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District 9 Movie Review

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:35:00 +0000

Twenty - eight years ago, a giant spaceship came on foreign soil and Johannesburg, South Africa itself helpless in the sky above, bringing with it an army of starved, a distant, dying planet from the weak refugees. South African efforts to assimilate them into society after their crustacean inspired features like a "prawns" - a derogatory nickname for the large population failed - District 9 Group, a large, were herded in a hurry on the edge of a refugee camp the city is quickly building a shantytown that violence, prostitution and drugs in the current devolved.

Present-day South African Government to feed a rapidly - human citizens, District 9, and daughter-in-law to hand control of aliens in the United National (MNU), a government contractor to abandon the security / weapons manufacturer has decided to blame the pressure in a a new camp in the remote region and more refugees in relocating. In fact, the officers of the rehabilitation MNU only a secondary priority, their real target aliens' advanced weapons, and unlock the secret of the trade in weapons to reap untold benefits for are used.

MNU before the efforts of the foreign DNA to keep them restricted access to weapons design facility by a failure to render them have been unsuccessful - and in this way unnecessarily - human. District 9 has forced migration of prawns of MNU tasked with leading Wikus van de Merwe, a well-meaning middle-manager of the company is unaware of the true motivations. This sudden change, however, that when a mysterious stranger, the foreign DNA material changes refuge camp during a routine sweep in front.

When Wikus, fly through a fantastic way to begin to change, he suddenly MNU, his former colleagues on the prawns by now "the key to cracking the code of powerful weapons as he finds watching the victim. Human sacrifice and elsewhere by the society to change with the left back District 9, in the head, where he once worked hard to marginalize the animals with an unlikely alliance forms. Unless you a devotee of the South African cinema to be you, no one was identified.

District 9 director Neill Blomkamp the birth of his Johannesburg home country, most with excellent results, put a completely made up of actors to use the option selected. Leading the way newcomer Sharlto Copley, wisdom and triumph corporate lending role of the boy sentenced Wikus van de Merwe is encouraged. Michael Scott's office and two flight of Conchords' Murray Hewitt reminiscent of, Wikus the unlikeliest of science in which one of the film is an unexpected delight is fi heroes.

District 9 is a fascinating and complex one takes the unorthodox approach angle, resulting in a wildly entertaining science and that bit, Midnight Run, Starship military, my enemy, Alien Nation and the police to fly a piece of TV satire melds fi. At least say it works for a diverse combination, yet somehow is. The help of producer Peter Jackson and his settlement with the workers in many visual effects, director Blomkamp to Vinay Pack-CGI creature effects and an impressive mix of District 9 with the budget - from balls climax of the film, a heart - particularly during the blow Finally, the blood with a cheering audience that will be cringing and soaked battle sequence.

The District 9 in order to reduce the complexity of the film's satirical political commentary has Tula - presumably considered an artistic decision. Still, a child may be angry at the time. Wild tonal change the plot of which more successfully than the others have an abundance of draws, facilities. The main role, Copley delivery sometimes with more experience in his performance betrays. Wikus which a huge Halo-esque battle suit and dons his pursuers turns the tables on the climactic battle scene, is absolutely crazy - a good way.

However, the delicate stomach and small ideas can be found with the massacre, and severed limbs, head, something unsettling explosion was prevalent throughout the sequence. Jackson producer, cost the district about $ 9 million to 30 - a paltry sum today's action - to the film according to the standards. G.I. The production of the budget: the rise of cobra, in comparison, a report arrived at the $ 175 million.

RENEE ZELLWEGER - ZELLWEGER PUTS ACTING ON HOLD

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:22:00 +0000

RENEE ZELLWEGER is taking a break from acting, so she can spend time doing nothing and "getting bored".
The actress has worked non-stop since she shot to fame in the 1990s and hasn't had time for any vacations.
But Zellweger admits she is in need of a break and has instructed her agent to turn down all movie offers until she's fully rested.
She tells America's Glamour magazine, "I'm working on getting bored, and it's really hard! I need to sit still long enough to see where my brain goes. I'm taking time to figure out where I want to go and what I want to do next. In this line of work, you become so (defined by your job)."
And Zellweger insists she's having fun rediscovering life's simple pleasures.
She adds, "I'm actually going into the bathroom to use my bathroom stuff - rather than to the suitcase where I usually keep it. I'm learning how to use a chest of drawers! I am determined to sit still long enough to get past the existential crap of the moment.
"I want to learn more. I want to know more. That's what taking this time is about. I'm curious about so many things, but haven't had occasion to be exposed to them enough to really appreciate them."

