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Danny Boyle blasts ‘child actors paid unfairly’ claims

Danny Boyle blasts ‘child actors paid unfairly’ claimsLondon, Feb 6: `Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle has dismissed claims suggesting that child actors in his critically acclaimed film were not paid fairly, insisting that the facts have been misreported.

Speaking at the London Film Critics'' Circle Awards, where the film won three awards, Boyle said that the wages reported are not true.

"The figures that were released were not true at all," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

Kutcher petrified of pissing off Demi by looking at Hard Rock Girls calendar

Kutcher petrified of pissing off Demi by looking at Hard Rock Girls calendarNew York, February 6 : American actor Ashton Kutcher is afraid that he might annoy his wife, Demi Moore, if he looks at the Hard Rock Girls calendar.

His fears were revealed while the couple were playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tampa, Florida, and a fellow player asked Kutcher whether he had seen the calendar.

"Ashton told the guy he hadn''t because he didn''t want to piss off Demi," the New York Post quoted an onlooker as saying.

‘Sex And The City’ sequel confirmed

‘Sex And The City’ sequel confirmedNew York, Feb 6 : It's official: There will be a sequel to the huge box office hit Sex and the City: The Movie, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis.

"I''m very excited to work with these amazing actresses again," the New York Daily News quoted director Michael Patrick King, as saying.

The new adventures of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte have yet to be scripted and King was tight-lipped when it came to the plot.

"I would love to give everyone more information about the sequel," he said.

Demi Moore doesn’t mind hubby look at Hard Rock Girls calendar

Demi Moore doesn’t mind hubby look at Hard Rock Girls calendarNew York, February 6 : American actress Demi Moore just does not mind her husband, Ashton Kutcher, look at the Hard Rock Girls calendar.

She expressed this view while reacting to Kutcher's statement that he did not want to annoy his wife by watching the calendar.

While playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tampa, Florida, a fellow player asked Kutcher: "Have you seen the Hard Rock Girls calendar?"

Germany's film industry has a banner year

Berlin - German productions contributed decisively to a banner year in the nation's film industry in 2008, continuing last year's upbeat trend.

On the eve of Berlin's International film Festival, the Federal Film Board (FFA) reported that a total of 129.4 million visitors passed through cinema turnstiles, exactly four million more than in 2007.

Boosted by a 3.2 per cent increase in attendance, turnover rose to 794.7 million euros (1,018 million dollars), 36.8 million euros (4.9 per cent) more than in the previous year.

Ricky Gervais wants Obama to help him make Posh/Hilton exchange!

Ricky GervaisWashington, Feb 5 : English comedian Ricky Gervais has penned a letter to U. S. President Barack Obama asking him for help in making an exchange between Victoria Beckham and Paris Hilton.

Gervais, who is worried about Hilton's house hunting near his London home, wrote the letter to Obama asking for a trade and then posting it on his website.

In the letter, he explained that Hilton is "out and about integrating herself with the Great British public."

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