Saturday 27 September 2014

Mackenzie Crook: 'I've always been interested in finding treasure'





MACKENZIE CROOK seeks gold in a comedy about metal detecting. The former star of Pirates Of The Caribbean and The Office tells Saturday about his fascination with lost treasure


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The patterns of the universe

Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi is interested in string theory. The lalava or lashings that form the basis of traditional Tongan buildings have, in his hands, been turned into three decades of sculpture, drawings and paintings and a theory...


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Friday 26 September 2014

Shirley MacLaine: Beaming in from the golden age

Shirley MacLaine has been a star for nearly 60 years. She's been an author for nearly 45. Her screen career stretches from Hitchcock to Downton Abbey. She's gone from ingenue to Rat Pack It Girl to mother figure - like her Oscar-winning...


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Marvel settles with family of superhero creator

NEW YORK (AP) Marvel has settled a lawsuit bound for the Supreme Court that pitted the comic-book company against the family of the artist who helped create such iconic superheros as Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk.Heirs...


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Movie review: The Equalizer

There are many reasons why The Equalizer isn't a good movie. But it's still kind of a good time.Well it is, if your prefer your Denzel Washington in badass mode.No, that doesn't often make for good films - as the likes of Safe...


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Who knew Max Branning could dance? Jake Wood wows on first night of Strictly Come Dancing





IT WAS feathers and sequins galore this evening as Judy Murray, Pixie Lott and Caroline Flack all took to the dance floor for the first night of Strictly Come Dancing.


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X Factor: Cheryl has last-minute change of heart and brings back Chloe Jasmine





X FACTOR judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has given popular wannabe singer Chloe Jasmine a second chance, after admitting she made a "big mistake" by initially dropping her from the show.


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Big numbers for ABC's night of Rhimes

NEW YORK (AP) ABC's night of Shonda Rhimes has gotten off to an impressive start, and it was the newcomer that led the way.The network has filled its Thursday schedule with three series from Rhimes' production company. The latest,...


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Kelly Brook announces engagement to David McIntosh is OFF





JUST days after she was pictured on holiday with fiancé David McIntosh, Kelly Brook has announced that the pair have called off their engagement


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Coverband: Even losers get lucky

So you wanna be a rock 'n' roll star?*Then listen now to what I say: just get an electric guitar and take some time and learn how to play. Then, maybe, if your hair's combed right and your pants fit tight, you'll have a big hit...


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Tina Turner exhibit opens at old Tennessee school

BROWNSVILLE, Tennessee (AP) A restored one-room schoolhouse where Tina Turner attended classes opened Friday as a museum honoring the singer's career and recalling her childhood in this small West Tennessee town.More than 100 people...


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George Clooney downs tequila at stag do as Amal Alamuddin prepares 12 outifts for Venice





SUPERSTAR George Clooney will party with A-list friends Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in celebrating his marriage to lawyer Amal Alamuddin in Venice tomorrow night.


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'We're not late' Kanye West confronts booing crowd at Paris Fashion Week





KANYE West confronted a less than happy crowd earlier today, after him and his wife Kim Kardashian were apparently heckled as they arrived at the Lanvin show at Paris Fashion Week.


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Asterix artist, daughter call truce in family feud

PARIS (AP) The artist behind the famous French comic book Asterix has ended a years-long family feud over control of the valuable cartoon icon.Albert Uderzo, 87, said in a statement Friday that he and his daughter "have decided...


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Verity Johnson: Big booty a black fashion statement, but how does that work?

I was a squashy and bookish teenager, with berserk hair and pimples that were bigger than my boobs. Hence, PE was as fun as giving a grizzly bear a body massage. Weekly, I was hauled into the Sweaty Pit of Squeaky Doom, the gym, to...


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Lohan's shot at redemption

"I know what it is to be bad. I've been bad, I know what it is to be lost."These are the first lines Lindsay Lohan will speak, all things being well, when she makes her West End debut in David Mamet's play Speed-the-Plow at the...


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Work of art includes mystery cab ride

A work of art which asks its viewers to be escorted by a security guard down the Auckland Art Gallery goods lift and through the loading dock to a taxi, which then takes you on a circuitous route to a surprise destination, has won...


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Michele Hewitson interview: Urzila Carlson

I think," said the comedian Urzila Carlson, "I'm girlier than most girls ... in my situation." Giggle, giggle, she went. Giggle, giggle, I went. Quite a bit of this girly giggling went on. She has a terribly contagious giggle which...


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VIDEO: 'I worked on a porn set and it was hot', Liv Tyler's film shocker





CLEAN cut star Liv bares all about working on an adult film set and why she was 'so f***ing hot' all the time


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'So nervous. Eeek!' Strictly Come Dancing stars tweet their nerves ahead of live show





THEY'VE been on a three-week countdown since they were paired up with their dance partners for the first time, and now it's time for the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities to show us what they've got.


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