The Artist reviewed

"The Artist," reviewed Photo: "The Artist," The Weinstein Company, 2011. In the classic film "Singin' in the Rain," directors Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly examined Hollywood's transition from silent to sound cinema from the perspective of the winners; actors like Kelly's Don Lockwood, who successfully survived the advent of the talkies....

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Confessions of a political mind

A POLITICAL MIND: George Clooney takes about this latest movie The Ides of March A few years ago, George Clooney joked that one reason he never seemed able to hang on to a girlfriend was that his idea of a great date was a few days at the Democratic National Convention. Obviously, he said, this was a turnoff. I didn't believe this for a second. What red-blooded woman wouldn't want to...

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Confessions of a political mind

A POLITICAL MIND: George Clooney takes about this latest movie The Ides of March A few years ago, George Clooney joked that one reason he never seemed able to hang on to a girlfriend was that his idea of a great date was a few days at the Democratic National Convention. Obviously, he said, this was a turnoff. I didn't believe this for a second. What red-blooded woman wouldn't want to...

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Previous productions of Rocky

Sylvester Stallone in Rocky in 1976 Photo: SNAP / Rex Features By Florence Waters 1:15PM GMT 21 Nov 2011 Comments Rocky, 1976 The then-unknown Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in the low budget feature film about second-rate club boxer...

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Twilight Wedding Makeup A Tutorial Emily Blunt YSLs Purrfect Poster Child And More">Twilight Wedding Makeup A Tutorial Emily Blunt YSLs Purrfect Poster Child And More

Twilight: Breaking Dawn fans, get excited. Kristen Stewart’s on-set makeup artist, Stacey Panepinto, dishes on Bella Swan’s wedding day makeup look and how she manages to nail Stewart’s special brand of low-key glamour on-screen and off. [Bella Sugar]According to a new survey, one in three bosses think their female employees wear too much makeup to work, with most participants having the largest...

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Watch How Much Does GreenScreen Really Add to a Movie

Love them or hate them, digital effects are here to stay. CGI backgrounds and computer-crafted objects have become valuable tools in the filmmaker’s arsenal of tricks these days – and while not every computer-generated effect is a smashing visual success, this new video demonstrates that we’ve all been watching lots of films and TV shows using green-screened backgrounds and computer...

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Watch How Much Does GreenScreen Really Add to a Movie

Love them or hate them, digital effects are here to stay. CGI backgrounds and computer-crafted objects have become valuable tools in the filmmaker’s arsenal of tricks these days – and while not every computer-generated effect is a smashing visual success, this new video demonstrates that we’ve all been watching lots of films and TV shows using green-screened backgrounds and computer...

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