Sunday night's Oscars host, Hugh Jackman, is sure to shake things up. For one thing, he's not a professional comedian like most previous hosts. For another, he tells CNN that he plans to do the entire show naked and inebriated. It turns out the Sexiest Man Alive may also be one of the sassiest: "One … Continue reading Hugh Jackman to Do Oscars Drunk and Nude
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Michael Jackson Auctions Personal Collection
Luckily for Michael Jackson, there's never been a better economic climate in which to unload a gently used portrait of the artist surrounded by various cultural and historical figures each donning the Thriller maestro's trademark shades and Swarovski-encrusted white glove. The painting, which is expected to fetch somewhere in the vicinity of $600, is one … Continue reading Michael Jackson Auctions Personal Collection
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
An awe-inspiring combination of terrific special effects and warmly human story-telling, Close Encounters of the Third Kind holds up beautifully after more than 30 years. The phenomenal success of his thriller Jaws allowed Steven Spielberg to make an expensive movie near and dear to his heart. Close Encounters is not a fifties alien nation piece … Continue reading Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Gary Coleman Court Over Roughing Up Guy At Bowling Alley
Gary Coleman's latest taped appearance is not ready for prime time. A Utah judge ruled Tuesday that a videotaped deposition Coleman gave after being sued by a guy he roughed up at a bowling alley will not be released until the personal-injury lawsuit is settled. "I do not want to come in here and have … Continue reading Gary Coleman Court Over Roughing Up Guy At Bowling Alley
Australian Stars Help Bushfire Telethon
ome of Australia's biggest stars participated in a telethon to aid victims of this week's deadly bushfires ravaging the state of Victoria, among them Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban, who personally donated more than $300,000 in relief funds. "As Australians, I think the biggest thing is that, no matter where you are in the … Continue reading Australian Stars Help Bushfire Telethon
Stevie Wonder Library Of Congress Award
Stevie Wonder's music helped sign, seal and deliver Barack Obama all the way to the White House, and now the president and first lady are sending him a big shout-out. The 58-year-old Motown legend will receive a Library of Congress award from the commander-in-chief and Michelle Obama on February 25. The concert will air on … Continue reading Stevie Wonder Library Of Congress Award
Michelle Obama Vogue Cover
As if all the fuss over her lemongrass Isabel Toledo inauguration ensemble followed by the one-shouldered Jason Wu ivory gown weren't enough to solidify Michelle Obama's newfound fashion icon status, now comes the Vogue cover. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz at the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., Michelle is only the second first lady ever to … Continue reading Michelle Obama Vogue Cover
Two Years Wait For Next Batman
Holy bad news, Batfans. A Dark Knight sequel is at least two years away. Director Christopher Nolan has inked a deal with Warner Bros to film Inception, based on his own screenplay. The sci-fi action film, "set within the architecture of the mind," aims to begin shooting this summer and hit theatres in summer 2010, … Continue reading Two Years Wait For Next Batman
21st Century Breakdown by Green Day
Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown won’t land in stores until May, but it's worth waiting for this revival of political punk. Here’s a sneak peek at what Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt have been cooking up with legendary producer Butch Vig at the same California studio they recorded the Grammy-winning American Idiot, … Continue reading 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day
Sports Illustrated Bikini Issue Cover Girl Bar Rafaeli
Leonardo DiCaprio's rallying cry seems to have been heard. The actor's off-again, on-again main squeeze, Bar Refaeli, is next month's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl, according to a big old billboard in Manhattan. The 23-year-old Israeli model broke out of the pack after languishing on the inside of the magazine's most buzzed-about installment for … Continue reading Sports Illustrated Bikini Issue Cover Girl Bar Rafaeli
Chris Brown Arrested Over Rihanna Assault
Grammy day was supposed to be a glittery affair for R&B's reigning It couple, Chris Brown and Rihanna. But things went horribly amiss. About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing "Forever" onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center, he was instead detained by police, being questioned for allegedly roughing up Rihanna. Brown, 19, turned … Continue reading Chris Brown Arrested Over Rihanna Assault
2009 Grammys Complete Winners List
Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer, "Say" Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Please Read This Letter" Best New Artist: Adele Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva la Vida Best Pop Collaboration With … Continue reading 2009 Grammys Complete Winners List
Michael Phelps Dropped By Kellogg
A couple days after Michael Phelps admitted to recent marijuana use, cereal maker Kellogg says it has dropped the 14-time Olympic gold medallist as a spokesman. "We originally built the relationship with Michael, as well as the other Olympic athletes, to support our association with the U.S. Olympic team," a rep for the Battle Creek, … Continue reading Michael Phelps Dropped By Kellogg
Who Wants To Be A Slumdog Millionaire?
