Jennifer Aniston moving out of Hollywood  (Go To Top)

       London: "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she is moving out of Hollywood because she is fed- up of being in the spotlight after her divorce from Brad Pitt. The actress reportedly plans a fresh start in Chicago with new boyfriend Vince Vaughn. Jen fell in love with the city while filming The Break-Up there with Vince. She is due to split the proceeds of the 15million pounds Beverly Hills mansion she shared with Brad. "It makes sense for me to leave. I can live outside LA and fly in for work," she was quoted by The Sun, as saying. "She wants to make a fresh start in Chicago with Vince," a friend of the star revealed.

Sharon won't be a part of Basic Instinct 3 (Go To Top)

      Washington: Actress Sharon Stone has stressed that she will not return for a third Basic Instinct movie, but hopes her British co-star keeps the series going. The 48-year old star, who just launched "Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction", in which she returns as Catherine Tramell alongside David Morrissey, has told producers they will need to find a new leading lady next time, as she has no desire to reprise her role for the third time. "I'm hoping David will carry the flag. I'll just go to the movies and watch it and say, 'Yeah, baby!'" Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Bruce Lee musical in the offing (Go To Top)

      Washington: A new musical based on the life of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee featuring the songs of rock titan David Bowie is headed for Broadway. The bosses are expecting the show to be ready for premier by 2008. David Henry Hwang has been roped in to write the musical and Mathew Wachus will be directing it reports Contactmusic. The Bruce Lee musical follows hot in the footsteps of plans for a musical based on kung fu movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

'Casino Royale' sequel already planned  (Go To Top)

     Washington: Despite all the criticism that have plagued British actor Daniel Craig ever since he was chosen as the new 007, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli is so sure that he will be a great success, that she has already started planning a sequel to 'Casino Royale'. Broccoli revealed that bosses were already working on a sequel, which though being an original story, will continue part of the story moviegoers will get to see in 'Casino Royale'. "We are already working on the sequel. We're in the early stages of that. It will be an original story but will continue part of what the story is in Casino Royale," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Shyamalan is children's book author (Go To Top)

     Washington: India-born Hollywood director M Night Shyamalam's latest movie 'Lady in the Water' will not only be hitting the big screen soon, but its literary version will also be available in bookshelves for children's literature in stores in June this year. Megan Tingley, editor-in-chief, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, praised the 'Signs' director for being one of the most intriguing storytellers whose films 'celebrate' the power of children, and said that they were delighted to publish the book. "M. Night Shyamalan is one of today's most intriguing storytellers and his films often celebrate the power of children. It is no surprise he has decided to turn his considerable talents to writing a storybook for a young audience," Zap2it quoted her, as saying. "We are delighted to be introducing Night's work to young readers and their parents -- who will undoubtedly find Night's tale as enormously compelling, inspiring, and moving as his films," she added. The book, which has been illustrated by Crash McCreery, will be available in stores from June 21, one month in advance of the release of the Warner Bros. film.

'Basic Instinct 2' not for unsafe sex' (Go To Top)

      Washington: Sexy siren Sharon Stone has snubbed accusations that the much awaited sequel to her 1992 erotic thriller 'Basic Instinct' encourages sexual recklessness and contradicts her Aids activist message, which asks people to have protected sex. The star, who reprises her role as Catherine Trammell in Basic Instint 2 and had demanded that the sequel include more sex and nudity, is featured in several sexually explicit scenes, including an orgy. "What does that (being an AIDS activist) have to do with my film? Nothing. I'm playing a sociopath. I also have lots of thoughts about guns, but if I was playing a bank robber I'd have one," Contactmusic quoted the 48 year old Hollywood star, as saying. "You play the characters that you're in and you play them fully and completely." She adds, "I'm glad that I'm having an effect. (If) you see me and think I should put on a condom and be responsible about sex," she added.

Winslet gets her milk delivered at home (Go To Top)

      London: When it comes to feeding her infant son, actress Kate Winslet goes the extra mile to make sure her hungry child gets its daily dose on time. The British beauty had just given birth to baby Joe when she went back to work, to film 'Romance and Cigarettes', but she was determined to still feed him naturally, as a result of which she used to express her milk in between takes so that when she got home she could give it to him. However, one fatal day filming ran late and Kate had to hire a "random driver" to ferry her breast milk home so that baby Joe gets his dinner. "I would literally feed him, throw on a tracksuit and lump my way into work with massive breasts and rehearse between feeds. My co- star Mary-Louise Parker's little boy was only five weeks old too, so in between scenes we could hear one another's breast pumps through the walls of our trailers," Femalefirst quoted the Titanic star, as telling Britain's Sunday Times newspaper. "One particularly ridiculous moment came when we were filming in Agent Provocateur underwear and ended up running over. I had to put the milk in a freezer bag and get some random set driver I'd never met before to take the milk back to our house," she added.

Sharon looking for a 'geek' in 'SpongeBob' (Go To Top)

      London: Hollywood sizzler Sharon Stone has revealed her ideal man would be a complete nerd. The 47-year-old Basic Instinct star said that she has no interest in "cool guys". "The kind of guy I'm looking for would want to wear SpongeBob pyjamas and sit in the front row at the school play. Guys who think they're cool aren't cool to me," she was quoted by Contactmusic, as saying. The blonde actress also told how she was wary about appearing nude again in her latest film, sequel Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction. "I put up Basic Instinct in my projection room in LA, put up the naked scene, froze it, took off my clothes. I had my best friend come over, stood in front of it and she said, 'You look fabulous, you're ready to go.' I felt great," she added. Meanwhile Stone admitted that there would not be any more sex scenes in movies for her. "This will probably be my final nude hurrah. There's a scene in the finale that is quite brazen," she said.

