With an eclectic slate of stars — led by Mexican alternative rock group Cafe Tacuba and Colombian rocker Juanes vying for top honors — the Latin Grammys were making their Houston debut Thursday by showcasing the diversity of Latin music.Cafe Tacuba, a pioneering quartet that has been a fixture on the Mexican music scene for […]
The Screen Actors Guild said on Sunday its board had voted to have a federal mediator brought into labor contract negotiations with Hollywood studios.The guild also said it would ask its 120,000 members to authorize a strike if the arbitration process fails. A strike authorization would require 75 percent approval of members who vote.
Talks with […]
French film star Gerard Depardieu’s son Guillaume, a 37 year-old actor who rebelled against his father and led an angst-ridden, tumultuous life, has died of pneumonia, his father’s agency said on Monday.The young actor won the French version of an Oscar, a Cesar, for “best new male talent” in 1996 for his role in Pierre […]
Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who is busy shooting for ‘Maya Bazaar’ here, says he has so much work that he can’t think of taking a break during this festive season.’Yes, I am on the Ramadan fast, but I just cannot afford to sit idle on this pretext. Even tomorrow (Friday), which is Thiru Onam day, the […]
Australian actress Nicole Kidman was named the most overpaid celebrity in Hollywood in the second annual list of least bankable stars by U.S. magazine Forbes, taking the top slot from fellow Australian Russell Crowe.Kidman’s film were estimated to only earn $1 for every dollar the Oscar-winning actress was paid compared with $8 a year ago.
“The […]
Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse was so drunk after a performance that she was smuggled out of a hotel wrapped in a duvet.
The 24-year-old singer was drinking till 5 am and had to be carried out on the shoulder of a minder after she was kicked out of the hotel, it was reported. Her whole […]
A U.S. judge has thrown out a copyright infringement case against Veoh Networks Inc, an Internet video start-up with high-profile Hollywood backers, ruling that video-sharing companies are not solely responsible for policing piracy that may take place on their sites.
The California court dismissed a copyright infringement suit by adult entertainment […]
As Tom Cruise writes the next chapter in his career, he’s developing an interest in comic-book movies.
With filmmaker Sam Raimi, the actor is setting up “Sleeper” as a feature project at Warner Bros. Cruise is loosely attached to star in the adaptation of the DC Comics/Wildstorm comic, which Raimi […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britney Spears says her sixth album will be out within nine months as the U.S. pop star seeks to rebound from troubling behavior and hospital stints for psychiatric evaluations.
In an interview with OK! magazine released on Wednesday, the 26-year-old says she has written more for the new album than her previous […]
Warner Music has bought a majority stake in a Spanish company specializing in artist management as it seeks to expand alternative sources of revenue to compensate for falling CD sales.
Warner declined on Tuesday to say what it had paid for the stake in Get In, which manages Spanish acts including Grammy […]