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29/01/2007 12:53


PEDRO ALMODOVAR's VOLVER picked up five honours at the Goya Awards in Madrid, Spain last night (28JAN07), including Best Picture, Best Director and....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


CHRISTINA AGUILERA has knocked AKON + EMINEM off the number one spot in the European singles chart with her new single HURT, exchanging chart places....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


HELEN MIRREN can't stop winning acting honours - now she's claimed Best Actress at the American Association of Retired People (AARP) Magazine's....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


THE NOTEBOOK star RACHEL MCADAMS has become the red-hot favourite to replace new mum KATIE HOLMES as BATMAN's love interest. Holmes dropped out of....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


RESERVOIR DOGS star STEVE BUSCEMI discovered it pays to be a movie star after falling for the charms of SIENNA MILLER in LAYER CAKE - he discovered....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


Newcomer SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON is set to revive JAMIE LEE CURTIS' scream queen LAURIE STRODE in ROB ZOMBIE's new HALLOWEEN horror movie. The....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


Photojournalist LARRY BIRKHEAD was so frustrated when his ex-girlfriend ANNA NICOLE SMITH's longterm attorney interrupted their intimate moments, he....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Pop star GWEN STEFANI and her rocker husband GAVIN ROSSDALE have topped a poll of fashionable celebrity parents. The NO DOUBT singer and Rossdale....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE star JUSTIN BERFIELD is turning infamous jewel thief DORIS PAYNE's life story into a new movie. The young....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


U2 music is to feature prominently in an England church in a bid to boost congregation numbers, and religious leaders hope to roll out the scheme if....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Pop legend DAVID BYRNE has accused US President GEORGE W BUSH and Vice President DICK CHENEY of leading America in the same way as the late SADDAM....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


Rocker SHERYL CROW was stunned to discover the horse which helped her through her breast cancer battle a year ago (06) is pregnant, after failing to....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Comedian SACHA BARON COHEN has been named as one of the most powerful 100 men in Britain. The survey, carried out by British men's magazine GQ,....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


Silver screen idol MARLENE DIETRICH was so poor towards the end of her life, she allegedly accepted money to sing to an obsessed fan over the phone -....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


British actor RICKY TOMLINSON is fighting to clear his name - 35 years after he was jailed for intimidation. The 67-year-old, who has starred in....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


Movie-maker DARREN ARONOFSKY is secretly relieved his take on BATMAN never got the OK from studio bosses - because it would have been too violent. ....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


The French movie adaptation of DH LAWRENCE's LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER, Oscar-nominated DAYS OF GLORY and thriller TELL NO ONE will be the toast of the....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


JACK OSBOURNE's new reality series is officially a flop - it has been cancelled. THE OSBOURNES star's new show ARMED + FAMOUS tried and failed to....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


Spoof comedy EPIC MOVIE has topped the US box office after its first weekend (26-28JAN07) of release, taking $19.2 million (GBP9.8 million). The....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


LATEST: Opera singer DAME KIRI TE KANAWA pulled out of a deal to perform with Australian rocker JOHN FARNHAM because of his fans' raunchy behaviour,....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


LATEST: Actress ANNE HECHE has spoken out about her relationship with JAMES TUPPER - but has refused to confirm she is dating her MEN IN TREES....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


LATEST: The remaining members of punk rockers SHAM 69 sacked frontman JIMMY PURSEY last week (ends28JAN06) because he owed them money from a series....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


LATEST: The Los Angeles City Attorney is recommending R+B star BRANDY is charged with misdemeanour vehicular manslaughter for her part in a December....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


TONI BRAXTON discovered her youngest son DIEZEL was autistic when officials at the four-year-old's school in Las Vegas alerted the soul singer to the....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


NOTTING HILL star HUGH GRANT was so scared by the prospect of performing a dance scene for his new film, he decided to get drunk beforehand. The....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Actor HUGH GRANT is determined to leave acting while he is still at the top of his game - insisting he will never overstay his welcome. The NOTTING....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


SCISSOR SISTERS and COLDPLAY have stepped up the fight against global warming by lending their support to a new scheme which allows people to buy....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


Injured basketball superstar SHAQUILLE O'NEAL took the law into his own hands by capturing a hit and run driver just hours after his Miami Heat....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


CATE BLANCHETT instantly knew husband-to-be ANDREW UPTON was the man for her when he laughed at a dirty joke she told him. The humorous story thawed....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


BELINDA CARLISLE is happy her chart-topping fame has ended, because she doesn't miss the huge pressures that go hand-in-hand with being a pop....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


SPIDER-MAN star TOBEY MAGUIRE has acquired the rights to the quirky life story of GERALD FRALLER, who attempted to sell his soul in cyberspace. ....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


Rocker SHERYL CROW was more than a willing spokesmodel for cosmetics giants Revlon's new Colorist product after trying out the item on the road. The....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Residents of a town in south England are celebrating after winning their fight to tear down the housing estate immortalised in 1971 film A CLOCKWORK....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


