Young Russian mezzo bids for breakout stardom in Met’s new ‘Carmen’

NEW YORK — Aigul Akhmetshina likes to describe herself as “just an ordinary girl from a small village in the middle of nowhere in Russia.” Not quite. Akhmetshina started performing folk songs of her native Bashkortostan while still a toddler. Her family couldn’t afford a piano, so her first instrument was a button accordion. At … Read more

B.C. documentarians secure original ‘ReBoot’ master tapes, but need help to play them

If you are a Canadian child of the ’90s, chances are you’ve logged a number of hours watching the computer animated television show ReBoot. The pioneering program was the first full-length 3D animated show on TV, predating even Toy Story. Produced in Vancouver by Mainframe Entertainment, it aired on YTV between 1994 and 2001, and … Read more

Meghan McCain Calls Her Former ‘The View’ Co-Hosts ‘Crazy Old People’

Meghan McCain has some choice words for her former “The View” co-hosts. During an episode of Michael Malice’s “YOUR WELCOME” podcast published Wednesday, the conservative commentator slammed her former colleagues — Ana Navarro, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sarah Haines — calling them “crazy old people.” McCain argued that the … Read more

The films to look forward to in 2024 | Film

Scala!!! A documentary about the extraordinary history of London’s Scala cinema, a repertory movie theatre in the dark heart of 1980s King’s Cross, transformed by manager (and now film producer) Stephen Woolley into an alt-cinephile paradise crossed with a grindhouse den, with groundbreaking selections of LGBTQ+ movies, martial arts, pulp classics, auteur gems and fabulously … Read more

Cher files for conservatorship of her youngest child Elijah Blue Allman 

(The Hill) — Famed singer and actress Cher has filed for a conservatorship of her son, Elijah Blue Allman, citing his alleged substance abuse and mental health struggles as grounds for assuming control of his estate.  According to court documents obtained by media outlets including People, Page Six, and USAToday, the “Goddess of Pop” claims … Read more

Delta Goodrem sends fans wild with ‘girlboss’ photo after announcing ATLED Records

Next year will be a big one for Delta Goodrem and her fiance and business partner Matthew Copley. The couple launched their own music label, ATLED Records (ATLED is Delta spelled backwards), earlier in 2023 and are preparing to grow the company in 2024. On Thursday, Goodrem posed in front of a new neon sign … Read more

Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson pay tribute to legend David Leland | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Screen legends Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson yesterday paid tribute to writer, director and actor David Leland following his death aged 82. Cambridge-born Leland, whose career spanned more than five decades, died on Christmas Eve “held tight by his loving family”. He gave Brosnan his “first opportunity to act on stage” in 1977. The James Bond … Read more

Britney Spears Reportedly Not in a ‘Rush’ to Reconcile With Mom Lynne – Hollywood Life

View gallery Image Credit: MB Pictures/Shutterstock Britney Spears, 42, and her mom, Lynne Spears, 68, may have reunited for the pop star’s birthday earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean things are back to normal. Just a few weeks after the birthday reunion, a source close to the duo told US Weekly that the mother and daughter did … Read more

House Where 4 Students Were Killed Is Demolished

More than a year after four University of Idaho students were killed, the house where the quadruple homicide took place has been taken down. The home was fully demolished on Dec. 28 after about three hours of work, according to the Associated Press.  “It’s incredibly powerful and emotional to see it come down,” University Spokesperson Jodi … Read more