Film producer David Furnish was left fuming after Madonna beat out his partner Elton John to win the Best Original Song trophy at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, insisting her win proved voting isn't based on "merit".

Elton and the Like a Virgin hit-maker engaged in a friendly war of words on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony after the Rocket Man singer told reporters his one-time pop pal didn't have "a f**king chance of winning."

Madonna hit back by asking journalists if Elton was "wearing a dress."

The Material Girl eventually emerged triumphant as her track Masterpiece from W....

Madonna and Elton John became involved in a war of words at the Golden Globes on Sunday as they competed for the coveted Best Song prize.

The Rocket Man started the verbal spat by telling reporters on the red carpet that his rival "doesn't have a f**king chance of winning tonight," and when asked if those were "fighting words," he replied, "No, those are accurate words."

Madonna hit back when questioned about Elton's remarks, asking reporters, "Was he wearing a dress?" adding, "May the best man win."

The Material Girl eventually emerged triumphant as her track Masterpiece from W.E. sco...

Lady Gaga is in the running for an Oscar after she was named among the nominees for the coveted Best Song prize.

The pop superstar's duet with Elton John, Hello Hello, from the Rocket Man's Gnomeo & Juliet movie, has been included in a long list of 39 songs in competition for gold at the 2012 Academy Awards.

Mary J. Blige's track Living Proof, from The Help, is also on the list, along with will.i.am's Hot Wings, from Rio, and Robbie Williams and Brad Paisley's duet Collision of Worlds, from Cars 2.

Other artists in consideration for the prize include Chris Cornell (The Keeper, from Ma...

Pop superstar Lady Gaga is teaming up with Elton John again for a new duet.

Gaga, who is godmother to the veteran singer's son Zachary, has convinced the Rocket Man to collaborate after impressing him with a new track she has written for her upcoming album.

She tells U.K. talk show host Alan Carr, "I haven't really duetted with anyone and my next duet, I believe, will be with Elton. I'm already working on my next album and I played him a song that I wrote and he really loved it. I don't want to give anything (else) away!"

The stars first teamed up for a live performance at the Grammy ...

Steven Spielberg's epic "The Adventures Of Tintin," the "Cars" sequel and "Gnomeo & Juliet" are among the 18 movies in consideration for Best Animated Feature Film at next year's Oscars.

Also making the cut are "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," "Arthur Christmas," "Happy Feet Two," "Puss in Boots," "Rango," "Rio" and "The Smurfs."

The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 24.

Rango roped in the top spot at the weekend box office, according to Box Office Mojo.

The animated film, which reteamed Johnny Depp with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, grossed an estimated $38 million in its first weekend.

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Elton John has taken aim at Disney bosses for resisting his plans for Gnomeo & Juliet and failing to throw their full support behind the animated movie.

The singer spent more than 10 years trying to convince executives to greenlight the project, which is based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and features the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt as the star-crossed lovers in gnome form.

The 3D family favorite has gone on to top the U.S. box office, but Elton is convinced it would have been even more successful with the support of everyone at Disney.

He tells Canada's Marilyn Denis S...

Disney's animated gnomes have been forced to give up first place at the box office to Owen Wilson and his sex-crazed buddies following a weekend ticket recount.

Family favorite "Gnomeo & Juliet" was ruled the weekend number one on Sunday, but the estimates were wrong and now the Farrelly Brothers comedy "Hall Pass" has debuted in the top spot.

When the final box office totals were tabulated on Monday, "Hall Pass" came out with $100,000 sales more than the 3-D film, which took in $13.4 million in its third week of release.

The news will be a blow to Elton John, who co-created the score fo...

Animated Disney film "Gnomeo & Juliet" has surprised movie experts by triumphing over Owen Wilson's new comedy "Hall Pass" to top the box office chart in its third week of release.

The 3D family favorite, which is based on the Shakespeare tale and features music by Elton John, climbed to number one with takings of $14.2 million, boosting its total gross in the U.S. to $75.1 million.

"Hall Pass," directed by the Farrelly Brothers, debuted in second place with $13.4 million, while Liam Neeson's former chart-topper "Unknown" fell to three.

Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" is in fourth posi...

