* The Amazing Spiderman swung into the box-office, with a solid $140 million over its first six days, signalling a thumbs-up to Andrew Garfield as the new Spidey.
* Academy award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, who notched up six decades of work in film, TV and Broadway, has died at the age of 95.
* Usher’s 11-year-old stepson is reported to be brain dead after a jet-ski accident in Atlanta this weekend.
* Dave Matthews previewed new song The Riff at a recent show in upstate NY.
* Just in case we forgot how talented Alan Cumming is, he’s decided to remind us by playing every major role in Macbeth, which is coming to a close in New York.