July 30, 2016
MOONLIT JAZZ ON THE BEACH
Turks and Caicos singer and performer Chrystal Charles, commonly known as TESS, will be hosting a summer moon, toes in the sand session on Friday, August 19, 2016 at 8 p.m. TESS, who has now entered full time into the entertainment field, is once…
July 28, 2016
Gilmore Girls return date announced
The revival of popular US TV series Gilmore Girls will premiere globally on 25 November, Netflix has announced. The series, which originally ran from 2000-07, sees cast members Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel reunited in the mother-daughter comedy…
July 28, 2016
Mad magazine cartoonist Jack Davis dies aged 91
Cartoonist Jack Davis, the "long-time legendary" artist on the US magazine Mad, has died at the age of 91. Davis, who also created posters for films such as The Long Goodbye and Bananas, was one of the founding artists on the publication in 1952. He…
July 28, 2016
James Bond studio Pinewood to be sold
Pinewood film studios - home to the James Bond movies - are set to be sold for £323.3m. Pinewood Group's two biggest shareholders have tentatively agreed to sell the famous film and television studios to a property investor. The deal depends on…
July 28, 2016
Actor from Babylon 5, Jerry Doyle dies aged 60
Actor Jerry Doyle, best known for his role in the sci-fi series Babylon 5, has died at the age of 60. Doyle appeared in all five series of the 1990s show as Chief Warrant Officer Michael Garibaldi. He also made guest appearances on other popular…
July 27, 2016
Double winner J M Coetzee on Man Booker longlist
The Australian author, who was born in South Africa, previously won in 1983 and 1999 and could become the first author to win the prize three times. He faces competition from 12 authors, including 2012 nominee Deborah Levy and A L Kennedy, who was a…
July 26, 2016
Star Wars firm admits charges over Harrison Ford leg break
A production company behind Star Wars has pleaded guilty to two criminal charges after Han Solo actor Harrison Ford broke his leg on set. The 74-year-old was hit by a hydraulic metal door on the Pinewood set of the Millennium Falcon in June 2014.…
July 22, 2016
Drake’s One Dance edges closer to UK chart record
Drake has retained the UK number one spot for the 15th consecutive week.His single One Dance is now only two weeks away from breaking the record for the longest uninterrupted reign at the top of the chart. Bryan Adams's single Everything I Do (I Do…
July 20, 2016
Garry Marshall Passes Away
Garry Marshall, a writer, director and actor who created the classic sitcoms The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy, and directed the film Pretty Woman, has passed away. He was 81. He died Tuesday from complications…
July 18, 2016
“Game of Thrones” Leads 68th Annual Emmy Nods, “People v. O.J. Simpson” Close
On Game of Thrones, winter has arrived, and so have the Emmy nominations. The HBO fantasy drama lead this morning's 68th Annual Emmy Nominations, with 23 nods, though the FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson is right behind it, with 22. Other…