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  • Pregnancy wont affect Knowles performances

    Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly expecting her second child with rapper Jay-Z and it is unlikely to affect her forthcoming stage performances. She had earlier pulled out of her Mrs. Carter show world tour in Antwerp, Belgium due to exhaustion, but she performed later when the tour touched down in Switzerland. A source has said that Knowles' pregnancy will most likely not affect her North ...

  • Jimmy Saviles half-century of sex abuse to be made into musical

    Jimmy Savile's history of sex abuses against children is to be made into a musical by a British scriptwriter. Punch and Judy will tell the "dark, irreverent tale" of how the "cheekiest chappy in the land" turned into a sex-hungry monster, the Daily Star reported. The musical will use song and comedy to look at how the late television presenter managed to rape and abuse vulnerable ...

  • Placido Domingo turns Allende short story into opera

    Under the baton of Placido Domingo, acclaimed Chilean writer Isabel Allende's short story "Una Venganza" ("An Act of Vengeance") emerges from the printed page as the opera "Dulce Rosa", a production with a Latin heart and Greek tragedy in its soul that premiered Friday in Los Angeles. "Dulce Rosa" is a further effort by the L.A. Opera, directed by Domingo, to bring lyric opera to a wider ...

  • Neram - gem of Tamil cinema

    Film: "Neram"; Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nizam, Simhaa, Thambi Ramaiah, Nasser, John Vijay, Charlie and Ananth Nag; Director: Alphonse Putharen; Rating: "Neram" tops a list of films that come once in a while to make us believe that Tamil cinema is not dead. Surprisingly, it's the first-time filmmakers, not the veterans any longer, who are keeping this industry alive and redefining ...

  • Beatles guitar sells for $400K

    A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles is shown in this Julien's Auctions handout photograph taken at Julien's Gallery in Beverly Hills, California, and released to Reuters on May 18, 2013. (Julien's Gallery/Handout via ...

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Hugo [Blu-Ray]

Hugo [Blu-Ray]

Martin Scorseses Hugo, a paean to the birth and continual rebirth of movie magic, takes place in and around the fantastically exaggerated confines of a Parisian railway station in 1931. The protagonist is Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield), a young boy whose life is turned upside down when his belov ... ...

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  • Prints the wish list - in pictures

    From Pop Art classics and informational graphics to new work by young artists, here's our pick of the most colourful and eye-catching prints to brighten up your home. Make your choice from slogans, sightseers and Scandinavian ...

  • Rolf Harris takes stage in Bristol

    AUSTRALIAN performer Rolf Harris has appeared on stage for the first time since it was reported he had been questioned by British police over alleged sex offences. Harris received standing ovations at the beginning and end of his performance at the Bristol Hippodrome in southwest England on Saturday night, the ABC reports. He thanked the audience for their support. "You've got no idea ...

  • Return of Bronze treasures inspires Australian Arts

    Preparing for his 19th visit to China as a government minister, Australia's energetic journeyman, Tony Burke, concurrently minister for the arts, and minister for sustainability, environment, water, population and communities, has lauded China's growing cultural international engagement while expressing satisfaction at the looming return of two of two iconic bronze heads looted from ...

  • Christine White Known for Twilight Zone Role Dies at 86

    Julia Wilson wore pearls and a face of reassurance as she and her husband, Robert, took their seats on an airplane operated by Gold Star Airways half a century ago. Robert Wilson had just been released from a sanitarium. Six months earlier he had suffered a mental breakdown ...

  • Texas Monthly In Texas Van Cliburn Piano Contest Goes On Without Him

    On Wednesday, 30 pianists from 13 countries will gather at a hotel ballroom in downtown Fort Worth for a drawing of names, a tradition that will establish the performance schedule for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Two days later, the recitals and concerts will begin at Bass Performance Hall before a 13-member jury. The competition, held once every four years, mixes a ...

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