Of course, The Mummy had Brendan Fraser , who is a star, having made George of the Jungle.

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The star varietal is malbec, a red wine made from the malbec grape that is native to Bordeaux but actually thrives better in the high-altitude terrain of Mendoza than anywhere else in the world.

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The screenwriter is Robert Towne, who wrote half of the movies that made Jack Nicholson a star, and the leading lady is Thandie Newton, whose face could make a thousand ships do pretty much anything she wants.

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To begin with, the star of the film is not Ms Howard, a pretty tomboy, made up to look slightly cadaverous, who is initially taciturn, then unconscious after being attacked by a grass-covered wolf intent on making mincemeat of her before she carries out her mission.

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Actress Leleti Khumalo is best known as a soap star in her native South Africa, but in the late 1980s, she made a name for herself in this country with a Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Sarafina!"

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Ed made a successful appearance on film star Jamie Foxx's radio show in the US in April and is due to have a busy autumn playing with other big acts.

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