The crime thriller Person of Interest features a former CIA agent - Reese, played by Jim Caviezel - who teams with a mysterious billionaire - Finch, played by Michael Emerson - to prevent violent crimes. Reese's special training...
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Saturday, 17 January 2015
Houston's estate criticizes Lifetime for movie on singer
PASADENA, California (AP) " Whitney Houston's family says the singer's fans should "brace themselves for the worst" if they watch Lifetime's television movie about the late singer that premieres Saturday.Pat Houston, president of...
Concert review: Nas, Powerstation
If you're a major Nas fan, you've had two opportunities to see the celebrated rapper perform in New Zealand: once as Kanye West's opening act in 2008, and again alongside Damian Marley with their joint rap-reggae side-project Distant...
A mysterious little cop show
A constant supporting presence on innumerable TV shows over the past several years, Janina Gavankar is on the cusp of transitioning from a recognisable face into a known quantity. Following high-profile roles on True Blood (as Sam's...
Mary J. Blige fetes DSquared2 at Milan Fashion Week opening
MILAN (AP) " Designer twins Dean and Dan Caten kicked off the Milan Fashion Week Saturday with a 20th anniversary gala celebration featuring Mary J. Blige serenading the duo in a former airplane hangar-turned-art gallery.The first...
'Czech capital of beer' becomes European capital of culture
PLZEN, Czech Republic (AP) " Plzen " known as the Czech capital of beer " has been officially inaugurated the European Capital of Culture for 2015.Some 15,000 people packed a central square Saturday to watch the opening show with...
Mr and Mr! Stephen Fry marries his younger man
Inarritu's 'Birdman' explores ego and art, on screen and off
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Director Alejandro Inarritu says the only way to communicate the struggle between a celebrity and his ego in "Birdman" was through long, uninterrupted shots that move at the pace of life.Those sweeping takes "...
McCarten, Weta up for Oscars
Anthony McCarten will spearhead New Zealand's hopes of Oscar success when Hollywood royalty gather for the Academy Awards.The screenwriter has snared a nomination for best writing (screenplay) for The Theory of Everything , the...
Heather du Plessis Allen: Pet or pest a cultural view
Chances are you've probably never heard of Kid Rock. He's not the kind of character who appeals here. He's long-haired, tattooed, and pulls the fingers in photos. He loves guns and America's gun owners love him. They turn his music...
Lena Dunham: When life imitates art
Lena Dunham's eyes light up instantly as she walks in to the small meeting room. It's not the table filled with reporters that has her beaming, but the view from the window. We're on the 15th floor of HBO's headquarters in New York,...
Friday, 16 January 2015
Wonder, Parton, Longoria projects part of NBC's slate
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) " Stevie Wonder is on board for an NBC miniseries set against the 19th-century Underground Railroad that helped escaped slaves find freedom.Wonder, who will serve as executive producer for the project, also...
Yaya DaCosta gained new confidence starring in 'Whitney'
NEW YORK (AP) " Yaya DaCosta had to dig deep to reach the confidence radiated by Whitney Houston at her peak, especially on stage.But in portraying the legendary performer and recording artist in Lifetime's new TV film, "Whitney,"...
Julianne Moore goes inside Alzheimer's in 'Still Alice'
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Julianne Moore didn't know much about Alzheimer's before taking on the role of Dr. Alice Howard.Adapted from Lisa Genova's bestselling book, the tender and occasionally harrowing drama "Still Alice" tells the...
Greg Dixon: Murder in the heat of the moment
Winter is coming. But its television seems to have arrived already.Sitting indoors watching gritty British murder mysteries on a hot Sunday night in January seems to me an unnatural act: like the rugby season kicking off in February,...
Oprah Winfrey, 'Selma' stars to march in Alabama on Sunday
SELMA, Alabama (AP) " Producer Oprah Winfrey and stars of the movie "Selma" will march in the famed Alabama city on Sunday to honor the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.Paramount Pictures Corp. says the march...
Concert review: Odesza, The King's Arms
They're becoming a super-hip outdoor festival act, with high-profile slots at The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo and Coachella already locked in for 2015.But it was at Auckland's sweltering King's Arms that Seattle duo Odesza plugged...
ABC Family's 'Chasing Life' focuses on young adult cancer
NEW YORK (AP) " Italia Ricci plays a twenty-something journalist who is battling leukemia on ABC Family's "Chasing Life." It's not an easy role, the actress says."I just feel really guilty when I get to come home and not have cancer...
NBC firmly shuts door on Bill Cosby
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) " NBC's top entertainment executive says the door is firmly shut to Bill Cosby's return to the network.In the wake of new and renewed allegations of sexual assault against Cosby, NBC executive Bob Greenblatt...
Lorre throwing love in direction of Charlie Sheen
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) " Chuck Lorre won't clear up the mystery about whether Charlie Sheen's character will return from the dead for next month's "Two and a Half Men" series finale, but he's throwing a lot of love Sheen's way.The...
AP Interview: Miss Universe reflects as her reign winds down
MIAMI (AP) " When Gabriela Isler wakes up on Jan. 25, it will mark the 441st and final time that she will begin a day while wearing the title of Miss Universe.Then, as she put it, she becomes "just Gabby" again.Isler's reign is...
Best-seller about journey to heaven is pulled
NEW YORK (AP) " A best-selling account of a 6-year-old boy's journey to heaven and back has been pulled after the boy retracted his story.Spokesman Todd Starowitz of Tyndale House, a leading Christian publisher, confirmed Friday...
Restaurant review: Canvas Chelsea, London
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of ... 2015
Which wretches will have their diaries written this year? New Zealand! Bring out your wretches.Me hungry. The secret diary series starts again next week, and needs feeding.The diaries have a narrow scope - find the most ridiculous...
Writer's double tick adds nicely to Kiwi Oscar ledger
It's been a while since Kiwis have been up for Oscars for something other than technical or musical work.The tech wizards of Wellywood have figured regularly since The Return of the King swept all before it in 2003. Bret McKenzie's...
Teacher put horror film on for class
An American substitute teacher could face jail time after showing teenage high school students the New Zealand-produced horror film, The ABCs of Death .Sheila Kearns, 58, has been found guilty in an Ohio court on four felony counts...
Broadchurch: Clues in the music
Don't ask Olafur Arnalds, the composer whose melancholy interventions provide the haunting backdrop for Broadchurch , to reveal the secrets of the drama's new series."I'm under strict directions about what I can and cannot say,"...
Grateful Dead to reunite for final concerts in July
NEW YORK (AP) " The Grateful Dead is coming back to life for final concerts in July.The band announced Friday that surviving members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will perform three shows from July 3-5 at...
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