Get ready for a brand new Anne of Green Gables on television

Prince Edward Island is such an intricate part of who Anne is. It’s almost impossible to have a production of Anne of Green Gables without really featuring Prince Edward Island CBC will air this version – it’s simply titled “Anne” – of the story over eight episodes featuring 14-year-old Amybeth McNulty in the title role.

Nicole Kidman blames awkward Oscars clap on her Harry Winston jewelry

Nicole Kidman blames awkward Oscars clap on her Harry Winston jewelry ‘I was terrified of damaging it,’ the ‘Big Little Lies’ actress admitted about her ring. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m6DEMY From a swing in Moulin Rouge! Nicole Kidman sang, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” but the precious jewels turned the Big Little Lies actress into the star of a bumbling GIF at this year’s Academy Awards when it appeared she didn’t know how to applaud.

Horoscope: March 08, 2017

BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Aidan Quinn was born in Chicago on this date in 1959. This birthday guy has earned Emmy nominations for her performance in the TV movies “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” and “An Early Frost.”

Christopher Plummer reflects on roots ahead of Canadian Screen Awards

Christopher Plummer, a cast member in the classic film “The Sound of Music,” arrives for a 50th anniversary screening of the film at the opening night gala of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival on March 26, 2015, in Los Angeles. Christopher Plummer, a cast member in the classic film “The Sound of Music,” arrives for a 50th anniversary screening of the film at the opening night gala of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival on March 26, 2015, in Los Angeles.

Kylie Minogue reveals her style has become more ‘refined’

‘I still have moments where I go, what was I thinking’: As Kylie Minogue says her style has become more ‘refined’ over the years FEMAIL revisits some of the pop icon’s most memorable looks Long before the Kardashians became a household name, it was Kylie Minogue’s bum in a certain pair of golden hot pants that the world couldn’t stop talking about. Those infamous Spinning Around pants made headlines, joining a vast collection of sparkling, beaded, revealing outfits that became part of Kylie’s signature.

Tony Award-Winning Actor Ben Vereen Brings a Night of Career…

The Ridgefield Playhouse and Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series presents a night with the Legendary Tony Award-winning actor Ben Vereen on Sunday, May 21 at 8 p.m. Ben Vereen ‘s performances transcend time and are woven into the fabric of this country’s artistic legacy. In this special evening, partially underwritten by Adam Broderick Salon and Spa, you will take a whirlwind trip through Vereen’s career and favorite songs – including numbers from Pippin and Jesus Christ Superstar, interspersed with loving and sometimes hilarious anecdotes about some of the Broadway greats he has worked with.

Sing out, Oedipus! ‘Gospel at Colonus’ looks its Sunday best

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events From left: e’Marcus Harper-Short , William T. Newman Jr. and DeMone in “The Gospel at Colonus.” It’s not just that rich voices lift heavenward in WSC Avant Bard’s fine new staging of “The Gospel at Colonus.”

Dame Vera birthday show makes Su a happy camper

Su Pollard has said she is looking forward to returning to the stage as she takes part in a special performance celebrating the 100th birthday of Dame Vera Lynn. The Hi-de-Hi! star will give a rendition of the wartime singer’s I’m Gonna Get Lit Up for the special one-off show at London’s Palladium next month.

13 Queer Movies You Missed Last Year

With eight nominations for Barry Jenkins’s powerful, beautiful Moonlight and a best documentary nod for the James Baldwin-centered film I Am Not Your Negro , LGBT representation will be alive and well at the 89th Academy Awards, to be held Sunday evening in Los Angeles. But there were numerous other queer films released last year – including some that deserved their own nominations .

Puri confirms meeting Salman Khan for ROGUE remake and more.. – News

SALMAN KHAN, PURI AND SOORAJ PANCHOLI After the debacle of his discovery’s debut in HERO the pathetic remake of Subash Ghai’s 1983 entertainer to the core blockbuster with the same name that introduced the handsome Jackie Shroff, Sallu Bhai is ensuring that this time things should not go wrong and is sensing a potential blockbuster in south helmer Puri Jagannath’s upcoming bilingual in Telugu and Kannada titled ROGUE that marks the acting debut of Ishaan, the younger brother of Kannada producer CR Kumar.

