Amazing to think of how much an audience never sees during an opera performance – or never used to see. Live cinema relays from the world's leading opera houses can now convey a level of close-up detail rarely visible in a theatre. But that, says the soprano Danielle de Niese (pictured), brings challenges of its own. Especially if the costumes are none too substantial.
Tuesday 04 June 2013
Michael Douglas did not say he developed throat cancer because of oral sex, according to his publicist.
Monday 03 June 2013
The Hollywood actor says a sexually transmitted disease caused his tumour
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Michael Douglas broke down in tears while talking about his recent bout of throat cancer during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival.
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Catherine Zeta-Jones has readmitted herself to hospital for "maintenance" treatment for bipolar II disorder.
Saturday 09 March 2013
If this ingenious drugs drama is Soderbergh's final film, then he's going out on a high
Sunday 03 March 2013
Aweek on from the Oscars, it's curious to see Broken City and Arbitrage, two films packed to the gunwales with former Oscar winners and nominees, but which were never in much danger of winning awards themselves. They're B-movies with A-list casts. But as long as you see them as star-studded TV films, rather than prestige projects, both offer their share of guilty pleasure.
Sunday 24 February 2013
Los Angeles law enforcement is on 'high alert' ahead of tonight's Oscars in the wake of a wave of gun violence in the US, unconfirmed reports claimed today.
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Shirley Bassey and the cast of Les Miserables will sing on stage at the Oscars this Sunday.
Thursday 14 February 2013
The art house posters behind Steven Soderbergh's new film have been blamed for its poor performance at the US box office. Might Channing Tatum have saved it?
Wednesday 13 February 2013
This Freudian thriller is chock-full of murder, blackmail and illicit lesbian affairs
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