Thursday, 18 September 2014

Time for cuddles! Ryan Gosling's mother and sister visit Eva Mendes and newborn daughter





THEY reportedly welcomed their first child into the world last Friday, and yesterday Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes had their very first visitors since becoming parents.


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The many faces of Sheridan Smith: From amateur actress to one of this generation's finest





PLAYING Cilla in the acclaimed new TV drama is just the latest role for a star who has never had an acting lesson


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The billionaire's beauties: Will this controversial 81-year-old finally settle down?





AGED 81, Richard Lugner has just married his fifth wife, who's 24. So will he now stop paying fortunes to the likes of Geri Halliwell and Fergie to be seen with him?


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LIFE AFTER DEATH: New book details the adventures of famous corpses





FOR some of history's most influential figures death was just the start of another journey. A new book tells the tales of these famous corpses


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Celebrity social: Miley's colourful costume change

Wear this to a job interview and you're sure to get the job! Couldn't find a reasons to get the iPhone 6... SOL


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Why is Paris Hilton's new puppy so sad?

It must be a hard life being one of Paris Hilton's pups. I mean, your owner is Paris Hilton.But the latest edition to the Hilton family, Prince Hilton the Pomeranian, seems to be absolutely miserable. Having to deal with paparazzi,...


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Movie review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3D

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began life in the 80s as a goofball parody of other superhero comics, but this 21st century makeover comes from producer Michael Bay, and though it may appeal to a new generation until now unfamiliar...


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Movie review: Locke

A handsomely shot and superbly acted exercise in cinematic minimalism, Locke , which takes place entirely in a car, is the kind of film that makes a mockery of a star rating system. What it does it does so well, it is hard to imagine...


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Jane Smiley on longlist for National Book Awards

NEW YORK (AP) Novels by Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley and Richard Powers were among the 10 nominees announced Wednesday for the fiction longlist of the National Book Awards.Authors cited range from Pulitzer Prize winners Robinson...


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Dominic Corry: Talking Sin City with Robert Rodriquez

When James Brown died in 2006, the title of The Hardest Working Man In Show Business transferred to Robert Rodriguez, the maverick filmmaker behind Desperado , Sky Kids , Machete and Sin City .Despite working outside the Ho...


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Movie review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Buried in the middle of the brilliantly repulsive first Sin City film is a scene that will be seared into the memory banks of anyone who saw it.Overseen by Quentin Tarantino, it involved Clive Owen's character having a conversation...


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Brotherly instinct fuels Madden Bros

TimeOut: What inspired you and Benji to start The Madden Brothers? Joel: The inspiration just came from the possibility. The endless possibilities of what we could do together, with the freedom to step outside what every


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David Farrier: I was Rhys Darby's straight man

I met Rhys Darby in 2007. I was interviewing him about the success of a small show called Flight of the Conchords . His wife Rosie was in the room, giggling away. Their first child was in a pram, sleeping.My questions were pretty...


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Five superhero shows flying onto screens

Gotham With live-action comic book adaptations continuing to dominate the box office, television appears to be finally over its skittish feelings towards such enterprises and is embracing the genre like never before.In addition...


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Concert review: Courtney Barnett, Kings Arms

Melodic bass lines were covered by scratchy, squealing guitars last night as Australian singer Courtney Barnett kicked off her international tour, performing to a sold out crowd at the Kings Arms in Auckland.Bringing a raw folk-rock...


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Album review: Alt-J, This Is All Yours

If any band was threatening to disappear completely up their own bums, it was Alt-J. The Mercury Music Prize-winning Brits won over fans and critics alike with a debut that combined Radiohead's eclectic production smarts with frontman...


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Album review: Train, Bulletproof Picasso

Uninteresting pop-rock matched with cheesy, tired lyrics. This is what is found on Bulletproof Picasso , the seventh album by Californian band Train, still trying to repeat the success of their early noughties albums.The Grammy-winners...


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Album review: Pere Ubu, Carnival of Souls

With so much music codified into genres and artists reluctant to alienate an audience, Pere Ubu remain refreshingly abrasive, marginal and theatrically challenging.Frontman David Thomas has barely toned down the confrontational...


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Album review: SBTRKT, Wonder Where We Land

How's this for an impressive array of friends: the girls from Warpaint, Vampire Weekend's chief crooner Ezra Koenig, pop singer Jessie Ware, and trap king AA$P Ferg.The guest roster attracted to SBTRKT's second album is a sign of...


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Scottish Independence: Which celebrities are for and against independence?

The world is waiting as Scotland takes to the polls this week in a referendum to decide whether Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom, or become independent. Read more : ?
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