Tina Fey Makes Fashion Rebound Looks glamours

No more funny business for Tina Fey—on the red carpet, that is.

After seasons and seasons of awards shows in quirky, boring or blah couture—where she looked more like the wife of a nominee or, even worse, a producer—Tina finally brings the glitz and glamour to tonight's red carpet.

Her formfitting, embellished Oscar de la Renta gown is whimsical, interesting and gorgeous, and the bouffant 'do is lovely. What a style 180 from her Golden Globes dress back in January.



We have yet to see if she wins an Emmy tonight, but she's already won best red carpet transformation in our book. Congrats, hon!

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Hilary Duff Goes Darker During Pre Emmy Pampering

Newlywed Hilary Duff is going darker.
 On Friday, the starlet spent more than 6 hours at Byron & Tracey Beauty Bar going to a darker shade of blonde. Hil showed off her ring and talked about hubby Mike Comrie as she got her tresses colored by a Redken stylist.
Post-hair appointment, Hil posed for pics with fans and grabbed some Cafe Bustelo coffee before facing the pack of paps waiting for her outside.
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick also hit the swag suites with a special guest in tow...

They brought along baby Mason when they stopped by the Green Technology Emmy Suite. "They seemed really happy together," a source says of the couple. "Scott was taking care of Mason and on daddy duty."

Although they didn't allow any photos to be taken of Mason, Kourtney did pick up gear for him, including a pair of Chilli Beans sunglasses.



Dad-to-be and Emmy presenter Neil Patrick Harris made time between rehearsals to hit the Kari Feinstein Emmy Lounge on Friday. Maybe he picked up a double Britax stroller for his twins? Later that night, he had an intimate dinner with partner David Burtka at XIV.

And even department stores are getting in on the Emmy excitement! Thursday night, I got to host the Glammy Awards at the brand new Bloomingdales at Santa Monica Place, where Melissa Rycroft was recently seen shopping.

True Blood Newlyweds Spotted All Happy and Married

It was just a week ago when Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer walked down the aisle in Malibu, and last night the couple hit the Hollywood scene at Entertainment Weekly's pre-Emmy party.

Anna and Stephen seemed to have a prolonged glow from their "beautiful" ceremony, showing up at the bash full of smiles and PDA...

"They're really sweet with each other," their True Blood costar Carrie Preston told UsMagazine.com.

"They just really get each other. Anna will say she's never been happier."



And T.B.'s Rutina Wesley was still raving about the nuptials. She told our own Brett Malec that the wedding was "absolutely beautiful...and magical."

Besides catching up with their bloodsucking costars, Paquin flashed her Cathy Waterman-designed diamond ring.

The pair stayed at the party for about an hour and a half before heading out.

This Relationship Just Won't Work Leo DiCaprio Kicks Wife to the Curb

Leonardo DiCaprio has a steady girlfriend. So he's making sure the "wife" stays away for a while.

A California judge has granted the actor's request for a temporary restraining order against a Chicago woman who, according to court docs, believes herself to be Mrs. DiCaprio. Oh yeah, she also thinks she's carrying the Inception star's child—who also happens to be baby Jesus.

Read the court docs.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson issued an injunction Wednesday against 41-year-old Livia Bistriceanu, barring her from coming within 100 yards of DiCaprio and his property.



In a court declaration, the Titanic heartthrob says the obsessed fan repeatedly tried to contact him "sending me unwanted and unsolicited letters in which she expressed delusional thoughts and irrational feelings, calling and showing up at business I am associated with and, most recently, locating and traveling to my private residence."

Aside from turning up at his home acting "aggressively" and "yelling and screaming," the 35-year-old star also claims the woman—who has twice been placed on psychological holds in the past—has vowed to live with him in the afterlife.

Bistriceanu maintains a delusional belief that she is my wife and carrying my child, Jesus...and has threatened that we will live together forever..in His Kingdom," says DiCaprio. "I am frightened of Ms. Bistriceanu and feel that my personal safety, and the personal safety of those around me, is in jeopardy."

The judge agreed. Along with the keepaway, Goodson also instructed Bistriceanu not to possess any firearms.A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Sept. 10.

Saif to launch Agent Vinod Play Station game next year

Whenever one gets to hear of Saif Ali Khan, the terms that get associated with him are talent, style, poise and lots of élan. Here on, add one more term, and that's 'acute business acumen'. Testimonial to this is the fact that he is now all set to launch an 'Agent Vinod' game, for his upcoming film which goes with the same name. It's a game that will have the user become 'Agent Vinod' and go looking for the clues in the country, interacting with many characters, including that of Kareena's as well.



For this game, Saif has tied up Sangam Gupta of Trine Animation and Gaming Studio. Readers may note that this is one of the very few companies that create Xbox and PlayStation games. Saif has planned to start the pre-release promotions of this film in April next year, with the PlayStation game and a comic book. Talking about the two concepts of promoting the film, Saif said that the idea was to come up with a different medium of expression that will appeal to kids as well as adults.

Aishwarya goes Hollywood again

Grapevine has it that Aishwarya Rai will be seen in a Hollywood flick alongside comedian Ben Stiller soon.
It is heard that, Stiller wants to do a film in India and wants Aish to play the lead. Ash, has previously worked with a number of international stars and also did a photoshoot with Kate Winslet recently.
If buzz is to be believed, even Sonam Kapoor was said to be under consideration for a similar project with Ben Stiller. But she hasn’t signed anything yet. Now, it remains to be seen if Ash will wrest the part from her.

Jonah Hex Movie Review

In a summer full of remakes and adaptations, you won’t find a film less original than Jonah Hex. Based on the DC comic series of the same name, Jonah Hex is 80 minutes of clichés pasted together into one agonizingly predictable plot.

The eponymous Hex was a soldier in the Confederate army until his regiment was captured and Hex made an unspecified decision that resulted in the death of all his men. Among them was his friend, Jed Turnbull. After the war Jed’s father, Quentin Turnbull, seeking revenge murdered Jonah’s family, branded his face, and left him crucified to die. Rescued and brought back from the brink of death by mystical Indian magic (twice), Hex turns to bounty hunting, convinced that Quentin died in a fire, and cursed with the unnatural ability to speak with corpses. But when the senior Turnbull reappears with a 19th century weapon of mass destruction and dark designs for the Union, Jonah Hex will finally have his turn at revenge.

Josh Brolin plays the title character and easily turns out the best performance of the film. Brolin lends Hex a quiet hateful weariness with the world,
which is precisely what the character needs. John Malkovich plays Quentin Turnbull and nearly chokes on his haggard attempt at a southern accent. Will Arnett makes a brief appearance as an irksome Lieutenant to demonstrate Jonah’s irreverence towards authority figures. And Megan Fox plays Lilah, the hooker with a heart of gold, balls of steel, and a Derringer between her tits.

