Kardashian "shocked" by nude photoshoot

Kim Kardashian has admitted that she was initially "shocked" when she saw the results of a recent nude photoshoot.

This week's episode of Kourtney & Kim Take New York! saw the star breaking down on seeing her finished shoot for an art publication.

"I was naked but fully covered in silver paint," she explained to Kourtney during the episode. "This artist will put images of architecture and buildings and stuff on top of me so you will see my body shape and the outline but not actually my boobs or anything."

However, when the pictures arrived she broke down in tears at how much nudity was on display, crying: "I'm more naked here than I was in my Playboy."

During an appearance on Ryan Seacrest's radio show, which airs mornings on KIIS-FM, she explained that although she now "loved" the images, she had initially been surprised at how different they were to what she had expected.

"I love it now and I'm glad that I did it, but when you are told something and it's not what you think it's going to be, I was so shocked," she said. "I felt like I'd been here and done this and kind of wanted to move on from that.

"At the end of the day they are gorgeous photos and I'm glad I did it and I love them, but at the time I was shocked about how they weren't how I thought they would be."

However, she admitted that she could not complain about the finished feature because she had been aware she was posing nude. "I knew what I was doing," she added. "I took my clothes off, I did a nude shoot but it wasn't supposed to be that way so I was upset."

The star's new reality series Kourtney & Kim Take New York! kicked off to record ratings on E! last week. It follows Kim and Kourtney as they relocate to Manhattan from Los Angeles to launch a third branch of their Dash boutique.

Adnan creates history

For the live recording of a song to be done in participation with online listeners on two popular microblogs, singer Adnan Sami garnered a whopping 475,000 participants.

The huge number of participants for Adnan’s tribute to his father that he recorded January 21 at the Yash Raj Studios, has encouraged the composer-singer to attempt a whole album with live participants pitching in with their suggestions. The proposed album will have tracks dedicated to Adnan’s fans who would be contributing actively to every composition.

“When I recorded Main tere paas hoon for my father last Friday, I thought I would give my fans and listeners a chance to share a very precious recording moment with me.”

“We expected around 65,000 participants. We got 475,000 very active, very vocal and excitable people coming online with their ideas and suggestions,” said Adnan, who is of Pakistani descent but born and brought up in Britain, and has been living in Mumbai for quite some time. Many people who listened in made suggestions and corrections in the music.

“I was taken aback by their inner understanding of a song composition. I was on my laptop. I’d do a line and then a number of people with some very interesting usernames would pipe in. There were people who actually made suggestions that improved the quality of my number. I incorporated these suggestions,” said the 37-year-old singer.

The entire process of recording live at Yash Raj with massive online participation will be shown on television.

“It was history. No song in any part of the world has been recorded in this way,” said Adnan who intends to carry the online recording session even further. The only drawback is that the fans tend to get too close for comfort. “Some of them have embarrassing usernames like ‘hard-on’ and ‘dickhead’. It sounds really weird to call them out online by such names. We’ve to find a way out of this. Also some of them get very upset when their suggestions are not incorporated.

“That apart, the whole process of bringing to life a song with the active participation of thousands of people makes my songs creative and the intellectual property of the listeners,” said the singer.

Atif’s Facebook page has highest daily growth

KARACHI: An unofficial but most popular Facebook blog named “All Facebook“, lists Atif Aslam’s official fan page on the top in a list of fan pages with highest daily growth.

The page now also has over a million fans which is a milestone that has never been achieved by any other Pakistani celebrity.

Atif’s Facebook management reacted in following words: We are very excited to announce that this page, the official page of Atif Aslam on Facebook has been named the “No. 1″ fan page on Facebook based on “Daily Growth”. A website that manages all the statistics of Facebook released its latest scoreboard and our page has been named the number 1 page on the entire Facebook based on daily growth.

More Red Carpet Fashion From The 2011 SAG Awards

Today is going to be a good day! We have so many red carpet dresses to check out!! We’ve already seen a handful of celebrities walking the red carpet during last night’s SAG Awards. Here’s Sofía Vergara, Angela Kinsey, Edie Falco, Heather Morris, Lea Michelle, Amy Poehler, Kim Kardashian and Mariska Hargita joining the crowd.

So many of our favorite shows represented!!! Lea is a tiny little thing, isn’t she?

Battle Of The Big Dress: Angie Harmon Vs. Winona Ryder At The 2011 Sag Awards

Battle Of The Big Dress: Angie Harmon Vs. Winona Ryder At The 2011 Sag Awards

Admittedly, Angie Harmon’s SAG dress has a lot more VOLUME than Winona Ryder’s option, but both girls ran with the same theme. Think fairytale chic.

