Witherspoon's Oscar gown was a second hand vintage

     Washington: 'Legally Blonde' star Reese Witherspoon has revealed that she found the shimmering 50-year old Christian Dior gown she wore to the Academy Awards ceremony recently, at a vintage store in Paris. Witherspoon, who walked away with the Best Actress Oscar at the recently held ceremony for her performance as June Carter Cash in 'Walk The Line', said that she had discovered the 1955 gown in a vintage store in France. "It's an original Christian Dior from 1955. I found it in a vintage store in Paris. It's very special to me," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

George Lucas predicts demise of blockbusters (Go To Top)

      New York: Movie mogul George Lucas predicts Hollywood will soon start shifting away from mega-budget blockbusters in favour of making more independent films for less money, as big pictures fail to make their money back anymore. Talking at Harvey Weinstein's party at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on 04 March, the director, whose "Star Wars" sequel was nominated for the Oscar in makeup, soothsaid the demise of Hollywood blockbusters. "The market forces that exist today make it unrealistic to spend $200 million on a movie," said Lucas, a near-billionaire from his feverishly franchised outer-space epics. Those movies can't make their money back anymore. Look at what happened with 'King Kong,'" the New York Daily News quoted the filmmaker, as saying. Lucas was also cheered by the major Academy Award nominations going to independent films. He apparently added that it's no accident that the "small movies" outclassed the spectaculars in this year's Academy Awards. "I think it's great that the major Oscar nominations have gone to independent films. Is that good for the business? No - it's bad for the business. But moviemaking isn't about business. It's about art!," said Lucas. "In the future, almost everything that gets shown in theaters will be indie movies," Lucas declared. "I predict that by 2025 the average movie will cost only $15 million," he added.

Oscar freebies come with a crippling tax (Go To Top)

     Washington: While walking up onstage to collect the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in 'Walk the Line' must have given Reese Witherspoon utmost pleasure, walking out of the theatre with a baggage of taxes is something the star would never enjoy. According to Contactmusic, guests who carried home gift-packed bags from 78th Academy Awards ceremony may have to pay 30,000 dollars in taxes on their new acquisitions. The bags, which included a 7000 dollars Victoria's Secret underwear set and a coupon for Lasik surgery, are said to be worth approximately 100,000 dollars each, and with the Unites States Inland Revenue Service having declared that the bags given to Oscar attendees count as taxable income, the celebrities noe will have to pay a price for it. "We want to make sure the stars 'walk the line' when it comes to these goody bags," the report quoted IRS commissioner Mark Everson, as saying.

Sex scene with Farrell leaves Salma Hayek frozen (Go To Top)

     Washington: Sexy 'Desperado' star Salma Hayek has revealed that shooting a love scene for her upcoming movie 'Ask The Dust' in freezing waters with Hollywood heartthrob Colin Farrell left her so chilled, that she developed the early stage of pneumonia. The stunning Mexican star said that despite eating a special diet and taking special liquids to endure the freezing temperatures, she still managed to catch pneumonia. "It was very cold to the point where we had to stop doing the scene because they took my temperature and I was in trouble. We had to take some special liquids to endure the cold and we were on a special diet because there was a risk of hypothermia. I got a little sick... I pretty much got pneumonia," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

NP Michelle Williams' school disowns her (Go To Top)

     New York: Hollywood actress Michelle Williams, may have won accolades for her performance in the 'Brokeback Mountain' but her high school has disowned the star, because of the gay theme of the movie. The exclusive Christian high school that Williams attended has bitterly disowned her, saying it's deeply offended that she appeared in the controversial gay-cowboy flick. "We don't want to have anything to do with her in relation to that movie," Jim Hopson, headmaster of the posh Santa Fe Christian School, was quoted by The New York Post, as saying. "Michelle doesn't represent the values of this institution . . . 'Brokeback Mountain' basically promotes a lifestyle we don't promote," he added.

New Bond set to bare all in 'Casino Royale' (Go To Top)

     Washington: In today's competitive world when female actresses apparently have no qualms going naked onscreen, why can't a man do the same? British actor Daniel Craig seemingly has an answer to it, as he is reportedly set to bare all in the upcoming 007 film "Casino Royale". The new James Bond has assured film bosses that he has no problems doing a full-frontal nude scene for the film, and he believes his James Bond character would also love to strip off. "I have told bosses I'm prepared to do a full frontal scene. I'm not shy and Bond wouldn't be shy about it either," Contactmusic quoted the actor, as saying.

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