Simpson Doesn't Blame 'Newlyweds' for Marriage Split

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:44:00 +0000

Jessica Simpson has no regrets over her reality TV show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, insisting the doomed program is not to blame for her divorce from husband and co-star Nick Lachey.

The couple put their love and arguments on display for all to see when they signed up for the MTV show in 2003, which documented their life as husband and wife.

The show aired for four seasons and wrapped in early 2005 -- just months before the singers split.

But Simpson is refusing to blame the invasive show for contributing to her and Lachey's divorce, insisting she only has fond memories of her time on the small screen.

She tells the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine, "In all honesty, I believe it did not affect our marriage because we enjoyed watching those episodes, and that will always be a time I cherish. It made me understand what marriage is, what love is, what commitment is.”
And Simpson reveals her new beau, football star Tony Romo, was also a fan of the series: "(He's seen) a couple episodes. He thought I was cute."

MTV's reality series have become famous for documenting the lives of doomed couples -- Britney Spears and Kevin Federline split in 2006 after appearing on Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, while model/actress Carmen Electra broke up with rocker Dave Navarro in 2006 after shooting 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave.

'Twilight' Leads MTV Movie Award Nominations

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:24:00 +0000

Vampire blockbuster Twilight and Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire will lead the charge at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards after scooping seven and six nominations, respectively.

The bloodsucking love story, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, will compete for prizes including Best Movie, Best Female Performance for Kristen Stewart, and Breakthrough Performance Male for both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.

Slumdog Millionaire stars Freida Pinto and Dev Patel are also up for the Breakthrough Performance accolades, while the film will go up against Twilight, The Dark Knight, Iron Man and High School Musical 3: Senior Year> in the Best Movie category.

Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars), Angelina Jolie (Wanted) and Kate Winslet(The Reader) join Stewart in the Best Female Performance lineup, and Zac Efron (High School Musical 3), Shia LaBeouf (Eagle Eye) and Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder) will fight it out for the Best Male Performance title.

Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie) and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 3) will go head-to-head for the Breakthrough Performance Female award, while Cyrus is also nominated for Best Song From a Movie for Hannah Montana.

Real-life Slumdog Millionaire lovebirds Patel and Pinto have also earned recognition in the Best Kiss category, along with Twilight's Pattinson and Stewart, James Franco and Sean Penn for Milk, and Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon in I Love You, Man.
The Dark Knight's Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger will battle it out for Best Fight alongside Seth Rogen, James Franco and Danny McBride for their scrap in Pineapple Express.

The Golden Popcorn prizes, nominated and voted on by MTV viewers, will be handed out in Los Angeles on May 31.

Gibson's Girl Slammed by Ex

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Mel Gibson's new girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has come under fire from an ex-boyfriend who has called the Russian beauty an "opportunist."

Gibson's wife Robyn filed for divorce last month after 28 years of marriage, amid rumors that the actor had been dating 39-year-old Grigorieva.

And the Braveheart star unveiled his new relationship in public last week by taking his lover to a movie premiere in Los Angeles.

But Grigorieva, who previously dated Timothy Dalton, has come under fire from another former partner, businessman Alan Bergman, who claims the brunette dumped him as soon as she met the James Bond star.

He says, "She married a guy and they lived in a council house. I had more money and she left him and moved in with me.

"She then met Timothy Dalton at a party we went to, and within a week had moved in with him. She's a lovely girl but a bit of an opportunist."

Johansson's Directorial Debut Is Dumped

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:26:00 +0000

Scarlett Johansson has suffered a major blow to her dreams of becoming a director -- the film segment she shot for a new movie has been cut from the final version.

The 24-year-old was among a number of stars, including fellow actress Natalie Portman, who took part in making upcoming film New York, I Love You -- which is a series of love stories all shot by different directors.

But Johansson's contribution, her directorial debut, has been edited out, with producer Emmanuel Benbihy insisting the short was too "conceptualized" to fit in with the rest of the picture.

He tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "The story did not specifically involve an interpersonal relationship, and it was conceptualized to be filmed in black and white -- both of which were extreme departures from the other films.
"Scarlett presented me with an extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative that appeared as though it would not necessarily conform to the overall approach of the entire collective.

"I was very much moved by her vision (but) after months of editing I had to admit that there were editorial decisions to be made in the interest of serving the overall narrative and composition that resulted in previously filmed scenes and footage not getting used."

Can Angelina's Bodyguard Get Away With Telling All?

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Brangelina's looking to squash a bodyguard's tell-all, but with Hollywood confidentiality contracts, what makes former employees think they can get away with spilling dirt?

Greed? Naïveté? Something in between? Naïvetreed? For a split second, elbow-throwin' bodyguard Mickey Brett apparently was poised to write a tell-all on Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and other Hollywood royalty.

Sandra Bullock, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sylvester Stallone and Richard Gere—great day in the mornin'! Would no star be spared?

When Brangelina attorney-slash-pit bull Marty Singer padded into the fray, he claimed that Brett had signed a nondisclosure agreement, and we haven't heard word one from Brett since. NDAs are powerful magic, but they do have weaknesses...

And I've found out what they are.

According to employment attorney Nancy Bertrando of the power firm Greenberg Glusker, many NDAs spell out specific penalties that violators must pay—say, $10,000 or $50,000.

"But the information that the employee has could be of much greater value," Bertrando points out. A six-figure advance on a book deal sure would wipe out five figures in penalties, no? That's why Bertrando's NDAs usually outline penalties on a sliding scale. It's not clear what type of penalties appeared in Brett's NDA, if there indeed was one.

Another possible scenario: misinformed lawyers.

"An attorney may tell an employee that an NDA is unenforceable," Bertrando speculates. The employee later learns otherwise, but not before he or she has floated the book idea to a few publishers, and the whole mess has been leaked to the press.

"Maybe they think they can make a bunch of cash, and worry about the NDA detail later," says investigative journalist Mark Ebner, author of Six Degrees of Paris Hilton. "But then they learn it's a legal nightmare."

Many, many celebrity employees of course do leak info to the press, even under NDA, albeit the information is usually published under anonymity.

Simply put, employees "feel it's important to talk," Ebner tells me. "I've spoken to people under NDAs; it's their business to decide whether to break the NDA."

Dad Speaks Out Against Madonna's Adoption Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:40:00 +0000

The man believed to be the biological father of Mercy, the 4-year-old Malawian girl Madonna is trying to adopt, says he he wants to raise her in his own culture. "I want to take care of her, and I'm capable of taking care of my baby," James Kambewa told CBS's The Early Show in an interview to air Monday, the same day the court will hear Madonna's appeal of the rejected adoption. "Mercy, she is a Malawian, so [I] need her to grow as a Malawian ... with our culture," he said. The hearing in Madonna's appeal case will be led by the head of the judiciary in Malawi. The southern African country's High Court had previously rejected her application to adopt Mercy Chifundo James. In his interview, Kambewa tells The Early Show that he's never met his daughter and has only seen her "in newspapers and TV, not face to face." Madonna spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg said she doesn't know if Kambewa is the girl's father and that Mercy has been in an orphanage all her life, according to the Associated Press. The singer, 50, found Mercy, whose teenage mother had died, at Kondanani Children's Village in the town of Bvumbwe when she first visited Malawi in October 2006, the same time she found David Banda at a different orphanage. Madonna is not required to attend Monday's hearing.

Scarlett Johansson's Directorial Debut Cut

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:45:00 +0000

SCARLETT Johansson's dream of being a director was dashed on her first try.

Johansson -- who's said in the past she'd prefer to direct rather than act -- helmed a segment for the upcoming movie "New York, I Love You," a series of intertwined love stories shot by several auteurs, including Brett Ratner and Natalie Portman.

But unfortunately for Johansson, her segment, starring Kevin Bacon and shot in black and white, was deemed "unwatchable," sources said.

"It was really bad, so it was cut," one insider told Page Six. Andrei Zvyagintsev's segment starring Carla Gugino and Goran Visnjic was also cut from the final edit.

But the film's producer, Emmanuel Benbihy, told us Johansson's bit ended up in the scrapheap not because it was bad, but because "the story did not specifically involve an interpersonal relationship, and it was conceptualized to be filmed in black and white -- both of which were extreme departures from the other films."

