Soul’s James Brown is the latest singer to have his life story filmed, in a ‘rags to riches’ genre that began with the first ‘talkie’ in 1927.

THAT over-used cliché — ‘sex sells’ — looks to have passed its sell-by date, at least as far as the movies are concerned.

Moviemaker Martin Scorsese and actor Michael Madsen have paid tribute to David Carradine, who died on Thursday.

The body of American actor David Carradine was found in a hotel room with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, Thai police said today.

Thai authorities conducted a post-mortem today on actor David Carradine, a cult star best known for the 1970s TV series 'Kung Fu', and cited “unusual circumstances” in his death. His naked body was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room.