Here’s Angie and Winona walking the red carpet during the 2011 SAG Awards which were held at the Shrine Auditorium in LA last night. Which 2011 SAG dress do you prefer?


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Natalie Portman And Mila Kunis: Two Different Takes On SAG Fashion

Natalie Portman And Mila Kunis: 

Two Different Takes On SAG Fashion

Last night was most certainly Natalie Portman‘s night. Not only did she snag ‘Best Actress’ for her role in Darren Aronofsky’s ballet drama ‘Black Swan’, but she owned the SAG red carpet while wearing a white column gown which beautifully showed off her growing baby bump. Talk about popping!

This is the first set of pictures where Natalie truly looks pregnant. Doesn’t she look beautiful!?

Not to be outdone, Mila Kunis opted for a colorful red chiffon dress from the Alexander McQueen resort. As Rachel Zoe would say, ‘I DIE’.


Which look do you prefer? Natalie Portman’s SAG dress or Mila Kunis’ SAG dress?

 

 

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Sean Connery says no to James Bond's 50th anniversary

"James Bond" movie bosses were left disappointed after veteran actor Sean Connery declined an invitation to the 50th anniversary celebrations of the superspy series next year.

The Scottish star was the first ever actor to portray the suave British secret agent '007' in 1962 film "Dr No", and went on to play James Bond seven times.

The series is set to return to the big screen with Daniel Craig playing 007 agent for the third time. The release of the new film will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the franchise.

The bosses at MGM studio are planning to mark the milestone with a special event in which all former Bonds talk about their dealings with the character, aceshowbiz.com reports.

Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, George Lazenby and Roger Moore are all in talks to be part of the celebrations, but Connery has snubbed the organisers.

"Not having Sean would be a sad thing for these celebrations. We hope he will change his mind," a source said.

SAG 2011 Full Winner List

SAG 2011 Full Winner List

Did you miss the show? Want to know who won what during the 2011 SAG Awards? Here’s the full list!

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The King’s Speech
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman – Black Swan
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale – The Fighter
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo – The Fighter
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Al Pacino – You Don’t Know Jack
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Claire Danes – Temple Grandin
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire

• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Betty White – Hot In Cleveland
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Modern Family

Click on the thumbnails to see SAG red carpet fashion from Jenna Fisher, a pregnant Jane Krakowski, James Franco, Jayma Mays, Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams, Rosaria Dawson, and Amber Riley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jenna Fischer Opens Up About Changes In ‘The Office’

Jenna Fischer Opens Up 

About Changes In ‘The Office’

Everyone is wondering what’s going to happen with ‘The Office’ now that Steve Carrell is leaving. E! Online caught up with Jenna Fischer during last night SAG awards and got her to open up a bit about the planned adjustments.

“I can tell you that it’s not as simple as Steve leaving and a new person coming in. There’s going to be a lot of restructuring. You’re going to see people from the past and some new people.
Losing Steve for the show is going to be massive, and I think no one will be able to do what he does truly,” he said. “But really we’re losing a good friend and a family member.”

People from the past… hmmmmmnnn??? Wonder who she means!


We’ve already heard that Will Ferrell is scheduled to guest star. I have a feeling NBC is going to make sure we all want to continue to tune in and will do whatever it takes to keep ‘The Office’ going. So excited to see what’s up their sleeves!


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Diane Kruger Attends Giambattista Valli Boutique Opening Party

Diane Kruger Attends Giambattista Valli Boutique Opening Party

Diane Kruger attended the Giambattista Valli Paris boutique opening party earlier this week. What do you think about her look? The actress – who just flew in from Paris’ Fashion Week – wore a silk dress featuring patchworks of orange, silver and animal print fabrics from the Giambattista Valli Spring 2011 collection.

Not Diane’s typical look, but that girl can pull anything off.


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Charlie Sheen Will Be In Rehab For Three Months

Charlie Sheen Will Be In Rehab 

For Three Months

TMZ is reporting that Charlie Sheen will remain in rehab for at least three months which means ‘Two and a Half Men’ will have to postpone their season. As of right now, 8 episodes have been derailed which means at least 300 crew members’ salaries might are indefinitely frozen.

The last time Charlie Sheen entered rehab the cast and crew were “partially compensated”. No word on what the studio will do for this extended period of time. A decision is expected “soon”.

You never really think about how a celebrity’s actions can affect others. Three months is a long time to not get full pay.


