London, Dec 7 : Controversial comic Russell Brand has won the best live stand-up comedian at the British Comedy Awards last night.

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7 : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who became the first Indian actor to be conferred on a prestigious Malaysian title, has agreed to help Malacca in developing local film industry and scout the state for movie locations.

The 43-year-old said that a team from Mumbai would visit Malacca sometime next August or September to explore locations for movies.

“There is a film I am planning to shoot some time in August and Sep­tember and I will send a team to look around Malacca,” The Star Online quoted him, as saying at a press conference after receiving his Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) from Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob at a ceremony in Ayer Keroh yesterday.

Copenhagen  - The Italian film Gomorrah, about the criminal underworld in Naples, cleaned up Saturday night at the European Film Awards in the Danish capital, receiving five of the 15 top awards.

In addition to receiving the prize as the top European film of 2008, director Matteo Garrone was named best director and Toni Servillo named the best actor.

Servillo's award also included his work in Il Divo (The Star.)

Gomorrah also received the prize for best script, and Garrone's cameraman Marco Onorato was named for the best photography.

Washington, Dec 6 : Popstar Akon is considering a move into the film industry.

The ‘Smack That’ hitmaker has expressed his plans to retire from music career and turn to acting.

“On the movie side, acting is something I will entertain later. Now I''m into more of the behind the scenes stuff: producing the movies, scoring the movies, doing the soundtracks, and slowly I''ll make my way in,” Contactmusic quoted Akon, as saying.

Akon stated that he is waiting to fulfill his music commitments before moving his base to Hollywood.

Washington, Dec 6 : Music mogul Simon Cowell has been given a rating of “11 and th

Washington, Dec 6 : Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman is not worried about getting old, instead she insists that entering 40s has made her braver.

While the 41-year-old actress had to face extreme conditions during her shoot for Baz Luhrmann''s epic Australia, she is adamant being mature has helped her cope with the tough time.

In an interview with The Independent, the Oscar winner revealed that she has become more courageous with age.

"The older I get, the more I feel like I''m on a roller-coaster when I do a film... I''m much more brave, and kind of throw myself into it and try not to worry if I fall flat on my face,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling.