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DGA to honour Norman Jewison
57 minutes ago
The Directors Guild of America will honour director Norman Jewison with its 'Lifetime Achievement' award early next year, says Variety. The Moonstruck helmer will receive the prize at the 62nd annual DGA Awards on January 30 at the Century Plaza, La. Jewison will be the 33rd artist to be handed the gong. Past recipients include Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg. "He is an incredible filmmaker whose calm, affable manner (more) »
- By Mike Moody
BBC commissions third series of 'Merlin'
4 hours ago
Merlin will return to BBC One next year for a third series, it has been announced. The fantasy series, which stars Colin Morgan as a young mythical wizard, has been a Saturday night ratings success since its debut in 2008. BBC controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson said of the show: "With its mix of magic, adventure and humour, Merlin is perfect Saturday evening family television, and we are thrilled (more) »
- By Dan French
Camp faces mutiny over missing scones
4 hours ago
The five remaining celebrities threw down their microphones and threatened the show's producers with mutiny today. The furious contestants were given three scones with jam and cream as a treat for getting their celebrity chest question correct, but were incensed when they discovered that they didn't have a whole one each and the scones would be served without tea. Gino D'Acampo led the revolt, storming into the Bush Telegraph and saying: "We won a cream tea, this is my ultimatum: I want five scones with jam and cream and I want tea. If I don't get that I will convince everybody to take the mic off and don't come here 'till the end of the day and you know I have the power to do that. I will give you ten minutes to get five scones and five teas down here." Back at camp, he said: "This is taking the mick, »
- By Oli Simpson
Modern-day 'Medal Of Honor' announced
5 hours ago
EA has revealed the latest game in the Medal Of Honor franchise. Titled Medal Of Honor, it will take place in modern-day Afghanistan and focus on a team of highly-trained Us soldiers during the conflict. "[It] will introduce the Tier 1 Operator: a relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no-one else can handle," said a press release. "The development team has been working closely with Tier 1 Operators from the Us Special Operations (more) »
- By Matthew Reynolds
White, Woodburn win celebrity chest
5 hours ago
Jimmy White and Kim Woodburn teamed up as they competed for the latest celebrity chest. The pair were told that the chest was up for grabs in a game called Chicken Run. They had to climb through a tube to a giant cage and uncover four golden eggs, which were buried under a mountain of feathers. The eggs contained numbers which would then unlock and release the chest. As the two cracked on with the challenge, they both quickly found two golden eggs each and set to work trying to unlock the chest with the numbers provided. After (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Polanski starts house arrest on Friday
6 hours ago
Director Roman Polanski is to commence his house arrest on December 4. According to Swiss authorities, the Pianist helmer will be placed under house arrest at his Alpine chalet after serving two months in a Swiss jail. "Polanski will be transferred on Friday to Gstaad," said Folco Galli, the Swiss Justice Ministry spokesman. Polanski's legal troubles began in 1977 when he was convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. After fleeing (more) »
- By Aaron Broverman
Stuart Manning voted off 'I'm A Celeb'
6 hours ago
Stuart Manning has become the fifth celebrity to be voted out of the jungle. After being announced in the bottom two alongside Jimmy White, the former Hollyoaks actor was confirmed to have received the least number of public votes. Manning took the news well, smiling to his fellow celebrities and telling them to "have a nice time and enjoy the rest of it" as he exited camp. When asked by Ant and Dec how he was feeling post-eviction, he said: "A bit (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Ryan, D'Acampo win three stars for camp
6 hours ago
Justin Ryan and Gino D'Acampo bagged three stars in the latest bushtucker trial Off Your Trolley. Interior designer Ryan volunteered to take on the challenge with D'Acampo as pressure mounted to feed the camp, who had skipped lunch and had only meagre dinner for one between the six of them the previous day. D'Acampo, mindful of the disappointment of the previous day when only one star was won, said: "There's a lot of pressure because we have no food left, if we don't get this one there will be no dinner tonight, no breakfast tomorrow and no lunch." At the clearing, Ant outlined the trial: "Hidden among some of the food items in the supermarket here are five stars, there are five rounds at the start of each round. You'll hear two daily specials announced over the tannoy and a star is hidden in either special." Dec continued: "This (more »
- By Oli Simpson
DreamWorks and Thq ink deal
7 hours ago
DreamWorks Animation has inked a deal with video games firm Thq. Variety reports that the partnership is an effort by DreamWorks to move beyond movies and TV into gaming. The contract will see Thq produce games exclusively based on DreamWorks properties, including Kung Fu Panda, The Kaboom of Doom, Puss 'n Boots and the TV series The Penguins of Madagascar. The studio's current deal with rival games company Activision, who has already produced titles Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda and the Shrek series, (more) »
- By Aaron Broverman
Coldplay confirm intimate Mencap gig
7 hours ago
Coldplay have announced plans for an intimate show at Exeter Castle on December 19. Joining them on the bill supporting charity Mencap's 'Big Noise Sessions' are Lily Allen and La Roux, who are expected to perform stripped-back sets alongside the Viva La Vida hitmakers. The event will take place inside a marquee transformed into a Christmas winter wonderland. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who was born and raised in Exeter, said: "I don't think there could be a better way to end the decade... La Roux, Lily Allen, Jo Whiley - what more (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
