Thursday 19 March 2015

'I changed her nappy – it's weird' Antonio Banderas on Dakota Johnson's Fifty Shades role





HE WATCHED her grow up from being four years old, so it's no surprise Antonio Banderas WON'T be going to watch stepdaughter Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey.


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Solar eclipse 2015: How to watch the phenomenon without damaging your eyes





AT 8.45am on Friday March 20 the solar eclipse will be visible from all over the UK. Here a health expert has gives us some top tips on how to watch it safely.


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Half Life 3: Is it time for fans to thrown in the towel and admit defeat?





COMMENT: Is it time fans of the Half Life franchise throw in the towel and admit Half-Life 3 may never happen?


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Zayn Malik flies home from One Direction tour with stress

LONDON (AP) " One Direction is one man down on its world tour.The boy band's publicist says a stressed Zayn Malik is flying home to Britain.Publicist Simon Jones said Thursday that "Zayn has been signed off with stress and is...


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Angus Deayton and Lise Mayer 'split after 24 years together'





THEY'VE definitely had their ups and downs, but Angus Deayton and Lise Mayer have now reportedly split, after 24 years together.


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American music historian Samuel Charters dies at 85

STOCKHOLM (AP) " Samuel Charters, a novelist and historian of the American blues, folk and jazz, has died. He was 85.His widow, Ann Charters, said Thursday her husband died March 18 in Stockholm of a bone marrow disorder.Charters,...


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Fans DISTRAUGHT after Zayn Malik quits One Direction tour due to 'stress'





ONE DIRECTION fans will be devastated to hear Zayn Malik has 'quit' the band's world tour after being signed off with stress.


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'No call has been received' Cate Blanchett reveals Downton Abbey snub





SHE'S one of the biggest stars in Hollywood but there are still some roles Cate Blanchett struggles to get her hands on.


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Auckland Arts Festival: Wearing his art on sleeves, pants ...

Last month, Aucklanders may have been approached by a Japanese man asking to swap clothes.Those who were would have learned the man was Yoshinari Nishio, an artist whose work explores the way people use clothing as a way of communicating.Auckland...


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Auckland Arts Festival review: Choristers revel in celebration of light

In a nutshell, as the Festival brochure put it, Ata Reira promised an evening of award-winning choirs, majestic voices and Te Reo Maori in song.Both separately and together, Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and the New Zealand...


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Match-making franchise slow to seduce viewers

The Bachelor New Zealand isn't quite smelling of roses.The reality match-making show on TV3 has got off to a weak start in the ratings with its first two episodes averaging 218,000 viewers and coming fourth and fifth in Tuesday...


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Forgotten millions: Refugee children's drawings tell tragic stories

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The Diary: 10 things about Art Green TV3 won't tell you

The Bachelor star may be TV's Mr Eligible, but his closest friends tell The Diary there's more to Arthur Green than a sexy smile, a red rose and a set of abs. 1. He has an extens


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Nile Rodgers: 'Blurred Lines' court verdict 'shocking'

LONDON (AP) " Musician Nile Rodgers says it is "shocking" that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke have been found guilty of plagiarism in the "Blurred Lines" court case, adding that he believed the song's composition was not at all...


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Jeremy Clarkson could make his Top Gear comeback at live event in Norway NEXT WEEK





THE BBC has suggested Jeremy Clarkson could appear at a Top Gear Live event next week, which is "scheduled to run as billed."


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Dean Winters and Josh Duhamel, cracking cases as they clash

NEW YORK (AP) " An odd-couple cop drama with a not-so-buddy comedy streak: That's "Battle Creek," which pairs a hard-bitten detective from the budget-strapped police force in Battle Creek, Michigan, with a golden-boy agent in the...


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Queen to Kristin Scott Thomas: Playing me quite a challenge

LONDON (AP) " It's often unnerving for actors to meet the people they play " even more so when that person is the British monarch.Kristin Scott Thomas came face-to-face Thursday with Queen Elizabeth II, whom she is set to play on...


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Goldwyn fine art collection going to NYC auction

NEW YORK (AP) " Works of fine art collected by Hollywood film moguls Samuel Goldwyn and his son are heading to auction in New York City.Sotheby's announced Thursday that 27 works will be auctioned in a series of sales in May, June...


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WATCH: PS4 exclusive Bloodborne's epic new boss fight revealed





PS4 exclusive Bloodborne is coming and some new footage of a terrifying new boss fight has just surfaced online.


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'It's irrelevant' Lily James hits out at claims Cinderella's waist is too thin





IT IS a topic that's been brought up numerous times before, but Lily James has been forced to deny claims that Cinderella's waist is "too thin" yet again.


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