Adapted (loosely) by writing team Neveldine and Taylor (Gamer, Crank), the duo seems determined to create the most mediocre movie of all time. This is a movie written via mad-lib: sliding the comic’s characters into the plot of every single western action movie. Megan Fox’s only purpose in this movie is to get kidnapped in order to lure Jonah to the place where he was already going. He didn’t even know she’d been kidnapped until he got there.

Jonah Hex is the embodiment of everything that critics hate about the summer movie season. A-list actors give embarrassing performances while tightrope walking across gaping plot holes as boobs and explosions punctuate each formulaic turn of the story. In short, Jonah Hex is sure to make boatloads of cash, validating the studios’ enduring contempt for the movie going public.

Centurion 2010 Movie Review

Neil Marshall likes his movies a certain way. He always seems to tell tales of small groups of survivors in situations far graver than they could possibly imagine. Then he likes to pepper that up considerably with rampant abuse of ultra violence and profanity, because who doesn't like a fuckin' R-rated movie? He continues this trend with his latest film, Centurion, the first of his motion pictures to not begin with a "D" (Dog Soldiers, Descent, Doomsday).

Centurion tells the story of Michael Fassbender, a soldier in the Roman army circa 90-something AD.
His General is Dominic West, whom most know from The Wire, but who I will forever associate as Jigsaw in Punisher: War Zone. The Roman Army in the UK, not very well liked, and on a mission that somehow involves the hot chick from Hitman and the last Bond movie, who wisely is made a mute aside from war grunts. She's all dolled up in Braveheart-lite face paint, so you can probably figure out what she's up to faster than any character in the movie can.

So they're on a march when completely out of nowhere they're attacked! There's a battle, and some other stuff happens… I'm not gonna lie to you, I saw this movie three months ago, and even looking at my notes, I can't remember seeing it. That's probably a large problem when you think about it. For both the movie and my temporal lobe.

Anyway, Fassbender winds up leading the group of survivors, one of which is Marshall's good luck charm Liam Cunningham, who will hopefully one day make it to the end of one of his films. (Spoiler alert, but let's be honest, the moment you see him onscreen you know he's not seeing the end credits). They manage to find their captured general, who tells Fassbender he is in charge of what's left of the army, and they need to get back to Rome.

Thus begins a long haul through mud and darkness and violence and dirt, and countless helicopter shots that once again proves my favorite filmmaking maxim: If we're gonna pay for the helicopter, we're gonna USE the helicopter! One observation from my notes, it basically followed the same beginning as Ridley Scott's recent Robin Hood, and as much as Centurion disappointed me, it was nearly as angering as that cash grab. There's also a bit more narrative cohesion involved than with the other mach flick of the moment The Expendables, so another plus in its' corner.

Overall the film isn't so much bad as bland. I'm a little disappointed in Neil Marshall, who has a flair for macho film making. (A feat even more remarkable to consider for The Descent, where it was all females!) Here, though, he seems to have selected a monochromatic palate to imply old times, which instead begs for more scenes shot in daylight.

His violence is lean and brutal (Rambo-like levels of brutality), but it never adds up to anything than just a cool moment. It feels out of place, but not nearly as much as the ridiculous profanity. Seriously, to open a movie with a Roman soldier talking about "The asshole of the earth" tells you right off the bat the kind of classy movie you're dealing with. Again it's cool, and should work, but kinda doesn't.

I'm disappointed. Neil Marshall has made three solid flicks, one a genuine knock out of a picture, but all fun. This movie is missing that sense of fun, having replaced it with unnecessary brutality and excess flash. Sure the actors are pretty, and never terrible, even hot mute Russian girl. Fassbender is always an appealing lead, this will neither help nor hinder his cause to get more work. It's just, this feels like a movie we've seen done before. It's been done better and it's been done worse. But when the movie's coming from one of the few talented action guys out there, you expect a little more than this warmed over Ridley Wannabe.

Taylor Lautner sues trailer company

Taylor Lautner is suing a trailer company for "emotional distress".

The 'Twilight' star planned to buy a customised 2006 Country Coach Recreational Vehicle (RV) for $300,000 to use while filming new movie 'Abduction' but has launched legal action over his "annoyance" that the vehicle wasn't delivered on time.
The actor filed a lawsuit at Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday (23.08.10) against McMahon's RV after the dealership failed to have the vehicle delivered by the agreed date of June 21.
Taylor, 18, has claimed breach of contract and fraud and is demanding unspecified damages from the company.
The hunky star recently admitted despite his role as werewolf Jacob Black in the 'Twilight Saga' propelling him to stardom, he is still down-to-earth enough to help out with domestic chores around the home.

He said: "I help out with the lawn, garbage, dishes. When I come back, I have extra mowing to do. It's very important to me. I describe it as I live two different lives. I have this life and do what I love to do, but I also have the same exact life as before and nothing has changed

Leona Lewis rowdy evening

Leona Lewis disrupted a London stage show during a night out with friends.

The 'Bleeding Love' singer - who was reportedly drinking alcohol with pals - had been watching the 'Burn The Floor' musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre, when she amazed theatregoers during a break in the performance when she started re-enacting saucy dance moves from the show and shouting about how she had a crush on one of the show's female dancers.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It was hilarious. The rowdy group brought plenty of attention to themselves by re-enacting the sexy lifts and moves from the show during the interval.

"Leona seemed very impressed with Venezuelan dancer Karen Hauer. She kept shouting out: 'She's so hot!' "



The 25-year-old beauty recently split from her boyfriend of 10 years, Lou Al-Chamaa, but has since been flooded with male attention.

She was spotted swapping numbers with The Wanted singer Max George, and went on a date with a mystery man to a zoo in Germany.

However, Leona's new party-girl persona has come as a surprise, as the pop star has previously blasted people who drink alcohol to have fun as having a "stupid mindset".

She previously said: "I find some people's attitude to drinking ridiculous. I think it's so funny that people think you have to drink in order to have fun. It's such a stupid mindset! A lot of my friends are like, 'I need a drink to get on the dance floor!' I don't need that 'help me to relax' thing. If I'm around my friends then I can really relax and have a good time, that's all I need. I don't need alcohol

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Preview

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length parts. Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction—the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord.

The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort’s Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them.
But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort…alive. Harry’s only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale—the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks. Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became “the Boy Who Lived.” No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.

Vampires Suck 2010 Review

What my friends and I thought to be a funny comedy for anti-Twilight fans, turned into one of the dumbest movies I've ever seen. Most of the scenes shot were between Bella(Becca) and Edward (Edward Sullen) and about how Edward didn't want to love Becca like she wanted him to. There was profanity throughout the entire movie, there was a scene where Edward pulled out a gun and killed someone, the killing of people by vampires(but they made it much more violent in this movie.)



