Australian actress Abbie Cornish has broken up with her boyfriend of three years, Hollywood actor Ryan Phillippe, amidst rumours he was cheating on her. A rep for the Bright Star actress confirmed the news, stating that "Abbie ended the relationship with Ryan and she has moved out of their home." ...

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Taking a story from the page to the screen is now more popular than ever before, but every now and then someone will switch things around and turn a movie into a book - and that's exactly what legendary Hollywood director James Cameron is doing right now. The commercial and critical success of his 2...

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I know I'm not the only one who's noticed that every other movie being made in Hollywood these days seems to be based upon a book. The Lovely Bones, Mao's Last Dancer, Angels and Demons, Disgrace and of course, the Twilight and Harry Potter films are just a few that spring to my mind. Some believe t...

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You may not know the name, but chances are you've seen Amanda Seyfried's gorgeous face before. Having spent the last few years chalking up blockbusters on her movie portfolio (think Mean Girls, Mamma Mia! and Jennifer's Body), the 24-year-old blonde beauty is well on her way to major Hollywood stard...

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In what is quite possibly the most innovative publicity stunt I've ever heard of, Hollywood star Jessica Alba left the premiere of her latest film The Killer Inside Me before the movie was even half over! It's a step up from her co-stars Kate Hudson and Casey Affleck, however: they didn't show up at...

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It's the same old rumour that we've been hearing for years, and yet this time it's really gained momentum. Not only are the usual trashy magazines and websites crowing about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's rumoured separation: now, even so-called 'credible' news sites like smh.com.au are reporting th...

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A Taiwanese man has died after watching the film Avatar, from a stroke doctors believe was triggered by the excitement of the 3D effects. The 42-year-old began to feel ill partway through the award-winning movie and was taken to hospital, where he died 11 days later. The man, who suffered fro...

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Okay, so that's not strictly true. In fact, it's not true at all. But in the same way that a journo will sometimes use a catchy title to lure people in (admit it, it works), Hollywood filmmakers will frequently overlook enormous plotholes in their movies, in order to have the story flow the way they...

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Sick of vampire films yet? I hope not, because there's still one more that looks set to take audiences by storm: the long-awaited Daybreakers, which is due to hit Aussie cinemas on January 21st. It's not the kind of vampire flick we've become accustomed to, however. According to Claudia Karvan (who ...

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Adding further fuel to an already out-of-control fire comes Robert Pattinson's latest confession: that the only reason he auditioned to be in the Twilight films was because of his attraction to Kristen Stewart. The little-known Pattinson had seen his future co-star in a movie and wanted to meet her,...

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"We all mess up," says actor Jude Law. "But we're equally capable of making it better." The star of Sherlock Holmes has certainly been through some messy times in 2009. The allegations that he assaulted a female photographer, the very brief relationship with a US model that resulted in him fathering...

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The saddest Hollywood news this month has now become one of the most talked-about mysteries: how, and why, did Brittany Murphy die? While the 32-year-old actress's official cause of death was cardiac arrest, there are a number of theories as to what led to such a tragic end... and disturbingly, why ...

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... is none other than Hermione Granger, also known as the fabulous Emma Watson! The 19-year-old Briton's starring role in the six hugely popular Harry Potter films, as well as roles in smaller films like Ballet Shoes and as a voice in the animated movie The Tale Of Despereaux, helped rake in a stun...

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Don't feel bad if you can't pronounce her name: "They call me names like 'Sari,' 'Shership,' and Sureese.' Really weird names that are nothing like my name!" says Saoirse Ronan. The 15-year-old Irish actress (whose name is pronounced Seer-Sha, in case you were wondering) is the star of the highly an...

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I don't know how I managed to miss this absolute gem of a movie, but somehow it didn't pop up on my radar until last week. Better late than never I suppose! Genova is a beautiful, intelligent film that will speak to anyone who has ever lost a loved one in tragic circumstances, and it does so without...

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