LONDON (Reuters) – Pop star Rihanna’s victory in a legal case against Topshop over the use of her image has been upheld by Britain’s Court of Appeal, which backed an earlier judgment against the British fashion chain. Three years ago Topshop, which is owned by... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former NBC late night host Jay Leno voiced his support on Wednesday for the women who have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted by comedian Bill Cosby. Leno, who stepped down as host of “The Tonight Show” last year, was as... More »
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of hacking into the computers of a number of international singing stars, including Madonna, and selling their songs online, a police source said. A police spokesman confirmed that a 3... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Malcolm Jamal-Warner, who played Bill Cosby’s son on television, has told Billboard magazine that he found it painful to hear the claims that the comedian sexually abused more than a dozen women. Warner, who played Theo Huxtable on “The... More »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Efforts by India’s Congress party to block the publication of a “dramatized” biography of its president Sonia Gandhi only stoked interest in the book, said author Javier Moro. “The Red Sari”, the English translation of the 2008 Spanish-la... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – German tenor Jonas Kaufmann gave his legions of fans what they pay for in a revival of Umberto Giordano’s French Revolution opera “Andrea Chenier” at Covent Garden on Tuesday that took on unanticipated relevance due to recent events in Franc... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When Amazon Inc announced on Monday its move into the movie business, the Internet retailer sent a ripple through Hollywood’s pool of independent film. It’s a pool where the major studios don’t swim much any more and where projects get ... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Joel and Ethan Coen, the American filmmaker brothers, will be the first co-presidents of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the organizers said on Tuesday. The Coen brothers, who made “Fargo”, “Barton Fink” and “No Country for Old... More »
SZIGETHALOM, Hungary (Reuters) – In the 19th century, piano makers competed to make special instruments for Hungarian virtuoso Franz Liszt, the world’s first piano superstar. Now Hungary is returning the favor with a space-age piano named for its creator, pian... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Interview,” the Sony Pictures comedy believed to have triggered a cyber attack on the studio, has racked up over $40 million in sales from 5.8 million digital downloads, the studio said on Tuesday. Michael Lynton, chief executive o... More »
GLENDALE, Calif. (Reuters) – DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc has begun a round of layoffs, a labor union said on Monday, while media reports indicated that up to 400 employees could be cut from the studio’s workforce. Months after talks to find a buyer sputtered ... More »
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors have sent a request to a regional court in Krakow for the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States over a 1977 child sex-crime conviction, the Prosecutors’ Office in Krakow said on Tuesday. “The... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Mann’s cyber-terror thriller “Blackhat” punches, kicks, slashes and guns down the notion of the solitary keyboard-pecking hacker with the muscular Chris Hemsworth as adroit in a street fight as he is combing through government s... More »
PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) – In the midst of the international imbroglio over his role as North Korea’s leader in the screwball comedy “The Interview,” nothing was quite so jarring for Randall Park as seeing his face on television as newscasters talked about K... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman accusing Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her in 2008 at the Playboy Mansion met with Los Angeles police for two hours on Wednesday, her attorney said, in what could conceivably result in the first criminal case against the comedi... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – There is no knocking Taylor Swift from her perch at the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart, where her album “1989” notched its ninth week at No. 1. “1989” sold 111,000 album copies and 439,000 individual song downloads, bringing... More »
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors questioned filmmaker Roman Polanski on Wednesday following a U.S. request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex crime conviction, a spokeswoman said. Boguslawa Marcinkowska said Polanski was questioned in Krako... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With long dark hair and an American accent, British actress Sienna Miller disappears into her role as the wife of a U.S. Navy SEAL sharpshooter in the film “American Sniper.” Blond, blue-eyed Miller has ramped up her career since the birth... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Director Michael Bay’s special effects spectacle “Transformers: Age of Extinction” led all movies in ignominy with seven Razzie Awards nominations, including worst picture, screenplay and director. Action fantasy film “The Legend of Her... More »
LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Woody Allen will make his first foray onto the small screen, writing and directing an online series for Amazon.com, the latest coup by deep-pocketed cable and streaming companies in luring the biggest names in film to tele... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Filmmakers are bringing major art exhibitions featuring the works of Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and Rembrandt from museums around the globe to U.S. theaters with a series of movies that will take audiences on a guided tour of the show... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Coming of age tale “Boyhood” won the coveted Golden Globe for best drama on Sunday, while the quirky period caper “The Grand Budapest Hotel” was the surprise winner for best comedy or musical, in a big upset to awards season f... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Two fresh new series, Showtime’s “The Affair” and Amazon’s “Transparent,” were catapulted into the spotlight on Sunday at Hollywood’s Golden Globe awards, taking home the night’s honors for best television drama and comedy. Am... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – The following are film and television winners at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Sunday. FILM BEST DRAMA “Boyhood” BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL “The Grand Budapest Hotel” BEST AC... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When actor-director George Clooney accepted his lifetime award at Sunday’s Golden Globes awards, he used his acceptance speech to both put the value of awards in perspective and voice his support for the victims of the deadly attack on ... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amid a wave of nominees and stars wearing red and white, all eyes were on the new Mrs. George Clooney as she made her red carpet debut in a striking black Christian Dior gown at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Amal Clooney, who marri... More »
