Reuters: Entertainment News

Mariah Carey among Jackson memorial participants

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:57:29 +0100

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singers Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Usher and Lionel Richie, and Motown records founder Berry Gordy, will be among those taking part in Michael Jackson's memorial on Tuesday, the family's spokesman said.

Romance rocks wizard world in new Potter movie

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:56:58 +0100

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Romantic comedy meets the wizarding world in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth instalment in the hit movie franchise in which hormones, as well as hexes, are on the loose at Hogwarts school.

Cascada overtakes Michael Jackson to top singles chart

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:15 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro-pop act Cascada have topped the singles charts with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" this week, preventing total domination by Michael Jackson, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday.

Wimbledon final nets 11 million UK viewers

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:57:24 +0100

LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - More than 11 million British viewers watched Roger Federer's epic five-set victory over Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon men's tennis final Sunday, giving the BBC its best viewing tally for the championships in five years.

Lang Lang, Herbie Hancock in bold Montreux premiere

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:55:38 +0100

MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang made his first appearance at the Montreux jazz festival on Sunday, teaming up with veteran Herbie Hancock in an audacious show blending classical and jazz music.

Chinese pen "instant" Michael Jackson biography

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:26:14 +0100

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two Chinese writers slaved for 48 hours straight to produce an "instant" biography of late singer Michael Jackson, despite having never met him, a state-run newspaper said on Monday.

Tokyo premiere launches return of "Harry Potter"

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:33 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of fans, some dressed as wizards in long gowns with pointy hats, lined up in Tokyo to catch the sixth in the blockbuster "Harry Potter" film series on Monday, kicking off a string of such events around the world.

Russian writer Aksyonov dies

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:59:39 +0100

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian writer Vasily Aksyonov, best known for his novels critical of the Soviet system, died in Moscow on Monday aged 76, Russian news agencies said.

Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:35:10 +0100

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.

"Slumdog" child star moves into new Mumbai home

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:31:30 +0100

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A child star of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" moved into his new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb Saturday, a far cry from his family's former dwelling -- a shanty by the railway tracks.