The world's best new TV show isn't on TV. Transparent can be viewed on-demand at Lightbox.co.nz; the pilot is also free on Amazon.com. Picking up the mantle from Girls , writer-director Jill Soloway (who worked on Six Feet Under...
Friday, 10 October 2014
Pregnant Kate plans to resume royal duties
LONDON (AP) The Duchess of Cambridge plans to resume royal duties later this month after being sidelined by a prolonged bout of severe morning sickness.Palace officials said Friday that Prince William and the former Kate Middleton...
Nielsen admits to errors in TV measurement
NEW YORK (AP) The Nielsen company on Friday admitted to errors dating back to March in its measurement of television viewing, statistics that serve as the foundation for billions of dollars in advertising spending for the entire...
Who's who in the Outrageous Fortune prequel
One of its stars is going from goalkicker to safecraker. Another plays her own television grandmother.That's the cast of Westside Story and its stars are promising it will be a sexy and stylish 1970s-set prequel to Kiwi television...
Get On Up: Baring the Godfather's soul
Get On Up , the film of James Brown, is essentially like most biopics; a rags-to-riches summary of its subject's milestones, successes and failures. Under the direction of Tate Taylor ( The Help ), the movie does not flinch in shining...
Feeling grey? Kylie Minogue dresses down as she jets to Monte Carlo for her tour
SHE'S been wearing an array of sexy outfits whilst on tour, but when she travels, Kylie Minogue likes to go casual.
Neil Morrissey replaced on Bob the Builder as show gets revamped after 16 years
BELOVED children's show Bob the Builder will feature a new voice cast and see a revamped animation style after 16 years on the air in a major shake-up.
'It's fantastic' Jake Wood is chuffed at becoming bookies favourite to win Strictly
HE stunned viewers with his Salsa last week, and now Jake Wood has become one of the favourites to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
Strictly's guest judge Donny Osmond talks being a teen idol
HE JOKINGLY admits that his epitaph may well turn out to be The Guy Who Sang Puppy Love.
Garden Of The Week: Painswick Rococo Garden
PAINSWICK Rococo Garden near Gloucester has a Harvest Festival all this month with heritage fruit and vegetables that hark back to the garden’s heyday in the 18th century.
Movie review: Siddharth
Canadian-born director Mehta shows a keen eye for the mean streets of his ancestral homeland in this small, heartfelt story of a man's search for his missing son.The father is Mahendra (Tailang), whose itinerant work repairing zips...
Critics: Haunted house's 'Gacy room' insensitive
VILLA PARK, Illinois (AP) Two former prosecutors who helped convict John Wayne Gacy say that horror filmmaker Rob Zombie's decision to include in his suburban Chicago haunted house a room dedicated to the serial killer could be hurtful...
Nielsen admits to errors in TV measurement
NEW YORK (AP) The Nielsen company says they have discovered errors in their measurement of television viewing that incorrectly showed people were watching one network when in fact they were tuned in to another.The company said...
Album review: Tweedy, Sukirae
In the past two decades, Jeff Tweedy has become one of America's most emotionally intelligent and versatile songwriters. So it makes sense that this new side-project, which he embarked on with his 18-year-old drummer son Spencer,...
Lucinda Williams puts her father's poem to music
NEW YORK (AP) Lucinda Williams says that during a recent visit her father, acclaimed poet Miller Williams, calmly told her that Alzheimer's disease had robbed him of his ability to write poetry.Her 84-year-old father's increased...
Lucinda Williams doubles up on the music
NEW YORK (AP) Lucinda Williams had considered releasing a double CD at least once before, but her record company argued against it. Now the veteran singer-songwriter is putting music out on her own label.Problem solved. "Down Where...
Frank Skinner admits his Doctor Who performance may not be 'good enough'
HE'S used to being on the small screen, but Frank Skinner has revealed he is worrying about his guest appearance in Doctor Who.
'She's been disgusting' Former X Factor star Katie Waissel blasts ex-mentor Cheryl
SHE WAS one of the more controversial X Factor contestants, and it certainly seems as though Katie Waissel hasn't tamed her attitude since coming seventh on the seventh series of the talent show.
Top 10 drummers of all time
Today is "Hug a Drummer Day," a day where we pay tribute to drummers.According to daysoftheyear.com , we show appreciation for drummers because they often sit at the very
Album review: Weezer, Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Rivers Cuomo and co have been talking the talk ahead of the release of their ninth studio album, promising a return to the guitar crunch of their first, and best, album, the Blue one. If you enjoy the heavier end of Weezer's spectrum,...
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