That was the year that was! A year of babies, blockbusters, Bond and Batman - but were you paying attention?

British hardman Ray Winstone has no problem watching his actress daughter Jaime's on screen love scenes - because he's convinced he has much more offensive roles in his own back catalogue.

-Companion To Radiohead: Best Of CD, Special Edition 2-CD, Quadruple Vinyl LP & Digital Releases Features 21 Videos, Including 9 Making DVD Release Debuts Parlophone Records and Capitol Records have announced that the much anticipated

As the title alone suggests, ''The Bank Job'' is a solid, no-nonsense heist thriller, yet one that ultimately fails to distinguish itself from the many others of the genre. It has none of the cinematic pyrotechnics of a Guy Ritchie picture, but it also lacks the stylish cool of a ''Sexy Beast,'' for example.

Rural life in Oxfordshire, England stinks for actor Ben Kingsley - because he lives next door to a pig farm. The Oscar winner loves living in the picturesque Cotswolds, but he hates the smells and sounds from his neighbor.

MUMBAI, India (AP) - Aishwarya Rai will star in a film about the Taj Mahal, India's famous marble monument to love.

"I just saw Sicko and it just made me sad. Like I was crying during it as well." Paris Hilton's was upset by Michael Moore's new healthcare documentary.

Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now has topped a list of the "top 50 films to see before you die." The war drama, starring Robert Duvall, was selected ahead of Jack Nicholson classic Chinatown, which came in fourth place, and cult favorite Donnie Darko in ninth.

Move over Elektra, here comes Rayne! Join the adventure on May 23, when Visual Entertainment presents Bloodrayne on a Special Edition Two-Disc DVD set that includes the complete Interactive Bloodrayne 2 PC game in what is a DVD industry first. Based on the popular comic book and available in unrated director's cut and original theatrical versions, the Bloodrayne DVD includes a treasure trove of action packed bonus features including a "Dinner With Uwe" interview feature, stunt outtakes, deleted scenes and a knockout alternative ending.

Although the movie isn't scheduled to be released until 2008, DreamWorks Animation announced today that two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, international superstar Jackie Chan, and award-winning actor Ian McShane are joining Jack Black in the cast of the computer-animated comedy "Kung Fu Panda." In addition, award-winning actress Lucy Liu is currently in talks with the studio to voice another main role.