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro Gangster Movie – The…

Crime drama based on Charles Brandt’s 2004 book, “I Heard You Paint Houses,” will mark the pair’s ninth collaboration Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Martin Scorsese’s upcoming gangster movie, “The Irishman,” according to multiple media reports. Starring Scorsese favorite Robert De Niro, the crime drama is based on Charles Brandt’s 2004 book, “I Heard You Paint Houses.”

The final – and not-so-final – resting places of the Hollywood greats

Hello again playmates and are you, like me, fed up with this cold weather that causes muscles that you had forgotten you had to ache? Well, I have selected a chosen few readers, and that includes you, to board my private jet so we can do our walk down Memory Lane in the warmth of Los Angeles. Before you know where you are you will be working out with me on Venice Beach and strolling down Sunset Strip.

Master of movement

Denton Dance Conservatory will host a master class in musical theater dance on Saturday, and the local studio is bringing in a teacher with skill and a family history of dance excellence. Colleen Kelly Beaman will lead the master class for intermediate and advanced dancers ages 11 and older at 10 a.m. Saturday at the conservatory, 4103 Mesa Drive.

Mary Poppins Returns Adds Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury is the latest addition to the cast of Walt Disney Pictures ‘ Mary Poppins Returns , the all-new sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins . A five-time Tony Award winner and the recipient of an honorary Academy Award and three Academy Award nominations, Angela Lansbury will play the Balloon Lady, a character from PL Travers’ original children’s books.

Felicity Kendal and Maureen Lipman to Star in Lettice and Lovage at Menier Chocolate Factory

With She Loves Me currently running at its home base, Travesties and David Baddiel: My Family Not the Sitcom landing in the West End, and Funny Girl starting a major national tour, the Menier Chocolate Factory announces today that Trevor Nunn will direct Felicity Kendal and Maureen Lipman in Peter Shaffer ‘s Lettice and Lovage. The production opens on 17 May, with previews from 4 May, and completing its run on 8 July; and follows Nunn’s production of Rattigan’s Love in Idleness.

Maya Angelou embraced San Antonio’s diversity

Maya Angelou in Sonoma, Calif., which she called home during the late ’70s and early ’80s. Her multi-faceted life, which took her from Missouri to Georgia to Europe and even to the Alamo City, is depicted in the fascinating PBS documentary “And Still I Rise.”

Exclusive Podcast: ‘Behind the Curtain’ Welcomes Tony-Winning Composer Charles Strouse for Part II

The sun will come out today because the Tony Award winning composer of BYE BYE BIRDIE, APPLAUSE, ANNIE, and countless others, Charles Strouse is back to discuss his life after being anointed Broadway’s Golden Boy . Charles pulls back the curtain on his career, including how a Depression Era comic strip defined his career, what was it like to compose for a non-singing heroine, and why “Those Were The Days” really weren’t! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask legends the your own questions.

Frank Oceana s father a suesa singer for $14.5 million

In the statement Ocean said: “I was six years old when I heard my dad call our transgender waitress a faggot as he dragged me out a neighbourhood diner saying we wouldn’t be served because she was dirty. That was the last afternoon I saw my father and the first time I heard that word, I think, although it wouldn’t shock me if it wasn’t.”

Singer Vera Lynn to mark 100th birthday with new album

Singer Vera Lynn is making plans to mark her 100th birthday with the release of a new album featuring many of her old classics. The album “Vera Lynn 100” is to be released March 17, three days before her birthday, a milestone this year that traditionally is recognized by Queen Elizabeth II.

Singer Vera Lynn to mark 100th birthday with new album

Singer Vera Lynn is making plans to mark her 100th birthday with the release of a new album featuring many of her old classics. The album “Vera Lynn 100” is to be released March 17, three days before her birthday, a milestone this year that traditionally is recognized by Queen Elizabeth II.

