Colombian singer Carlos Vives has picked up three awards at the Latin Grammys, including song of the year.
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Monty Python to reunite for live one-off show in London
The surviving members of comedy group Monty Python have announced their reunion will be a live, one-off show in London next July.
Studio challenges Wonderful Life sequel
Paramount Studios have threatened to take legal action over a proposed sequel to the 1946 film It’s A Wonderful Life.
Hull to be UK City of Culture 2017
Hull has been named the UK’s next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.
Spider-Man stage show will be ‘better’ in Las Vegas
The director of the Spider-Man musical says the Broadway show will be better suited to its new Las Vegas home.
Monty Python to reunite for stage show
All of the surviving members of comedy group Monty Python are to reform for a stage show, one of the Pythons, Terry Jones, has confirmed.
Syd Field, ‘screenwriting guru’, dies aged 77
Syd Field, whose books on screenwriting became set texts for many aspiring film writers, has died at the age of 77.
Collectors pay billions for art’s hot property
Georgina Adam Art market history was made in New York last week when Christie’s racked up the highest amount ever made for an auction.
‘Thor’ stays Marvel-ous atop US box office
Marvel superhero Thor hammered rivals for a second straight weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
Queen Helen Mirren wins Standard award for The Audience
By Neil Smith Dame Helen Mirren has won another award for her portrayal of the Queen.
Jolie, Lansbury, Martin, Tosi accept Oscars
Los Angeles— Brad Pitt kissed Angelina Jolie after her grand entrance at the film academy’s Governors Awards Saturday night. Steve Martin pretended to take a seat at the wrong table a few times before finding the right one, while Angela…
Prince Charles does the Hokey Cokey in Sri Lanka
Prince Charles has put his best foot forward, tackling the Hokey Cokey on a trip to a school for disabled children inSri Lanka.
Spanish pianist faces jail over noise pollution claims
Spanish prosecutors are seeking a 20-month prison sentence for a professional pianist whose former neighbour is suing over alleged noise pollution.
Red Square naked nail protester faces criminal charges
A naked performance artist who nailed his scrotum to Red Square as a political protest may face up to five years in prison, Russian media report.
Nazir’s 10-day solo art exhibition begins
Dhaka – A 10-day solo art exhibition of artist Nazir Hossain began at Gallery Cosmos-2 in the city on Friday.
Princess Anne horsemeat comments spark debate
Animal welfare charities have welcomed Princess Anne’s suggestion that horse welfare could be improved by putting horsemeat on sale in UK supermarkets.
John Oliver leaves The Daily Show for HBO role
British comedian John Oliver has quit The Daily Show to front his own weekly talk show on cable channel HBO.
UK-Russia Year of Culture unveiled
Russia and the UK are teaming up to showcase the best of each country’s cultural heritage during 2014.
The world’s most beautiful libraries
Jonathan Glancey ‘Print is dead’ has been the mantra of publishing and new media executives for so long now that a book should be written about it. It would sit on the shelves of the world’s libraries for centuries to…
Jaya Bachchan to make small screen debut?
Noted actress Jaya Bachchan is likely to make her small screen debut with a fiction show on Sony Entertainment channel.
Isa Genzken and women artists: Defying the boys’ club
Jason Farago When the Museum of Modern Art in New York opens its retrospective of the pioneering German sculptor Isa Genzken later this month, it will be a momentous event for more reasons than one.
German police check new art haul near Stuttgart
Police and art experts are checking 22 artworks found in southwest Germany which may be linked to the huge hoard of art treasures seized in Munich.
‘Film gun violence has tripled since 1985’
Levels of gun violence have more than tripled since 1985 in films rated as suitable for teenagers, according to a US study.
US-Iranian band members killed in NY
Four Iranian-expatriate musicians living in Brooklyn, New York, have been shot dead in what authorities are labelling a murder-suicide.
New Miss Universe models million-dollar swimsuit
Moscow – Newly crowned Miss Universe, Gabriela Isler of Venezuela, took up her duties in Moscow on Sunday, twirling in a jewel-studded swimming costume valued at $1 million.
Star Wars hopefuls attend open auditions in Bristol
Hundreds of people have been queuing at a Bristol arts centre since the early hours for open auditions for parts in the next Star Wars film. Producer Lucasfilm is seeking two actors for roles in the forthcoming Star Wars: Episode…
Paris theatre technical director Toledano dies after blast
The technical director of a Paris musical died of a heart attack after a faulty power tool set off fireworks at an arena, investigators said. Police said Marcus Toledano, 41, was among several people who rushed to the scene of…
Director Lynne Ramsay sued over Natalie Portman Western
The producers of Jane Got A Gun, a Western starring Natalie Portman, have taken legal action against Scots director Lynne Ramsay, who quit the movie a day before shooting.
Taylor Swift honoured at CMA Awards
The Country Music Association has handed Taylor Swift its Pinnacle Award – a prize only awarded once before to Country legend Garth Brooks in 2005.
Disney finalises release date for next Star Wars movie
The Walt Disney Company has announced it will release the next Star Wars film on 18 December 2015. Disney bought Lucasfilm, the company behind Star Wars, from creator George Lucas last year for $4bn (£2.6bn).