The only thing I would even consider to applaud them on would be the fact that they followed the basic story line of the first two movies. Even so, I was still expecting a comedy and I only laughed about five times throughout the movie. These five scenes were the ones that I watched in all the previews! For all of the younger Twilight fans' parents, I would strongly advise them to NOT let children go and see this movie because there was again, too much profanity, sexual content, violent killing, and nudity, too.
There was even a scene outside the movie theatre at the end of the movie where a lady had brought what looked like six ten-year-old girls. She was demanding a refund and the girls looked like they had seen a ghost. The girls' faces told it all, they didn't understand what half of the sexual content scenes were in the movie and didn't want to know.It was really sad to watch and I wouldn't ever reccommend this movie to anyone. It really shouldn't have made it to theatres an it should be rated R

Yogi Bear Movie Preview

Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear comes to the big screen in Yogi Bear. Jellystone Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors — and, even worse,
Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they’ve ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever,
Yogi must prove that he really is “smarter than the average bear” as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.

Inception Movie Review

t's hard to think of another studio blockbuster of this size as smart, dark and complex as Inception. It's a studio risk to spend this much money on an intelligent $200+ million production without dragons, superheroes or iconic graphic novels involved – though the fact it's directed by the man behind The Dark Knight doesn't hurt.

Inception is an original story guided by a broken moral compass and considering writer/director Christopher Nolan's track record this is exactly the sort of anti-hero content he revels in. Like his breakout hit Memento, Inception plays with time and space with a Mulholland/Lynchian vibe, Kubrickian corridors and a taste for spy novels and corporate espionage.

At the center of it all is a group of con men specifically trained to navigate your thoughts, and hired to steal whatever secrets your subconscious may be hiding. However, this time, rather than the routine extraction, their interest is in planting the seed, or the "inception" of an idea. The morality of this scenario is overshadowed by the team's leader, a father with a desire to see his children once again and this job could win him his freedom. These aren't heroes we're watching on screen, they're villains of the most dangerous sort. They come at you when you least expect it and are at your most vulnerable… in your dreams.



Nolan has designed an entire set of rules to carry out this miraculous story, a story so big that while you're watching it you can't believe it isn't falling apart and is instead only getting increasingly complex. Yet it's never so complex you can't follow what's going on, though you will be left to question everything you saw just before the credits roll.

To tell the story Nolan has recruited a perfect cast of names that properly fit each role and bring something to their characters either through their command of a scene, the cut of their jib or the overall joy it is to hear them delivering lines (I'm looking at you Mr. Tom Hardy).

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb is at the center of it all, an extractor with an ambiguous past who has been forced to turn to a world of illegality to maintain a place in it. DiCaprio reflects Cobb's paranoia and torment all while maintaining a modicum of control over the team he's assembled to carry out the job. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer) plays Arthur, the researcher of the group; Tom Hardy (Bronson) brings his personality to Eames, a dreamworld forger and light-hearted tormentor of Arthur; Dileep Rao (Avatar) plays the team's chemist Yusuf; Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) plays Saito, the man with the business deal; and Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later) plays the mark whose mind is the scene of the crime.

The two lovely ladies of the story begin with Marion Cotillard as Mal, Cobb's wife and source of constant anguish. It's hard to imagine a replacement for Cotillard whose soft features, delicate line delivery and wide eyes add intrigue with only a glance. If Inception has a heart it beats with Mal.

The film's other female voice is Ellen Page as the team's architect Ariadne, a name taken directly from Greek mythology. She serves as the conscience of the film, questioning the rights and wrongs, but like the audience she soon succumbs to the wonder of it all. The imagination gone wild and the belief anything is possible. This is the true wonder of Inception, the fact Nolan has created a world where anything can happen and the logic of it all services this creative spirit. You aren't left to wonder how and if something can be done, and in seeing it twice I'm relatively positive I've been able to sort out every layer of this mind-bending onion.

Action sequences mix the weightlessness of The Matrix with the practical effects of 2001. CG is used liberally, but never in a way that it stalls or disrupts the story. Most impressive is Nolan's embracing of the slow motion craze, but only because he uses it to tell the story. Slow motion has reason here, this isn't the oft copied Zack Snyder on overdrive. While certain shots are certainly made to look cooler through the use of slow motion they also service the rules of navigating the world of the dream.

Hans Zimmer provides another powerful and effective score and I swear film editor Lee Smith was asked to edit this thing down as much as humanly possible. At just under two-and-a-half-hours Inception couldn't be any shorter than it is and if any cuts were made it would appear they were made to tighten the action sequences as any and all story exposition is an absolute must.

Lindsay Lohan and mom taking over the radio waves

Lindsay Lohan has tried many jobs in her short life: actress, singer, fashion designer – and now she may add radio host to the list, just like her mom, Dina Lohan, might do as well.

Now that Lindsay is out of rehab and continuing her recovery, a Long Island-based radio station has offered the mother-daughter team $1 million to host the popular Dance Top 40 station’s morning program for Power 105 in New York, reports Hollyscoop. For the show, the two would cover fashion tips, entertainment news and even offer advice to callers.



The radio station is hoping to hook Lindsay because of her experience with film and music, but also because of her experience with appearances on “radio programs in the past on Radio Disney and other stations.” Plus, the company thinks it might be a good alternative to heading back to Los Angeles, but will also allow her to work.

Sylvester Stallone’s security arrest fan on property

Sylvester Stallone has a fan who wanted to meet him so badly that he snuck onto his Los Angeles property, but Stallone wasn’t even home at the time. Luckily, the fan did get to meet the ‘Expendables’ actor’s security team instead.

According to TMZ, a 22-year-old man was able to get past Stallone’s gates but was then apprehended by the security team who conducted a citizen’s arrest.
While the fan claims he just wanted to meet the star, he was later arrested and booked for trespassing by the Los Angeles Police Department.

The man is still in custody at this time and being held on $2,500 bail. Next time, if he wants to take the risk, he should only try to meet a celebrity who is actually on their property.

Paris Hilton OK After Attempted Home Invasion

These days, when Paris Hilton wakes up and finds a strange man in her house, it actually is cause for alarm.
The good-time heiress got quite the scare this morning, when she woke up to discover an armed home invader in her Hollywood Hills compound.

"I'm OK," she told E! News exclusively. "Just scary, thank god he didn't get in."

The Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Casa Hilton around 6:30 a.m. and took a fortysomething man into custody.

"So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes," Hilton tweeted this morning. "Cops are here arresting him."

A spokesman for the LAPD told E! News that there were no injuries and confirmed that he never made it into the house. But despite Paris' tweet, they have yet to comment on whether the man had any weapons on him at the time.



Luckily, Hilton's publicist was slightly more forthcoming.