David de Alba: The man who would be Judy Garland

The legacy of actress and singer Judy Garland, who enjoyed a 40-year career of international stardom, is being maintained by Las Vegas singer-impressionist David de Alba.Not only does he look like and sound like the superstar who died at age 47, but David also owns one of the most vast, rare and unique Judy Garland and “The Wizard of Oz” memorabilia collections at his Las Vegas home that has been appraised at thousands of dollars.Judy starred in more than 24 movies, won Golden Globes, was Emmy-nominated for TV series and recorded 22 albums. David is no typical lip-syncing drag queen.On March 12, he will sing many of her songs and narrate funny anecdotes that Judy told in her 1960s TV appearances, plus anecdotes when they met.

Dan Aykroyd Pens Witty, Intimate Tribute to Former Fiancee…

Former “Saturday Night Live” star and “Ghostbusters” actor Dan Aykroyd wrote a hilarious and touching recount of the times he shared with Carrie Fisher in Empire Magazine’s tribute to the late “Star Wars” actress. With dry wit, Aykroyd reminisced about the time he and Fisher first met in New York when Fisher was hosting an episode of “SNL.”

Mary Tyler Moore accepts her Lifetime Achievement Screen Actors Guild …

Comfortably single and unafraid to stand up to her gruff newsroom boss, Mary Richards splashed onto television screens at a time when feminism was still putting down roots in America, a woman who charged through the working day with equal parts humor and raw independence. Mary Tyler Moore’s character charmed TV watchers, earned the actress Emmy nominations and became a potent symbol of womanhood in the 1970s.

Oscar 2017 Snubs and Surprises

It seems Oscar voters and the Academy got the message after they were widely criticized for not having any nominees of color in the acting categories in last year’s Oscars, inspiring the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. So the biggest surprise this year is not only that there are multiple nominees of color in the acting categories, but there are nominees of color in the best picture, documentary, directing, screenplay and song categories as well.

New on Netflix: Good news 80s movies fans

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VIDEO: Idina Menzel Reveals Who She Would Cast as ‘Elphaba’ in WICKED Movie

Broadway’s Idina Menzel stopped by last night’s WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE and was asked by host Andy Cohen which actress she would want cast as her “Wicked” Broadway character Elphaba in the movie version. Find out her answer in the clip below and click here for more video from last night’s appearance! Idina Menzel will star in the reboot of the classic 1988 film BEACHES, airing on Lifetime on January 21 at 8/7c.

People’s Choice Awards: Victoria Justice stuns in dress

Going for the gold! Victoria Justice dazzles in tiny mini dress as she flashes legs at People’s Choice Awards Victoria Justice was going for the gold on the red carpet of the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The actress, 23, put her sculpted legs and toned arms on maximal display in an especially tiny mini dress which seemed to take inspiration from the flapper era.

Johnny Depp sues ex-managers, claims they wasted millions of his dollars

Johnny Depp sued his former business managers on Friday alleging they mismanaged his earnings throughout a lucrative period of his career, although the company says the actor’s spending is to blame. Depp’s lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against The Management Group seeks more than US$25 million , alleging its owners failed to properly pay his taxes, made unauthorised loans and overpaid for security and other services.

‘Melrose Place’ actress won’t do more time for fatal crash

This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo shows Amy Locane Bovenizer entering the courtroom to be sentenced in Somerville, N.J. Locane-Bovenizer, convicted in a fatal drunken driving accident in 2010, won’t have to go back to prison, a judge ruled Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at a resentencing spurred by an appeals court’s concerns that her original sentence may have been too lenient. The judge said Locane-Bovenizer’s conduct since her release shows she isn’t a threat to society.

Fact Check: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star

This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. NEW YORK, N.Y. – President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards While “overrated” is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

Fact Check: Streep overrated? Trump picks a decorated star

This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. NEW YORK, N.Y. – President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards While “overrated” is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

Trump fires back at Meryl Streepa s Golden Globes speech

Actress Meryl Streep took a moment to talk about President-elect Donald Trump as she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2017 Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California. She called Trump’s mocking of a disabled reporter while on the campaign trail the year’s performance that most “stunned her.”

