Good Riddance LimeWire Is Dead

Global file sharing site LimeWire is no more! In a massive blow to the illegal file sharing community, the US District Court in New York City has, effectively, shut down LimeWire, one of the biggest file sharing websites on the internet. The US District Court issued an injunction that forced the file sharing giant to disable their searching, downloading and uploading functionality which essentially is basically everything that made LimeWire the go-to site for all things torrents. If you were to pop on over to LimeWire right now you will be met with the following notice… “This is an official notice that LimeWire is under a court ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its…

Middle Earth To Remain In New Zealand

After flirting with the idea of filming the Hobbit movies outside New Zealand, Warner Bros has finally decided to keep the Lord of the Rings saga in New Zealand. The move to relocate Middle Earth went so far that even the New Zealand Prime Minister got involved. The problems started when acting unions threatened to boycott the production after they claimed that Peter Jackson and co. were severely underpaying the actors they used. Anyway, Prime Minister John Key was pretty happy the problems have now been resolved and that The Hobbit movies will be filmed in his country… “I am delighted we have achieved this result. Making the two Hobbit movies here will not only…

Michael Jackson Tops Dead Celebrity Rich List

According to Forbes Magazine, Michael Jackson topped the list of top-earning dead celebrities of 2010. In the last year the Michael Jackson estate has earned a massive 275 million dollars. Only one other celebrity earned more that the King of Pop and that was the living Oprah Winfrey. Anyway, back to the dead celebrates. The Jackson estate is said to have made around 50 million from album sales and air-play rights. A further 60 million was taken for the rights to the ‘This is it’ documentary which featured footage of Jackson rehearsing for what was to be his comeback tour while memorabilia and a re-released autobiography was thought to have brought in another 50 million….

Sherlock Production Not Harmed By Martin Freeman Hobbit Casting

There has been some speculation of late that Martin Freeman’s recent casting in The Hobbit movies has caused a rift between him and the creator of BBC’s Sherlock. It was thought that Freeman’s participation in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit would cause Sherlock’s production schedule to be messed around. Well, according to a Tweet on Mark Gatiss’s Twitter account, Freeman’s involvement on the Lord of the Rings prequels will have no adverse effects on Sherlock… “Huge congratulations to the brilliant Martin Freeman on becoming Bilbo Baggins! No change to Sherlock schedule, I’m glad to say.” The Hobbit movies, there will be two of them, are scheduled for release in December 2012 and December 2013 while the…

John Adeleye Slams Cheryl Cole For Miming

Axed X-Factor contestant John Adeleye has slammed X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole for not singing live on this weekend’s “live” results show. Adeleye was voted off the show this past Sunday and offered some parting words of advice for the former Girls Aloud star Cole who performed her new single ‘Promise This’. Talking to the Sun, Adeleye responded to claims that Cheryl Cole was miming for a portion of her performance on Sunday… “In a singing contest, miming might not be the best decision.” He went on to add that as a mentor to X-Factor hopefuls, Cheryl Cole is setting a bad example as the whole concept for X-Factor is geared towards live performances, and for…