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Woven Into History - The Career Of Sigourney Weaver

16th December 2009

Woven Into History - The Career Of Sigourney Weaver

Born in New York City in 1949 under the name of Susan Weaver, Sigourney Weaver would go on to dominate Hollywood for more than a decade and become one of the best known actresses of our times.

Taking her stage name from a character from the novel The Great Gatsby, Weaver initially wanted to move to England and pursue a career on the stage, much li…

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16th December 2009

The Rise And Rise Of Zoe Saldana

Born in New Jersey and raised in Queens New York, Saldana discovered her love of acting while performing with the Faces theatre troupe.The troupe put on plays geared up to provide positive messages for teens with themes dealing with issues such as substance abuse, alcohol and sex.This gave her great pride in knowing that she was making a difference…

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16th December 2009

The Rise And Rise Of Sam Worthington

It’s been a pretty 2009 for Sam Worthington.

Picked from near obscurity for the lead in the heavily anticipated Avatar, and for the role of Marcus in this summer’s Terminator Salvation, Worthington is now a major player in Hollywood, with roles pouring in for a man not known outside of his native Australia two years ago.

Only a few ye…

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16th December 2009

Best Movies of 2009: 7 - Gran Torino

You know it has been a good year for movies when a great piece of cinema such as Gran Torino only makes number seven on the Best Movies of 2009 list.Clint Eastwood returns to acting with Gran Torino, as well as being on directorial duties, in what is rumoured to be his last on screen performance. Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, an unabashed bigot …

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16th December 2009

Up In The Air Leads Golden Globe Nominations

George Clooney’s latest movie Up In The Air leads the Golden Globe nominations with six nominations, including Best Picture - Drama.There were also nominations for Clooney himself for Best Actor in a Drama and there were two Best Supporting Actress nominations for Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga. Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham whose job it is t…

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16th December 2009

Avatar: Is It Animation?

Ok the release of Avatar is almost upon us, yes it’s in cinemas tomorrow, as James Cameron’s masterpiece is finally unveiled.And while we may have not had the chance to take a look at it yet the film has already been nominated for a Best Picture Drama Golden Globe, it’s nice to see the blockbusters getting a look in. Ask the anima…

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16th December 2009

Movies Of The Decade - 2002 City of God

Based on the true life experiences of Brazilian writer Paulo Lins, City of God shows in shocking realism the lives of those inside on of the countries most notorious ‘favela’, a slum, and the corrupting nature of crime. The films centres around Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues), a boy from the slums, who, after seeing his brother killed for …

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16th December 2009

Worst Movies of 2009: 7 - 2012

2012 was supposed to be one of those event movies of the summer however it didn’t quite turn out as well as they had hoped, yes it’s made our Worst Movies of 2009 list.Despite topping the box office in the U.S. and going on to gross over $700 million it has struggled with the critics. Dr. Adrian Helmsmen (Chiwetel Ejiofor), part of a wo…

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16th December 2009

Abba And Other Stars Achieve Hall Of Fame Status

Iconic Swedish pop group Abba have joined a whole array of rock stars and pop royalty being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rockers Genesis and The Stooges will also be part of the class of 2010.The stars, along with Jamaican reggae artist Jimmy Cliff and 1960s British rock group The Hollies, were unveiled as the latest honorees on Tu…

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16th December 2009

Usher Nursing A Poorly Finger, Aw

RnB star Usher has hit a spot of bother by accidently breaking his finger. The Yeah! hitmaker revealed his injury on U.S. tv’s Today show on Tuesday after appearing on the programme sporting a black bandage around the index finger on his right hand.

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