James Bond gets attacked by prickly heat (Go To Top)

    London: Bad luck seems to follow the new 007 star Daniel Craig as closely as his shadow these days, for after getting his teeth knocked out during a stunt, he now been attacked by a bad case of prickly heat. According to a source, the actor's new prickly problem is driving him nuts, for he just can't seem to get rid of his itch. "He has been moaning to his assistants that he's got prickly heat. He is extremely wary of being outside now. But the nature of filming is such that he is out in the heat all day. It's driving him mad. He constantly wants to scratch. It's worst when he does a costume change. He is in agony," the Sun quoted the source, as saying.

'Geisha' rakes in top Guild awards (Go To Top)

     Washington: "Memoirs of a Geisha" may not have been a blockbuster success, but the lavish spectacle has received rave reviews from critics across the industry. Two of the entertainment industry's most important technical guilds saluted "Geisha" for its aesthetic achievements in cinematography and costuming. Colleen Atwood, the costume designer for the film, has won the Costume Design Guild award at the organization's eight annual gala in Beverly Hills on Saturday (Feb. 25) night, for her kimonos in the film, reports Zap2it. The following night, "Memoirs of a Geisha" was also a winner at the American Society of Cinematographers' annual awards for cameraman Dion Beebe, who fought off competition with Rodrigo Prieto for "Brokeback Mountain", Andrew Lesnie for "King Kong", Robert Elswit for "Good Night, and Good Luck" and Wally Pfister for "Batman Begins". "Geisha", based on the best-selling novel by Arthur Golden, is up for six awards at this Sunday's Oscar ceremony.

Madea's Family Reunion lords over box office (Go To Top)

     Washington: Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion, a comic drama from the maker of 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman', dominated the weekend box office, taking in 30 million dollars. Second in the list of the top 10 films based on estimates complied by Exhibitor Relations was "Eight Below", whose super sled dogs delivered 15.9 million dollars in their second week. Sony's comedy film "The Pink Panther" dropped only 34 per cent while remaining in third place in its third week with 11.1 million dollar, reports E!Online. Fox's Date Movie fell 52 percent, down from second to fourth slot with 9.1 million dollars, followed by Universal's "Curious George", which rounded off the top five, after selling tickets worth 7.2 million dollars in its third week.

    The top 10 films, per estimates complied by Exhibitor Relations are: 1. Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion, $30 million 2. Eight Below, $15.9 million 3. The Pink Panther, $11.1 million 4. Date Movie, $9.1 million 5. Curious George, $7.2 million 6. Firewall, $6.7 million 7. Final Destination 3, $5.5 million 8. Doogal, $3.6 million 9. Running Scared, $3.4 million 10. Freedomland, $2.9 million .

Arnold Schwarzenegger for 'King Conan' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood actor-cum-politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger's top fansite 'The Arnold Fans' has reported that Warner Bros. bosses are hoping that the actor will lose the upcoming gubernatorial elections, so that he will be free to act in the movie 'King Conan', a sequel to the popular film 'Conan the Barbarian'. According to a source, Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros, is hoping that Arnold Schwarzenegger would refrain from politics and make a comeback to tinsel town. "I can't say much but Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Films is definitely hoping that Arnold looses the race for a 2nd term as governor so he can make his place back into feature films with King Conan," Moviehole quoted an insider, as saying. And, if Arnold does manage to lose these elections, then the film makers plan to keep him busy with a hectic schedule. "If Arnold looses the next term, the WB wants the new Conan epic shooting on a gruelling gorilla schedule around the clock starting March 2007 for a December 2007 release date", added the insider.

Sharon has no qualms about stripping again (Go To Top)

     London: 'Basic Instinct' star Sharon Stone has revealed that she would be happy to strip off in a movie again, but only in her original flesh sans digital enhancements. The stunning actress recently stripped for racy scenes in the new movie 'Basic Instinct: Risk Addiction', and admits she is prepared to appear nude in future films. "If the role required it, I would do it," she was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying. But the 47-year-old insists she would never let film bosses digitally enhance her assets for a movie. "I would only do it as just me, natural. I would never have plastic surgery and I don't want to be digitally altered. It will be just me, as I am, or not at all, because there's nothing wrong with that," she added. Sharon refused to use a body double for the sex scenes in the new movie - insisting she wanted to show off her own shapely curves.

Jennifer Ellison defines the perfect breasts (Go To Top)

     London: Sexy actress Jennifer Ellison has revealed that she hates big nipples because they look like fried eggs. The sultry star says the perfect breasts are pert and bouncy with small and neat nipples. "Great boobs have to be up, perky and round. And I hate it when girls have huge big nipples that look like fried eggs!" the Sun quoted Jennifer, as telling Loaded magazine. The stunning blonde also insists that women should splash out on racy underwear to enhance their curves. "The right underwear helps. A nice classy bra and small undies will do me - although I hate stuff like crotchless knickers," she added.

DiCaprio having a ball with a bevy of beauties (Go To Top)

     New York: After breaking up with supermodel Gisele Bundchen Hollywood heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio seems to be having a good time, as he invited a bevy of beauties on the sets of his latest flick "The Blood Diamond including Israeli beauty queen Bar Rafaeli. Rafaeli, who once dated "Baywatch" hunk David Charvet, reportedly escaped her mandatory two-year army hitch by getting married. It's not uncommon for Israeli actresses and models to engineer quickie nuptials to avoid military service. It's unclear whom she married, but she had previously dated Uri Elnatan, stepson of tycoon Erwin Eisenberg, reports The New York, Daily News. Rafaeli, whose family owns a horse farm, started modeling when she was 15. .

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