LOS ANGELES (AP) " Director Alejandro Inarritu says the only way to communicate the struggle between a celebrity and his ego in "Birdman" was through long, uninterrupted shots that move at the pace of life.Those sweeping takes "...
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Saturday 17 January 2015
McCarten, Weta up for Oscars
Anthony McCarten will spearhead New Zealand's hopes of Oscar success when Hollywood royalty gather for the Academy Awards.The screenwriter has snared a nomination for best writing (screenplay) for The Theory of Everything , the...
Heather du Plessis Allen: Pet or pest a cultural view
Chances are you've probably never heard of Kid Rock. He's not the kind of character who appeals here. He's long-haired, tattooed, and pulls the fingers in photos. He loves guns and America's gun owners love him. They turn his music...
Lena Dunham: When life imitates art
Lena Dunham's eyes light up instantly as she walks in to the small meeting room. It's not the table filled with reporters that has her beaming, but the view from the window. We're on the 15th floor of HBO's headquarters in New York,...
Friday 16 January 2015
Wonder, Parton, Longoria projects part of NBC's slate
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) " Stevie Wonder is on board for an NBC miniseries set against the 19th-century Underground Railroad that helped escaped slaves find freedom.Wonder, who will serve as executive producer for the project, also...
Yaya DaCosta gained new confidence starring in 'Whitney'
NEW YORK (AP) " Yaya DaCosta had to dig deep to reach the confidence radiated by Whitney Houston at her peak, especially on stage.But in portraying the legendary performer and recording artist in Lifetime's new TV film, "Whitney,"...
Julianne Moore goes inside Alzheimer's in 'Still Alice'
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Julianne Moore didn't know much about Alzheimer's before taking on the role of Dr. Alice Howard.Adapted from Lisa Genova's bestselling book, the tender and occasionally harrowing drama "Still Alice" tells the...
Greg Dixon: Murder in the heat of the moment
Winter is coming. But its television seems to have arrived already.Sitting indoors watching gritty British murder mysteries on a hot Sunday night in January seems to me an unnatural act: like the rugby season kicking off in February,...
Oprah Winfrey, 'Selma' stars to march in Alabama on Sunday
SELMA, Alabama (AP) " Producer Oprah Winfrey and stars of the movie "Selma" will march in the famed Alabama city on Sunday to honor the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.Paramount Pictures Corp. says the march...
Concert review: Odesza, The King's Arms
They're becoming a super-hip outdoor festival act, with high-profile slots at The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo and Coachella already locked in for 2015.But it was at Auckland's sweltering King's Arms that Seattle duo Odesza plugged...
ABC Family's 'Chasing Life' focuses on young adult cancer
NEW YORK (AP) " Italia Ricci plays a twenty-something journalist who is battling leukemia on ABC Family's "Chasing Life." It's not an easy role, the actress says."I just feel really guilty when I get to come home and not have cancer...
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