Ralph
Fiennes to make life hell for Harry Potter (Go
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New
York: Harry Potters's bitter enemy, Lord Voldermort
will get only more venomous now as the movie producers have
roped in an 'evil' expert to play the role. Warner Bros.
has chosen Ralph Fiennes, famous for his sociopathic Nazi
in 'Schindler's List' and a serial killer in 'Red Dragon'
roles, to create trouble for the wizard in the next sequel
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. The two-time Oscar
nominee was reportedly hesitant to take up the role earlier
as it would have meant committing himself to play Voldemort
in further sequels of the novel. The fourth sequel of the
Harry Potter series is expected to hit the theatres in November
this year.
Angelina
Jolie and Val Kilmer are an item (Go
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London:
'Tomb Raider' star Angelina Jolie has reportedly found
love with 'The Doors' actor Val Kilmer. According to the
Sun, the pair, who have co-starred in upcoming film 'Alexander'
hit it off after meeting for the first time on the sets.
Madonna
spends 21.6 million dollars to open Kabbalah School (Go
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London:
Pop diva Madonna has reportedly spent 21.6 million dollars
on funding a New York Kabbalah Grammer school for children
also called as the 'K School' in short. The 'Material Girl'
has been a devout follower of the mystical offshoot of Judaism
since 1997, when she was pregnant with her first child Lourdes.
According to The Sun, the 'K School' will open in December,
and will be situated only a few blocks away from Madonna
and husband Guy Ritchie's Manhattan apartment. The school
will teach primary-age pupils the beliefs of the mystical
Jewish faith. "The school has been a dream of Madonna's
for some time. Education means a lot to her and she was
keen to make the most of her money by leaving a lasting
mark as well as helping kids," the report quoted a source
as saying. "She has been really dedicated to putting money
away to pay for the building and she's delighted to finally
own it. The papers have been signed and the school will
be opening its doors to the first class in December," added
the source. According to the report, parents who want their
five-year-old kids to join the 'K School' will have to face
several hurdles. They must be Kabbalists before they are
even sent an application form for the fee-paying academy.
The strict entry policy will also involve an academic test
for the child and a probing family interview and the parents
will have to pay upwards of 3,600 dollars for a term. The
students of the 'K School' will get normal lessons in reading,
writing, art and maths but the 'Music' star has insisted
that spirituality will be the core of every lesson.
Sita
White asked Imran for 5.5 m pounds for 'love child' (Go
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London:
It has now come to light that former Pakistani crickter
and politician, Imran Khan's ex-lover, Sita White had written
a letter to him a few weeks before her death, demanding
a trust fund of 5.5 million pounds for their love child
Tyrian. According to This is London, millionairess Sita,
who had long been embroiled in a legal battle with Imran
to prove that Tyrian was his child, threatened to go to
the press if he did not pay the money. In the letter, which
had been addressed to Imran and his ex-wife, Jemima Goldsmith,
Sita wrote that she wanted Imran to fulfill his duties as
a father and wanted justice done to 12-year old Tyrian.
The letter was written just weeks before she died in April
this year of a cancer-related lung problem, but was never
posted to Imran. After her death she had named Jemima as
Tyrian's guardian. 'This is not about me, this is not about
revenge, it is about justice for Tyrian. Acknowledgement
of your obligation and responsibilities is long overdue,"
she had written in her letter. 'I am requesting a response
within seven days. Should you choose not to respond and
agree to these terms, the fall out from media intervention
... will be certain and out of my control," she had added.
Jemima and Imran are now campaigning for Miss White's sister,
Caroline, to become the legal guardian of her niece.
Now,
a perfect formula for the perfect horror film (Go
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London:
Aspiring to be a horror film director? Make sure you
have the perfect formula to give the audience sleepless
nights i.e. (es+u+cs+t) squared +s+(tl+f)/2 +(a+dr+fs)/n
+ sin x- 1. Scientists working with the Sky movies claim
that they have discovered the formula which ensures that
the movie will have the perfect mix of suspense, realism
and gore, which makes peoples hair stand on end, reports
the Sun. According to the formula, escalating music (es),
the unknown (u), chase scenes (cs) and the sense of being
trapped (t), are the most important elements of a horror
flick. The sum of these elements has to be squared and then
added to the shock (s) factor of the film. It is also important
that a horror film should be realistic, so true life (tl)
and fantasy (f) have to be added. Then comes the number
of characters (n) in the film and whether they have been
put in a situation where they are alone (a) and in a dark
(dr) place. The film setting (fs) also has to be kept in
mind. The scientists aver that the scariest film ever, according
to this formula is the 1980 blockbuster "The Shining," which
was based author Stephen King's novel by the same name.
