Entertainment 21-01-2005 who: Chancer star Clive Owen what: Wins Golden Globe award for movie adaptation of West End hit Closer where: Los Angeles, California when: Sunday night snippet: Owen was named Best Supporting Actor at the awards and picked up a nomination for a BAFTA when they wrre announced the next day. The Guardian says Closer has been a surprise hit at the UK bob oxxice, pipping puppet comedy Team America: World Police to the Number One spot. Natalie Portman also won a Golden Globe for her supporting role in the film. Mike Leigh`s abortion drama Vera Drake won an impressive 11 BAFTA nominations, including Best Film, Best British Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress. In other movie-related newspaper coverage, The Sun says Clive Owen`s Closer co-star Jude Law is "considering marrying Sienna Miller on the romantic island of Fiji"; The Mirror says George Clooney "was left in `excruciating pain` after doctors failed to spot a ruptured disc in his spine"; The Sun says there`s an X Files movie in the pipeline while the BBC reports that its star, Gillian Anderson, has married her long-term partner, English documentary maker Julian Ozanne; and an online poll by the BBC named Sir Sean Connery as the Briton with the "most pleasant" speaking voice. In reviews, James Christopher of The Times implores you to see Jean-Pierre Jeunet`s "inspiring" First World War romance, A Very Long Engagement, starring Audrey Tautou, while Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian favours Jamie Foxx`s "virtuoso performance" as Ray Charles in Ray, who was rewarded with the Golden Globe for Best Actor at the weekend. Neither reviewer is moved to recommend Dear Frankie,a tear-jerker starring Emily Mortimer as a single mum. [... more]

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