Benbihy added, "Scarlett presented me with an extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative that appeared as though it would not necessarily conform to the overall approach of the entire collective . . . However, I was very much moved by her vision and I did not want to pass on the opportunity to help her develop it. All that matters to me is the genuine movie language of the author."

He continued: "Scarlett and I nonetheless agreed that a final determination of its appropriateness in the context of the other contributions and the overall story would be best made in the editorial process. And after months of editing . . . I had to admit that there were editorial decisions to be made in the interest of serving the overall narrative and composition that resulted in previously filmed scenes and footage not getting used."

Johansson and Zvyagintsev's "visions" will be shown on the DVD, however.

Jessica Alba

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:48:00 +0000

Jessica Alba has never really been a fan of the paparazzi, and now that she is mom to 8-month-old Honor Marie Warren, she dislikes them even more.
“Kids pick up on your energy, so the more upset you get about it, the more your kids are affected by it. But I understand how Sean Penn or Alec Baldwin knocks out somebody who’s putting a camera in their kids’ faces. I get that,” Jessica told the March issue of Elle magazine.
When asked who “would do the knocking out,” Jessica or her husband of nearly nine months, Cash Warren, the actress said they are both angered by the paps.
“I think it’s mutual, just because it’s so invasive,” she said. “It’s not like they’re standing 100 feet away. They’re in your face, not letting you walk, standing in the way when you’re driving. It becomes a situation and it doesn’t need to be.”
And it isn’t just the snappers who Jessica has trouble with. When the actress married Cash in a hush-hush ceremony last summer, her wedding news was usurped by reporters, who broke the story before the couple could tell their respective families.
“The person who helped us sign the documents told the press that day, so my parents found our from a reporter before we got to tell them,” Jessica said. “We were planning to take them out to dinner and tell them, but that got ruined… Journalists feel entitled to do whatever it takes to get a sensational story, no matter how it affects the person involved. We’re not really people, right? We’re just celebrities.”
And it’s her life as a celebrity that also forced Jessica to get back in shape after the birth of Honor Marie.
“I did it for the Campari job,” Jessica told the mag of slimming down for an ad. “[The workouts] were horrible. I cried. And I haven’t worked out since.”
But not only did she work out, Jessica admitted she wrapped herself in elastic material to help the slimming process.
“I wore a girdle,” Jessica revealed. “Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist — any kind of band or girdle works. She was like, ‘I slept in it.’ I didn’t recover as fast as she did. I don’t have a sixpack — that’s just not my body at all.”
And, Jessica added, she may never have a sixpack again.

Angelina Jolie Is Missing Its Brood

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:42:00 +0000

Even if they are returned from nearby security, Angelina Jolie is missing its brood. Her partner (that would be Brad Pitt, of course) is the baby-sitting duty caring for their six children, four months Knox twins Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, as she is in labor, giving few interviews before glitzy participating in the New York premiere of his latest film, Changeling. "I can not be far away for too long," she said. "They are part of me and I am part of them. In fact, they are high - I'm surprised that you can not listen. " "Floor" is the penthouse suite of sumptuous luxury hotel in Manhattan where we meet. Angelina arrived bang on time, looking every inch perfectly trails the prestigious Hollywood star. "Oh, yes, but you should have seen me a couple of hours ago when I was a breakfast organization," she laughs. The image of corn flakes in his extra-long eyelashes is difficult to talk about yet. It is a vision composed of costs - a mane of hair dark brown a tumble on his shoulders and a tight fitting, cream Ralph Lauren crew-neck jumper underlines the rapid turnover has regained its wow factor since birth twins in July. The risk, dangerous sexuality that characterized her in the past - to talk about bisexuality and a fascination with knives - certainly not on display today. Tattoos (nine at last count) are hidden under the sleeves and cashmere wise it looks like a beautiful Manhattan mom on her way to meet many wealthy friends for brunch. "How do I get my figure back? Well, breastfeeding for a start. It is to run around and after six children, "she says. Indeed, there are photos of her womb, taken by Brad, on the cover of a magazine and other publication would have paid 14 million dollars for exclusive photos of newborn twins, is the frenzied interest in Brangelina brand. Wherever they travel, children go with them - son Maddox, seven, and Pax, four, and daughter Zahara, three, who were all adopted, their biological daughter, two years, Shiloh, and now the twins, too. "It was a crazy amount of money," she agrees, referring to treat child images. "But look, we use our money for charity and this way it does some good."

