LiveNetMedia.com - UK Entertainment http://www.livenetmedia.com/ en-us I started my book Gun Nation for many reasons. I'd covered a lot of conflict zones and was increasingly aware that the real story wasn't being told. Most of the weapons I saw in cold-war conflict zones originated in the US, China, or Russia - so I decided to go back to the source. When I looked into the statistics in the US, it was astonishing: about 30,000 people are killed each year by guns. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:36 +0000 Theatre-by-the-Lake, Keswick
A plainly dressed man in a poky attic flat is expecting a visitor. The bell rings, so he buzzes the caller in. Then he tries again. Then he trudges down four flights of stairs to open the door himself.
Like the building's temperamental entry phone, Conor McPherson's play is a little difficult to get into at first. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:36 +0000 Leicester Square Theatre, London
The last time US comic Doug Stanhope performed in London, he phoned his sick mum from the stage to check if she was dead yet. This time he tells us, with jokes, how he recently assisted her suicide. Stanhope blasts a hole through to the existential void. If he's no longer the bruised, idealistic firebrand of five years ago,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 U Be Dead is a TV drama based on the real-life case of a stalker and her victims. But bringing the shocking story to the screen gave writer Gwyneth Hughes some unexpected problems
One of the strangest things about true stories is that they are often difficult to believe. So I'm glad I never had to pitch my TV drama U Be Dead as a piece of fiction. Exciting? Yes, amazingly so. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 South Korea's most prestigious film festival said Wednesday it has chosen Taiwanese director Tsai Ming Liang as its Asian Filmmaker of the Year.
Reported by Independent Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 A former AMERICAN IDOL reject has been charged with misdemeanour battery after an alleged attack on a woman in a nightclub bathroom.Asia'h Epperson, who was a contestant...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 Music mogul SIMON COWELL has refused to kick an escort off his hit British talent show THE X FACTOR, insisting, "We haven't banned prostitutes."Chloe Mafia, 20, has made...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 A passionate eco-warrior has sparked a hostage crisis at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland after walking into the building with a...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 Reclusive singer LAURYN HILL is quietly plotting the release her first album in over a decade, after making her stage return last month (Aug10).The former Fugees star...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 PARIS HILTON has been banned from the Las Vegas resort where she was allegedly caught in possession of cocaine last week (27Aug10).The socialite and her boyfriend Cy...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 MICHAEL JACKSON's brother RANDY has kept his promise to a desperate Childrens Hospital Los Angeles patient by personally donating $60,000 (GBP40,000) to pay for her...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 ASHTON KUTCHER has taken aim at a U.S. tabloid over reports he's cheating on his wife DEMI MOORE.In a new article, Star magazine suggests the actor's five-year marriage...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 KATY PERRY has scored a TEENAGE DREAM at the top of the U.S. album charts after debuting at number one.The pop star's second album has stormed to the top of the Billboard...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 LINDSAY LOHAN's estranged father has fired back at reports he attempted to sell extracts from his daughter's diary while she was in rehab in Utah in 2007.Michael Lohan...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 Drama has hit the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Wednesday (01Sep10) after the event's number 10 seed, VICTORIA AZARENKA, collapsed on court and had to retire from...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 Cycling champion LAURENT FIGNON has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 50.The Frenchman, who won the Tour De France in 1983 and 1984, died on Tuesday...
Reported by ContactMusic Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:31 +0000 New York Times publishes allegations that PM's media adviser 'actively encouraged' unlawful practice while editor
The prime minister's media adviser, Andy Coulson, freely discussed the use of unlawful news-gathering techniques while editor of the News of the World and "actively encouraged" a named reporter to engage in the illegal interception of voicemail messages,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:16:30 +0000 'Beware the tenor with a new Rolex'
The time has come, in this week of lifting the lid on cricket corruption, to reveal the virus at the heart of classical music, the canker in the operatic apple. For years, those of us in the business have tried to keep quiet about the existence of those shadowy men who sidle up to you before curtain-up at Covent Garden,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust
There is something a little odd about seeing a show intended for two to four-year-olds and finding that the audience is comprised almost entirely of adults, but this delightful show from Catherine Wheels is a really grown-up piece of theatre with strong absurdist overtones. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 Audrina Patridge says her "Dancing With the Stars" partner "pumps" her up. The former "Hills" star said Tony Dovolani is "such a great teacher."
Reported by VH1 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 Katy Perry and Russell Brand's behind-the-scenes relationship is uncovered on "VMA's Revealed," premiering Saturday at 11 a.m.
Reported by VH1 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 Eminem took MTV News' Kurt Loder to Detroit for a 1999 interview. Em will return to his hometown Thursday with Jay-Z for the Home and Home Tour.
Reported by VH1 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 Paris Hilton has been banned from two resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and her boyfriend has been sacked as a nightclub partner following their arrests in a vehicle that police said smelled of cannabis.
Reported by Belfast Telegraph Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:57:44 +0000 For the first time since April, a new title has replaced Stieg Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo at the top of Amazon's list of best-selling Kindle e-books. For the week ending August 29, Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay, the final title in her trilogy The Hunger Games, is the top-selling e-book among Kindle users.
Reported by Independent Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:57:43 +0000 On September 1, the final round of nominees was revealed for the 44th annual CMA Awards, set to take place in Nashville on November 10. Leading the nominations is 27-year-old singer Miranda Lambert, whose seven nods include Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.
Reported by Independent Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:57:37 +0000