The Strokes to headline RockNess 2010
8 hours ago
The Strokes have been confirmed to play Scotland's RockNess festival next year. The New York band, who recently announced that they are recording their fourth album in January, will headline the June 2010 bash. Other acts already billed for the event include Friendly Fires, 2manydjs, Soulwax, Rob Da Bank and Annie Mac. In a statement, festival boss Jim King said: "We're definitely (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Lady GaGa: 'Label tried to raunch me up'
8 hours ago
Lady GaGa has revealed that she was urged by her record label to show more flesh in photoshoots when she started out in the music industry. The 'Bad Romance' star admitted that she had a series of rows with label bosses because she did not want to sell her songs by using sex. "My album covers are not sexual at all, which was an issue at my record label," GaGa told Elle. "I (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Jay-z: 'I made the album of the decade'
8 hours ago
Jay-z has declared that he has penned the best album of the '00s. The rapper revealed that he is so proud of his 2001 LP The Blueprint, he believes that it is the decade's best record. According to Angry Ape, when asked in a recent interview which album he has most enjoyed in the last ten years, the 'Run This Town' star replied: "Do I have a favourite album of the decade? Oh man, let's (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Eminem 'relates to Jackson drugs pain'
8 hours ago
Eminem has found common ground between the death of Michael Jackson and his struggle as a drug addict. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the rapper expressed deep sorrow that no-one confronted Jackson and got him help for his alleged addiction to painkillers. "I definitely can relate, and it's a shame if he didn't have anybody there to just say, 'Michael, you're (more) »
- By Aaron Broverman
Rolf Harris to team up with Dizzee Rascal?
9 hours ago
Rolf Harris has revealed that he is planning to work with Dizzee Rascal and The Chemical Brothers next year. The Australian artist-musician claimed that both acts have recently expressed an interest in collaborating with him, Gigwise reports. The 79-year-old said: "I had Dizzee Rascal saying he would love to work with me doing all my weird sound effects. "The Chemical (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Barton 'fuming over scrapped series'
9 hours ago
Mischa Barton has revealed that she was furious after her latest show The Beautiful Life was scrapped following two episodes. The actress had landed the lead role as a supermodel in the fashion-based drama series, which was executive produced by Ashton Kutcher. However, network The CW axed the programme following disappointing ratings. Barton has now said that The Beautiful Life should have been given time (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Babyshambles 'plotting new album'
9 hours ago
Babyshambles have revealed plans to release a new album in 2010. The band told NME that they have around 18 songs earmarked for their third LP, although the project is still in its early stages and they have yet to record any of the material. Pete Doherty said that guitarist Mik Whitnall has been working on demos in London over 2009 for the foundations of the record. "Mik spent a year on eBay buying s**tloads of equipment," he explained. (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Monroe pot-smoking film to be auctioned
9 hours ago
A video of Marilyn Monroe smoking marijuana is to be sold online. The previously-unreleased footage shows the late actress smoking a cannabis joint while relaxing at a friend's home in New Jersey 50 years ago. The silent film was shot by an unnamed friend of Monroe, who died tragically in 1962. Contactmusic quotes the filmmaker as saying: "I got the marijuana. It was mine. It was just passed around. It was not a party. It was just a get-together. You know, come over and hang out." In the film, Monroe can reportedly be seen taking a puff on the cigarette, (more) »
- By Oli Simpson
Whittle cancels training due to illness
9 hours ago
Ricky Whittle has been forced to call off his Strictly Come Dancing training after falling ill. The Hollyoaks actor revealed on his official Twitter page that he is suffering from "man flu" and has vomited on the Channel 4 soap's set. "Now I know why I can't eat, I'm a poorly bunny. Been sick all day, man flu in full effect! Everything keeps coming up - gutted - I love my food," he wrote. "Oooh dizzy spells will be fun during foxtrot tonight. Hopefully dancing can burn off the fever, filming outside isn't helping. Ooh it hurts." He added later: "That's done it, vomiting on set is not fun. (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
'EastEnders' scoops diversity award
9 hours ago
BBC soap EastEnders has been recognised for its positive portrayal of disabled people at the 2009 Radar People of the Year Awards. The event, which celebrates efforts to promote equality and diversity in the UK, saw the Walford-based programme picking up the 'Doing Media Differently' award for its plotlines in the past year. Executive producer Diederick Santer told Digital Spy: "EastEnders is really delighted to receive this award as it recognises that we've made real progress in the last year, increasing and improving our on-screen representation of people with disabilities." He added: "Approximately one in five of our audience are disabled, and we are really pleased that we have been recognised for representing them better." Praising the long-running drama, a Radar spokesperson said: "Over the last 12 months, there have been a number (more) »
- By Daniel Kilkelly
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