“It’s the moment of a lifetime…”
Those are the words of Kathryn Bigelow as she took to the stage to accept the award for Best Director – the very first woman in the history of the awards to do so.  Known for the intensity of her films, she also returned to the stage later on the night when ‘The Hurt Locker’ won for Best Film.
The Best Directory category was one of the races eagerly watched for … read more »

Australia has claimed a second gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, with Lydia Lassila winning the women’s freestyle aerials final at Cypress Mountain.
Lassila was in second place after an impressive jump in the first round, and stood as Australia’s best chance going into the deciding round.
But it was Australia’s other main contender Jacqui Cooper who made an early statement in the second round.
With six jumpers to go Cooper assumed the gold medal … read more »

Australia’s Torah Bright has bounced back from a shocking first run in the women’s snowboard halfpipe final, to record an outstanding score of 45.0 in her second run to claim the gold medal.
Bright qualified first for the final, but her first run left her at the bottom of the standings, meaning that she was first off in the second round.
The pressure was on for Australia’s pin-up Winter Games star and world No1 to pull out … read more »

The Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony was launched in a flurry of ticker-tape Saturday afternoon Australian time in an event dedicated to Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died earlier in a horror smash.  The ceremony blended amazing modern technology with the strong native aboriginal culture and history of the host city.
The domed BC Place stadium in Vancouver was packed with thousands of people clad in white in an event involving a host of stars and … read more »

Saints' Quarterback, Drew Brees celebrates
The New Orleans Saints completed their long-awaited transformation from chumps to champions by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday to claim their first NFL title.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns as he out-dueled the Colts’ Peyton Manning to help the Saints recover from a 10-point first-quarter deficit.
“We just believed in ourselves,” said Brees, who was named … read more »

A popular and eye-popping mix of stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga drew a TV audience of 25.8 million Americans to the Grammy Awards — the biggest TV audience for the telecast in six years, according to preliminary television ratings on Monday.
The 3-1/2 hour music awards show on CBS on Sunday enjoyed a 35 percent increase on last year and was the most-watched Grammy telecast since 2004, according to early date from Nielsen.
Last … read more »

If you didn’t have Foxtel, then like the rest of us, you would have missed out on seeing the 67th Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles today.  Brightly coloured couture frocks lined the rain-soaked red carpet as stars from both film and television made their way into the auditorium.  Many an assistant held large umbrellas aloft in an effort to protect a celebrity or two but many just braved the … read more »

Where: Darling Harbour 
When: Thursday, 31 December 2009 
What: Two massive fireworks displays and one giant mirror ball! What more can you ask for right?
Palm Grove Disco
Palm Grove will be transformed into Disco under the Stars where Andy Jones and the Funky Monkey will keep the kids dancing until the 9 pm fireworks. Then one of Sydney’s top DJs will take over to spin disco beats long into the night. 7pm – 1am @ Palm Grove.
NYE Retro … read more »

Date:  24 December
Info: The Christmas fun continues at Darling Harbour with Sydney’s finest a cappella groups performing traditional carols live by the tree from 7pm – 9pm throughout December. Christmas revellers can delight in the festive sounds of Blues Point, Kaya, Heartbeat, Sway, Blindman’s Holiday, Ninety Nine & a Half and Sorelle at the Convention Centre Forecourt. Carols by the Tree commences Thursday 3 December and continues every Thursday to Sunday throughout December, with a … read more »