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By The News NEW YORK (Reuters): British actress Tilda Swinton says drinking just makes her sleepy or sick so when seeking inspiration to play a loud, hard-partying alcoholic in her latest film, she turned to her friends. The self-confessed "art world freak," who won a best supporting actress Oscar last year for "Michael Clayton," plays a 40-year-old flamboyant, lying alcoholic in "Julia," which opens in some U.S. theaters on Friday. "I'm so aware very often when you see alcoholism in films, people tend to emphasize something that I don't really recognize in the alcoholics I know and love, which is a kind of loser quality," Swinton told Reuters in a recent interview. "I don't think of alcoholics as losers, particularly. Alcoholics tend to number the most energetic and fantastic people I know. So I was always thinking it would be nice to look at that kind of portrait," she said. Swinton, 48, confessed that due to her own drink

Actor, comedian and chef Dom DeLuise has died. DeLuise died "peacefully in his sleep" at around 6 p.m. Monday night at a hospital in Los Angeles. The actor has starred in dozens of films over the years, often teaming up with off-screen pal Burt Reynolds.Most recently, he was working on the CGI live-action fantasy film "Instant Karma," starring Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan and Mira Sorvino. Reynolds and DeLuise both had "voice" roles in the film. DeLuise was nominated for a Golden Globe and starred in classics such as "The Cannonball Run" and "Spaceballs." He also starred in the comedy drama "Fatso," which was written and directed by Brooks' late wife, Anne Bancroft. In recent years DeLuise did a lot of voice work for animated shows, including "Duck Dodgers," "The Wild Thornberries," "Hercules" and "All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series." His role of Itchy Itchiford in the show was a co

The Circus Is Coming To Europ! On the eve of her 27th birthday Britney Spears has announced her world tour will hit the UK, being the only European shows she's playing. Tickets go on general release on December 5, although fans can register to buy them the day before. New European Tour Dates: June 19 - O2 Arena - Dublin, Ireland June 20 - O2 Arena - Dublin, Ireland July 5 - Bercy - Paris, France July 6 - Bercy - Paris, France July 9 - Sportpalais - Antwerp, Belgium July 11 - Parken - Copenhagen, Denmark July 13 - Globen - Stockholm, Sweden July 16 - Hartwell Arena - Helsinki, Finland

Moulin Rouge actress Nicole Kidman has spoken out about her unhappy marriage to superstar Tom Cruise saying that she felt stifled in the relationship. Nicole Kidman wasn’t expecting to find love with Keith Urban. “I didn’t foresee it, that you can meet somebody who you have a deep and more profound love with,” the actress - who divorced Tom Cruise in 2001 “I don’t mean to take away anything with Tom, but I would hope that he has the same thing - I know he has the same thing with Katie,” Kidman adds. “You move into a stage where you’re able to be a more fuller person in your relationship.” She continues, “I want to be really careful with that because I don’t want to take away from 11 years with that man that were really important. Really, for our kids — they were amidst a lot of love. It wasn’t bad. And now we’re amidst a more evolved love.” Does she have any regrets about marrying Cruise at the young age of 22? “Um, no. Would I want my kids to get married at that age? No!” Kidman says.

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We are happy to confirm that Maggie and Peter were married on Saturday, their reps told the repoters. It seems Italy is the hot spot for celebrity weddings this spring- last month Salma Hayek got married in Venice and this past weekend Maggie Gyllenhaal andPeter Sarsgaard tied the knot in Brindisi. No other details of the celebrity couple's wedding have been made public though. According to previous reports, both of them tied the knot at a small chapel at luxury hotel Masseria in Brindisi, which is in the Puglia region of Italy.