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Cinéma

John Travolta Stars in a Police Drama

Travolta et actor Jams Gandolfini (The Sopranos, The Mexican) will have the leading roles in the movie Lonely Hearts.

Written and directed by Todd Robinson, this movie tells the story of two detectives from the homicide squad, that caught and put behind bars, Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, known as "Lonely Heart Killers" in the 1940’s.

Filming of Lonely Hearts will begin in March in Florida.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese honoured in Paris

The two men were in Europe to promote the release of their new movie The Aviator, and were greeted by the Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres.

Scorsese received the Legion of Honour, while DiCaprio was honoured with the Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters.

The Aviator will be coming to theatres in France on January 26.

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American celebrities unite for Asia

The telethon, held on January 15, can be seen on NBC, and other national channels such as USA, Bravo, Trio, Sci-Fi, MSNBC and CNBC, in an effort to raise money for those affected by the Tsunami.

Another large Amercian media group, Clear Channel, which has many radio stations, will also collaborate in the telethon.

Few celebrities have confirmed their participation.  Among those are George Clooney, and singers Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilera and Sheryl Crow.

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Cinéma

Kate Bosworth Starring in the Next Superman

Bosworth, 22, was chosen among many others, notingly, singer and actress Beyoncé Knowles who tried for the part.

This celebrity will be paired with Brandon Routh, who will do the starring role of Superman in Superman Returns.

Filming will debut in March in Australia.  It is expected to be released at theatres in 2006.

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Tom Hanks Most Popular Actor in Hollywood

In the survey of 1015 adults, conducted by Harris Poll, Hanks was ahead of all the other actors and actresses thanks to three big movies (The Polar Express, The Ladykillers and The Terminal) in the last year.

Actor and Director Mel Gibson comes in second for this last year.  Interestingly, Gibson did not actually act in any movies in 2004.  However, his movie The Passion of Christ was one of the most important movies in the last year. 

Third place in this survey was given to Julia Roberts.  This 37 year old celebrity had a busy year acting in two movies (Ocean’s Twelve and Closer), and becoming a parent, she gave birth to twins.

A look at the top ten actors/actresses of Hollywood in 2004:

1. Tom Hanks
2. Mel Gibson
3. Julia Roberts
4. Johnny Depp
5. Harrison Ford
6. Denzel Washington
7. John Wayne
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Sean Connery
10. George Clooney

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Cinéma

Natalie Portman Starring in V for Vendetta

This star will play the part of Evey Hammond, a young girl who is rescued by a man who is disguised in a medieval cape and face mask.  With time, she develops the V, a supernatural strength that permits her to play an important role against the fascist government ruling London.

This great classic, originating form the comic strip written by Alan Moore, will be directed by James McTeigue, who will be producing for the first time.

Filming for V For Vendetta will begin in March in Berlin, Germany.

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Pamela Anderson Releases 2 New Collections

The ex-star of the series Baywatch, who already has her own line of clothing and shoes, will be expanding her empire with these two new lines.

In regards to these two new collections, the animal rights activist explained, "I wanted puppies everywhere to show off fancy collars and leashes."

The jewelry collection consists mostly of belts, pendants and bracelets at reasonable prices.

All of these new products are available on line on this star’s official website, available by clicking here.

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Musique

Led Zeppelin Honoured at the Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are the most prestigious form of recognition in the world of music, and are given by the American Academy in February.

The British group Led Zeppelin was founded by the guitarist Jimmy Page after the split up of his group The Yardbirds.  It was composed of four musicians, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page.

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Steven Spielberg gives 1.5 million to Asia

This director’s generous contribution will be divided between Save the Children, Care and Oxfam.  The three organizations are working and aiding in the regions devestated by this natural disaster.

Steven Spielberg’s spokeperson mentioned that typically Spielberg’s donations are anonymous, however, in this case, he made it public in order to encourage other donors.

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Jude Law Pops the Big Question

After months of waiting, and time to get over his previous relationship with Sadie Frost, the 32 year old actor finally took the plunge and asked Miller, 23, to marry him.

The day after he proposed, the couple went on vacation to Seychelles Islands where Law revealed his wedding plans to his children.

A spokesperson for the couple confirmed the news while emphasizing that Law’s children were very happy for him.

"It’s true they are engaged. Jude bought Sienna a big cluster diamond ring," said Ciara Parks.

"They’ve told their families the news and they’re thrilled, as are Jude’s kids. They love Sienna and can’t wait for the wedding.

"No date has been set, that will depend on their filming schedules."

Jude Law and Sienna Miller met on the set while filming Alfie in October 2003.