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Film blogJames FrancoJames Franco brings River Phoenix back to lifeEighteen years after his death, unseen footage of the My Own Private Idaho star has been crafted into a compelling new filmOn the night James Franco hosted the Oscars, the show featured a segment in which veteran Oscars host Bob Hope was digitally brought back to life to compere one more time. It typified an Academy Awards show this year that rather failed to reconcile its desire to appeal to younger audiences with its need to remain reverential to its legacy.

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Oh boy, this Erica Mena drama just keeps on getting spicier. The reality television star has been in the headlines all month after giving birth to her and Safaree's newborn. Their baby has seemingly had some health issues, staying in the NICU for days as Erica blasts Safaree for allegedly partying in Jamaica and cheating on her with Joe Budden's ex-girlfriend Kaylin Garcia. Apparently, that's not even the extent of the messiness in their life.

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It's marketed as the feel-bad movie of Christmas: David Fincher's version of the Swedish thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, opening next week. Rooney Mara, 26, stars as the fierce, pierced punk heroine. Mara's a relative unknown, though she did have a couple of brief, crackling scenes in Fincher's The Social Network. But the part of Dragon Tattoo's Lisbeth Salander was huge. Some of the biggest names in Hollywood were eyeing it.

Andre Agassi was not sure if he would end up with Steffi Graf. Obviously, he admired her like every other tennis fan for not just having an astounding tennis career, but also for living her life with a strong conviction. As per Agassi, it was a signal, or in fact; the universe had screamed that the German legend was the one for him. At the time, he was going through a divorce with his former wife, Brooke Shields.