Friday, March 6, 2009

3/6 BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition




Winehouse on fan assault charge
March 6, 2009 at 7:38 am

Singer Amy Winehouse is charged with assault after claims she hit a fan in London last September.

Ghost returns to haunt West End
March 6, 2009 at 7:29 am

A stage musical based on the hit film Ghost is heading to the West End in 2010.

Heroes 'returning for fourth run'
March 6, 2009 at 7:16 am

Sci-fi TV show Heroes is to return for a fourth season in the despite falling audience figures in the US, according to a report.

Hit or miss?
March 6, 2009 at 6:52 am

Pundits assess the prospects for Jackson's comeback

Stars reunited - but no TV return for classic sitcom Seinfeld
March 6, 2009 at 6:15 am

The stars of classic US sitcom Seinfeld are to reunite in episodes of HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, it is announced.

Razorlight's drummer quits
March 6, 2009 at 5:21 am

Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows is quitting the band to 'pursue other musical ventures', he announces on their website.

Monkee Peter Tork has cancer
March 6, 2009 at 4:48 am

Peter Tork, a former member of 1960s group The Monkees, is suffering from a rare form of head and neck cancer, he discloses.

Blunt talking
March 6, 2009 at 4:42 am

Royal makeover for actress Emily Blunt

Slumdog 'breaches $200m barrier'
March 6, 2009 at 4:38 am

Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire makes $200m in global cinema takings, according to industry paper Variety.

Superhero epic
March 6, 2009 at 4:06 am

Cult comic book Watchmen, about a group of retired superheroes, finally makes it to the big screen

Jackson eyes $400m comeback plan
March 6, 2009 at 3:42 am

Michael Jackson could earn more than $400m (£283m) from a deal involving new music, movies and concerts, his promoter reveals.

'Powerful' women in theatre named
March 5, 2009 at 7:58 pm

Dames Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, and Gillian Anderson, are named on a list of the UK's 20 most powerful women in theatre.

Still a thriller?
March 5, 2009 at 6:13 pm

Can Michael Jackson's concert comeback put the King of Pop back on top?

Williams cancels tour for surgery
March 5, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Comedian Robin Williams postpones four concerts in Florida after experiencing shortness of breath.

'Final curtain call' for Jackson
March 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm

Michael Jackson's series of concerts at London's O2 arena in July will be "the final curtain call", he tells fans at the venue.

Singer Brown charged with assault
March 5, 2009 at 1:02 pm

R&B singer Chris Brown is charged with assault and making criminal threats after an attack on a woman in Los Angeles last month.

Eminem album out in May
March 5, 2009 at 11:23 am

Rap star Eminem confirms that his first new album in four years will be released this Spring.

Man convicted over LS Lowry con
March 5, 2009 at 10:03 am

A self-styled lord from Cheshire is convicted of knowingly trying to sell a fake LS Lowry painting.

BBC tightens rules on star shows
March 5, 2009 at 10:01 am

The BBC bans presenters and their agents from executive producing their own shows.

Literary secrets
March 5, 2009 at 8:54 am

Which books don't you admit to having read?

20 years ago
March 5, 2009 at 7:13 am

Madonna was paid $5m for Pepsi ad shown once. Why?

Life term for Potter actor killer
March 5, 2009 at 7:13 am

A man who repeatedly stabbed 18-year-old Harry Potter actor Rob Knox outside a London bar is jailed for life.

Highs and lows
March 5, 2009 at 6:51 am

The ups and downs of self-styled 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson, who is preparing a comeback

'Burlesque' Britney gets thumbs-up from critics as she starts US tour
March 5, 2009 at 6:19 am

Britney Spears' first tour in five years earned lukewarm praise from American critics.

Who have you lied about reading? Poll reveals UK's book secrets
March 5, 2009 at 5:58 am

George Orwell's 1984 and Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace are among the books people are most likely to have lied about reading, according to a poll.

Neil Young to play Wight festival
March 5, 2009 at 5:44 am

Music veteran Neil Young will headline this summer's Isle of Wight festival, organisers announce.

La Dolce Vita
March 5, 2009 at 4:51 am

A classic moment in Italian cinema reaches 50

Tecktonik shift
March 5, 2009 at 3:52 am

New dance craze is de rigueur among French youth

Prison group attacks Bronson film
March 4, 2009 at 11:57 pm

A film about notorious British criminal Charles Bronson is condemned by prison officers for glorifying violence.


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