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‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ Tops New Year's Box Office

Tom Cruise's latest adventure as Agent Ethan Hunt - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol has taken the top spot at the US box office over the three-day New Year's weekend. The action-packed thriller is the fourth installment of the Mission: Impossible series and was released worldwide Dec. 16.
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Anne Hathaway's Catwoman in 'Dark Knight Rises:' What We Know So Far

After Anne Hathaway's recent interview with The Times, Batman fans are scrambling to find out as much as they can about her character Selina Kyle (Catwoman) in the Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Here's everything we know so far, from a possible allegiance with Bane to what's included in her new costume.
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Rihanna and Chris Brown's 'Love Tweets': Are They Getting Back Together?

After Rihanna and Chris Brown were spotted exchanging love tweets to each other on Twitter, fans were alternately hopeful and concerned that Rihanna might be considering a reconciliation with her abusive ex. Now, reports indicate the couple are working towards getting back together, and Brown's mother is rumored to have helped prompt the reunion.

UK College Sacks Principal and Wife for ‘Being White and Christians’

An independent college in Scotland, sponsored by the Dubai royal family and whose stated aim is to promote multiculturalism, has sacked its Principal - Professor Malory Nye, 47. They have alleged discriminatory practices on grounds of racial and religious bias as the reason for their dismissal.
'The Dirty Picture'

Qatar Bans Indian Biopic 'The Dirty Picture'

An Indian biopic, “The Dirty Picture”, on the life of “Silk” Smitha, a South Indian actress known for her erotic roles and films, has been banned by a Qatari agency in charge of censoring films to be screened in the country. The film has already been released in other Islamic nations, including Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Taylor Kinney: 10 Fun Facts About Lady Gaga's Vampire Boyfriend [PHOTO]

The Internet kept buzzing this week after pictures of international pop star Lady Gaga was seen strolling around California with hunky actor and rumored boyfriend, Taylor Kinney. It was rumored in September that Lady Gaga, 25, and Kinney, 30, were a hot couple after first meeting on the set of her You and I video. Soon after, multiple reports have said the two have been spotted in Pennslyvania and that they are looking to room together.
Russell Brand-Katy Perry 14-month marriage over

Russell Brand-Katy Perry 14-Month Marriage Over

British comedian and actor Russell Brand called it quits on his 14-month marriage to Teenage Dream singer Katy Perry on Friday, filing for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
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Ben Kingsley on the art of under-acting in Hugo

Sir Ben Kingsley plays silent film pioneer Georges Melies in Martin Scorsese's Hugo. The film has proven to be a tricky sell commercially, and it's unlikely to be a moneymaker -- but the film is a marvelous and magical journey that fully justifies Scorsese's decision to adapt Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and to shoot it in 3D. And Kingsley is sly, sad and commanding as a man desperate to bury his glorious past.
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Box office: M:I:4 set to lead slow New Year's weekend

The 2011 box office will officially close its books this weekend, with no new movies debuting in wide release. Christmas holiday holdovers Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Thrones are expected to lead what is typically a weak New Year's weekend frame.
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'A Separation' Builds Iranian Oscar Hopes

Hollywood has often criticized Tehran for stifling movie-making, but the acclaimed film A Separation is breathing life into Iran's hopes for a rare Oscar success.

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