"I can confirm that in the early hours of this morning an armed man with two kitchen knives attempted to break in to Paris Hilton's home when she was sleeping," Dawn Miller said. "The security cameras and alarm system were alerted and the police immediately came to the house and arrested the intruder who was attempting to break a window when they arrived.

"Paris is naturally shaken by the events but is unharmed and well. She is very thankful to her security team and the police for their swift and diligent response."

Still, as this is hardly an isolated incident, she may want to think about moving. Or at least about cutting back on the number of all-access home tours she gives to the media.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) Movie Review ‎

The Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) movie review is here and it is the most epic review of the most epic movie ever made. Well that is the kind of punch line that the poster of the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has, which goes “An epic of epic epicness”. Well to be perfectly honest, the punch line is right. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World might just be the best teenager movie (or even adult movie) ever created.

The plot of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is that Scott Pilgrim is a bass guitarist for a garage band called Sex Bob-omb and because of his smooth personality and the fact that he is a pure rocker; girls are always all over him. He never has trouble getting a girlfriend but when it comes to losing them, things become a little tough for Scott.

At one instance Scott is in another town and is trying to lose one of his girlfriends who is hard to get rid of when he finds another girl who is just perfect for him. He actually likes a girl enough to ask out and maybe take the relationship further. The only catch to the situation is that he has to deal with seven of that girl’s ex partners. The fact that the word exes or ex partners is used in the movie is that not all of them are boyfriends. But in any case Scott has to literally fight all evil exes of his new girlfriend in an epic comic book action style.

Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides Preview

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise --this time in Disney Digital 3D(TM). In this action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise, Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love--or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.



Rush reprises his role as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa, and Kevin R. McNally returns as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs. Claflin stars as a stalwart missionary, while Berges-Frisbey is transformed into a mysterious mermaid.

Jennifer Aniston Reunites With Courteney Cox On Cougar Town

Ah, yes. Wherever there's a Jennifer Aniston looking for work, there's a best friend Courteney Cox looking to give it to her. Michael Ausiello reported this morning that Aniston will guest star on best friend Cox's TV show, Cougar Town. Producer Bill Lawrence revealed she'll play Cox's shrink Bonnie, who will be "kind of a get-too-involved-in-her-life-type of therapist." He explained, "those guys are so close in real life they kind of do that for each other anyway. Bonnie has the life Jules wishes she has." So that means she'll be playing a character, possibly with a great man and great kids...which oddly enough, Courteney has in real life and Jennifer does not!

This is only the second time they've collaborated on anything, and it's also the second project Cox has let her friend mooch off of. In 2007, Aniston did a short stint on Cox's Dirt. But ever since Cox started cougaring and towning it up, she's been looking for the chance to get her friend on the show. About waiting for the right time to let Aniston in, Lawrence said, “It took us a while to find the show. And once we did and once it was clicking, I think that not only did Courteney feel comfortable talking to Jen about doing it, but comfortable in how funny she thinks the show is and that Jen would like it and fit into this world really well.”



Lawrence also said they're keeping their options open, so whether Aniston decides to continue things as Bonnie on Cougar Town is up to her. Surely both he and Courteney want her to get in on something more stable (both at work and at home), and maybe some fingers are crossed that playing an otherwise secure character might inspire Aniston to stop wasting her time trying to advocate insemination to Bill O'Reilly. That's what friends are for, actually: to convince you that O'Reilly isn't the right tree to waste your energy barking up against.

Oscar Award

Oscar Awards ceremony is the most awaited event of the year, watched by millions of people across the world. Come New Year and everyone, right from a common man to the prominent personalities of Hollywood, starts waiting for the magic of the Academy Award ceremony to unfold. It has been organized at the magnificently-built Kodak Theatre for quite some years, which serves as a seasoning to its glitz and glamour. Academy Awards ceremony incorporates the element of enthusiasm that is not just alluring, but contagious as well. A dominant spirit spreads through all those who are associated with Hollywood.


Oscar Awards are considered the highest altar, which acknowledges all the efforts that go into filmmaking, in the most splendid manner. The immense popularity of the event makes it all the more important. The entire atmosphere is governed by an element of suspense and excitement. The mystery unfolds with every passing moment of the ceremony. The names of the winners in the various categories are unveiled and they are presented with the Oscar statuette. When the winner holds the Oscar statuette in their hands, no doubt it becomes the most treasured moment of their life.

Hollywood movie Calendar

Upcoming Hollywood movies releasing in August 2010
August 6, 2010: Step Up 3-D
August 13, 2010: Ramona and Beezus
August 20, 2010: The Expendables
August 27, 2010: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Upcoming Hollywood movies releasing in September 2010
September 3, 2010: Born to Be a Star
September 10, 2010: The Town
September 17, 2010: Warrior
September 24, 2010: Guardians of Ga'Hoole

Upcoming Hollywood movies releasing in October 2010 
October 1, 2010: Priest  
October 8, 2010: The Zookeeper
October 15, 2010: Faster
October 22, 2010: Saw VII

Upcoming Hollywood movies releasing in November 2010
November 5, 2010: MegaMind  November 12, 2010: Unstoppable
November 19, 2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
November 24, 2010: Rapunzel 3-D

Upcoming Hollywood movies releasing in December 2010
December 10, 2010: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
December 17, 2010: Tron: Legacy
December 22, 2010: The Green Hornet

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Back on Again

Jennifer Aniston’s controversial comments about single parenting and use of the word retard on live TV have both raised eyebrows in recent weeks. She's been criticized by Bill O'Reilly and countless others over the two incidents. Well, it's time to focus on more important matters - her love life!
Despite claims earlier this week the actress is dating a wealthy European banker, Britain’s Daily Mirror says Aniston has hooked back up with ...
... wait for it ...
... that douchebag John Mayer! Again!

“John invited Jen to come out and meet him while he was in Manhattan,” a source told the tabloid. “He told her he wanted to see her and even paid for a private jet to fly her from LA. They spent hours in his suite at the Four Season.
We know what that means. No one goes to John Mayer's suite for conversation. But will Jen fall for his tricks, only to be burned by him again? “Jen’s been hurt by him before and isn’t prepared to go public with the relationship just yet.”

This news comes amid reports of Jen meeting with a surrogate.
“Jennifer has spent the last few months discreetly looking into the technicalities,” a source said. "She has been holding private meetings with prospective women."
"We think she’s narrowed it down to her final two."
Bet you Octomom would do it for the right price

Resident Evil Afterlife Preview

Resident Evil: Afterlife is an3D science-fiction horror film which is the sequel of the famous Resident Evil series. Resident Evil: Afterlifewritten and directed by Paul W. S. Andersonand the star casts are Wentworth Miller, Kim Coates, Spencer Locke, MillaJovovich, Ali Larter,BorisKodjoe and Shawn Roberts. This is the fourth installment of the Resident Evil series but it is the first part which will be released in the 3D.


