Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe are all well-respected actors, who’ve carved out hugely successful careers. But that didn’t mean they got a free pass into Les Miserables – no – they had to audition,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2013
Tony Hatch, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, JD Souther and Steven Tyler & Joe Perry have all been announced as fresh inductees to the Songwriting Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd February 2013
Let’s take a look, for one second, at Dwayne Johnson’s career trajectory, shall we? A pro WWE wrestler, known as The Rock, Johnson’s move into films was calculated. He wasn’t in there for an Oscar,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd February 2013
Never before has someone taken three Best Actor in a Leading Role awards. So for Daniel Day Lewis – a man with two, and a critically acclaimed performance as Abraham Lincoln under his belt -...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd February 2013
Shia LaBeouf’s exit from Broadway play, Orphans - which is set in Philadelphia and tells the story of two orphaned brothers who kidnap a wealthy man, played by Baldwin – has taken a new turn.Since...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Pollard report into the BBC's Savile inquiry show Jeremy Paxman to be hugely critical of the way The BBC treated its then Newsnight editor Peter Rippon. In a set of transcripts, Paxman said he had...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
We all love a viral video, don’t we? Psy’s Gangnam style was, of course, the first YouTube vid to reach a billion hits, but it doesn’t really count as a viral hit, as it’s a...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
The Teeange Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie has a new cast member, and, in the most unlikely reconciliation in Hollywood, it’s Megan Fox! She’ll play April O’Neil in the film. Bay announced the news on his...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Where do you find Kendrick Lamar? Just near something good, that’s where. The 25-year-old rapper can’t a put a foot wrong lately, and now he’s dropped his new video for Poetic Justice feat. Drake –...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
One Direction’s Harry Styles can’t escape the news recently; he’s been breaking up with A-List celebs, getting drunk with other A-List Celebs, and his general lad-about-townery has been making headlines left right and center.Talking of...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Attention swerves towards best film, and the male and female versions of best lead and supporting actors at The Oscars. They’re the big ones, and attract the largest pre-cermoney-buzz. But spare a thought for the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd February 2013
One of the major players in the Chicago blues scene, Magic Slim, has sadly passed at the age of 75. He died shortly after midnight Thursday at a Philadelphia hospital, his manager confirmed, according to...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Considering she’s the shortest actress in the category, Quvenzhané Wallis represents the longest odds to win Best Actress at The Oscars come this Sunday. Should the miniature force of nature – as she’s been called...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Sin City star Josh Brolin is divorcing his wife of eight years, Diane Lane, Sky News report. It is said a representative for the couple confirmed the split. Sad news, or certainly news anyway; another...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd February 2013
Justin Bieber brought along a mystery date to Justin Timberlake's gig last night, leaving people asking, who’s that brunette Justin!?He was on his way to see another Justin, this time Timberlake, perform at The Forum,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21st February 2013
It would appear as though Shia La Beouf’s Broadway debut will have to wait, as he’s walked out on Broadway show, Orphans, citing ‘creative differences’ with his erstwhile co-star, Alec Baldwin.Shia LaBeouf, at the premiere...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21st February 2013
Five Broken Cameras is an Oscar-nominated documentary by Emad Burnat. And if it wasn’t for Michael Moore’s help, the director might not be in the country to accept the award, should he win.See, he was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th February 2013
Mario Lopez’ daughter was sporting a ‘big sister’ top following the news that he and his wife Courtney Mazza are expecting another child.The X-Factor host posted a picture of the personalised top with the caption:...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20th February 2013
They grow up so fast, don’t they? Time was Harry Styles would get in the news for staying out after 9pm. Now he’s maturely responding to break up questions and giving us the lowdown on...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20th February 2013
Now magazine have issued an embarrassing apology, admitting they were wrong to publish claims that Cheryl Cole and MC Harvey were engaging in a secret relationship. "Sorry Cheryl. There was no romance with Harvey -...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20th February 2013
Forget Chris Brown and Drake, or Chris Brown and Frank Ocean, or Rick Ross and most gangs; there’s a new rivalry in the rap world. Jay-Z’s got beef with a 2-year-old.The trouble kicked off when...
Such is the success of Downton Abbey, that its writer, Julian Fellowes is busy with a number of projects. One of these – Gilded Age – is threatening to end his involvement in Downton, as...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20th February 2013
Kelly Clarkson has responded to statements made by record executive Clive Davis in a combination of online posts and her autobiography. The singer accused him of bullying and spreading false rumours.If there’s one thing we...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20th February 2013
Ben Whishaw, who plays MI6 technical expert Q in Skyfall, has managed to relight the 007 fire just a week before The Oscars are set to celebrate the franchise’s 50 year anniversary, by hinting at...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th February 2013
It seems everyone wants a piece of the Boy George weight loss secret. Giving in to the press, the gay icon has let everyone know how he shed the pounds via his twitter account.Boy George...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th February 2013
Beyonce’s much-anticipated HBO documentary is finally set to give her fans an insight to her life as a mum, as her 13-month-old daughter Blue Ivy enjoys a cameo in Life is But a Dream."This film...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th February 2013
The Country & Western singer, Mindy McCready, has been found dead at her home in Arkansas with a fatal gunshot, The Guardian reports. A police news release said she was pronounced dead at the scene,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th February 2013
Perennial funny guys Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are back with another comedy, this time making light of internships and the ‘wacky’ Google offices, in which some of the film was shot.For most, the Google...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th February 2013
With a stage show comprising guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, and baby dolls, we think Alice Cooper has the right to decide if a band is wimpy or not.“More bands need to have...
The historical accuracy of Lincoln – Steven Spielberg’s Oscar nominated political biopic – has been brought back to the fore by a fresh article in The New York Times."I’m a princess-and-the-pea on this issue, but...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18th February 2013
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Oasis fans hoping to get tickets for the band's reunion shows are being asked a trivia question to secure access to a pre-sale ballot.
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
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