With a sum total of 1,032 minutes, Peter Jackson's six J.R.R. Tolkien films have earned more than $5 billion worldwide. They have made New Zealand synonymous with Middle-earth. And they have slaughtered enough orcs to constitute genocide.The...
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Polanski lawyers accuse US prosecutors of misconduct
LOS ANGELES (AP) " The seemingly endless quest by Los Angeles authorities to extradite film director Roman Polanski has taken a new twist with the 81-year-old director renewing his fight to be free of his prosecutors.Polanski, who...
Instagram launches five new filters after overtaking Twitter in user race
INSTAGRAM have launched their new update including five new filters after announcing they had overtaken Twitter with 300 million users.
Top 10 facts about Saturnalia
IN the Ancient Roman calendar, December 17 was the first day of Saturnalia, a holiday celebration upon which Christmas was based.
Tour news: Tove Lo cancels Katy Perry support slot
Swedish pop star Tove Lo has pulled out of a high profile support slot for Katy Perry at two shows in New Zealand, just days before she was due to perform.Tove Lo, who had a hit earlier this year with a remix of her song Habits...
Jamie Dornan opens up about visiting a private dungeon for Fifty Shades of Grey
JAMIE Dornan has revealed he had to undertake some x-rated research in order to prepare for his role in the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey.
I know what The Apprentice candidates are going through says winner Ricky Martin
TONIGHT’S episode of The Apprentice is arguably the best bit of what they insist on calling “the process.”
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Cosby won't be charged over molestation claim
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday declined to file any charges against Bill Cosby after a woman recently claimed the comedian molested her around 1974.The rejection of a child sexual abuse charge by prosecutors...
Without US passports, actor Quaid,wife grounded
WASHINGTON (AP) " Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evgenia are suing John Kerry and the State Department in a so-far unsuccessful effort to recover passports that the government revoked three years ago.The State Department said it...
Women slimming sooner due to pressure from toned celeb mums like Jessica Ennis
NEW mums are beating the bulge and tackling the baby weight within 12 WEEKS because of pressure from stunning toned celeb mums like Jessica Ennis and Eva Mendes
Sony faces 2nd class action suit over data breach
NEW YORK (AP) " A second class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony Pictures Entertainment by two former employees whose private data was stolen from the company's servers and posted online.The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los...
Norman Bridwell, Clifford creator, dead at 86
Norman Bridwell, a soft-spoken illustrator whose impromptu story about a girl and her puppy marked the unlikely birth of the supersized franchise Clifford the Big Red Dog, has died at 86.Bridwell, who lived for decades in a house...
Cosby won't be charged over molestation claim
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Los Angeles prosecutors have declined to file any charges against Bill Cosby after a woman recently reported the comedian molested her around 1974.The rejection of a child sexual abuse charge by prosecutors on...
Chris Brown's bodyguard sentenced for assault
WASHINGTON (AP) " A U.S. judge who convicted singer Chris Brown's bodyguard of punching a man in Washington last year has given him a sentence that will keep him out of jail.Superior Court Judge Patricia Wynn sentenced Christopher...
Los Angeles prosecutor declines to charge Bill Cosby in decades-old molestation claim
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Los Angeles prosecutor declines to charge Bill Cosby in decades-old molestation claim.
Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 8-14
NEW YORK (AP) " Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.1. NFL Football: Dallas at Philadelphia, NBC, 24.25 million.2. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC,...
CBS dominated prime time's Top 20 ratings last week
NEW YORK (AP) " Football gave NBC the most-watched broadcast last week, but CBS was the most-watched network overall in prime time.The Nielsen ratings company says the NFL faceoff between Dallas and Philadelphia brought more than...
Norman Bridwell, Clifford creator, dead at 86
Norman Bridwell, creator of the popular "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series of children's books turned into a PBS TV show, has died.Scholastic, his longtime publisher, says Birdwell died Friday in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. He lived...
Fixes planned for clinic that treated Joan Rivers
NEW YORK (AP) " The Manhattan clinic where Joan Rivers suffered a fatal complication during a medical procedure has submitted an acceptable plan to correct problems uncovered during an investigation after her death, a federal health...
Ashanti 'disgusted' by convicted fan's tweets
NEW YORK (AP) " Singer Ashanti says she was "disgusted" and "absolutely scared" when she learned in July 2013 that a fan who had been convicted of stalking her had since been tweeting her X-rated messages and posed for a photo with...
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