Reuters: Entertainment News

Singer Robbie Williams "not engaged"

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:20:08 +0530

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British singer Robbie Williams said on Saturday he was not engaged to his girlfriend, Ayda Field -- despite "proposing" to her a day earlier.

Taiwanese tear-jerker wins 'Chinese Oscar'

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:35:43 +0530

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Taiwan director Leon Dai's harsh real-life drama "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" won best feature on Saturday at the Golden Horse Film Awards, regarded as the Oscars for Chinese-language film.

Swiss will not release Polanski before Monday

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:58:18 +0530

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss authorities will not release Roman Polanski into house arrest at his luxury Alpine chalet until Monday at the earliest as bail conditions still have to be met.

Luc Besson says the French are his harshest critics

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:14:40 +0530

STOCKHOLM (Reuters Life!) - French film director Luc Besson, known worldwide for blockbusters like "The Big Blue" and "The Fifth Element", says his movies face the toughest criticism at home where they are seen as not quite "French enough".

Welcome to the generation of million dollar kids

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:51:18 +0530

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Think your children are costing you a lot? You're right, with an Australian study finding that the average child now costs $1 million (US$917,000) to raise, taking into account toys, holidays and other activities.

"District 9" no alien to Oscar buzz

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:17:15 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a year full of surprise hits without stars, "District 9" stands out as an even more unlikely box office champion than the crowd-pleasing comedy "The Hangover" or the supernatural thriller "Paranormal Activity."

Transsexual L.A. Times sportswriter found dead

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:39:32 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Times sportswriter who made headlines by announcing he was becoming a woman, then returned to work as a man, has been found dead in a suspected suicide, the paper reported on Saturday.

British rappers jailed for YouTube song threat

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:01:14 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Two British rappers were jailed on Friday for threatening potential witnesses to a murder in a song they posted on YouTube.

Paris evolution sale: from dinosaurs to space diapers

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:00:43 +0530

PARIS (Reuters) - From entire dinosaur skeletons and fossilised bugs alive more than 400 million years ago, to modern space paraphernalia, there is something for every pocket in a Paris evolution-themed auction next month.

Australia welcomes two giant pandas from China

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:50:13 +0530

ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters) - Australia welcomed on Saturday two giant pandas from China zookeepers said they hope will become the first breeding pair in the southern hemisphere.