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Surprise Front-Runner in Golden Globes: Cheney Biopic

Lady Gaga also earns a nod for 'A Star Is Born'

(Newser) - Adam McKay's Dick Cheney biopic Vice swooped in to lead nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, narrowly edging Bradley Cooper's tear-jerking revival A Star Is Born, the interracial road-trip drama Green Book, and the period romp The Favourite. Vice topped all contenders Thursday with a surprising...

11 Stars With Secret Skills
 11 Stars With Secret Skills 
Apr 29, 2014 9:14 AM CDT

11 Stars With Secret Skills

Including Willie Nelson, who just got his black belt

(Newser) - When you think of Willie Nelson, "country singer" and " r ampant pot smoker " are the two descriptions that first come to mind. But now you can add "black belt" to that list. It seems Nelson, who turns 81 this week, has a not-very-well-known love of martial...

The Other Woman Settles for Cheap Laughs
 The Other Woman 
 Settles for Cheap Laughs 
movie review
Apr 25, 2014 11:47 AM CDT

The Other Woman Settles for Cheap Laughs

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann star in Nick Cassavetes revenge film

(Newser) - The Other Woman tells the story of three women—Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton—joining forces to take down a cheating lowlife of a lover. Critical reactions run the gamut from lukewarm to violently negative:
  • At RogerEbert.com , Christy Lemire calls the film funny "in sporadic spurts.
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Apatow Gets Personal, Whiny in This is 40
 Apatow Gets 
 Personal, Whiny 
 in This is 40 
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Dec 21, 2012 8:32 AM CST

Apatow Gets Personal, Whiny in This is 40

Critics split on honest, bruising marriage comedy

(Newser) - Judd Apatow is back with This is 40, a sort-of sequel to Knocked Up in that it stars supporting characters Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann). It's also clearly about Apatow's life—Mann is his real-life wife, and his kids are cast as the couple's kids....

How Maude Apatow Became a Twitter Celebrity by 14

Judd's kid has some high-profile fans

(Newser) - Maude Apatow is just 14 years old, and though she's appeared in some of her dad Judd's movies, she's not exactly a child star. She's more focused on starting high school than starting a career—"It'll be OK," she predicts in a New ...

Justin Bieber, Johnny Depp, Kristen Stewart, and Other Celebs with Weird Hobbies
 The Strangest 
 Celeb Hobbies 
Aug 6, 2011 11:06 AM CDT

The Strangest Celeb Hobbies

Bieber rocks a Rubik's Cube; Depp plays with Barbies

(Newser) - Here’s a surprise: Justin Bieber can solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a minute and a half (watch him do it in the gallery). That’s just one of 13 bizarre celebrity hobbies rounded up by the Frisky .
  • Johnny Depp is a big fan of playing with
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