Good Upset Over Vancouver OlympicsOctober 7th, 2009 Canadian rocker MATTHEW GOOD is outraged millions will be spent on the 2010 Winter Olympics in his native Vancouver - insisting the money should be used to eliminate poverty instead. The former frontman of the Matthew Good Band has been strongly opposed to holding the Winter Games in the city since 2003, when Canadians voted in favour of hosting the sporting event.
Winfrey & Obama Back Chicago's Olympics BidSeptember 30th, 2009 America's TV titan OPRAH WINFREY and U.S. First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA have joined forces to help Chicago, Illinois land the Olympics in 2016.
Albarn Linked To Olympics PostSeptember 25th, 2009 DAMON ALBARN is reportedly in talks to become the artistic director of the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012. The sporting event is heading to the U.K.
Schwarzenegger Invited To London OlympicsSeptember 21st, 2009 Actor-turned-California governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has been invited to the London 2012 Olympics as a special guest. The Terminator star has been asked to return to east London to see how the area has transformed since he lived and trained there as a bodybuilder in the 1960s.
'Doctor Who' star Tennant beats Obama as pupils' dream head teacherSeptember 17th, 2009 LONDON - 'Doctor Who' actor David Tennant has piped US President Barack Obama after being voted children's "dream" head teacher in a poll. A quarter of kids, between the age bracket of nine to 11, believed that the former Time Lord would fit the bill of a good head teacher because he appears intelligent and fun, in the survey by the National College for the Leadership of Schools and Children's Services.
Andrew Lloyd Webber to audition dogs for The Wizard of Oz's Toto on TV!September 11th, 2009 LONDON - English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is set to audition dogs to look for the perfect canine to star as Toto in his new West End production of 'The Wizard of Oz'. Lloyd-Webber has confirmed he will audition dogs through the new BBC1 talent search programme.
Mortensen Asks Tribespeople To Take Photos For New BookSeptember 9th, 2009 VIGGO MORTENSEN has teamed with leading South American anthropologists for a fascinating new photo book. The actor is collecting photos of indigenous life - taken by tribespeople in Paraguay - and plans to publish them in a new book released by his own publishing imprint, Perceval Press.
Isaacs Finds Potter's Looming End 'unbearable'September 8th, 2009 Actor JASON ISAACS is dreading the end of the beloved HARRY POTTER franchise - despite relishing in the downfall of his evil character. The Brit has played sinister wizard Lucius Malfoy since the first installment in 2000, a character who is a right-hand man of Potter's arch nemesis Lord Voldemort.
Rascal Slams London OlympicsSeptember 4th, 2009 Rapper DIZZEE RASCAL has slammed Britain's upcoming 2012 Olympics for turning his native East London into a "building hole". The Bonkers hitmaker grew up Bow, close to the site of the Olympic stadium in the capital's Stratford, and he's disgusted with what he sees when he goes to visit the borough.
Bad Boys 3 Coming To CinemasSeptember 1st, 2009 producers want to reunite WILL SMITH and MARTIN LAWRENCE for a third installment of the BAD BOYS action franchise. Movie executives at Columbia Pictures have commissioned writer Peter Craig to begin work on a new screenplay for Bad Boys 3.
Lahoris to have Hollywood, Bollywood film feast for EidAugust 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Cinemas across Punjab, Pakistan, are set to screen Indian and American movies on the upcoming occasion of Eid after local films were said to have failed to attract the audience. Lollywood will reportedly come out with just three films while most of the cinemas in the country would offer three new Bollywood and two Hollywood films.
Queen's Freddie Mercury tops 'Britain's Greatest Ever Moustache' listAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - Rock band Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury has walked away with the title of 'Britain's Greatest Ever Moustache' in a new poll. Mercury has topped the celebrity moustache poll with John Cleese's moustache in Fawlty Towers occupying the second spot.
JONAS RUNNING FOR CHARITYAugust 5th, 2009 Pop star JOE JONAS is taking part in a charity run in Texas to raise money for the JONAS BROTHERS' children's charity. The Love Bug singer is launching the iWin Joe Jonas Fun Run, a five kilometre (3.1 mile) race in San Antonio, which will benefit the band's Change for the Children Foundation and Special Olympics Texas, which provides sports training for disabled kids and adults.
Dominic Monaghan says he went 'off the rails' after Lord Of The Rings' successJuly 31st, 2009 LONDON - Dominic Monaghan has said that couldn't cope with the success that came his way with the 'Lord Of The Rings', and he was driven "off the rails" after filming the first movie in the series. Monaghan was a relatively unknown actor when he landed the role of Merry in 2001's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'.
Timothy Dalton turns baddie for Doctor WhoMay 15th, 2009 LONDON - Former 007 Timothy Dalton is set to play a baddie in one of David Tennant's final episodes of Doctor Who. The actor has already flown down to UK for filming.