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Courtney Love "hit the roof" when her rumoured boyfriend Andre Balazs began talking to another woman last week.

The Hole singer flew into a rage and burst into tears when the hotelier - who previously dated Uma Thurman - began chatting to a business associate as they left the Boom Boom Room at the Standard Hotel in New York last week.

A source inside the club told the New York Daily News newspaper: "They came to the Boom Boom Room together late Thursday night (13.05.10) and initially went their separate ways. At first, Courtney was chatting with a couple of guys about her music.

"But eventually, she and Andre snuck out to the smoking deck together and were hugging and being touchy. They both seemed very genuine.

Courtney Love is dating Uma Thurman's ex-fiance.

The Hole singer - widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain - began romancing hotelier Andre Balazs earlier this year and is completely smitten with the handsome businessman and insists the feeling is mutual.

She wrote in an email to a friend: "I'm in lurve. It's nice. Scary. I'm a great catch and he can be a bad boy but he loves me. He is the sweetest thing and he actually totally does respect me. His manners are impeccable but he is funny too (sic)."

Courtney - who has repeatedly claimed to have been defrauded of her wealth by various people - has been staying in a suite at the Mercer Hotel in New York, which her new beau owns, but now says she is spoilt for choice over places where she can stay.

Uma Thurman's latest movie Motherhood has bombed at the British box office. The movie took in just £88 (about $130 US) in its opening weekend - meaning no more than 12 people went to see it. And when it opened last Sunday, it took only £9 ($13 US) on its opening day, which means just one person watched it that day.

Motherhood tells the story of a stressed mother attempting to raise her children and pursue a writing career. The film cost $5 million to make and also stars Minnie Driver and a cameo by Jodie Foster.

When contacted about the dismal failure of Motherhood, producer Jane Edelbaum said: "Think about how much crap succeeds at the cinema. Motherhood is not bad. It's a very decent movie. I've seen movies that are not half as good." Renowned film critic Barry Norman added: "Good God. I have never heard of anything like this before.
"This is not some small, independent movie. It's astonishing that only about 11 people could be bothered to go and see Uma Thurman. "The reviews were very poor indeed but that alone isn't enough to explain this. It's a reasonable assumption that there was a marketing and advertising catastrophe and people didn't know it was showing."
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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.