Enjoy those back-to-back record-breaking box-office years while you can, Hollywood. It looks like the streak will end in 2014.
Category: Entertainment
Are investors too optimistic about WreamWorks animation?
Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne thinks so, sticking with his bearish case today following a year when the studio’s stock soared 114% to $35.50.
Sherlock return watched by 9.2m
The return of Sherlock to BBC One was watched by an average of 9.2 million people, according to overnight figures.
Hobbit sequel and Disney’s Frozen see off Bieber documentary
Cinema audiences in the UK and Ireland spent the last weekend of 2013 watching the latest Hobbit film – but not pop star Justin Bieber’s new documentary.
Britney Spears dazzles critics in Las Vegas
Pop star Britney Spears has received rave reviews for the opening night of her Las Vegas residency on Friday.
Theatre director rams car into Elysee Palace in Paris
A man has rammed his car into the rear gate of the Elysee Palace, the Paris residence of French President Francois Hollande.
Beyonce defends use of Challenger shuttle disaster in recordings
Singer Beyonce has justified using audio recordings from the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster in a track from her recently released album.
Penelope Keith made dame among showbiz New Year Honours
Actress Penelope Keith, star of BBC sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born, says she is “thrilled and humbled” to have been made a dame in the New Year Honours list.
Hobbit beats Wolf at US Box Office
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has spent a third week on top of the US box office despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall Street.
New Bruce Springsteen album appears early on Amazon
Bruce Springsteen’s latest album has briefly appeared for download on Amazon’s US site, two weeks ahead of its scheduled release date.
The Pianist composer Wojciech Kilar dies aged 81
Polish pianist and composer Wojciech Kilar, who was Bafta-nominated for his score to Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning film The Pianist, has died aged 81.
TV star Phil Robertson has ‘anti-gay’ suspension lifted
US reality star Phil Robertson will be returning to hit show Duck Dynasty following his suspension earlier this month over derogatory remarks he made about homosexuality.
Film posters withdrawn over race bias
An Italian film distributor has apologised after releasing unauthorised posters which promoted white actors over black actors in12 Years A Slave.
5 Burning questions as Oscar voting begins
With Oscar voting underway on Friday, a number of questions that have been hanging in the air all awards season will finally be answered.
Review: Options for watching TV on the road
Birmingham — If you are on the road and want to watch live TV and recorded shows on your phone or tablet, there aren’t many easy options.
‘The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ breaks box office record
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is off to a smash hit start in Australia having opened on Boxing Day (December 26th) — a national holiday observed by most of the country.
NJ tribe sues makers of film ‘Out of the Furnace’
NEWARK, N.J. — Members of the Ramapough Native American tribe have filed a $50 million lawsuit against the makers of a recent Hollywood movie they say depicts their people in a negative light.
Rev. Jackson: Phil Robertson ‘More Offensive’
Jesse Jackson has decided to weigh in on the inflammatory comments that Phil Robertson made to GQ about gays and African Americans.
Why J Nicholson sent Jennifer Lawrence a bottle of cristal
It turns out that when Jack Nicholson interview-bombed best actress Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence at last year’s Academy Awards and told her, “I’ll be waiting,” he wasn’t kidding.
How China’s richest man plans to take on Hollywood
Investors in China are looking to earn their fame on the big screen.
First-ever 5-star resort to open in Srimangal Wednesday
The ‘Grand Sultan Tea Resort and Golf’, the first-ever five-star resort established with total local investment in Srimangal upazila, is going to start its journey on Wednesday. Khwaja Tipu Sultan, Chairman of Excursion and Resorts Bangladesh Ltd, the mother concern…
The 5 biggest gaming stories of 2013
By Chris Morris Another year is nearly in the books, and for gamers, it was a biggie.
Hugh Jackman quits Harry Houdini Broadway musical
X-Men star Hugh Jackman has pulled out of a new Broadway musical about Harry Houdini in which he was to have played the famed illusionist.
Keanu Reeves rules out Point Break remake
Film star Keanu Reeves has ruled out the possibility of starring in a remake of his 1991 action hit Point Break.
Rolf Harris facing three further sexual assault charges
Rolf Harris is facing three further prosecutions for sexual assault including one against a girl “aged seven or eight”, prosecutors have said.
Pussy Riot: Russia frees jailed punk band members
Both jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, whose incarceration sparked a global outcry, have been released under an amnesty law.
Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi PAs cleared of fraud
Nigella Lawson has said she is “disappointed but unsurprised” that two sisters who worked as her personal assistants have been cleared of fraud.
London’s initial theatre safety checks complete
Initial safety checks at a London theatre where a part of a ceiling collapsed have been completed.
What Phil Robertson’s ‘Duck Dynasty’ suspension really means?
Calm down, “Duck Dynasty” fans; family patriarch Phil Robinson might have gotten a time-out from the A&E reality series after making anti-gay comments in a GQ interview. But as far as the upcoming fifth season is concerned, it appears that…
Theatre actor Khaled Khan dies
Theatre and TV actor Khaled Khan has breathed his last at BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka after doctors removed his life support.