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UK Film Council to be abolished
Jul 26th
26 July 2010 Last updated at 10:51 ET
The UK Film Council is to be axed as part of a cost-cutting drive by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), it has been announced.
The organisation, founded in 2000, had an annual budget of £15m to invest in British films and More >
Richard Desmond buys channel Five
Jul 23rd
23 July 2010 Last updated at 15:45 ET
Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star, has bought Five Group from entertainment network RTL for £104m.
The deal for Mr Desmond’s Northern & Shell company to buy Five, which runs TV channel Five, has been closed with immediate effect.
RTL said More >
Sherlock actor’s ‘joy and worry’
Jul 22nd
22 July 2010 Last updated at 23:01
By Tim Masters Entertainment correspondent, BBC News
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has admitted he felt an initial rush of anxiety over taking on the role of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.
The 34-year-old actor stars in the BBC’s contemporary remake of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic which begins on More >
‘Molasses’ poured in BP protest
Jul 13th
The museum says it is grateful to BP for its support
An oil-like substance has been poured around one of the British Museum’s statues by activists urging it to end its sponsorship deal with BP.
The targeted relic, Hoa Hakananai’a, is a giant carving of a human head and torso and More >
Police probe Gibson assault claim
Jul 9th
Oksanka Grigorieva and Mel Gibson appeared at numerous public events
Actor Mel Gibson is being investigated over claims of domestic violence, Los Angeles police have confirmed.
They said an allegation was being looked into following an interview with the star’s Russian ex-girlfriend Oksanka Grigorieva.
But spokesman Steve Whitmore declined to disclose any More >
Turner oil breaks artist record
Jul 8th
The painting was bought by the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles
An 1839 Turner masterpiece of a view of Rome has sold for £29.7m in London, breaking the artist’s auction record.
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino sold in five minutes with six bidders battling for the work which has More >
Lady Gaga sets Facebook record
Jul 5th
By Dan WhitworthNewsbeat technology reporter
Lady Gaga will tour the UK again in November and December 2010
Lady Gaga has become the first living person to have more than 10 million fans on Facebook with her tally standing at 10,673,476 (5 July).
According to new research by online site Famecount, the star More >
Court drops Paris Hilton charges
Jul 2nd
Ms Hilton was arrested after the Netherlands match against Brazil
A South African court has dropped drugs charges against US socialite Paris Hilton after her arrest at a World Cup game.
Ms Hilton was arrested in Port Elizabeth after the Netherlands’ defeat of Brazil in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
She appeared More >
Brit actor Garfield is Spider-Man
Jul 2nd
Andrew Garfield won a TV Bafta for his role in gritty drama Boy A
British actor Andrew Garfield is to play comic book superhero Spider-Man in the next outing of the film series, it has been announced.
The 26-year-old, raised in the UK but born in California, will begin work on More >
Warhol sells in Polaroid auction
Jun 23rd
Andy Warhol’s Self Portrait (Eyes Closed) and Truman Capote were on sale
A 1979 Andy Warhol self-portrait which sold for $254,500 (£170,800) was among photos sold at a New York auction of the Polaroid corporation’s collection.
It was one of 1,200 photos for sale at Sotheby’s collected by the firm over More >
Harry Potter US theme park opens
Jun 20th
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Madeline Morris takes a look around the new Harry Potter theme park in Florida.
Thousands queued for the opening of the Harry Potter theme park, where they were greeted by the films’ stars, including Daniel Radcliffe.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at the More >
Director Ronald Neame dies at 99
Jun 18th
Poseidon Adventure director Ronald “Ronnie” Neame has died in hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 99.
The British film-maker, who died on Wednesday, never recovered after suffering from a fall, said family friend and BBC correspondent Peter Bowes.
London-born Neame also worked as a cinematographer on films including Blithe Spirit More >
Jackson to star in new video game
Jun 15th
Ubisoft have issued an image from the new game
Singer Michael Jackson is to be captured in a new video game, developers Ubisoft have announced.
The game, which has yet to be given a title, will rate players’ ability to dance like the late pop star.
It will be one of the More >
Film star Zeta Jones becomes CBE
Jun 13th
Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta Jones has been appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
The Welsh star is honoured alongside actress Sophie Okonedo and Midsomer Murders actor John Nettles, who are both given OBEs.
Writer Ronald Harwood, who won 2003′s best adapted screenplay Oscar for The Pianist, receives a knighthood.
Veteran More >
Five MTV awards for New Moon
Jun 7th
Stewart and Pattinson picked up the award for best kiss
The second instalment in the Twilight franchise won five prizes at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles – emulating the success of the first movie in 2009.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon won best movie while Kristen Stewart and Robert More >
