tabloid! The weekly wrap #9

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Golden Globe speeches, Race 2 stars in Dubai and upcoming concerts by Rick Astley and Air Supply are just a few of the magic moments as tabloid brings you this week's highlights in entertainment. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Golden, Golden, Golden Globes, the annual film awards took over the entertainment world

00:10this week and while it wasn't particularly earth shattering, there were a few surprises.

00:15Bollywood star spotting, 80s pop star Rick Astley, news of banned air supply in town

00:20next month and all the latest for the cinemas this weekend.

00:24This is your weekly wrap with Tabloid.

00:26The biggest upset at the Golden Globes was for Lincoln, which only scooped one of the

00:31seven nominations it was up for. Ben Affleck's Argo took centre stage, along with his rather

00:36over the top PDA and gushing speech for Wife and Rock, Jennifer Garner. However pleased,

00:42the win was slightly bittersweet, Affleck already aware the success cannot be repeated

00:46at the Oscars with no nominations this year.

00:49The least shocking but most controversial speech came from a rambling and at times uncertain

00:54Jodie Foster, who finally came out, sparking an international Twitter debate.

01:00In music news, Justin Timberlake released his first single in more than six years. Suit

01:05and Tie, very creative, dropped on his website a collaboration with Jay-Z and Timberland

01:10and so far seems to have been pretty well received.

01:13Britney ended her engagement with agent Jason Trowick, as well as her role as a judge on

01:18X Factor, amid rumours the latter came weeks before she was probably asked to leave.

01:24A huge pop princess she may be, but opinionated about other singers she certainly ain't.

01:30Get ready for an 80s revival in Dubai, Rick Astley proves he really was never going to

01:34give us up as he heads to Dubai for a show in March and Air Supply, a band with more

01:38songs with love in the title than one could ever rival, will play Emirates Golf Club in

01:43just a few weeks.

01:45Cinema goes back in time this weekend as Arnold Schwarzenegger is back, as he promised in

01:50The Last Stand, his first starring role since becoming Governor of California.

01:54Quentin Tarantino is as violent as ever in his telling of America's slave history in

01:59Django Unchained and Bill Murray plays US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park

02:05on the Hudson.

02:06Over to Manjusha for all the latest from Bollywood.

02:09Dubai indulged in a heavy dose of star-spotting on Wednesday as Race 2 troops Saif Ali Khan,

02:14Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Amisha Patel and Jacqueline Fernandez went

02:19around the city talking up their thriller.

02:21Their war cry?

02:22The sequel is bigger and better than the 2008 original.

02:26Race 2 is racier, steamier and sexier.

02:28You'll never know what you're getting into and what plots lie ahead.

02:32There's sexier locations and of course sexier women, said Amisha Patel at a press conference.

02:37Clearly Ms. Patel and gang haven't got the memo about the debate raging in India on whether

02:41sexually explicit Bollywood films incite violence against women.

02:46At the recent Colour Screen Awards in Mumbai, Barfi continued with its winning streak as

02:51Ranbir Kapoor took home the Best Actor trophy.

02:54The romantic love story about a deaf-mute hero was nominated in 17 categories including

02:59the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Playback Singer.

03:04This award is unlikely to be their last.

03:06At the upcoming Filmfare Awards, Barfi leads with the nomination tally with 9 nods including

03:11the Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor categories.

03:15Guess who turned singer recently?

03:17Action hero Akshay Kumar, that's who.

03:19In his next film, Special Chabbis, the Khiladi star will be heard singing a romantic number

03:23called Mujh Me Thu.

03:25Plus, he dedicated this song to his wife, Twinkle Kanna.

03:28Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary and Valentine's Day is also coming, so I want to dedicate

03:33it to her, said Kumar at the film's music launch in Mumbai.

03:37Tonight an array of Tamil stars including Kamal Haasan, Siddharth, Jeeva and Lakshmi

03:41Rai will celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema at World Trade Centre's Sheikh Rashid Hall.

03:47Speaking of Kamal Haasan, his much-anticipated Vishwaroopam will be released on direct-to-home

03:52platform on Feb 2nd, a week after its theatrical release in Tamil and Telugu on Jan 24th.

03:58The Hindi version of the film, Vishwaroop, will hit the theatres on Jan 30th and the

04:02direct-to-home release will be on Feb 2nd.

04:05This week at the cinemas, Bollywood tackles sexual harassment at the workplace with Inkar.

04:10Directed by Sudhir Mishra of Chameli fame, the drama features Bengali beauty Chitrangada

04:15Singh who files a harassment lawsuit against her boss, played by Bollywood hottie Arjun Rampal.

04:21And that's your weekly wrap.

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