Janet
Jackson likely to star in 'Valley Of The Dolls' remake (Go
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Washington:
Pop star Janet Jackson is reportedly in talks to star
in the remake of camp classic 'Valley Of The Dolls', after
Christina Aguilera turned down the offer. According to rate
the music, the 'Dirrty' singer said no to the revamped version
of the 1967 film because she is currently busy working on
her next album. Insiders, however, have revealed that Janet
is in talks with director Betty Thomas to appear in the
movie herself. The original film, starring Patty Duke and
Sharon Tate, is based on the lives of three women whose
lives are affected by show business.
George
Clooney is turning celibate (Go
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London:
George Clooney has revealed that he is planning to give
up sex and add few extra pounds to his body to concentrate
whole-heartedly on his role as the fat CIA agent Robert
Baer in the new film 'Syriana'. According to The Sun, the
movie is based on Baer's book, which exposes the murky dealings
of the CIA in the Middle East. The 43-year-old 'ocean's
Eleven' star, who will also shave his hair for the film,
said that celibacy and weight gain will go hand in hand.
"Women won't go for me anyway because I'll be real fat,"
the paper quoted Clooney as saying to his friends.
Marilyn
Monroe didn't enjoy lesbian romp with Joan Crawford (Go
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London:
Legendry actress Marilyn Monroe didn't enjoy a lesbian
romp with co-actress Joan Crawford. The details of her romps
were revealed to author Matthew Smith, who is writing a
book on the star, through some tapes recorded earlier. "She
described an intimate moment in some detail and told how
she and Joan had sex," Smith was quoted by The Sun as saying.
Monroe reportedly admitted that she didn't enjoy the act.
"I told her straight out I didn't much enjoy doing it with
a woman.After I turned her down she got spiteful," Monroe
said in the tapes.
'Boyfriend
Pillows' are a hit with single women (Go
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London:
Japanese designers have created a 'Boyfriend Pillow'
to help single and unattached women fight solitude and boredom.
According to Ananova, the designers said that the 'Boyfriend
Pillow' is an ideal sleeping partner because it does not
snore or sleep around. Each model of the unique pillow comes
with two shirts in blue and pink that can be easily washed
and ironed and one model also works as an alarm and shakes
to wake up his 'girlfriend' on right time. A spokesman for
the manufacturer revealed that the pillow is a rage and
they have had to draw up a waiting list of customers to
fulfill the rising demand. The pillow is worth 39 pounds
and is currently available only in Japan but may soon be
exported to overseas market. "Women of all ages have been
queuing round the block to take one home," the report quoted
the spokesman as saying.
Angelina
Jolie training hard to be a pilot (Go
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London:
'Lara Croft' actress Angelina Jolie is steadily moving
closer to achieving her dream of becoming a pilot once she
retires from Hollywood in a few years, after she has enrolled
for flying lessons. She claims that this would help her
deliver aid to refugees and make her a 'supermom' in her
adopted son's eyes. According to Hello magazine, Oscar winner
Jolie, who has been associated with a number of humanitarian
causes in countries like Cambodia and Jordan has also been
appointed a goodwill ambassador by United Nations, has already
started taking flying lessons in Santa Monica. The 28-year
old actress says that flying and helping people in remote
areas is something she would like to do, as Hollywood does
not satiate her and she needs to do something more. She
also thinks that her Cambodian son, Maddox will be really
impressed by her. "My dream is to retire in a few years
and help deliver food and get people from one place to another.
A few years ago, I was just doing films and I wasn't very
happy... I don't think that is enough of a life," the report
quoted Jolie as saying. "Every time Mad sees a plane he's
amazed, If I could actually fly a plane by the time he's
four, I'll be like Superman to him," she added.
