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30/01/2009 19:13:16


Releasing a film in January is usually a sign that the studio doesn't have much hope for it. Releasing it on Super Bowl weekend is usually a sign of....Read On


30/01/2009 19:13:10


It's not often that a horror film attracts anything but derision from critics, but The Uninvited is actually receiving some quite decent reviews. "I....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


New CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION star LAURENCE FISHBURNE has tipped his actress wife GINA TORRES to join him on the U.S. TV drama - five years....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Emmy Award winning TV writer SHARAT SARDANA has died at the age of 40. British-born Sardana collapsed at his father’s home on Friday (23Jan09) after....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Indian actress FREIDA PINTO gave American TV viewers a treat on Wednesday (28Jan09) when she danced across a talk show stage in an impromptu....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Cartoon hero HE-MAN is to be brought to life on the big screen in a new movie. Warner Bros has joined forces with action filmmaker Joel Silver and....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Fugitive filmmaker ROMAN POLANSKI has found a cunning way to shoot his new movie in the U.S. and U.K. without landing in jail - he is building giant....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Blind soul legend STEVIE WONDER is calling on technology firms to make gadgets more accessible for people with sight disabilities. The Superstition....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Pop star-turned-restaurateur JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is expanding his eaterie empire with a second New York City hotspot. The Tennessee-born singer opened....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


AMY WINEHOUSE is not too tearful about the burglary at her London home - because she has her most prized possession, a special guitar, with her on....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


Rap superstar LIL WAYNE has settled a legal battle over his use of a ROLLING STONES sample in a song on his latest album. Executives at record....Read On


30.01.2009 19:06


SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY will make his first-ever U.S. music festival appearance headlining this year's (09) Coachella. The former Beatle has received top....Read On


30/01/2009 19:03:12


Before Taken faces the Super Bowl, it is facing critics -- for an equally brutal encounter. Produced and co-written by France's Luc Besson and....Read On


30/01/2009 19:03:11


Movie theaters will be competing against the Super Bowl this weekend, without a big female-oriented film premiering on their marquees -- an unusual....Read On


30/01/2009 19:03:10


With Sony Bravia television sets piling up at distribution warehouses, the yen rising against the dollar, and the lack of Spider-Man on its movie....Read On


30/01/2009 19:03:09


The White House is putting its weight behind a new bill aimed at delaying the mandated February 17 switchover to digital television. Like the....Read On


30/01/2009 18:52:22


A bleak future for broadcast television stations is being projected at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference in Las....Read On


30/01/2009 18:52:22


In a possible deal that could put television and film stars in made-for-the-web productions, the William Morris talent agency reportedly is in talks....Read On


30/01/2009 18:52:15


Long expected retrenchments at ABC were announced Thursday, but they were not so severe as many analysts had forecast. But some reports suggested....Read On


30/01/2009 18:52:09


A Thursday edition of American Idol gave Fox a rare Thursday ratings victory. Although "only" 24.7 million viewers tuned in -- low by Idol standards....Read On


30/01/2009 16:26:33


Wildfire presenter Bill Oddie has left BBC nature programme Springwatch, it has been announced.Oddie has presented the nightly show for the last four....Read On


30/01/2009 16:15:20


The Chronicles of Narnia will continue in cinemas after 20th Century Fox signed up to produce the third film, Voyage of the Dawn Treader.Disney had....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


American theatre producer ROY A. SOMLYO has died, aged 83. Somlyo passed away on Thursday (29Jan09) in Manhattan after losing his battle with cancer,....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


CALIFORNICATION actress NATASCHA MCELHONE has been unveiled as the new spokesmodel for beauty treatment company Neutrogena. The British star admits....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


EMILY BLUNT and JASON SEGEL have been tapped to join funnyman JACK BLACK in a new movie version of fictional adventure book GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. The....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


