LOS ANGELES (AP) " The irreverent MTV Movie Awards are back to dole out cheeky honors and serve as an unofficial preview for the upcoming blockbuster season.Amy Schumer is hosting the Sunday night ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in...
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Sunday, 12 April 2015
Akon show called off in Kuwait after pressure from lawmakers
KUWAIT CITY (AP) " A planned concert by Akon was called off in Kuwait after conservative lawmakers criticized it on moral grounds.The American singer whose hits include "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You" was scheduled to headline...
Stage stars to strut red carpet at London's Olivier Awards
LONDON (AP) " Stars including Judi Dench, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and pop singer Nicole Scherzinger are due on the red carpet at London's Royal Opera House for the Olivier theater awards."Memphis: The Musical" and Carole King show "Beautiful"...
TV review: Why Thunderbirds Are Go is a fab remake
Those of us who loved Thunderbirds in those good old days always saw past the big heads, the wobbly walks and the major disaster scenes done with miniature models.You get the sense from watching tonight's first episode, that for...
Film Commission offers scholarship programme for women
The Film Commission has announced an annual scholarship programme for women, as suggested by acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion.The programme will offer scholarships in areas of the screen industry where not many women work. It will...
Ad ordered off NZ screens over use of fog lights
An ad for Ssangyong's Korando has been ordered off New Zealand television due to its use of fog lights.In the ad, which was filmed overseas, the vehicle is shown being driven over a variety of terrain during daylight hours. It has...
Jerome Flynn: My turn on the Throne
After topping the charts worldwide in 1995 as one half of pop duo Robson and Jerome with their cover of Unchained Melody, Jerome Flynn was about as far away from cool as it was possible to be. So, the Kent-born 52-year-old must wonder...
Black-ish: Grey area's tasty bites of wit
Black-ish , which premieres tonight on TV2 at 8pm, is the most successful new American comedy in years and is already on its way to being a bona fide cultural phenomenon.Anthony Anderson ( Transformers, The Departed ) stars as Andre...
Slapstick in the rain
Not every actor would embrace the role of comic foil but, for Steven van Wyk, director of Cape Town's Underground Dance Theatre, landing the role of Cosmo Brown in the West End's newest production of the hit, Singin' in the Rain...
Thunderbirds are go - again
The biggest surprise was the lump in my throat.It arrived just as the opening life and death drama was becoming so dramatic that a measured plea for extra hands was in order: "Thunderbird Five, I need you now." Then it's slam, cut...
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