The
BOSS is all set to ruffle Bush (Go
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Washington:
The BOSS is all set to bend the strings in a protest
concert against President Bush at the Giants Stadium during
the Republican National Convention along with fellow artists
Dixie Chicks, R.E.M., the Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam,
James Taylor, John Mellencamp and Bonnie Raitt. According
to e online, the concert titled Vote for Change will play
34 shows in 28 cities including the so called "swing states"
like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa,
Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and Florida in an effort
to unseat President Bush in this year's Presidential election.
"I felt like I couldn't have written the music I've written
and been onstage singing about the things that I've sung
about for the last 25 years and not take part in this particular
election" Springsteen, was quoted as saying. The Vote for
Change concert kicks off on Oct 1 in Pennysylvania and is
scheduled to wind off with the last act on Oct 8, in Florida.
Will
Smith uses humour to seduce women (Go
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London:
Hollywood actor Will Smith has only one advice to give
for snaring your dream woman, 'make her laugh.' According
to the Sun, the 35-year old actor, who has reportedly become
a sex symbol after appearing nude in his latest movie "I
Robot," claims that he always used his comic streak to attract
women. "I have got every woman in my life because of comedy.
When you make a woman laugh, sex follows. It's a natural
progression," the report quoted him as saying. Smith, who
first shot to fame as the fun loving young man in the 'Fresh
Prince of Bel Air,' also admits that he enjoys the attention
that he has been getting from women after the release of
'I Robot.' "Women are walking up to me in the street and
saying 'I will do whatever you want'. I'm like 'whoa, that's
a little new for me'," he said.
Kim
Cattrall is petrified of her West End debut (Go
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London:
Actress Kim Cattrall, who starred as the sex-starved
Samantha Jones in the TV soap "Sex And The City" is still
wary and nervous about making her West End debut. Set to
play the role of a paralyzed sculptor in the play "Whose
Life Is It Anyway," Kim confessed to feeling quite daunted
by the prospect of her theatre in January. "I am terrified,
excited, challenged. I mean, Sir Peter Hall is directing!
This is daunting because my most recent character, Samantha,
was so free with her body. This woman is a prisoner of her
body, but she is alive in another way, her mind is her power.
I like playing strong women," Ananova quoted Cattral as
saying. Brian Clark's latest version of the 1978 drama will
be previewed on January 7, 2005 and will open at the Duke
of York theatre for a 16 week run from January 25.
Viagra-testosterone
combo adds sizzle to your sex life (Go
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Washington:
A study carried out at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
University Medical Center has revealed that the supplemental
use of AndroGel and testosterone gel improves erectile function
and overall sexual satisfaction in men. "Our data support
the potential benefits of a combination therapy with testosterone
gel for men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone
who find sildenafil by itself ineffective. When assessing
erectile dysfunction, doctors and patients should consider
using a simple blood test to determine if low testosterone
is a contributing factor. If the root cause is low testosterone,
sildenafil alone won't fix the problem," said Dr. Ridwan
Shabsigh, lead author of the study. "Research suggests nitric
oxide may be dependent on testosterone to function properly.
While further studies are needed, this concept may explain
why testosterone replacement therapy could help hypogonadal
men who do not respond to sildenafil," he added. In the
study trial, 75 men were randomized to testosterone gel
plus sildenafil versus placebo plus sildenafil. The results
showed that a daily dosage of 5mg testosterone gel in addition
to a 100mg sildenafil had a significantly improved response
to treatment, when compared to those on 100mg sildenafil
plus a placebo. Participants in the testosterone gel group
reported a 28 percent increase in improvement compared to
4 percent improvement in the placebo group, after four weeks
of treatment. Overall Satisfaction improved 32 percent in
the testosterone gel group, compared to 10 percent in the
placebo group and the results showed a trend in favor of
testosterone gel compared to placebo.
Beckhams
purchase five million pounds Spanish estate (Go
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London:
David Beckham and Victoria have bought a new five million
pound house on a private estate in Spain, and are reportedly
planning to move into it by September. Becks and Posh are
currently staying with their two sons Brooklyn and Romeo
in a rented accommodation. "It will allow them to get their
dream home sorted exactly as they want it," Hello magazine
quoted a family friend of the Beckhams as saying. Meanwhile,
back in England, a four-bedroom bungalow, just yards away
from the Beckingham Palace estate, is on the market for
750,000 pounds which the celebrity couple are reportedly
negotiating to buy themselves to protect their privacy.
