Demi
Moore's toyboy takes time off for Kabbalah (Go
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London:
Kabbalah means serious business for Demi Moore's boyfriend
Ashton Kutcher too, as the actor has reportedly decided
to take some time off from his sitcom 'That '70s Show' to
observe holy days of the mystical Jewish religion, reports
femalefirst. The actor and his girlfriend Demi Moore, who
are staunch followers of the religion also accompanied Madonna
on her pilgrimage to the holy land of Israel recently, and
the two are reportedly planning on a November wedding after
consultations with Kabbalah teachers. "A wedding is imminent
and will probably happen around Thanksgiving in late November,"
a source was quoted as saying.
Hugh
to teach Harry how to 'kick' the paparazzi (Go
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London:
Hollywood actor Hugh Grant has offered Prince Harry
the perfect way of dealing with the hounding paparazzi and
that is to "kick them". According to femalefirst the actor
sympathised with the Prince, who recently lost his temper
with a photographer, and defended his actions. "I shout
at them, kick them, hate them. I've always been dreadful
with them," Hugh was quoted as saying. In fact, I fantasise
sometimes about leaving London to escape the paparazzi,
but it's very difficult to know where to go," he added.
Mick
Jagger is all set to produce 'The Women' (Go
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Washington:
Former 'Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger is all
set to become a producer again for the remake of the 1939
classic 'The Women', the shooting for which will begin next
year in February. Mick, whose production credits include
World War II espionage thriller 'Enigma', is also creating
the soundtrack for the forthcoming flick, according to rate
the music. The remake is likely to feature Uma Thurman,
Meg Ryan, Ashley Judd, Sandra Bullock and Annette Bening
in lead roles.
Julia
Roberts celebrates 'baby shower' party in hospital (Go
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Washington:
Hollywood star Julia Roberts had to be admitted to a
Los Angeles hospital after she experienced early contractions,
but her health problem failed to dampen her spirits for
the 'baby shower' ritual. According to People magazine,
the 'Pretty Woman's' family and friends were supposed to
get together to fete the mom-to-be at a private location,
but moved the 'baby shower' party to Julia's hospital room
later.
Geoffrey
Rush, Scarlett Johansson nominated for BIFA (Go
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Sydney:
Geoffrey Rush is all set for yet another big film honour
as the Oscar winner has been nominated for the British Independent
Film Awards. According to the Herald Sun, Rush has been
nominated for his lead role in 'The Life and Death of Peter
Sellers'. Actress Scarlett Johnason has been nominated in
the Best actress category for her role in ' Girl with a
Pearl Earring.'. The awads would be presented on November
30.
Renee
Zellweger misses her big bust and C-cup bra (Go
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London:
Renee Zellweger has revealed that she really misses
the big bustline that she had when she was shooting for
Bridget sequel, 'Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason'. Renee
was a huge size 14 during the filming and has lost 20lbs
since the movie finished. "It was a sad day when I had to
retire the bra to the underwear drawer. I don't get to keep
the C-cup. If I could, believe me, I would," The Mirror
quoted Renee as saying. "It was very exciting for me to
fill out Bridget's dresses. It felt great," she added. The
bubbly actress, meanwhile, feels strongly after losing extra
pounds that men don't really have fascination for skinny
beanpoles. "Guys don't find it more attractive. I know that
from my own experience and from seeing the women my guy
friends are attracted to. They want the girl, the heart,
the spirit and, gosh, if she's round and fills out a dress,
all the better," said Renee. "I got such positive responses
from the fellas in my life while I looked like Bridget Jones.
I had a lot of friends who said I should think about keeping
some of the weight on," added the Oscar-winning actress.
American
Film Institute honours Tom Cruise (Go
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London:
He might not be a veteran, but Hollywood heart-throb
Tom Cruise surely has some great movies to his credit, and
so, it was only apt that he was honoured by the American
Film Institute at a ceremony in Los Angeles. According to
BBC, Cruise watched a montage of his career highlights featuring
some of his best-loved roles in films like Born On The Fourth
of July and Top Gun. "Definitely some of them are extremely
different. I'm always looking for that. I'm always looking
for a challenge," he was quoted as saying.
A
three-hour flirting course for women (Go
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Sydney:
A nightclub in Melbourne will hold a three- hour flirting
course for women, where lifestyle expert Sue Ostler will
teach the art of flirting to 100 women, after which they
will test their skills at Crown casino club Heat. According
to The Herald Sun, the course includes a three-hour flirt
seminar and workshop, a love therapy session, makeover and
hair consultations. The women will go out to the clubs with
a checklist to hook men and get their mobile or landline
numbers, after learning the finer nuances of flirting for
three hours. "By the time they get to the club, they are
sexual animals. It's a confidence-booster, first and foremost.
But flirting is playful and innocent, harmless and mischievous,"
said Ostler. Bill Muehlenberg, of the Australian Family
Association, however, was not happy with the flirting course,
and he termed it as dangerous. "It's one thing to learn
how to pick up members of the opposite sex, but to do so
in an alcohol-soaked environment adds fuel to the fire of
an already bad mix," the report quoted Muehlenberg as saying.
"Whatever skills these women have been given may backfire
or take them into areas they don't want to be in," he added.
But Ostler defended his unique flirting course and said
that it is not aimed at driving women towards a promiscuous
lifestyle. "Flirting can be perceived as contrived, try-hard
or promiscuous, but it's not. Flirting is really about the
ability to communicate with someone and putting them at
ease. It is really an extension of charm," said Ostler.
'Birth'
is beautiful, not distasteful, says Nicole Kidman (Go
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London:
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has defended a controversial
scene in her forthcoming film 'Birth', in which she is naked
in the bath with a ten-year-old boy. The movie, which has
already received plenty of lashing from the media and will
hit theatres next week in Britain, also drew enough brickbats
at the Venice Film Festival, according to The Sun. The 'Moulin
Rouge' star, however, defended the movie and said, "It's
a beautiful film about love. It's not distasteful."
Western
women bad at 'Third World' squatting (Go
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London:
A new study conducted by researchers at James Cook University
suggests that westerners cannot hold the squat position
for more than 30 seconds without falling over. The Australian
study was aimed at finding the perfect way for women to
pee by comparing Western toilets with third world squatting.
"We were quite sure squatting would be far superior to the
Western toilet position, however, we have a problem now
- one third of the population is unable to squat," The Australian
quoted lead researcher Ajay Rane as saying. The study, conducted
over two years using 100 women, compared peeing styles using
the squatting position and conventional toilet position.
It collected data such as how fast volunteers could urinate,
their maximum speed, average speed, how long it took to
attain maximum speed and the volume of urine.
