Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-12908736
Thursday, 31 March 2011
India state bans new Gandhi book
A controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi is banned by the government in his native state of Gujarat.
Cracking the "Source Code" at the Hollywood Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)
WSJ. profile: The power of Anna Wintour (AP)
Scorpions and Spice
Eclectic guests at London gala to honour Gorbachev
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-12916588
US studio promotes 'microbudget' movies (AFP)
India state bans new Gandhi book
A controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi is banned by the government in his native state of Gujarat.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-12908736
Judge Judy Calls TMZ: 'I Needed a Day to Chill'
Filed under: Judge Judy, Nurse!
Judge Judy just called Harvey Levin from her hospital bed to tell him she's fine, saying, "I'm just exhausted, and my body was telling me it needed a day to chill." Judge told Harvey, "I was feeling funky this morning ... funky enough that I knew… Read moreWednesday, 30 March 2011
Serbia singing star Ceca indicted
Renowned Serbian turbo-folk singer Svetlana Raznatovic, widely known as Ceca, is indicted on embezzlement charges.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-12896831
Ultra Music Festival extends its global reach (Reuters)
The Hollywood superlawyer whose death went unnoticed (Reuters)
Reuters - For Arthur Crowley, messy personal lives were good for business.
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110329/film_nm/us_lawyer
Hollywood "terrible" at marketing itself: lobbyist (Reuters)
Reuters - Christopher Dodd doesn't mince words.
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110329/film_nm/us_mpaa
Kate Middleton's See-Through Dress Fetches $125,000 at Auction (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - A see-through dress modeled by future princess Kate Middleton at a 2002 student fashion show sold for an eye-popping $125,000 at an auction in London Thursday.
Disney bringing Miss Marple to big screen (Reuters)
Reuters - Agatha Christie's elderly detective Miss Marple is getting the big-screen treatment from Disney.
Zsa Zsa Gabor -- Spitting Blood, Rushed to Hospital
Filed under: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nurse!
An ambulance is transporting Zsa Zsa Gabor back to the hospital again after the legendary actress started spitting up blood ... TMZ has learned. Zsa Zsa's husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt tells TMZ he sounded the alarm moments ago because Zsa Zsa could… Read moreProsecutor suggests Willie Nelson sing for court (AP)
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Mirren joins celebrity handprints
Dame Helen Mirren describes joining the hand and foot prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as a "moment of triumph" on a par with winning an Oscar.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12890909
Holmes, Cruise add star power to 'The Kennedys'
The controversial miniseries about the first couple starring Katie Holmes as Jackie Onassis premieres April 3 on Reelz Channel. (March 29)
Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/videos/holmes-cruise-add-star-power-to-the-kennedys/13556
AP NewsBreak: Hong Kong model settles Nev. case (AP)
Hitchcock star Granger dies at 85
US actor Farley Granger, best known for his roles in Hitchcock's films Rope and Strangers on a Train, dies in New York at the age of 85.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12894264
Museums council axed 'too soon'
A group of MPs urges the government to review its decision to close the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12874416
Little People Sue 'The Soup' -- They Defamed Us!
Filed under: Joel McHale, Celebrity Justice, Reality TV
A dwarf couple is suing E! Entertainment and " The Soup " host Joel McHale , claiming they made scurrilous, false, defamatory and hurtful comments about them. Cara and Gibson Reynolds are dwarfs who struggled for years to have children. One child… Read moreKourtney Kardashian's Soap Opera Debut
The reality star flexes her acting chops on ABC's "One Life to Live."
Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/videos/kourtney-kardashians-soap-opera-debut/13548
Five Questions with Body of Proof's Dana Delany
Dana Delany is returning to ABC with Body of Proof, where she works on dead people. After a car accident hinders her ability to operate, Dr. Megan Hunt is forced to start a new career as a coroner. Delany dishes on the new medical series, which felt like home for the China Beach alum. Plus, find out if Nathan Fillion will make his way to her new show.
Check out photos of Body of Proof
5. What makes this series stand out?
Delany: We do have...
Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/five-questions-with-body-of-proofs-dana-delany/59394
Monday, 28 March 2011
Justin Bieber song prompts royalties fight (Reuters)
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110328/music_nm/us_bieber
TCM Classic Film Festival celebrates Kirk Douglas (AP)
BBC to screen Kennedy mini-series
A mini-series about the Kennedy family that its US broadcaster refused to show is to be screened later this year on BBC Two.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12846503
VIDEO: Technology used to update old masters
Some of the world's most recognised works of art have been reworked by a new generation of artists using technology.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9435907.stm
Review: `Source Code' dazzles until the end (AP)
BET Host Shot and Killed in NYC
DJ Megatron -- a regular on the BET show "106th and Park" -- was shot and killed in Staten Island early Sunday morning. Megatron -- real name Corey McGriff -- was shot around 2:00 AM, not far from his home. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Corey… Read more
Elizabeth Taylor: classic beauty in every sense (AP)
Elvis Presley's 1961 benefit concert remembered (AP)
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Valli's Independent Sense of Chic (Fashion Wire Daily)
Foo Fighters documentary a plug for new album (Reuters)
Reuters - A standard-issue rockumentary culminating in an extended promo for the subjects' new album, "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth" offers a clean chronology but only meager revelations for the die-hard fans who will turn out for a one-day theatrical release (to be paired with a 3D concert broadcast) on April 5.
TV, radio personality DJ Megatron killed in NYC (AP)
AP - Urban radio and TV personality DJ Megatron, who built a career at hip-hop and R&B radio stations from Philadelphia to Boston and told viewers of a popular music TV show "What's Good," was shot to death early Sunday, his manager and police said.
Faithfull receives French honour
Singer Marianne Faithfull has been awarded one of the highest cultural honours in France.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12829045
AP NewsBreak: Hong Kong model settles Nev. case (AP)
James Dean was molested at young age: Liz Taylor (AFP)
"Idol" Anoop Desai unveils next phase with "Zero.0" (Reuters)
Reuters - Anoop Desai may not have won Season 8 of "American Idol," but the up-and-coming pop/R&B artist is set to prove himself a champion with his new "Zero" series.
Coal Dust Chanel (Fashion Wire Daily)
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Rap Stars Turn Out for Nate Dogg's Funeral
Filed under: Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, The Game
Snoop Dogg , The Game and Warren G all showed up today for the funeral of Nate Dogg , held at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach, CA. Nate Dogg, real name Nathaniel Hale, passed away on March 15. He was 41. Read moreSource: http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/26/nate-dogg-funeral-snoop-dogg-warren-g-the-game-photo/
Yoga master Iyengar asks Donna Karan to ditch rabbit fur (AFP)
Mellon is at the heart and sole of Jimmy Choo (AP)
Chris Brown -- TBD on GMA?
Filed under: Chris Brown
Do with this info what you will ... but when we asked Chris Brown yesterday if he would accept the offer from "Good Morning America" to return to the show, Chris chuckled slightly. So you're saying there's a chance!?!?!? Read moreSource: http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/26/chris-brown-good-morning-america-robin-roberts-chair-window-lax-video/
Radcliffe thanks Harry Potter for Broadway musical (AP)
TMZ Live -- How 'Teen Mom' Spawned Lawyer Brawl
Filed under: TMZ Live, TMZ LIVE Lawyer Friday
The real reason Harvey and Jason fought over the " Teen Mom 2 " assault video ... And, why Jenelle Evans escaped criminal charges for the brutal beatdown. Plus, why the " Barefoot Contessa " said no to a cancer-stricken boy's request to cook a meal… Read moreGaga, Jacobs, Olsens among the top fashion talent (AP)
Lady Gaga sticks up for Rebecca Black (Reuters)
Reuters - Rebecca Black has another famous fan: Lady Gaga.
Friday, 25 March 2011
Elizabeth Taylor: classic beauty in every sense (AP)
Glaswegians wanted for Loach film
Acclaimed director Ken Loach wants to cast two young Glasgow women in his new film.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12861014
Radio honour for ex-Archers actor
Former Archers actor Graham Seed is named radio broadcaster of the year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in London.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12853706
Big star Depp to appear in Gervais short comedy
Hollywood star Johnny Depp is to guest star in Ricky Gervais's new sitcom, Life's Too Short.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12848652
Global Music Effort Launches 'Songs For Japan" Album On iTunes To Benefit Japan Disaster Relief
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Talk about an all-star line-up for charity...
In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of "Songs for Japan," an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 starting today. Proceeds from the album's sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
The full track-listing... after the jump.
Fellowes to pen Titanic TV epic
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is to write a mini-series about the sinking of the Titanic, to air next year on ITV1.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12817033
VIDEO: Fans mourn Elizabeth Taylor
Fans of screen icon Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who has died at the age of 79, have been paying tribute to the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12844872
New book says "Don't Look Now" sex scene was real (Reuters)
Reuters - Most anyone who saw the 1973 Nicolas Roeg film "Don't Look Now" had to wonder whether Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie were actually having sex while shooting their famous love scene in the thriller set in Venice.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Eccleston to star in Abbey play
Christopher Eccleston and Tamsin Greig are among the stars of a play taking place in Westminster Abbey to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12816623
Dancing's Mike Catherwood: I Don't Think I Was the Worst
"Psycho Mike" Catherwood may have gotten the lowest score — a 13 — on Dancing with the Stars this week, but he's not letting it bring him down. "I'm using it to kick up my focus a notch," he tells TVGuide.com. "I know I'm not going to be the world's best dancer, but I'll just use it for fuel this week in rehearsal and try to be a lot better and blow their socks off on Monday. I'm probably not capable of doing that, but it's a good way of keeping me motivated." Still, the Loveline radio host doesn't think he was the worst dancer of the night.
Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/dancings-mike-catherwood-i-don-t-think-i-was-the-worst/59189
Tchaikovsky and tractors
How a farm in Essex is making a noise in the world of opera
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12822641
At the "Sucker Punch" Premiere, the Show Must Go On (Fashion Wire Daily)
Elizabeth Taylor's Final Resting Place
Filed under: Elizabeth Taylor, Deadline, R.I.P.
Elizabeth Taylor will be laid to rest at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery , next to her mother and father. The crypt -- close to Marilyn Monroe's -- is next to those of her parents, Francis and Sara. The cemetery is filled with… Read moreMichael Lohan -- Kate Major Assaulted ME!
Filed under: Michael Lohan, Kate Major, Celebrity Justice
Michael Lohan is already back at the West Hollywood Sheriff's office -- except this time, he's the one filing a police report ... claiming Kate Major is a LIAR ... because she's the one who assaulted HIM. Michael tells TMZ, he wants to set the record… Read moreVIDEO: Fans mourn Elizabeth Taylor
Fans of screen icon Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who has died at the age of 79, have been paying tribute to the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12844872
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
May lobbies at badger cull vote
Plans for a cull of badgers in parts of mid and west Wales to help tackle bovine TB in cattle are approved by assembly members.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-politics-12825074
Russia's Medvedev finally meets Deep Purple (AP)
AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a big heavy metal fan, has fulfilled a lifelong dream by getting to meet his favorite rock band, Deep Purple.
Kate Middleton's Charity-Auction Dress Auctioned in London (The Daily Beast)
The Daily Beast - The see-through dress Kate Middleton wore during a charity fashion show in 2002 sold for £78,000 (or $125,884) in London on Thursday. In this week’s Newsweek, Robin Givhan writes about the dress that started the royal romance.
AP source: Chris Brown destroys dressing room (AP)
Charlie Sheen -- You Ain't Comin' Back to 'Men'
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Celebrity Justice, Chuck Lorre, TV, Deadline
There is "no chance" of Charlie Sheen coming back to " Two and a Half Men " -- this according to sources connected to the production of the show. A story has been circulating that CBS wants Charlie back on the show. Fact is ... Charlie was hired by… Read moreSource: http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/23/charlie-sheen-warner-bros-cbs-returning-two-and-a-half-men/
Brooke to Charlie -- I'm SOBER Too!!
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller, Celebrity Justice
Brooke Mueller finally has something in common with her estranged hubby Charlie Sheen -- they're BOTH officially sober ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to the couple tell us ... at the same time Charlie learned he passed his drug test , Brooke… Read moreNew, veteran artists at Newport Jazz Festival (AP)
AP - Grammy-winning jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding and veteran trumpet player Wynton Marsalis are among the performers set to play at the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival.
Bieber and U2 on Japan fund album
Justin Bieber and U2 are among artists who have agreed to contribute songs to a fund-raising album for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12815631
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
The art of philanthropy
Can rich donors rescue the arts from the funding crisis?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12694082
Judge orders Jobs to answer iTunes questions (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who is out on medical leave, has been ordered by a federal magistrate to answer questions from plaintiffs' lawyers in an antitrust lawsuit related to his company's iTunes business.
Eccleston to star in play in Westminster Abbey
Christopher Eccleston and Tamsin Greig are among the stars of a play taking place in Westminster Abbey to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12816623
IFC Renews Onion News Network; Orders Four New Series
IFC has renewed Onion News Network for a second season and has green-lit four new original series, the network announced Tuesday.
Onion News Network, based on The Onion, the fake weekly newspaper and website, will return for a 16-episode second season — the largest order ...
Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/ifc-renews-onion-news-network-orders-four-new-series/58941
Foster: 'No regrets' over Gibson
Jodie Foster has said she had "no regrets" about casting troubled actor Mel Gibson as the lead in her latest film, The Beaver.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12772350
Allred to LT: Your Nightmare has Arrived!
