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30/1/06 21:27:58


British actress JOELY RICHARDSON found she has amazing reserves of courage, after her NIP/TUCK co-stars bought her trapeze lessons for her....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:58


Sexy SIN CITY star JESSICA ALBA is the perfect girlfriend, according to a new Internet poll. The Latino actress beat SIENNA MILLER and ANGELINA....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


Actor KIEFER SUTHERLAND is keen to start filming a big screen version of his hit TV series 24, as soon as production on the show wraps up later this....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


Actress LISA KUDROW's seven-year-old son JULIAN is yet to see her appear in hit US comedy FRIENDS, because she doesn't let him watch television. ....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


HARRISON FORD proved experience wins over youth, when he humiliated young British star PAUL BETTANY in fight scenes for their new movie FIREWALL. ....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


US presidential drama COMMANDER IN CHIEF has been temporarily pulled from the ABC TV schedule because network executives are unhappy with the show's....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


Feminist playwright WENDY WASSERSTEIN, who wrote THE HEIDI CHRONICLES and THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG, has died of cancer. She was 55. Wasserstein had....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


R+B star RAY J has his sights set on becoming the first ever musician to have a pair of Nike sports shoes named after him. BRANDY's younger....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


DIXIE CHICKS star NATALIE MAINES is still angry about the way her group was picked on for remarks she made about US president GEORGE W BUSH at a....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


Lost tracks recorded by late THE WHO star JOHN ENTWISTLE have been unearthed by JUDAS PRIEST star GLENN TIPTON for a new album release. Tipton....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


MICHAEL JACKSON brought Hamburg, Germany, to a standstill at the weekend (28+29JAN06) when news spread that the pop superstar was in the city....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


Three members of US rockers LIVE feared for their safety yesterday (29JAN06), when their Pennsylvania-bound plane was forced to make an emergency....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


Songwriter and R+B vocalist GENE McFADDEN died on Friday (27JAN06) after losing his battle with liver and lung cancer. He was 56. The star, who....Read On


30/1/06 21:27:57


LATEST: Former BAY CITY ROLLERS singer LES McKEOWN today (30JAN06) told England's Basildon Crown Court he was a cocaine user but never dealt the....Read On


30/1/06 18:30:10


Because of time and space constraints, we were unable to include a summary of reviews of the G-rated Nanny McPhee, starring Emma Thompson, in....Read On


30/1/06 18:30:09


Time Warner plans to dip its toes into the waters of online distribution of its Warner Bros. films in a deal with the German media giant....Read On


30/1/06 18:30:08


The Berlin Film Festival announced today (Monday) that it will present honorary Golden Bear awards for lifetime achievement to British actor Ian....Read On


30/1/06 18:30:04


In a kind of dizzying financial round-robin, Japan's Matsushita Electric Company, which retained a 20-percent stake in Universal Pictures when it....Read On


30/1/06 18:30:01


In what was regarded as an upset victory, the cast of Crash, not Brokeback Mountain, received the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding....Read On


30/1/06 18:30:00


Ang Lee added the Directors Guild of America's top award to the mountain of other awards he has already received for last year's Brokeback....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:59


The culture-clash drama Quinceañera, written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, won the Sundance film festival's jury....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:59


Steven Soderbergh's Bubble, which debuted simultaneously in theaters, on high-definition pay-per-view and DVD, drew small audiences in the 32 art....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:58


Movie houses showing Big Momma's House 2 were full over the weekend as the Martin Lawrence comedy brought in an estimated $28 million, nearly....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:58


Forty percent of the British television audience tuned in to watch the finale of the reality series Celebrity Big Brother Friday night -- some 7.5....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:57


The National Football League on Saturday awarded broadcast rights to air an eight-game package of late-season games beginning on Thanksgiving day....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:56


The Directors Guild of America Saturday night honored its own president, Michael Apted, with its trophy in the best TV dramatic series category for....Read On


30/1/06 18:29:56


ABC co-anchor Bob Woodruff, who was seriously injured in Iraq Sunday when the convoy in which he was riding was hit by an explosive device,....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Brit actor BILL NIGHY has embellished his abilities and achievements in a bid to become a swashbuckling film star. The LOVE ACTUALLY star has....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


