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We've all been there: desperately trying to remember a great film we saw way back.

Even worse – trying to explain to a friend that one of your favourite cinematic classics involves 'yer man the famous guy with the head and the hat and he has a horse but the horse dies'.

However, there now is a glorious website that is pretty much the answer to all our movie conundrums. 

Step forward What Is My Movie. Simply type in any key-words that come to mind and then sit back and watch it muster up an answer. We've been playing with it all morning and suffice to say that it's scarily accurate. 

Developed by Finnish startup Valossa, a company founded by computer science researchers and engineers from Finland’s University of Oulu, the site is fast becoming one of the most enjoyable ways to narrow down your Netflix choices.

And are some of our results from earlier:

 

1) Homeward Bound

 

2) Titanic 

 

3) Bruce Almighty

 

4) Harry Potter

 

5) Pirates of the Caribbean

 

6) Ben Hur

 

7) Clueless

 

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Selena Gomez fronted a good girl image for a long time during her Disney days, but now that she's an adult, it's clear she wants to let loose and have fun from now on.

TMZ shared a video of Selena in a Texas bar over the weekend – and let's just say she looks like she's having the time of her life.

According to the website, Sel was drinking shots of Tequila and when Rihanna's new song Work came on the radio, she couldn't help but jump up and dance on the tables.

Honestly, she reminds us a little bit of, well… us after a few too many shots on a night out. And let's all be honest, we love her a little bit more than before now. 

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So we all know that Kylie Jenner has had a serious amount of lip fillers in her time but many critics continue to claim that those lips just keep getting bigger. 

However, the 18-year-old has revealed her trick for making her luscious lips look even larger in snaps than they actually are. 

So what's the big secret? She just puckers up and pouts. 

Yep, the star reveals she just "does a little face" and her lips tend look even more plump. 

In some very informative Snapchats, the reality star demonstrated that all you need to get picture perfect lips for your selfie is good lighting and a perfected pout. 

And the before-and-after shots reveal just how much of a difference her expression makes to the size of her lips. 

But really, Kylie is actually just sick of people talking about her voluminous smackers. 

"But the fact that we still talk about my lips is so crazy," said the star in a later video. 

Yeah, we're just gonna go practise our pouts now. 

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If you fancy a bit of free Mexican grub tomorrow, then you're in a lot of luck.

Zambrero is a new restaurant in Dublin, only opening it's doors to the public tomorrow – and they want you to enjoy free food all day.

Leinster rugby star Darragh Fanning has brought this deadly Meixcan franchise to Dublin and it's looking like it's going to be a good one.

The new restaurant is situated in The Station on Hatch Street, so head down from 10am to enjoy a burrito (or two).

And not only is the restaurant being totally sound giving out free food, there's a great cause behind it all. For every burrito or burrito bowl sold in Zambrero, it will donate a meal to the Plate4Plate programme for people in need.

Now, we just can't wait to get our munch ooon tomorrow. 

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Vogue Williams took to Instagram yesterday to share a heart-breaking tribute to a family friend who passed away just last month.

Posting a photo of 20-year-old Duncan McLean, the model gave some background into his life, explaining how he had been diagnosed with cancer just days before his death.

“My younger brother Alexander lost one of his closest friends to a sudden onset brain tumour on the 28th February," she wrote alongside the smiling photo of Duncan.

The post told us of how Duncan was “admitted to hospital in Edinburgh on Thursday 26th February…and died early on the Sunday morning, only two days later.”

A friend of her younger brother's, the loss obviously hit hard with Vogue, who finished her post with some shocking stats about the rise of cancer-related deaths among young people.

This isn’t the first time Vogue has opened up about a personal loss on her social media. Late last year she took to Instagram to mark the fifth anniversary of her father's tragic passing.

Along with a picture of her late father was a touching message where she called him her “best friend”.

You can donate to Irish Cancer Society online or by calling 1850 60 60 60. You can also go the extra mile and take part in one of the many walks, marathons, cycles, treks and fun runs that the Irish Cancer Society organises year round. For more information visit www.cancer.ie.

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We all know white bread has a really bad reputation. It's criticised by nutritionists for spiking blood sugar levels and not really offering you much else in nutritional value.

Well, now PURPLE bread has surfaced and it just might make eating white bread way better for you.

Now, we're not crazy. Health fanatics have clung onto this new baked good of late and food scientists have discovered that adding anthocyanin (a natural pigment that gives aubergines, plums and black rice their distinctive colour) to white bread can slow down your digestion as well as provide some natural cancer-fighting antioxidants.

CNN spoke to a food scientist, Zhou Weibiao at the National University of Singapore, who said that purple bread is digested 20 times slower than your regular white bread and it also lowers your glycemic index.

As well as that, because it brings down the digestible starch content, people will eat less of it as oppose to regular white bread.

"The challenge was to see if we could change the formula of bread, without changing the smooth texture of white bread that people really love," Zhou told CNN.

"You are eating the same amount of starch and wheat flour, so the nutritional value is the same. The key idea here is slowing down the energy release, so you use those calories over a longer period of time."

