Mike Mather’s blog.
Secrets and speedy thumbs as Blanchett and Cuaron team up for 'Disclaimer' TV series
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar winners Alfonso Cuaron and Cate Blanchett say their new television show "Disclaimer" is woven around characters that challenge audiences to suspend their judgment. The seven-part psychological thriller is b...
Oct 08, 2024
Cissy Houston, singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died in her New Jersey home on Monday at the age of 91. Houston's daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, shared the new...
Oct 07, 2024
'Star Wars', 'Batman' and Bond items for sale at Propstore film auction
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian RICKMANSWORTH, England (Reuters) - From Yoda's cane to Clint Eastwood's duster coat in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", hundreds of items will go under the hammer next month in a sale of movie and television memorabilia. ...
Oct 07, 2024
Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal bring boxing drama to Hulu
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - Mexican actors and childhood friends Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal have paired up again, to deliver Hulu's first Spanish-language series, "La Máquina." Luna and Garcia Bernal have been best friends since childhood a...
Oct 07, 2024
US Supreme Court rebuffs singer R. Kelly's challenge to sex abuse conviction
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear imprisoned former R&B superstar R. Kelly's appeal of his 2022 federal conviction on charges involving child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex wi...
Oct 07, 2024
Supermodel Naomi Campbell admits failures at charity, denies misconduct, media reports say
(Reuters) - Supermodel Naomi Campbell acknowledged shortcomings in her role as a trustee of the Fashion for Relief charity, which she founded, media reports said on Friday. Campbell, however, insisted she had not engaged in any financial misconduct...
Oct 04, 2024
Japanese theatre comes to London in cultural exchange
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) - A central London playhouse and a theatre from Osaka, Japan, are this month working to prove any cultural differences between the two are superficial. Theatres around the world have turn...
Oct 04, 2024
Makeup artist's lawsuit accuses Garth Brooks of rape
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country music superstar Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by an unnamed hair and makeup artist on Thursday. In a complaint submitted to Superior Court in Los Angeles, a w...
Oct 04, 2024
Bruce Springsteen backs Kamala Harris in latest celebrity endorsement
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday for the Nov. 5 election, becoming the latest celebrity to back the U.S. vice president against Republican former President D...
Oct 03, 2024
George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go up for sale at an auction next month where it could be sold for more than $800,000. Bought from a music store in the band...
Oct 03, 2024
Daniel Day-Lewis to come out of acting retirement for son's film 'Anemone'
LONDON (Reuters) - Three-time Oscar winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement to star in his son's feature film directorial debut, "Anemone". The highly acclaimed performer, known for films such as "Lincoln" and "Gangs of New York"...
Oct 02, 2024
Fashion designer Hedi Slimane leaves LVMH's Maison Celine
PARIS (Reuters) -Famed fashion designer Hedi Slimane has left LVMH's Maison Celine division, said LVMH on Wednesday. "Under his creative and artistic direction, Celine has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French coutur...
Oct 02, 2024
Doctor expected to plead guilty in death of 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the d...
Oct 02, 2024
Chanel returns to Grand Palais for Paris Fashion Week
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel took to the Grand Palais for its spring-summer runway show on Tuesday, marking its return to the soaring glass and steel monument with an eclectic collection of sparkly tweed ensembles and a singing perfor...
Oct 01, 2024
Police in Mumbai seek statement from ticketing platform CEO over Coldplay concert
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Police in India's financial capital Mumbai have sought a statement from the CEO of a ticketing platform that sold the tickets to a Coldplay concert in the city, after complaints that many tickets were sold in the black market, me...
Sep 30, 2024