Resident Evil: Afterlife will start from where the third film of this series the Resident Evil: Extinction ended.In this film the lead character Alice will find and rescue the remaining survivors of the Los Angeles who are not affected by the T-Virus and will team up against the head of the Umbrella
Corporation the Albert Wesker. Anderson has used James Cameron’s Fusion Camera System, the same system that was used for making Avatar to give it a 3D effect. This 60 million dollars film is going to release worldwide on 10 September 2010.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 Trailer

Release Date: 13 August 2010 (USA)

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

 PLOT: Scott Pilgrim's life is so awesome. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, "between jobs," and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic until a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, roller blading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. But the path to Ms. Flowers isn't covered in rose petals. Ramona's seven evil exes stand between Scott and true happiness. Can Scott defeat all seven of the bad guys and get the girl without turning his precious little life upside-down, before the game is over?

The film is based on the six-part Oni Press graphic novel series created by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

Dinner for Schmucks Review

Tim (Rudd) gets invited to an office party where he might get the big promotion he's waiting for if he brings a stupid guest with him. His boss (Bruce Greenwood) makes it clear that it's the tradition to have a dinner where the person who gets the most idiotic plus one wins. Just when Tim thinks the task is impossible he accidentally runs his car into Barry (Carell) an eccentric IRS employee who specializes in making dead mice miniatures. A remake of the 1998 French film Le D ®ner de Cons, the American
Version uses cultural references and stereotypical jokes to take the story forward. What happens when Tim takes Barry to the dreaded dinner makes up for the second half and an insane conclusion.





Steve Carell saves the film from becoming just another comedy with black jokes and toilet humour. He uses his charm and natural comic timing to make Barry interesting. His
Character has enough quirks and crazy habits that give room to Carell to play around and have fun. Scenes with Rudd and his colleagues are well written. There's a decent camaraderie between the two leads - both good in their roles.


The dinner is supposed to be the highlight of the film, but Roach spends too much time in the lead up to the event and in trying to create the right ambience. In the process, he dampens the pace of an otherwise energetic start. Despite his idiosyncracies, Barry comes off as being strong and violent instead of funny. We wonder why Tim would actually put his job and love life at stake just to show off his new friend at a dinner with friends. Jemaine Clement's Character of the self-obsessed painter falls flat. Zach Galifianakis is wasted in a thankless role that does no justice to his talent.



Strictly for Carell fans. The film could have been entertaining with a better script and a funnier first half.

John Abraham to play 18th century warrior

It promises to be the mother of all period films. John Abraham is all set to star in a lavish 18th century costume drama which would give him his first chance to take a trip back in time.

John, so far identified strictly and purely with urbane contemporary themes, is currently in full preparation for his role as the blast action hero in the Hindi remake of Kakha Kakha.

He will start preparing for his warrior's part right after he finishes Dostana 2. According to a source, the real-life 18th century warrior's part requires John to stretch himself beyond his limits as an athlete and fighter.



Says the source, "The role needs him to be extremely agile almost panther-like. He will have to train in a martial-arts discipline from the 18th century and also specific to the community that the real-life character belonged to."

The venture yet to be titled is to be directed by John's close pal Sabal Shekhawat who has directed John in several high-profile ads.

Madhu Mantena who will produce the film has purchased the rights of a book on the 18th century warrior. "But I can't disclose the name of the book because we haven't fully closed the deal. I've bought the rights at a huge price (close to Rs. 75 lakhs). In the costume, John bears a striking resemblance to the real-life warrior," says Mantena.

John says it's too early to talk about the new project. "But I like new challenges thrown at me as an actor. I've never done a period film. It would be nice to get into that space."

Interestingly, though set in a different period, John would still flaunt his upper torso and fight with an adversary.

Ask him about the stripping quotient in Dostana 2 and John quips, "It is so cold in London. How can I take my clothes off

Lafangey Parindey First Day First Show Review

Sometimes, your reputation precedes you. Pradeep Sarkar carries the reputation of making women-centric movies. Films like PARINEETA and LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG prove it. Who would've ever thought Sarkar would do a 360 degree turn in his third film by calling it LAFANGEY PARINDEY, set it in a chawl and make his characters speak tapori lingo? Hard to digest, isn't it? Frankly, the skilled storyteller takes you on a trip least expected from him.

When you attempt something you haven't attempted earlier or ventured into before, you either fall flat on your face or walk with your chin up in air. Sarkar doesn't slip, although LAFANGEY PARINDEY does have its share of hiccups that show up intermittently. Unlike PARINEETA and LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG, Sarkar narrates a simple story this time around and though it has nothing to do with the Rajesh Khanna - Mumtaz - Meena Kumari starrer DUSHMUN, you can't help but draw parallels with it, which, frankly, could be a coincidence as well. Yet, to be fair to Sarkar, he ventures in an unknown territory like a seasoned player.



On the flipside, the film has a major flaw and that dilutes the impact to an extent: Casting Neil Nitin Mukesh as a tapori. He just doesn't look like one. Even if he tries very hard to get into the skin of the character, you just can't connect with him since the suave and dashing demeanor makes him look like a Harvard returned, not someone from the streets or wadis of Mumbai definitely.

Arjun Rampal no longer part of Don 2

Farhan Akhtar's film Don, which released in 2006, proved to be a turning point in Arjun Rampal's career. Post Don, Arjun bagged a series of big films such as Om Shanti Om, Rock On etc. and his character of Jasjeet in Don is still remembered by one and all.
However, there is sad news for all Arjun Rampal fans as the actor wouldn't be seen in the eagerly awaited sequel Don 2. Although the buzz is that there were some creative differences between Farhan and Arjun over his character in the sequel, no one knows the real reason as to why Arjun has decided to walk out of the project.



Confirming the same, Arjun tweeted last night, "Hey Guys, Yes it is true won't be part of Don 2. Wish the team all the success. I am sure it will be a super film."

It will now be interesting to see which actor replaces Arjun and gets the chance to play Jasjeet in Don 2.

John Abraham will be seen as geeky guy in Jhootha Hi Sahi

Here's John in a startling unexpected avatar. We've seen John Abraham flaunt his physique in so many variations and permutations that we don't know what he looks like with his clothes on. Tarun Mansukhani who has to strip John in a new way in Dostana 2 is being driven up the wall.

"After Dostana how much more can John strip without getting into his birthday suit?" says Tarun in exasperations as he sits on the storyboard poring over ways to make John look like a reborn beefcake.

But beefcake is the last thing that John has in store for his fans in Jhootha Hi Sahee. Now it can be told. But not seen. John Abraham's carefully-concealed look in Abbas Tyrewala's film will remain out of bounds for a while. And with good reason. John actually gets out of his body-beautiful space to play a nerdy ordinary whitecollar bespectacled guy with a flabby physique in Jhootha Hi Sahi.

