just one...
News posted in Books / Authors on 14th October 2013
Homeland Season 3 Episode 3: Brody's On Heroin, In A Slum
As Homeland season 3 moved into its third episode Tower of David this week, we learned that Carrie and Nicholas are enduring similar ordeals almost 6,000 miles apart. The suspected terrorist is in a Venezuelan...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th October 2013
A Tom Hanks Tour-de-Force, But Was 'Captain Phillips' Really A Hero?
Tom Hanks is winning plaudits left, right and center for his portrayal of merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips in Paul Greengrass's critically acclaimed movie. The Hollywood actor's performance as the titular hero who stood up...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th October 2013
Rihanna Visits Phuket Sex Shop. Tweets About It. Owner Is Arrested.
The owner of a Phuket sex-shop has been arrested following a visit from the pop-star Rihanna.Thai authorities confirmed to AFP on Monday (October 14, 2013) that a man has been charged in connection with a...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14th October 2013
Nicole Scherzinger's X-Factor Future In Doubt, Though Girls Look Strong
The future of Nicole Scherzinger as a judge and mentor on The X Factor looks in doubt after reports circulated that she is ready to begin focusing on her music career again. Scherzinger's agent was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th October 2013
The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 1: Sick As A Pig
All was calm in the prison community during The Walking Dead season 4, episode 1, which aired on AMC on Sunday night (October 14, 2013) to fill the Breaking Bad sized hole in the networks'...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th October 2013
Banksy Art For Sale At $60 On New York Stall. Did You Get One?
Banksy art for sale at just $60 - this is a joke right? Nope, not at all. The enigmatic Bristolian artist continued his New York City art show by putting valuable stencilled works - said...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14th October 2013
20 Days Before Filming, Charlie Hunnam Quits 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie
Matt Bomer had probably the best weekend of his young life after The Hollywood Reporter dropped the news that Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam had gotten cold feet and would no longer be starring...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th October 2013
Raekwon To Headline 15 Year Anniversary Show At CMJ Festival
The CMJ Festival, or CMJ Music Marathon, has come a long way since hosting two bands in one small New York City venue in 1981. Now, the festival is considered one of the world's most...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th October 2013
Moshi Monsters The Movie: Can It Eclipse Pokemon? [Trailer]
Moshi Monsters are making the giant step from the computer screen to the silver screen for Moshi Monsters: The Movie. The new animated feature will see the six lead monsters travel to the weird and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th October 2013
Breaking Bad Halloween Costumes Dominate Google Searches for 2013
Google searches for "Breaking Bad costumes" is unsurprisingly nearly three times higher this year. The search engine's annual list of most searched costumes tell us one thing, that Walter White is going to be at...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th October 2013
You Plonkers! Bridget Jones Book Printed With 40 Pages of David Jason's Memoirs
Helen Fielding fans who snapped up the latest instalment of the Bridget Jones series Mad About The Boy were treated to a rather strange narrative change this week. Instead of reading about the trials and...
News posted in Books / Authors on 11th October 2013
Robbie Williams Dismayed At Losing His "Main Oxygen," Radio 1
Robbie Williams has reopened his beef with Radio 1 over the station's decision to cease playing his singles. Radio 1 breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw had previously said Williams, 39, was "not relevant" to the station's...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th October 2013
Next Stop, Oscars? Jamie Foxx to Play Martin Luther King in Oliver Stone Biopic
Jamie Foxx, the actor who won the Academy Award for best actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles, will take on another of America's heroic figures when he plays Martin Luther King in Oliver Stone's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th October 2013
How The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Beat 100 Rivals To Play Rick Grimes
The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln was living a pretty stress free life in Britain. After graduating from the super-competitive Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he landed a part in the BBC series This is Life...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th October 2013
Press Intrusion? Wake Up Kanye West, You're Marrying Kim Kardashian
Kanye West's feud with Jimmy Kimmel came to a head on the host's ABC Live show on Wednesday (October 9, 2013), though it sort of fizzled out with a couple of indignant Kanye soundbytes.We don't...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11th October 2013
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