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Grumpy Cat the movie. It’ll be rubbish
Somebody get Tommy Lee Jones on the line. He has a new gig.
Up close with polar bears a thrilling experience
We no longer have to die wondering what it’s like to be eaten by a polar bear, thanks to the ingenuity of the veteran producer of TV One’s new Polar Bear Family and Me, Tuesday, 8.30pm. Jason Roberts built a perspex and steel version of a shark cage, designed to resist the depredations of these powerful beasts, while watching them up close
The real Sound Of Music
The Sound Of Music star Nicholas Hammond talks to Janie Smith about his new documentary which tells what really happened to the von Trapp family. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who could not sing along to at least one song from The Sound Of Music, but the story of the real von Trapp family is a lesser-known tale.
Singer from Gaza wants to be Arab Idol
Arab Idol is an over-the-top TV ratings smash in the Middle East, and a young crooner from a Palestinian refugee family, whom admirers have nicknamed “the Rocket”, is stealing the show. The surprise breakout of the second season is a 23-year-old Gaza Strip resident named Mohammed Assaf, whose patriotic folk songs and romantic ballads – with their themes of grit, longing and love – have propelled him into the final rounds.
The other side of the pop art mastermind
Andy Warhol is not only one of the world’s best known artists, but one of the few who was famous and fetched high prices while alive. Since his death in 1987, he has become pervasive, with many exhibitions, books and more, and his works are far more valuable
The Doors founding member dies
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock ‘n’ roll, has died. He was 74
From low-life to doting dad in new film
So often cast
Kelleher rumoured to romance princess
Rumours Princess Charlene of Monaco may be cheating on her royal husband with former All Black Byron Kelleher are gathering steam.
Aussie rocker Chrissy Amphlett dies
Australian rock legend and former Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has died after a long battle with cancer.