Singer-songwriter and Maroon 5 band member PJ Morton has just published his autobiography. This is an edited extract
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You’ll either find this sequel timeless or a waste of time
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The film, which opened on International Women’s Day, was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
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Fox has also offered to ring-fence the 24-hour news channel
Walt Disney Co plans to shut the 30-year-old LucasArts studio it inherited with the acquisition of George Lucas’ film company last year.
After years of speculation, the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated film Finding Nemo will be released in 2015, Disney-Pixar has confirmed.
Disney says none of its animation companies are working in the traditional 2D format, and there are no current plans to do so again.
Disney CEO Bob Iger’s pay package got an 18% boost in 2012 to $37.1 million as the company hit records for revenue, net income and earnings per share.
There once was a place where neighbours greeted neighbours in the quiet of summer twilight.
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/ 29 January 2010
When you consider the pantheon of classic Disney characters, chances are that Sunflower the Centaur doesn’t spring to mind.
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/ 16 October 2007
Google has introduced a long-promised video filtering system for its YouTube website. The system is designed to help owners of copyrighted videos crack down on pirated versions distributed over the video-sharing site. The tracking and identification system was developed in response to complaints by large media companies.