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Wednesday January 16, 2008

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Cruise tries to block Scientology video

A bizarre nine-minute video, in which Tom Cruise talks about the privilege of being a Scientologist against the soundtrack to his Mission:Impossible films, has been pulled from various blogs and internet sites including YouTube amid allegations that the Hollywood star is pulling his weight to protect his... [continued]

Fabio in hot water over tax evasion

Barely installed as the new England football manager Fabio Capello is under investigation in Italy for tax evasion. The allegations, which link Capello to the Serie A Italian football scandal in 2006, concern the 61-year-old manager's time at the Juventus club. Prosecutors in Turin have been investigating Capello's earnings between... [continued]

Fabio Capello

Atonement wins 14 Bafta nominations

The romantic drama Atonement, based on Ian McEwan's novel of the same name, has won 14 nominations for Bafta awards announced in London this morning. As well as being shortlisted for the best film award, stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy (above) are nominated for best actress and actor and... [continued]

In Brief: Miller book to be made into film

The debut novel by Rebecca Miller (pictured), daughter of playwright Arthur Miller and wife of actor Daniel Day Lewis, is to be made into a film; The Private Lives of Pippa Lee will star Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore and Winona Ryder...  America Ferrera, the star of... [continued]

Binoche set for dance debut in London

Academy Award winner Juliet Binoche is putting her film career on hold to concentrate on dance. The French actress will make her contemporary dance debut at the National Theatre next month. Binoche, who won an Oscar for her role in The English Patient, is collaborating with British choreographer Akran Khan... [continued]

Diana inquest latest: Burrell humiliated

Paul Burrell, the Princess of Wales's one-time butler, spent a "ghastly" hour at the inquest into the death of Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed yesterday when it emerged that the "secret" he refused to disclose to the court on Monday was not so secret after all.... [continued]

Stones film to open Berlinale

Martin Scorsese's long-awaited documentary about the Rolling Stones, Shine A Light, is to open the Berlin Film Festival on February 7. The film, which takes its title from a song written by Mick Jagger in early 1970 following Brian Jones's death, spans the group's 45-year career and includes sensational footage... [continued]

Greenspan joins Paulson hedge fund

The hedge fund that has profited most from the subprime mortgage meltdown has hired the man who is widely blamed for causing it - former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. The 81-year-old is set to join the Paulson & Company as an adviser on economic issues and... [continued]

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