Kellyanne Conway Slams Meryl Streep for Not Mentioning Chicago…

“I’d like to hear from her today if she wants to come and continue her platform on behalf of the disabled,” Trump senior advisor says Donald Trump senior advisor Kellyanne Conway slammed actress Meryl Streep for not mentioning the Chicago torture victim when she took the president-elect to task for mocking a disabled man during her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. Demille Award at the Golden Globes on Sunday.

Politically-charged show takes jabs at Trump

“La La Land” dominated Sunday’s Golden Globes, winning a record-breaking seven statues including best musical or comedy. The ode to Los Angeles and vintage musicals also won best screenplay and director honors for the 31-year old Damien Chazelle, as well as picking up acting statues for Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the musical or comedy category at the ceremony held yesterday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Golden Globes 2017: ‘La La Land’ Breaks Record

The musical film – starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling – won all seven of the awards for which it received nominations including best motion picture – musical or comedy, best director, best screenplay, best score and acting awards for its stars. Host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the broadcast with a taped sketch that riffed off “La La Land” – foreshadowing the winning theme of the night.

‘La La Land’ breaks record at Golden Globes

The musical film — starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling — won all seven of the awards for which it received nominations including best motion picture – musical or comedy, best director, best screenplay, best score and acting awards for its stars. Host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the broadcast with a taped sketch that riffed off “La La Land” — foreshadowing the winning theme of the night.

Globes honored TV and movies, and often slammed Donald Trump

This image released by NBC shows host Jimmy Fallon at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. This image released by NBC shows host Jimmy Fallon at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.

Gay-Themed Moonlight Wins Best Drama at Golden Globes

Hollywood was taken to task last year for its lack of diversity, but this year a movie about a young African-American man grappling with his sexuality won best drama film at the Golden Globe awards. Moonlight was nominated in six categories, losing out to the musical La La Land in most of them.

Streep slams Trump at Golden Globes

Meryl Streep was honored at the Golden Globes for a lifetime of notable work, and she gave the acceptance speech of a lifetime. In her nearly six-minute address while accepting the Cecil B. Demille Award, the actress highlighted the importance of the “most vilified segments in American society right now” — “Hollywood, foreigners and the press.”

Pays tribute to Fisher, Reynolds

Los Angeles, Jan 9 The 74th Golden Globe Awards ceremony paid a tribute to late actresses, mother-daughter Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds by showcasing clips of some of their memorable roles. While hosting the gala, comedian Jimmy Fallon stopped the show to pay tribute to Fisher and Reynolds at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California.

Radio Waves: Popular WFUV host Rich Conaty dies

Radio Waves: Popular WFUV host Rich Conaty dies Popular WFUV Rich Conaty has died; longtime host of ‘The Big Broadcast’ was 62 Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://northjersy.news/2j8IVBY Rich Conaty, longtime host of WFUV-FM’s “The Big Broadcast,” died Dec. 30 in Catskill, N.Y., after a battle with cancer. He was 62. The station released the following statement: “Rich was a fixture at WFUV for more than four decades, beginning as a Fordham student.

Ryan Gosling: Debbie Reynolds inspired ‘La La Land’ cast

Ryan Gosling accepts the Vanguard award for “La La Land” at the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Palm Springs, Calif. less Ryan Gosling accepts the Vanguard award for “La La Land” at the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Palm Springs, Calif.

From Ali to Zsa Zsa: Stars we lost in 2016

The trinity of deaths of rock icon David Bowie, beloved actor Alan Rickman and Glenn Frey of the Eagles in early January shocked the world, and the hits just kept coming in 2016: Prince on April 21 from an accidental overdose of a powerful painkiller; boxing’s “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali on June 3 from complications from Parkinson’s; not to mention actor Gene Wilder , novelist Harper Lee, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, and, in an end-of-the-year gut punch, the passings of “Star Wars” icon Carrie Fisher and her mother, “Singin’ in the Rain” star Debbie Reynolds , a day apart.

