Tag: Arts and Entertainment
Fight may be over for Union Hall
Union Hall at Adelaide University is a step closer to being demolished.[MORE]
Human Centipede pushes horror film boundaries
A horror film expert says the premise of a new Dutch film might be so nauseating and reprehensible that audiences reject it. [MORE]
Hogan free to leave Australia
Paul Hogan has reached an agreement with the Australian Tax Office that will allow the actor to return to the US.[MORE]
Bendigo secures world-first wedding exhibit
The regional Victorian city of Bendigo will host a world premiere exhibition of wedding dresses from London's Victoria and Albert Museum in 2011.[MORE]
Angry fans throw glasses at Guns 'N' Roses
American rock band Guns 'N' Roses was pelted with plastic glasses after showing up almost an hour late to a gig in Ireland.[MORE]
Brisbane braces for Cuban invasion
Cuba's national ballet company to perform Don Quixote as part of what promoters call a 'Cuban cultural invasion'.[MORE]
Music lover Mackinolty wins NT art award
Darwin printmaker Chips Mackinolty has taken out one of the Top End's richest art awards.[MORE]
Zeta-Jones reveals cancer anger
Catherine Zeta-Jones furious at doctors for failing to spot husband Michael Douglas' throat cancer sooner.[MORE]
Letterman extortionist out of jail
A former television producer who tried to extort $US2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affairs with women has been released from jail.[MORE]
Rapper TI arrested
Rapper TI has been released from jail after being arrested in Los Angeles for possessing drugs.[MORE]
Zsa Zsa Gabor to be preserved by plastination
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband wants to plastinate the Hollywood star's body and put it on show after her death.[MORE]
Chick lit writers tell critics to hush
A panel of authors has defended the often-ridiculed chick lit genre to a crowd of literary enthusiasts at the Brisbane Writers Festival at South Bank.[MORE]
Second time lucky for Blake prize winner
61-year-old painter Leonard Brown has won the prestigious Blake Prize for religious and spiritual art.[MORE]
Piranha boss bites back at Cameron
Producer Mark Canton is coming back swinging at James Cameron after the Avatar director insulted his new Piranha sequel.[MORE]
Hogan tax office talks continue
Paul Hogan has received another letter from the Australian Tax Office, as his legal team attempt to resolve a long running dispute that has seen the actor banned from leaving Australia.[MORE]
Aussie, The Hoff pair off for Dancing With The Stars
Australia's Kym Johnson will partner with Baywatch star David Hasselhoff in the next US series of reality TV competition Dancing With The Stars.[MORE]
Urban gets two country music nods
Keith Urban has been nominated for two top Country Music Association Awards, but the pressing question is what his famous wife will wear to Nashville's big night.[MORE]
Blanchett gives studios 'bang for buck'
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett was the only Australia to make Forbes.com's list of the top 10 best value actors in Hollywood.[MORE]
Gone With The Wind fans give for gowns
Gone With The Wind fans donate thousands to prove, frankly, they do give a damn about Scarlett's dresses.[MORE]
Conan unveils Conan
Simplicity ruled talk show host Conan O'Brien's decision on the name of his new show. He's calling it Conan.[MORE]
Powderfinger kicks off farewell tour
Powderfinger signalled the beginning of the end when their national farewell tour opened in Newcastle last night.[MORE]
9/11 rock musical to premiere
Clear Blue Tuesday, a musical film about love and overcoming tragedy in New York City after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, opens this weekend in the Big Apple.[MORE]
Black Swan makes a splash at Venice
The Venice Film Festival has opened with Black Swan, a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds.[MORE]
Discovery Channel hostage-taker shot dead
A gunman who wanted the human race to stop breeding has been killed after taking hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters near Washington DC.[MORE]
