Entertainment

Kenzo takes Paris for a magical walk in the woods

Kenzo invited the world of fashion to wrap up for a magical wander through a forest on Sunday (March 8) as it presented its latest Autumn/Winter collection at Paris fashion week. Models sauntered through the shifting landscape draped in fluid layers of capes and blankets in a collection that breathed mobility. Graphic jacquards and shearling wraps protected the models from the winter cold, layered over dresses and trousers in floral prints. The palette too was […]

Latest trailer released for highly anticipated Avengers sequel

“Avengers: Age of Ultron” saw its third full trailer released online on Thursday (March 5) as anticipation over the second installment of the hugely popular and lucrative superhero series builds to a crescendo ahead of the film’s launch at the end of April. In the trailer the villain of the movie, the artificial intelligence Ultron, is seen bringing his robot forces together to battle the team of Marvel’s biggest selling superheroes – themselves with their […]

N.Y’s Lincoln Center to rename concert hall for David Geffen

New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will rename its Avery Fisher Hall for music mogul David Geffen, who has made a $100 million gift to help with its renovation, officials said on Wednesday (March 04). Large-scale renovation of the concert hall, home to the New York Philharmonic, is due to begin in 2019 at a cost of about $500 million, Lincoln Center said. It will be named David Geffen Hall in September at […]

Oprah closing Harpo Studios

After 26 years Oprah Winfrey will be shutting down Harpo Studios in Chicago, the long-time home of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Winfrey broke the news on Tuesday (March 03) to her staff that they’ll be moving all operations to Oprah’s cable network OWN’s headquarters in Los Angeles. The new office offers ample sound stages and post production space that will be aimed at growing original programming at OWN. The move is expected to be completed […]

Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Express rolls into the studio tour

The Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter, at the Hertfordshire Leavesden Studios, gave a preview of its expansion on Tuesday (March 3). It showcased a major new addition – Platform 9 3/4 with the original Hogwarts Express train, steaming on a set of tracks. The iconic 78-year-old red steam engine (named ‘Olton Hall’) was used in the movie franchise to transport Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest of the gang to […]

Cate Blachett enjoys being wicked stepmother in “Cinderella”

Cate Blanchett and Lily James walked along a red carpet adorned with chandeliers at the Los Angeles premiere of the live-action fairy tale “Cinderella,” on Sunday (March 1) afternoon. “Cinderella” is a modern re-telling of the classic Disney animated film released in 1950. Ella, played by James, is left to live with her stepmother, played by Blanchett, and stepsisters, played by Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger, after the unexpected death of her father. Ella, re-named […]

Will Smith’s “Focus” tops box office at $19.1 million

Will Smith’s new action drama “Focus” booted the kinky sex tale “Fifty Shades of Grey” for its perch atop U.S. and Canadian weekend box office charts, racking up $19.1 million in ticket sales. Smith, in his first leading role since 2013’s “After Earth,” plays a seasoned con artist who meets up with an aspiring con artist, played by Margot Robbie, in the romance-caper film hybrid. “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, an adaptation of a popular comic […]

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83

Leonard Nimoy has died. The actor was famed for his portrayal of Mr. Spock on the “Star Trek” science fiction TV series and movies. He died Friday (February 27) morning after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Last year, Nimoy disclosed on Twitter that he had been diagnosed with the progressive lung disease. He was 83. Nimoy had other roles during a long career in TV, film and theater, and directed successful movies, wrote books, composed […]