Katrina kaif

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:51:00 +0000

Shilpa shetty

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:22:00 +0000

2008 will be an 'international' year for Aishwarya Rai

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:35:00 +0000

The gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan may be looking forward to the release of Jodhaa Akbar , but she also seems keen to fill her kitty with a number of international films.
Ash will reportedly star in one of the most expensive French film series of Asterix and Obelix. The film titled, ‘Asterix at the Olympic Games’ is reported to be one of the most expensive European films at approximately 93 million dollars. Apparently the film is also slated to premiere in India at the prestigious French Film Festival. According to sources, the makers of the Asterix series have written a special role just for Ash.
The series has not had any female characters and Ash will be the first female character in the film.
Ash will be working with top international stars like Gerard Depardieu who plays Obelix, Clovis Cornillac, other international celebrities like Michael Schumacher, Jean Claude Van Damme etc.
However Ash's presence in the film is not yet being revealed and she is obviously considered one of the top stars on the international front and hence she is receiving lucrative international projects.
The film will also premiere in India at the French Film Festival and it is likely to coincide with Beijing Olympics of 2008.
Meanwhile Ash is busy with her other international projects, she has been shooting for ‘Pink Panther’. Also she is supposed to play Mumtaz in Ben Kingsley's ‘Taj Mahal’.
Now it seems that Ash has been offered another international project on the Taj, Michael Radford's Taj. But in Radford's Taj, she has been offered the role of Mandi, Salim's wife.
Radford's project too will be on a large scale and he is currently trying to generate funds.
However it is not yet known if Ash has accepted the role in Radford's film. Radford meanwhile says "Aishwarya is ideal for my film."
Both the Taj projects will be shot in different locations in India. Ash seems keen to fill her kitty with a number of international films.

Oscar for Capra's 'Prelude to War' given to Army

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:10:00 +0000

The Army, with a hand from Hollywood, has received a long-lost Oscar back into its ranks.
The little statue took a long, and largely unknown path before being passed from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis to an Army general during a Wednesday night ceremony and screening.
In 1942, a few weeks after Pearl Harbor, filmmaker Frank Capra joined the Army and was assigned to create a film series, "Why We Fight." Major Capra, who had directed such films as "It Happened One Night," "Lost Horizon" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was told to create the documentary "Prelude to War."
He showed the finished work to Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall, who insisted that President Roosevelt see the film.
In his 1971 autobiography, "The Name Above the Title," Capra wrote of a screening at the White House. Amid the applause at the end, FDR exclaimed: "Every man, woman and child in the world should see this film!"
"Prelude to War" was at first seen solely by soldiers in Army quarters, but the Army eventually relented and 250 prints were sent to theaters across the country.
The Academy staged a screening of "Prelude to War" on Wednesday night at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood.
"Sixty-five years later, 'Prelude to War' still continues to be one of the greatest documentaries ever made," said Ganis, the emcee for the screening.
In 1942, "Prelude to War" won an Oscar for Best Documentary by the U.S. Army Special Services but, Ganis explained, the prize wasn't an Oscar but a plaque. All of the awards were in plaster, not metal, during the war because of the metal shortage.
After the war the Army received an actual Oscar statue and it was stored in the Army Pictorial Center. When the center closed in 1970, the Oscar disappeared.
Capra, who died in 1991, made other documentaries for the military during the war, including "The Nazis Strike," "The Battle of Britain," "The Negro Soldier" and "Divide and Conquer."
Earlier this year, Christie's auction house advertised an Oscar for sale. It was the missing "Prelude to War" award.
The Academy notified the army, which claimed the prize.
On Wednesday night, Ganis presented a polished, 8-pound Oscar to Brig. Gen. Jeffrey E. Phillips, deputy chief of public affairs for the army.