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together

Debbie Reynolds’ son said Friday his mother and sister, actress Carrie Fisher, will have a joint funeral and will be buried together. Todd Fisher said the actresses will be interred at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, the final resting place of numerous celebrities, including Lucille Ball, Dick Van Patten, Liberace, Florence Henderson, David Carradine and Bette Davis.

HBO documentary about Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds to air Jan. 7

The documentary, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, was originally scheduled to debut in March, but HBO moved up the release following the deaths of the iconic mother/daughter actresses. Billed in HBO’s press release as “the story of a family’s complicated love” and “an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity,” the film includes vintage home movies from Fisher’s childhood as well as recent interviews.

‘I want to be with Carrie’ – Actress Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher

Debbie Reynolds, left, with her daughter Carrie Fisher at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2011 The 84-year-old Singin’ In The Rain star died on Wednesday, her son Todd Fisher announced, saying: “She’s now with Carrie and we’re all heartbroken.” She suffered a suspected stroke and emergency services were called at 1pm local time on Wednesday to her son’s Beverly Hills home, where they were making plans for Fisher’s funeral, according to Tmz.com.

Liz Smith with her MBE for services to drama.

A statement issued on Monday night said: “The Bafta award-winning actress Liz Smith has died, on Christmas Eve, at the age of 95, her family has announced.” The Royle Family actor Ralf Little tweeted: “Devastating to lose two members of my second family in one awful year.

Bowie, Prince, George Michael: We’ve lost a triumvirate of icons who dared to do manhood differently

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Entertainment’s list of losses in 2016

Here is a list of some of the biggest names in the world of entertainment to die so far this year: :: Television writer Carla Lane, known for sitcoms such as The Liver Birds and Bread, died aged 87 on May 31. :: Gene Wilder, who played Willy Wonka and other memorable comedy roles, including parts in The Producers and Young Frankenstein, died aged 83 on August 28. :: Jimmy Perry, screenwriter known for shows including Dad’s Army and It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, died aged 93 on October 23. :: Singer, songwriter and television personality Pete Burns, who founded pop band Dead Or Alive, died aged 57 on October 23. :: The death at 82 of Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen, who penned the classic song Hallelujah, was announced on November 11. :: The death of West End star Keo Woolford, 49, who starred in The King And I opposite Elaine Paige, and in the television remake of Hawaii … (more)

Little Ronnie to get a BIG Westminster Abbey bash

Little Ronnie to get a BIG Westminster Abbey bash: More than 2,000 people will bid a final farewell to the King of Comedy Ronnie Corbett may have been denied a knighthood before he died in March aged 85 from motor neurone disease, but his friends have ensured the diminutive comedian will be given a send-off befitting a showbusiness giant. I can reveal that on Wednesday, June 7, more than 2,000 people will pack Westminster Abbey for a final farewell to the King of Comedy.

Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99. Her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, says Gabor, who suffered numerous medical issues after breaking her right hip in July 2010, died Sunday of a heart attack at her home.

‘Moulin Rouge’ actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamour and nine marriages into a long celebrity career, died on Sunday. She was 99. Edward Lozzi, who was a longtime publicist for Gabor, said the Hungarian-born actress passed away at her Los Angeles home after years of decline and illness.

Around the remote: Chuck Barney’s TV picks for Dec. 18-24

DON’T MISS: “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come” – We’re all invited to a fabulous birthday bash in honor of the beloved crooner. This two-hour special, recorded earlier at Radio City Music Hall, features tributes from a long line of prominent artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder.

Notable deaths of 2016

Zsa Zsa Gabor died at age 99 in December 2016. A tabloid fixation, her lengthy film career included spots in a dozen films and television series, including John Huston’s 1952 ‘Moulin Rouge’ and the 1958 film noir ‘Touch of Evil’ by Orson Welles.