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Monday February 4, 2008

Legally Blonde to woman of will
Reese Witherspoon discards her previous ditzy acting persona to play the heavily pregnant wife of a Muslim torture victim, writes David Michael.

FILM
Shirtless in paradise

Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey last three films, including Fool's Gold, are to blame for the constant stream of shirtless images that we regularly see online and in weekly women's magazines.


PEOPLE
Spears to remain in hospital

Britney Spears Britney Spears will remain in a hospital psychiatric ward for an additional 14 days, a person close to the pop star said.


FILM
Ledger hoaxer traced to Britain

A hoax caller who reportedly tried to swindle cash out of Hollywood stars by posing as Australian actor Heath Ledger's grieving father has been traced to Britain.



FILM
Confessions of an everyman

Michael Caine There's a new script and a 30-year gap, but this Sleuth still has Michael Caine, the enduring actor with a unique talent and a common touch, writes Helen Barlow.


FILM
Stones and Madonna ready for Berlin close-ups

Mick Jagger The Rolling Stones and Madonna will share the limelight with Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson at the Berlin Film Festival, which starts this week, focusing on music in cinema.


MUSIC
Aussie tour canned as Spice Girls separate

The Spice Girls have abandoned their plans for an Australian tour.


MUSIC
Penny to join Rod on road

Rod Stewart and  Penny Lancaster Rod Stewart will bring his wife, Penny Lancaster, and baby son, Alastair, to Australia before his planned concert tour here.



TV & RADIO
Network banking on a high body count

Channel Nine is hoping its retelling of Melbourne's underworld war is a ratings hit, writes Scott Ellis.


ARTS
Haunting beauty of steel skeletons that offer hope

Shipbreaking At dawn, an orderly row of poorly paid labourers, each carrying a steel drum on his head, marches out across the mudflats of the Bay of Bengal to a surreal graveyard of ships.


TV & RADIO
Sam's a man with big plans to be a good loser

Sam is 19 and weighs 154 kilograms, a problem he puts down to two things: fast food and the university lifestyle.


TV & RADIO
Art imitates life for actor charged with assault

Bashed and battered and lying in a hospital bed, Matthew Newton will play an assault victim in his next television role.


ARTS
Unsung heroes of fine art get belated recognition

The Tom  Roberts painting Penelope A new book pays homage to the history of picture frames, writes Susan Wyndham.



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I'll Be Watching You

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