Jessica alba

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:05:00 +0000

Born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981, Jessica Alba and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, when she was an infant. Three years later her Air Force father brought the family back to California, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in Southern California when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, she was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later she was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light
comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures' comedy Camp Nowhere (1994). Originally hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't her prodigious talent or charm that inspired the director to tap her to take over the part -- it was her hair, which matched the original performer's. The two-week job stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with an impressive first credit. Two national TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney quickly followed before Jessica was featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with a recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series "The Secret World of Alex Mack" (1994). She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the title character, played by Larisa Oleynik. That same year she won the role of Maya in "Flipper" (1995) and filmed the pilot for the series. She spent 1995 shooting the first season's episodes in Australia. An avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver, Jessica was delighted to be doing a show that allowed her to play with dolphins. The show's success guaranteed it a second season, which she also starred in. Her involvement in the show lasted from 1995 to 1997. Since the show ended she has appeared in a number of TV shows and films. In 1996 she appeared in Venus Rising (1995) as Young Eve. The next year she appeared on the "The Dini Petty Show" (1989), a Canadian talk show, and spoke about her role in "Flipper" and her general acting career. She began working on P.U.N.K.S. (1999), featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. In early 1998 she appeared in "Brooklyn South" (1997) as Melissa. That same year she was in two episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as Leanne and in two episodes of "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998). She appeared in "Teen Magazine" in 1995 and various European magazines in the following several years. More importantly, she was featured in the February 1999 issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine. She also had major roles in two movies that year: Never Been Kissed (1999) and Idle Hands (1999). In 2000 she had roles in Paranoid (2000/I) and starred in the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel" (2000).

Drew Barrymore

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. She has her own production company, Flower Films. Barrymore made her screen début in Altered States (1980); her breakout role two years later was in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles. She has hosted Saturday Night Live 5 times, which places her among Candice Bergen and Bill Murray.Barrymore was born in Culver City, California to American actor John Drew Barrymore and Ildiko Jaid Barrymore (née Makó), an aspiring actress born in a displaced persons camp in Brannenburg, West Germany to Hungarian World War II refugees. Her parents divorced after she was born. She has a half-brother John Blyth Barrymore, also an actor, and two half-sisters, Blyth Dolores Barrymore and Brahma (Jessica) Blyth Barrymore.Barrymore was born into the acting profession, coming from a long line of acting talent stretching back nearly 200 years; her great-great grandparents John Drew, Louisa Lane Drew, her great-grandparents Maurice Barrymore, Georgiana Drew and Maurice Costello, and her grandparents John Barrymore and Dolores Costello were all highly successful actors; John Barrymore was arguably the most acclaimed actor of his generation. She is the grand-niece of Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore (whom Winston Churchill once proposed to), and Helene Costello, and the great grandniece of John Drew, Jr., actress Louisa Drew, and silent film actor/writer/director Sidney Drew. Her father and half-brother are also actors. She is also the goddaughter of director Steven Spielberg.Her first name, Drew, was the maiden name of her paternal great-grandmother, Georgiana Drew; her middle name, Blyth, was the original surname of the dynasty founded by her great-grandfather, Maurice Barrymore.Barrymore's career began when she was eleven months old, when she auditioned for a dog food commercial. When she was bitten by her canine co-star, the producers were afraid she would cry, but she merely laughed, and was hired for the job. She made her film debut in Altered States (1980). A year later, she landed the role of Gertie in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which made her famous.[1] She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1984 for her role in Irreconcilable Differences.

Josie maran

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:34:00 +0000

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"I'm still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe it's generic beauty, but it's weird to be valued for something I was born with." - Josie Maran This chestnut haired exquisite beauty is best known for her work in the Summer '98 and Fall '98 Guess? advertising campaigns. Josie Maran was born and raised just outside San Francisco in Menlo Park, and graduated from an all-girls private school. Although she now resides in Manhattan, California will always be considered home. Following the path of many other models, Maran did not initially aspire to be a model. She was hanging out with her friends at a BBQ in her hometown three years ago when a woman asked her to be in a fashion show. This request was the beginning of her modeling career, since a modeling agent at the show spotted Maran and encouraged her to start modeling. Presently managed by the Elite Model Management, Maran has graced such magazine covers as Fitness, Glamour and Teen, as well as Shape, Seventeen, Stuff, and Sport. Apart from her work in the Guess? advertising campaign, she also appeared in ads for Maybelline and American Eagle Outfitters. People may recognize her as the main female character in the Backstreet Boys video, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". Although Maran has already had an impressive modeling career at the tender age of 20, she is still down to earth. Not only does she "look at life as an adventure", but she also enjoys learning about different people, cultures and countries. When not working, Maran makes time for her favorite pastimes: reading, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends. With such a large number of young girls being approached by modeling scouts, she advises young aspiring models to finish high school, since there is always time for modeling after graduation. She also suggests to keep an open mind, not to take life so seriously and be deceived -- modeling is not as glamorous as it seems! It may not be glamorous, but with Maran's natural beauty, she makes modeling seem like second nature, despite the fact that she is only 5'7" tall(below the standard for female models).Maran hopes to continue modeling for a few more years and eventually try her hand at acting.

