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Hollywood biggies shelled out for Obama's campaign
Hollywood A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Melanie Griffith opened their wallets for President Barack Obama's campaign in the last three months of 2011, according to federal filings...


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I am the original prankster not George Clooney, says Brad Pitt
In the war of prank playing between A-list Hollywood actors, Brad Pitt has said that he is the one who actually started the practical joke battle with George Clooney in the first place.

While Pitt...
Actor Ben Gazzara dies in US
Versatile US actor Ben Gazzara died in a New York hospital of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times said. He was 81.

A student at New York's legendary Actor's Studio where other Hollywood stars like...
Fight child sexual exploitation: Banderas
Spanish actor and producer Antonio Banderas wants everyone to join the fight against child sexual exploitation, something that, he said, affects not only underdeveloped nations but everyone.

'We...
Christina Ricci finds new love
Former child star Christina Ricci is reportedly dating actor James Heerdegen.

According to showbizspy.com, the two met on the set of the actress' ABC series "Pan-Am".

The new couple recently spent...
Fan proposes to Radcliffe on TV show
Actor Daniel Radcliffe endured an awkward moment during a TV interview when a woman fan got down on one knee and asked him to marry her.

According to contactmusic.com, The Harry Potter star, who is...
Career first for Fassbender
Actor Michael Fassbender has said he struggles to maintain relationships because he always puts his career first.

"To be honest, relationships as a whole for me in this industry have been a...
Brad Pitt used to drive strippers to gigs for living
Brad Pitt has revealed that his strangest job before he became a hotshot actor was to drive strippers to their gigs.

The 48-year-old actor made the revelation in an interview with James Lipton for...
Kirsten Dunst goes on hunt for missing cat with beau
Kirsten Dunst was spotted searching for her missing cat desperately with the help of her actor boyfriend Garrett Hedlund.

The 29-year-old actress was joined by Hedlund, as she cycled around her...
Grant still on board 'Bridget Jones..' sequel
Contrary to the reports, actor Hugh Grant is still signed on for the third instalment of "Bridget Jones Dairy" movie, confirm movie bosses.

Rumours were abuzz that the actor, who plays charming...
Miley Cyrus to play rebellious wild child and lock lips with girl in 'LOL'
Miley Cyrus, who became a household name after starring in Disney's 'Hannah Montana', will lose her virginity and kiss another girl in her new movie 'LOL'.

The 19-year-old singer goes off the rails...
Brad Pitt once caught strippers' clothes
Hollywood's star actor Brad Pitt has revealed that he once did an odd job of driving strippers to their gigs and then catching their peeled off clothes.

The Hollywood star said he was given the job...
Hugh Grant will star in 'Bridget Jones 3', says film boss
Although it was believed that Hugh Grant had dropped out from the third 'Bridget Jones' film, movie bosses have revealed that the actor will star in the flick.

Tim Bevan, chairman for Working Title,...
Julianne Moore portrays 'idiosyncratic' Sarah Palin in HBO's new drama
Julianne Moore can be seen as Sarah Palin in the trailer released by HBO for their new TV drama 'Game Change', which is scheduled for release in the US on March 10 this year.

The trailer portrays...
Witherspoon enjoys shooting action scenes
Actress Reese Witherspoon says she enjoyed shooting action sequences for her new movie "This Means War".

The 35-year-old star revealed that being a part of an action film was a new experience and...
Radcliffe went to 'Harry Potter' shoots beady-eyed
Actor Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he used to go to shoot on "Harry Potter" sets while being drunk.

"I went into work still drunk. I can point to many scenes where I'm just gone. Dead behind...
'No boy ever even looked at me in school,' says Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron has revealed that she was not the cool, attractive person as we know her now when she was a kid and that boys hardly looked at her in school.he 36-year-old actress made the revelation...
Petra Ecclestone steps out with blotchy face
Petra Ecclestone went for a gym trip in West Hollywood recently sporting less than clear skin.

