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The 39-year-old actor, who has children Maya, 11 and Levon, eight, with ex-wife Uma Thurman and 19-month-old Clementine with current spouse Ryan Shawhughes, admits he finds it difficult to pursue an acting career while coping with the demands of home.

He said: "Anybody who is a parent who wants to have a professional life knows that it's a struggle, always a balance."

However, the 'Training Day' actor admits his burden is made easier with the help of his oldest daughter.

He said: "Maya is about to be 12, so she's getting pretty good with the baby."

The 'Kill Bill' actress - who has daughter Maya, 11, and son Levon, eight, with ex-husband Ethan Hawke - believes she needs to stay "steady" around her kids to stop them from growing insecure.

Asked whether the youngsters realise how difficult it is to juggle work and family life, she said: "I hope they don't. I don't want them to notice when I'm exhausted or depressed. They need a steady mother who gives them a feeling of security, otherwise they might become even more vulnerable than they, as children, already are."

Uma is particularly keen for her children to view her as a role model and despite admitting motherhood can sometimes be difficult, she wants to share in every aspect of their lives.

She added: "I constantly wrack my brains, but unfortunately there's no manual for it. It's really important to be a role model. But I always try to explain to my children that their mum is only human, too.

Hollywood star George Clooney's latest movie "Up In The Air" garnered five Oscar nominations on Tuesday but there is one film about which he may not be so proud -- "Batman and Robin."

The 1997 movie starring Clooney as the caped crusader with Chris O'Donnell as Robin and Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl came top in an online survey by film magazine Empire to find the most disastrous film ever made. Clooney has not been shy about belittling the film and his role in it.

The magazine said it did not just come top in voters' rankings but got almost three times as many votes as the next entry -- John Travolta's science-fiction "Battlefield Earth" which was a film adaptation of a novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Here is a list of the top 10 of Empire's list of the 50 most disastrous movies ever made with the rest available on Empire's website (www.empireonline.com):

1. "Batman and Robin" starring George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman

2. "Battlefield Earth" (2000) starring John Travolta, Forest Whitaker

3. "The Love Guru" (2008) with Mike Myers

4. "Raise the Titanic" (1980) with Jason Robards, David Selby

5. "Epic Movie" (2007)

6. "Heaven's Gate" (1980)

7. "Sex Lives of the Potato Men" (2004)

8. "The Happening" (2008) with Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel

9. "Highlander 2: The Quickening" (1991)

10. "The Room" (2003)

(Writing by Belinda Goldsmith, Editing by Miral Fahmy)

Robert Pattinson. Pause, wait for the screams to die down. Yes, R-Patz (or whatever the heck he's called these days) is indeed continuing his non-Twilight career, starring in romantic comedy drama Bel Ami. And now the likes of Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci are joining the cast.

Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod are co-directing the film, which is adapted from Guy de Maupassant's novel.

Pattinson (there are those screams again) is a lad in 1890s Paris who sleeps his way to wealth and celebrity as he climbs the social ladder from humble beginnings.

Though we're sure Pattinson will be the main draw for a lot of people, Holly Grainger, Philip Glenister and Colm Meaney are also in the cast. Which means - ultra-nerd alert - that two versions of Life On Mars' Gene Hunt will now be in one film (Meaney played him in in the pilot for the US version, before he was unfairly replaced by Harvey Keitel.

But back to Bel Ami - it has just kicked off shooting this week and will be followed around London and Budapest by a gaggle of screaming Team Edward types.
 

'Batman and Robin' has been voted the worst film of all time.

The superhero sequel - which was directed by Joel Schumacher and saw George Clooney replace Val Kilmer as the Caped Crusader - was critically panned on its release in 1997, and has had further embarrassment to its name after landing the unwanted title in a poll by film bible Empire magazine.

Despite box office success, the movie - which cost £90 million to make and also starred Chris O'Donnell and Uma Thurman - was criticised for its camp superhero suits which had nipples and an almost farcical script.

Empire magazine stated the comic book adventure had "become a byword for franchise-killing and bad movie-making".

Clooney has previously admitted the film wasn't very good, but had no regrets about starring in it because it was the big screen break which led to more starring roles.

