(Entertainment Weekly)The 1974 subterranean thriller “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” isn’t what anyone would call an untouchable classic. If it’s remembered for anything, it’s for the hangdog Walter Matthau’s garish(…)

LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaJohn Travolta, still in mourning over the death of his teenage son earlier this year, issued a rare public statement urging fans to see his latest movie, “The Taking of(…)

Radiohead singer plans solo show
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke is to play a rare solo concert, appearing at the Latitude Festival in July.The frontman is to perform without his bandmates on the main stage(…)

PLAYA DEL REY, CaliforniaThe black sedan pulled up to the parking lot at Dockweiler State Beach in California, and the five members of The Lost Trailers stepped outno chauffeur, no publicist, no(…)

All the fame of the finals
LA Lakers v Orlando Magic, Game One: It’s the first encounter in a best-of-seven series for this year’s NBA Championship and the pressure is crazy, as Cee-lo, the(…)

Manilow to sing at BBC Proms
Veteran musician Barry Manilow has announced his only UK gig this year will be at the BBC Proms in the Park.The 65-year-old, best known for hits such as(…)

Singer Doherty fined for drug use
Singer Pete Doherty has been fined by authorities in Switzerland for using drugs, Geneva police have confirmed.Swiss police imposed the penalty on the musician shortly after the British(…)

Dando sues car giant for song use
Lemonheads singer Evan Dando has taken legal action against US car maker General Motors for re-recording one of his songs and using it in an advert.The musician(…)

In pictures
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, featuring work by both unknown and acclaimed artists such as American artist Cy Twombly, opens to the public on Monday 8 June.
The annual event has been held(…)

Indian playwright Tanvir is dead
Veteran Indian playwright and theatre director Habib Tanvir has died aged 85 after a brief illness, his family says.Tanvir was admitted to hospital in the central city of Bhopal(…)

New pop divas unleash debut albums
By Ian Youngs
Music reporter, BBC News
Three of the hottest new pop acts in Britain are releasing their debut albums in the coming weeks.The releases from Florence and the(…)

Nutini album debuts at number one
Scottish singer Paolo Nutini has seen his new album Sunny-Side Up go straight to number one in the UK charts.Australian artist Daniel Merriweather took the number two spot(…)

Sir Alan hires his new Apprentice
Sir Alan Sugar has hired 27-year-old Yasmina Siadatan to be his next employee during the final showdown on BBC One’s The Apprentice.Sir Alan said “gut instinct” had made(…)

Up hangs on to box office summit
Animation Up has topped the North American box office for a second week, narrowly beating comedy The Hangover.The Pixar film’s takings ballooned to 44.2m (27.8m), outdoing the(…)