Monday, 17 November 2014

From Dirty Dancing to Strictly Ballroom: Dance will be given centre stage on the BBC





BY modern standards the cushion dance, a craze which swept through Britain in the 16th century, is rather tame.


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Sunday, 16 November 2014

Spy: Stan Walker details on new dance movie

Rushes from the multi-million-dollar Kiwi feelgood flick Born to Dance have been sent to the American film market this week to whet the appetite of would-be-buyers.The movie, a coming-of-age story about a young Aucklander dreaming...


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Must-see looks of the week

Meh: Kristen Stewart Meh: Let's be fair, while this isn't K-Stew's worst red carpet outing nor is it her best. I really hate the high-necked chainmail top - and the dress underneath looks like it's mere millimetres from indece...


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Pemfs, positivity and the BBC: The world according to Noel Edmonds





ACCORDING to Bryant A Meyers, a former US physics teacher and TV host, there is a hidden element that is vital to human life but is often overlooked.


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Bette Midler is getting back on the road next summer for her long-awaited UK tour





BETTE MIDLER has announced she will play her first UK tour for 35 years with a string of dates confirmed for next summer.


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Nolan: Interstellar inaudible on purpose

In space, no one can hear you speak, if Nolan gets his way.For cinemagoers leaving the blockbuster film Interstellar wondering if they needed their ears syringed, director Christopher Nolan can save the expense.The British director...


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'Dumb and Dumber To' tops box office with $38.1M

NEW YORK (AP) " At the movies, idiocy never goes out of style.Twenty years after the 1994 original, "Dumb and Dumber To" opened with $38.1 million at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Universal sequel...


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Game News: PS4's free DriveClub DLC, Halo fix date set, AC: Unity Xbox One patch inbound





GAMERS have been hit by a wave of online problems this month, with Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Assassin's Creed: Unity bosses planning further updates to combat multiplayer issues.


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Jay James voted off The X Factor





JAY James became the latest contestant to leave the X-Factor tonight.


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Will Lorde clean up at NZ Music Awards?

Thursday's Vodafone NZ Music Awards will make Lorde's ascension into pop music royalty complete. She's up for five gongs and is expected to win several big awards. Crucially, she'll be able to toast her success legally.This time...


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'It's been very special' Judy Murray becomes the seventh celeb to leave Strictly





SHE's received plenty of criticism from the judges and kept her head held high, but tonight Judy Murray was the latest celebrity to be voted off of Strictly Come Dancing.


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'Dumb and Dumber To' tops box office with $38.1M

NEW YORK (AP) " At the movies, idiocy never goes out of style.Twenty years after the 1994 original, "Dumb and Dumber To" opened with $38.1 million at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Universal sequel...


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Gareth Malone's Children In Need single tops the UK charts





THE official single for this year's Children In Need has made it to number one, it's been revealed.


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Matt Heath: Abuse by strangers doesn't hurt me a bit

Actress Anne Hathaway was discussing online hatred last week. Many find the lady annoyingly smug and feel the need to tell her.Apparently after she won the Oscar in 2013 her life was ripped apart by tweets. Her spirits crushed by...


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Game preview: Far Cry 4 is breaking bad

With his frosted blond fringe and sharp pink suit, Pagan Min looks more like a flamboyant fashion designer than a psychotic despot.Fans of the Far Cry series agreed, leading to an outcry when images of the antagonist in the fourth...


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GTA 5: Rockstar braced for online launch chaos after revealing heists plan





ROCKSTAR have told fans they should brace themselves for online teething problems during the launch of GTA 5 on Xbox and PS4.


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Jennifer Lawrence: Privacy loss takes heavy toll

NEW YORK (AP) " Jennifer Lawrence says she knew being a movie star would bring with it a certain loss of privacy. What she didn't know, she says, was the deep emotional and even physical toll it would take."I knew the paparazzi...


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Bill Cosby won't comment on sex abuse claims - lawyer

Bill Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response, his attorney said, the first reaction from the famed comedian to an increasing uproar over allegations that he assaulted several women in...


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'Dumb and Dumber To' tops box office with $38.1M

NEW YORK (AP) " Twenty years later, "Dumb and Dumber" is back atop the box office.The Jim Carrey- Jeff Daniels sequel, "Dumb and Dumber To," opened with $38.1 million at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday....


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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks angelic in a heavenly Tom Ford number





MODEL Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks almost angelic as she runs along a beach in a daring sheer gown.


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