Slumdog Millionaire could be looking to share the wealth. The producers of the recent U.K.-U.S. transplant Secret Millionaire are looking to capitalise on the Oscar hopeful's international success with Secret Slumdog Millionaire, a spinoff reality series, according to British media reports. In the American version of the show, which premiered on Fox in December, quantifiably … Continue reading Who Wants To Be A Slumdog Millionaire?
Elton John Closes Las Vegas Show
The erstwhile Rocket Man has announced plans to close his long-running Las Vegas revue, taking his final curtain call on the Strip on April 22. Tickets for the final run of shows will go on sale tomorrow. John kicked off his Sin City residency back on Feb. 14, 2004 and while he initially only signed … Continue reading Elton John Closes Las Vegas Show
Michael Phelps Apologises For Smoking Dope
Michael Phelps has gone and gotten himself involved in a different type of doping scandal. The good news: He's human after all. The eight gold medal-winning swimming phenomenon issued a quick apology over the weekend for behaviour unbecoming a Wheaties Frosties box cover boy after a photo of him inhaling from what appears to be … Continue reading Michael Phelps Apologises For Smoking Dope
Gone With The Wind
1939 Is arguably the year of the greatest number of all time classic movie releases of all time. The greatest of them is, perhaps, Gone With The Wind. The classic American epic, Gone With the Wind sweeps across the Old South, the Civil War and Reconstruction. The tale of a selfish, headstrong Southern belle who … Continue reading Gone With The Wind
To Kill A Mockingbird
The movie gets it's title from a quote by one of the main characters, Atticus Finch: “It's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Set in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression, To Kill A Mockingbird raises great questions of racism, poverty, ignorance and injustice with enormous grace and emotional power. Moral and deeply … Continue reading To Kill A Mockingbird
Casablanca
Casablanca is a great romance, a stirring wartime adventure, a suspenseful action movie, and in the end, a terrific buddy movie. It’s listed again and again on the top ten lists of critics and fans alike. Its snappy lines are repeated by movie buffs the world over. All in all, a great movie. The Plot … Continue reading Casablanca
Kung Fu Panda Smashes Competition At Annie Awards
A butt-kicking panda cleaned up at the annual Annie Awards this year. Kung Fu Panda took home 10 trophies, including best animated feature, at the awards show that honors the year's best in animation. The Dreamworks flick, which features the voices of Angelina Jolie and Jack Black, beat out Disney's Bolt and Pixar's critically-acclaimed WALL-E … Continue reading Kung Fu Panda Smashes Competition At Annie Awards
Narnia’s Dawn Treader Set To Sail Under Fox
Weeks after Disney decided not to bankroll another sequel in The Chronicles of Narnia series due to spiralling costs, 20th Century Fox has swooped in and rescued the big-screen franchise from almost certain doom by agreeing to team up with Walden Media to co-finance, market and distribute the next instalment, The Voyage of the Dawn … Continue reading Narnia’s Dawn Treader Set To Sail Under Fox
Harry Potter Stuntman Hospitalised
A terrifying moment on the Harry Potter soundstages Wednesday, as Daniel Radcliffe's stuntman was hospitalised with serious back injuries following an onset mishap. Because the accident took place during preproduction for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Radcliffe and the film's marquee stars were not on set at the time. The injury occurred when the … Continue reading Harry Potter Stuntman Hospitalised
Mickey Rourke And Auditions
Most of the time, A-list gods and goddesses don't have to read for anything. In fact, even B-plus talent often joins a project before a casting director is even hired. That's what happened with the movie Soul Men. Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac were both attached before casting director LaTanya Potts came … Continue reading Mickey Rourke And Auditions
Titus Andronicus
It has become commonplace to describe any band more than a decade old and with a few albums under their belts as "influential", as though it were a badge of honour. But surely influential is just another way of saying "easy to copy". Wouldn't a truly great, original band have their own sound, one that … Continue reading Titus Andronicus
Another Writer Claims Hannah Montana
Another writer has filed a lawsuit claiming he pitched the original script for what ultimately became the hit Disney Channel series starring Miley Cyrus about a so-called average teen who moonlights as a pop star. After the complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by TMZ.com, Richard Fronduto maintains he penned a … Continue reading Another Writer Claims Hannah Montana
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