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Dev Patel Breaks Up Knife Fight in Convenience Store

Patel's rep said 'there are no heroes' and the incident 'highlights a larger systemic issue'

(Newser) - English actor Dev Patel broke up a knife fight in Adelaide, Australia, on Monday evening, and everyone lived to tell the tale. Per NBC News, the Slumdog Millionaire star and friends noticed a “violent altercation” between a man and woman outside a convenience store. Per the BBC, police said...

Recycled Chappie Belongs in 'Scrap Heap'
 Recycled Chappie 
 Belongs in 'Scrap Heap' 
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Recycled Chappie Belongs in 'Scrap Heap'

Critics bash Neill Blomkamp's robot flick as copycat, failure

(Newser) - Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver, and Hugh Jackman star in Chappie, a film about a former police robot that develops the ability to think and feel and becomes the face of a revolution. According to critics, it's all a little too familiar. Here's what they're saying:
  • "Chappie,
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10 Film Couples Who Were Together in Real Life

Sparks flew on set, but not all the relationships lasted

(Newser) - Last week, we brought you 10 television couples who were together in real life . This week? Movie couples who also dated in real life, 25 of which were rounded up by BuzzSugar . A sampling:
  • Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell: They met on the set of Swing Shift in 1983, then
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Slumdog Star's Mom: Go Ahead, Get Naked

Patel showed bottom in breakthrough role on British TV

(Newser) - In a very un-mom-like move, Anita Patel urged son Dev to get naked for his first major role, the Mirror reports. The star of the Oscar-nominated Slumdog Millionaire got his start on British TV show Skins, where “he was apprehensive when he found out he’d have to appear...

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