Tag Archives: Hollywood

Seeing stars: Hollywood Through the Lens

A Spring treat lies in store if you hurry down to London’s Getty Images Gallery. “Hollywood Through the Lens”, the gallery’s Canon-sponsored exhibition celebrating Hollywood’s 100th anniversary, runs until 28th April. The show is packed with iconic images from the … Continue reading

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News Hound | China pulls Avatar from its cinemas and Channing Tatum wants to strip – again!

  China is pulling the 2-D version of Avatar from its cinemas, causing much speculation as to why. Kellan ‘Twilight’ Lutz is up against two other actors for the role of Conan (The Barbarian) in an upcoming remake of the … Continue reading

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News Hound sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t have to get your paws dirty…

Hollywood studios are feeling the recession as much as any other business and want to move away from accepting the pay demands made by A-list stars on the grounds that the past year has seen small films with unknown actors … Continue reading

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Hollywood’s epic love affair with disaster reaches new highs… and lows

News Muse ponders over the latest movie gossip, giving you her unique take on all the showbiz shenanigans… Last week I was devastated to hear that Hugh Jackman has turned down hosting the Oscars next year. This week the producers … Continue reading

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News Muse – Six Degrees of Hollywood: A trip down memory lane

I’ve always had a thing for Hollywood movie star biographies, but I mean old-school Hollywood, like 1930s, 40s and 50s. Some great reads so far have been Ava Gardner – Love is Nothing by Lee Server, Bette and Joan: The … Continue reading

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News Muse – Looks do deceive, at least in Hollywood

I was quite excited this week to hear that fellow Swede and Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson has been given as exciting a project as The Danish Girl – the true-story drama that will see Nicole Kidman … Continue reading

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News Muse – Hobblywood, Tom Crooze and Hangovers

It’s time for some Friday frolics with your very own Muse of da News, who is feeling particularly exhausted and feeble this last (overly-long) working day before the salvation that is the weekend. So I do apologise if there is … Continue reading

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News Muse – Green Porno and Cannes glamour

Did anyone catch the Graham Norton Show last night? I nearly choked on my dinner because I was laughing so hard during his interview with Isabella Rossellini. Turns out Bella is really in to the birds and the bees. But … Continue reading

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News Muse – London Premiere of 17 Again

Last night, I went to the premiere of Zac Efron‘s latest movie 17 Again, co-starring Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann. Remember when I got caught up in the Twilight premiere? Add more, many many more, shrieking pre-teen and teenage girls … Continue reading

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News Muse – Attack of the Body Swappers: The Remake

News Muse has on a previous occasion moaned about the apalling lack of new ideas in the Hollywood film industry. And scouring the news stories this week only confirms this sad fact: Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro are teaming … Continue reading

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