John in fact wanted to go all the way for the role to add buckteeth to the guy's personality. But Abbas put his foot down.

Says the director, "This is a side to John that no one has seen. He's painfully ordinary in speech, body language and clothes. He wears thick glasses and can't look straight into anyone's eyes."



The clothes for John's character were bought off the rack from departmental stores.

Confirms Tyrewala, "Yup, no designer clothes for John in Jhootha Hi Sahi. We shopped for his clothes in retail outlets, actually purchased working-class labels like Arrow and Raymonds."

Forget the itsybitsy swimming trunks from Dostana. John actually slouches and shuffles his way through Jhootha Hi Sahi trying to blend into the crowds.

Naturally, stripping for the camera would seem like the last thing on the character's mind. But hang on! John's nerdy character does take off his clothes in Jhootha Hi Sahi.

"And when he does strip, boy does it come as a shock," chortles the director.

Apparently, John got flabby for the stripping scene. When he disrobes fans would be shocked to see a little paunch peeping out.

Says Abbas, "John wanted to put on a lot more weight. I decided against overdoing it. Those who are used to seeing his chiselled body would be shocked by the absence of contours when he strips."

Ask John and he chuckles, "From a Greek to a Geek, long journey I think."

Check out: Akshay Kumar with 'bhangra' gang on sets of Thank You

Akshay Kumar, once known to be the undeniable Khiladi of Bollywood is now in fact the actor with an impeccable comic timing. His string of films Welcome, Singh Is Kingg, Housefull and so on, have shown him in his comic best.
Now back with the director Anees Bazmee who was responsible for some of his most famed work with the film Thank You, Akki is once again going to be part of a romantic comedy. Also Anees, has ability to get the Punjabi Munda outta Akki like no one else. What with Singh is Kingg the megahit. No doubt then that this film too will see Akhay doing playing the Punjabi boy.
Well like they say pictures say a thousand words. Akki posted the above picture with a shout out to all the Punjabi Bhangra boys in Canada who he did a number for the film. He tweeted, “Shot with a fun, cool bunch of Indo-Canadian Bhangra boys and girls on the sets of ‘THANK YOU’ A big shout out to all of them…Thank you guys, you’ll rocked”
Indeed a sweet gesture from the superstar.

Nanny McPhee Returns 2010 Trailer

 

Release Date: 20 August 2010 (USA)

Genre: Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot: Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.

Nanny McPhee Returns 2010 Review

Animated films may come to dominate the family-film genre, but they’ll never entirely edge out their live-action counterparts -- not so long as there exist characters like Nanny McPhee, whose charms could never be properly rendered in a computer. After a half-decade away from the big screen, Emma Thompson2’s magical governess is back to take on a new batch of recalcitrant children in Nanny McPhee Returns. She's gotten better with age.

The second chapter of the Nanny McPhee saga, which marks a definitive improvement over the first, sends the unsightly taskmaster to the English countryside, where Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), the mother of three rambunctious tots (Oscar Steer, Asa Butterfield, and Lil Woods), has been left alone to raise her unruly brood and manage the family farm while her husband is away at war. (Though it’s never specifically mentioned, the film is presumed to take place during World War II.) Harried but capable, Isabel’s tenuous grip on her unfortunate situation begins to loosen when a pair of privileged London cousins (Eros Vlahos and Rosie Taylor-Ritson) and a shady, indebted brother-in-law (Rhys Ifans) arrive to wreak fresh havoc in her already chaotic existence. On the verge of losing control of both her farm and her family, she opens the door to find Nanny McPhee’s wart-covered visage staring back at her, and not a moment too soon.


Though for the most part a breezy and whimsical fable, Nanny McPhee Returns is unafraid to scatter a few dramatic bombshells amid its mix of lighthearted fantasy and practical life lessons, trusting correctly that its youthful audience can handle a few bleak bumps en route to its happy ending. The biggest revelation of the film, aside from director Susanna White and screenwriter/star Thompson’s bawdy comedic sensibilities (one of the film’s less pleasant lessons: kids never tire of scatological humor), is the proficiency of its child actors, so often the weak link in even the best family fare. It’s their winning performances, along with that of the always excellent Gyllenhaal, that help make Nanny McPhee Returns not just an entertaining experience but an endearing one as well.

SALT 2010 Review

Salt, the propulsive new thriller from Phillip Noyce (Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games), has been dubbed “Bourne with boobs,” but that label isn’t entirely accurate. In the role of Evelyn Salt, a CIA staffer hunted by her own agency after a Russian defector fingers her in a plot to murder Russia’s president, Angelina Jolie keeps her two most potent weapons holstered, hidden under pantsuits and trenchcoats and the various other components of a super-spy wardrobe that proudly emphasizes function over flash.

 
But flash is one thing Salt never lacks for. Its breathless cat-and-mouse game hits full-throttle almost from the outset, when a former KGB officer named Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski) stumbles into a CIA interrogation room and begins spilling details of a vast conspiracy. Back in the ‘70s, hardline elements of the Soviet regime launched an ambitious new front in the Cold War, flooding the western world with orphans trained to infiltrate the security complexes of their adopted homelands and wait patiently — decades, if necessary — for the order to initiate a series of assassinations intended to trigger a devastating nuclear clash between the superpowers, from which the treacherous Reds would emerge triumphant.

The Soviet Union may have long ago collapsed (or did it? Hmmm...), but its army of brainwashed killer orphan spies remains in place, and if this crazy Orlov fellow is to be believed, they stand poised to reignite the Cold War. It’s a preposterous — even idiotic — scheme, but no more so than any of our government’s various harebrained proposals to kill Castro back in the ‘60s. As such, the CIA treats it with grave seriousness, even the part that that pegs Salt, who just happens to be a Russian-born orphan herself, as a key player in the conspiracy.


Salt bristles at the accusation, but, suspecting a set-up, she opts to flee rather than face interrogation from her bosses Winter (Liev Schreiber) and Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor). A former field agent, she’s been confined to a desk job since a clandestine operation in North Korea went south, leaving her with a nasty shiner and a rather unremarkable German boyfriend (now her unremarkable German husband). She’s clearly kept up her training during while cubicle-bound, however, and in a blaze of resourceful thinking and devastating Parkour Fu, she fends off a dozen or so agents of questionable competence and takes to the streets, where she sets about to clear her name and unravel the Commie orphan conspiracy before the authorities can catch up with her. That is, if she isn’t a part of the conspiracy.