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Demi Lovato Hits Up The Cheesecake Factory

Demi Lovato Hits Up The Cheesecake Factory

Well, look who’s back!!!

Demi Lovato was photographed hanging out, doing a little shopping and then grabbing lunch at the Cheesecake Factory yesterday afternoon.

The actress – who just completed a very private rehab stint – did a little shopping at a mall in LA with her bodyguard and it looks like the public was happy to see her. Fans rushed up and begged for autographs and photos.

Nice to see her out and about. Demi went through treatment to battle ‘emotional and physical’ issues. It looks like she was successfully able to heal.


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Morning Links With Lindsay Lohan

Morning Links With Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan was spotted shopping yesterday. What do you think of her outfit? (WENN.com)
Check out what my cyber friends are writing about:

• Are you mesmerized by Ron Moss? (D Listed)
• Looks like Hugh Grant has a new girlfriend! (Lainey Gossip)
• Katie Holmes takes Suri (in adorable pink boots) to see the horses. (Pop Sugar)
• What’s Neil Patrick Harris’ new role? Making his twins laugh. (Pop Eater)
• Alessandra Ambrosio gets her Starbucks fix. (Moe Jackson)
• More nude pics of Rihanna are leaking. (Drunken Stepfather, Site NSFW)
• Irina Shayk steams up DT Magazine. (Hollywoodtuna)

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Scarlett Johansson And Ryan Reynolds Are BACK TOGETHER

Scarlett Johansson And Ryan Reynolds Are BACK TOGETHER

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are working it out people! I am so excited for them!
X17 is reporting that Scarlett and Ryan were photographed talking intimately over a romantic dinner at ‘The Little Door‘. It was private… but not private enough to keep the meeting out of the rags. It makes me think this public meeting was their way of letting the press know they are back together.

“It was surprising. Everyone in the restaurant was whispering about the two of them being together — we all knew they had announced their divorce. The reservation was made for a private table and they sat there talking – very seriously, very intimately. It wasn’t overtly romantic, but they seemed like two people who were together, no doubt. There was no tension, no conflict. They chuckled every once in a while and generally enjoyed the evening. They didn’t look like two people who had recently broken up.”

Well, isn’t this great news! Guess Scarlett really wasn’t on a date with Justin Long after all!


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Tori Spelling The Bridesmaid!

Tori Spelling The Bridesmaid!

Tori Spelling was photographed over the weekend portraying her latest role – bridesmaid. The reality star was part of her friend Amy Colvin’s bridal party and the paps caught up with the group right after the ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel in CA.


I am LOVING those dresses. The girls just might be able to get another wear out of them.
Tori – who recently had quite the scare with her son Liam – was so excited she even took some photos of her own!

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Kim Kardashian Cries Over Nude Pics In W Magazine

Kim Kardashian Cries Over Nude Pics In W Magazine

Apparently, the photographs that came out of Kim Kardashian’s photoshoot with W Magazine weren’t exactly what she expected, if her tearful reaction on ‘Kourtney & Kim Take New York’ was any indication.

Kim Kardashian was nude but covered in body paint. She thought the people at W Magazine would add more things in to cover her up.

‘Oh my God, I’m more naked than I was in Playboy,” she said. “I’m so mad right now … [the magazine] promised I would be covered with artwork — you can see nipple!
“The whole concept was sold to me that nothing would be seen,” the socialite said. “I feel so taken advantage of … I’ve definitely learned my lesson. I’m never taking my clothes off again, even if it’s for Vogue.”

Those pictures (you can see one here) are very revealing, but I’m surprised that Kim is so surprised. She’s not exactly new to all this stuff. Well, at least she has experience dealing with embarrassing situations.

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Amanda Bynes Returns To Twitter: The World Rejoices

Amanda Bynes Returns To Twitter: 

The World Rejoices

Amanda Bynes loves Twitter… and then she hates it. She rejoins and then quits again. It’s a crazy cycle that only her biggest fans are even aware of.

Well, it seems that Amanda is BACK on the social networking site and has started a brand new account – MsAmandaBynes_.



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Channing Tatum Visits The Ramiro And Pebbles Morning Show

Channing Tatum Visits The Ramiro And Pebbles Morning Show

It was an early morning for Channing Tatum. Here he is hanging out in the studio while getting interviewed on the ‘Ramiro and Pebbles Morning Show‘. Any Jam’n 94.5FM fans? The station is located in Boston.

One of their DJs had this to tweet about the sexy actor:

I’m speechless…I’m sitting next to @ChanningTatum. He is absolutely GORGEOUS in person. I don’t think I’ve ever been speechless

Yeah… he is kinda hot!


