Hollywood

Okay, first of all, the bad news: both the opening and closing previews at the Barbican’s London Korea Film Festival are already sold out. Boo! If you were hoping to check out Park Chan-wook’s latest I’m A Cyborg, But That’s Okay, or the Cannes-pleasing Breath …

Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come back and manage the Bronx Bombers. At least the city’s attempt to …

Think Battersea and think Dogs Home. Or Power Station. Well, the Kennel Club and Sky Movies are about to change that by making Battersea Park home of the world’s first Dog Walk of Fame. We’re not quite sure why. The Kennel Club secretary says that …

Since we announced to the world that all round top London icon and friendly bear, Paddington, is headed for Hollywood, there’s been a resurgence of interest in our marmalade munching mate. What with all those late night botox parties, coke fuelled awards scraps and high …

Film maker extraordinaire Quentin Tarantino has arrived in the UK to promote the DVD release of his latest film, Death Proof. Nothing newsworthy in that per se. But the whens, whos and wherefores of this publicity event are nothing short of astonishing. Londonist has learnt …

Londonist was awfully tickled to learn of the launch of London’s very own ‘Starmap’. From this day forward, for the price of £5.95, eager tourists and starry-eyed Londoners will be able to follow in the footsteps of their fave ‘A’ list celebrities. Not only can …

Happy first weekend of September – and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let’s take a look at what’s been happening around the Ist-a-verse. The deaths of two firefighters shook Bostonist this week. Boston’s firefighters bent over backwards all week long – …

Poor, old Christian Slater? Yes. Literally. It seems that the devilishly handsome Hollywood star’s previous stints larging it up in London during his “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” run bled him dry and knackered him out. Slater’s returning to the West End to star …

Our first foray into the Camden Fringe was oddly reminiscent of our last Edinburgh experience. A rainy, busy street at 3pm in the afternoon, leading into a tiny, dark and terribly hot mini-theatre, beer in hand. If only there had been a street full of …

It used to be that the wealthy, with their high powered jobs that meant they couldn’t make it home in time to walk the dog, paid someone to do it for them. They got all the perks of having a dog without having to actually …