Madonna goes into
'trance' before dance
London:
Kabbalah seems to have become an integral part of Madonna's
life with her meditation sessions now extending to her sets.
She has asked for a special "peace room" to be built backstage
at the Manchester Evening News Arena for her UK show. According
to The Sun, she wants a soundproof zone where she can meditate
into a trance for an hour before her performance. The walls
in the room are to be green with soft cushions on the floor.
"She doesn't want to hear a pin drop outside and it needs
to be green - the colour most conducive to meditation. She
calls it her peace room," an insider was quoted as saying.
Cruise
rents three villas for 'Mission Impossible' in Berlin
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London:
Hollywood star Tom Cruise is renting three luxury villas
in Berlin for 200,000 pounds for the filming of 'Mission
Impossible III'. According to Ananova, the shooting for
Cruise's action packed thriller is scheduled to begin at
the Babelsberg Studios in October. The three villas are
situated on a 130,000-square-foot piece of land and together
provide 29,500 square feet of living space. The luxury villas
were reportedly wrecked three years ago when Steven Seagal
rented the complex while shooting 'Half Past Dead' in Babelsberg.
King
Kong's first sweetheart dies at 96 (Go
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Washington:
Vina Fay Wray, the actress who appeared as the heroine
in the first 'King Kong' movie, died at her home on Sunday.
She was 96 years old. The actress, who was known as the
'scream queen' for appearing in a number of thriller and
horror movies, like "Dr. X," "The Mystery of the Wax Museum,"
"The Vampire Bat" and "The Most Dangerous Game," appeared
in more than 100 movies, during her carrer. Wray is survived
by her daughter Susan, from her first husband Saunders,
and Robert and Vicki, whom she had with her second husband,
Oscar winner Robert Riskin.
It's
bottoms up at a Cambridge art gallery (Go
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London:
A London gallery has put up a somewhat offbeat exhibition
that has 28 artistic works depicting the human bottom. According
to the Telegraph, the exhibition includes pictures, sculptures
and paintings. Organisers of event are hoping that visitors
will view it in the right spirit and not see it as obscene.
The gallery's owners have described the exhibition as a
light- hearted attempt at exhibiting some gorgeous and highly
original work as the artists were given complete freedom.
The organisers gave an advertisement on the Internet and
zeroed down on 16 artists, from all the entries that came
in. The art is on sale at the Skylark Studios in Tydd Gote,
Cambridge, and price ranges from 25 pounds to 225 pounds.
"Even though it's about bottoms, it is suitable for all
ages. There's nothing too controversial. It's just a lovely
light- hearted exhibition where artists have been given
the opportunity to use their imagination," the report quoted
the gallery owner, Louise Stebbing as saying.
'Bombay
Dreams' to feature at Republican convention (Go
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New
York: The Andrew Lloyd Webber directed musical 'Bombay
Dreams' will be played at the Republican convention at the
end of this month, along with some other Broadway musicals.
Composed by AR Rehman, the musical is a harmless take on
the Indian film industry and also features a transsexual
character. According to the New York Daily News,the other
Broadway musicals to be played at the convention include:
'Aida,' '42nd Street,' 'The Lion King,' 'The Phantom of
the Opera,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' and 'Wonderful Town.'
