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Cusack steps out of the ordinary
TWENTY-FIVE years ago, John Cusack was a geek. Somewhere along the line, he got cool.

Moore to think about
DOCUMENTARY-maker Mike Moore has a message for his audience: it's time to get off your butts.

Transformers 'more than just explosions'
WITHOUT a compelling story, movies with even the best special effects will lack substance.

Teen movies dominate indie cinema
THE main theme in independent cinema right now is teenagers and their problems relating with their parents and peers.

House of horror a $62m hit
A MICRO-budget horror movie that has made a killing in the US is coming to Australia.

Hugh makes Oscars hosting decision
HUGH Jackman has made up his mind about hosting next year's Academy Awards, reports say.

Beautiful Kate star pips Nicole Kidman
SHE'S just 19, yet Sophie Lowe has pipped Nicole Kidman to claim an AFI Best Actress nomination.

Love for Ledger kept film afloat
HEATH Ledger's final movie was nearly scrapped until Johnny Depp came in to save the day.

Will Mad Max have an accent?
TWO foreigners have emerged as candidates to fill Mel Gibson's boots in the fourth Mad Max.

Elizabeth Taylor praises This Is It
HOLLYWOOD legend calls Michael Jackson a "prophet" in a gushing review of This Is It.

Music

Stars will have to disclose lip-synching
NEW laws focing promoters to reveal if shows are live designed to stop fans being ripped off.

Chris Brown's bizarre album artwork
IF Rihanna turned heads with her racy cover, her ex Chris Brown will surely boggle minds.

Listen to new Robbie Willams album
ROBBIE Williams is set to release his new album soon, but you can listen to it now right here.

Rihanna 'woke up as Britney Spears'
POP star opens up about the media frenzy that ensued after she was beaten by her ex.

Big circus for Britney's miming concert
WHO would pay up to $1500 to watch Britney Spears mime her hits? More Australians than you might think.

Keating promises Boyzone hit for Gately
RONAN Keating has predicted the next Boyzone single will be the biggest hit of 2010.

Britney Spears arrives in Australia
BRITNEY Spears has arrived in Sydney ahead of her first Australian concert tour, which starts on Friday.

Listeners flock back to Kyle, Jackie O
SHOCK jocks lift their breakfast radio show numbers, while new talent has boosted Mix 106.5.

Hear Vanessa Amorosi's new album Hazardous
BEFORE it is released on Friday, hear Vanessa Amorosi's new album featuring This Is Who I Am.

Spears in lockdown after concert shame
BRITNEY Spears was holed up in a Perth hotel yesterday as the row over her lip-synching concerts threatened to derail her Australian tour.

Hot News

No more Channel Nine for Matty Johns
IN the wake of his Footy Show suspension, Matthew Johns will not return to Channel Nine.

Restraining order issued against Mini-Me
FORMER lover claims issues restraining order against Verne Troyer, claiming she is in fear of her life.

Stars will have to disclose lip-synching
NEW laws focing promoters to reveal if shows are live designed to stop fans being ripped off.

Bert's hair-raising tribute to Don Lane
A TEARFUL Bert Newton took off his wig and bared his bald head in a moving farewell to Don Lane.

Chris Brown's bizarre album artwork
IF Rihanna turned heads with her racy cover, her ex Chris Brown will surely boggle minds.

Beckinsale 'mortified' by sexiest title
NEWLY-crowned sexiest woman alive Kate Beckinsale admits she struggles with the title.

Big circus for Britney's miming concert
WHO would pay up to $1500 to watch Britney Spears mime her hits? More than you might think.

Spears in lockdown after concert shame
BRITNEY Spears was holed up in a Perth hotel yesterday as the row over her lip-synching concerts threatened to derail her Australian tour.

Supermodel 'too fat' for the catwalk
SUPERMODEL Gemma Ward, the butt of attacks on an international fashion website for gaining weight, has revealed through her agent that she has no plans to return to her glittering career.

Spears in lockdown after concert shame
BRITNEY Spears was holed up in a Perth hotel yesterday as the row over her lip-synching concerts threatened to derail her Australian tour.

Television

No more Channel Nine for Matty Johns
IN the wake of his Footy Show suspension, Matthew Johns has revealed he will not renew his Channel Nine contract.

Bert's hair-raising tribute to Don Lane
A TEARFUL Bert Newton took off his wig and bared his bald head in a moving farewell to Don Lane.

Alex Lloyd in MasterChef semis
SINGER songwriter Alex Lloyd impressed the judges with an elaborate pastry dessert.

A Current Affair's fake hitman pleads guilty
A MAN who posed as a hitman for A Current Affair has pleaded guilty to concealing an offence, causing his co-defendants' hearing to be delayed.

Heroes star 'learned of axing from script'
HEROES star Adrian Pasdar only learned of his character's demise after reading a script, reports say.

Why Toby dropped out of Idol
TOBY Moulton threw away a chance of a recording contract so he can avoid being labelled a fraud.

Packed to the Rafters wedding a TV hit
MORE than two million are likely to see the first Packed to the Rafters wedding.

Idol's Kate Cook ditches girlfriend for sister
PERHAPS Australian Idol eliminee Kate Cook should have sung New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle on '80s night.

Australian Idol contestant quits show
AUSTRALIAN Idol has taken an unusual turn, with schoolteacher contestant Toby Moulton quitting the show.

Hey hey, Ten is sending Rove on a holiday
ROVE rested from our TV screens amid rumours it will return in a Hey Hey-style variety format.

Matthew Johns tackles The Footy Show
MATTHEW Johns claims it is only a "possibility" but it is next to certain he will return to television next year in direct opposition to former Channel 9 powerhouse The Footy Show.