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Film-maker TIM BURTON "exorcised demons" by basing movie characters on his own childhood enemies.
The director found it therapeutic to cast clueless jocks in BEETLEJUICE becuase it reminded him of his own school bullies. Burton says, "Filmmaking is all about exorcising certain demons.
"Those guys reminded me of people I went to school with.
"Taking someone who tortured you in high school helps you to stay passionate and be personal, even in projects that are big Hollywood movies. "It takes something that’s unreal and anchors it in its own reality."

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DUSTIN HOFFMAN would love to star in sequels of the films that made him famous.
The veteran actor dreams of the opportunity to revisit old characters because he has so many inventive script ideas.
Hoffman says, "I’d love to have done a sequel to everyone of ‘em. They just never happened for whatever reason.
"MIKE NICHOLS and I would talk about a sequel to THE GRADUATE. What would BENJAMIN wind up doing? He probably would have stayed in LA and wound up directing commercials.
"And TOOTSIE- she’d been exposed in America so I wanted to have her move to England and become a talkshow host covering women’s issues."

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Former England soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM’s stolen jeep has been found in Macedonia.
Macedonian TV station Channel 5 claims the $130,000 (£72,000) BMW X5 was confiscated from a Macedonian citizen last November (05), but had previously been driven by two Bulgarian members of a human trafficking network.
The vehicle was stolen from the Spanish capital Madrid, where Beckham lives when he is playing for his soccer team Real Madrid.
Police sources say the car may be sold at auction next year (07) if Beckham does not claim it.

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The producers of 2004 documentary LE MONDE SELON BUSH (THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BUSH) are suing internet search engine Google after they posted the film online for free.
French production company Flach Film filed a copyright infringment suit against the US firm and its French arm Google France in a Parisien commercial court this week (ends24NOV06).
A statement from Flach Film reads, "Flach Film requests the court to sentence Google to provide compensation for the loss resulting from these illegal acts.
"(Google had) not acted as a simple host but as a fully responsible publisher." Flach claims the film was watched by 43,000 hits in a "very short period".
Producer JEAN-FRANCOIS LEPETIT adds, "We made estimates of the prejudice and its goes well beyond 500,000 euros. The film has been downloaded about 50,000 times and it has certainly been copied afterwards."

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New celebrity couple JESSICA BIEL and DEREK JETER sparked outrage when their public display of affection at a sombre exhibition left art fans upset.
The actress and the New York Yankees baseball star were checking out the Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons From Sinai exhibition at Los Angeles’ Getty Museum when things started getting hot and heavy.
One eyewitness tells US tabloid the National Enquirer, "It was shocking. They were making out on a veranda in full view of everyone, including several Orthodox Jewish families who’d come to see the religious artifacts." The upset witness even claims security staff had to interrupt the loved-up couple and ask them to cool it.

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US funnyman WILL FERRELL turned down $29 million (£15 million) to make a sequel to his hit 2003 movie ELF, because he knew it would be awful.
The comic star, who recently appeared in TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE LEGEND OF RICKY BOBBY, claims no amount of money could have persuaded him to take the role. He says, "That’s what was on offer for it. But I killed the idea of a sequel.
"I remember asking myself: could I withstand the criticism when it’s bad and they say, ‘He did the sequel for the money’? I decided I wouldn’t be able to. I didn’t want to wander into an area that could erase all the good work I’ve done." "But you watch - I’ll do some sequel in the future that’s crap."

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OASIS frontman LIAM GALLAGHER has hailed British girl group ALL SAINTS as "the coolest band around".
But the WONDERWALL singer, who has been in a relationship with All Saint NICOLE APPLETON since 2000 and has a son, GENE, with the singer, insists his opinion is in no way biased.
He believes the band caused a huge stir when they entered the music scene in the late nineties becuase they refused to sugar coat their relationship.
He says, "They were the coolest band around.
"They weren’t like all the other girl bands, with their arms around each other, saying, ‘Ooh, we love each other,’ when it was obvious they didn’t.
"They told it like it was - one of you’s a c**t and other one’s a bitch! It was refreshing and that’s what makes them different." All Saints recently reformed after a five-year hiatus, with a new single called ROCK STEADY.

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MUSE frontman MATT BELLAMY was warned off becoming a musician by his former rocker father - who was a huge success but made no money.
Bellamy’s dad GEORGE performed with the TORNADOS, who topped the charts in America but were denied the chance to tour because of contract disputes.
When the group split, all members were left peniless.
Bellamy Jr says, "My dad was wary of me going into music. In the 1960s he sold millions of records with a band called the Tornados, and even toured with The Beatles, but he never made any money. The business was pretty dodgy back then. He ended up working as a builder."

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The sonnets of British playwright WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE are to be given a musical makeover with a show of rock ‘n’ roll interpretations.
The SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY bard’s most famous verses will be used to inspire music by cult acts including ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS, NATALIE MERCHANT and the COCTEAU TWINS.
Their interpretations will be performed by an eight-piece chamber orchestra.
The Royal Shakespeare Company has commissioned the innovative show, titled NOTHING LIKE THE SUN, which will launch in Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon next year (FEB07) before touring the UK.