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Daisy Lowe For ASOS Magazine

Daisy Lowe For ASOS Magazine

Daisy Lowe graces the cover for next month’s ASOS Magazine. Here are a few quotes from her interview.

On growing up as the daughter of Pearl Lowe: “I was a kid, so my childhood wasn’t mental to me. You don’t question it, that was just what my life was like. But maybe it means that with the craziness [of modeling], I can always find the calm in the storm.”

On her modeling career: “I’ve learnt a lot from modeling. I’m a lot more tolerant. It’s taught me to be bold and be true to myself in a massive way. All the times I’ve been really upset with my fashion choices were when I was letting other people rule over me. It’s made me bloody resilient, too, a Trojan, strong as hell, and all the traveling has made me more of an adventurer.”


On her desire to see curvier models in print: My dream is to see a lot more female shapes in ad campaigns when I look through magazines…my friend was working with Crystal Renn and said she thinks she’s only got a 38-inch hip. Karl Lagerfeld said he was going to embrace her womanly shape and then he just put her face on the ad campaign. Girls are starting to have t*ts in pictures, but I think it still needs to be about the curve… Real women have hips and an arse, yet loads of models in shows seem to have neither.”

On looking out for younger models: “My advice to anyone starting out would be to not take anything personally. I had to learn that. If you’re an option and you so desperately want it and then you don’t get it, you have to go, there were a million girls up for this and you just weren’t what they were looking for, but that’s OK. Don’t get disheartened about that stuff.”

On her style: “Most of my wardrobe is taken up by white floaty or long floral dresses. I like to dress like a fairy and a doll quite a lot, but I do like wearing black too. I don’t think I have a particular style, I think I go for a lot of different things.”

On her future: “I’m just going with it, wherever the wind takes me, that’s where I’m going to go.”


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Photographer: Guy Aroch at Jed Root

Steamy scenes in Indian films

The Consumer Association of Penang state has complained that Tamil and Hindi movies screened in Malaysian theatres showed "violent and steamy scenes" although the films were vetted by the censorship board, a media report said Monday.

The association's education officer N.V. Subbarow expressed doubts if the board had carried out its job thoroughly, suggesting that some of the committee members "could be unsure of their responsibilities", Tamil language daily Malaysia Nanban reported.

"It is a fact that some Tamil and Hindi movies had given rise to many social problems among the younger generation in the country," he said, commenting on board secretary S.Thanasegaran's statement that the committee was very strict in editing violent and steamy scenes in films.

Subbarow said he is surprised that there are 11 members in the committee but still there are films shown in theatres with violent and vulgar scenes.

He suggested the censor board should have standard guidelines on violent and vulgar scenes so that all the members are aware of their roles and uniformity is ensured.

Tamil language films, as also Hindi films and their actors, are popular in Malaysia that is home to 2.1 million ethnic Indians.

'King's Speech' gets new Oscars boost

LOS ANGELES: British historical drama "The King's Speech" got yet another boost to its Oscars hopes Sunday, winning its second top prize in 24 hours at Hollywood's latest awards ceremony.

The movie about King George VI's stammer won best ensemble prize and best actor for Colin Firth at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, while Natalie Portman won best actress for her role in ballet-themed thriller "Black Swan."

The awards for Firth and Portman are their latest for those roles, and seem to cement them as frontrunners for best actor and actress Oscars.

Others honored at the SAG awards -- chosen by actors for their peers -- included Briton Christian Bale for best supporting actor and Melissa Leo for best supporting actress, both in boxing movie "The Fighter."

The latest triumph for "The King's Speech" came a day after its director Tom Hooper won best director at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards on Saturday night.

The understated royal movie, also starring Helena Bonham Carter and Australian Geoffrey Rush -- is nominated in 12 categories for next month's Oscars show, the climax of Hollywood's annual awards season.

Blockbuster Facebook movie "The Social Network" was an early favorite for Oscars glory, and came out on top at the Golden Globes earlier this month, taking four prizes to a disappointing single gong for "The King's Speech."

But insiders point out that the Globes are chosen by a few dozen foreign journalists at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), whereas all other awards are voted on by those in the industry.

The Oscars, chosen by some 6,000 members of the illustrious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will unveil their laureates this year on February 27.

Firth, accepting his SAG award Sunday, underlined the value he attached to being honored by his fellow actors.

"Until today, I would say probably if ever I felt I had a trophy which told me that something's really happening for me, it was my SAG card, you know, to be a part of this extraordinary collective," said Firth, accepting his award.

