‘Dirty Dancing’ tops Britain’s favourite film poll

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - Corona Extra has been voted the world's favourite beer in a new poll. The Mexican-brewed lager - usually served with a segment of lime - topped the list of more than two million Facebook users, reports The Sun.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he is such a fan of Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and his song 'Livin' La Vida Loca' that he plans on having his team-mates listen to it. "Ricky's tunes are very catchy.

May 11th, 2009 LONDON - Darth Vader's comment - "Luke, I am your father" - in one of the Star Wars films is the most misquoted phrase by film fans, according to a poll. Vader's comment to Luke Skywalker in 'The Empire Strikes Back' has topped the list of the 'movie misquotes'.

April 17th, 2009 LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II enjoys more trust than any other public figure in Britain, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll, commissioned by insurance firm Hiscox, had carried the survey to find who do people trust most during the credit crunch.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - The pirated version of the latest offering in the comic-book adapted superhero movie 'X-Men' series 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' has crossed a million downloads. The Hugh Jackman starrer that became available online last week has already been accessed more than a million times by BitTorrent users, according to the website TorrentFreak, reports contactmusic.com.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus has become America's favourite teen idol in a new poll, reports contactmusic.com. The teenage sensation, 16, has been voted the number one young star in an online survey conducted by PopEater.com, grabbing 32 per cent of the votes.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress and model Megan Fox has topped a list of the actresses in line for the role of 'She-Hulk'. The Sun online reports, the 'Transformers' beauty is now the obvious choice to play the female equivalent of 'The Incredible Hulk' on the big screen after the poll.

April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - They were to dance to the Congress poll song based on 'Jai Ho' at a press meet here Wednesday, but six students ended up shaking a leg to the original Oscar winning film song. The students were roped in by the Delhi Congress' publicity in-charge to dance with props like the party's flag.

March 26th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has topped a WWF poll for being the star most women would love to share a candlelit dinner with. The 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' actor was first choice in the poll to find the most popular celebrity dates, with women choosing him as their favourite fantasy companion beating George Clooney into second place, reports contactmusic.com.

February 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has been voted the film people would most like to win the Best Picture Oscar. The Mumbai-set drama has already won seven BAFTAs and four Golden Globes.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - She is 60 but can easily give the young brigade a run for their money. Bollywood diva Hema Malini says that the secret of her fitness and evergreen beauty is dancing as well as yoga.

February 7th, 2009 LONDON - British-born Indian actor Dev Patel, who hit the limelight with his big-screen debut performance in Danny Boyel's 'Slumdog Millionaire', aims to become Britain's Bruce Lee by starring in martial art movies. The 18-year-old, nominated for Best Actor at BAFTA, holds a black belt in tae-kwon-do and plans to use his skills to further his movie career, reports mirror.co.uk.

February 1st, 2009 LONDON - British pop star Lily Allen has ended Lady GaGa's three week reign at the top of Britain singles charts after debut of her song 'The Fear'. Allen shot to the top spot knocking off Lady GaGa's 'Just Dance' to the second place, reports contactmusic.com.

January 29th, 2009 SYDNEY - Parents need not overly worry about kids spending most of their time indoors. They could be watching their favourite movies and exercising their minds.

January 27th, 2009 LONDON - Children's film 'Shrek' is the most loved movie by adults, revealed a poll. The poll was conducted by onepoll.com and 3000 fans were asked to chose thier favourite children film, reports mirror.co.uk.