Casino Royale to have a naked Bond (Go To Top)

      London: Actor Daniel Craig is all set to show the world - he is all man, as in the upcoming Bond film, 'Casino Royale', the new 007 is going to bare all. The handsome actor and co-star Eva Green have reportedly agreed to shoot full frontal sex scenes in the movie - dubbed "moonie- raker" by the crew because of the amount of flesh on show. In one of the sequences, Bond is seen naked on a yacht with onscreen lover Eva, who is clad in just a sarong. Craig, 38, then gets to whip off the skimpy garment before the pair go skinny- dipping. "Another scene is set in a hotel room. The script simply says: 'Bond and Vesper make reckless love and destroy the room'. It's frenzied and very, very passionate. Bond fans won't have seen anything like it before," Femalefirst quoted an insider, as telling Britain's Daily Star newspaper. The move to make 'Casino Royale' the sexiest 007 film ever has come from Barbara Broccoli, 45, who runs the Bond franchise. "She wants to show the world that Craig is all man. He has no problems with full-frontal nudity and it shows. Prepare for some jaw-dropping love scenes," the insider added.

Aniston gets rid of Brad Pitt's old clothes (Go To Top)

      London: It seems that 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston got rid of the last remnants of her marriage to Brad Pitt, by giving away his old clothes to charity. She was spotted dumping bags of Brad's rags at a second-hand store in Burbank, California. "When a woman in the shop realised that it was Jennifer Aniston, she went over to see what she'd left," a source was quoted by The Sun, as saying. "But it was too late because a worker who didn't recognise Jen had already dumped the clothes in a bin mixed with lots of others," he added. Last year Jen held a ceremony on the beach by her Malibu home where she set fire to her wedding dress, officially marking the end of her marriage.

Tributes to Merchant at film premiere (Go To Top)

     Washington: India-born British movie producer Ismail Merchant was paid tribute at the London premiere of The White Countess. Merchant died during the filming of the period drama in China last May. Director James Ivory paid tribute to his late business partner, who laid the foundations for the first western film shot entirely in the Asian country. "When we arrived there we didn't have the kinds of contacts that you have to have to go to a completely foreign culture like China, but gradually it all sort of fell in place," he was quoted as saying by Contactmusic. "It was hard going at first, but again that was (Ismail's) doing. We'd still have been there if he hadn't been around! And his air- clearing skills will be missed this evening. He always knew how to throw a good party, and a premiere should be a good party. He'd have made lots of noise and made people feel good about themselves," he added. Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson star in The White Countess.

'V for Vendetta' tops weekend box office (Go To Top)

     Washington: 'V for Vendetta', a movie adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic graphic novel about rebellion against a fascist regime, opened as top film over the weekend, at theaters in the U.S. and Canada with an estimated 26.1 million dollars in sales. Set in a futuristic Britain run by a totalitarian regime, 'Vendetta' follows Natalie Portman's character as she is rescued by a masked vigilante known only as V. He challenges the people to rise up against the tyranny. Second slot was taken by romantic comedy 'Failure to Launch,' starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughy, which fell to second place with 15.8 million dollars, and was followed by last week's runner-up, 'The Shaggy Dog', which grabbed 13.6 million dollars to take the third place, according to estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations. While 'She's the Man,' a comedy from DreamWorks SKG starring Amanda Bynes, debuted at fourth place with 11 million dollars, 'The Hills Have Eyes,' from News Corp., fell to fifth place from third with 8 million dollars, reports E!Online.

      The top 10 film at weekend box office based on estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations are: 1. V for Vendetta, $26.1 million 2. Failure to Launch, $15.8 million 3. The Shaggy Dog, $13.6 million 4. She's the Man, $11 million 5. The Hills Have Eyes, $8 million 6. 16 Blocks, $4.7 million 7. Eight Below, $4.1 million 8. Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion, $3 million 9. The Pink Panther, $2.5 million 10. Aquamarine, $2 million.

Craig to do away with trademark tuxedo (Go To Top)

    London: The new James Bond Daniel Craig's critics have now got another point to pull him down, after Craig revealed he is ditching 007's trademark tuxedo. The new Bond will don casual wear for the next movie Casino Royale. "The only time you'll see me wearing one is in the promo," Craig was quoted by The Sun, as saying. Fans already angry at the casting of Craig are calling for a boycott of the film out in November. "Bond without his tux is like Batman without his cape," International James Bond Fan Club chairman David Black said.

When Gwyneth locked herself naked (Go To Top)

    Washington: 'Shakespeare in Love' star Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that if there's one thing that still has the power to make her blush, it would be the memory of being locked out of her hotel room naked as a young girl. The actress, who is expecting her second child with British rocker Chris Martin, said that her most embarrassing moment in life was when as a gawky 12-year old she had been locked out of her hotel room naked, while on a family vacation. "My most embarrassing moment was when I was 12 and my family went to San Francisco for the weekend. I was about to get into the bath when my brother Jake ran out of the hotel room. I followed him and got locked out - naked! I'll never forget not having anywhere to hide and looking so gawky and ugly," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

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