FRIENDS star LISA KUDROW is still devastated at the failure of her sitcom follow-up THE COMEBACK last year (05) - because had never worked so hard....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Nobel Prize winner GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ is suffering from such severe writer's block, he failed to write a single line during the whole of 2005. ....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Hollywood actor HEATH LEDGER found filming BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN so emotionally draining, he agreed to star in comic period drama CASANOVA to aid his....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Hollywood star GEORGE CLOONEY is still on good terms with SOUTH PARK creators TREY PARKER and MATT STONE, even though they ridiculed him in their....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Hollywood actor-turned-theatre director KEVIN SPACEY has denied his collaboration with seminal director ROBERT ALTMAN at London's Old Vic theatre is....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and SON OF THE MASK are leading the nominations at this year's (06) Razzies, which celebrates the worst films of 2005. The....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Singer/songwriter JACK JOHNSON is terrified about his first trip to the Grammy Awards - because he is intimidated by the legends his is nominated....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Hip-hop star KANYE WEST have inspired rockers U2 to experiment with new styles of music. Frontman BONO, who recently admitted to being a huge fan....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


FOO FIGHTERS frontman DAVE GROHL is calling his unborn daughter "The Karate Kid" because she has such a powerful kick from inside his wife's womb. ....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


LATEST: Rap mogul SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS has assured the a collective of hip-hop producers planning to sue him for non-payment of royalties from their....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


Rocker PETE DOHERTY has had a small piece of good news to soothe his ongoing legal woes - a driving while unfit due to drugs charge against him has....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:57


THE SMITHS rockers JOHNNY MARR and ANDY ROURKE performed onstage together on Saturday night (28JAN06) for the first time in 19 years. Guitarist....Read On


30/1/06 17:17:56


Funk legend SLY STONE will reportedly reunite with the classic SLY + THE FAMILY STONE line-up to perform at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on 8....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM director GURINDER CHADHA is on the lookout for another KEIRA KNIGHTLEY to guarantee the success of her next movie. The Indian....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


CHARLIZE THERON was swiftly brought back down to earth the morning after her 2004 Oscar win, when her boyfriend STUART TOWNSEND told her to make her....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


Veteran actress KATHLEEN TURNER is relieved her starring role in a London play begins tomorrow (31JAN06) - because it gives her an excuse to avoid....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


GREY'S ANATOMY star SANDRA OH paid tribute to her fellow Asian-American actors at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards last night (29JAN06), hoping....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


LATEST: Health experts and parents have slammed German beauty HEIDI KLUM for encouraging aspiring models to starve themselves during her new TV show....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


British actress RACHEL WEISZ is repeatedly disappointed when awards bosses fail to nominate her THE CONSTANT GARDENER co-star RALPH FIENNES,....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


Oscar-winning actor KEVIN SPACEY has refused to go to war-torn Iraq to tour his play THE SOLIDER'S TALE - because it's far too dangerous. The....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:46


Spanish director ISABEL COIXER's English-language film THE SECRET LIFE OF WORDS was the big winner at Spain's annual Goya awards today (30JAN06). ....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


LATEST: KATE MOSS has agreed to return to London this week (ends03FEB06) and meet British police officers investigating video footage and....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


British singer/songwriter BETH ORTON didn't realise her music contained unreleased grief at losing her mother, until 14 years after her death. The....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


Brit pop group SUGABABES have recorded a cover of ARCTIC MONKEYS' debut hit I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR for the B-side to their latest....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


British eighties singer PETE BURNS is horrified his former record company has re-released his hit YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD). After years....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


Rock legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY heralded his fame school for educating British talent at the establishment's 10th anniversary today (30JAN06). The....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


Sexy singer JENNIFER LOPEZ will prove her critics wrong on her first Spanish language album and prove she has "a voice", according to Latino....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


LATEST: Legendary crooner ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK is now Doctor Humperdinck after picking up a honorary degree from his English hometown. The....Read On


30/1/06 14:12:45


Hip-hop superstar 50 CENT will follow up his autobiography with a new project - writing books for children. The GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' star rose....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:46


Veteran actress ANGELA LANSBURY was left battered and bruised by a cake-throwing scene in new family film NANNY McPHEE - because the creamy treats....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:46


