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In Cosmopolis,he plays a young,emotionless,obscenely rich financial visionary who rides around New York in a limousine as he becomes unravelled. He described his life as like being on the craziest theme park ride.

Robert Pattinson,the Twilight stars role in David Cronenbergs philosophical film Cosmopolis may be the greatest test yet of whether he can carry over his young vampire romance fans to the R-rated indie film. In Cosmopolis,he plays a young,emotionless,obscenely rich financial visionary who rides around New York in a limousine as he becomes unravelled. He described his life as like being on the craziest theme park ride. That isnt far off the surreal scenario of Cosmopolis in which Pattinson plays the all-knowing Eric Packer. Packer shoots off enigmatic lines such as life is too contemporary from Don DeLillos book of the same name in a story that has been interpreted as a warning against the dominance of capitalism and technology in society.

Jennifer Garner may be a mom in real life,but she has rarely played one the big screen 8230; until now. Garner stars in the fantasy family film The Odd Life of Timothy Green,in which she teams with Australian actor Joel Edgerton The Warrior to play a small town couple who have given up on their dream to have a child of their own. When they bury a box in their garden containing all their written wishes for child,a young boy named Timothy CJ Adams shows up on their doorstep and has a profound impact not just on his new family,but the entire town as well.

Carrie Underwood,the country singer said she is going Unplugged for the VH1 music series and will share the story of her rise to fame from American Idol to five-time Grammy winner for the TV show Behind the Music. Underwood,29,told VH18217;s morning show Big Morning Buzz Live that she would record the stripped-down music session this month in New York. VH1 Presents: Carrie Underwood Unplugged will premiere on October 2 and will feature songs from her latest album Blown Away and past hits. Underwood has sold more than 15 million albums since winning TV singing competition American Idol in 2005,making her the best-selling Idol contestant in the United States.

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