'Psycho'
star Janet Leigh passes away (Go
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New
York: 'Psycho' actress Janet Leigh, 77, died in her
sleep at her Beverly Hills home in New York on Sunday. Leigh's
spokeswoman Heidi Schaeffer revealed that the star of Alfred
Hitchcock's super successful film died peacefully, while
surrounded by her family, including actress daughters Jamie
Lee and Kelly Curtis. Leigh had been battling vasculitis,
an inflammation of the blood vessels, for a year, according
to the New York Daily News. She shot to worldwide fame as
Marion Crane in 'Psycho', a role which required her to be
on screen for just 45 minutes, but earned her an Academy
Award nomination and a special place in Hollywood. Leigh
had later admitted that she was extremely scared of having
a shower after watching the famous bath murder scene in
'Psycho'. She had said, "It's actually, honestly true. Not
because of the shooting of it. It was the seeing of it.
It never dawned on me how truly vulnerable we are".
James
Bond's passport to Panama cancelled (Go
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London:
Former James Bond star Sean Connery's diplomatic passport
has been reportedly cancelled by the Panama government.
According to the Daily Mail, in an attempt to update the
Foreign Relation Department's files, as ordered by President
Martin Torrijos, The government has cancelled 121 diplomatic
passports including the one granted to Connery. Vice President
Samuel Lewis Navarro has said that the former President
Mireya Moscoso had issued these 121 passports to various
"artists, businessmen, politicians and other people on account
of them being international promoters of culture, health,
business, tourism or athletics," all of which now stand
repealed. The government has now asked for all the cancelled
passports to be returned to Foreign Secretary offices in
Panama City's historic Casco Antiguo district.
Johnny
Depp's film raises Peter Pan writer's family's ire (Go
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London:
Johnny Depp's latest movie Finding Neverland might be
a treat for his fans but not for Peter Pan writer, JM Barrie's
family, who find it offending. According to Ananova, the
author's family is agitated over the authenticity of the
film, since it claims to be a "fictional retelling" of Barrie's
life, although the biopic is based on real people. The onscreen
relationship between Barrie and his wife Sylvia, played
by Kate Winslet has come under fire. The movie depicts her
first meeting with Barrie shortly after the death of her
husband, although in reality her spouse Arthur Llewelyn
Davies was still alive. "It's a pity they didn't stick to
the facts. Films have a habit of rewriting history. People
rewrite even slightly the story or a character and often
the family find it's not the person they remember or know
about," Sylvia's great-niece Lady Tessa Montgomery was quoted
as saying.
Ben
Kingsley is head of the biggest crime syndicate in New
York (Go
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London:
Movie actor Ben Kingsley has joined the cast of upcoming
film 'Lucky Number Eleven', the shooting for which will
begin on December 7 in Montreal and New York. According
to Variety magazine, the 'Gandhi' actor will join Josh Hartnett
and Lucy Liu in the gangster saga. In the film, Kingsley
will play Shlomo, the head of the biggest crime syndicate
in New York, and Hartnett will play a character caught in
a case of mistaken identity and used by the mob boss as
a scapegoat in a murder conspiracy.
Tim
Robbins may join Tom Cruise for 'War of the Worlds'
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Washington:
'Mystic River' star Tim Robbins is in talks to star
opposite Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of
the HG Wells classic 'War of the Worlds', the filming for
which will begin from mid-November. Spielberg's latest movie,
which is a contemporary interpretation of the 1898 alien
invasion novel, will be financed by Paramount and DreamWorks,
according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Oscar-winning actor
is likely to play the role of astronomer Ogilvy in the film,
and the 'Lord of the Rings' star Miranda Otto is also in
talks with movie bosses to play the wife of Cruise's character.
John
Woo to give 'He-man' "the power" on the big screen (Go
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Washington:
The popular 1980's cartoon He-man and the Masters of
the Universe is all set to make a comeback on the silver
screen, if action director John Woo has his way. According
to Daily Variety, Woo will also produce the movie for which
writer/director Adam Rifkin will pen the script, and will
be shot at Fox's Fox 2000 studio division. John Erwin, the
actor who lent his voice to the 1980s TV series may play
the lead role. "If [the leading man] has a heavy lisp, I'll
be ready to go," he was quoted as saying. However, the cast
is still undecided.
Brosnan
blames Broccoli's for Bond mess (Go
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London:
Pierce Brosnan, the erstwhile Bond actor has reportedly
blamed the producers of the 007 movies for having no clue
about the future of the Bond series. According to CNS news
service, the actor feels that the Broccoli family, who are
the producers of the movies, have made a mess of the series
by not confirming whether there will be a new Bond or not,
and also by not getting a director. "I really have no idea
what they're doing at the moment. The last Bond movie broke
all records but they don't know what to do next. They don't
know how to move forward " Brosnan was quoted as saying.
"Bond has been a wonderful accomplishment for me as an actor
and to be part of such a legacy has been great but I don't
know what will happen next," he added.
Britney
to reveal her ultimate truth soon (Go
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New
York: Britney Spears is all set to spill the beans on
matters regarding her life, loves and marriage to Kevin
Federline, as the pop diva is reportedly writing a "Letter
of Truth" which contains "true" details of all the ups and
downs in her life. "It was a life-changing letter for me,
and I just want my fans to read it.It really states where
I am in my life right now. It is making closure with a lot
of things and I think this is my ultimate truth, Britney
was quoted as saying in an interview with Britain's OK!
Magazine. According to The New York Post, Spears reportedly
plans to post the letter titled "Letter of Truth: I Hope
You Can Handle It" on her web site for her fans. Spears
has reportedly worked so hard on her letter that she feels
she is at Harvard."I feel like I'm at Harvard," she added.
Kate
Winslet follows Gwyneth Paltrow's 'cupping therapy' (Go
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London:
Gwyneth Paltrow's cupping therapy seems to have inspired
Kate Winslet to try her hand at it for herself. According
to The Mirror, Winslet had the treatment for a wrenched
neck she got from loading the washer. "I stood up and thought,
'Aargh! That's not right'. Then it got worse. So I had the
cupping thing for it. You know, like Gwyneth," she was quoted
as saying. She also added that she and her husband Sam Mendes
know a good Chinese herbalist who does cupping which is
putting heated glass jars on the affected part of the body.
"The herbalist said: 'You're not going to be wearing anything
with a low back soon, are you? Because there will be some
marks. Not the same sort of marks as Gwyneth but there will
be some'. It definitely has helped," she added.
