http://www.abc.net.au/news/entertainment News from around the world of arts and entertainment http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:43:09 +1000 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:43:09 +1000 An American soul singer accused of hitting Blacktown MP Paul Gibson says he acted in self-defence. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967877.htm 2967877 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:03:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment government-and-politics state-parliament political-parties labor-party law-crime-and-justice crime courts-and-trials assault australia nsw thornleigh-2120 A Tasmanian university lecturer is defending violent computer games. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968005.htm 2968005 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:31:00 +1000 games community-and-society antisocial-behaviour tas hobart-7000 launceston-7250 Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and soul singer Aretha Franklin make music for charity. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967347.htm 2967347 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:02:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music united-states The ABC recorded a clear win in Wednesday night's ratings battle, securing the top three programs with election focused comedies. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967620.htm 2967620 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:43:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment television government-and-politics elections federal-elections australia ARIA-winning pop-rock group The Veronicas are suing their former Australian merchandiser, claiming they have not been paid for sales since December. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967534.htm 2967534 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:02:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music courts-and-trials australia A US version of reality TV cooking show MasterChef, with fiery chef Gordon Ramsay as one of the judges, has made an impressive debut. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967456.htm 2967456 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment television united-states Actress Angelina Jolie has taken time out from her promotional movie tour of South Korea to investigate the fate of repatriated North Korean refugees. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967313.htm 2967313 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:41:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment feature-films refugees actors north-korea south-korea Meryl Streep and Tina Fey will play a mother-daughter duo in a comedy to be directed by Stanley Tucci. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967329.htm 2967329 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment feature-films actors united-states A Brazilian TV host accused of ordering killings to boost his crime show's ratings has died, leaving his alleged involvement in the murders unexplained. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967113.htm 2967113 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment television law-crime-and-justice crime murder-and-manslaughter brazil Negatives picked up at a garage sale for $US45 could be by the great American photographer Ansel Adams. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966524.htm 2966524 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:48:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment photography offbeat united-states House star Hugh Laurie will release a New Orleans-flavoured blues album showcasing his piano playing and singing skills. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966430.htm 2966430 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:46:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music actors united-states Students at a north Queensland primary school have won a prestigious award at the international short film festival in Japan. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966346.htm 2966346 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:06:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment feature-films education primary-education schools primary-schools environment climate-change human-interest awards-and-prizes qld mundingburra-4812 townsville-4810 Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean is considering a bid for the presidency of his earthquake-ravaged homeland. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966277.htm 2966277 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:28:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music world-politics haiti A rare watercolour of Western Australia's first settlement at Strawberry Hill will return to the farm it depicts after being bought at auction by the National Trust. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966209.htm 2966209 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:36:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment visual-art australia wa united-kingdom england Singer Ne-Yo says Li-Lo's jail ordeal should act as a wake-up call to celebs who think they are above the law. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966117.htm 2966117 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:37:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music popular-culture prisons-and-punishment united-states The Nine Network signs up The Chaser's Charles Firth to create a satirical celebrity news show. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966087.htm 2966087 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:26:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment television australia Australian authors Peter Carey and Christos Tsiolkas have been nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966091.htm 2966091 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:29:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment books-literature awards-and-prizes australia Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has made her acting debut alongside Hollywood star Owen Wilson in a Woody Allen film being shot in Paris. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966125.htm 2966125 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:46:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment feature-films france Proposed changes to superannuation law are already severely affecting the Indigenous art market, an accountant says. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965624.htm 2965624 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:04:00 +1000 visual-art government-and-politics superannuation australia nt alice-springs-0870 darwin-0800 Actor Russell Crowe to don sword and sandals again as narrator for the Sydney stadium show of Ben Hur. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965517.htm 2965517 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment theatre actors australia nsw sydney-2000 Charlize Theron indulges Aussie director's childhood fantasy by taking on ninjas in a new music video. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965399.htm 2965399 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:34:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music directors united-states The US-based Anti-Defamation League has slammed Oliver Stone for recent comments he made to The Sunday Times of London, calling the director's views "anti-Semitic". http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965243.htm 2965243 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment feature-films directors united-states Elvis Presley's white grand piano and his 1955 contract with RCA Records are going up for auction in Memphis next month, with the piano expected to fetch more than $US1 million. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965240.htm 2965240 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music human-interest united-states The Beach Boys will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first single Surfin' in 2011, but band member Mike Love says any specific reports about how they will do that are premature. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965237.htm 2965237 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:35:00 +1000 arts-and-entertainment music united-states