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and Canadian filmgoers turned out for a third time to see Liam Neeson in his action movie franchise “Taken,” which led box office charts over the weekend with $40.4 million in ticket sales. Civil rights film “Selma” finish... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – English DJ Mark Ronson kept the top spot in the British singles chart on Sunday with “Uptown Funk,” featuring U.S. singer Bruno Mars, the Official Charts Company said. It is the fourth non-consecutive week at number one for the track, which ... More »
ROME (Reuters) – Anita Ekberg, the striking blonde Swedish actress whose sashay through Rome’s Trevi fountain in “La Dolce Vita” made her an icon of cinema, died Sunday at 83 at a clinic near the Italian capital, her lawyer said. After a two-year illness and s... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Over the past seven weeks, Sony Pictures’ chief executive has dealt with the fallout from a cyberattack he likens to having your house robbed and burned to the ground. But the devastating hack, he says, might end up being much less of a... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – British actress Sienna Miller will replace Emma Stone as singer Sally Bowles for the final six weeks of the Broadway run of the musical “Cabaret,” producers said on Wednesday. The 33-year-old actress will join the cast of the musical – set... More »
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Sony Corp Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai on Tuesday said he does not expect the November cyber attack on the company’s film studio to have a significant financial impact, two weeks after the studio rolled out the movie at the heart of the at... More »
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Sony Corp Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai does not see the November cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment causing major upheaval in the studio’s business. Hirai on Tuesday told a roundtable of reporters at the Consumer Electronics Show ... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Broadway musical “The Last Ship,” written by Grammy-winning rock star Sting based on his childhood growing up in a shipbuilding town in northeast England, will close later this month, its producers said on Tuesday. Sting, 63, has been ... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Jaycee Chan, the son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, will stand trial on Friday on a drugs charge, media reported on Tuesday, the latest in a series of minor celebrities accused of narcotics offences. The microblog post from the semi-off... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Birdman” and “Boyhood,” two of the front-runners for Hollywood’s film honors this year, were nominated along with a slew of small movies on Monday for the top Producers Guild Award, a reliable predictor of the best picture Oscar. Among... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Broadway had its best-attended and highest grossing calendar year in 2014 with 13.1 million people seeing shows that brought in $1.36 billion, according to figures released on Monday. The Broadway League, which represents producers and the... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last of Peter Jackson’s three “Hobbit” films rode to a third straight weekend atop box office charts, selling an estimated $21.9 million in tickets at U.S. and Canadian theaters. Disney’s film version of the dark Broadway musical “Into... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian Broadcasting Corp said on Monday it has placed two executives at the heart of a scandal involving former radio personality Jian Ghomeshi on leaves of absence, effective immediately. The CBC’s head of human resources and industr... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish writer Ali Smith’s inventive “How to be both”, which is divided into two parts, each starting with a different character, was named as the winner in the novel category on Monday for Britain’s 2014 Costa Book Awards. Smith’s critical... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actress Emma Stone will extend her run as singer Sally Bowles opposite Tony winner Alan Cumming in the Broadway musical “Cabaret” for an additional two weeks, producers said on Monday. Stone, 26, who is nominated for a best supporting actr... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – DISH Networks Inc said on Thursday it would make “The Interview,” the controversial Sony Pictures Entertainment film about the fictitious assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, available as a pay-per-view option starting on Jan ... More »
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Interview,” the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, opened in more than 300 movie theaters across the United States on Christmas Day, drawing many sell-out audiences an... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong kung fu movie star Jackie Chan feels ashamed of his son’s drug abuse and hopes that one day he will speak out about the dangers of taking drugs, state news agency Xinhua reported. Jaycee Chan was formally charged with a drugs offe... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Pictures made “The Interview” available online on Wednesday, a day before its theatrical release, after reversing a decision made a week ago to cancel the movie’s release following a massive cyberattack. The film was available for ... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is pleased Sony has decided to release “The Interview” in some theaters, after earlier bowing to pressure from a cyberattack blamed on North Korea, the White House said on Tuesday. “The president applauds Sony’s de... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Grammy-winning rock star Sting has boosted ticket sales of his Broadway musical “The Last Ship” and won praise for his performance as a foreman in the show based on his childhood in a shipbuilding town in northeast England. “The Last Ship,... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state prosecutor said on Monday it had formally charged Jaycee Chan, son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, with a drugs offense, meaning he is almost certain to face trial. The younger Chan, a 32-year-old actor and singer, was arre... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British musician Elton John on Sunday married his long-term partner David Furnish, converting their civil partnership after laws allowing gay marriage in Britain came into force this year. John, one of Britain’s most prominent musicians and ... More »
