**BORAT IS CLEAR
**Of any restrictive charges on his film – you'd have to speak to his G.P. to confirm anything else. Anyway, the story is that all legal cases against Sacha Baron Cohen's movie (most of them seeking the removal of scenes offensive to the plaintiffs) have been defeated. This means that Oscar screener copies can be mailed out without so much a single frame differing from the film's cinematic release. In fact, it's going to have extras on it. Borat is considered a dark horse for this year's awards. All together now: 'niiiice'.
**APOCALYPTO BREAKS A RECORD
**And it's right here in the good ol' U of K. Last weekend, Mel Gibson's latest took the highest box office for a foreign language film in it's opening weekend. Ever. The previous record holder was Hero.
**GULPILIL PLEADS NOT GUILTY
**Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil, who is best know to UK audiences from his roles in Walkabout and The Proposition, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of being armed with an offensive weapon without a lawful excuse, after he was arrested for allegedly brandishing a machete during a verbal argument. Gulpilil is fighting the charge on the grounds that he had just returned from business in the bush, where he uses the blade for survival puposes. The case continues, and Gulpilil will be heard on screens in March, narrating Ten Canoes.
**IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
**44 years on, and they've finally green-lit a sequel to one of the most famous comedies in history. They've even thrown an extra 'mad' in for good measure. Like its predecessor, the sequel is set to include a mighty ensemble of comic actors. The plot will focus on the sons and daughters of the characters in the original film, who discover that the money from their parents goose chase was in fact counterfeit.