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We all know that contouring is the holy grail of make-up and we are not going to lie, we kinda feel like a blank canvas without it. 

From chiselling our cheekbones to that flawless shine, contouring is fast becoming a daily ritual for many women. 

But to think that contouring was once just a totally vague and alien concept to us, imagine what it must seem like to totally make-up ignorant man. 

Buzzfeed had three unsuspecting lads professionally contoured by a make-up artist and the results were a bit amazing. 

While they rightly felt ridiculous in their pre-blended face (as we all do), the finished product was more of a surprise. 

"Now I have a lot more respect for people who contour," said one guy who was definitely feeling his new look. 

Watch the hilarious video below: 

 

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Spencer Matthews has been know for his unfaithful reputation, but one of his cast members reckons Vicky is going to break Spencer's heart.

The reality duo only starting dating a couple of weeks ago, but the bets are already on for who will cheat on who first. Not the best way to start a relationship, huh?

While speaking to Closer magazine, Spencer's right-hand man Jamie Laing said: "I think maybe she'd be the one to cheat on Spencer!

"It's hilarious because I don't think anyone cheats on him – he always gets there first."

Even so, Jamie still has high hopes that Vicky and Spencer work out:

"I think she'd be good for him. She's an amazing chick and would be good for anyone! I've met her a few times. She is beautiful and super fun and I am excited to see what happens."

We're excited too, Jamie. Now, hand us the popcorn because we can see drama in our midst. 

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One lucky Irish teen has spoken about her near miss in Brussels as more than 30 people are feared dead after terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital this morning. 

The city was struck by three explosions as alleged suicide bombers targeted both the airport and metro stations nearby. 

Shealyn Caulfield, a native of county Antrim, was heading to Brussels airport to catch her flight home with around twenty other youths when the attacks occurred. 

"We missed our first train to the airport so we were 10 minutes behind schedule and missed the bombing by a few minutes," said Shealyn to Belfast Live. 

"As soon as we arrived at the airport we were told to sprint out of the emergency exits. We then were walking towards a metro and were told that there had been another bombing in the metro stations and that public transport was shut down.

"The metro station that we were at this morning outside of our hotel was also bombed.

"We are currently waiting on a private hire coach that the youth service have paid to (go to) Amsterdam and we will get home from there.

"I am part of a group of 20 youths and we are currently in a pub with the locals watching the news and keeping our families updated.

"We have all rallied together and although there has been some tears the moral is high. We definitely have been super lucky."

The Prime Minister of Belgium has not yet confirmed whether the attacks were as a result of the arrest of the prime suspect of the Paris attacks last week. 

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After the devastating result of her court case last month, Kesha has filed an appeal to overturn the ruling on her contract.

The songstress pleaded for a temporary break from working with Dr Luke – who she claims raped her – but the judge ruled that she has to remain in her contract with Sony.

 

Yesterday, Kesha went to court in Manhattan with her lawyer to overturn the case, E! News has reported.

In the documents , Kesha's lawyer claims that forcing the singer to work with Dr Luke is akin to "slavery."

"First, the Court erred in basing its decision on its finding that Kesha could record without interference from Gottwald [Dr Luke]," the paperwork states.

"Although it recognised that "slavery was done away with a long time ago" and that 'you can't force someone to work in a situation in which they don't want to work,' the Court's ruling requiring Kesha to work for Gottwald's companies, purportedly without his involvement, does just that.

"As the Court itself recognised, 'It's slavery. You can't do that'."

But Dr Luke's lawyer has already responded saying that Kesha's allegations are "false."

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We all know that Rihanna has one hell of a voice but that did not stop one fan giving her a serious run for her money at a gig in Cincinnati earlier this week. 

During a stellar rendition of Riri's hit Four Five Seconds, the Work singer decided to give her front-row fans a chance to sing along on mic. 

But little did the star know that one gentlemen in the front row had a serious set of pipes. 

A clip caught at the gig shows Rihanna looking visibly surprised and then impressed by her fan's serious vocal skills. 

"Woah sh*t," she can be heard saying before continuing with the song. 

At the end of the track she pointed out the talented singer and said: "Thanks for helping me out with that babe."

 

Thank You, truly. #ANTIWorldTour #Navy #rihannanavy #ANTIWorldTourCinci #Humbled #Overwhelmed

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And the fan, who tuned out to be aspiring singer T Jay, took to social media to thank the singer and her fans. 

"I was just doing something that I love with someone that I love," said the guy in the clip. 

"I'm so grateful for all the support, it means a lot to me." 

We reckon this kid may have just hit the big-time. 

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Louis Tomlinson seems to be settling into the dad lifestyle pretty well since the birth of his son in January.

He regularly gushes about his "little lad" on social media and likes to keep his fans updated on how his baby boy is getting on.

But today, Capital shared a photo of two-month-old Freddie, and Louis' fans can't handle how much he's grown.

The site captioned the photo, "Freddie Tommo is already 2 months old."

Some Directioners commented on the snap, hardly able to contain their excitement: "OMG IM DYING THAT'S SO CUTE," said one fan while another gushed, "Aww this photo should win the cutest pic of the year award!"

Who agrees?!

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