Madonna Music

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:29:00 +0000

Britney Spears, left, and Madonna kiss during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003.

Kavanagh ups stakes for Divine Madonna

MARK Kavanagh, fresh from a stellar Melbourne spring carnival, has turned his sights to Royal Ascot next year with outstanding miler Divine Madonna.
Kavanagh, who trained four Group 1 winners over the spring, yesterday revealed an ambition to run Divine Madonna in the Group 1 $585,000 Queen Anne Stakes.
"We will have a meeting in January and we will know more then," he told Sport 927.
Kavanagh is negotiating with Royal Ascot international scout Nick Smith for an invitation to run in the Queen Anne, run on the first day of the Royal Ascot carnival on June 17 over the straight mile.
Kavanagh had his appetite for Royal Ascot whetted when his friend, fellow trainer Danny O'Brien, ran Glamour Puss at Royal Ascot last year.
"Divine Madonna has four Group 1 wins here, would she be worth any more if she won six Group 1s here? I doubt it," Kavanagh said.
"It is inevitable she will be sold. There are nine owners and they are racers. We owe it to her to give her the best chance at stud. We don't want to die wondering."
Divine Madonna is being prepared for Sydney's autumn carnival. Stablemate Maldivian is back in work with a first-up run in the Carlyon Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on January 25 pencilled in.
THE MIKE Moroney-trained Group 1 winning sprinter-miler and potential stallion, Jokers Wild, is still battling for his life after a blood infection following bone chip surgery on a knee three months ago.TAKEOVER Target can concede 4kg and still beat Dance Hero at Randwick next Saturday, according leading rails bookmaker Colin Tidy.
The two outstanding sprinters are set to again thrill racegoers in the $100,000 Razor Sharp Quality (1200m). Three weeks ago, champion Takeover Target carried 61kg to a magnificent long-head win over Dance Hero, who had 58kg, when the pair met over the same course and distance.
It is expected the Racing NSW handicapping panel will today allocate Takeover Target maximum top weight of 61kg for the Razor Sharp, but lessen Dance Hero's burden with either 57kg or 57.5kg.
"Takeover Target is a natural-born winner and I don't think it makes any difference if the handicapper gave Dance Hero 1kg less this time, the result will still be the same," Tidy said yesterday."Takeover Target reminds me of a lot of how Manikato used to win his races. Manikato never used to win by big margins but he would just keep winning. Takeover Target is similar because he seems to find a way to win."
Racing NSW handicapper Greg Pearson yesterday hinted there would be a weight "turnaround of between 0.5kg and 1kg" in Dance Hero's favour for the Razor Sharp.
The other four entries - Alverta, Beauty Watch, King Rex and Uber - are expected to receive the limit of 53kg.

Catherin zeta Zones :

