Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

Avatar Sequel Planned

Since Avatar exploded on the scene in record breaking fashion rumours have been rife on potential sequel. The cheques from the Avatar are still clearing but director James Cameron is wasting no time in discussing plans for a potential sequel. Cameron received wide acclaim for the fantasy world he created for Avatar, using stunning special [...]

Larry King Calls It A Day

After 25 years of asking the hard questions, Larry King has decided to call it quits. Larry posted the news to fans via Twitter today, saying that he would formally end his reign sometime before the end of the year. Larry celebrated his 25th anniversary earlier this month and currently resides in the Guinness Book [...]

Three Times in Four Years: Oprah Tops Forbes Celebrity 100 for 2010.

Forbes has released its annual Celebrity 100 list for 2010. Forbes uses Google searches, income, magazine covers and news articles to come up with a ranking for the 100 most powerful celebrities. The first Forbes Celebrity 100 was released in 1999, where Michael Jordan held the top spot. Women dominate the top of this year’s [...]

Nicaragua to Host Two Seasons of Hit TV Series Survivor

CBS announced Sunday in New York City that Nicaragua has been chosen as the next location for the filming of the Emmy Award-winning reality television series Survivor. The beaches on Nicaragua’s southern pacific coast will become the new locale of one of TV’s most successful shows during the 21st and 22nd seasons, after a careful [...]

Grace Potter Leverages Social Media

Scene: Burlington, Vermont. A college town just placed on the top 10 cities for the next decade by Kiplingers. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, a funky band from Vermont that is enjoying relatively revent success utilized social media to deliver thousands to the Church Street Marketplace, an open pedestrian mall in the heart of Burlington. [...]

Homer Simpson Best Film and Television Character in Twenty Years.

Homer Simpson, the dad from record breaking prime time cartoon The Simpsons, has been named the best character made for television and film for the last twenty years. The results were generated by a survey for US entertainment magazine Entertainment Weekly as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. He heads a list that includes icons [...]

The Hobbit in Limbo

Hobbit director Guillermo Del Toro has quit citing continuing delays. The Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director has worked on the project since he was announced as director and co-screen writer in 2008. He now owns two houses in Wellington, New Zealand, where the project is being made. Possibly due to financial issues with MGM, the [...]

The Rise and Fall of the Duchess of York

May 2010 showcased another chapter in the high profile rollercoaster life of the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson. The News of the World published a sting video showing the Duchess offering to sell a wealthy businessman an opportunity to spend time with her ex husband, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. While the British, and [...]

24 Ends. Feature Film Planned

American action/drama series has ended after 8 seasons. The show starred Kiefer Sutherland as special agent Jack Bauer, usually working for the Counter Terrorist Unit or CTU, based Los Angeles. The show was unique in its real-time serialized format. Each show represents an hour in the life of the CTU, and each season was made [...]

Charlie Sheen Renews Two and Half Men Contract

Two and Half Men will continue, following confirmation that Charlie Sheen has re-signed. Sheen’s publicist has confirmed that Sheen has signed a two year contract with the show. Filming of the show temporarily stopped in February 2010 when Charlie Sheen entered rehab. Ever since there has been speculation that Charlie Sheen may leave the show. [...]