He said: "I don't regret anything. With hindsight it's easy to look back at 'Batman and Robin' and go, 'Woah! That was really s**t, and I was really bad in it.' "

'Batman and Robin' received almost three times as many votes as the next entry, which was John Travolta's sci-fi movie 'Battlefield Earth' - which is based on the novel of the same name by L. Ron Hubbard, the creator of Scientology, the bizarre faith which Travolta is a follower of.

While fans and gossips debate marriage, kids and more for Robert Pattinson and rumored girlfriend, American actress and Twilight and New Moon co-star Kristen Stewart, the British hunk that rose to fame as Edward Cullen is getting busy.  With another movie.

According to a report from celebrity weekly magazine Life & Style, Rob Pattinson starts filming his latest movie, Bel Ami, in February — and gets steamy with a bevy of beautiful co stars, including Christina Ricci.

The magazine reports:
"Life & Style has obtained the screenplay for this adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 novel, in which Rob stars as journalist Georges Duroy, who climbs the social ladder by sleeping with a series of prominent women."
"One of his sex romps with Christina finds both their characters surprised by the intensity of the racy encounter. Tender, aching moments pass before Georges asks Christina’s Clotilde, Now?"
The report continues: "And he doesn’t stop there. Georges is quick and efficient with Madeleine (played by Uma Thurman) while sitting at a desk, rough and ravenous with Virginie (Kristin Scott Thomas) on the floor and eager up against a door with a prostitute named Rachel!"
Whew! Robert Pattinson fans should love this.
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Does Robert Pattinson have a new sexy leading lady in Uma Thurman?  Pattinson, the lead heartthrob from the series of Twilight films is said to be dating co-star Kristen Stewart and he does have a beautiful new lead and will work and star with Uma Thurman in steamy new thriller Bel Ami.

Bel Ami is an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's 1885 novel.  Should Kristen worry?  In December, it was already reported that Uma and Rob were getting cozy.

Philippa Bourke reported at that time that the representative also slammed reports she was romantically linked to Robert Pattinson of Twilight megafame.  Thurman had not met Pattinson at that time, and the rep explained: "That is actually funny. Uma hasn't even been in the same room as Pattinson.
The movie about a decadent age in France when a young impressario slept his way to the top with rich society women.

Robert Pattinson is to bed Uma Thurman in his next film.

The 'Twilight' star has signed up to star in a big screen version of French author Guy de Maupassant's 19th Century novel 'Bel Ami' in which he will play ambitious young journalist Georges Duroy who sleeps his way to the top.

Pattinson's first on-screen conquest will be Thurman's character Madeleine.

Film fans could possibly see Pattinson get steamy with Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas, who both also star as Clotilde and Virginie respectively.

The movie will be helmed by theatre director Declan Donnellan, who is making his celluloid debut, and three other actresses are to join the all-star cast.

Pattinson will be hoping 'Bel Ami' is a success as he recently admitted he finds it "scary" taking on work outside of the 'Twilight' franchise "scary".

The actor - who plays vampire Edward Cullen in the hit movie series - said: "You get offered stuff that you would never dream of getting offered before, but that's also scary. You don't have to audition for anything. But I don't want to do a movie just so it gets made. You have to question yourself a lot more.

"Before 'Twilight,' I did any movie that I got offered, and you'd try and make the best of it afterwards.

Mary Hart is thrilled by "Entertainment Tonight's" record-breaking run as the top-rated syndicated magazine show for 700 weeks straight -- "a big, round, beautiful number," she calls it.

