Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle

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  Susan Boyle to make screen acting debut

  Susan Boyle is making her big-screen acting debut in a Christmas-themed British period drama. The Scottish singer appears in "The Christmas Candle," ... 

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  Simon Cowell launches online talent contest

  Simon Cowell has taken over television screens and radio airwaves around the world. Now he's taking aim at the Internet. Cowell's Syco Entertainment ... 

• Review: Hooper's 'Les Miserables' is relentless

  Tom Hooper's extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical "Les Miserables" is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless Inspector Javert ... 

• Olympics ceremony gets nod at London stage awards

  Director Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony is a finalist for theater event of the year at London's Whatsonstage awards. Boyle's spectacular ... 

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  Book traces odd journey of Cohen's song

  It's hard to think of any song that has taken a stranger journey through popular culture than Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Recorded in 1984, it was ...