There were a few angry-looking spots on her chin as she made her way to her work out with a...
More humiliating casting calls
We recall that it was Thomas Edison who once summed up success as being "10% inspiration and 90% perspiration." Had Edison been a struggling actor trying to make a go of it in Tinseltown...
McAdams balances 'Vow' role
LOS ANGELES -- Toronto actress Rachel McAdams is nothing if not versatile. In the last four years, she has played a soldier (The Lucky Ones), an investigative newspaper blogger (State of Play), a...
Fairy tale remakes go dark
Superheroes are so last year. Hansel and his feisty sister, Gretel, and the cast of characters from other classic fairy tales are quickly replacing the Batman and Robins and the Green Hornets. ...
The Rock shakes up 'Journey 2'
HONOLULU -- Everyone who's seen the trailers for Journey 2: Mysterious Island knows that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a move called "the Pec Pop of Love." Here -- in the...
Cosell of NFL Films Predicts Giants Win on Super Bowl Sunday
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Giants, led by quarterback Eli Manning, will defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, predicted Greg Cosell, a senior producer at NFL Films...
Actor Ben Gazzara dies of cancer at age 81
NEW YORK - Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work...
VORDERBRUEGGEN: Reform plot worthy of a Hollywood script
In his hourlong speech plugging his state budgeting overhaul initiative, the über-gregarious Hertzberg delivered a Hollywood-worthy tale about his first encounter with the "homeless...
Eddie Murphy Latest Victim of Snowboarding Death Hoax
had died snowboarding in the village of Zermatt. The rumor was quickly shot down. "My brother is fine. People who start these type of rumors are sick people," Murphy's...
Surfer drowns on Hollywood Beach
A man surfing on Hollywood Beach drowned Friday evening after hitting his head and slipping under water, authorities said.The man, in his 50s, fell off his surfboard around 5:30 p.m. and hit his head...
CD reviews 2/5: Gotye and Ringo Starr
Yes, Gotye sounds a whole lot like Sting when he sings the chorus of "Somebody That I Used to Know." That tinge of pop familiarity may have helped make the song an international hit when...
Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
NEW YORK -- Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original...
Hugh Dancy: 'I was told I'd always be cast in posh parts'
, BBC adaptations of classic novels), he worried about being typecast. "The doubting part of me assumed that I would spend my career playing posh characters in costume dramas," the...
Daniel Radcliffe on his scary new role
No one expected the former boy wizard to make a horror film - least of all Radcliffe himself. So why is his first post-Potter movie a classic...
Young Adult – review
Young Adult Production year: 2011 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 93 mins Directors: Jason Reitman, Jason Retiman Cast: Charlize Theron, Collette Wolfe, Elizabeth Reaser, JK Simmons, Jill...
Protecting Our Children: gruelling story of family turmoil could herald new dawn for documentary TV
Protecting Our Children, a hard-hitting series that follows a team of social workers, has been accused of exploiting a vulnerable family - and praised as the antidote to reality...
Martha Marcy May Marlene – review
Martha Marcy May Marlene Production year: 2011 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 101 mins Directors: Sean Durkin Cast: Brady Corbet, Elizabeth Olsen, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes, Sarah...
Nick Fraser's Sundance diary: 'Redford says, Call me Bob'
after the endless flight and drive up the Rockies, it's good to finally arrive in Park City and get a whiff of night-time air. As film fests go, Sundance is, if not the biggest, certainly the...
Le Silence de la mer
centres on a cultivated Francophile German officer (Howard Vernon) billeted on an elderly Frenchman and his daughter in a village outside Paris, who defiantly remain mute in his presence. Meanwhile,...
So Jason Segel, are you a man or a Muppet?
, Jason Segel is tired. It's understandable: he spent most of last night reshooting scenes from one of his three forthcoming films. Now he must get into the character of Marshall Eriksen, whom...
Touched by evil: Susan Hill and Jane Goldman on what inspired The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black has haunted readers, theatregoers and now a cinema audience. Here author Susan Hill reveals how her chilling ghost story was born, and screenwriter Jane Goldman tells how she...
How to make a haunted house
Daniel Radcliffe , who plays solicitor Arthur Kipps, has said of Watkins, "He knows what buttons to press to frighten the life out of you."Set decorator Niamh Coulter and production...
Best Laid Plans – review
Best Laid Plans Production year: 2012 Country: UK Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 107 mins Directors: David Blair Cast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David O'Hara, Lee Ingleby, Maxine Peake, Stephen...
Man on a Ledge – review
In 1938 the disturbed 26-year-old John William Warde spent several hours on a 15th-floor ledge of the Gotham hotel in New York before throwing himself down into a Fifth Avenue packed with spectators....
Zona by Geoff Dyer – review
film in something approaching real time, describing each scene as it happens - almost like a DVD commentary - and pausing at regular intervals to reflect on the making...
Why black British actors are heading for the US
The UK's black stars are succeeding at the American box office - but are they working there because some parts offered in the UK are off limits, while others play to...
Cesar Award Nominees Celebrated at Luncheon
The French film biz served up a hearty portion of Cesar salad when this year’s nominees for France’s most prestigious film awards met for a swank lunch on Saturday at Fouquet’s...
Box Office Report: 'Chronicle,' 'Woman in Black' Overperforming for Possible $19 Mil-Plus Weekend
," one studio insider remarked. In terms of the weekend, both films are now on course to gross in the $19 million-plus range, far more than expected. The two genre pics look to be succeeding...
Veteran stage, screen actor Ben Gazzara dies at 81
In a 60-year career that began on stage, the gravel-voiced Ben Gazzara appeared in more than 100 films and TV movies. He also starred in the 1960s series 'Run for Your Life,' enjoyed a...
Veteran actor Ben Gazzara dies
United States American actor Ben Gazzara, known for his tough-guy presence in dozens of films, TV shows and stage productions over his long career, has died of pancreatic cancer, his lawyer...
Brooding tough-guy actor Ben Gazzara dies at 81
U.S. actor Ben Gazzara holds his Donostia prize which was awarded in recognition of his lifetime achievement at the San Sebastian Film Festival in northern Spain in...
One For The Money Groupon Deal Helps Film At Box Office
Groupon ran a deal from Lionsgate for tickets for one or two (up to 60% Off) for the movie One For The Money, which opened on January 27. The deal ended just before 12:00PM Central on that...