The premise, which aims to resurrect Cold War tensions and graft them onto a modern-day spy thriller, is absurdly clever — and cleverly absurd. But Kurt Wimmer’s screenplay isn’t satisfied with the merely clever and absurd — it must be mind-blowing. Salt is one of those thrillers that ladles out its backstory slowly and in tiny portions, every once in a while dropping a revelatory bombshell that effectively blows the lid off everything that happened beforehand. No one is who they seem, and every action, every gesture, no matter how seemingly trivial, is imbued with some kind of grand significance. The effect of piling on one insane twist after another has the effect of gradually diluting the narrative. When anything is possible, nothing really matters.

But spy thrillers, by definition, trade in the preposterous, and the principal function of the summer blockbuster is to entertain. In that regard, Salt more than fulfills its charge. Noyce wisely keeps the story moving at pace that allows little time for asking uncomfortable questions or poking holes in the film’s frail plot. And he has an able partner in the infinitely versatile Jolie, who, having already exhibited formidable action-hero chops in Wanted and the Tomb Raider films, proves remarkably adept at the spy game as well.

It’s well-known that Jolie wasn’t the first choice to star in Salt, joining the project only after Tom Cruise dropped out, citing the story’s growing similarities to the Mission: Impossible films. But she’s more than just a capable replacement; she’s a welcome upgrade over Cruise, not least because she’s over a decade younger (and a few inches taller), than her predecessor. Should Brad Bird require a pinch-hitter for Ethan Hunt, he knows where to look.

The Other guys Review

Rumors of Will Ferrell’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. After falling from his perch atop the comedy world with a trio of high-profile disappointments, Semi Pro, Land of the Lost, and Step Brothers, the venerable funnyman seemed destined to join the tragic ranks of fellow SNL alums Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy, comic geniuses who fell prey to their own spectacular success. But he makes a triumphant return to form in The Other Guys, a riotous action comedy from longtime Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights).

Playing Allen Gamble, a straightlaced NYPD detective happily confined to his desk job as a forensic accountant, Ferrell dials down the goofball element that metastasized in recent years, instead exhibiting a kind of earnest cluelessness more reminiscent of his character in Elf. Safely in his element crunching numbers and combing paperwork for accounting irregularities, risk-averse Gamble is more than willing to concede the spotlight to the precinct’s glory-hound celebrity cops, Danson and Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel Jackson), who’ve charmed the citizenry with their heroic indifference toward danger, private property, or common sense.


Gamble’s good-natured obliviousness earns him the disdain of his embittered cubicle mate, Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), who, unlike Gamble, didn’t come by his desk job by choice. In a city scarred by accidental police shootings and devoted to its beloved Yankees, Hoitz committed the ultimate sin, clipping an unarmed Derek Jeter in the leg during a moment of panicked confusion. (“You should have shot A-Rod!” one heckler shouts.) Removed from the street indefinitely by his boss, Captain Gene Mauch (a scene-stealing Michael Keaton), Hoitz is a snarling ball of impotent rage, most of which he directs at Gamble. (For those of you keeping score, yes, Keaton’s character is named after the former baseball manager.)


This being a buddy comedy, Gamble’s and Hoitz’s fates are destined to intersect. Sure enough, their chance to seize the fire comes when the city’s all-star crime-stoppers, Danson and Highsmith, are abruptly taken out of commission in one of the most shockingly hilarious twists in recent movie history.

Wahlberg and Ferrell may not make the best cops, but they’re an absolutely stellar comedic team. To their credit, McKay and Other Guys screenwriter Chris Henchy, know we won’t settle for just the tired bickering odd-couple scenario of buddy comedies past (see Cop Out), and they take care at several points to flip the script on the formula when Gamble and Hoitz hit the streets together, giving Wahlberg as many opportunities to flex his comedic muscles as Ferrell. It’s a bit of a gamble — the rapper-turned-actor isn’t exactly known for his range — but it pays off handsomely in the film.

Wahlberg has shown a welcome willingness to make fun of himself in recent years with his cameos on SNL and in Date Night. His performance in The Other Guys is in many ways a straight-up parody of his abrasive, expletive-spewing character in The Departed, a role for which he earned an Oscar nomination. (This still boggles my mind — I hope Mark is sending weekly gift baskets to both Martin Scorsese and the Academy.) The Other Guys is easily his funniest work since The Happening.

For his part, McKay throws in some solidly-crafted action sequences to complement the comedy, and even makes a stellar cameo as the leader of Dirty Mike and the Boys, a gang of homeless men who terrorize the Priuses of New York City with their all-night orgies, for which the interior of Toyota’s trendy hybrid are apparently ideal. But as a storyteller, he still struggles mightily with the third act (see Step Brothers, a film that all but fell off a cliff). The film loses some of its momentum in the second half, mainly because it must get down to the business of resolving its nebulous plot, which centers around the corrupt dealings of a hedge-fund charlatan (Steve Coogan) and some improperly filled-out scaffolding permits. But resolution issues notwithstanding, The Other Guys still marks a solid upgrade over Step Brothers in the McKay-Ferrell pantheon, and is arguably their best collaboration since Anchorman.

The Expandables 2010 Review

If you grew up on a steady diet of action movies, if your bones hardened every time a muscle-bound guy dove away from an explosion in slow motion, if you hit puberty the first time you saw the hero of the hour bed his scantily clad damsel in distress, then it’s impossible to resist the allure of a movie like The Expendables. It’s the superband version of an action movie. It was created by an action star, its cast consists almost exclusively of action stars, and the only reason it exists is to put a smile on the face of action fans. And invariably it will do just that.

The question is how wide one’s smile will be. The answer depends on how forgiving one is willing to be of The Expendables' faults, and there are many. It’s a little slow-going at first, the characters are very thinly defined, some of the acting is spotty, and on the production front, Sylvester Stallone’s knack for action scenes is thrown under the bus by a ton of visual shortcuts (CGI blood being perhaps the most egregious) that belie the film’s obvious low budget. That said, Stallone’s knack for gory, ultraviolent action is indeed so strong, his mind so tuned to the quirks and cliches that make action movies beloved despite their faults, that The Expendables kicks more than enough ass by the time credits roll to be worthwhile beyond just the novelty of seeing Stallone, Statham, Li, Lundgren, Austin, Rourke, Couture, Crews, Willis and Schwarzenegger all under one explosion-filled roof.


That was actually my biggest concern at the offset of the film, that the only ace up star/co-writer/director Stallone’s ripped sleeve was his cast, but the best thing about The Expendables is that it could have worked with a roster composed entirely of no-name actors. It’s fantastic to see some of these action movie titans go head to head (particularly so in the case of Lundgren), but the headliners surprisingly neither make nor break the movie. The script, which involves a gang of mercenaries overthrowing a South American dictator who has become a puppet of a rogue CIA agent, isn’t particularly strong, but no one goes to an action movie expecting it to be a David Mamet-scripted battle of wits. The story just needs a firm enough framework to allow for enough scenarios for our heroes to punch, kick, stab, shoot and explode an army of bad guys. To that end, Expendables could have been given to a cast and crew of newcomers and still stomped in tons of face.


