Archive for the 'Entertainment' Category

Toy Story films get 3D makeover

Friday, January 25th, 2008

The first two Toy Story films are to be re-made in digital 3D ahead of the release of Toy Story 3 in 2010.

Stage dive knocks out musician

Friday, January 25th, 2008

A member of indie band British Sea Power’s is knocked unconscious after landing on his head in a stage dive.

UB40 star felt compelled to quit

Friday, January 25th, 2008

UB40’s lead singer Ali Campbell says management difficulties were behind his decision to leave.

Edith Piaf film leads Cesar nods

Friday, January 25th, 2008

La Vie En Rose, about the life of French singer Edith Piaf, receives 11 nominations at France’s Cesar film awards.

Beadle in hospital with pneumonia

Friday, January 25th, 2008

TV presenter Jeremy Beadle is on a respirator in a London hospital suffering from pneumonia.

Studios strike deal with writers

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Film studios producing Rambo and The Incredible Hulk reach an interim deal with striking writers.

Pudding award for actress Theron

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken are to receive the Hasty Pudding award for their work.

Ledger remembered as ‘old soul’

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Production on one of Heath Ledger’s recent film projects is suspended following the actor’s death.

UB40 singer Campbell quits group

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

UB40’s lead singer Ali Campbell is to leave the group after almost 30 years, the band confirms.

Winehouse is admitted into rehab

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Amy Winehouse enters a clinic as her father says he asked for her to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.