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Aussie Star Pate Dead At 88
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
Australian actor Michael Pate has died at the age of 88.
The Sydney-born star relocated to Hollywood after starting his career as a broadcaster Down Under and appeared in a string of movies and TV shows, including Gunsmoke and Rawhide.
He returned to Australia in the late 1960s and became a revered TV producer.
He adapted the screenplay for 1979 film Tim, which propelled a young Mel Gibson to stardom.
Motown Legends Join The First Wives Club For Stage Musical
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler's 1996 buddy movie First Wives Club is set to become the latest film to hit the stage as a musical, thanks to Motown's biggest hitmakers.
Rock + Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Motown legends Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier are working on an original score for the stage spectacular - which is scheduled to debut in San Diego, California next summer - on its way to a Broadway run.
Holland-Dozier-Holland are responsible for some of the soul world's biggest hits - they penned tunes for The Supremes and the Four Tops, among others.
Both the 1996 movie and the new musical are adaptations of Olivia Goldsmith's novel.
Torture Scene Left DiCaprio Drained And Ill
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
Leonardo DiCaprio was left so shattered after a torture scene in new political thriller Body Of Lies he was ill for days.
The Titanic star prepared for the scene in a former Moroccan jail for months, but had no idea the intensity of the shoot would leave him drained and sick.
DiCaprio, who plays a CIA operative alongside Russell Crowe in the film, says, "We did that (scene) in the middle of some medieval torture tomb. There was some kind of horrific dust in the air.
"I got sick for two or three days afterward because of the intense energy it took."
Mendes' Banned Ad Airs
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
U.S. chat show host Jay Leno tested America's strict decency laws on Friday night when he aired a pixilated version of Eva Mendes' banned Calvin Klein perfume ad during his late-night programme.
The sexy star, who inadvertently exposed her breast in the ad, was a guest on his Tonight Show and defended the "tasteful" commercial for Secret Obsession, stating "America has a problem with nudity".
So Leno aired the controversial ad, which features the actress rolling around naked in bed, in full, with Mendes' "nipple slip" covered.
The actress won rousing applause from the audience after the commercial aired, and said, "It's not too bad, right? Just classy, tasteful."
Cage Claims Number One With Action Film
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
Nicolas Cage's new action movie Bangkok Dangerous has debuted at the top of the U.S. box office with a meagre $7.8 million (GBP4.2 million) opening weekend take.
The remake of a 1999 Asian cult hit ended war comedy Tropic Thunder's reign on the top of America's movie charts.
Ben Stiller's film slipped into second place in its fourth week on release with $7.5 million ($4 million).
Anna Faris' comedy The House Bunny rounds out the new top three.
Watchdog Group Takes Aim At TV Network Over 90210 Scene
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
Officials at a leading U.S. family group are calling for advertisers to boycott TV network the CW over a controversial scene in the new Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off 90210.
Just 10 minutes into the new series, which debuted in America last week, lead actor Dustin Milligan appeared to be receiving fellatio from a girlfriend in his truck - and the scene has upset the Parents Television Council.
In a statement, PTC president Tim Winter writes, "The CW Network has openly, wantonly and eagerly violated every business tenet of the broadcast industry.
"They shocked viewers during the family hour by depicting high school children engaged in oral sex in their car. It's such a sucker punch to viewers and a lot of families. No one tuned in to 90210 thinking, 'Hey, maybe I will get to see (oral sex).'"
Network bosses are fighting back, insisting the controversial scene was screened for advertisers before the show aired - and no one took issue with what they saw.
A CW statement reads, "For the record, 90210 was screened in advance of broadcast through the customary advertiser screening service."
This is the latest in a string of disputes between the CW and the PTC - the watchdog group has been very critical of the network's racy Gossip Girls series. One critique, calling the show "mind-blowingly inappropriate", has been used to publicise the project.
Murray Thanks Stars For Us Open Success
7 September 2008 6:31 PM, PDT
Will Ferrell and the cast of hit TV show Entourage inspired British tennis star Andy Murray to win his Us Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal.
The star-struck 21-year-old spotted the celebrities in the crowd at New York.s Arthur Ashe stadium on Saturday, as he roared to a two-set lead against the Spanish world number one.
When rain forced the game to spill over into Sunday, Murray used the stars to spur him on to finish off Nadal in four sets.
He says, .This is my favourite tournament.
.I had the guys from Entourage, which is my favourite show, and Will Ferrell, who.s my favourite comedian, watching yesterday. You don't get that at home..
Murray will compete against Roger Federer in the final on Monday. If he wins, he will become the first British male to win a grand slam tournament since Fred Perry in 1936.
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