Prime Minister John Key and family posed backstage with pop superstar Katy Perry after her sold-out show at the Vector Arena last night.But the 30-year-old sequined pop starlet was almost outshone in the fashion stakes by Key's...
Saturday 20 December 2014
Mr Turner: The unvarnished truth
No matter when you saw it, the first Mike Leigh film you saw changed everything. Forever. When his first, Bleak Moments , was released in 1971, the influential American critic Roger Ebert hailed it as a new kind of movie, one "that...
Friday 19 December 2014
2012 movie massacre hung over 'Interview' decision
LOS ANGELES (AP) " When a group claiming credit for the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment threated violence against theaters showing "The Interview" earlier this week, the fate of the movie's big-screen life was all but sealed.Even...
Sony faces 4th ex-employee lawsuit over hack
LOS ANGELES (AP) " A former director of technology for Sony Pictures Entertainment has sued the company over the data breach that resulted in the online posting of his private financial and personal information.Lionel Felix's lawsuit...
Jeff Tweedy: Playing with Grateful Dad
The 'best of' or whatever... I would be the worst person in the world to choose that. Jeff TweedyJeff Tweedy and his son Spencer play as a duo.On my arriving to interview Jeff Tweedy in his hotel room in West London, the 47-year-old...
Sony defends shelving 'Interview' after Obama criticism
NEW YORK (AP) " Amid mounting pressure and criticism from President Barack Obama, Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has defended the company's shelving of "The Interview."In an interview Friday with CNN, Lynton insists...
Kim Jong Un game spoof 'Glorious Leader!' moving forward
LOS ANGELES (AP) " The creator of a satirical video game that depicts Kim Jong Un as a gun-toting, unicorn-riding hero has no plans to cancel his zany creation following a cyberattack and threats of violence against Sony Pictures...
AP Interview: Coelho says Sony hack threatens all
GENEVA (AP) " Brazilian author Paulo Coelho says the Sony hack threatens us all if society doesn't enforce important values against anonymous terrorists.The best-selling author says he was prepared to make himself an example " even...
Celebrities react to latest Sony hack developments
Latest reaction from Hollywood and beyond to the Sony hacking scandal and President Obama's remarks Friday that the studio "made a mistake" in not releasing its embattled film "The Interview":" "As the events of the past weeks have...
VIDEO: Watch Oxford Uni Youtube acapella sensations sing All I Want For Christmas
OXFORD UNIVERSITY acapella group Out Of The Blue have become internet stars with their joyous charity version of Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas
Vitamin D pills won't help your sight claims new study
Children with low levels of Vitamin D in their blood are not more likely to become short-sighted, a new study has found.
Singleton Kate Hudson stuns in a floor-sweeping dress at the People Magazine Awards
SHE recently announced her split from her fiancé Matt Bellamy, but Kate Hudson showed no signs of being down in the dumps as she attended last night's People Magazine Awards.
Movie review: Annie
Jay-Z lifted chunks of It's A Knock Hard Life from much-filmed 1970s Broadway musical Annie for the title track to his 1998 album.It was a nice touch. But really, he should have stopped there. But no, the rap mogul - with...
A fresh take on the Selfie age
Ah, Christmas. A time for giving. For thinking of others. For thinking others will love your gift of selfies, showing off your latest haul from Santa.If only Selfie , TVNZ On Demand's new sitcom, weren't so true to life. Unfortunately...
Timeline of the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack
It's been four weeks since hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace began their cyberterrorism campaign against Sony Pictures Entertainment. In that time thousands of executive emails and other documents have been posted online,...
The festive force is with him! Harrison Ford gets help to carry his Christmas gifts
HARRISON FORD has clearly prepared for the festive season by not saving his Christmas shopping until last minute.
Auschwitz victim suitcases get high-tech storage
WARSAW, Poland (AP) " The Auschwitz museum says some of the victims' 3,800 suitcases have been put into a state-of-the-art protective storage room partly funded by the European Union.Spokesman Pawel Sawicki told The Associated Press...
Mrs Brown's Boys star says strong marriages can survive the 'curse of Strictly myth'
MRS Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll has said the curse of Strictly is a myth and strong marriages can survive the show.
'Matilda is improving hugely' Tess Daly reveals Claudia Winkleman's daughter is doing well
IT'S been nearly eight weeks since Claudia Winkleman's daughter suffered severe burns in an accident on Halloween but Tess Daly has said young Matilda is "doing well".
Actor Stephen Collins denies he's a pedophile in interview
NEW YORK (AP) " Stephen Collins says he's not a pedophile and insists he has inappropriately touched a minor only once.In an interview with Yahoo's Katie Couric posted online Friday, the "7th Heaven" star describes himself instead...
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