"Growing up in England, it's not something you expect to see in your wallet, really," he said. "And so it has this glow, and I used to flash it around hoping it would get me female attention, entry into nightclubs..."

"And it didn't, not a bit. I'd like to thank, looking at whose here, I'd like to thank security for letting me into the building," he joked.

Udaan, Dabangg lead Filmfare Awards 2011

MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol won the Best Actor and Actress award respectively for My Name Is Khan at the 56th Filmfare Awards, which was ruled by a small budget movie Udaan that grabbed seven prizes including Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best Film (Critics), Best Story, Cinematography, Screenplay, Best Background Music and Best Sound Design Award.

Special Awards:
Ninety-year-old legendary singer Manna De received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Amitabh Bachchan received an award for completing 40 years in the film industry. Madhuri Dixit recived the award for completing 25 years in the film industry.

List of winners:
Best Actor (Male): Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
Best Actor (Female): Kajol - My Name Is Khan
Best Film: Dabangg
Best Director: Karan Johar - My Name is Khan
Best Debut (Female): Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Ronit Roy - Udaan
Best Debut Director: Manish Sharma - Band Baajaa Baaraat
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kareena Kapoor - We Are Family
Best Scene of the Year Award: Golmaal 3

Critics Award:
Best Actress (Critics): Vidya Balan - Ishqiya
Best Actor (Critics): Rishi Kapoor - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Film (Critics): Vikramaditya Motwane and Sanjay Singh - Udaan
Lifetime Achievement Award: Manna Dey
Special Award: Madhuri Dixit (For completing 25 years in the Indian film industry)
Special Award: Amitabh Bachchan (For completing 40 years in the Indian film industry)

Music Awards:
Best Song Composer: Lalit Pandit - Munni Badnam Hui from Dabanng
Best Music Composer: Sajid Wajid - Dabangg
Best Lyrics: Gulzar - Ibn-e-Batuta from Ishqiya
Best Playback Singer (Male): Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji (Ishqiya)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Mamta Sharma - Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg) / Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani
Most Promising Talent in Music: Sneha Khanwalkar - Love Sex aur Dhokha

Technical Awards:
Best Choreography: Farah Khan - Sheila Ki Jawani from Tees Maar Khan
Best Dialogue: Habib Faisal - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Screenplay: Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane - Udaan
Best Story: Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane Udaan
Best Background Music: Amit Trivedi - Udaan
Best Action Director: Vijayan Master - Dabbang
Best Cinematography: Mahendra Shetty - Udaan
Best Action Sequence: Vijayan Master - Dabbang
Best Editing Award: Namrata Rao - Love Sex aur Dhoka
Best Production Design Award: Mukund Gupta - Do Dooni Chaar
Best Sound Design Award: Pritam Das - Love Sex Aur Dhoka / Kunal Sharma Udaan
Best Costume Design Award: Varsha and Shilpa - Do Dooni Chaar

Demi Moore enjoyed shooting intimate scenes

Actress Demi Moore says she enjoyed the energy while shooting the intimate scenes for her new movie "Margin Call".

"There was an incredible energy that was very unique to this film. We were shooting and existing all in one space. Almost more like what you would get in a theatre experience," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

"If we were thinking about something in a scene or had a question, we could literally walk right over and pop into the person's dressing room. If somebody was shooting we could. we were all right there with each other everyday when we were shooting. It allowed for an intimacy and a true ensemble that does not always happen and is not always the case," she said.

Demi Lovato completes rehab stint

Singer-actress Demi Lovato has returned to her home in Los Angeles after three months of treatment at a rehab.

"Lovato has completed her prescribed treatment and is in an outpatient programme near the treatment facility," contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

"For now, she is getting back to her regular routine and spending time with her family and close friends."

The 18-year-old was pulled out of the Jonas Brothers' world tour last year and checked into a medical facility to address emotional and physical issues.

It subsequently emerged that one of her dancers, Alex Welch, had accused the star of lashing out at her in an altercation on a plane.

A legal dispute with Welch was settled last year.

China TV news channel airs stolen scene from Top Gun!

A news channel in China broadcast a training exercise by the People's Liberation Army Air Force with one plane firing a missile at another - but the scene turned out to be lifted from a Tom Cruise movie.

A viewer spotted that the resulting explosion telecast by China Central Television News last week matches a blast from the final fight scene in Top Gun, reports the Guardian.

