FILM
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
Britney Spears will remain in a hospital psychiatric ward for an
additional 14 days, a person close to the pop star said.
FILM
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
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
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
The Spice Girls have abandoned their plans for an Australian tour.
MUSIC
Rod Stewart will bring his wife, Penny Lancaster, and baby son,
Alastair, to Australia before his planned concert tour here.

TV & RADIO
Channel Nine is hoping its retelling of Melbourne's underworld war
is a ratings hit, writes Scott Ellis.
ARTS
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 is 19 and weighs 154 kilograms, a problem he puts down to two
things: fast food and the university lifestyle.
TV & RADIO
Bashed and battered and lying in a hospital bed, Matthew Newton
will play an assault victim in his next television role.
ARTS
A new book pays homage to the history of picture frames, writes
Susan Wyndham.
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