Insurgent is the sequel to Divergent, the book-to-box office series that picked up the post-Twilight, post-Hunger Games reigns. I spoke to Shailene and the rest of the cast about this, as well as the woman who started it all, author Veronica Roth. Insurgent opens on the big screen this weekend.
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Entertainment Express: Divergent, Kate Bush, Lady Gaga, Johnny Cash, John Lennon
Hello! Back in New York, after an in-out visit to the UK where Spring feels much more on its way… * The weekend box office results show that Divergent raked in most of the movie-going share, while the Muppets, sadly, did not. * By the end of this week, tickets will go on sale for Kate Bush‘ return to the stage. The ethereal singer of whimsical delights such as Wuthering Heights has not toured in 35 years, and the news, understandably, has the British press – and her legions of fans, myself included, very giddy. * This weekend Lady Gaga shared with the world her longest music video to date. The…
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Entertainment Express: Divergent, Peanuts, Glee, The Incredibles, Star Wars VII
Howzit from London, where I’ve travelled forward in time to interview the cast of Captain America (in England, oh the irony!). Lots of movie news worth knowing today… * It’s the YA (Young Adult) series many say will take over from The Hunger Games – which took over from Twilight –Divergent had its Hollywood premiere on Tuesday night. The film’s stars, Kate Winslet (fresh from receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame), Shailene Woodley, Ashley Judd, Theo James and singer Ellie Goulding, who has a song on the soundtrack, all made an appearance, ahead of the film’s release on March 21st. * After years of waiting for the time…
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Entertainment Express: Pussy Riot, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruno Mars, Divergent, House of Cards
* Two members of Russia’s punk performance art group Pussy Riot are in the US for the first time, ahead of Amnesty International’s Bringing Human Rights Home concert in Brooklyn tonight. At a press conference held at the Amnesty offices in New York on Tuesday, the women said they’re starting their own human rights organization in Russia, and that activism from around the world helped get them through prison. * Broadway will dim the lights in tribute to 3-time Tony-award-nominee Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the theatre company he helped build, Labyrinth Theatre Company, will hold a vigil on Wednesday night too. Meanwhile, 4 people involved in heroin dealing have been…
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Entertainment Express: Eminem, Lou Reed, Divergent, Andy Warhol, Don Cheadle
Hello from New York, where one can drink mulled wine inside a Christmas tree to make one feel better about the cold… * Eminem may not be generating the kind of heat he used to, but he doesn’t seem to have lost any of his clout on the charts, despite his being away from them for some time. His new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and scored the second-largest sales week of the year, coming in behind Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience in March (feels like aaages ago). * A public memorial will be held in New York for Lou Reed today – in…
