ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - US entertainment behemoth Disney said Tuesday that it would begin rolling out its Disney streaming service in Europe on March 24, its latest challenge to established on-demand television and movie providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple. The launch will begin in Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - In a tiny workshop in central Paris, Paloma Casile puts finishing touches on eco-friendly lingerie that she hopes will catch on at an international show a few days hence. Below her chic little shop on the Rue du Jour, the designer pieces together bits of lace, sometimes combined with lurex, taking care to gather up scraps to be...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Just one day after the death of veteran musician Steve Fataar, South Africa has lost another music icon. Guitarist Jethro Butow has died in a car accident, according to reports. Both Anton Goosen and Jethro are South African Rock Hall of Fame inductees and had collaborated on a number of projects. “He was a legend. One of the most...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The battered faces of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel stare out of posters in Milan created by Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo to raise awareness of violence against women. The street art campaign is called "Just Because I am a Woman", and also feature US Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Eyes fixed on her smartphone screen, world champion gamer Barbara "Babi" Passos sits in a Sao Paulo mansion engaged in a fight to the death in the blockbuster Free Fire video game. Babi is among a dozen professional gamers playing in the Hunger Games-style contest for Brazil's video game channel Loud, which YouTube ranked as the...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The Oscar nominations were unveiled Monday, with “Joker” earning the most nods (11) ahead of favourites “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” “1917” and “The Irishman.” Here are five fun facts from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ announcement: Scarlett, Saoirse make history Female directors may have been shut out, but...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The Daily Show host and comedian Trevor Noah has announced that his talk show has received three nominations at the 51st NAACP Image Awards set to take place on February 22. The Daily Show is nominated in Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Host in A Talk or News/Information, and Outstanding Talk Series categories....

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - South African actress Charlize Theron has been nominated for an Oscar Award for the third time. Theron previously won an Oscar for Monster in 2004 and was nominated for Best Actress for North Country in 2006. She is nominated alongside Cynthia Erivo for Harriet, Scarlett Johansson for Marriage Story, Saoirse Ronan for Little Women...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - After less than a year back together, the romance of celebrity rap couple AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, and DJ Zinhle, real name Ntombezinhle Jiyane, is reportedly on the rocks again. Last year in March, they seemed to have rekindled the spark years after a public spectacle involving accusations of cheating, with AKA publicly...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS - The Oscar nominations will Monday reveal which stars and movies have a shot at Hollywood's ultimate prize, as the industry nervously awaits the number of women and minorities selected. The pre-dawn Academy Award announcement caps months of ceaseless campaigning by A-listers and studios, with only the chosen few progressing to next...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Parlophone Records has announced two new albums by David Bowie, with never-before-heard songs being released digitally on a weekly basis from January 17. Among the tracks is a rare version of “The Man Who Sold The World”, which arrived on January 8 in observance of what would have been Bowie’s 73rd birthday. The song was recorded...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Fox has announced the development of a new series inspired by British chef Gordon Ramsay. The renowned culinary expert and restaurateur will act as executive producer on the project via his company, Studio Ramsay, along with the creators of the Uncle Buck series, Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. Written by Cragg and Bradley, the...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Head-banging away in the shadow of a multi-billion-dollar K-pop industry, South Korea's axe-wielding heavy metal bands shred a modest trail of destruction. And in a society where conformity is widely expected, the mosh pit masters are as clean-cut as any average Seoul citizen. In the intimate, subterranean surroundings of a cramped...

GEORGE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Famous Norwegian pianist, Rune Alver, will be performing at the Oakhurst Insurance George Arts Theatre on Friday 17 January at 19:30. Alver was educated at Bergen Music Conservatory and the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo where he received his diploma in 1986. He has studied with pianists Jan Henrik Kayser, Einar...