Friday, 5 September 2014

Robert Downey Jr gives his pregnant wife Susan a Kiss at the Toronto Film Festival





ACTOR Robert Downey Jr is clearly over the moon about welcoming his second child with his wife Susan in November.


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Doctor Who 'beheading scene' dropped by BBC in light of journalist executions





DOCTOR Who will edit this Saturday's episode in the wake of the executions of two journalists.


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VIDEO: We're blushing at Lenny Kravitz's X-Rated video (NSFW)





LENNY KRAVITZ is a very naughty boy in the 50 Shades of Grey-inspired video for his new single The Chamber


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Fifty Shades Of lingerie! Tesco launches underwear line inspired by the erotic novel





THE supermarket giant is stocking the official Fifty Shades of Grey lingerie and sleepwear range


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Dame Helen Mirren ready to go under the surgeon's knife 'very soon'





SHE is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world.


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'I'm vicious' Nicole Kidman says Paddington role is too disturbing for her children to see





ACTRESS Nicole Kidman has revealed that she believes her upcoming role in the film Paddington is too disturbing for her children to see, despite it being a kids film.


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Medical examiner: Rivers' cause of death unknown

NEW YORK (AP) Further tests are needed to pinpoint comedian Joan Rivers' cause of death, the New York City medical examiner says.Rivers, who was 81, died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She had been hospitalized since...


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Classical review: Psathas piece retains allure

Despite the temptation to stay home and catch Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Glennie at Olympus concert streamed live, there was almost a capacity turnout at the Town Hall.John Psathas' piano and percussion concerto, View...


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Maori-style Game of Thrones a festival hit

New Zealand movie The Dead Lands - starring Boy's James Rolleston - was such a hot ticket at its world premiere at the Toronto International Festival yesterday that the fire brigade had to be called.Just as the film was about...


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Michele Hewitson interview: Roger Mortimer

On Monday night painter Roger Mortimer won this year's Wallace Arts Trust Paramount Award - which means that he gets to go to New York for six months, for a residency, and what's more, he gets money to live on while he's there. Also,...


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The grande dame of the one-line insult

Joan Rivers may not have floated everybody's boat. She was a force of nature who spoke her mind with a glorious disregard for taste or diplomacy. Everything about her screamed of showbiz: she doused stars in theatrical adoration as...


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Attila Marcel review: Sylvain Chomet's first live-action is an oddball fantasy





ANIMATOR Sylvain Chomet is a great fan of both Jacques Tati and Jacques Demy and you can see both influences in his first live-action feature Attila Marcel.


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Before I Go To Sleep review and trailer: A chilling mystery produces memorable moments





SJ WATSON’s runaway bestseller Before I Go To Sleep was one of those novels that you literally could not put down.


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Louise Penny's The Long Way Home review: A return journey worth making





BRIMMING with atmosphere and steeped in soul-searching, the latest mystery from Canadian writer Louise Penny takes readers cosily back to the safety of her previous characters and then transports them out of their comfort zone in a race against time.


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Life Of Crime review: A dark and animated tale of Elmore Leonard's novel ‘The Switch’





LIFE Of Crime is one of the better adaptations of an Elmore Leonard novel although that is hardly a rousing recommendation.


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John Steinbeck, Enid Blyton and Ronnie Corbett: Keith Barron's six best books





ACTOR and Keith Barron chooses the works that mean most to him.


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Review: Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar – A lovely true story of nature's greatest explore





MANY things you wanted to know about the cute, monkey-like lemur but never thought to ask can be found in the brief 3-D IMAX documentary Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar.


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The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell review: 'Will leave you completely spellbound'





DAVID Mitchell has clearly enjoyed putting this book together.


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EastEnders spoiler: Alfie Moon sets his and Kat's house on fire





IT'S not even Christmas yet and already the residents of Albert Square are set to be hit with an explosive season which starts with a fire that tears through the heart of one family.


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'I deserve an Oscar for that day' Alesha Dixon opens up about her former husband's affair





SHE'S a mother-of-one in a happy relationship now, but there was a time when things had hot rock bottom for Alesha Dixon.


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