Saturday 17 January 2015

Inarritu's 'Birdman' explores ego and art, on screen and off

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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'We're great friends' Chloe Goodman gushes about Hopkins but says she was never Team Katie





SHE may have been singing her praises after being evicted from Celebrity Big Brother, but Chloe Goodman soon changed her mind about Katie Hopkins.


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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...


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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...


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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,...


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Sir Mick Jagger donates scholarship to Central Saint Martins in memory of L'Wren Scott





ROLLING STONES frontman Sir Mick Jagger has kindly established a fashion scholarship in memory of his late girlfriend L'Wren Scott.


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She's a Brit stripped! Kelly Brook goes naked in trailer for new US TV show One Big Happy





SHE'S keen to make her mark in Hollywood, so it may come as no surprise that Kelly Brook has stripped off for her first major TV role.


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Gary Barlow and Mark Owen had to 'fight for an invite' to Howard Donald's wedding





TAKE THAT stars Gary Barlow and Mark Owen have revealed that they were almost snubbed by Howard Donald for an invitation to his wedding.


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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...


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'I'd be lying if there wasn't a little ah': Jennifer Aniston on THAT Oscar nomination snub





JENNIFER Aniston has spoken out for the first time about being snubbed for a nomination at this year's Oscars.


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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,"...


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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...


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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,...


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Nothing to tell us? Beyonce steps out in baggy dress laughing with Jay Z after baby rumour





SUSPICION was sparked Beyonce was pregnant last week and the star has stepped out in a bump-covering dress this evening.


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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...


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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...


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It was 'sobering': Keira Knightley on being pregnant on the Oscar nominations red carpet





AS A first time mum-to-be Keira Knightley has admitted being pregnant is still a slight shock to her system.


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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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Going to find a Starship Trooper? Sarah Brightman to begin space training on Monday





IT SEEMS life will soon imitate art as Sarah Brightman is set to meet lots of Starship Troopers when she begins space training on Monday.


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Michelle Keegan keeps herself warm in blue padded jacket while on set for Ordinary Lies





SHE may have just returned from a sun-kissed holiday to Dubai with fiancé Mark Wright but already Michelle Keegan is back to work.


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