Author: The Vent

Lord Richard Attenborough Passes Away at 90

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We regret to inform you that Lord Richard Attenborough, whose career as an actor and then filmmaker spanned nearly seventy years, has passed away at 90, just five days short of his birthday on August 29th. Attenborough died earlier today in west London, according to his son. The two-time Oscar-winner Attenborough had continuously struggled with health problems […]

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2014 Video Music Awards: Winners List

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Last night saw the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards taking place at The Forum, Inglewood California. MTV Video Music Awards. American singer Beyoncé and Australian rapper Iggy Azalea lead the nominees with eight nominations while American rapper Eminem is behind them with seven. All eyes were on Beyonce who was not only the most nominated artist but one with the most […]

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‘Masters of Sex’ and ‘Ray Donovan’ Renewed for Third Seasons at Showtime

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Showtime has renewed “Masters of Sex” and “Ray Donovan” for third seasons, the premium cabler announced Wednesday. Both hourlong series will receive 12-episode orders that will begin production in early 2015. “Both ‘Ray Donovan’ and ‘Masters of Sex’ are quintessentially Showtime: bold, provocative, premium television with production values at the top of the food chain,” said […]

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Billy Crystal to Present Robin Williams Tribute at Emmys

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Billy Crystal will present a tribute to Robin Williams at Monday’s Emmy Awards, executive producer Don Mischer said Tuesday. Sara Bareilles will handle the In Memoriam musical duties. Following Williams’ suicide, during a show at the Greek Theatre, Bareilles dedicated her song “Hercules” to his memory and family. Last week, Mischer said that the 66th annual Emmy Awards will […]

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e.tv to debut new Afrikaans music show

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Everything that is hot in the Afrikaans music scene will be featured and explored in Musiek Musiek.  Viewers can also expect a sneak peek into how a music video is made and enjoy interviews with the hottest artists on the scene. Arno Carstens and Van Coke Kartel, among others, will be featured in the very first […]

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Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright Eyeing New Film Trilogy

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Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s so-called Cornetto Trilogy may have drawn to a close with The World’s End last year following 2004′s Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz in 2007, but the Star Trek andMission Impossible star has revealed that another is on the way. “It will happen. We made three films in 10 years and hopefully in the next decade we’ll make another three,” Pegg said […]

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The Axed Faces of Generations

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The actors have received their letters of dismissal and are examining their legal options according to a statement from the Generations Actors Guild. MMSV Productions, the company that produces the show, sacked the striking actors this afternoon. “MMSV Productions, following consultation with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), have today terminated the contracts of the […]

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‘Ant-Man’ Begins Filming in San Francisco

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With only eleven months to go before Ant-Man hits theaters in summer 2015 as Marvel Studios’ second superhero movie release of the year, the pressure is on to get the cameras rolling. Ant-Man‘s pre-production has been through quite a bit of turbulence lately, after director Edgar Wright – who had been attached to the project since before the release of Iron […]

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