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Gehry knocks critics as pavilion opens
The architect Frank Gehry, 77, who is in Britain for the opening of the summer pavilion he has designed for the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, does not take kindly to the assertion
that he's only capable of creating landmark buildings like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,... [continued]
In pictures: Back in the pavilion ![]()
Max Mosley awaits verdict
The landmark privacy case brought against the News of the World by Max Mosley (pictured), which had accused him of participating in a Nazi-themed, sado-masochistic
orgy with five call-girls (he only disputes the Nazi part), came to a close yesterday, and a ruling is expected next... [continued]
Dominatrix no show at the High Court ![]()
Max Mosley and an orgy of misunderstanding ![]()
In brief: Controversial Jaime Winstone film premieres
The controversial low-budget British thriller Donkey Punch, starring Ray Winstone's 23-year-old daughter Jaime Winstone, had its London premiere on Monday
night. Winstone (pictured centre with her boyfriend Alfie Allen, right), plays one of three northern girls invited onto a yacht by four posh boys who organise... [continued]
Singleton dispels lesbian rumours by revealing Purves affair ![]()
Woody Allen producer Charles Joffe dies
Charles Joffe, the legendary Hollywood dealmaker who co-produced most of Woody Allen’s hit films, including the Oscar-winning Annie Hall and the Bafta-winning Manhattan, has died aged 78. He also managed, along with his business partner Jack Rollins, the careers of Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Lenny... [continued]
Josh Brolin in slugging match with Bush fans
A possible answer has emerged as to why two leading actors in Oliver Stone's new George Bush biopic W - Josh Brolin (pictured as a
young Bush with director Stone) who plays the President, and Jeffrey Wright who portrays his Secretary of State, Colin Powell – got embroiled in a... [continued]
Bush biopic set for pre-election release ![]()
Ken Russell’s ex loses battle of wills
Hetty Baynes, the former wife of film director Ken Russell (pictured), has lost a High Court battle over the estate of her mother’s lesbian lover. As reported by The First Post, Baynes, a struggling actress, had claimed she was entitled to a substantial share of the £2.3... [continued]
Steve McQueen tackles Brown on stamps
Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen is attempting to enlist the support of Gordon Brown in his long-running campaign to honour British servicemen killed in Iraq by having their faces printed on postage stamps. This evening he will meet the Prime Minister in Downing Street to put... [continued]



















