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Coogan's cheeky porn baron ignores the bare facts

Director Michael Winterbottom has achieved the impossible: he has made a biopic of Paul Raymond, Britain’s most colourful porn baron, that’s unobservant, unerotic and dull. The flashback structure resembles Citizen Kane, but little else does. There’s no technical virtuosity here and, worse, no insight. It’s neither comedy nor tragedy: a flat, superficial film that’s a huge wasted opportunity. Steve Coogan’s shallow performance as the Clacton pier mind-reader turned coke-sniffing pornographer is pathetic, but not in the way intended. It’s flippant and lightweight. Porn again: Steve Coogan plays porn mogul Paul Raymond in The Look Of Love - a surprisingly unsexy film The growth of a pernicious porn business is portrayed as cheeky, harmless entrepreneurialism — a valuable form of libertarianism. In the film, Raymond’s magazine empire consists of just one periodical, Men Only. In reality, his seven porn magazines constituted half the British market. One of these,

You remember what I do in pools!' Ryan Lochte jokes his cologne is made from URINE in Funny Or Die spoof

It appears Ryan Lochte hasn't only got a host of gold Olympic medals, but a rather naughty sense of humour. In a new video the swimmer has a go at flogging his new cologne - but jokes the secret ingredient is his URINE. Of course it isn't a real advert, but a spoof from internet tricksters Funny Or Die. Lochte laughs: Ryan Lochte created a Funny or Die spoof about a his new cologne Pool Water Seeming to take inspiration from the famous Cool Water cologne, Lochte's Pool Water is exactly what it sounds like. 'I’d very much like to talk to you about my newest product exploration, my newest cologne: Pool Water, water straight from the pool I swim in every day allowing anyone to smell the chlorinated way I smell,' the 28-year-old explained. Adding bits of humour throughout the video, the E!'s What Would Ryan Lochte Do star incorporates short rhymes, such as: 'Dab a dab on the wrist, ladies can't resist. Dapper dude: The Olympi

We're going to get a gun': The View host Sherri Shepherd plans to arm herself after false alarm at her New York home

The View panel never shy away from the hot topics of the day. But the debate on gun control become more than just a discussion when Sherri Shepherd announced she wanted to arm herself on Thursday. The 46 year-old announced that she wanted to buy a gun after her burglar alarm went off at 1am that morning saying an intruder was inside. Leaving the show: Sherri Shepherd leaving NBC Studios in New York Thursday after her pro-gun announcement The alarm and it's warning terrified Shepherd, her husband Lamar Sally and their son Jeffery, despite the police arrived seven minutes later to reassure the family it was simply a false alarm. Nonetheless, the devout Christian who has taken a more conservative stance on a number of recent hot-button political issues to make The View's roundtable, declared they were buying a gun. 'I’m trying to calm Jeffrey down and all I had was this wicker basket,' Sherri said. 'I have nothing, a bat, nothing. We

Too many workouts? Chaz Bono struggles to exit his car in a foot brace after revealing 60lb weight loss

He suffered ankle and knee injuries during his 2011 stint on Dancing with the Stars. And now Chaz Bono seems to be struggling with an unfortunate foot ailment, as he stepped out in Beverly Hills on Thursday wearing a walking brace. The son of pop queen Cher could've used some assistance as he exited his car during the outing. Bum foot: Chaz Bono arrived in Beverly Hills on Thursday wearing a black walking brace on his foot He appeared in obvious pain as he leaned against the vehicle's frame while gingerly placing weight on the strained foot. A nearby attendant seemed unaware of the 44-year-old's struggle as he focused on writing a valet ticket rather than holding the sedan's door. Chaz at least appeared comfortably dressed in a blue cotton T-shirt, khaki shorts and one leather sandal. Could use a little help here: Chaz struggled to exit the vehicle as an attendant prepared his valet ticket Rough day: Though seemingly in pain, C

I'm getting shorter!' Dennis Quaid plays hidden camera prank on a confused nurse on Ellen

Working behind the scenes with Ellen' DeGeneres' celebrity guests can't be an easy job. And it was an even stranger day than usual for the show's unsuspecting nurse when Dennis Quaid appeared on Ellen on Thursday. In a hidden camera prank Quaid wore a hidden earpiece and followed Ellen's increasingly odd directions while being examined by the nurse. Nursing gag: Dennis Quaid repeated what Ellen DeGeneres told him via hidden microphone while being checked by a nurse during a skit on Thursday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Right Stuff actor first opened wide and asked the unsuspecting nurse to look at his throat. At Ellen's urging, the 59-year-old also asked her to peek at his lungs. 'I feel like I'm getting shorter,' Dennis told the nurse as he asked to stand back-to-back to check his height. During the nearly five-minute section, Dennis took off his shoes, jumped around on one foot while the nurse counted and even screa

Bargain hunter! Frugal Jackie Stallone, 91, shops for fruit and vegetables at 99 cents store

Just months ago she had a health scare after suffering a heart attack. So perhaps that was why frugal Jackie Stallone was spotted stocking up on fruit and vegetables at a 99 cents store in Los Angeles. The bargain hunting mother of action hero Sylvester looked filled up her trolley at her local bargain shop. Sound for a pound: Jackie Stallone was spotted hunting for bargains at a 99 cents store in Los Angeles And the 91-year-old was looking in great shape considering she only recently came out of hospital. Astrologer Jackie was suitably dressed down for the occasion, blending with with the other shoppers in a white striped shirt, baggy trousers and a green T-shirt. The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant was no doubt loving the chance to get out and about again after an enforced period of rest. Her husband Dr Stephen Levine revealed she was going to have a angioplasty operation after the scare, which means her narrowed or obstructed arteries were widen

Bargain hunter! Frugal Jackie Stallone, 91, shops for fruit and vegetables at 99 cents store

Just months ago she had a health scare after suffering a heart attack. So perhaps that was why frugal Jackie Stallone was spotted stocking up on fruit and vegetables at a 99 cents store in Los Angeles. The bargain hunting mother of action hero Sylvester looked filled up her trolley at her local bargain shop. Sound for a pound: Jackie Stallone was spotted hunting for bargains at a 99 cents store in Los Angeles And the 91-year-old was looking in great shape considering she only recently came out of hospital. Astrologer Jackie was suitably dressed down for the occasion, blending with with the other shoppers in a white striped shirt, baggy trousers and a green T-shirt. The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant was no doubt loving the chance to get out and about again after an enforced period of rest. Her husband Dr Stephen Levine revealed she was going to have a angioplasty operation after the scare, which means her narrowed or obstructed arteries were widen