Saturday, 7 February 2015

Getting away with murder, and loving it

The new hit drama series How To Get Away With Murder stars Oscar nominee Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, a headline-grabbing defence attorney and law professor caught in a murder mystery involving several students she is mentoring.It's...


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Family First: 50 Shades 'glamorises sexual violence'

The erotic movie Fifty Shades of Grey , due to be released on Valentines Day, should be boycotted because it "glamorises sexual violence", Family First says.Moviegoers should instead donate the admission fee to their local Women's...


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Selma: Dressing for the dream

"This is me being back home in the UK and wanting to represent," says David Oyelowo. Walking into a central London hotel room wearing a grey Tweed suit, Oyelowo understands that clothes indeed make the man. But then Dr Martin Luther...


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Wolf Hall’s modern spin on Henry VIII tapestries





FEW viewers of Wolf Hall could tell that the ornate tapestries looming large in the opulent Tudor rooms were woven with modern technology.


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Riddle of Whitney daughter in coma





POLICE are investigating the suspected overdose of Whitney Houston’s daughter after unexplained injuries were discovered on her body.


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'Boyhood,' 'Birdman' battle for best director at DGA awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) " "Birdman" is looking to drop another trophy into its nest ahead of the Academy Awards.After taking top honors from the acting and producing guilds, the film about a washed-up Hollywood actor faces its final fight...


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Opera review: Wagner's Flying Dutchman at the Royal Opera House





WAGNER'S Flying Dutchman is an early work that is only half the length of some of his later masterpieces, but the grandeur of the music shares their intensity, which the Royal Opera House even adds to by dispensing with the usual interval in its two-and-a-half hours.


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Opera review: Cavalli's L'Ormindo at the Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse





A 17th century Italian opera by a composer most people have never heard of may sound a bit precious, but when I went to Cavalli's L'Ormindo at the Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse last year, I thought it was one of the best productions I had ever seen.


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VIDEO: Sylvester Stallone shock! Hardman waxes lyrical on women and 50 Shades of Grey





YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS! Sylvester Stallone is hilarious in our exclusive clip as he talks about life, love and Fifty Shades of Grey in new film Collection


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Dr Who Spectacular: Time's signature

Music has always been an important part of Doctor Who . From its first episode in 1963, viewers were enchanted with its weird and haunting electronic theme tune, realised by Delia Derbyshire and the Radiophonic Workshop. It is a...


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Stephen Fry's marriage proposal: 'For God's sake, look at the fork'

Stephen Fry's marriage proposal nearly didn't go to plan. The 57-year-old entertainer tied the knot with writer Elliot Spencer last month, but has revealed his planned proposal in a London restaurant almost unravelled before his...


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Bieber's shoes go for more than $62,000 at charity auction

STANFORD, Ontario (AP) " A pair of Justin Bieber's Nike basketball shows has fetched more than $62,000 in an eBay auction to benefit a food bank in the pop star's hometown of Stratford, Ontario.Bieber's grandparents, Diane and Bruce...


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Google Doodle celebrates 'Little House' author Laura Ingalls Wilder's 148th birthday





TODAY Google celebrates the 148th birthday of 'Little House on the Prairie' author Laura Ingalls Wilder, with a doodle on its homepage to commemorate the occasion.


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A journey to outer space

The first concert of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's NZ Herald Premier series is a little over a week away, promising a spectacular launch for the city's musical season. Orchestrally, we go from the zoom 'n' gleam of John Adams'...


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Georgia May Foote on leaving Coronation Street: 'It’s definitely a sad exit'





GEORGIA May Foote is regularly nominated for Sexiest Female at the British Soap Awards – so why’s her character unlucky in love?


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Israeli TV show casts cutting comedy eye on March election

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) " For many Israelis, the country's election campaign has only truly begun with the recent return of "Eretz Nehederet," a biting TV satire that is Israel's equivalent of "Saturday Night Live." The show provides...


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The Voice UK host Emma Willis: 'My husband Matt just loves will.iam'





AS THE competition hots up on The Voice UK, presenter Emma Willis thinks she may have already spotted some potential superstars…


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Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc: 'I cry about twice a day'





COMEDIAN Mel Giedroyc tells Saturday why filming her new series, The Gift, has been an emotional roller coaster


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'Selma,' 'black-ish,' among big NAACP Image Award winners

LOS ANGELES (AP) " The civil rights drama "Selma" won top honors at the NAACP Image Awards in a ceremony that took sharp notice of snubs of African-American artists and their work by the Oscars."This is more than a movie," Oprah...


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John Sergeant on new ITV series Barging round Britain: 'It was like going back in time'





IN A fascinating new travel documentary series, John Sergeant explores Britain’s canal network


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