Actress SIENNA MILLER "made out" with a monkey while shooting her new Esquire magazine photoshoot when her simian pal went too far with a kissing....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


Motown legend MARTHA REEVES has revealed the secret behind her fired up vocals for classic song DANCING IN THE STREETS - the soundman forgot to turn....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Rocker PETER GABRIEL has urged big businesses to embrace the latest technology to highlight human rights abuses around the world. The SLEDGEHAMMER....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


British band the KLAXONS are breathing a sigh of relief after rockers MUSE agreed they can still support them at their massive London show later this....Read On


29/01/2007 17:40


UGLY BETTY actress ASHLEY JENSEN wed her fiance TERENCE BEESLEY in a secret ceremony last week (22JAN06). The happy couple - who had dated for seven....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


SHREK 2 has been voted the top movie sequel of all time, beating out competition from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and THE GODFATHER PART II. The survey....Read On


29/01/2007 20:14


GWYNETH PALTROW has come full circle in her acting career after starring in her brother JAKE's new movie - she starred in his first effort NIGHT OF....Read On


29/01/2007 12:53


Singer MIKA suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that manifests itself when he makes tea. The eccentric British pop sensation -....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


British actress DAME HELEN MIRREN has picked up two Screen Actors Guild awards at a star-studded Los Angeles ceremony. The 61-year-old was named....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


DAME HELEN MIRREN has been named the sexiest older woman in the world in a new survey of film fans. The 61-year-old Brit beat SOPHIA LOREN, 72, to....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


Reclusive funk icon SLY STONE stunned fans in Anaheim, California earlier this month (JAN07) when he joined his sister VET and her SLY + THE FAMILY....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


HEATHER MILLS is being tipped to star in a new US TV drama about soccer players' wives. Television executives are keen to cash in on the rise in the....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


Moviemaker SPIKE LEE is hunting for the perfect JAMES BROWN, so he can make a start on a planned biopic of the soul legend. Lee, who was picked to....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


BLADE: TRINITY star RYAN REYNOLDS is planning a great Australian adventure - he'll bike across the country with a newly-married pal. The actor is....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


LEONARDO DiCAPRIO has the talent to become the next ROBERT DE NIRO, according to mentor and director MARTIN SCORSESE. Scorsese and De Niro work....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


SYLVESTER STALLONE is baffled by the impact of the ROCKY movies and is amazed fans still believe the character is real. The actor, currently....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS is planning to spend a staggering $1.5 million (GBP800,000) on an indoor soccer pitch, so he play the game in....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


ROD STEWART has developed a crush on PRINCE CHARLES' wife CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL after meeting her at a US gala. Stewart performed for the....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


British singer MATT WILLIS has reportedly sacked his management team in a last ditch attempt to save his career. Willis has failed to make a mark....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES star KRISTANNA LOKEN has told producers of lesbian TV drama THE L WORD she won't be back for another season -....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


Mystery surrounds the past of pop sensation MIKA, after doubts were raised over his claims his millionaire father was kidnapped in Kuwait. The....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


JANE FONDA attacked the war in Iraq at a rally in Washington DC on Saturday - 34 years after she famously campaigned against the Vietnam War. The....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


Acting was LEONARDO DiCAPRIO's second choice career - he wanted to work with animals until he struck lucky at an audition. The star was considering....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


SIR ALEC GUINNESS' Jedi knight cloak is expected to fetch more than GBP50,000 ($98,000) when it is auctioned next month (FEB07). The STAR WARS....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


DANNY DEVITO and his wife RHEA PERLMAN celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary yesterday (28JAN07) by putting their Beverly Hills home up for....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


Bollywood star SHILPA SHETTY has been offered the chance to star in a new TV comedy about an Indian call centre. The show has been written by....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


Hollywood couple REBECCA ROMIJN and JERRY O'CONNELL have discovered that a bicycle made for two is better than therapy after hitting the Los Angeles....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


LEONARDO DiCAPRIO refuses to let the Academy Awards affect the film roles he chooses - because he doesn't trust the Academy to pick the right....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


KAISER CHIEFS rocker RICKY WILSON was stunned to be asked to present a TV show about cars - just months after he was almost killed by one. Wilson....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


Movie beauty BRITT EKLAND has given up looking for men and wants to spend the rest of her life alone. At the age of 64 and with two failed marriages....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


ANGELINA JOLIE has set her sights on starring in a JAMES BOND movie - playing either an evil villain or the first female Bond superspy. Jolie was....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


British pop sensation MIKA prepared for life a singing star, by performing opera as a child in London. The 23-year-old was a boy soprano, boasting a....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


South African actor PRESLEY CHWENEYAGAE has appeared in court in the capital Pretoria charged with fraud. The star of Oscar-winning film TSOTSI was....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


