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  • Sherlock Holmes trailer 2

    Sherlock Holmes trailer 2

    Tue, 10th Nov

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    In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge.



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  • Kate Winslet is worth £60 million to Britain

    Kate Winslet is worth £60 million to Britain

    Tue, 10th Nov

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    Kate Winslet was the first celebrity to be “audited” by the UK Film Council, which looked to put a specific value on the country’s creative industries and chose the English star as the first example for her success abroad and public profile.

  • Twilight bosses bite back at vampire mag

    Twilight bosses bite back at vampire mag

    Tue, 10th Nov

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    Movie bosses behind the Twilight franchise are taking legal against the publishers of an unauthorised fanzine - accusing them of using photos from the films without permission.

  • Mickey Rourke determined to win Oscar

    Mickey Rourke determined to win Oscar

    Tue, 10th Nov

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    Mickey Rourke is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from Hollywood.

  • Gwyneth Paltrow to play Nicole Kidman’s wife in transsexual film

    Gwyneth Paltrow to play Nicole Kidman’s wife in transsexual film

    Tue, 10th Nov

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    Gwyneth Paltrow has replaced Charlize Theron as Nicole Kidman’s wife in in The Danish Girl, an adaptation of a novel about the first post-operative transsexual.

  • Eva Mendes would 'never' sign on to Resident Evil

    Eva Mendes would 'never' sign on to Resident Evil

    Tue, 10th Nov

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    Hollywood beauty Eva Mendes has killed off reports she's set to star in zombie sci-fi thriller Resident Evil: Afterlife, insisting she'd "never" join the computer game-based franchise.

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox featurette

    Fantastic Mr. Fox featurette

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Featurette for Fantastic Mr. Fox, the animated film based on the Roald Dahl novel directed by Wes Anderson.




  • Eminem working on 3D horror film

    Eminem working on 3D horror film

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Eminem is hoping to further his movie career - he is set to produce and star in a 3D horror film.

  • Penelope Cruz locked herself away before singing debut

    Penelope Cruz locked herself away before singing debut

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Spanish movie star Penelope Cruz was so paranoid about protecting her voice before her musical debut in Nine she became a recluse.

  • Twilight stars hit the road

    Twilight stars hit the road

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart thrilled hundreds of fans in Los Angeles on Friday night as they kicked off their Mall Tour to promote The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

  • Salt trailer

    Salt trailer

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honour and country.

  • Unlikely movie star becomes role model

    Unlikely movie star becomes role model

    Sun, 08th Nov

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    For a few lucky fifth graders in Culver City, California, one recent storytime came from an unlikely source - the star of a major motion picture, whose character can't read at all.

  • Boyle 'surprised' by slumdog romance

    Boyle 'surprised' by slumdog romance

    Sat, 07th Nov

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    Danny Boyle was surprised to learn his Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto are dating - because he did not notice any sparks between the pair on the movie set.

  • Serious Moonlight trailer

    Serious Moonlight trailer

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.

  • Russell Brand getting a haircut to save his career

    Russell Brand getting a haircut to save his career

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Russell Brand – who is known for his long, dark, backcombed locks – has vowed to have his curls chopped off so he can work on a wider range of movies.

  • Uma Thurman eager to shape up for new Kill Bill

    Uma Thurman eager to shape up for new Kill Bill

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Uma Thurman can't wait to begin work on the next Kill Bill movie - because the intense samurai training she endures for the films push her into the best shape of her life.

  • Capitalism: A Love Story review

    Capitalism: A Love Story review

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    Reviewed by Daniel Rutledge.

  • Top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent

    Top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    In the top ten most downloaded movies on BitTorrent this week, Paranormal Activity tops the list followed by Terminator Salvation and Surrogates.

  • Paranormal Activity star: 'I almost quit acting'

    Paranormal Activity star: 'I almost quit acting'

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    Paranormal Activity star Micah Sloat seriously considered quitting acting before he found overnight fame in the horror film - because he was convinced he would never make it big in Hollywood.

  • Robert Zemeckis wants Beatles for Yellow Submarine remake

    Robert Zemeckis wants Beatles for Yellow Submarine remake

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Robert Zemeckis wants surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to play themselves in his planned remake of the Fab Four's animated classic Yellow Submarine.

  • Kirk Douglas 'touched' by Arnold Schwarzenegger honour

    Kirk Douglas 'touched' by Arnold Schwarzenegger honour

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Kirk Douglas was stunned to be presented with a top movie award by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday night - because he coached the muscleman on his first ever film.

  • Christmas Carol leads US box office

    Christmas Carol leads US box office

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on A Christmas Carol, which took in US$31 million at the US box office to open as the weekend's top movie.

  • Emma Thompson withdraws Polanski support

    Emma Thompson withdraws Polanski support

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    British actress Emma Thompson has agreed to withdraw her name from a petition to free Roman Polanski after a fan called on her to stop supporting the incarcerated filmmaker.

  • My Sister's Keeper review

    My Sister's Keeper review

    Sat, 07th Nov

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    Reviewed by Kate Rodger.

  • Roman Polanski to be honoured at Swiss film event

    Roman Polanski to be honoured at Swiss film event

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Roman Polanski is to be the subject of a film tribute in Switzerland - the country where he has been detained since his arrest on 30-year-old sex assault charges in September.

  • Sandra Bullock thinks her nudity made The Proposal a hit

    Sandra Bullock thinks her nudity made The Proposal a hit

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Sandra Bullock thinks baring her bottom made her last film The Proposal a hit and is glad she stripped off for the romantic comedy.

  • Natalie Portman: 'Mila Kunis lesbian scene is extreme'

    Natalie Portman: 'Mila Kunis lesbian scene is extreme'

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Natalie Portman has branded her lesbian sex scene “extreme” and says there is nothing sexually compelling about the romp with Mila Kunis in new movie Black Swan.

  • Aykroyd joins Pegg & Nighy in Burke & Hare film

    Aykroyd joins Pegg & Nighy in Burke & Hare film

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Dan Aykroyd has signed on to join Simon Pegg, Bill Nighy and former Dr Who David Tennant in a new film about British graverobbers William Burke and William Hare.

  • Top astro-historian rules out 2012 end of the world threat

    Top astro-historian rules out 2012 end of the world threat

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    Prominent astronomer and astro-historian Dr E C Krupp has urged film fans not to panic after watching John Cusack's upcoming disaster movie 2012 - because there's no way the end of the world will come so soon.

  • Hugh Grant feels suicidal after watching his films

    Hugh Grant feels suicidal after watching his films

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    Hugh Grant told how when he has saw the first cuts of a number of his films he felt so bad about his performances he wanted to die.