Entertainment Articles
- 30th May 2010
- Germany wins Eurovision Song Contest as UK comes last
- Germany has emerged triumphant at this year's Eurovision Song Contest as the UK limped home in last place. Teenager Josh Dubovie, representing the UK with a song penned by Pete Waterman, scored just 10 points. Speaking after her win, 19-year-old Len...
- 07th May 2010
- Scissor Sisters axed entire album
- Pop band The Scissor Sisters have revealed they scrapped an album they had been working on for 18 months. Singer Jake Shears said they ditched songs destined for their third album last summer and started from scratch. He said: "If it wasn't som...
- 05th May 2010
- Jonathan Ross and Frankie Boyle sign up for comic strip
- Controversial comedian Frankie Boyle and presenter Jonathan Ross are writing comic strips for a new magazine from the creator of the Kick-Ass movie. Ross has created a vampire storyline for the adult comic CLiNT which will be published on 2 September. ...
- 14th April 2010
- Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver banned from driving
- Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver has been banned from driving for 17 months after she was caught nearly twice over the legal drink-drive limit. The 46-year-old, who plays taxi operator Eileen Grimshaw in the soap, was stopped in Northenden, Manche...
- 07th April 2010
- Comedians Lenny Henry and Dawn French separate
- Comedians Lenny Henry and Dawn French are to separate after 25 years of marriage, their spokesman has said. Neil Reading said they had made the decision in October but continued to live together in "constant discussion". The split was &qu...
- 08th March 2010
- Boyzone's Mikey Graham out of Dancing on Ice
- Boyzone's Mickey Graham has become the latest celebrity to be voted off ITV1's Dancing on Ice. The Irish singer found himself in the skate-off after his performance to bandmate Ronan Keating's When You Say Nothing At All. But former EastEnders actress Da...
- 08th March 2010
- Alice in Wonderland breaks 3D record
- Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland has entered the North America box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie. The film, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, raked in $116. 3m (£76. 8m), beating the first weekend perf...
- 26th February 2010
- Derby inner ring road to be named Lara Croft Way
- A new £36. 2m Derby road is to be named after computer game and movie character Lara Croft following a public vote. The star of the Tomb Raider franchise was originally devised by a computer game developer based in the city. More than 27,000 people...
- 18th February 2010
- The real Brits Awards winners and losers
- The Brit Awards have honoured the biggest and best stars in pop from the UK and beyond. But on a night of out-of-control wardrobes, odd behaviour and dazzling performances, the awards were only half the story. So who were the real winners and losers? R...
- 18th February 2010
- Glee album set to top UK charts
- The cast of the hit US TV show Glee is likely to top the UK albums chart this week, according to midweek sales. Industry magazine Music Week said Glee: The Music was outselling this week's number one, Alicia Keys's The Element Of Freedom, by two copies to...
- 18th February 2010
- Street art posters latest adverts to be censored by TfL
- Roman goddess of love Venus, a Gay Times magazine cover model and a graffiti face. Not the most likely trio, but all three have featured on posters censored for use on the Tube by Transport for London (TfL) or its advertising contractors. A poster showi...
- 05th February 2010
- Fassbender, Tatum and Kurylenko films help in recession
- Feature films set in Roman Britain and shot at locations in the Highlands helped local businesses through the recession, a film commission has said. Centurion and The Eagle of the Ninth were filmed in 2009. Indian art house thriller Three: Love, Lies, Be...
- 05th February 2010
- Sir Terry Wogan leaves breakfast show on ratings high
- Sir Terry Wogan left his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on a high, matching his biggest ever audience, according to figures from industry body Rajar. The presenter attracted 8. 1 million listeners in the last three months of 2009, equalling his 2008 record, a...
- 05th February 2010
- Bollywood film Striker set for YouTube premiere
- Striker is set to become the first Bollywood film to be premiered overseas on video-sharing website YouTube. The film is to be released on YouTube simultaneously along with its cinema release in India on Friday, 5 February. Striker will be free to users ...
- 01st February 2010
- Tana Ramsay out of Dancing on Ice
- Gordon Ramsay's wife Tana has become the latest celebrity to be voted off ITV1's Dancing On Ice show. The cookery writer faced former Coronation Street actor Danny Young in the skate-off after receiving the fewest votes from the public. But the judges un...
- 01st February 2010
- Indian composer Rahman wins two Grammy Awards
- Indian composer AR Rahman has won two Grammy Awards at the prestigious US music ceremony in Los Angeles. Rahman received awards for best film song and best soundtrack, both compositions for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman won two Oscar...
- 01st February 2010
- Transformers leads Razzies worst films contest
- The Transformers sequel has the dubious accolade of being one of the frontrunners at the Razzie Awards, which mark the worst films of the year. Revenge of the Fallen, from director Michael Bay, has seven nominations, including worst film and worst actress...
- 01st February 2010
- Actors Josh Radnor and Mark Ruffalo win at Sundance
- Two actors making their directing debut were among the big winners as this year's Sundance Film Festival. The audience award for favourite US drama went to happythankyoumoreplease, the debut from Josh Radnor, star of US sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Mark...
- 19th January 2010
- Video games recognised by Ivor Novello awards
- Video game music scores are to be recognised at the Ivor Novello awards, which hail excellence in music writing. As games have increased in scale, their soundtracks have progressed from the bleeps and blips of the Pac-Man era. The London Symphony Orchest...
- 19th January 2010
- Bobby Davro skates off Dancing on Ice
- Comedian and actor Bobby Davro has become the second celebrity to be voted off ITV1's Dancing on Ice. The 50-year-old found himself in the bottom with Gary Lucy, from soap opera The Bill, after skating to George Harrison's I've Got My Mind Set On You. Bu...
- 19th January 2010
- Hopper to divorce his fifth wife
- Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper, who is suffering from prostate cancer, has announced he is seeking a divorce from his fifth wife of nearly 14 years. The star, best known for directing and starring in the film Easy Rider, has a young daughter with Victoria ...