Tag: Arts and Entertainment
Salinger spin-off book blocked
The publication of a book that novelist JD Salinger said ripped off his classic The Catcher In The Rye has been halted by a US judge.[MORE]
Oscar winner Karl Malden dead at 97
Marlon Brando's Oscar-winning sidekick in A Streetcar Named Desire has died aged 97.[MORE]
Jackson won't be buried at Neverland
The family of Michael Jackson has ruled out the possibility of burying the pop star at his Neverland Ranch, adding no "private or public" services would be held at the estate.[MORE]
Jackson requested powerful sedative: nurse
A former nurse who cared for Michael Jackson has told CNN the pop star pleaded with her to provide him a powerful sedative in the last months of his life.[MORE]
Lockie Leonard filming ends
Filming of the second series of Lockie Leonard wraps up in Albany, in southern Western Australia, this week.[MORE]
Keeping the Doctor Who torch burning
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Russell T Davies is the man credited with reviving the television show Doctor Who and is now about to screen a third series of its spin-off Torchwood.[MORE]
Jackson's 'Suit of Lights' glove for sale
He was famously called "The Gloved One", and now anyone can slip their hand into one of only two Michael Jackson white gloves that could sell in the six figures, an auctioneer says.[MORE]
Actor fails to win Skippy profits
More than 40 years after leaving the set of Skippy The Bush Kangaroo, actor Tony Bonner has failed to win a share of the iconic television show's profits.[MORE]
Mr Squiggle rockets to 50th birthday
One of Australia's favourite puppets, Mr Squiggle, has turned 50.[MORE]
Promoter pushes for all-star Jackson tribute show
The promoter of Michael Jackson's planned run of 50 concerts in London wants his family to stage an all-star show in his memory and said today he had discussed the idea with them.[MORE]
Angel Fawcett farewelled in LA
A private funeral service has been held for actress Farrah Fawcett, who died last week aged 62.[MORE]
More than 1m tipped for Jackson funeral
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From Elvis Presley to Princess Diana, iconic funerals are often marked by massive crowds, celebrity mourners and gut-wrenching emotion - and Michael Jackson's memorial will be no different.[MORE]
American Werewolf to strike again
Filmmaker John Landis' cult classic An American Werewolf In London is set for a remake.[MORE]
Pirate Bay sold to gaming group
A Swedish gaming group says it will buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros ($9.7 million).[MORE]
Jackson's father excluded from will: report
Michael Jackson's father was cut out of a will drafted by the pop singer seven years ago, The Wall Street Journal reports.[MORE]
Pearce to join Holmes' supernatural thriller
Australian actor Guy Pearce is in final negotiations, while Bailee Madison has signed on to star with Katie Holmes in Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, a supernatural thriller based on a 1973 telefilm.[MORE]
Sarah Jessica Parker delivers first twin photo
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have shared the first photo of their twin daughters.[MORE]
U2 launch world tour in Barcelona
Irish rock megastars U2 have launched their new world tour on a spectacular stage in Barcelona before some 90,000 excited fans.[MORE]
ABC launches new digital radio stations
Three new ABC music channels are being launched today as ABC Radio goes digital in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.[MORE]
Jackman among new Academy members
Aussie Hugh Jackman invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Oscars.[MORE]
Whale of a tale wins British non-fiction prize
Philip Hoare's Leviathan Or The Whale, about the author's obsession with whales and the Moby Dick story, has won the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction.[MORE]
Neverland prepares for Jackson homecoming
Michael Jackson's body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch, with a public viewing later this week.[MORE]
Tributes flow for 'father of music'
Some of the biggest names in the Aboriginal recording industry have travelled to Elcho Island, east of Darwin, today to farewell a man they knew as the father of music in north-east Arnhem Land.[MORE]
Jacko rehearsals caught on tape
Was Michael Jackson really on the comeback trail? That tantalising possibility may be answered more definitively than many of the more lurid questions surrounding his death because rehearsal tapes were duly recorded and have been recovered. [MORE]
TomKat touchdown in Melbourne
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and daughter Suri avoid the media as they arrive in Melbourne.[MORE]