Actress CHLOE SEVIGNY has launched a verbal attack on a grumpy New York retailer, comparing him to the SOUP NAZI in hit TV comedy SEINFELD. Marty....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) will resume talks with movie studio bosses next week (03Feb09) in a bid to end a dispute over royalty....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


BUSTA RHYMES has cleared up rumours surrounding his departure from Interscope Records, explaining he parted ways with the label after a "mutual....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


The celebrity fertility doctor who treated singer CELINE DION and actress LIV ULLMAN has been sentenced to probation for failing to repay nearly $3.2....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


PEARL JAM rocker MIKE MCCREADY is lending his star power to a new bill calling for emergency access to toilets for sufferers of Crohn's disease. The....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


Reunited boyband NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK have sparked a bidding war online after putting a self portrait up for auction - all in the name of....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


Rap mogul SEAN COMBS is "devastated" following the break-up of his girl band DANITY KANE, according to former member DAWN RICHARD. The group, put....Read On


30.01.2009 16:06


MADONNA will take her children to the U.S. to live after reportedly winning a residency battle with ex-husband GUY RITCHIE. The singer has received....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


LEONARDO DiCAPRIO's model girlfriend BAR REFAELI has been tipped to front a revival of the U.S. TV series HOUSE OF STYLE. The popular show, which ran....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


ELLEN BARKIN's new TV series about an older woman wrapped up in a bitter divorce is based on her own split from her billionaire ex RON PERELMAN,....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


BROOKE SHIELDS has mocked the stage manager who was arrested after allegedly stealing $30,000 (£22,010) worth of designer goods from the set of....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


KATE BECKINSALE's childhood dreams of becoming a big sister were ruined by her father's untimely death. Richard Beckinsale, beloved star of classic....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


KATE WINSLET was desperate to work with her husband SAM MENDES on a movie project after TOM HANKS lavished praise on the filmmaker. Hanks worked with....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


The father of a young actress who appears in SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has leapt to the defence of the film's makers - following criticism from fellow....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


THE KOOKS frontman LUKE PRITCHARD is teaming up with French band THE DŲ to record an album of cover songs. Singer Pritchard kicked off his rock....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


THE STREETS star MIKE SKINNER has blasted a British energy supplier after he was forced to scrap a London gig when the power failed. The British....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


British singer LILY ALLEN is back on the booze - because performing live is too nerve-racking without alcohol. The Smile hitmaker vowed to stop....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


50 CENT is hitting back at rival rapper RICK ROSS in a new song after the MC took aim at the IN DA CLUB hitmaker in a scathing track. Ross first hit....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


WHITNEY HOUSTON is so happy, she has refused to record any sad songs for her comeback album, according to collaborator NE-YO. The singer hasn't....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


Country star FAITH HILL has praised JENNIFER HUDSON for choosing the upcoming Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida for her first public appearance since her....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


JESSICA SIMPSON donned skin-tight leather trousers and blasted criticism of her weight gain during her first performance since the media mocked her....Read On


30.01.2009 12:15


JOHN LENNON's son JULIAN has blasted reports he is set to perform with his half-brother SEAN at a United Nations event in February (09). Fox News....Read On


30/01/2009 11:41:31


SUPER FURRY ANIMALS have been discussing their ninth studio album which will be released online in March.The as-yet-untitled album will be the band's....Read On


30/01/2009 11:41:24


KASABIAN are supporting a local Leicester venue which has been threatened with closure.The Charlotte club is in their hometown and was where the band....Read On


30/01/2009 10:58:21


John Stevenson, co-director of Kung Fu Panda, is to make his live-action debut with an adaptation of cartoon series Masters of the Universe.The 80s....Read On


30/01/2009 10:14:21


Writer Wendy Cope has called for the contentious position of Poet Laureate to be abolished.Cope is one of the favourites to replace Andrew Motion,....Read On


30/01/2009 9:41:19


An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a lawsuit involving the $10 million (£7 million) life insurance policy of the late Heath....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY's ex-wife HEATHER MILLS has been voted Britain's "moodiest" celebrity in a new poll. The former glamour model came top of the....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


