Maroon 5 have been heavily criticised for their Animals music video, with support groups claiming it promotes violence against women.In the video, frontman Adam Levine's wife, Victoria's Secret supermodel Behati Prinsloo, is stalked...
Thursday 2 October 2014
Netflix signs Adam Sandler to four-film deal
In its bid to upend the movie business the way it has television, Netflix has secured one of the big screen's biggest box-office draws and most irreverent comedic talents.Adam Sandler has signed a four-film deal with Netflix, the...
NZ on Screen: Antarctica in pictures
Antarctica has long been a mecca for our filmmakers - pictorially splendid, remote, and with so many great stories of courage and hardship. There have been a number of films and television shows made about the legendary continent...
Speed the Plow: Lindsay Lohan is not a car crash on stage
WHAT a difference the billing makes.
Thousands of mountains measuring up to 2,000 metres high found on seafloor
THOUSANDS of mountains measuring up to 2,000 metres high have been discovered on the seafloor, it emerged today.
Comedian Ewen Gilmour has died
New Zealand comedian and Variety NZ Ambassador Ewen Gilmour died suddenly overnight.His agent, director of Creeping Charlie Productions Ltd Hilary Coe said Mr Gilmour's death had come as a shock."He is a true comedian legend and...
Karl Puschmann: If cartoon icons get back on form I'll eat my shorts
Have you given up on The Simpsons or Family Guy yet? I long ago checked out on both. The Simpsons Movie was an anomaly, a surprisingly successful 90-minute return to form, but the series ... well, d'oh!Ever the believer, I've...
Album review: Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems
Although he long had the reputation of a "one-man Joy Division" or "Laughing Len" in reference to his gloom-soaked melancholy, Leonard Cohen always had a self-deflating streak. Here the 80-year-old starts with Slow : "It's not because...
Daily dose of cherry juice could cure the pain of gout
TWO glasses of cherry juice a day could stamp out gout.
Game review: Forza Horizon 2
If imitation is flattery then the team behind Forza Horizon 2 has bowed down in homage to just about every great game under the sun. The raw power and sleek visuals of its own forebear, Forza Motorsport , the open-world roaming...
Disney extends CEO Iger's contract to 2018
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) The Walt Disney Co. says it has extended Robert Iger's contract as chairman and CEO by two years through June 30, 2018.In a statement issued Thursday, board member Orin Smith called Iger "the architect of Disney's...
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VIDEO: Jude Law gets tough in the first trailer for thrilling new film Black Sea
JUDE LAW fights for his lfe in the new film from The Last King Of Scotland director Kevin MacDonald
David Beckham designs Paddington Bear statue
DAVID BECKHAM, Nicole Kidman, Boris Johnson and Emma Watson have designed Paddington Bear statues for the The Paddington Trail in London
Softbank invests $250M in Legendary Entertainment
NEW YORK (AP) Japanese telecommunications and Internet company SoftBank Corp. is investing $250 million in media company Legendary Entertainment, known for films such as "The Dark Knight" and "Man of Steel."The announcement from...
Here comes the bride! Katherine Jenkins wears white wedding dress in Citizen watch advert
SHE MIGHT only have been married for a matter of days but it seems bridal couture is the order of the moment for Katherine Jenkins.
Gregg Wallace slammed for saying two women could not present MasterChef
HE may be starring on a show that is presented by two females, but Gregg Wallace doesn't believe the same could be done on MasterChef.
UK 'Breaking Bad' fan cleared of murder plot
LONDON (AP) A jury has convicted a British woman of buying poison over the Internet, but cleared her of trying to kill her mother in a plot that prosecutors said was inspired by TV show "Breaking Bad."Kuntal Patel was acquitted...
Matt Smith's out: Peter Capaldi films short movie for Doctor Who Experience regeneration
HE'S TAKEN the world by storm as the latest Doctor Who, and Peter Capaldi doesn't stop at just filming the popular TV show.
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