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Skins US version branded 'dangerous' by parents' group
January 24, 2011The MTV US version of hit UK teen drama Skins has caused controversy after a parents' group branded it "dangerous". The Parents Television Council (PTC) said the show could be breaking US laws against sexual exploitation of minors. The group...
King's Speech wins best film at Producers Guild awards
January 24, 2011The King's Speech has won the best film accolade at the Producers Guild of America Awards, beating off competition from Oscars favourite the Social Network. The British film about King George VI also beat other strong Academy Awards contenders including...
Harry Potter actress's brother jailed for attacking her
January 23, 2011The brother of a Harry Potter film actress who assaulted her because her boyfriend was not Muslim has been jailed for six months. Manchester Crown Court heard Ashraf Azad launched a "prolonged and nasty" attack on Afshan Azad, who played...
Quentin Tarantino to be presented with honorary Cesar
January 23, 2011US director Quentin Tarantino will receive a special prize next month at the Cesar Awards in Paris. Awards president Alain Terzian said Tarantino, best known for films such as Kill Bill, is being honoured as "a great international artist."...
Zsa Zsa Gabor goes home after leg amputation
January 23, 2011Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has been allowed home from hospital, eight days after having her right leg amputated, her spokesman has said. Gabor's release from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles has come more than a week earlier than expected...
Nicole Kidman announces baby born through surrogate
January 18, 2011Nicole Kidman and country star husband Keith Urban have become parents to a new baby daughter born with a surrogate mother, they have announced. Faith Margaret Kidman Urban is the couple's biological daughter and was born on 28 December in Nashville...
The King's Speech leads Bafta field
January 18, 2011The King's Speech is leading the way in the nominations for this year's Baftas with 14 nods, followed by ballet thriller Black Swan, with 12. Tom Hooper's film about King George VI is up for best film and director while Colin Firth is up for best actor...
Glee and The Social Network dominate Golden Globes
January 18, 2011The Social Network and Glee were the main winners at the Golden Globes, held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The former, about the creation of the Facebook website, was named best film drama, winning additional prizes for its direction, screenplay...
Spider-Man image of Andrew Garfield in costume released
January 14, 2011Spider-Man fans have been given their first glimpse of actor Andrew Garfield in costume as the comic book superhero. Garfield, recently seen playing one of the founders of Facebook in The Social Network, was cast as the iconic character last July....
Colin Firth honoured on Hollywood Walk of Fame
January 14, 2011British actor Colin Firth has been presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, an honour he dedicated to his wife. Firth, nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in The King's Speech, was seen to wipe away a tear at the ceremony. Speaking...