REVIEW: Without it, The Incredible Hulk, The Terminator and Conan could have had very different visages. 1977 docudrama Pumping Iron made both Lou Ferrigno and Arnold Schwarzenegger household names, propelling them for the niche world of bodybuilding into mainstream Hollywood
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X Factor: Blood, tears and darts
Hollywood has brought us some wonderful music so when I heard the theme of last night’s X Factor, great things sprung to mind. Like Tom Bachelor doing the Ghostbusters song or Gap 5 doing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s Turtle Power.
Vampires to be slayed by same sex romance
Lesbians are set to become the new vampires in Hollywood, according to film expert Simon Weaving.
Motley Crue to go out with a bang
After more than 30 years as rock music’s biggest bad boys, after selling more than 30 million albums, Motley Crue can see the finish line, bassist Nikki Sixx says.
Lorde’s gig strange and short
REVIEW: Lorde Mighty Mighty, May 10 Lorde’s gig was the place to be in Wellington on Friday night, that was obvious. If the fact it sold out in 73 seconds hadn’t told you that much, then the number of cellphones snapping and tweeting and updating Facebook statuses midshow would have made it clear
Stars sound off about rumours
The celebrity gossip machine had burbled for a day or two about Ozzy Osbourne’s marriage, and for weeks about Jada Pinkett Smith’s. Yet both stars hit a breaking point about the same time – and took to Facebook
The Most Living Artist
In art, as in most other matters, the ’70s have not yet been named.