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Spanish village of Juzcar votes to stay blue after being painted for The Smurfs in 3D film to stay tourist attraction

December 20, 2011
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Decided to stay Smurf blue … The Spanish village of Juzcar has become the mecca for Smurf fans after the success of the animated movie.. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres) THE inhabitants of a Spanish village which was painted entirely blue for the filming of box-office smash hit The Smurfs movie voted to keep their houses...
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Marzieh Vafamehr: Iranian actress sentenced to 90 lashes

October 11, 2011
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An Iranian actress who made a film challenging the limits imposed on artists in the Islamic republic has been sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail. Actress Marzieh Vafamehr was handed the sentence on Saturday, according to a Iranian opposition website Kalameh.com. ‘A verdict has been issued for Marzieh Vafamehr, sentencing her...
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‘Lost’ star farted on plane passenger’s face

October 5, 2011
Evangeline Lilly has a gassy past. (AAP)

Lost actress and former air hostess Evangeline Lilly once “saved up all of her gas” mid-flight and farted in a passenger’s face. The stunning star said she “let it rip” in the man’s face because he had been rude to her during the flight. “I was really struggling that day, because I had really...
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Take a pay cut or the show is over, The Simpsons execs tell series stars

October 5, 2011
The Simpsons first hit TV screens in 1989. Picture: File

DOH!The Simpsons could come to an abrupt end after 23 seasons after the show’s cast was asked to take a 45 per cent pay cut.In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox Television said it could no longer afford to produce The Simpsons under its current contracts. “We believe this brilliant series...
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The Force is strong in this one: BT tower shines ‘lightsaber’ into the sky… switched on by C3-P0

September 23, 2011
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By ROB WAUGH A giant lightsabre beams over London, Stormtroopers parade across New York’s streets and Darth Vader is seen hailing a taxi. It can mean only one thing – Star Wars is in town. Walk this way: Three Jawas and a Stormtrooper cross New York’s 42nd Street as Star Wars comes to Blu-Ray...
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Elizabeth Taylor: The life, the looks, the movies, the smarts, the talent

March 24, 2011
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Hadley Freeman The Guardian Taylor was always bigger than her movies and even towards the end of her life, proved that age could not wither her Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/20 Century Fox  The Cleopatra costume will, surely, dominate the news reports but with all respect to the Egyptian queen, Liz was bigger...
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Nazi 3D films from 1936 discovered

February 18, 2011
Nazi 3D films from 1936 discovered

Nazi 3D films from 1936 discovered Films depicting bratwursts on a barbecue and contemporary film stars thought to show Nazis beat Hollywood to 3D by 16 years Ben Child guardian.co.uk, Article history Nazi propaganda film-maker Leni Riefenstahl at work during the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. Photograph: AP James Cameron and his team...
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Australian filmmaker uncovers Nazi propaganda films shot in 3D, featuring sausage

February 16, 2011
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The Nazi 3D fims uncovered by Aussie director Philippe Mora feature sausage and dancing girls. FILMMAKERS have been trying to make the perfect 3D movie for more than a century, but not always in Hollywood. Australian director Philippe Mora has found two Nazi propaganda films shot in 3D while searching through Germany’s Federal Archives....
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127 Hours: A Film to Make You Faint

February 10, 2011
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SCROLL DOWN FOR TRAILER At least three Sydneysiders have suffered seizures after watching a graphic scene from the film ’127 Hours’ In two days three movie-goers were taken to St.Vincent’s hospital in Sydney after suffering a seizure, a result of a loss of blood and oxygen from the brain after fainting, during a graphic...
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Oh, Ricky, you’re so fine! The Punch

January 19, 2011
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by  Jason Tin There are a lot of therapists in Beverly Hills rolling their eyes right now. Through a performance at the Golden Globes that has outraged the HFPA and other acronyms, British comedian Ricky Gervais may have crushed his Hollywood dreams (he gave it a fair whack in Ghost Town, but this may...
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