Allen Embraces London Slang At Match Point Premiere
Woody Allen visits London for the British premiere of Match Point a Golden Globe nominated drama set on the city’s gray streets. He notes cast improvising slang with phrases like gin and tonic and dodgy while he would use dicey. He says he enjoyed learning the local slang and dreary weather.
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Today’s Birthday Celebrities List
A compiled birthday list includes comedian Charlie Drummer singer Billy Bragg and actor Michael Badalucco. Also noted are Peter Criss of Kiss musician Alan Parsons actress Jenny Agutter and singer Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes.
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Tom Cruise's Scientology path centered at secret Hemet compound
The Los Angeles Times reports Cruise’s early Scientology nurture occurred at a 500 acre Hemet desert facility in Southern California. Ex members say a private course room and a personal supervisor guided intensive study during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He remained at the compound eight years while Nicole Kidman was present for part of that period.
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Kelly Ripa Starts Fire in Dressing Room
Kelly Ripa learned a fire safety lesson after a candle left burning atop a TV in her Hope and Faith dressing room caused melting heat and wax to spill into the TV vents. A source cited by the New York Daily News reported only the TV top burned, while joking about Ripa burning the candle at both ends.
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Rodriguez argues during drunken driving arrest on Hawaii road
Michelle Rodriguez told officers they were taking her freedom as police pulled her over on Dec. 1 after witnesses reported weaving on the Pali Highway toward Honolulu. KITV-TV cited court records describing her as very argumentative during the encounter.
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Notable Deaths of Sid Factor Walter Haut Luce and Stuarti
Sidney Factor 89 Beverly Hills son of Max Factor who helped expand the cosmetics firm died of natural causes. Army Lt Walter Haut 83 Albuquerque famed for Roswell news release died Thursday. Robert Luce 83 Boca Raton publisher of The New Republic in the 1960s died Nov 29. Enzo Stuarti 86 Midland Italian tenor known for Broadway Carnegie Hall and Ragu ads died Friday.
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