Issue: January 30, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, June 20, 2013   

Sundance wild for Beasts
Beasts of the Southern Wild and The House I Live In won the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, making them likely favorites for independent movie audiences this year.



Seducer back with Dangerous Liaisons
More than two decades after John Malkovich played the arch seducer in Dangerous Liaisons, the American actor is revisiting the classic French work, this time directing a stage version in Paris.

Star couple mean business on list
Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by ticket sales and concert firm Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine's first Power 100 chart.

The Boss to tour after Wrecking Ball
Bruce Springsteen will launch a major tour of the United States and Europe in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18, 12 days after his latest album comes out.

Nanny loses bid to bar ex of star
A US judge has declined to grant a restraining order requested by Halle Berry's former nanny, who claims the actress' ex-boyfriend pushed her and risked hurting the couple's daughter.

Breakdown after breakup
Demi Moore is being treated for what one of her handlers describes as "exhaustion," but a celebrity website claims the actress was taken to hospital because of substance abuse.

Globe winner on top of world with twins due
Kelsey Grammer and his wife are expecting twins, the actor's representative confirmed.

Unhappy piano man hits wrong note with censors
Elton John tested the agility of the US censors before the Golden Globes show began, using an obscenity when describing Madonna's chances against him in the best song category.

I'm no longer a Baby, says teen idol
Teen idol Justin Bieber turns 18 in March with a long and ambitious to- do list.



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