Filed under: Lawrence Taylor, Gloria Allred, Celebrity Justice
Lawrence Taylor will get off easy tomorrow in his prostitution case, but TMZ has learned he's about to face an adversary no man can easily endure -- GLORIA ALLRED ! We've learned Allred is representing the victim, who was 16 at the time the NFLer engaged… Read moreTheatre groups act against cuts
Theatre groups from Edinburgh to Exeter will unite this weekend to highlight the potential impact of spending cuts.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12760471
Justin Bieber, U2 on new album to aid Japan (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber Irish rockers U2 are among the artists being featured on a digital-only album being rushed out by Universal Music to raise funds for Japan's earthquake and tsunami victims.
Monday, 21 March 2011
VIDEO: Hobbit gets rolling and more news
Cameras are rolling in New Zealand on The Hobbit and Bradley Cooper takes top spot at North American box office plus more showbiz news
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10317943
Blues legend Pinetop Perkins dies
Blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, the oldest musicion ever to win a Grammy award, dies in Austin, Texas, aged 97.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-12814133
Music Review: New Duran Duran recalls early sound (AP)
Get ready for the Oscars with these star-studded iPhone apps (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Just a few days remain until the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, the most glamorous night in Hollywood. And there is a long list of movies you need to watch in preparation ? The King?s Speech, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, True Grit and Toy Story 3 to name just a few.
Givenchy's New Dark Seduction (Fashion Wire Daily)
Martin Sheen: Son Charlie Is "Emotionally Crippled"
"I know what hell he's living in," he says
Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/martin-sheen-son-charlie-is-emotionally-crippled/58823
Galliano complainant doubts he's anti-Semitic (AFP)
Lifetime honour for author Barnes
Author Julian Barnes, whose novels include Flaubert's Parrot and England, England, receives the �40,000 David Cohen Prize for Literature.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12782831
Sunday, 20 March 2011
VIDEO: Keane frontman on chemistry and nerves
Keane frontman Tom Chaplin talks to Matthew Stadlen about how he got used to being a pop star, why small concerts are more nerve-wracking than big ones, why he has no desire to start a solo career and the music that inspired him as a child
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12790303
Thornton hopes documentary will be lasting tribute (AP)
AP - Billy Bob Thornton thought a documentary tribute to Willie Nelson was long overdue. So he made one himself.
'Community's' Ken Jeong Dishes On Playing Bruce Willis In 'Pulp Fiction' Homage Episode: 'I Could Not Be A Worser Guy To Play Bruce'
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ken Jeong brings the laughs as the pitiable Senor Chang on NBC's "Community" and the actor says the show's upcoming "Pulp Fiction"-themed episode will not disappoint as he takes on the beloved Butch -- originally made famous by Bruce Willis in the 1994 cult classic.
"The whole thing's an homage to 'Pulp Fiction,'" Ken told Access Hollywood of "Community's" upcoming episode, at the premiere of Brooke Shields' play, "Girls Talk," in LA on Friday. "My character really can't afford a good Bruce Willis costume so he gets like, the worst skin cap ever and he just literally -- with a Sharpie -- [draws on] some flecks of hair."
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Reportedly Play Crime Boss' Son In 'Dark Knight Rises'; Indie Newcomer Juno Temple In Talks To Join All-Star Cast
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Joseph Gordon-Levitt will re-team with his "Inception" director, Christopher Nolan, for a villainous role in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises," and while speculation has run rampant as to what face of evil the young star will don, Variety reports Joseph will play Alberto Falcone (AKA The Holiday Killer) -- son of Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone.
Miu Miu's Modernist Glamour (Fashion Wire Daily)
Foster: 'No regrets' over Gibson
Jodie Foster has said she had "no regrets" about casting troubled actor Mel Gibson as the lead in her latest film, The Beaver.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12772350
Olympics gets EastEnders postcode
The Olympic Park is to share the same postcode as the fictional district of Walford in BBC soap opera EastEnders, the Royal Mail reveals.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-12789694
McConaughey has usual swagger as 'Lincoln Lawyer' (AP)
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Albarn to star in new stage show
The line-up for this summer's Manchester International Festival will include a stage show written by and starring Blur and Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12770942
Ryan Phillippe's Ex Lawyers Up
Filed under: Alexis Knapp, Ryan Phillippe, Celebrity Justice, Mark Vincent Kaplan, Baby Watch
Ryan Phillippe 's ex/alleged baby mama has lawyered up ... and a legal battle is now brewing ... TMZ has learned. Alexis Knapp -- the model/actress who claims to be carrying Ryan's baby -- has hired Mark Vincent Kaplan . Ryan has said he'll take a… Read moreMcConaughey has usual swagger as 'Lincoln Lawyer' (AP)
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