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last movie of Peter Jackson’s three “Hobbit” films rode to the top of U.S. and Canadian weekend box office charts, selling an estimated $56.2 million worth of tickets and boosting the holiday movie season that is crucial to... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oscar winner George Clooney slammed Hollywood power players for not supporting Sony Pictures following the cyber attack on the company over the satirical comedy “The Interview” about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Sony on Wednesday pulle... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stephen Colbert filed his final “Colbert Report” on Thursday, bidding farewell to his popular cable television show with the help of scores of celebrities who crowded onto the stage for a rousing sendoff to the tune of “We’ll Meet Again.” ... More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – The comedy on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader is “desperately unfunny” and would have flopped overseas if it had not been canceled, according to leaked e-mails of international executives of Sony Pictures. Sony Corp scrapp... More »
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Washington made the woes of cyberattack victim Sony Pictures its own on Thursday as the White House acknowledged that the devastating strike against the big Hollywood studio was a matter of national security that would be me... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday a cyber attack on Sony Pictures was a serious national security matter and the Obama administration was considering a proportional response, although the White House stopped short of blaming North Korea... More »
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday said it was weighing the proportional response to the sophisticated perpetrator of a cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures, exposed its executives and led to the cancellation of the film “Th... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Pictures has canceled the release of a comedy on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader, in what appears to be an unprecedented victory for Pyongyang and its abilities to wage cyber-warfare. Hackers who said they were ... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood filmmakers and actors voiced outrage on Wednesday after Sony Pictures pulled the release of North Korea parody “The Interview,” following threats from hackers who waged a massive cyberattack on the movie studio. Actors Ben Sti... More »
BOSTON (Reuters) – The New York premiere of “The Interview”, a Sony Pictures comedy about the assassination of North Korean President Kim Jong-Un, has been canceled and a source said one theater chain had scrapped plans to show it, after threats from a hacking... More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – The head of Sony Pictures consulted with a senior U.S. official in June, days after North Korea threatened “merciless countermeasures” over the release of an upcoming film featuring a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un, leaked emails show... More »
(Reuters) – Former and current mixed martial artists sued the Ultimate Fighting Championship league on Tuesday, alleging the business has a monopoly on the professional fighting market and limits the potential earnings of its athletes. The suit, filed in feder... More »
(Reuters) – Brian Williams, anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the newscast and serve as managing editor, NBC said on Monday. NBC News President Deborah Turness said in a message to staff, s... More »
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Exodus: Gods and Kings”, an action-filled epic starring Christian Bale as Biblical leader Moses, marched to the top of U.S. and Canadian movie charts, collecting $24.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend. The multitudes o... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A 22-year-old South African woman, Rolene Strauss, won the Miss World 2014 beauty pageant in London on Sunday, the organizers said in a statement. Hungary’s Edina Kulcsár came second and Elizabeth Safrit, representing the United States, came... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – English DJ Mark Ronson grabbed the top spot in the British singles chart on Sunday with his new track “Uptown Funk” featuring U.S. singer Bruno Mars, the Official Charts Company said. The track was made for Ronson’s fourth studio album, “Upt... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Early in the film “Still Alice,” the Columbia University professor played by Julianne Moore is the picture of health taking a jog through campus, until she realizes she is completely lost. Miniscule movements in her pale face betray the... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Early villains have emerged in the next James Bond film “SPECTRE”: hackers who stole a version of the screenplay as part of a devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Producers of the James Bond films said they learned on Saturday morn... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With massive battle scenes, biblical plagues and a towering tidal wave, British director Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” is an epic historical drama and retelling of the story of Moses as a reluctant prophet. Shot in 3D with striki... More »
Los Angeles (Reuters) – All was calm on Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures’ parody film “The Interview”, which had been in the spotlight for sparking tension with North Korea and potentially prompting a major cyber hack on the company. Stars... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Joaquin Phoenix makes a fist and raps it three times on the arm of a chair. “It’s like one’s enough,” he says about press interviews, forcing a grin. The three-time Oscar nominee, known as much for his enigmatic public persona as the co... More »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Surreal show business satire “Birdman,” a darling of critics for its innovative storytelling, led the Golden Globe Awards film nominations on Thursday, with its seven nods making it a front-runner early in the Hollywood awards... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy stepped into the lead role of Netflix Inc’s historical series “Marco Polo,” he faced one major hurdle. He did not speak English. “I was terrified,” Richelmy said. “Language is one of the most importan... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – (Corrects paras 1-3 to show track is most viral, not most streamed, changes headline to reflect) The breakout hit “Take Me to Church” by the young Irish singer Hozier, which has been adopted as a protest song against anti-gay discrimination ... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby was sued for defamation on Wednesday in Massachusetts by a sexual assault accuser who said he branded her a liar in public statements made through his representatives denying her allegations of abuse. The eight-page c... More »
NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) – Sony Corp. Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai ordered the film “The Interview” to be toned down after Pyongyang denounced it for depicting the assassination of North Korea’s leader, according to emails apparently stolen from Sony’s Hollywoo... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby was sued for defamation on Wednesday in Massachusetts by a sexual assault accuser who said he branded her a liar in public statements made through his representatives denying her allegations of abuse. The eight-page ... More »
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – The cast of dark existential comedy “Birdman” led the Screen Actors Guild film award nominations on Wednesday, earning four nods from its peers in the kick-off of the Hollywood awards season. “Birdman” was followed by coming-... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Late night U.S. talk show host David Letterman will anchor his final broadcast on May 20 before retiring and handing the reins of the “Late Show” to Stephen Colbert, network CBS Corp said on Wednesday. The comedian, known for his sardon... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A hush comes over the audience when one of the actors slowly revolves full circle while aiming a pistol at spectators in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1990 musical “Assassins” at an intimate London theater-in-the-round. The gunman is out t... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A hush comes over the audience when one of the actors slowly revolves full circle while aiming a pistol at spectators in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1990 musical “Assassins” at an intimate London theater-in-the-round. The gunman is out t... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A hush comes over the audience when one of the actors slowly revolves full circle while aiming a pistol at spectators in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1990 musical “Assassins” at an intimate London theater-in-the-round. The gunman is out t... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – The final movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” is here for the holidays and while the creators of the popular franchise admit they’ve taken a few liberties, they say it’s all in a good cause. A new character, the female elf warrior T... More »
(Reuters) – DreamWorks Animation SKG said it plans to launch a 24-hour family-oriented television channel in 19 Asian countries during the second half of 2015 as part of its effort to expand television production and distribution. Shows running on the channel,... More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of the biggest names in international opera, has stirred controversy by posing with the flag of Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels and making a donation to the opera house in the separatists’ main stronghold, Don... More »
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – From the untold millions in sales of contemporary art to luxury brand-sponsored parties and an invasion of street artists, Miami Art Week ended its 13th and largest annual fair on Sunday, cementing its reputation as one of south F... More »
MILAN (Reuters) – Daniel Barenboim celebrated his final season premiere as musical director of La Scala on Sunday with a performance of “Fidelio”, Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, winning a 13-minute ovation on the opening night of a new modern-dress product... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hollywood stars, ballet dancers, and soul singers on Sunday celebrated Kennedy Center Honors winners actor Tom Hanks, singer-songwriter Sting and comedienne Lily Tomlin during Washington’s high-profile tribute to excellence in the arts. ... More »
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”, starring Jennifer Lawrence as the young archer who rallies the downtrodden citizens of a dystopian society, collected $21.6 million to lead the box office charts for a third consecutive ... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just days after a massive hacking attack on employees at Sony’s Hollywood studio, distributor of the new James Franco comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the actor wasted no time as host of “Saturday Night L... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran’s track “Thinking Out Loud” returned to the top of the British music singles chart on Sunday, five weeks after it last held the spot, the Official Charts Company said. The song, which last month recorded ... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “CitizenFour,” filmmaker Laura Poitras’s documentary about National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, was given the top award for best feature by the International Documentary Association on Friday. The IDA award for “Citize... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British soul-pop artist Sam Smith, R&B star Beyonce and singer-producer Pharrell Williams led artists with six Grammy nominations each, including nods for the top prize of Album of the Year, the Recording Academy said Friday. Smith’s “I... More »
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – Eight days after a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio was still struggling to restore some systems on Tuesday evening as investigators combed for evidence to identify the culprit.... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was sued on Tuesday by a woman alleging he molested her in 1974 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles when she was 15, in what is believed to be the first court case arising from a recent wave of sexual misconduct accusations... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Reese Witherspoon could probably still claim the title of America’s sweetheart, but Hollywood’s overachiever might be the more accurate moniker for the 38-year-old actress these days. Sitting amid the wilderness above Beverly Hills, Wit... More »
