ENTERTAINMENT

IBTimes Logo

Alicia Keys finds freedom from Motown sound

A music industry desperate for bankable superstars has all but anointed Alicia Keys as heir to the golden era of Motown, when Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and others made it seem easy to pump out timeless R&B hits.
More news
IBTimes Logo

Fox says Time Warner Cable may drop Fox TV shows

News Corp's Fox television unit said on Friday that testy carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable Inc could leave viewers unable to see Fox programing, including American Idol and NFL football.
IBTimes Logo

Avatar director James Cameron back in spotlight

James Cameron is the king of the world again. Avatar, the director's first feature since 1997's Titanic, opens worldwide this weekend amid critical acclaim and expectations of boffo box office.
IBTimes Logo

SAG nods cap busy week for film award watchers

The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday unveiled nominations for its widely watched film awards, giving key nods to three films including Up in the Air and capping a busy week of honors from industry groups.
IBTimes Logo

Record labels seeking profits in T-shirts, tours

Ravaged by dwindling music sales and rampant piracy, major music companies are bulking up expertise in an area of the business they used to ignore: T-shirts, baseball caps and other artist merchandise.
IBTimes Logo

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist quits, again

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed he quit the chart-topping funk-rock band for a second time, claiming that my musical interests have led me in a different direction.
IBTimes Logo

SAG full list of nominees

The Screen Actors Guild has unveiled its nominees or the 16th annual SAG Awards to be held on January 23, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
IBTimes Logo

Basterds, Precious among top SAG nominees

Three films, Inglorious Basterds, Precious and Up in the Air, earned three nominations apiece from the Screen Actors Guild on Thursday, giving them a boost in the race for Oscars.
IBTimes Logo

French rocker Hallyday in legal action over surgery

French rocker Johnny Hallyday, who has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, has taken legal action to determine whether his Paris surgeon was at fault over a previous operation for back trouble, his publicists said on Thursday.
IBTimes Logo

Daniel Day-Lewis sings for his supper in Nine

The idea of brooding, dramatic double-Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis singing and leaping around a stage in a movie musical seemed as improbable to him initially as it might be for audiences.
IBTimes Logo

Taylor Swift, Gosselin among People's most intriguing

Fearless singer Taylor Swift graces the cover of People's most intriguing of 2009, on a list that names mom-of-eight Kate Gosselin the mother of all reality stars and British singer Susan Boyle as the surprise hit, the magazine said on Wednesday.
IBTimes Logo

Golden Globe nominations boost underdogs

Golden Globe nominations seldom lead to the big box-office bounce that Oscar contenders can enjoy, but positive media attention can help limited releases mount successful expansions.
IBTimes Logo

Even top Hollywood directors feel like outsiders

When six A-list directors -- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker); James Cameron (Avatar); Lee Daniels (Precious); Peter Jackson (The Lovely Bones); Jason Reitman (Up in the Air); and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) -- gathered recently for a candid discussion of filmmaking, hilarity ensued immediately as they swapped war stories.
IBTimes Logo

Avatar starts long march toward profitability

Titanic director James Cameron releases his first dramatic feature in 12 years this weekend, and there's almost as much buzz about its costs as the film's groundbreaking motion-capture animation.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.