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The big stories that did make the cut this week include casting news for Superman: The Man of Steel , The Dark Knight Rises and the 23rd James Bond movie, as well as movies based upon Stephen King's The Stand , Gregory McDonald's Fletch novels, the trippy 1970s kids show Lidsville and... With the exception of the Marvel Studios movies, the emerging trend in big superhero movies appears to be the casting of British actors. First, there was Christian Bale as Batman, along with the supporting cast in those movies that is largely international (Sir Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy, Heath Ledger, Tom Hardy). Then, Sony cast American-British actor Andrew Garfield in the Spider-Man reboot. British actor Henry Cavill ( The Tudors , The Count of Monte Cristo ) will star in (the movie that might be called) Superman: The Man of Steel . Superhero fans who have a long memory may also recall that Henry Cavill's name was mentioned in years past during the ca...

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Fernando Torres is in contention to play against Liverpool on Sunday, although the Italian has admitted he is still unsure whether the player will start the game. Torres enjoyed cult status during his time at Liverpool and his shock move to rivals Chelsea has added extra spice to what is already a grudge match. "It's my decision, I want to take the decision obviously, surely I will take the decision before 4pm on Sunday." "The club had a fantastic thought to buy Fernando and David Luiz,” he said. Torres has been the subject of much criticism this season over his performance levels but Ancelotti insists the striker is in great shape and has already impressed in his short time at the club. Fernando Torres has revealed his cold-hearted reasoning for leaving Liverpool after stating that he did not want to wait for the club's rebuilding process having decided to quit midway through the January transfer window. The 18-time champions o...

In addition to being married three times in his adult years, Charlie Sheen has had a long history with porn stars. With his recent antics, the latest landing him in the hospital, Sheen's latest 'angels',  Kacey Jordan and Melanie Rios, have been introduced via gossip websites. While dating Sheen, Lynn also accompanied her boyfriend when he went into drug rehab. According to a report by Hollywood Life (January 4, 2010), Hunter said of Sheen, "He was a gentleman. I think with life, people see the good side and the bad side of certain people. Hunter and Sheen hooked up for a short time after meeting at a 1994 party. Years later when Hunter heard about Charlie's domestic incident with third wife Brooke Mueller, she said, "It's crazy because Charlie has had domestic problems and was violent, but I didn't see that crazy side." and her thoughts about Charlie Sheen. Kacey Jordan is a 22-year-old porn star who was one of five women reportedly partyi...

Speaking on the phone to FP's Joshua Keating, correspondent Maryam Ishani gave one of the more vivid accounts of Wednesday's bloodshed: Now, I'm basically stuck between what they've established as two cordons around Tahrir. One is established by pro-Mubarak demonstrators, whose job it is to keep people out of the square. That includes ambulances and anyone who's not on their side. You're trying to break Egypt." I went in to film them throwing stones and they knocked me back pretty hard, which is not the mood of the demonstrators inside the square. The second cordon is also pro-Mubarak demonstrators, who are just beating up the demonstrators inside Tahrir. They have swords -- I'm not exaggerating -- they have things that look like machetes with a 12-inch blade or longer, sticks, pipes, automatic weapons. It literally looks like their job is to just beat people up. Ishani adds: Those on the pro-Mubarak side are chanting Islamic slogans. Both side...

Barry won five Oscars for films such as 'Born Free' and 'Out of Africa' and scored Bond films including 'Goldfinger,' 'Diamonds Are Forever' and 'From Russia With Love.' His work on the Bond franchise put him in the forefront of music composers. Born Free Sheet Music   John Barry a five-time Academy Award-winning composer of movies such as "Born Free" and "Out of Africa" who earned a prominent spot in pop-culture history by writing the scores for 11 James Bond films, including "From Russia With Love" and "Goldfinger," has died. Barry died Sunday in New York, where he reportedly had lived for some time, his family said in a statement. It began with Barry's work on Monty Norman's theme for "Dr. No," the 1962 movie debut of author Ian Fleming's 007, starring Sean Connery. The movie was scored by Norman. I think James Bond would have been far less cool without John Barry holding his ha...

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