Otago Daily Times: Entertainment

A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has raised 1.2 million euros ($US1.5 million) for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival.

Helen Mirren was crowned best actress at Britain's top theatre awards for reprising her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, while a play about a boy with autism was the night's top winner, taking home seven Olivier prizes.

The latest snow spectacular from Warren Miller films features a young skiier with a snowballing reputation.

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart has scored his first British album chart number one in more than 30 years with "Time", while the French electro outfit Daft Punk clung to the top of the singles chart, the Official Charts Company said.

Making things up might be called telling lies, but if you write it down you are being an author, according to Leonie Agnew. Charmian Smith talks to the College of Education children's writer in residence.

The X Factor's Monday shows have shifted to a later timeslot, ending the competition for viewers with Shortland Street, the juggernaut of locally-made programmes.

From the Greek legend of Cupid and Psyche to the Selkies of Scottish folk-lore, many cultures have cautionary tales of husbands and wives who conceal their true identities and flee when their secret is discovered by overly curious spouses.