The ratings, reflecting some 35 million viewers a week, also stand as a vote of confidence that's especially welcome now. The 28-year-old program has definitely faced new challenges in recent times, with the rise in "celebitchy" reporting on the Internet, as well as other TV shows. (Indeed, Nancy O'Dell's recent departure from "Access Hollywood" after 13 years reportedly has much to do with her displeasure over that show's veering into tabloid-style sensationalism.)
Hart says that she and exec producer Linda Bell Blue and the rest of the "ET" team talk about the tabloidy trend "all the time -- but it has never been anything other than 'We have to take the high road' with us," she contends. "It's really important. Stations give us that feedback all the time; they appreciate it. So do people in the industry. We do get people bent out of shape with us, of course. We cringed when Charlie Sheen got into trouble again. But we had to cover it."
Covering entertainment "is more work now," points out Hart. "We had to make that adjustment a few years back, realizing that on the Internet, stories come out instantaneously. There are so many stories that turn out to be absolutely untrue every day. We have to weed through everything that is out there and make sure we know what's accurate."
And then, of course, "Just in terms of following the news, it's a different world. When I started out, it was all about movie stars and TV stars and music stars. Today, it's a lot of reality television. You see the numbers."
This week, Hart hosted the Palm Springs International Film Festival black-tie awards gala for her seventh year -- which certainly gave her another chance to get a movie star fix. "This festival has grown so immensely," she notes. "It's really one of the biggest international festivals in North America now, with an A-plus list -- Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Sean Penn, Jason Reitman, Uma Thurman ... It just goes on and on."
ON THE PERSONAL SIDE: Kristen Bell, who is currently working on the movie "Burlesque," has become increasingly popular over the last few years, but she admits to preferring a much quieter existence outside of work.
"I'm a homebody by nature. When I'm not working, I rarely leave my house," says Bell, who is enjoying a nice, low-key relationship with Dax Shepard. "I'm very territorial about my private life and I think by keeping it so close to me and not compromising it, it makes me a healthier person when I'm at work."
THE VIDEOLAND VIEW: Regina King admits she was surprised by NBC's cancellation of her "Southland" cop series. "When you have so many critics applaud a show, usually that's not the case," she points out. Fortunately for her and the rest of the series' team, TNT was able to purchase 'Southland' and will begin airing the first season Tuesday (1/12). It will then be followed by six brand-new episodes. "There were a lot of interoffice things that were going on at NBC that had nothing to do with 'Southland.' We kind of just got caught up in the middle of it. When I got the call that the show was canceled, I always felt there was another place for us to go. I didn't know where it was," she recalls. "In all honesty, the first places I started thinking of were TNT and FX. They seem to want to do television that is more aggressive and not the normal, so to speak, type of TV that we're seeing all the time. They want to do narratives that push the envelope."
It seems to her the show has finally found its right fit. "One man's trash is another man's treasure. I do feel like we're in a better place now. We're at a network that understands the show more. They're actually promoting the show, unlike NBC," says King. However, TNT brass won't make a decision about shooting a second season until they see how the first season fares there. Says King, "I think we'll find out prior to the final airing of the entire 13 episodes of season one. They want to see if the audience finds us -- the ones who were already fans, as well as if more will come on board. We have a great show on our hands so I hope they do."
HE'S GOT THE LOOKS: Peter Facinelli is proud that he changes his appearance character by character -- including his ongoing role as head vampire Carlisle Cullen in the "Twilight" movies, and his part as out-there Dr. "Coop" Cooper on "Nurse Jackie." Looking back, there were "Van Ray from 'Fastlane' and Takmet from 'The Scorpion King,' Bob from 'Big Kahuna' and the 'Damages' character ...They're all very different," says the handsome 36-year-old, whose wife is Jennie Garth. "I don't like turning in the same person all the time, so I try to make sure all the characters I do are very different. So when I was able to dye my hair blond and look vastly different from myself to play Carlisle, it kind of went along with what I've been trying to do in my career."
With reports by Emily-Fortune Feimster.

Is Uma Thurman single? Hollywood beauty Uma Thurman has split from her one-time husband to be Arki Busson.  Thurman, who has two children with actor Ethan Hawke, and Busson, who has two children with Elle Macpherson, announced their engagement last summer.  “The engagement ended a while back — but they remain friends,” a source told the UK’s Daily Mail.  More love life reports for Uma that include British heartthrob Rob Pattinson.

Madonna ruffled feathers on her recent trip to London by acting like a prima donna, says a British report. Settling into her Soho Hotel suite, Madonna did not like the way things were arranged for media interviews. Her fault-finding included the shade of the chair and the color of the lights.

The Mirror reports that a TV source said: "We knew Madonna was tough but had no idea she was quite so exacting. We had had specifications on lighting and camera angles before she arrived."
As an answer to the detailed claims a spokeswoman for Madonna, however, said: "Madonna was an ultimate professional throughout her day of interviews. And her favorite one was GMTV."
Citing an "impeccable" source, the paper said a similar thing happened when the singer was in Japan, reporting that she left a local reporter in tears after cutting her short during an interview.