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:23:00 +0000

In 1998, a beautiful seductive character named Elena caught the attention of moviegoers in the romantic adventure, The Mask of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Catherine, the actress behind Elena, has since starred in several blockbusters and has become Britain's highest paid actress ever. Winning numerous awards, including an Oscar, Catherine also married super-star Michael Douglas, and shows no hint of slowing down.
Catherine is a star.
From Velma Kelly in Chicago (2002) to Isabel Lahiri in Ocean's Twelve (2004), she quenches a thirst that fans possess.
Catherine Zeta-Jones entertains, and she does it well.
With her no nonsense attitude, and commitment to her arts, the trained singer, dancer and actor is smart, attractive, talented and has just what it takes to stay on top.Catherine Zeta Jones was born on September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales to parents Dai (Welsh, candy factory worker) and Pat (Irish, seamstress). She is the middle child, surrounded by older brother David (born 1967) and younger brother Lyndon (born 1972). Lyndon works at Catherine's production company, Milkwood Films.
The name Catherine is derived from her maternal grandmother, Catherine Fair, and Zeta Jones from her paternal side of the family.
Her love for dance and acting began as a child.Catherine Zeta-Jones's early career includes stage and musicals before landing roles in film and movies such as: Sheherazade in Mille et une nuits, Les (1990), Chirsty in Out of the Blue (1991), Mariette Jane Larkin in The Darling Buds of May (1991), Beatriz in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), Maya in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1992), Kitty in Splitting Heirs (1993), Victoria Chapman in The Cinder Path (1994), Eustacia Vye in The Return of the Native (1994), Chloe in Blue Juice (1995), Catherine in Katharina die Große (1995), Sala in The Phantom (1996) and Isabella Paradine in the TV movie Titanic (1996). It was her role as Elena in 1998's The Mask of Zorro that caught the attention of the public.
In 1999 Catherine starred with legend Sean Connery in the action film Entrapment, and with Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Owen Wilson in the thriller, The Haunting. She went on to act in High Fidelity (2000) and Traffic (2000). Catherine starred in America's Sweethearts (2001), alongside Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal and John Cusack. She starred as Velma Kelly in the huge smash, Chicago (2002). Zeta-Jones was the voice behind Marina in the animation film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) and starred in Intolerable Cruelty (2003) with actor George Clooney.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is a leading lady. In 2004 she stars with leading man Tom Hanks in The Terminal and stars in the super-cast of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Julia Roberts (to just name a few) in the long anticipated Ocean's Twelve.
You can see Catherine in upcoming Smoke & Mirrors (2004), Legend of Zorro (2005), and Coming Out (2006).

Naked Beauty-Jessica

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:44:00 +0000

Born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981, Jessica Alba and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, when she was an infant. Three years later her Air Force father brought the family back to California, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in Southern California when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, she was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later she was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures' comedy Camp Nowhere (1994). Originally hired for two weeks, she got her break when an actress in a principal role suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't her prodigious talent or charm that inspired the director to tap her to take over the part - it was her hair, which matched the original performer's. The two-week job stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with an impressive first credit. Two national TV commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney quickly followed before Jessica was featured in several independent films. She branched out into TV in 1994 with a recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series "The Secret World of Alex Mack" (1994). She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the title character, played by Larisa Oleynik. That same year she won the role of Maya in "Flipper" (1995) and filmed the pilot for the series. She spent 1995 shooting the first season's episodes in Australia. An avid swimmer and PADI-certified scuba diver, Jessica was delighted to be doing a show that allowed her to play with dolphins. The show's success guaranteed it a second season, which she also starred in. Her involvement in the show lasted from 1995 to 1997. Since the show ended she has appeared in a number of TV shows and films. In 1996 she appeared in Venus Rising (1995) as Young Eve. The next year she appeared on the "The Dini Petty Show" (1989), a Canadian talk show, and spoke about her role in "Flipper" and her general acting career. She began working on P.U.N.K.S. (1999), featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. In early 1998 she appeared in "Brooklyn South" (1997) as Melissa. That same year she was in two episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as Leanne and in two episodes of "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998). She appeared in "Teen Magazine" in 1995 and various European magazines in the following several years. More importantly, she was featured in the February 1999 issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine. She also had major roles in two movies that year: Never Been Kissed (1999) and Idle Hands (1999). In 2000 she had roles in Paranoid (2000/I) and starred in the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel" (2000).

Gorgeous Angelina

noreply@blogger.com (RR) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:26:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975) is an American film actress, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. She is often cited by popular media as one of the world's most beautiful women[1] and her off-screen life is widely reported. She has received three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and an Academy Award.
After appearing as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin' to Get Out, Jolie's acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low budget production Cyborg 2 (1993) and she played her first leading role in a major film in Hackers (1995). She appeared in the critically acclaimed biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). She achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of videogame heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best known and highest paid actresses in Hollywood. She had her biggest commercial success with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).[2]
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie currently lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention.[3] Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and a biological child, Shiloh. Jolie has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with refugees through UNHCR.

Early life and family
Born Angelina Jolie Voight in Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and the late Marcheline Bertrand. Jolie is the niece of Chip Taylor, sister of James Haven and the god-daughter of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, she is of Czechoslovakian and German descent,[4][5] and on her mother's side she is French Canadian and is said to be part "Iroquois",[6][7] although Bertrand's alleged Native American ancestry was once disputed by Voight in an interview in 2001.[8]