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The Power of Taste Compels You

16 September 2011 | 12:10 - By Manny Tsigas

Being the film-whore that I am, I've experienced considerable, but equal amounts of pleasure and pain from movies based on comic books.

An icon of 1970s cinema, William Friedkin. (Getty)

An icon of 1970s cinema, William Friedkin. (Getty)

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Hey Oscars! Goonie goo-hoo!

09 September 2011 | 10:39 - By Manny Tsigas

In 1983, a young African American comedian had spent a little over an hour reducing several thousand people at Constitution Hall in Washington DC (and, eventually, countless more across the globe) into raucous fits of laughter.

Eddie Murphy was nominated for best supporting actor for Dreamgirls in 2007. (AAP)

Eddie Murphy was nominated for best supporting actor for Dreamgirls in 2007. (AAP)

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OMG! MTV VMAs! LOL!

02 September 2011 | 10:08 - By Manny Tsigas

Before we start, yes, you can buy a vowel.

Lady Gaga as her male alter ego, Jo Calderone (Getty).

Lady Gaga as her male alter ego, Jo Calderone (Getty).

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Manny Tsigas is a reporter for SBS World News Australia.

 
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