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Film Review: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland in 3D

To 3D, or not to 3D, that is the question. The answer? Don’t bother – it doesn’t make much of a difference. When the 3D demonstration trailer throws a rugby ball at the audience, they will duck, but the film itself is not much affected.
Whether to see the film itself? Definitely.
After a lavish London launch [...]

Entertainment: Cheryl Cole Leaves Husband Ashley

Entertainment: Cheryl Cole Leaves Husband Ashley

Following mounting speculation in the past few weeks, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole (formerly Tweedy) has announced, via a PR statement, that she is leaving her footballer husband, England and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole.
The statement reads:
Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband Ashley Cole. Cheryl asks the media to respect her privacy during this difficult [...]

Music: Grammy Winners 2010 List

Music: Grammy Winners 2010 List

The 2010 Grammy Award ceremony took place yesterday evening, with the major winner on the night proving to be Beyonce Knowles, who lifted six of the prestigious awards.
Below is a list of Grammy 2010 winners:

Song of the year – Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Best country album – Taylor Swift – “Fearless”
Best [...]

Music: 2010 Grammy Ceremony Tonight

Music: 2010 Grammy Ceremony Tonight

The 2010 Grammy Awards take place this evening, as the great and good of the American recording industry gather together to take part in what is arguably music’s biggest awards ceremony.
Some popular categories include:
Record of the Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.

Halo – Beyonce
I [...]

Caressa Cameron is Miss America 2010 Winner

Caressa Cameron is Miss America 2010 Winner

Caressa Cameron, who had been Miss Virginia, was crowned Miss America 2010 at the 2010 Miss America pageant.
The beauty competition winner, aged 22, was crowned at a ceremony in Las Vegas.
Ms Cameron will take home a $50,000 scholarship as first prize.
Miss America is one of the most popular beauty competitions in the United States, however, [...]

Brit Awards: Nominations Announced

Brit Awards: Nominations Announced

The BRIT Awards celebrate the best of British and international popular music. The 2010 BRIT Awards will be again be sponsored by MasterCard and will take place on Tuesday 16 February at London’s Earls Court Arena. ITV will broadcast The BRITs live on the same night and Peter Kay will be presenting the show.
The Brit [...]

Golden Globes: James Cameron Press Conference on Avatar

James Cameron explains the breakthrough technology used in Avatar after winning “Best Motion Picture” and “Best Director” at the Golden Globes, Zoe Saldana answers a question in Spanish and James Cameron talks about the earthquake crisis in Haiti.

Golden Globes: Winners

Golden Globes: Winners

The 67th Golden Globes ceremony took place last night in Hollywood with the film city’s glitterati turning out in force to hear Ricky Gervais’ offhand commentary and the tearful acceptance speeches of the year’s greatest achievers. Avatar scooped the majority of the cabinet-ware and Meryl Streep cemented her places as the darling of Hollywood with [...]

BAFTAS: Long List of Nominations Announced

BAFTAS: Long List of Nominations Announced

The first round of voting for the 2010 BAFTAS has been concluded. A further round of voting will take place before the final nominations are announced on Thursday 21st January 2010. The “Long List” of nominations for the 2010 Orange British Film Awards is as follows:

Best Film
Avatar
District 9
An Education
Gran Torino
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Moon
Precious: Based on [...]

Entertainment: Jonathan Ross Quits BBC

Entertainment: Jonathan Ross Quits BBC

Jonathan Ross has today announced that he is to quit the BBC.
The comic presents his own “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross” show on the BBC’s flagship BBC One channel also hosts a Radio 2 show and his own film review program for the Corporation.
Ross leaving will mark the end of a 13 year association.
In a [...]

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