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Stars get the slime treatment
Johnny Depp and Kristen Stewart avoided slime – mostly – while picking up blimp-shaped trophies at the Kids Choice Awards. The ‘Dark Shadows’ star won as favourite movie actor at the 26th annual awards extravaganza, while the ‘Twilight’ leading lady was selected as favourite movie actress and ‘female butt-kicker’
Jackson keen on Doctor Who
Sir Peter Jackson says he wants payment in gold for directing Doctor Who in New Zealand – a gold Dalek that is. The director of The Hobbit trilogy, King Kong and The Lord of the Rings told Entertainment Weekly he had met the show’s executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat over directing Doctor Who.
Not down about Downton death
Downton Abbey fans were devastated when Matthew Crawley made his dramatic exit from the series at the end of the show’s third season. The British actor who played him, however, is less emotional about the plot point
Meet Aaradhna’s Great Man
These are exciting times for Kiwi soul sensation Aaradhna. Yesterday she scooped a record five nods at the Pacific Music Awards and today she is premiering the video for her latest single Great Man
Madonna calls for gay ban lift
Wearing a replica of one of the organization’s uniforms, Madonna called on the Boy Scouts to lift its ban on gays while also calling for a “revolution” to prevent discrimination and abuse of the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual community. Speaking Saturday night at the GLAAD Media Awards, Madonna started off in a mischievous mood.
Django, Ted lead MTV Movie nods
Django Unchained and raunchy comedy Ted have landed seven MTV Movie Awards nominations, leading a slew of comedies and superhero blockbusters among the nominees at the annual film awards voted for by youth audiences.
The 2012 BET Awards Winners List
http://youtu.be/YeaBKpAR31s The Carter household has plenty to celebrate! Beyoncé and her husbandJay-Z, each won two 2012 BET Awards on Sunday (July 1). After Kanye West, the married duo topped the nominations list and mockingly duked it out for the night’s big award, Video of the Year. List of the BET 2012 Ward Winners Centric Award […]
Company The Movie: Can Dr. Doogie and Stephen Colbert Sing Sondheim?
It seemed like a celebrity stunt: a Broadway classic revived in concert form for a few nights and featuring a cast of, eww, television stars. Neil Patrick Harris may be suited for blithe hosting chores on the Tony Awards, and the Emmy show and the Spike TV Video Games Awards and the TV Land Awards and the World Magic Awards, but he’s no Raul Esparza
James Beard Awards Leave Bad Taste
The James Beard Awards are often called “the Oscars of the food world,” and not unjustly.