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Jane Fonda back on Broadway after 46 years

Jane Fonda back on Broadway after 46 yearsLondon, Feb 10 : American actress Jane Fonda has returned to Broadway after being away from the stage for 46 years.

Fonda, 71, is taking part in a production of 33 Variations, Moisés Kaufman''s play about a woman investigating the creative genius of composer Ludwig van Beethoven during his "later" period.

She was last seen on the Great White Way in 1963 when she performed in Eugene O''Neill''s `Strange Interlude', and she now says she looks upon her new four-and-a-half month play as an `adventure'.

‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ tops global box office

‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ tops global box officeLondon, Feb 10: `The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button', starring Brad Pitt, has topped the global box office after raking in 22 million pounds in 47 markets at the weekend.

The film, directed by David Fincher, debuted at number one in the U. K., Spain and France, making it the second-biggest international opener of 2009, just behind `Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'.

Anna Friel embarrassed after breaking wind before Will Ferrell

London, February 10 : Actress Anna Friel has revealed that how embarrassed she felt after breaking wind on the set of her new film `Land of the Lost'.

The former Brookside star revealed that it happened in front of Hollywood star Will Ferrell.

She blamed vegetable juice drinks for the smelly act.

"I've never been so mortified. It let off the most awful smell," the Sun quoted her as saying.

Anna recently shot a scene in which she jumps out of the motor and pumps up a flat tyre - dressed in nothing but lacy suspenders and a baggy top.

In the scene, Friel is shown breaking down on her way back from working at a dodgy massage parlour.

‘Red-faced’ Sharon Stone couldn’t get cab home from Baftas after-party

‘Red-faced’ Sharon Stone couldn’t get cab home from Baftas after-party

Recession is most serious since 1930s, says British minister

Recession is most serious since 1930s, says British minister London - A close ally of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the current global recession is "the most serious for over 100 years," according to media reports

The comment by Ed Balls, the childrens' minister and former close adviser to Brown, that the recession was "more extreme and more serious than that of the 1930s," was reported by the Yorkshire Post newspaper.

Nicholson’s ‘The truth? You can’t handle the truth’ voted ‘Most Memorable Movie Quote’

Nicholson’s ‘The truth? You can’t handle the truth’ voted ‘Most Memorable Movie Quote’London, Feb 10 : Jack Nicholson's line, "The truth? You can't handle the truth" from 1992 film `A Few Good Men' has been voted the `Most Memorable Movie Quote'.

"These go to 11" from 1984 spoof `This Is Spinal Tap' landed the second spot in an online poll, reports the Sun.

The famous line "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" from 1972's `The Godfather' came third.

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