Liam Neeson's thriller "Unknown" has shocked movie industry experts by beating action film "I Am Number Four" to the top of the box office.

The closely contested race ended with Neeson's new film, in which he plays a botanist who ceases to exist in the eyes of his family and colleagues after a car crash, scoring a $21.8 million opening weekend - $2 million more than second-placed "I Am Number Four," which stars "Glee's" Dianna Agron and Brit Alex Pettyfer.

"Unknown" beat most projections by $3 million.

Animated comedy "Gnomeo & Juliet" was just behind in third with $19.4 million, taking ...

Adam Sandler's new movie, Just Go With It, took top box-office honors over Justin Bieber's new flick, Never Say Never. Could Sandler be the cure to Bieber fever?

Justin Bieber doesn't need to take home a Grammy or win the box-office showdown to prove he's in the game. That's a good thing because both fell short for the music sensation this weekend.

In an opening weekend fight to the finish, the Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston movie Just Go With It beat out Bieber's 3D hot-ticket Never Say Never at the box office. According to figures from Box Office Mojo, it wasn't a massacre. Just G...

"Let's pull off a miracle. Who is coming? Bring all your friends!" was the message posted on Justin Bieber's Facebook page earlier today when box office numbers showed his concert film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, trailing the top spot in this weekend's box office race by a slim margin.

The must-see movie of the week sits just behind Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler's new film Just Go With It, despite the romantic comedy's lukewarm reviews.

Box Office Mojo reports that Just Go With It rang in an estimated $31 million in box office receipts this weekend, while Bieber's Never Say Never t...

Can two young teenagers find love despite their warring families? Well, we all know how Romeo and Juliet ended up. However in the 3D version of 'Gnomeo & Juliet' directed by Kelly Asbury, things don't turn out quite as tragic for our lovers.

'Gnomeo & Juliet' takes place in contemporary Stratford-onAvon, Shakespeare's birthplace. Miss Montague (voice of Julie Walters) and Mr. Capulet (voice of Richard Wilson) are neighbours and they absolutely hate each other.

Their respective collection of garden gnomes, the Reds and the Blues view each other with hostility as well. After Blue Gnomeo...

William Shakespeare’s ‘ROMEO & JULIET’ is a story filled with passion on both ends—love and hate! The story’s been told over and over throughout the centuries, and some have even had their own twist(s). Whether contemporary or keeping it to its official style of language and appeal, it never fails to cease to amaze those who view it, read it or to an extent, act it out. I’ve seen it many times on stage due to supporting fellow thespian friends, I’ve seen it in films and cartoons, and no matter how many times I visualize this classical piece, the essence of the story’s core is deep on every ...

Last week I did not catch anything new in theaters, but I had the opportunity to see Ben Affleck’s Boston crime thriller “The Town” and the noir drama “Winter’s Bone” on Netflix. Both turned out to be quite enjoyable, although I found “Winter’s Bone” slightly more captivating than “The Town.”

Despite some obvious similarities to Michael Mann’s “Heat,” Affleck manages to spin this tale about robbers from the working-class neighborhood of Charlestown into a compelling movie. His focus on the people from this community is what propels the story. There are frantic bank heists, memorable cha...

Elton John envisions Lady Gaga enjoying a long reign as the Queen of Pop - because she is so "amazingly polite and respectful" to her entourage and fans.

The Rocket Man first teamed up with the pop star for a performance at the Grammy Awards last year and they recently recorded a duet for his latest movie project, Gnomeo & Juliet.

The oddball stars have since become close friends, and Elton is convinced the Poker Face hit-maker will rule the charts for years to come - because the superstar is so grounded.

He says, "I love her, she's absolutely amazing. We've become friends. What I lik...

Ladies and gentleman, this film was thrown at me completely out of left field. So I receive an email on Friday (Jan. 28th) from one of the publicists I work with asking if there was any interest in ‘The Adjustment Bureau,’ and if there was, Monday (Jan. 31st) there’d be a Press Junket Screening being held at UNIVERSAL’s screening room at the ever so famous 666 building on 5th. Avenue. For those unfamiliar with this building, many superstitious people tend to stay away from it considering its number and among many films having been edited there, adding “insult to the building’s injury,” coin...