December 30, 2011
Ghost Rider writer loses legal bid
The rights to Marvel Comics hero Ghost Rider - played by Nicholas Cage in two films - belong to the firm and not the writer who conceived him in the 1970s, a New York judge has ruled. Gary Friedrich launched a legal bid to cash in on film rights…
December 30, 2011
Jordan is engaged and so is Judd
Talk about a slam-dunk way to cap off the holiday season: Michael Jordan is engaged. The former NBA pro, 48, popped the question over the Christmas weekend to his girlfriend of three years, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, rep Estee Portnoy…
December 30, 2011
Fast Five is ‘top pirated film of 2011’
Action movie Fast Five was the most pirated film of 2011, according to file-sharing blog, Torrent Freak. The fifth instalment in the Fast and the Furious film series was downloaded 9.2 million times, figures have shown. In second place was The…
December 30, 2011
US singer Kaye Stevens dies aged 79
Kaye Stevens, the US singer and actress known for her appearances with the Rat Pack and on Johnny Carson's chat show, has died in Florida. The 79-year-old, who had breast cancer, died on Wednesday at a hospital north of Orlando, a close friend…
December 29, 2011
Stevie Wonder to Get $1M for New Year’s Eve Gig
Add Stevie Wonder to the list of stars rumored to be getting big bucks to perform New Year’s Eve. According to The New York Post, the R&B legend will earn $1 million to play the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas on Dec. 31, as the resort celebrates its first…
December 29, 2011
Tarnished celebs reinvent themselves in 2011
As fast as Charlie Sheen fell from Hollywood's good graces at the start of 2011, he made his comeback even faster. Thanks in large part to his public apology at the 63rd Emmy Awards, Sheen will welcome the new year with a clean slate -- and a new TV…
December 29, 2011
Silence of the Lambs added to US film archive
Oscar-winning 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs is to be preserved by the US Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The film - in which Sir Anthony Hopkins made his first appearance as serial killer Hannibal Lecter - was…
December 29, 2011
I-Octane, Mavado no-show at Sting
Sting 2011 has come and gone. At the end of the night, Merciless lay dead, but high-riding entertainer, I-Octane was nowhere in sight, neither was Mavado, both of whom had performed at Jagra GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza the previous night.…
December 29, 2011
Cops charge deejay after Sting
Patrick Gaynor, one-half of the entertainment duo Twin of Twins, found himself in trouble with the law after he is alleged to have used indecent language at the Sting show on Monday night. Police say that Gaynor was arrested and charged with…
December 28, 2011
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol leads US cinemas
The fourth instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise has taken the number one spot at the US box office over the four-day Christmas weekend. Ghost Protocol, starring Tom Cruise, made $46.2m (£29.5m) and pushed Sherlock Holmes into second…