Liu Yi showed the frame-by-frame similarities between the aired telecast and the Tom Cruise flick and the Wall Street journal has produced a video comparing the news clip with the movie scene.

However, once news spread, the broadcast vanished.

A spokeswoman in the foreign affairs department at CCTV said that she wasn't aware of any such incident.

Johnny Depp on green tea diet

Johnny Depp is busy losing weight drinking gallons of green tea.

The star is on the brew diet, as his character in the forthcoming film 'Dark Shadows' requires a thin and bony look.

Depp is aiming to get down to 10st so he looks as gaunt as possible, reports the Sun.

'Dark Shadows' is a vampire flick and tells the tale of bloodsucker Barnabas Collins, played by Depp.

The movie is directed by Depp''s friend and frequent collaborator Tim Burton.

Depp is propping up his green tea diet by eating plenty of "low fructose fruit" such as pineapple and strawberries.

Winter 2011 fashion week Started in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Despite the arrival of some of the biggest names in the fashion and entertainment world, all eyes at the Winter 2011 fashion week that kicks off here are a new runway star: model Lea T.

Representing French brand Givenchy, the Brazilian model has become a rising figure on the global fashion stage thanks to high-profile appearances on the European market in recent months.

Lea T. now returns home to grace the fashion week runway for the first time as a leading figure, promising to be one of the most photographed models at the event in the hands of famed designer Alexandre Herchcovitch.

Latin America's top fashion event, the 30th, twice annual Sao Paulo Fashion Week promises to showcase 31 home brands, and set the stage for next winter's collection.

Among the highlights is the runway appearance walk of top model Gisele Bundchen, the Brazilian beauty who has become the world's top-paid model, who is set to show off the latest creations of the brand Colcci.

Also at the event is US film star Ashton Kutcher, who arrived in the country late Thursday alongwith his actress wife Demi Moore.

"I'm ready for Brazil. Is Brazil is ready for me?" Kutcher wrote on his hugely popular Twitter account ahead of his arrival here.

Billionaire heiress Paris Hilton was also expected to take to the runway to model Brazilian fashion brand Triton, and singer Christina Aguilera was set to attend to promote a new clothing bearing her name.

Sao Paulo, which has held the fashion week since in 1996, has emerged as a key fixture on the fashion calender, showcasing mold-breaking designs from Brazil's top fashion houses Ellus, Colcci, Maria Bonita, and leading designers such as Herchcovitch, Reinaldo Lourenco and Ronaldo Fraga.

The Brazilian city's place alongside New York, Paris and Milan as a fashion capital has also demonstrated Brazil's growing economic power.

Latin America's biggest economy, ranked 10th in the world, is currently expanding at nine percent on an annual basis -- almost as much as the global champion China.

The event meanwhile seeks to also promote Brazil's lagging textile industry.

The spring 2012 collection will arrive at Sao Paulo's second fashion week this year held in June, a perennial favorite for showcasing Brazil's famed bikini beachware.

Oscar Nominations 2011 List

he list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards is released and as always, there has been quite a number of surprises this year too. With Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" receiving 12 nominations, there is definitely a fair chance for the film to win the best picture award.

"The Social Network" is another film that has got 8 nominees and is hoping to win the 2011 awards. Andrew Garfield's exclusion for the best supporting actor, has come as a shock to many but the actor reportedly lost the Oscar nomination because of splitting of votes among other strong supporting actors in the film including Justin Timberlake and Armie Hammer. Another shocking exclusion was Christopher Nolan for the best director nomination for "Inception" which was one of the biggest blockbusters last year. This is not the first time that Nolan has been left out from the Oscar nominations, his highly successful "The Dark Knight" and "Memento" also some how didn't impress the jury to award him as the best director. To get more surprises of 2011 Oscar nominations, take a look at the list of nominees

2011 Oscar Nominations

Best Picture

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Kids Are All Right
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
127 Hours

Best Director

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, True Grit

Best Actor

Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Javier Bardem, Biutiful

Best Actress

Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Jeremy Renner, The Town
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

With these Oscar nominations this year, whether the jury would choose bold and ambitious pictures like The Social Network, Inception and Black Swan or if they would vote for more traditional subjects like True Grit and The King's Speech. We will have to simply wait and watch.

Kareena to perform at National Games?

The opening ceremony of the 34th National Games here Feb 12 will see either Kareena Kapoor or Priyanka Chopra take part, while Katrina Kaif will perform at the closing ceremony Feb 27, an official said Saturday.

"We have awarded Cineyug contract for opening and closing ceremonies. In the opening ceremony, either Kareena or Priyanka Chopra will take part and Katrina Kaif will take part in the closing ceremony," a senior official told us.

