- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:49:44 GMT
AP - Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in the wardrobe of his London apartment last week after leaving a note nearby, a British coroner's official told an inquest Wednesday.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:53:38 GMT
AP - Without the paparazzi in sight — and just a few fashion photographers perched at the end of a black wooden runway — Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen presented their collection The Row to a small group of fashion insiders on Tuesday.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:35:37 GMT
AP - Seven "American Idol" contestants can stop worrying, for now: They're in the top 24.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:17:03 GMT
AP - "The Last Waltz" may have been a festive parting for the members of the Band, but for Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson, it was the opening number.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:27:21 GMT
AP - Sarah Palin is lashing out at the portrayal of a character with Down syndrome on the Fox animated comedy "Family Guy."
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:11:53 GMT
AP - Martin Scorsese clearly had a ball making "Shutter Island," which seemingly hurls everything the director knows about filmmaking up on screen in a blazing, masterful technical triumph.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:53:39 GMT
AP - Without the paparazzi in sight — and just a few fashion photographers perched at the end of a black wooden runway — Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen presented their collection The Row to a small group of fashion insiders on Tuesday.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:20:12 GMT
AP - Putting on the Academy Awards is a major undertaking, as first-time Oscar producing pair Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman are learning. They've agreed to talk with The Associated Press to offer occasional updates on the day-to-day challenges of putting on the big show.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:30:21 GMT
AP - Jay Leno's longtime bandleader, Kevin Eubanks, may not play very long once the Leno troupe returns to "The Tonight Show."
- Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:45 GMT
The Newsroom - President Obama may be proposing funding cuts for culture in his bleak 2011 budget, but he's once again signaled an enlightened approach to the arts by appointing New York painter Chuck Close to his Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:48:30 GMT
Reuters - Not long ago, Lee Daniels received a phone call out of left field: George Lucas had seen his film "Precious" and wanted the director to come to his Skywalker Ranch for a visit. Daniels flew up north, had lunch with Lucas and even spent the night in one of his cottages.
- Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:39:47 GMT
Playbill - Broadway's Sara Gettelfinger, of Seussical, Nine and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, joins the cast of the national tour of The 101 Dalmatians Musical starting with the Chicago run on Feb. 16. She replaces Rachel York, who launched the tour in fall 2009.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:53:46 GMT
AP - Without the paparazzi in sight — and just a few fashion photographers perched at the end of a black wooden runway — Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen presented their collection The Row to a small group of fashion insiders on Tuesday.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:30:00 GMT
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion week has come under attack recently by some members of the industry, who are concerned about the increasing proliferation of their designs, at lightning speeds, via the Internet.
- Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:04:43 GMT
Reuters - Bestselling American author James Patterson is expanding into comic books under a new deal announced on Tuesday that is designed to help him boost his profile in Hollywood.