British actor Ray
Winstone has vowed to snub soccer
matches in his native Britain because he's
embarrassed by the "lack of
passion" England players displayed at
the recent World Cup.
Tom Cruise
has a new leading lady - Paula Patton
has reportedly signed on to play the
female star in the fourth Mission:
Impossible movie.
Zac Efron is
putting his High School Musical
days firmly behind him - he's signed on to
star as a con man in new heist movie Art
Of The Steal.
Efron has
expressed his determination to establish
himself as a serious actor, after finding
fame as Disney star Troy Bolton
in the High School Musical
movies.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has
donated a massive $15 million (£10
million) to open a multiple
sclerosis (Ms) research clinic in honour of
her late mother.
The famed
writer's mum, Anne, spent 10 years battling
the debilitating disease and passed away in
1990 at the age of 45.
Glenn Close
has reached out to her Fatal
Attraction co-star Michael
Douglas in the light of his recent
health scare - urging the actor to have
"courage" as he battles a throat
tumour.
Douglas was
diagnosed with the condition earlier this
month and is set to undergo eight weeks of
chemotherapy.
George Clooney called
on Hollywood to cast its spotlight on the
desperate needs of disaster victims as he
accepted a special Emmy Award on Sunday
night.
The Hollywood
actor was handed the Bob Hope
Humanitarian Award at the 2010 Primetime Emmy
Awards show to honour his use of television
to help good causes.
Remember Brad Pitt
the architecture enthusiast? Well, as the
fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
approaching, that guy was in New Orleans'
Lower 9th Ward to inspect the progress of the
green rebuilding program he spearheaded to
get the impoverished neighborhood back on its
feet.
Pamela Anderson
has won a restraining order against an
internet design company following a legal
battle over her official website.
The former
Baywatch star claims she hired
experts at Cmaeon to design her site in 2009,
but fired the firm when she discovered a
vital tool, which allowed customers to
purchase Anderson-branded goods, was not
working.
Kind-hearted Dougray
Scott thrilled terminally ill
youngsters at a hospice in his native
Scotland this week (beg23Aug10) by dropping
in for a surprise visit.
The actor was
given a guided tour of Rachel House
in Kinross, part of the Children's Hospice
Association Scotland medical centres which
provide respite care for dying kids.
Drew Barrymore
is considering making the temporary 'Breathe'
tattoo she sported at the London premiere of
her new film Going The Distance
a permanent reminder on her arm.
Sir Sean Connery, we salute you as
you turn 80.
The veteran movie icon and one-time James
Bond hits octogenarian status and
moviedata.co.uk is thrilled to pay tribute to
Hollywood's great Scot.
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Jennifer Aniston
and Jason
Bateman star in THE
SWITCH, directed by Josh
Gordon and Will
Speck (Blades of
Glory) and produced by Albert
Berger and Ron
Yerxa (Little Miss
Sunshine, Cold Mountain).
With its romantic Manhattan
setting, established comic
performances and warmly uplifting
sentiment, THE SWITCH is
released in cinemas nationwide on
3rd September 2010.