Brando's Vito Corleone
voted the best gangster of all time (Go
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London:
Legendary actor Marlon Brando's chilling portrayal of
Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 classic "Godfather" has been
voted the best gangster of all time, while Robert De Niro's
Vito Corleone in "Godfather II" has secured the second place.
The poll conducted by UCI Cinemas indicates that people
probably consider De Niro the perfect choice to play a mafia
don as his portrayal of Al Capone in "The Untouchables"
and Sam Rothstein in "Casino" also made it to the list of
the top ten gangsters of all time, reports Ananova.
The
top ten film gangsters of all time is as follows: 1 Don
Vito Corleone - The Godfather (1972) Marlon Brando 2 Vito
Corleone - The Godfather II (1974) Robert De Niro 3 Henry
Hill - Goodfellas (1990) Ray Liotta 4 Al Capone - The Untouchables
(1987) Robert De Niro 5 William "Rocky" Sullivan - Angels
With Dirty Faces (1938) James Cagney 6 Antonio Tony Montana
- Scarface (1983) Al Pacino 7 Big Chris - Lock, Stock and
Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Vinnie Jones 8 Harold Shand -
The Long Good Friday (1980) Bob Hoskins 9 Don Logan - Sexy
Beast (2000) Ben Kingsley 10 Sam "Ace" Rothstein - Casino
(1995) Robert De Niro
Richard
Gere caught in political controversy in Taiwan (Go
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London:
Hollywood star and social-cum-political activist Richard
Gere is embroiled in a political row in Taiwan after he
was invited to attend a film festival on the island ahead
of the parliamentary elections. The "Pretty Woman" star
has been asked by the ruling Taiwanese Democratic Progressive
Party to be guest of honour at the Golden Horse Movie Festival
in December, but opposition parties have criticised Gere's
invite, saying it will give the government an unfair opportunity
to boost their profile. "It is not proper for Gere to come
in December as the parliamentary election approaches. The
government (could) use Gere to boost their profile in the
campaigning as he has a lot of fans here," femalefirst quoted
Hung Hsiu-Chu, a member of the leading opposition party
Kuo-Min-Tang, as saying. Further fuel to the fire was added
by Gere who told Taiwan's TVBS network recently that he
refuses to accept opposition claims that the assassination
attempt on president Chen Shui-Bian was just a "ploy" to
create a sympathy wave in the country before the elections.
"What I thought was kind of bizarre was that the opposition
assumed that he had set it up, in some way had himself shot.
That doesn't sound right," said Gere.
Spiderman-3
villain is still under wraps (Go
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New
York: The makers of the Spiderman movies haven't zeroed
in on who will play the villain in the next action flick
featuring the superhero. According to Zap2it.com, writer-cum-director
Sam Raimi revealed that the villain will be decided only
after he figures out how the plot of the new movie will
shape up. "I'm not supposed to tell you, and in fact, I
can't tell you because I'm still figuring that out," Raimi
was quoted as saying. "We're writing the story right now
and we're starting by determining what Peter Parker's journey
is as a human being," he added.
Robbie
Williams 'Radio' is a chart-topper (Go
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London:
British pop sensation Robbie William's life might be
full of scandals, but on the professional front, his latest
offering "Radio" has topped the UK singles charts. According
to Ananova, Boyzone star Ronan Keating has dropped to the
tenth slot.
The top 10 are: Robbie Williams- Radio Eric Prydz -Call
On Me, Rachel Stevens- More More More Khia -My Neck My Back
Duran Duran - (Reach Up For The) Sunrise Deep Dish- Flashdance
Lucie Silvas- What You're Made Of Angel City- Do You Know
(I Go Crazy) Christina Milian and Joe Budden- Whatever You
Want Ronan Keating- I Hope You Dance.
Arnie
enrolled in sexual harassment classes on assuming office
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London:
Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed
that after assuming charge of his office, one of the first
things that he did was enroll himself and his entire staff
in sexual harassment classes. The Hollywood actor-turned-politician
said that he took this decision in the wake of the sexual
harassment charges levelled against him during his election
campaign for the post. Schwarzenegger, who had then waves
aside the allegations as harmless fun, added that he had
also taken the classes because he was not used to the strict
Californian laws on sexual harassment, reports the Daily
Mirror. "I've learned my lesson, I think that now that I
am not representing myself but representing the state of
California, it is a totally different ball game. When I
took office, the first thing we did was to take classes
and have experts come in to talk about sexual harassment
because the laws are so strict now," the report quoted him
as saying. "It has changed so much that any kind of a comment
you make to a woman now about her clothes or about this
or that could be misinterpreted and could make someone uncomfortable
and open the door to a lawsuit," he added.
Beckham's
first girlfriend reveals his kissing talents (Go
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London:
England soccer captain David Beckham's first girlfriend
Clarie Pankhurst has revealed that the Real Madrid star
was a very good kisser when they were involved with each
other as teenagers and that she wasn't too enthused about
the tattoos on his body now. Claire, 28, recalled how Beckham
had asked her out for a date in 1991 when he was 16 and
she was 15 at the Chingford School in Essex. "I still can't
believe my boyfriend from school has grown into such a megastar.
It was just kids' stuff really. We would go to the park
and kiss and cuddle. I did like him though," the Daily Mirror
quoted Claire as saying. "We never went any further than
kissing in the park. Although I can confirm he is a very
good kisser," she added. Claire, who is now engaged to Richard,
however, said that she would not really fancy Becks now
because of his "zillion tattoos". "The one on the back of
his neck is awful. It makes him look different from the
boy I went out with. I think he's taken the hip-hop look
too far now," added Claire.
Renee
Zellweger still mourning the death of her beloved dog (Go
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London:
Film actress Renee Zellweger has still not gotten over
the death of her pet dog Dylan, even 11 months after her
death, and is still mourning her beloved pooch's loss. The
'Bridget Jones Diary' star was devastated when the 15-year-
old Dylan passed away last November, and is shocked at people's
suggestions that she should get a new dog as a replacement.
"Give it a year and another year and you don't cry every
day. I feel like I've been a mum for 15 years. I have had
my dog for 15 years and my life revolved around her," femalefirst
quoted Renee as saying. "I could never replace Dylan. That
would be like, 'I'm sorry your daughter died. Do you have
a new one?' That's just the nature of the relationship.
I'm not saying that everybody is so lucky, but I was that
lucky to have that kind of dog and that kind of relationship
with her," she added.
UK
lad grows 700 pound pumpkin by feeding it beer (Go
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London: A British school boy claims to have grown the
largest pumpkin in the country, by nurturing it on beer.
According to The Sun, Joe Hallam, 13, has claimed that he
has grown a record 700 pound pumpkin by feeding it beer.
"A pint a day really helps its size," Hallam was quoted
as saying. He has now reportedly hired a crane to lift it
from his garden for a show.
Diarrhoea
can't stop Diddy from performing (Go
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Washington:
Rap star Sean P Diddy Combs has revealed that he has
learnt to perform in pain, after he was struck with diarrhoea
in the middle of a performance of his Broadway show 'A Raisin
In The Sun'. Diddy got rave reviews and drew huge crowds
when he appeared in the New York production, but had to
fight off the most troublesome call of nature as he performed
live. "It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life,
but it was the most rewarding thing. It's prepared me for
a future as an actor and it literally changed my life, because
to go out there in front of like 2,000 people, eight times
a week every night, it was a scary thing," rate the music
quoted Diddy as saying. "And to not have any takes - you
can't take no time outs. One time... I actually got diarrhoea
as I was on stage. Believe me, there are no takes," he added.
