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Saturday, 28 February 2015
Sinead O'Connor: Sister act
The arrangements for talking to Sinead O'Connor come with instructions: "Please refrain for any 'gossip' style of questions. Nothing about Miley Cyrus. Nothing about her recent managerial change. Nothing about mental health. To keep...
Auckland Arts Festival: Shared thread in two distinct tales
Hikoi and The Mooncake and the Kumara , two home-grown plays in the Auckland Arts Festival, are set in different eras and tell markedly different stories but there are shared threads in their creation. Both are by first-time...
Nick Atkinson: Young artists learning to back their own creativity
Ten years ago Yonel Watene was a 16-year-old Takapuna Grammar student with a solo show of bold, almost tribal paintings at Devonport's Depot Artspace.The opening is said to have been rammed.Those early pieces continue to inspire...
Friday, 27 February 2015
As Spock, Leonard Nimoy gave a character enduring life
NEW YORK (AP) " It's no exaggeration to say Leonard Nimoy was perfect for the role that defined his career. His lean, almost sepulchral frame seemed otherworldly. His long, solemn face reflected wisdom summoned from somewhere deep...
Hong Kong film festival to open with Sylvia Chang's 'Murmur'
HONG KONG (AP) " Sylvia Chang's return to the director's chair will open the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which will screen 14 films from the veteran Taiwanese actress and director."Murmur of the Hearts," Chang's first...
From 'Pulp Fiction' to Oscar meme, Travolta's highs and lows
NEW YORK (AP) " Since strutting onto the big screen in "Saturday Night Fever," John Travolta's career has been one of dramatic ups and downs, from comeback king to Internet meme.Travolta's latest step back into the spotlight at...
Former pop star Gary Glitter sentenced to 16 years in prison
LONDON (AP) " Former pop star Gary Glitter has received a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s.The 70-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, showed no response...
The Beatles, Beach Boys and The Doors: David Essex's best albums
DAVID ESSEX, 67, had hits in the 1970s with Gonna Make You A Star and Hold Me Close. He appeared in Godspell and Evita, starred in films That’ll Be The Day and Stardust and more recently appeared in the television soap EastEnders. He has just published a book of poems, Travelling Tinker Man & Other Rhymes .
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