It pays to be a friend of Aussie actress ISLA FISHER - because she's always buying clothes she'll never wear. The actress admits she's a terrible....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


Movie vampire RHONA MITRA grew so fond of her fangs while making the new UNDERWORLD movie, she refused to take them out - and still carries them....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


Socialite KHLOE KARDASHIAN has parted ways with her basketball player boyfriend - just two days after denying they had split. The reality TV....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


Movie star JEAN RENO is a big fan of France's First Lady, former model CARLA BRUNI - because she's good for his homeland, and for his friend, leader....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


KEVIN SPACEY has reportedly dropped plans to star in a West End production of A STAR IS BORN. The Hollywood actor was set to play the role of washed....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


JENNIFER ANISTON and JOHN MAYER have reportedly ended their on/off relationship for good, after the rocker was allegedly spotted kissing another....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


Rapper/actor JAMAL 'GRAVY' WOOLARD has a saucy sex aid he uses to get in the mood for romantic moments - an adult video he filmed with his wife last....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN often goes about his business unrecognised - with many members of the public failing to spot his famous face. The....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


BEYONCE will make the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana a family affair this summer (Jul09) - her sister SOLANGE will join her for the....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


The sons of late BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON are reportedly set to perform together for the first time at a United Nations concert in New York. Julian....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


Singer AMY WINEHOUSE's London home has been targeted by thieves while she is on holiday in the Caribbean. The singer has been enjoying a sunshine....Read On


30.01.2009 07:30


Former GENESIS star PHIL COLLINS has paid tribute to singer-songwriter JOHN MARTYN, who died on Thursday (29Jan09). Martyn, who released 20 studio....Read On


30/01/2009 4:02:20


After their debut album hit the number one spot, White Lies have announced upgrades to their upcoming headline tour.Tickets for the May shows went on....Read On


30/01/2009 2:02:21


Slumdog Millionaire has added to its haul of awards after winning four prizes at the Richard Attenborough Film awards.Danny Boyle's film - which won....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


KIM KARDASHIAN is close to turning her back on fur - to save her romance and her friendship with her sister. The socialite has been a target for....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


THE SOPRANOS star EDIE FALCO felt awkward researching her new TV role as NURSE JACKIE in a real hospital - because she just kept getting in the....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


Actress RENEE ZELLWEGER was so desperate to witness U.S. President BARACK OBAMA's inauguration she launched a last-minute bid to get to Washington,....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


WILLIAM H. MACY's decision to take over JEREMY PIVEN's role in DAVID MAMET's SPEED-THE-PLOW has paid off for the producers of the Broadway play - the....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


ASHTON KUTCHER has apologised to his neighbour for calling him a "jackass" and threatening to hi-jack his bulldozer in a building work meltdown. The....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


Actress ANNA FARIS is heading down the aisle once more, and planning to wed actor boyfriend CHRIS PRATT. Pratt, one of the stars of Kate Hudson's new....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


OSMOND brother ALAN is hoping AMERICAN IDOL can give his singing son a boost - after DAVID OSMOND made it through the audition process for the....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


LILY ALLEN has put her decision to quit booze down to a public row with SIR ELTON JOHN at an awards ceremony last year (08). The Smile hitmaker....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


Fans of 1970s pop star DONNY OSMOND will have to wait to see him strut his stuff on the TV dance floor - he won't be among the contestants on the new....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


NEIL DIAMOND has handed over the profits from merchandising sales on his recent tour to the victims of Hurricane Ike. The Sweet Caroline singer....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


MADONNA's former father-in-law is hoping the pop superstar enjoys a healthy lovelife after splitting from his son, GUY RITCHIE, because then there....Read On


30.01.2009 01:32


Rap mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS and his ex-wife KIMORA LEE SIMMONS are both free to wed again after a court in New York signed off on their divorce. Baby....Read On





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