Jennifer Hudson tackles ‘intimidating’ role of Winnie Mandela
(Reuters) – For Oscar and Grammy-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, the decision to play anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela in her first lead role was...
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‘Fifth Estate’ exposes WikiLeaks in Toronto film festival debut
(Reuters) – “The Fifth Estate,” an unlikely thriller that chronicles the emergence of anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and its enigmatic founder Julian Assange, premiered at the Toronto International...
Underwood brings new ‘Sunday Night Football’ theme
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carrie Underwood has taken the handoff from Faith Hill to perform the musical introduction for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” but don’t...
Actress Scarlett Johansson engaged to Frenchman
(Reuters) – American actress Scarlett Johansson, whose latest film “Under the Skin” is showing at the Venice Film Festival, is engaged to her French journalist...
Roman Polanski discusses impact of his 1977 sex crime conviction
(Reuters) – Director Roman Polanski, in a rare interview published on Thursday, shares his frustrations and feelings about being the object of hatred due to...
Sofia Vergara highest paid actress on U.S. TV, again: Forbes
(Reuters) – Sofia Vergara of ABC’s successful TV comedy “Modern Family” is the highest-paid actress on U.S. television for the second consecutive year with estimated earnings of...
NBA’s LeBron James to produce U.S. cable TV comedy series
(Reuters) – Basketball star LeBron James will serve as an executive producer on a forthcoming television comedy series about two men who rise from poverty...
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot back in new novel by UK author
(Reuters) – Bestselling British crime novelist Sophie Hannah will revive Agatha Christie’s fictional detective Hercule Poirot in a new novel due out next year. When...
Sir Elton John wins first Brits Icon award
Sir Elton John has won the first ever Brits Icon award, in a gala concert which marked his stage return after surgery for appendicitis. Sir...
Jennifer Lopez returns as ‘American Idol’ judge
(Reuters) – Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will be returning to “American Idol,” joining new judge Grammy- and Emmy-award-winning singer Harry Connick Jr. and veteran Keith...