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Reformed British boy band TAKE THAT have paid tribute to legendary foursome THE BEATLES by playing an intimate gig in the fab four’s former studio.
GARY BARLOW, MARK OWEN, JASON ORANGE and HOWARD DONALD entertained just 300 fans at the famous Abbey Road venue last night (22NOV06), rounding off their set with a Beatles medley.
Barlow says, "It has given us a chance to make music again, and to see all the faces smiling back at us at our gigs is just great." Take That reformed last year (05) and their new single PATIENCE is tipped for top spot in the UK charts this Sunday (26NOV06).

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English rockers NEW ORDER have cast new doubts on the band’s future- with fears their Argentinain concert last week (18NOV06) could have been their last.
Drummer Stephen Morris feels they are becoming appreciated less and wants to take time out to give new talent the spotlight. He says, "This is strange time to be New Order. It was good a couple of years ago when everyone was saying we were ‘Godlike Geniuses’ and the fans recognised the band. "There are a lot of New Orders around and we’re the old guys of the neighbourhood, so we should stop for a while and let them take our place.
"I could say there won’t be New Order for a couple of years, but as I said before we’re bad at planning things so let’s see what happens."

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JET drummer CHRIS CESTER has vowed revenge after being viciously attacked by a member of a rival group.
The drummer was bottled from behind whilst relaxing during a recent tour in Japan with the hit Australian band. But Cester refuses to name the guilty party involved - preferring to deal out his own payback. He says, "I won’t mention the band because they don’t deserve the f**king publicity.
"I got smashed round the back of the head with a Snapple bottle - it knocked me out.
"I’ll get revenge, I’m going to hold him to that one if I see him again."

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BBC 4 radio presenter NICK CLARKE has died of cancer. He was 58. Clarke hosted long-running THE WORLD AT ONE programme, and won the prestigious title of Radio Broadcaster of Year in 1999. Director of the BBC MARK THOMPSON paid tribute saying, "I am deeply saddened by this news.
"Nick was not only a terrific colleague, but also a great friend, whom I worked with over a number of years. "He was one of the BBC’s finest broadcasters and a brilliant political interviewer, who was also a great listener. Nick’s interviewing style was penetrating but unfailingly courteous." Clarke is survived by his wife and four children.

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JENNIFER ANISTON is back at the top of the hair charts after picking up a third of the votes in a new poll to find the Most Wanted Star Hairstyles.
The actress sparked a hair craze with her look as RACHEL GREEN on hit sitcom FRIENDS and now she has beaten JESSICAs SIMPSON and ALBA in a new In Touch magazine poll.
Also making the cut were LINDSAY LOHAN, BEYONCE KNOWLES and SCARLETT JOHANSSEN
. The full list is:

1. JENNIFER ANISTON
2. JESSICA SIMPSON
3. JESSICA ALBA
4. RACHEL BILSON
5. BEYONCE KNOWLES
6. LINDSAY LOHAN
7. SCARLETT JOHANSSEN
8. EVA MENDES
9. SIENNA MILLER
10. JENNIFER LOPEZ

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British actress EMMA THOMPSON knows exactly how she wants to die because she has already plotted her "perfect suicide".
The SENSE AND SENSIBILITY star’s morbid plan involves travelling to Scotland and drinking a lot of whisky.
The celebrated thespian says, "There’s a tiny beach by my house in Scotland.
I’d go there on a winter’s day with a blanket and a bottle of scotch, and drink the lot - very carefully, so as not to throw up.
"Then I’d go to sleep and die of hypothermia. That’s my perfect suicide."

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Bollywood actor NASEERUDDIN SHAH’s son is in intensive care after he was found injured on a railway track in Mumbai (Bombay), India.
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN star’s 20-year-old son IMAN was found on the tracks near Lower Parel station at 8.50am (local time) this morning (23NOV06).
A railway official says, "We suspect that he might have fallen off a local train." Shah has head injuries and remains in intensive care in the Hinduja Hospital in Mahim.

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WILL SMITH was forced to seek acting advice from his eight-year-old son JADEN on the set of new film THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS.
The INDEPENDENCE DAY star’s kid makes his feature film debut in the heart-warming new movie, which is based on a real-life story - and he was stunned with Jaden’s acting insight.
Smith explains, "He changed the way that I act. We were on the set one day…
and he was doing stuff and I’m really struggling with this scene (and) he looked up to me and he said, ‘You do the same thing every time, daddy.’ "What he was saying is that that’s not natural, that’s not real and he was actually living in every moment and listening and paying attention, whereas I had this performance prepared that I wanted to deliver.
"He broke me and we went into a space where we would just be in the scenes and we’d just talk." Smith and his boy play a father and son who were forced to live on the streets due to a series of unfortunate circumstances.

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Hollywood star AL PACINO picked up an honorary patronage of Ireland’s prestigious Trinity College in Dublin yesterday (22NOV06).
The DOG DAY AFTERNOON actor accepted the honour during his current stint in Ireland, to research playwright/novelist OSCAR WILDE for a new documentary.
Receiving patronage of the university’s Philosophical Society, Pacino said, "My first visit to this country, to this beautiful great city Dublin. It has made the connection to Wilde and Salome more real, more complete. I just want to say thank you for this honour." Philosophical Society president DAIRE HICKEY adds, "He has a huge interest in Oscar Wilde and his play SALOME. He is making a documentary called Salomaybe.
He is soaking in the atmosphere and very much loving it."

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