EMMA THOMPSON regrets taking feminism to the extreme when she was younger - because she always dressed terribly. The British actress has been....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


Hollywood hunk GEORGE CLOONEY credits his former love RENEE ZELLWEGER with helping him gain enough weight to get into character for new movie....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


South Korean director CHAN-WOOK PARK insists making violent movies has "poisoned" his soul - and he had to make 2005 film LADY VENGEANCE to create a....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


GEORGE CLOONEY is urging his fellow Americans to travel outside of their home country and experience the complexities of the rest of the world. ....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


Grief-stricken actor ROBERT CARLYLE has pulled out of his latest movie, DRAGNET, because he is so upset by the loss of his father JOE. THE FULL....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


Biopics including WALK THE LINE, CAPOTE and CINDERELLA MAN led the way at the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Awards last night (29JAN06), with stars....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


DIONNE WARWICK has recorded classic BURT BACHARACH tune ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART with SIR CLIFF RICHARD for the British crooner's upcoming DUETS....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


Country singer MARTINA McBRIDE has been honoured as her native Kansas' favourite daughter. The SWINGIN' DOORS hitmaker was named Kansan Of The....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:45


New SUGABABE AMELLE BERRABAH was so overwhelmed to hear she had been chosen to replace MUTYA BUENA in the hit girl band, she couldn't stop crying. ....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:44


British R+B star CRAIG DAVID is desperate to win a prize at this year's (FEB06) Brit Awards ceremony, because it is the only thing that will make....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:44


Pop star BRITNEY SPEARS is seeking spiritual guidance in a bid to become a better mother to her four-month-old son. The TOXIC singer recently....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:44


LATEST: BILLY JOEL has beaten BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's Madison Square Garden record after selling out 11 consecutive nights at the New York City music....Read On


30/1/06 9:04:44


Newlywed pop star PINK has rubbished reports she plans to start a family with new husband CAREY HART, insisting she wants to focus on her career. ....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:50


Action man STEVEN SEAGAL is set to tackle international terrorists in a third UNDER SIEGE movie. The martial arts star is in talks to reprise his....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:50


Classic INGRID BERGMAN thriller GASLIGHT is set to hit the big screen again, with British film-maker JOE WRIGHT at the helm. In the 1944 thriller....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


OPRAH WINFREY, WHOOPI GOLDBERG and RUSH HOUR star CHRIS TUCKER are getting the chance to trace their roots in Africa as part of a new US documentary....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


Comedian MARTIN LAWRENCE's chubby alter-ego, BIG MOMMA, beat EMMA THOMPSON's ugly NANNY McPHEE in a battle of the family films at the US box office....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


ERIC BANA remains keens to reprise his role as THE HULK - so long as sequel plans tie into his schedule. The Australian actor played the angry....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


LATEST: Cannibalism movie BUTTERFLY, A GRIMM LOVE STORY will open in Germany as scheduled, after native man-eater ARMIN MEIWES' attempt to foil its....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


British actress RACHEL WEISZ is celebrating after winning Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in THE CONSTANT GARDENER at the Screen Actors....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


Pop star JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has been labelled a freeloader by snowboarding champion DANNY KASS. The Olympic silver medalist, who owns winter....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


R+B sensation ASHANTI recently sought medical advice, after her passion for high-heeled shoes began to cripple her feet. The ONLY YOU hitmaker....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


LITTLE RICHARD was among the stars paying tribute to late soul legend WILSON PICKETT in Kentucky on Saturday (21JAN06). More than 800 people....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


PULP frontman JARVIS COCKER is hailing British rock phenomenon the ARCTIC MONKEYS as the saviours of the music industry - for proving talent can....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


Punk pop star PINK is eagerly anticipating the backlash over her new music video, and has vowed to personally tackle the angry stars she parodies -....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


Singer/actress JESSICA SIMPSON is facing a federal lawsuit, after a Los Angeles woman filed papers accusing the star of copying her trademarked....Read On


30/1/06 2:56:49


Canadian rocker BRYAN ADAMS pledged to help rebuild Pakistan yesterday (29JAN06) when he became the first Western musician to perform in the country....Read On





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