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Slumdog Millionaire

DANNY Boyle (Trainspotting) opts for a lightly spiced change of pace with this rags-to-riches story about a penniless street orphan who becomes a contestant on the Hindi v...

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

THE consensus opinion of the hit 2005 animated comedy Madagascar runs something like this: good at the time, gone from al...

Rating: 3 out of 5

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

A BASKETBALL scholarship to the well-respected local University of Albuquerque or a musical scholarship to the prestigiou...

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Four Holidays

Four Holidays

Someone else has claimed the throne and appears intent on settling in for a long reign. That someone is Vince Vaughn, who...

Rating: 1 out of 5

American Teen

American Teen

GROWING, going, gone. In a majority of movies set in American high schools, filmmakers will call upon a nifty piece of sc...

Rating: 3 out of 5

 

New Release

Igor

In a world filled with Mad Scientists and Evil Inventions, one talented evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a Mad Scientist himself and ...

Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds

Academy Award nominee Will Smith stars in the drama "Seven Pounds", re-teaming with the director and producers of "The Pu...

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, a terrible accident has caused the sunlight to disappear and the world h...

Bride Wars

Bride Wars

Liv and Emma, best friends since childhood, are always there for each other, through good times and bad. Even their respe...

Chandni Chowk to China

Chandni Chowk to China

An action-comedy about a simple cook from Chandni Chowk mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior Liu ...

 

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Travolta sobbed 'I'm sorry' to dead son

Travolta sobbed 'I'm sorry' to dead son

JOHN Travolta held his son's body and whispered "I'm sorry Jett" after attempts to save his life failed, a British tabloid reports.

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I'm scared, I'm angry, says Swayze

Patrick Swayze, Barbara Walters

ACTOR Patrick Swayze has told of his fear as he battles pancreatic cancer, saying he often asks, "Why me?".

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Australia on Oscars short-list

Hugh Jackman

NICOLE Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Baz Luhrmann may be long shots for Oscar nominations, but the special effects wizards on Australia are in with a great chance.

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Luhrmann cashes in on epic

Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Australia

DESPITE tepid reviews, Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia has surpassed Moulin Rouge as the director's best performing film.

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John Travolta will be 'inconsolable'

John Travolta

A QANTAS source has revealed details of the actor's relationship with his teenage son Jett, who died suddenly.

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Scientology fixed my dyslexia, says Cruise

Tom Crusie

ACTOR Tom Cruise, one of Scientology's best-known followers, overcame the effects of his dyslexia thanks to the church's teachings, he says.

Cate faces divorce if she has Botox

Cate Blanchett

OSCAR winner Cate Blanchett is refusing to buy into Hollywood's cosmetic surgery obsession, and she has her husband's support.

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Germans warm to Nazi Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise, Valkyrie

STAR defies expectations and wins favourable reviews from German critics for his portrayal of a Prussian army officer.

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