Tom Hanks to make Oscar show appearance (Go To Top)

    London: Double Oscar winner Tom Hanks has reportedly agreed to take a starring role at this year's Academy Awards as a presenter of the coveted golden statuettes. Hanks, who is also considered as one of Hollywood's most powerful producers and directors, will join fellow Oscar-winners Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman as well as former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston to hand out the 78th Academy Awards, reports BBC. The 49-year-old actor has appeared in more than 50 films, and has won back-to-back best actor Oscar awards for his roles in 1993's Philadelphia and 1994's Forrest Gump. Oscar nominations are due to be announced in Los Angeles on 31 January, with the ceremony taking place on 5 March.

Potter's invisibility cloak may become reality (Go To Top)

    London: The dream of Harry Potter fans for an invisibility cloak may come true, as a Russian professor has revealed that he is on the verge of creating a real version of Potter's invisibility cloak. Oleg Gadomsky of Ulyanovsk University who has already patented a method of surrounding static objects with golden particles using optical radiation, so they cannot be seen, is now working on moving material, and said that creating Harry's cloak should not be too difficult. "It shouldn't be difficult. It'll be possible to create a real Harry Potter cloak," The Sun quoted him as saying. With the professor's claim, fans can now look forward to owning a real bit of Potter magic.

Shakira's hip-shaking discovery (Go To Top)

    Washington: Rythmn queen Shakira has claimed to have discovered her unique hip-shaking moves from a belly dancer, whose performance she watched when she was a young girl. The Latin pop star reportedly admitted that she was completely mesmerised by the dancer's belly dancing skills, and even tried copying her moves after getting back home. "I was mesmerised and when I got home I started repeating every move I saw," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "I fell in love with the idea of performing in front of a live audience," she added The Colombian beauty now credits the dance style with helping her overcome crippling shyness. "I always felt the stage was the only place where I was completely uninhibited because usually I'm shy, although I've learned how to cover it," said Shakira. "Belly dancing puts you in touch with your most sensual aspects," she added.

Christopher Lee wants to be Don Quixote (Go To Top)

    Washington: Veteran movie star Christopher Lee has revealed that he wants to play the role of the literary hero Don Quixote in Terry Gilliam's upcoming movie 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'. The 83-year old believes he is perfect for the part, for not only does he have the acting capabilities, he has the age to match the part. "I want to play Don Quixote. I'm the right age - between 70 and 90!" Contactmusic quoted him, as saying. The movie, which was shelved in 2000 when soaring costs prompted investors to withdraw all funding, also has 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp lined up in its cast.

Madonna buys third London home for #900,000 (Go To Top)

    London: It looks like the 'Queen of pop' has turned into a property mogul, for the 'Hung Up' singer has just shelved out 900,000 pounds on her third London home. Madonna, who already owns a five-storey house near Oxford Street, where she lives with her family, as well as the mews property next door to her latest acquisition, is also the proud owner of a country estate in Wiltshire, and homes in New York, Miami and LA. A neighbour of the singer revealed that Madonna has had her eye on the property for a long time, had asked the owner if he wanted to sell the property. And though she is said to have driven a hard bargain, both parties were happy with the deal. "She loves her home in London but has always wanted more space. Properties here often aren't as big as the enormous places you can get in Los Angeles. She had been after the mews house next door for a couple of years. She asked the banking consultant neighbour who owned it if he was prepared to sell and eventually he agreed. Although Im told she drove a hard bargain, both sides are happy with the deal," The Sun quoted the neighbour, as saying. The neighbour also revealed that the singer now plans to move in more of her staff into the new property. "Madonna likes the added security she will have owning the house next door. She has had big security problems in the past. She plans to move in more of her staff next door now and she said she could do with the extra office space," the neighbour added.

Bush's twins seen dancing on tables (Go To Top)

    New York: Considered as 'wild and crazy,' gals Barbara and Jenna Bush, the Bush twins who are no stranger to scandal, have once again raised eyebrows, after being spotted doing an alchohol driven table dance at a D.C. Night club. The First Twins have been reportedly seen dancing on tables at a boozy "Broken Resolutions" - themed soiree at D.C. hot spot Play on Thursday (26 Jan ) night. According to The New York Post quoting the Hill newspaper, the Grey Goose vodka-sponsored blowout featured "cigarette girls passing out smokes, chocolates and even condoms". "There were fishnet-clad dancers, sporting handcuffs and police hats, gyrating on a pole," the paper further reports.

