THE Royal Ballet puts their annual Nutcracker on ice for a year and opts instead for a welcome revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s blockbuster, which premiered in 2011.
Friday 12 December 2014
Review: Alice is wonderful in Royal Ballet's Adventures in Wonderland
THE Royal Ballet puts their annual Nutcracker on ice for a year and opts instead for a welcome revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s blockbuster, which premiered in 2011.
Review – The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
OLD hobbits die hard in the rousing last hurrah of Peter Jackson’s marathon commitment to the world of JRR Tolkein.
Pampered pets: Arthritis pills for my cat aren't working- what else is there?
OUR vet David Grant works his animal magic
Rich past by the sea – buy a house in the Historic coast of Devon
HISTORIC house on the coast of Devon has been restored and now forms the centrepiece of a small age-exclusive development on the famous Jurassic coast in the east of the county.
Christmas, siblings and choc biscuits: Five things Ben Foden can't live without
ENGLAND rugby player Ben Foden lives in Bedfordshire with his wife, The Saturdays singer Una Healy, 33, and their two-year-old daughter Aoife
Golden Globes' biggest snubs
The Golden Globe nominations always have their quirks, and sometimes it seems they exist in their own private galaxy. This year's movie nominations, though, stuck close to expectations, and close to Earth: Interstellar , Christopher...
Thursday 11 December 2014
Director Ava DuVernay makes history with Globes nod
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Ava DuVernay hasn't had time to consider how she's made history.With her nomination Thursday for "Selma," the 42-year-old became the first black woman on the short list for a Golden Globe director's prize."I...
Cliff Curtis pips Cannes winner at awards
Cliff Curtis is already a winner ahead of this evening's Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards.The Asia Pacific Screen Awards named him best actor at a ceremony in Brisbane last night for his performance in The Dark Horse .He...
NZ on Screen: Peter Jackson's early years
The final Hobbit film The Battle of the Five Armies arrives in cinemas 15 years after Peter Jackson first trained his cameras on Middle-earth - and made it clear that global blockbusters could come from New Zealand. With three...
Geldof's version of the ice bucket challenge
Bob Geldof has launched his own version of the Ice Bucket Challenge in order to promote his charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas .In a move that may be met with sighs from his critics, the Boomtown Rats frontman has recorded...
Alwyn Davidson and Deb Verhoeven: Film industry calendar revolves around The Hobbit
'Tis the season to make top 10 lists. Why? Because we are hurtling towards the end of another calendar year. It's almost impossible to get through the day without some kind of top 10 ranking grasping for our attention. And we all...
Celebrities react to Golden Globe nominations
Stars react to the Golden Globe nominations announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California:" "I jumped so high for Ava, I think I've shattered my kneecap." " "Selma" star David Oyelowo, nominated for best actor in a drama, on celebrating...
CBS extends CEO Moonves' contract another 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) " CBS is extending the contract of President and CEO Leslie Moonves for another two years, through June 2019.CBS Corp. says Moonves' salary will remain at its current level and he will be eligible for annual performance...
Daddy duties! Doting David Beckham takes his princess Harper to fancy dress party
HE has enough money to hire super nannies if he wanted to.
Karl Puschmann: Transformers 4 Oscar pitch has to be greatest troll of all
As 2014 disappears amid the social debris of office parties, Secret Santas and the traditional family feud, it's wise to not get too caught up in the nostalgia of the season.Now is not the time for looking back. There'll be plenty...
'Birdman,' 'Boyhood' stay on track in Globes noms
NEW YORK (AP) " "Birdman" is soaring. "Boyhood" keeps growing. "Selma" is on the march. And "Unbroken" is... missing in action.In nominations for the 72 annual Golden Globes announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, the season's...
Director Ava DuVernay makes history with Globes nod
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Ava DuVernay hasn't had time to consider how she's made history.With her Golden Globe nomination Thursday for "Selma," the 42-year-old became the first black woman ever nominated for its director's prize."I...
Hacked emails also mocked Obama
Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologized Thursday for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails, the latest in a series of leaks that have left Hollywood reeling.The unflattering leaks - including...
All wrapped up? Pixie Lott sizzles in midrff-baring bow top at the BBC Music awards
SHE was recently booted off Strictly Come Dancing but that doesn't seem to have dampened Pixie Lott spirits.
Google News to CLOSE in Spain over new law requiring aggregators to pay to link content
GOOGLE today announced it will close Google News in Spain and block reports from Spanish publishers from more than 70 Google News international editions due to a new Spanish law requiring aggregators to pay to link content.
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