Pop sensation MIKA was mercilessly bullied for a year when he first moved to England as a child, because of his flamboyant dress sense. The....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


Gay TV star JOHN BARROWMAN wants to adopt a child with partner SCOTT GILL. The pair sealed their union at Christmas with a civil partnership and now....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


JERMAINE JACKSON is planning a spectacular musical show based on the music of THE JACKSON 5. The singer made the announcement last night (28JAN07)....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


Pop princess BRITNEY SPEARS should quit partying and get back to work - according to DONALD TRUMP. The business mogul believes the singer is wasting....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


KAISER CHIEFS frontman RICKY WILSON feared he would lose a leg after he was run over by a hit and run driver last year (06). Only a spectacular last....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


KASABIAN star SERGIO PIZZORNO regrets the way guitarist CHRIS KARLOFF was ditched from the band - confessing he was treated like a spurned lover. ....Read On


29/01/2007 08:05


SHARON and KELLY OSBOURNE were thrown off a nudist beach on a Spanish vacation - because they wouldn't strip. The pair were stunned to be asked to....Read On


29/01/2007 04:24


Actress CYBILL SHEPHERD was left screaming after a painful experience during a lesbian love scene. The former MOONLIGHTING star was startled after....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


British music sensation JOSS STONE has criticised pop TV talent shows for ruining the confidence of wannabe singers. The 19-year-old fears reality....Read On


29/01/2007 01:57


Bollywood music legend O P NAYYAR has died at his home in Mumbai. He was 81. The acclaimed composer died yesterday (28JAN07) after suffering a heart....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:12


Padre Nuestro, a drama about the uncertain lives of Mexican illegal immigrants in New York City, received the Sundance Film Festival's grand jury....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Although only Dreamgirls, Pan's Labyrinth and The Queen made the top ten, several other independent films saw business rise following last week's....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Critics weren't given a chance to see it before it opened this weekend, but Epic Movie managed to beat out a slew of Oscar nominees and leggy....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Little Miss Sunshine was increasingly looking like the 'little film that could" Sunday as it received the Screen Actors Guild's top trophy at the....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


The live-action DreamWorks studio, acquired last year by Viacom's Paramount, is increasingly looking like it's attempting to become a Trojan horse....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


CBS has arrested Armed & Famous, the reality series that follows D-list celebrities training and working along with members of the Muncie, IN....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Former supermodel Niki Taylor has filed a fraud and slander lawsuit against E! Entertainment Television over a Jan. 22, 2007 episode of Boulevard of....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


The Chicago Tribune, once regarded as the principal voice of conservative political ideology in the U.S., has editorially attacked the Fox News....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


In the apparent hope of discovering whether 40 years of experience and technical innovation have improved the quality of television news, the CBS....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Although pornography is banned on broadcast television, it could be showing up on a different segment of the airwaves. Telus, the Canadian phone....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Television sets and personal computers will converge within the next five years, making obsolete conventional broadcast television, Microsoft....Read On


29/01/2007 18:32:11


Hugh Laurie of Fox's House and Chandra Wilson of ABC's Grey's Anatomy took the top acting awards for TV dramatic series at Sunday's Screen Actors....Read On


29/01/2007 15:48:24


STEREOPHONICS frontman KELLY JONES has finally unveiled a solo project, which is available online this week. Despite penning almost all of the....Read On


29/01/2007 13:52:37


Shilpa Shetty looks set to cash in on her new-found fame after winning Celebrity Big Brother.The Indian film star was virtually unknown outside her....Read On


29/01/2007 11:46:46


Lily Allen has hit out at her rivals for the Brit Awards, criticising them for promoting their chances of winning a gong.The 'LDN' singer is up for a....Read On


29/01/2007 11:15:24


DAVID LEE ROTH is getting back behind the microphone with legendary 80s rockers VAN HALEN, in the latest reunion tour to tempt fans to part with....Read On


29/01/2007 10:12:13


The last documentary made by Australian naturalist Steve Irwin has been aired in his home country.Irwin's death last September, after he was attacked....Read On


29/01/2007 10:12:13


Richard Hammond's high-speed crash during filming for the Top Gear show was his own fault, according to the owner of the dragster he raced.The BBC....Read On


29/01/2007 9:50:02


Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney has laughed off claims he has been dating former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson.The Ocean's Eleven star said....Read On


29/01/2007 9:50:02


Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen has been named as one of the 20 most influential people in Britain.The comic behind his famous Kazakhstani alter ego....Read On


29/01/2007 8:25:01


The actress and mother to Angelina Jolie, Marcheline Bertrand, has died aged 56 after battling cancer.Ms Bertrand had been diagnosed with the disease....Read On


29/01/2007 8:02:58


Helen Mirren will need to expand her trophy cabinet yet again after picking up two Screen Actors Guild awards.The three-time Academy award-nominated....Read On





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