Shakira happy with her 'humble breasts' (Go To Top)

    Washington: Colombian singer Shakira is ditching plans to go under the knife and have her 'humble breasts' surgically enhanced, as she is now happy with her natural size. The 'Whenever, Wherever' singer, who referred to her unhappiness over her size in her new album 'Oral Fixation 2', said that she had decided to have the surgery after realizing that she was unhappy with her bust size. However, she added that she had changed her mind and is now completely against the idea of going under the knife. "The first line I wrote for this new album was, "I told you I felt lucky with my humble breasts, well I'm not'. That's when I was considering going under the knife, but now I'm completely against the idea. But you never know - maybe next year you'll see me with one side bigger than the other," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Girdles to camouflage Paltrow's post-pregnancy figure

    Washington: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has confessed to investing in a wardrobe of girdles to camouflage her post- pregnancy figure, as she hates looking less than perfect for her rockstar husband Chris Martin. The pregnant actress has said that she is stockpiling on figure- controlling underwear, because she fears the battle to regain her superstar shape after she gives birth later this year. "You think, 'It's fine because I'm pregnant so I'm meant to be fat.' But afterwards it doesn't go for a while, so girdles are good to raise the morale," Contactmusic quoted the actress, who is currently carrying her second child, as saying. "Lots of make-up and blush are great too," she added.

Britney turns to 'bowling therapy' to save marriage (Go To Top)

     London: Britney Spears and hubby Kevin Federline have reportedly turned to 'bowling therapy' to help save their troubled marriage. And though some people may find this form of therapy a bit unusual, it seems to be working for the couple, as they were spotted having a good time while ten-pin bowling at their local Los Angeles bowling alley. Britney reportedly revealed that bowling was recommended as a form of therapy, and that it allowed them to blow off a little steam with some good-natured cursing. "Bowling allows us to curse at each other in a good way. It was recommended as therapy - a way to have something fun to do together," Femalefirst quoted her, as saying.

Shawshank Redemption voted greatest movie (Go To Top)

     London: 'The Shawshank Redemption' has been voted the greatest movie of all time in a poll of 20,000 readers of Empire movie magazine. The 1994 classic, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, beat Star Wars film 'The Empire Strikes Back' into second place, with Lord of the Rings favourite 'The Fellowship Of The Ring' ranking third slot in the list of the greatest movies. 'Star Wars' came in fourth, while 'The Godfather' rounded the top five, reports News.com Meanwhile, Australian actress Cate Blanchett has been named the greatest actress of all time, and Harrison Ford and Robert De Niro have emerged as the most popular actors in the list of the 201 greatest films. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg maintains his position as the biggest- name director. The top five greatest movie of all time, per Empire movie magazine are: 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Fellowship Of The Ring 4. Star Wars 5. The Godfather.

Julia Roberts new face of Gianfranco Ferre (Go To Top)

    Washington: If asked to name the person, whose captivating smile is worth launching thousand brands, the one name that pops into everyone's mind is that of none other than stunning actress Julia Roberts. And, voicing out the unanimous opinion, Italian label Gianfranco Ferre has recently named the 38-year-old movie star as the new face for its latest ad campaign. " I love her smile: open,. direct, inviting and at the same time captivatingly shy," Contactmusic quoted Gianfranco Ferre, as saying. "And I adore her vitality, natural ease and free spirit. Everything about her makes her the authentic Ferre woman," Ferre added. Photographed by Mario Testino, Roberts looks stunning in the brand's latest commercials, which features her wearing a white shirt dress and killer high heel sandals from the spring simmer 2006 range.

Bond needs booze to go in the buff (Go To Top)

    London: British actor Daniel Craig, who plays the suave super agent James Bond in the upcoming flick 'Casino Royale', has vowed never to go drinking with his directors ever again, for the actor revealed that he ends up agreeing to do nude scenes once he's had a drink too many. Craig, who bared all in the 2000 flick 'Some Voices' said that though he was originally only meant to strip to the waist in one scene, he had agreed to appear in the buff after getting drunk. "The scene was written as me running down the road stripped to the waist, covered in tomato juice. But then I got drunk at Simon's and said, 'I'll do it naked!' The lesson is, never get drunk with directors," Femalefirst quoted him, as telling British newspaper The Sun.

Sex scenes are a 'Piece of cake' for Colin Farrell (Go To Top)

    London: Hollywood heart-throb Colin Farrell has admitted he loves being naked on film sets and is very comfortable in doing love scenes in front of the camera. The Irish star revealed that he likes baring all so much he would stroll around movie sets in the nude if he was allowed to. "Sex scenes are a piece of cake. I don't find them difficult at all. If I could, I'd take my shirt off in every scene or I'd be wandering around the set completely naked,"Femalefirst quoted a source as telling Britain's Daily Star newspaper. The 29-year-old star also revealed he has a lucky charm - a special pair of underpants. Farrell - who checked into rehab last month after becoming addicted to prescription painkillers - says he wears the lucky pants to every set at the start of shooting. "I have a lucky pair of underpants which are for the first day of shooting," he added.

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