"Cineyug has been awarded contract of Rs.10.50 crore and taxes will be paid in addition to it. Singer Sukhvinder will take part in the opening ceremony and 'Big Boss 4' winner Shweta Tiwari will be the anchor of the opening ceremony," the official added.

The closing ceremony will also see a performance by singer Shan.

President Pratibha Patil is likely to be chief guest at the opening ceremony here.

Mallika Sherawat now finally gets relexed

Mallika Sherawat might be feeling a lot relieved after court relieved her from a four year old obscenity case. In 2006, Mallika performed on December 31 at a five star hotel, which was later aired by various news channels.

Her performance ended without any problem but a social activist named Vinod Jain found it an obscene act when it was shown at the news channels. He filed a case against the actress and the suburban five-star hotel. The news it headlines of all the leading media houses at that time.

The ordeal continued for more than four years since then. Now, the Session court has finally dismissed the case saying that there was nothing objectionable.

Mallika is now free from the case and out of the lengthy legal hassles. On the other hand, the complainant Vinod Jain said that the actress might have been freed by the Session court but he will move to the High Court. Jain said that he provided evidence in the form of a CD so he is hoping for the best when he appeals in the High Court.

Sherwat's lawyer Farid Karichiwla, who is also a partner at Wadia Gandhi and Company, said that he is representing her in this matter and court concluded that there was no obscenity in her performance.

The actress preferred not to comment in this matter but she must be taking a sigh of relief after the court's decision.

Islamabad Fashion Week, another glistening day

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Fashion Week trails onto the second day of the designer extravaganza, picking up several notches. The day’s line-up, as it progresses:


Bisma Ahmed
The aspiring, young designer presents an ethnic-meets-funky collection. She experiments with earth tones like champagne in silken and chiffon textures adorned by traditional laces and braids, adding poise to the look by dazzling hairdos.

An exquisitely designed dress, cut out of light blue tissue paper and studded with Swarovski crystals steals the show. The sparkling, delicate dress is a part of Bisma’s collection and speaks volumes about the creativity of this fearless designer.
“I wanted a higher level of involvement with the brand and as this is a fashion show and we make tissue, we decided to merge the two concepts,” says Asad Mujeeb, who works at a leading soft tissue brand.

Lawrencepur
Think casual cotton shirts and vintage-y travel bags. The male models pull if off well while females lack the oomph on the ramp. The texture is of fine quality.

Gujranwala Institute of Fashion Institute (GIFT)
Of modest beginnings into the industry, the GIFT team outdo themselves by introducing architecture-infused fabrics. Some outfits flaunt tribal essence with lanterns embedded into the attire. Some dresses have tiny disco balls to accentuate the modern look. The use of accessories stands out as a neat signature.
The infused fabric and architectures are Dominatrix style. The use of wrought iron rods to support the skirts are a unique presentation as well as the Ninja turtle inspired hoodies. The makeup is top-of-the-line.

Rehana Saigol
Rehana Saigol’s show draws in the crowds! Islamabad showed its finest at the show. With chatter buzzing through the crowds, the event feels like a fashion soiree. With the Chanel and the Alexander Mcqueen coming out, Islamabad’s fashionistas are dressed to kill.
The Jashan collection played with traditional silhouette and embellishments with modern cuts saris and churidars.
Men come out in achkans, kurtas, churidars and dhoti shalwar, lending a very interesting end to the evening.

Critique
Alia Zaida, a stunning supermodel from the 80s exclaims, “IFW had a rocky start but I’m really happy to see talent, especially a fresh crop of models. Each look was refreshing and different. Its exposing new trends to the public eye.”

Saadia Khan, an MBBS student proclaims, “ The show was excellent and the dresses were really good. I particularly liked Lawrencepur.”

Angie Marshall says, “I’m impressed by the organisation and the way things were done.”
The Blue Chip Editor Zainab Omar seems optimistic, “I think anything positive coming out of Pakistan is amazing. I am happy to support Tariq Aminn. It’ll take a couple of years to establish ground.”

Verve event managers Imtisal Zafar and Arsalan Khan are behind the ensemble of this glamorous event. The creative duo share their enthusiasm for the job, “We gave them three options: projecting live walk, still photos or videos to run in the backdrop. Everything has to be a part of the ensemble,” Arsalan comments.

Imtisal echoes similar sentiment, “The execution is the most important part of putting the event together.”
“We initially approached Tariq Amin and he loved the idea that someone local was presenting their talent in the city. He is in charge of all the concepts that we exectuted.” The duo has worked on the setup from the lighting to the sound to the ramp.

