Tag: Arts and Entertainment
Van Damme ramps up Midnight Madness in Toronto
A comedy film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme has kicked off Midnight Madness at the Toronto Film Festival.[MORE]
Mozart, Metallica fans kindred spirits after all: research
Heavy metal fans and lovers of classical music have more in common than they like to think, according to research by a British university.[MORE]
Moore to release documentary free on web
Michael Moore will release his latest documentary exclusively on the internet for free.[MORE]
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters - part III
Hollywood studio Columbia is reportedly planning to revive its hit 1980s franchise Ghostbusters, with a third film that will reunite stars Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.[MORE]
Hendrix's burnt guitar fetches $600,000
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage has fetched 280,000 pounds ($604,000) at an auction in London.[MORE]
French war photographer Demulder dies
Francoise Demulder, a celebrated French photojournalist who was the first woman to win the World Press Photo of the Year award, has died at the age of 61, the French Culture Ministry said.[MORE]
Kanye ends MTV awards boycott
Kanye West has ended a boycott and will close the MTV Video Music awards in Hollywood.[MORE]
New Kids hope new album is right stuff
New Kids On The Block are all grown up and hoping they still have the "right stuff".[MORE]
Man charged over sale of pirated DVDs
The Australian Federal Police have arrested a 63-year-old man from the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield in connection with the sale of more than $220,000 worth of pirated movie and music DVDs.[MORE]
Melbourne's Grayson snares Dobell Prize
Melbourne artist Virginia Grayson has won the Dobell Prize for drawing.[MORE]
Slim pickings as Venice film festival enters home stretch
Jurors at the Venice film festival have only three days left to make their pick for the coveted Golden Lion after many of the 21 movies in competition failed to live up to expectations.[MORE]
Peanuts animator Melendez dies
Bill Melendez, best known for bringing the Peanuts characters to life, has died at the age of 91.[MORE]
Mummy director unwraps new Tarzan
The director of the first two Mummy movies is taking a swing at Tarzan.[MORE]
Hendrix's burnt guitar leads London rock auction
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage, the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley and the first contract signed by The Beatles all go on sale today in a major auction of music memorabilia.[MORE]
Horse Whisperer author recovering after poisoning
The author of the international best-selling book The Horse Whisperer is recovering after falling ill from eating poisonous mushrooms.[MORE]
Ledger voted top movie villain
A new poll has named Heath Ledger's Joker best movie villain of the American summer.[MORE]
Afghan President meets Jude Law
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has met British actor Jude Law and flimmaker Jeremy Gilley and praised their efforts to promote peace in his war-torn country, the President's office said.[MORE]
New art gallery will be 'as iconic as Sydney Opera House'
David Bartlett has unveiled the redevelopment plan for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery on Hobart's waterfront.[MORE]
Ticket sales slump for Western acts in Russia
The once seemingly insatiable Russian appetite for Western music is showing signs of subsiding, with several big-name acts, including Kylie Minogue, struggling to sell concert tickets in the region this summer.[MORE]
Rodgers & Hammerstein show tunes catalogue for sale
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organisation is in talks to sell its catalogue of Broadway musical show tunes and standards to major music companies for between $150 million and $200 million ($240.5 million).[MORE]
Wagner offspring win epic family battle for opera
Two great-granddaughters of composer Richard Wagner will take control of Germany's Wagner opera festival after winning an epic family power struggle.[MORE]
Voice-over king LaFontaine dead at 68
Don LaFontaine, who voiced more than 5,000 movie trailers during a career that saw him dubbed "The King of Voiceovers," has died in Los Angeles, his agent confirmed Tuesday. He was 68.[MORE]
Egypt tycoon charged with ordering hit on pop star
Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa was charged overnight with paying $US2 million for the brutal killing of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim, reportedly his one-time lover.[MORE]
'Give us a plug' UK university asks TV soaps
Cambridge University is asking script-writers of popular soaps like EastEnders to give it a plug to help break down its elitist image.[MORE]
UK museum buys iconic Rolling Stones artwork
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London says it had bought the original artwork of the Rolling Stones' iconic red lips and tongue logo at auction in the United States.[MORE]
