Tag: Arts and Entertainment
Fictional gays must repent in Malaysia
Filmmakers can depict homosexuals for the first time in strictly censored Malaysia, so long as they repent or even go straight in the end, an industry group said.[MORE]
I wasn't the only abuse victim: Hey Dad! star
Former Hey Dad! child star Sarah Monahan says she was not the only cast member sexually assaulted behind the scenes of the hit show.[MORE]
Young and Stills: the great rivals of rock
The year is 1967. The place California. A stringy-haired emaciated looking youth is lying on the floor with spittle around his mouth, caught in a ghastly seizure. The epileptic fit that has hold of him has been brought on in part by a vicious verbal assault from a person supposed to be his friend. It takes the man lying on the ground some time to recover. It's not the first time he's suffered a seizure but it will be the last time he lets his guitar wielding partner get the better of him.[MORE]
Digital yet to kill the radio star
Figures show almost half a million people in Australia are tuning in to digital radio every week just six months after the consumer launch of the broadcasting platform.[MORE]
Michael Bolton to tour Australia
American singer Michael Bolton has announced his first Australian tour in 17 years.[MORE]
Mountaintop surprise winner at Olivier Awards
The Mountaintop, a drama about civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King, scooped the best new play honour at the coveted Laurence Olivier Awards.[MORE]
Hourglass full for Days Of Our Lives
At least one daytime soap is safe for another year. NBC has picked up Days Of Our Lives for its 45th season, keeping the show on the air through 2011.[MORE]
Hobbit shoot starts in July
Shooting of Peter Jackson's long-awaited movies based on the JRR Tolkein fantasy The Hobbit is due to start in July in New Zealand, actor Ian McKellen says.[MORE]
Celeb mag apologises for made-up interviews
Gossip magazine apologies for publishing fabricated article about Beyonce and hubby Jay-Z.[MORE]
Renovation show The Block returning
The Block, one of reality television's biggest-ever Australian hits, is returning.[MORE]
Art placed atop melting iceberg
A Dutch artist has arranged two large sculptures on an iceberg in Greenland to raise awareness about climate change.[MORE]
Celebrity tips and tricks go too far
So a nice lady who quite possibly has too much time on her hands recently spent a year 'living like Oprah' for a book entitled 'Living Oprah - My One-Year Experiment to Walk the Walk of the Queen of Talk'. You've probably read it already. Indulge me for a moment.[MORE]
Jamie Boyd returns to his father's country
Jamie Boyd reflects on what it means to him to be back in the Shoalhaven area during a rare visit to Australia for his own exhibition. [MORE]
Court rules against Anna Nicole Smith's heir
Anna Nicole Smith's heir will not receive a cent from the estate of her billionaire oil baron husband.[MORE]
Parkes hosts heats for Elvis World Cup
Elvis Presley's former tour manager is among the judges at the first Australian qualifier for the Elvis World Cup. [MORE]
Jennifer Lopez goes Overboard
Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy Overboard.[MORE]
Big names join fight against Indigenous poverty
Some of Australia's leading business people have joined forces to help eliminate Indigenous disadvantage and poverty.[MORE]
Teen jailed over chef murder, actress assault
A teenager who kicked Sydney chef Daniel Owen to death and attacked two other people, including an All Saints actress, has been jailed for more than 12 years. [MORE]
Christoph Waltz to direct first feature
Austrian actor Christoph Waltz - whose career is red-hot since he won the best supporting actor Oscar as a Nazi officer in Inglourious Basterds - will make his feature directing debut on the German-language movie Auf Und Davon (Up And Away), based on a script he wrote.[MORE]
Foxx eyes Kane And Lynch role
Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Bruce Willis in Kane And Lynch, a videogame adaptation that veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director Simon Crane is helming.[MORE]
Lady Gaga's ex sues for millions
A music producer claims a "bad romance" with pop phenomenon Lady Gaga cost him more than $30 million.[MORE]
Singing sailors net whopping record deal
A group of sailors from Cornwall in south-west England has landed a record deal after a music executive heard them singing sea shanties in a local pub.[MORE]
Musician Alex Chilton dies
Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, known for his work with bands The Box Tops and Big Star, has died aged 59.[MORE]
Bullock's husband sorry after affair claims
Jesse James apologises to wife Sandra Bullock and begs for forgiveness after affair claims emerge.[MORE]
TV's Davy Crockett dead at 85
Fess Parker, the actor best known for playing American folk heroes Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, has died aged 85.[MORE]
