January 21, 2013
Chastain tops US box office with Mama and Zero Dark Thirty
Supernatural thriller Mama has topped the US box office with its star Jessica Chastain leading in this weekend's two top grossing films. It opened above expectations, earning $28.1m (£18m) while Zero Dark Thirty, in which Chastain leads the hunt for…
January 21, 2013
Arnold Schwarzenegger is indestructible in ‘The Last Stand’
The Governator is back! Retired from politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking a leaf out of his "Expendables" buddy Sylvester Stallone's book and setting out to prove that he can still kick butt at 65. "The Last Stand" represents his first starring…
January 21, 2013
Les Miserables soundtrack tops UK album chart
The soundtrack to Tom Hooper's Oscar-nominated Les Miserables has become the first cast recording to top the UK and Ireland album chart in 16 years. It has knocked Brit-nominated Emeli Sande's best-selling Our Version of Events into second-place…
January 21, 2013
Original Batmobile sold for $4.2m at US auction
The Batmobile used by actor Adam West in the original TV series of Batman has sold for $4.2m (£2.6m) at a US auction. The car was bought by Rick Champagne, a logistics company owner from Phoenix, Arizona. The 56-year-old, who was just 10 when the…
January 15, 2013
Golden Globes: Ben Affleck’s Argo scoops two awards
Ben Affleck has won best director for his film Argo at the Golden Globe awards. Argo, set amidst the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, also won best drama. Best actor in a drama went to Daniel Day-Lewis for his role in the biopic Lincoln, while Jessica…
January 15, 2013
Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell sues finance firm
Author Patricia Cornwell has sued her former financial firm for $100m (£62m). The writer, best known for crime novels featuring medical investigator Dr Kay Scarpetta, has accused the firm of negligence and breach of contract. She said she fired the…
January 15, 2013
Bin Laden drama Zero Dark Thirty tops US box office chart
Zero Dark Thirty was the top draw in the US and Canada this weekend, taking an estimated $24m (£14.8m) in its first three days on wide release. Kathryn Bigelow's film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, which had a limited cinema run last month, was…
January 15, 2013
Montano must quit or be fired as TT’s Goodwill Ambassador to the UN as he faces convictions
Machel Montano must quit his post of TT’s Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) or be fired from that post, because of his conviction by the courts on charges of assault and using obscene language. This is the call being made by president…
January 14, 2013
Kimmel beats TV rival Letterman
US TV presenter Jimmy Kimmel has beaten David Letterman in the battle of the late night talkshow hosts. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live moved from its midnight slot to 2335 on Tuesday, putting it in direct competition with top-rated hosts Letterman and Jay…
January 11, 2013
Argo triumphs at Critics Choice Awards
Hostage drama Argo was the big winner at this year's Critics' Choice Awards, hours after director Ben Affleck missed out on an Oscar nomination. Affleck jokingly "thanked the Academy" as he accepted best director, but added: "This is the one that…