The multiple-Grammy-winning star swiveled those famously nimble hips on an astonishing 98 tour stops during the period. (She made headlines when she audited history classes at UCLA on the West Coast leg of the tour.) In November, Shakira appeared on the soundtrack for the film adaptation of Love in the Time of Cholera.

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"It was discovering the immense diversity of European film-making that gave me an enduring love and respect for the artform, " Dame Helen said.

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These range from the professional, such as the parlous previews of his latest film, to the woundingly intimate, such as his unfaded love for an ex-wife (Robin Wright Penn), who has turned her attentions not just elsewhere but to a mere screenwriter (Stanley Tucci).

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Kyle Smith is a film critic for The New York Post and the author of the novels Love Monkey and A Christmas Caroline.

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The Academy has been cracking down on the number of producers per film who can be eligible for an Oscar since Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture in 1999 and five producers walked away with Oscars.

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Eric Rohmer constructed his latest film, from 2004, on his old theme: the danger of falling for a false love while awaiting a real one.

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