Tag: Arts and Entertainment
Logies audience on the rise despite criticism
The Logie annual awards and host Gretel Killeen might have come in for a bagging, but the ceremony proved a ratings winner with more than 1.5 million viewers tuning in.[MORE]
Gandalf v Vader: Geeks face off in mock battles
A new web series reconstructs hypothetical match-ups between fantasy heroes.[MORE]
Art lovers enveloped by Soft Sculpture exhibition
They are fluffy and squishy, they droop, dangle and ooze and they are on display at the National Gallery.[MORE]
Bob Dylan tops charts again
Bob Dylan's latest album has topped the UK charts, almost 40 years since his last number one.[MORE]
Golden girl Gibney's Logies glory
After a television career spanning 25 years, Packed To The Rafters star Rebecca Gibney has won her first Gold Logie. [MORE]
Hollowmen takes top comedy Logie
ABC 1 comedy series The Hollowmen has won the Most Outstanding Comedy at this year's Logie Awards in Melbourne.[MORE]
Underbelly stars score Logies
Gyton Grantley and Kat Stewart have won the Silver Logies for most outstanding actor and actress for their roles as Carl and Roberta Williams in Underbelly.[MORE]
Gibney wins night's first Logie
Packed To The Rafters actress Rebecca Gibney has grabbed the first Logie of the night.[MORE]
Stars dazzle on Logies red carpet
Glamorous gowns, million-dollar jewellery, international guests and even a bedazzled swine flu mask have graced the red carpet at tonight's 51st Logie Awards.[MORE]
Wolverine has box office bite with $US35m opening
Going solo has paid off for Hugh Jackman and his X-Men spin-off.[MORE]
Smith, Gibney favourites for Gold Logie
The coveted gold statuette at tonight's 51st Logies is expected to end up in the hands of one of two veteran actors - either Ian Smith or Rebecca Gibney.[MORE]
'Father' against Madonna's adoption bid
'Father' of the Malawian child who Madonna hopes to adopt says he opposes the move.[MORE]
Veteran rocker takes aim at Aussie music scene
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Veteran Aussie rocker Stephen Cummings takes aim at Midnight Oil and Nick Cave in a new book.[MORE]
Family concerned by artist's trip to Alice
Police have confirmed they investigated complaints from the family of a famous Aboriginal artist over his whereabouts at Easter. [MORE]
Masked men steal Dali painting
Masked men have held up staff of a Dutch museum and robbed them of two valuable paintings, one by Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali police said.[MORE]
Duffy becomes Britain's first woman poet laureate
The British Government has announced the new official poet to the royal family, the poet laureate, will be Carol Ann Duffy - the first woman to hold the post since it was established in 1668. [MORE]
Lost reaches 100-episode milestone
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It was four-and-a-half years ago that Oceanic Flight 815 went off course over the South Pacific and crashed onto a seemingly deserted beach.[MORE]
Recessionistas pounce on hot rocks
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Typically, discretionary spending on luxury goods is the victim when there's a downturn in the economy.[MORE]
Garrett backs circus school upgrade
Australia's only circus school is being given $3.75 million in federal funding towards the upgrade of its training facility in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Court grants Redmond O'Neal rehab chance
Redmond O'Neal, the son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, has been admitted to a drug court program that should keep him out of jail while his mother struggles with her second bout of cancer.[MORE]
Radio station confesses to Beyonce prank
Radio station admits it sent a Beyonce doppleganger to fool Viennese museum bosses.[MORE]
Sponsor pullout won't stop music muster
The organiser of one of Australia's biggest country music festivals says the withdrawal of a major sponsor due to the global economic downturn will not stop the event from continuing.[MORE]
Studios forced to delay Mexico movie openings
Several major Hollywood studios are delaying the release of big budget movies in Mexico due to the influenza outbreak.[MORE]
Queen fan pays thousands for lesson from May
Queen guitarist Brian May is to give his first ever private lesson after a punter bid over 7,500 pounds ($15,200) to jam with the star. [MORE]
