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Friday 19 December 2014
'The Interview' jeopardizes overseas movie villains
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Hollywood loves its overseas villains. Evil forces from Russia, China and North Korea have tirelessly menaced our big-screen heroes in recent years. But, in the wake of the dramatic cancellation of "The Interview,"...
NZ on Screen: Classic Christmas TV
New Zealand television has a fine tradition of Christmas specials - our entertainment series, children's programmes, current affairs shows, and even our nightly soap opera have all produced them over the years.Shortland Street has...
Five random TV awards
Most controversial: Late Night Big Breakfast (TV One) If you've been watching the antics of Jeremy Wells (Eating Media Lunch), Leigh Hart (Moon TV) and Jason Hoyte for over the past 10 years, you already knew Late Night Big Breakfast...
Thursday 18 December 2014
AP Explains: Stephen Colbert vs. "Stephen Colbert"
Stephen Colbert leaves Comedy Central's satirical political talk show "The Colbert Report" after nine years Thursday night. He will become host of the "Late Show" on CBS, replacing David Letterman in May. So ends the "Stephen Colbert"...
New York Fashion Week booted out of Lincoln Center
NEW YORK (AP) " The city of New York and Lincoln Center are evicting the invitation-only, twice-yearly Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in a court spat over destroyed trees and displaced park benches.A judge Friday approved a pretrial...
Will artists skip studio support after Sony scandal?
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Sony's decision to cancel "The Interview" in the face of terrorist threats is already affecting the way Hollywood does business, and it's killing artists' faith in studios to release envelope-pushing content.Gore...
Dick Van Dyke tells seniors 'Keep Moving' in upcoming book
NEW YORK (AP) " Dick Van Dyke plans to put his upbeat approach to old age between covers in a new inspirational book.Weinstein Books announced Thursday that the veteran star of screen, stage and TV is calling his guide "Keep Moving,...
Sony hacking fallout puts all companies on alert
ATLANTA (AP) " Companies across the globe are on high alert to tighten up network security to avoid being the next company brought to its knees by hackers like those that executed the dramatic cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.The...
Sony hack: Jolie branded 'seriously out of her mind'
A further leaked email thread between Sony Pictures co-chairperson Amy Pascal and movie producer Scott Rudin reveals Rudin once again harshly criticising Angelina Jolie.In the exchange, published by Gawker, Rudin describes the actress...
NYC rapper pleads not guilty to gun, drug charges
NEW YORK (AP) " Up-and-coming rapper Bobby Shmurda has pleaded not guilty to gun and narcotics charges in New York.Shmurda appeared Thursday in court, where a judge ordered him held on $2 million bail.The 20-year-old Brooklyn-born...
LOTR mythology explained in one short video
Anyone who wants to see Peter Jackson's final Hobbit movie, The Battle of the Five Armies but reckons they'll give it a miss because it's all just too confusing - think again.A handy new video explaining the mythology of Middle...
Lightbox signs major studio deal
The battle of video-on-demand is stepping up as Spark's Lightbox announces a new studio deal with one of the world's biggest content providers.The move comes just a day after Lightbox announced a new sports partnership with Coliseum...
Miyamoto on 'amiibo,' 'Zelda' and 'Mario' movie
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) " Shigeru Miyamoto seems giddy " and with good reason.The veteran Nintendo designer behind such landmark video-game franchises as "Mario Bros." and "Donkey Kong" is happy that after three years of sluggish...
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