Christopher Eccleston 'plays John Lennon in TV drama'November 15th, 2009 LONDON - Television actor Christopher Eccleston will soon be seen playing John Lennon in new BBC drama 'John Lennon - Naked'. In fact, the first day of the shoot saw the filming of the event back in October 18, 1968, when the Beatles member and his girlfriend Yoko Ono were arrested following a drugs raid at a flat in London.
Marie Dedicates Song To JamesNovember 10th, 2009 Eighties soul star TEENA MARIE has dedicated a song on her new album to her late mentor RICK JAMES. Marie shot to fame in the early 1980s after being discovered by funk icon James and she has proved she's not forgotten the Grammy-winning star by paying tribute to him on her latest release, Congo Square.
Mckellen To Play His Fictional Brother In New MockumentaryNovember 6th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN has signed on to play his fictional brother in a new TV drama. The Oscar nominee will star as Murray McKellen in The Academy, about a run-down drama school in London.
Western parents more dominating than East Asian counterpartsNovember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that parents in Western countries are more controlling and dominating over their children compared to those in East Asian countries. The research led by Eva Pomerantz from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and Qian Wang of The Chinese University of Hong Kong showed dominating parental control in Western countries often makes children suffer psychologically.
When Rahul Bose couldn't do justice to himselfNovember 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - He has hardly been seen this year. But actor Rahul Bose promises a wide variety of movies in 2010, saying he is confident he will not disappoint the way he did in "Maan Gaye Mughall-e-Azam".
TNT picks up acclaimed police drama 'Southland,' axed recently by its original network, NBCNovember 2nd, 2009 TNT picks up NBC's axed police drama 'Southland'NEW YORK — Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year. Beginning Jan.
Power at work may be bad for mental, physical healthOctober 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Having position of authority at work does have its perks, but a new study has shown that the people at top are more likely to experience certain psychological and physical problems. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto, used data from a national survey of 1,800 American workers in different occupations and sectors.
Tanovic's "Triage" starring Colin Farrell opens this year's Rome Film FestOctober 15th, 2009 Tanovic's "Triage" opens Rome Film FestROME — Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic's "Triage," a movie about the horrors of war and the scars it leaves on survivors, opened the Rome Film Festival on Thursday. The movie starring Colin Farrell, Christopher Lee and Paz Vega, tells the story of two war photographers who set off for a conflict-stricken Kurdistan.
Christian Slater hoping his new ABC crime drama, 'the forgotten,' isn'tOctober 14th, 2009 Slater hoping his ABC drama the forgotten' isn'tBURBANK, Calif. — Christian Slater remains calm during his staring contest with a menacing dog.
Dame Judi Dench thinks young actors are too impatient for stardomOctober 13th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench believes that young actors want quick fame and do not learn from their seniors in theatre. Speaking at the Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, the 74-year-old Dench criticised the new generation of actors for taking little interest in theatre.
Goody's grave lies lonely and forgotten as Tweed continues to partyAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - Jade Goody's grave is said to be lying "lonely and forgotten" while her husband Jack Tweed has been snapped continuing his hard-party lifestyle. The reality TV star's final resting place was allegedly left untended, while the 22-year-old widower was photographed showing off his wedding band as he groped a girl pal's breast at the recent V Festival.
Money helps people feel better, but doesn't necessarily improve quality of lifeAugust 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Money may help people feel better about their lives, but it may not necessarily improve their quality of life, say two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. Dr. Ed Diener, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dr.
Macca recalls fond memories with JackoJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has recalled his fond memories with Michael Jackson, insisting the late star's "talent will never be forgotten". The former 'Beatle' spoke about the time when the duo recorded songs like Say, Say, Say together after the King of Pop called him in 1980, and asked: "Do you wanna make some hits?"
"That was the start of our adventure together.
Fred Durst doesn't believe in Obama's leadershipJune 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst lacks faith in the Obama government and describes the present political set up as "f***king corrupt- its out of control and it's anarchy."
Due to his disbelief in the political system, the rocker abstained from voting in the US Presidential elections. "I did not vote.
Women less choosy than men when it comes to speed datingJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A new study has shown that women become less choosy when they move from table to table during speed datings. Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick, social psychologists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, says that this finding suggests that chivalric behaviour created by the speed-dating experience may be skewing the data.
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