'National
Treasure' sweeps box office (Go
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New
York: Despite getting poor reviews ,'National Treasure'
managed to conjure up 35.2 million dollars at the box office
to become the number one movie this weekend. According to
the figure estimates released by Exhibitor Relations, the
'SpongeBobSquarePants Movie', came at the second spot with
its figures estimated at 33.5 million dollars. According
to the estimated figures, the top 10 movies for the weekend
are: 1. National Treasure, 35.2 million dollars 2. The SpongeBobSquarePants
Movie, 33.5 million dollars 3. The Incredibles, 26.7 million
dollars 4. The Polar Express, 15.2 million dollars 5. Bridget
Jones: The Edge of Reason, 10.1 million dollars 6. After
the Sunset, 5.2 million dollars 7. Ray, 4.6 million dollars
8. The Grudge, 3.8 million dollars 9. Seed of Chucky, 3.1
million dollars 10. Saw, 3 million dollars
Renee
Zellweger was a bar maid before stardom (Go
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London:
The road to fame wasn't a cake walk for Bridget Jones
star Renee Zellweger, who used to work as a bar maid before
she hit stardom. The actress has revealed that she worked
as a maid in a bar for three years while she waited for
a break in Hollywood, after arriving in LA from Texas. "I
didn't want to go to LA and say, 'Here I am', because the
truth is that no one really cares. That's the toughest part
of acting. You feel you have something to give, but who'll
give you a chance?" Femalefirst quoted her as saying. "I
got a job stocking a bar and cleaning up after young Hollywood.
I carried cases of beer and stocked the freezer. Then I
landed some acting work and managed to keep busy, but I
was never well off," she added.
John
Lennon voted greatest music icon of all time (Go
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London:
'Beatles' legend John Lennon has been voted the greatest
music artist of all time in a poll conducted by Q magazine.
Lennon, who sang classics like 'Imagine' and 'Jealous Guy,'
pipped the king of rock & roll, Elvis Presley to make it
to the top stop, while 'Ziggy Stardust' singer David Bowie
was voted the third greatest music icon, reports Female
First. The top ten music icons were: 1: John Lennon 2: Elvis
Presley 3: David Bowie 4: Keith Richards 5: Kurt Cobain
6: Madonna 7: Bono 8: Bob Marley 9: Joe Strummer 10: Bob
Dylan
A
fifth of all Britons are shoplifters (Go
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London:
A shocking new survey by Group 4 Securicor has revealed
that British retailers had better be more careful with their
customers, as one fifth of all Britons have admitted to
having shoplifted at least once. According to The Mirror,
Britain has now been put down as the country where the highest
amount shoplifting takes place in Europe after 7.7 million
adults admitted to pilfering. Surprisingly enough 21 percent
of the shoplifters also did not think that it was big problem
and put it down as a 'passing phase.' It was also found
that big stores were at a bigger threat of getting stolen
from as not only did people find it easier to steal from
big stores they also felt less guilty about it.
Roger
Moore to play Bond again (Go
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London:
Former James Bond star Sir Roger Moore will reportedly
don the mantle of the 007 double agent once again, not to
nab criminals this time but to help London bid to host the
2012 Olympics. The 77 year-old star will play the sophisticated
spy in a video aimed at promoting the capital as the perfect
location for the games while his lady love will be Samantha
Bond who plays Miss Moneypenny. Moore and Bond join a host
of London-born celebrities, including Dame Helen Mirren,
Jeremy Irons, Martine Mc Cutcheon and David Beckham, in
the video, which aims to convince the International Olympic
Committee, choose the British capital for the 2012 games.
Camilla
gets mistress status at Charles residence (Go
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London:
Prince Charles' longtime companion Camilla Parker Bowles
took her place as the mistress of Clarence House for the
first time during a State visit by the French President
and his wife. According to The Mirror, Camilla welcomed
the French President's wife Mdme Bernadette Chirac while
Prince Charles showed Mdme Chirac, along with the British
Ambassador to France and the French Ambassador in London,
rooms he has lavishly restored. Camilla's presence is being
seen as a step to being formally accepted as the Prince's
partner. "The State occasion was hosted by the Prince of
Wales himself. Other guests, as well as Mrs Parker Bowles,
were waiting inside for the tour by Mdme Chirac," a Clarence
House spokesman was quoted as saying.
Diana
Hayden is in news again (Go
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Mumbai:
Nowadays former Miss World Diana Hayden insists on being
in the news for some or the other reason. Earlier it was
her playing Princess Diana in a forthcoming movie, and then
it was her anti-men comments last week. And now it seems
Hayden is poised for a double debut - both on the small
and big screen at the same time. Her first movie in a lead
role, director Rajesh Singh's Ab... Bas is releasing on
November 26th, Hayden will also be seen in a television
programme come November 27th. In this television programme
Hong Kong Bollywood Odyssey has Hayden as its anchor. This
television programme is a joint venture of AXN and the Hong
Kong Tourism Board and it's show will take viewers to locations
in Hong Kong where Bollywood movies have been shot.
