Thursday, 26 February 2015

Dominic Corry: The year of the robot

Amongst the many impressive achievements in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is the most original take on movie robots in years. Prior to seeing the film, I had begun to worry that there was perhaps nowhere left to go in this area,...


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Definat Bill Cosby finally talks: 'I'm far from finished'

A defiant Bill Cosby has hit back at sex allegations swirling against him, declaring: "I'm far from finished."The embattled 77-year-old actor-comedian, a household name in the United States and beyond, has repeatedly denied any...


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Fall Out Boy: 'We've always felt like the odd ones out'

Your new album, American Beauty/American Psycho , takes a dig many aspects of the American dream - was there something in particular that inspired you guys to run with that concept? More than anything it's just talking about us...


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Movie review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Just as warm and charming and with pretty much the same cast as the original, this sequel will delight its sizeable fan base, and leaves the door wide open for a third film.Director John Madden and writer Ol Parker have stayed with...


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Radical new scheme will give Manchester full control of its NHS budget





A CITY is to get full control of its £6billion NHS budget in a trailblazing scheme.


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Need a nurse in new £430m hospital? Use a 'Downton Abbey-style' handbell





A NEW £430million flagship hospital was criticised yesterday after issuing patients with handbells because their rooms had no emergency alarms.


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More than eight hours of sleep a night can double the risk of stroke





SLEEPING more than eight hours a night could dramatically increase the risk of suffering a stroke, scientists warned yesterday.


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Top modelling agent Carole White reveals supermodels' secrets and diva demands





CONCORDE tickets, caviar, rose petals on every bed – even a llama curry – an agent lifts the lid on the demands of the catwalk queens.


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Poldark's return: Everything you need to know about the BBC remake





A SMOULDERING leading man, straining bodices and a wild Cornish landscape – will the historical drama be a hit this time round?


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Top 10 facts about Napoleon





TWO hundred years ago today, on February 26, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba to march on Paris and resume his reign.


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From bunny boiling to premature ejaculation: The worst sexual encounters in movie history





Hot 'n' steamy flesh on flesh action doesn't always end too well in the movies - From Fatal Attraction's psychotic ex with a penchant for cooking, to a rather messy birth in Alien - here are some of the worst sexual encounters in movie history.


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Smith and Sheeran win, Kanye stirs it up at UK's Brit Awards

LONDON (AP) " Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran each won a pair of prizes Wednesday at Britain's leading music awards " but it took Kanye West to introduce some edge, with a song that proved too strong for television.And Madonna gave the...


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Strictly fab Claudia Winkleman is up for ‘TV Oscar’ after just 12 weeks on show





CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN is in line for a top entertainment award – after just 12 weeks on Strictly Come Dancing.


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'He's really scary' Margot Robbie thought she'd be arrested for slapping Leonardo DiCaprio





WHILE many would have jumped at the chance of kissing Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie instead chose to "whack" him across the face during their first meeting last year.


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Review: Moore invigorates dark, messy 'Maps to the Stars'

"Maps to the Stars" is such a deliriously perfect title for a Hollywood send-up that it's amazing it hasn't been used in that form before. The tritest of all exercises in voyeuristic celebrity worship, that flimsy fold-up guide to...


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Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Madonna takes a tumble at the Brit Awards

LONDON (AP) " Madonna has given music fans a shock when she tumbled down several stairs at the Brit Awards.The 56-year-old queen of pop was closing Wednesday's ceremony in London with a performance of her song "Living For Love."Madonna...


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APNewsBreak: Texas paid $2.2M for Garcia Marquez archive

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) " The University of Texas' literary archive said Wednesday it paid $2.2 million for the works of Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a price the school sought to keep secret until ordered to make it public by...


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Margot Robbie: The marvel of Margot

It's rare these days for an actor to possess a genuine wide-eyed demeanour, even one whose unlikely route to movie stardom began in rural Dalby, three hours' drive from Queensland's Gold Coast. Yet Margot Robbie - today poised and...


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The Folio Society: 'Emma' Anti Heroines





The Folio Society: 'Emma' Anti Heroines


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BRIT Awards 2015: Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran sweep the board with TWO gongs apiece





AFTER taking home no less than four Grammy Awards, including song of the year, earlier this month, Sam Smith continued to add to his trophy cabinet at the BRITs 2015 tonight.


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