Amina Gohar (Pomme), a New York-based choreographer has worked rigorously to perfect the catwalk.

Source: The Express Tribune, January 29th, 2011.

Over-the-top ending bedevils 'The Rite'

LOS ANGELES: Anthony Hopkins classes up "The Rite," as you can imagine he would most every situation. But even his otherworldly powers can only make this overly familiar demonic possession thriller engaging for so long.

Despite the ads that would suggest otherwise, Hopkins is actually a supporting player here. The center of the film is Colin O'Donoghue, making his confident, impressive feature debut as Michael Kovak, an aspiring Catholic priest suffering a spiritual crisis.

Following his mother's death, Michael joined his father (Rutger Hauer) in the family mortuary business. Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom ("Evil," "1408") details the painstaking process of cleaning and preparing a body for a funeral with precise, clear-eyed detail, which makes it seem even creepier. Still, Michael is obviously a caring and conscientious young man, and it makes sense that he would be interested in tending to others through the church. Trouble is, he's not sure what he believes.

Michael Petroni's script, "suggested by" a novel that was "inspired by" actual events, is surprisingly reasonable and even-tempered with its discussions about the nature of faith. For a while, it is neither hyperbolic nor preachy, but open to all possibilities and levels of devotion - or lack thereof. All of this intelligent set-up, as well as the moody, atmospheric way Hafstrom takes advantage of locations in Rome and Budapest, make the over-the-top climax feel like even more of a letdown.

But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

Michael doubts himself, but his mentor at the seminary (Toby Jones) sees the potential in him, and sends him off to Rome to study exorcisms with Hopkins' character, the infamously unorthodox Father Lucas. After witnessing the master's methods, we - like Michael - are left wondering what's real and what's just mere theatrics. (Last summer's "The Last Exorcism" daringly explored the same notion.)

In the middle of purging a demon from a pregnant teen's body, Father Lucas' iPhone rings - and he takes the call. He knowingly jokes about spinning heads and pea soup. He also pulls off a little sleight of hand to assuage a troubled boy who claims he's been seeing visions of a mule with burning red eyes. Hopkins makes the character charming, almost irresistible, even as he begins to show signs that he might not be so trustworthy.

"The Rite" makes its own turn - from a film that's smart and suspenseful to one that feels hackneyed and overwrought. The pregnant teen contorts her body in impossible ways and curses in languages she doesn't even know. Michael begins to wonder whether he's seeing and hearing things, which he bounces off a journalist (Alice Braga) who has befriended him while working on a piece about exorcisms.

And inevitably, even old, reliable Father Lucas starts behaving, um, a little strangely. As we know from his indelible turns as Hannibal Lecter, Hopkins can be frightening enough all on his own, just standing there delivering his lines. He doesn't need any technological trickery and he certainly doesn't need his voice enhanced in any way. Hafstrom apparently didn't think so, though, and overwhelms what might have been a disturbing, final showdown between good and evil.

Ranbir and Katrina caught 'red' handed

Ranbir Kapoor was spotted in Katrina Kaif's company in his sports car by an onlooker

Ranbir Kapoor was spotted driving around in his red-coloured two seater Audi R8 with Katrina Kaif.

Ranbir recently wrapped up the shoot for Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar in Gurgaon. On his return to Mumbai, he's managed to spend some time with Katrina.

A source reveals, "Ranbir is really fond of that car and loves to drive in it. This time, however, he got caught driving around Juhu with Kat by his side.

Since the windows didn't have sun film, Katrina's side profile was captured by an onlooker who passed the car."

Ranbir has also been linked with his Rockstar actress Nargis Fakhri. However, the source confirms that he's mended ways with Kat and the two are very much together.

63rd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards

63rd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards

Toasting the best films to grace the big screen through the duration of 2010, the stars gathered together for the 63rd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards in Hollywood, California on Saturday night (January 29).

Dressed in their finest garb, big names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Natalie Portman, Sofia Vergara and Amy Adams showed at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland while settling in at their designated tables for the evening's proceedings.

Also in attendance for the annual Tinseltown fete were "The Social Network" star Andrew Garfield, as well as Kevin Spacey, James Cameron, Harvey Weinstein, Clint Eastwood and Colin Firth.


As for the ladies, Claire Danes, Julia Stiles, Jenna Fischer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Lawrence, Helen Mirren and Melissa Leo all added their very own touch of beauty to the swanky red carpet affair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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