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Written By: Madison on March 9, 2010 No Comment
Alec Baldwin thought he and Steve Martin were ‘great’ as Oscar presenters

Oscars co-host Alec Baldwin thought he and Steve Martin were “great” as presenters of the Oscars.

The 51-year-old actor recently hosted the 82nd Academy Awards along with Martin, 64.

Talking about how they got on, he said to UsMagazine.com: “I think it went great! I think it went really well. We decided it wasn’t about Steve [...]

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Written By: Madison on March 8, 2010 No Comment
Sandra Bullock wins Worst Actress award at the Razzies

Oscar favourite Sandra Bullock has been named the worst actress of the year at the Razzie Awards.

The star picked up two dubious honours for her role as a straggly-haired stalker in comedy All About Steve. She also took the Golden Raspberry for Worst Screen Couple with Hangover hunk Bradley Cooper.

But Bullock, who is hotly [...]

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Written By: Madison on March 5, 2010 No Comment

Isla Fisher normally rides the waves of her controversial husband Sacha Baron Cohen’s career.

But an Australian newspaper reports the gorgeous Fisher may have lost her chance to walk the red carpet at this Sunday’s Oscars following the to and fro that left Cohen out of the presenter line-up this year.

Cohen was mooted for host of [...]

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Written By: Madison on August 24, 2009 No Comment
Catherine Zeta-Jones teams up with Angela Lansbury in Broadway revival

Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones is heading to Broadway.

The actress is joining forces with acting legend and fellow British star Angela Lansbury to star in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music.

However, she won’t be doing any singing and dancing like she did in her award-winning role in Chicago, in which she played Velma [...]

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Written By: Madison on March 5, 2009 No Comment
Danny Boyle not to direct next Bond flick

The grape wine has it that Danny Boyle, the director of the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire will direct the next James Bond movie. And so strong is the news current that some say that bosses of the Bond franchise have approached Danny to direct the upcoming sequel to last year’s Quantum of [...]

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Written By: Madison on February 26, 2009 No Comment
Meryl Streep’s audition secrets

The actress recently revealed a little trick she used to nail auditions for theater plays. Here’s what Meryl Streep’s big secret was: “I have cheated to get a part. The first time was on Broadway years ago. Before the audition I filled my 32DD bra cups with paper towels. I got the part! I did [...]

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Written By: Madison on February 24, 2009 No Comment
Sean Penn’s Oscar acceptance:

The actor from “Milk” won the Oscar for best actor due to his representation of the gay politician. When accepting the prize, Sean Penn thanked the members of the Academy Awards in a very original way, using the following words: “you commie, homo-loving sons of guns.” Now this is what we might [...]

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Written By: Madison on February 24, 2009 No Comment
India’s film industry gets boost after Slumdog’s win

The biggest winner of last Sunday’s Academy Awards was not Slumdog Millionaire but the Indian film industry. Expect Bollywood to be in focus this year and in many more years to come especially after they have proven how much talent they have to share to Hollywood. Slumdog Millionaire is not only about poor [...]

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Written By: Madison on February 23, 2009 No Comment
Heath Ledger wins Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger was awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor by the Academy Awards on Sunday night held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and to receive the award his parents and sister were there to take his place.

Their emotional speech made almost every one gathered at the Kodak Theatre stand up [...]

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Written By: Madison on February 4, 2009 No Comment
Will controversy slim down Slumdog’s Oscar chances?

Oscar Award contender Slumdog Millionaire has become so big it is even a top contender in the controversy department. After reaping the trophies in various awards giving bodies this season the movie’s production staff got hounded by complaints that two young stars in the movie who are based in Mumbai were paid [...]

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Written By: Madison on December 12, 2008 No Comment
Is an Oscar next? Heath Ledger


The late Heath Ledger was awarded the Australian Film Institute’s international award for best actor, last Saturday, for his portrayal of the Joker in the The Dark Knight. . The Australian Film Institute’s award ceremonies is one of the most prestigious film awards.
Heath’s sister, Kate, was at the ceremony to collect the award.
Congrats!
Fighting back [...]

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Written By: Madison on November 11, 2008 No Comment
Marriage with Tom Cruise made me a Star says Nicole Kidman


After achieving so much and also winning an Oscar Nicole Kidman has said that she feel that during the earlier part of her career she wasn’t a good actress and the limelight came her way just because she was married to Tom Cruise. “I felt I became a star only by association. [...]

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Written By: Madison on August 12, 2008 No Comment
Soulman Isaac, 65, dies on a treadmill


Soul legend Isaac Hayes died yesterday after his wife found him slumped beside a still-running treadmill. The musician, 65, who wrote the Oscar-winning theme tune to cult 1971 movie Shaft, is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

Wife Adjowa discovered him unconscious by the exercise machine at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, and he [...]

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Written By: Madison on July 7, 2008 No Comment
Russell Crowe to nest in UK

Russell Crowe is set to move to London and live in the lap of luxury for the next six months. The Gladiator star has rented a huge house in swanky Mayfair for a “bargain” $40k-a-month.

The gaff, on three floors with its own swimming pool, has enough room for a Roman army. A [...]

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Written By: Madison on November 16, 2007 No Comment
Aubry Doesn’t Want To Move To LA

Halle Berry was reportedly very disappointed when she learned that her boyfriend and baby daddy Gabriel Aubry wants to stay in New York after the birth of their child. Berry who is 5 months pregnant was planning on raising her newborn child in Los Angeles but Aubry wants to stay in NYC to [...]

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Written By: Madison on November 13, 2007 No Comment

Jack Nicholson is the finest actor alive. I can honestly say as a DeNiro, Pacino, Hoffman and Walken fan, Jack is something more sublime. His on-screen persona flirts with the line of reality most actors know not to cross. Even if he is getting older, meaner, and indifferent to the glances of young [...]

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Written By: Madison on October 6, 2007 No Comment
Paris Hilton Is The Modern Princess Diana

Paris Hilton is the modern day version of Princess Diana – according Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren. Mirren, who played The Queen on the big screen, insists the pair both gained popularity and icon status by fooling the world into thinking they were dumb blondes. The only way you can possibly compare Princess Diana & Paris [...]

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Written By: Madison on August 28, 2007 No Comment
Jennifer Esposito, Bradley Cooper Agree to Divorce Terms

Jennifer Esposito and Bradley Cooper have agreed to end their four-month marriage, with the divorce going into effect in November, according to court papers made public Monday.

Esposito filed for divorce on May 1 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking financial support from Cooper.

The pair signed dissolution of marriage papers on [...]

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Written By: Madison on August 25, 2007 No Comment

Oscar-nominated director John Singleton was driving a Lexus SUV when it struck and killed a jaywalker who stepped in front of the car, police said Friday.

Singleton, 39, immediately stopped his car and waited for police to arrive after the accident Thursday night in the city’s Jefferson Park neighborhood, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.

“Mr. [...]

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Written By: Madison on August 11, 2007 No Comment
Anthony Hopkins: ‘Golden Voice Saved Me From Alcoholism’

Former alcoholic Anthony Hopkins stopped drinking after he was rescued by a ‘golden voice’ from his subconscious. The Oscar-winning actor admits quitting alcohol in 1975 was a lucky escape. ha ha the golden voice from his substupidness what a thing to say you quit like the rest of us cause you knew it was killing [...]

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