Bale apologises for on-set meltdown
Batman star Christian Bale apologised Friday for his expletive-laden tantrum during filming of a new ‘Terminator’ film, saying he was “out of order beyond belief.”
Bale’s meltdown became an Internet sensation this week after a recording of his rant at a cinematographer found its way on to the...

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Winslet says magazines outlawed at her house
British actress Kate Winslet has said that she had banned magazines from her house and stopped reading reviews of her films after too many painful experiences with the media.
After her Holocaust drama ‘The Reader’ screened at the Berlin Film Festival, Winslet told reporters that ignoring the...

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Welcome Berlin: French actors (from L to R) Firat Ayverdi, Derya Ayverdi, Audrey Dana and Vincent Lindon pose during the photocall for the film ‘Welcome’ presented in the ‘Panorama Spacial’ section at the 59th Berlinale Film Festival. afp

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You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Los angeles: Honouree Neil Diamond and country singer Faith Hill smile at the conclusion of their performance of ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year gala. reuters

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Veteran character actor James Whitmore dead at 87
Actor James Whitmore, famed for his one-man stage shows and an Oscar-nominated turn as US President Harry Truman, died on Friday at age 87. Whitmore died at his home in the seaside enclave of Malibu, just northwest of Los Angeles, of lung cancer, with which he was diagnosed in November, according to...

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Iranian drama breaks hearts at Berlin fest
An Iranian drama about an emigre who returns home looking for love joined the hunt for the Golden Bear for best picture at the 59th Berlin Film Festival Saturday. ‘About Elly’ by 36-year-old Asghar Farhadi tells the story of Ahmad, who has divorced his German wife after years living in Europe and takes...

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Hollywood sheds few tears over Beckhams
Maybe it was Posh’s hair, her high-fashion style, the meagre five goals from David or simply a lack of time. But after the excitement over the arrival in Los Angeles of British soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria almost two years ago, the Hollywood celebrity scene is shedding few tears...

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Celebration to mark the Year of the Ox PINGHSI: People release lanterns at Pinghsi middle school as they pray for good luck as part of the celebration to mark the Year of the Ox. afp

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Octuplets’ mother defends risky choices
The single mother-of-six who gave birth to octuplets in California last week defiantly defended her personal choices as risky, but insisted, “it turned out perfectly.”
Nadya Suleman, 33, who now has 14 children, told NBC News in an interview broadcast on Friday that “all I wanted was children....

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‘Godfather’ estate settles video game lawsuit
The estate of ‘The Godfather’ author Mario Puzo got an offer it couldn’t refuse and settled a one-million-dollar lawsuit relating to a videogame loosely based on the film, lawyers said Friday.
Lawyers for the Puzo estate had filed suit against Paramount Pictures Corp in June, alleging it was...

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