http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/default.stmGet the latest BBC Entertainment news: breaking news, views and analysis on celebrities, music, film, theatre, TV and radio plus audio-video content.en-gbFri, 11 Dec 2009 20:34:53 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/default.stmSci-fi epic Avatar has premiered in London, with stars Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington on the red carpet.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8406868.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8406868.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:36:31 GMTEntertainmentLife On Mars star John Simm is to take on the lead role of Hamlet in a new production of the Shakespearean play.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8408829.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8408829.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 17:09:08 GMTArts & CultureSir Terry Wogan is inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame as he prepares to step down as host of Radio 2's breakfast show.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8407721.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8407721.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:13:44 GMTEntertainmentPolice investigating the "brutal" murder of a Glasgow radio presenter say she died as a result of severe head injuries.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8405491.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8405491.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 13:28:43 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestA song by US teen star Miley Cyrus that was nominated for a Grammy award has now been ruled ineligible.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8408129.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8408129.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 13:04:34 GMTEntertainmentPresident Sarkozy sends best wishes to Johnny Hallyday after the singer suffered complications following back surgery.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8408428.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8408428.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:26 GMTEntertainmentNew Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords say they will not make a third series of their award-winning TV show.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8408939.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8408939.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 17:50:30 GMTEntertainmentLos Angeles Lawyers for film-maker Roman Polanski argue that his 1977 guilty plea for having sex with an underage girl is dismissed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8407529.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8407529.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 09:54:12 GMTEntertainmentThe BBC and the British Library have unveiled plans to make the assets of both bodies more widely availablehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8408818.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8408818.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 17:23:34 GMTEntertainmentDame Jude Dench says she fears that funding for the arts is being 'siphoned off' to pay for the 2012 Olympics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8407702.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8407702.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:27:12 GMTEntertainmentA self-portrait by Anthony van Dyck sells for £8.3m - more than double its estimated price - at an auction in London.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8405448.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8405448.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 10:39:01 GMTArts & CultureConductor Sir Simon Rattle is to return to the UK with the Berlin Philharmonic for a series of concerts in 2011.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8405652.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8405652.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 11:42:15 GMTArts & CultureA London gallery is looking for a £3,000 brick by artist Gavin Turk which has gone missing and was replaced with a 40p equivalent.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8405687.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8405687.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 12:11:16 GMTArts & CultureNatalie Portman will slay the undead in a film adaptation of the hit book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, it is reported.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8407986.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8407986.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 12:34:04 GMTEntertainmentMusic, games and books retailer HMV says its losses have shrunk after several competitors have collapsed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8407378.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8407378.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 07:34:26 GMTBusinessShakin' Stevens accuses a photographer who he is charged with assaulting of "wanting his five minutes of fame".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8406387.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8406387.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:08 GMTNorthern IrelandSusan Boyle's album remains number one in the US charts and could be on course to become the best-seller of 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8405226.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8405226.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 09:05:52 GMTEntertainmentR Kelly is to write a memoir, to be published in 2011, because he is "tired of being misunderstood".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8405319.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8405319.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 10:12:25 GMTEntertainmentBruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen is sued by a Palestinian man who says he was wrongly branded a terrorist in the 2009 film.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8405271.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8405271.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 09:38:33 GMTEntertainmentHorror movie director Eli Roth says in an interview that he pretended to be a woman when working as a sex chat room operator.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8406200.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8406200.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 14:37:53 GMTEntertainmentHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie in the boy wizard series, is the fastest-selling DVD of the year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8405294.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8405294.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 09:58:38 GMTEntertainmentA cocktail dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1966 film How to Steal a Million has been sold at auction for £60,000.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8402952.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8402952.stmWed, 09 Dec 2009 04:34:47 GMTEntertainmentRobbie Williams is returning to The X Factor to team up with Olly Murs, while George Michael will duet with Joe McElderry.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8406479.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8406479.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 17:00:32 GMTEntertainmentArtist David Hockney is announced as one of the guest editors of BBC Radio 4's Today programme.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8406559.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8406559.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 16:12:54 GMTEntertainmentThe BBC Trust should be scrapped and the organisation regulated by Ofcom, says former director general Greg Dyke. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8405853.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8405853.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 14:29:14 GMTEntertainmentA Simpsons fan from Perthshire sells his rare original script of a 1990 episode of the cartoon.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8403404.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8403404.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 16:53:43 GMTTayside and CentralAre there nerves in the X Factor house ahead of this weekend's final showdown?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8406802.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8406802.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 18:13:55 GMTEntertainmentHow Avatar's unique language was createdhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8408245.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8408245.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 15:42:19 GMTEntertainmentThe Priests on their chart battle with the Popehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8406615.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8406615.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 08:25:55 GMTEntertainmentBallerina Darcey Bussell on her busy retirementhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8404835.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8404835.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 11:53:24 GMTArts & CultureThe best movies on television this Christmashttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/markkermode/2009/12/christmas_movie_magic.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/12/christmas_movie_magic.htmlFri, 11 Dec 2009 16:48:00 GMTEntertainmentMandela film sparks soul-searching in rainbow nationhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8406647.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8406647.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 16:03:54 GMTAfricaWas The Office the decade's cultural highlight?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8406404.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8406404.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 09:26:49 GMTMagazine