News24 Entertainment

Underwood aims for family fun

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:28:06 +0200

The variety show was once a television staple, and Carrie Underwood thinks it might be time for a resurgence.

Billy Joel's daughter took pills

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:27:11 +0200

Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of pop star Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley, has been hospitalised after taking eight pills at her Manhattan apartment.

A splendid captivity

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:11:10 +0200

Roman Polanski's life took a dramatic turn for the better as he traded a Swiss jail for house arrest surrounded by family in his luxury Alpine chalet.

Nicolas Cage wins UN award

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:02:40 +0200

Film star Nicolas Cage has won a UN award for his humanitarian work and has been appointed a goodwill ambassador for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Jackson film rakes in $250m

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:17:29 +0200

Sony Pictures says global ticket sales for its movies have neared $3.4bn, beating a studio record with a range of films such as Michael Jackson's This Is it, which raked in more than $250m worldwide.

Bruno pastor wants to be mayor

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:40:11 +0200

Jody Trautwein, the pastor who tries to talk Sacha Baron Cohen's character out of being gay in Bruno, is auditioning for another role: Mayor.

Ray Romano tackles drama

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:30:46 +0200

Ray Romano says he's moved away from the persona he created in Everybody Loves Raymond with his new show, Men of a Certain Age.

Maguire grows up in Brothers

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:29:47 +0200

Hollywood has finally realised that Tobey Maguire has grown up, and he's starring in a war drama that deals with the trauma of returning soldiers.

Hucknall sees red over hunting

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:27:37 +0200

Mick Hucknall of Simply Red has sued his Irish neighbour over disputed rights to hunt deer, ducks and other birds at their rival game lodges in Ireland's wild northwest.

Polanski moved from prison

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:20:19 +0200

Roman Polanski has been moved from a prison near Zurich to an undisclosed location before his release on bail.

Up in the Air wins award

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:53:20 +0200

Director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air has been named best film of 2009 by the National Board of Review in the first major award of Hollywood's Oscar season.

Lambert out in the cold

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:20:34 +0200

After getting dumped from a morning television show Adam Lambert is still in hot water with TV networks for his racy performance at the American Music Awards.

Hot UN debut for Stevie Wonder

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:20:35 +0200

Stevie Wonder has had a hotter debut as a UN peace envoy than he expected, as a fire alarm went off and VIPs had to be evacuated from the building.

Greed is legal - Oliver Stone

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:47:25 +0200

Oliver Stone is again taking on the financial world in a sequel to 1987's successful Wall Street, but this time he said greed is not only good - it's legal.