Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola

Coppola takes Pinocchio gripe to court

A dispute between the Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and Hollywood studio Warner Brothers is set to reach the American courts. The 59-year-old director has brought a legal action alleging that Warner Brothers sabotaged his plans to make a new film version of Pinocchio. The studio claims it was willing to fund the ill-fated project until it discovered Coppola was negotiating with a rival film company.

Pavarotti too has failed to get all five Spice Girls to sing together

Pavarotti fails to reunite five Spices

A plea from Luciano Pavarotti has failed to get all five Spice Girls to sing at his charity concert next week. The remaining four Spice Girls will keep their promise to sing with the opera megastar next Tuesday. Pavarotti himself may have to take the place of departed Spice Geri Halliwell. The girls are to perform at the fourth of of his Modena War Child concerts in aid of children affected by war.

Boyzone's Shane Lynch is celebrating his family's domination

Lynch family celebrate chart successes

Boyzone hunk Shane Lynch celebrated his family's domination of the pop charts with hugs all round. The family managed a pop double Boyzone topped the album charts with new LP Where We Belong. And his twin sisters Keavy and Edele Lynch of B*Witched debuted at the top of the singles chart with their first single C'Est La Vie. "We've had a bit of a hug and then congratulated each other," Shane said.

Billy Joel has cancelled his concert with Sir Elton John

Piano men cancel as Billy goes sick