Arts & Entertainment

Silent film hopes to make noise at US Globes

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:03:00 -0500

Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the all-important Oscars.

Ricky Gervais rips 'artless' H'wood

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:57:00 -0500

Ricky Gervais seems ready to give Hollywood an even worse scorching this Sunday when he hosts the Golden Globes against the backdrop of Occupy Wall Street.

Baby bumped? State Health Department launches probe after parents 'weren't able to visit their newborns' during Beyon...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:25:00 -0500

Beyoncé and Jay-Z kept their daughter Blue’s birth under tight security, but now the state is looking into complaints that Lenox Hospital coddled the celebrity couple while keeping other new parents from visiting their newborns.

Jay-Z, Beyonce baby sets New York abuzz

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:19:00 -0500

New York was abuzz Tuesday over the birth of baby girl Blue Ivy to one of the Big Apple's most glamorous couples, rapper Jay-Z and R&B singer Beyonce.

Brad Pitt rules at N.Y. Film Critics awards

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:18:00 -0500

BRAD PITT didn’t just win at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Monday — he killed. After hobbling to the stage of the Crimson Club on a cane due to an injury to his “ACL” ligament, Pitt nimbly recounted his first trip to NYC, when he was 25 in 1989. He

New York City Opera Cancels Rehearsals as Steel Battles Unions

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:04:00 -0500

Imagine opera singers accompanied by Klezmer musicians, a rock and roll band or Yo-Yo Ma. George Steel can. The artistic director and general manager of New York City Opera told unionized singers and musicians that he wants the flexibility to present nontraditional works, giving them less work. That demand contributed to a collapse in labor talks and a lockout of artists a month before the company's first 2012 performance.

Picasso, Mondrian Paintings Stolen in Greece

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:34:00 -0500

Thieves carried out a well-organized, pre-dawn heist at Greece's biggest state art museum on Monday, taking two oil paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, police said.

Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical earns new record

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:08:00 -0500

Look who's sporting a big smile behind his mask on Broadway — none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man. The Broadway League reported Tuesday that "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" took in a whopping $2,941,790 over nine performances last week, which is the highest single-week gross of any show in Broadway history.

Bar Refaeli goes make up-free Christmas shopping in New York

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:02:00 -0500

She is usually seen completely glammed up for her various photo shoot and modelling campaigns. But Bar Refaeli stepped out today completely make-up free. The 26-year-old Israeli model showed off her bare-face beauty as she went Christmas shopping in New York City today.

Killing of bin Laden voted top news story of 2011

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:44:00 -0500

The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan's earthquake/tsunami/meltdown disaster, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.

'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Premieres In New York City

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:42:00 -0500

Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, and 13-year-old "Jeopardy!" Kids Week champion Thomas Horn stepped out in their best at last night's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" premiere at New York City's Ziegfeld Theatre.

'What am I, a Kardashian?' Megan Fox tells Sacha Baron Cohen she won't accept rubies for sex in a scene from his new ...

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:17:00 -0500

As Marilyn Monroe once sang, diamonds are a girl's best friend. But not rubies, certainly not in Megan Fox's case, who refuses to accept the blood red jewels after a passionate night with Sacha Baron Cohen. And not only did the actress turn her nose up at the precious stones but she also took the opportunity to have a dig at the Kardashian girls, suggesting they would do anything for a pretty jewel.

Casey Anthony Teams With TV Producer to Shop $750,000 Interview Special

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:16:00 -0500

A Los Angeles-based TV producer is shopping the first interview with Casey Anthony, who was acquitted in July of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton fetches $8.8 million at NY auction

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:33:00 -0500

A 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by actor Richard Burton, whom she married twice, sold for $8,818,500 at an auction of gems, fabulous clothes, accessories and memorabilia amassed by the late actress.

Michael Jackson's doctor sentenced to 4 years, will serve only 2 years

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:54:00 -0500

Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s 2009 death, was sentenced Tuesday to four years behind bars. He will also lose his medical license.

Kourtney & Kim Take New York Season Premiere: Could You Tell There Was Trouble?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:13:00 -0500

Yes, they went there. In tonight's season premiere of E!'s own Kourtney & Kim Take New York, Kris Humphries tells Kim Kardashian, "You're my wife now. It's going to take a lot to get rid of me," and it's just one of many instances where the show acknowledges the fate of the couple's 72-day marriage. In fact, the show starts off with magazine covers and TV reporters discussing the end of their marriage, before it cuts to eight weeks earlier.

J.K. Rowling chased from home by press, she says

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:23:00 -0500

Paparazzi hounded "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling so constantly after her children were born that she felt like a hostage in her own house, she told a government-backed inquiry into British press ethics and practices Thursday.

Former 'Idol' Lauren Alaina Flubs National Anthem At Lions/Packers Game: 'I Messed Up'

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:07:00 -0500

She performed live in front of a television audience of millions week in and week out on Season 10 of "American Idol," but at the Detroit Lions/Green Bay Packers game on Thanksgiving, Lauren Alaina's nerves got the best of her as she flubbed the National Anthem.

Nice Taylor-ing: Country star Swift steps out in preppy knit sweater and pleated skirt

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:47:00 -0500

She may be from the South, but Taylor Swift looked like she stepped straight out of a J. Crew catalogue today. The 21-year-old singer looked adorable in her preppy ensemble as she shopped in New York City.

Judge Gives Lindsay Lohan More Jail Time

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:45:00 -0400

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation, which stemmed from DUI and theft cases.