What actually hurts the film the most is that it is filled with veterans and promises of a return to old-school action, an era where the only thing bigger than the heroes’ muscles was the body count left in his wake. The only thing wrong with the body count in The Expendables is that it takes too long to begin piling up, whereas the rest of the movie feels too small, too amateur hour considering its cast of pros. Nu Image, the chief studio financing Stallone’s grand endeavor, is known primarily for making low-budget, straight-to-video movies; sadly The Expendables isn’t going to shake that image any time soon.

There is a disappointing amount of poorly-rendered CGI blood and flames throughout the film, which completely goes against the “do it old-school” mindset one expects from all involved. It’s hardly unwatchable, but there are times where the look of the film brings to mind the Syfy channel, and as any brave soul who has ever wandered into a Syfy Original Movie knows all too well, that is rarely ever a good thing.

However, even with lackluster production values, The Expendables still manages to be a wild, throat-slashing, elbow-dropping, grenade-throwing, trigger-pulling, and limb-dismembering good time. The last forty-five minutes alone are packed with more carnage than most action movies today can dream of delivering throughout their entire run time. The slow beginning gives way to a glorious orgy of death that generates a body count that would warrant UN intervention were it to have occurred in the real world. And since fictional armies getting absolutely obliterated by a fictional team of the manliest men on the planet is all anyone really requires from The Expendables, it’s easy to turn your back on the few obstacles that stand in the way of that holy goal.

Kanye West Permitted To Attend Suge Knight Lawsuit Mediation Session By Telephone

Hip-hop star Kanye West won’t have to attend in person a mediation session aimed at resolving a lawsuit filed against him by rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight.

A Miami federal judge recently agreed to permit West to take part in the Aug. 26 session by phone. West’s lawyers say he can’t be there personally because of a long-standing business commitment outside the continental U.S.
Knight is seeking more than $1 million in damages from West and his companies. Knight was shot in the leg at a 2005 Miami Beach party hosted by West, whom he blames for lax security.

West, Knight and their lawyers met in New York for six hours in June but failed to settle the case.

Dr. Laura Plans To End Radio Show At End Of Year

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the talk show host who recently apologized for saying the N-word 11 times to a caller on the air, said Tuesday she plans to give up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of this year.

The conservative advice maven made the announcement on CNN’s “Larry King Live,” saying she wants to “regain her First Amendment rights.”
Schlessinger said she’s not retiring or quitting. Instead, she said, she feels stronger and freer to say what she believes needs to be said.
“I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry — some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates and sponsors,” she said.
Schlessinger apologized last week for saying the N-word several times in an on-air conversation with a caller whom she accused of being hypersensitive to racism. She said on her website that she was wrong in using the word for what she said was an attempt to make a philosophical point.
“To imagine that there are people who refuse to accept an apology because they have an agenda and would like me silenced — I’m done with that,” she said.

During the on-air exchange, Schlessinger said the caller, who said she was black and married to a white man, was too sensitive for complaining that her husband’s friends made racist comments about her in their home.
Schlessinger told King she “never called anybody a bad word” and “wasn’t dissing anybody.”
Corinne Baldassano, an executive with Schlessinger’s production company, Take on the Day LLC, said the talk show host plans to pursue opportunities through her website, books, podcasts and a YouTube channel.
At least two national sponsors of her radio program, General Motors Co., and Motel 6, owned by Accor SA, have pulled out, Baldassano said.
Previously, Schlessinger’s negative comments about homosexuality on her television show in 2000 inspired gay activists to campaign to get her off the air.

Sandra Bullock On Jesse James: ‘We Have Both Moved On With Our Lives

Following their divorce earlier this summer, Sandra Bullock is wishing ex-husband Jesse James the best before he moves to Texas.

“I support Jesse in his move to Austin,” Sandra told People. “We have both moved on with our lives and only want the best for each other. Anything else that is said on my behalf is inaccurate.”
A mag source said Jesse is coming to grips with his life following his June divorce with the Oscar winner.

“I think he’s starting to grasp reality a bit more,” the source said. “And the realization that it’s going to take a lot longer and a lot more than he thought to bring things back to what they were.”
As for Sandra, she’s reportedly happy to start her new life in New Orleans with 8-month-old son Louis.

Zach Galifianakis’ Reading For Children At North Carolina Library Also Draws Adults

A reading at a North Carolina library was intended for young people, but the person behind the book attracted plenty of adults as well.
That’s because the reader Tuesday was Zach Galifianakis, a comedian, movie star and Wilkes County, N.C., native. The Winston-Salem Journal reported Galifianakis was at the Wilkes County Public Library for a children’s reading that drew hundreds.
Galifianakis joked that he would read from his movie, “The Hangover,” but then read three children’s books, one of which his father wrote.

He stayed afterward for nearly two hours, posing for photos and signing almost anything brought to him including old Wilkes Central High School yearbooks and a GQ magazine with his face on the cover.

Lindsay Lohan’s Father Nearly Free Of Harassment Charge

Michael Lohan’s ex-fiancee has told a New York judge she no longer wants to pursue criminal charges against him stemming from a fight last month.
Both Kathryn Major and Lohan, the father of actress Lindsay Lohan, appeared in Southampton Town Court on Long Island on Wednesday. His attorney entered a not guilty plea to the harassment charge.
Moments later, Major testified she wanted to drop the charge. She also agreed to drop an order of protection requiring Lohan to stay away from her. She didn’t explain why she had a change of heart.
In July, she told police Lohan had threatened her during a fight. They have since split up.

Town Justice Andrea Schiavoni told Lohan if he stays out of trouble for six months, the case will be dropped.

Subhash Ghai's production Paschim Express goes on floors

Subhash Ghai's next romantic comedy Paschim Express went on floors on 18 July with a mahurat shoot along with the debutant lead actors of the movie Sahil Mehta, Mannat (Neha Yadav), Vikas Katyal, Priyum Galav and the debut director Sunny Bhambani all of whom are from Whistling Woods International.

Paschim Express is a romantic comedy about two Punjabi families who try to have a wedding on a train journey. Initially the bride and the groom are least interested in each other and this mutual dissatisfactsion coupled with other run of events leads to serious conflicts between the two families and the wedding is called off by the parents .But the real drama starts when the bride and the groom rekindle their romance and become comfortable with each other.



Now how will the bride and the groom get together? Will the 30 years of family friendship stand this storm? These are some of the questions which Paschim Express answers. The film is a joy ride comprising of a series of events high on both drama and humour.

The film which is presented by Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts also includes music by Jaidev, and cinematography by Kabir Lal.

Studio 18 titles syndicated to Middle East & North Africa

Studio 18 has closed a seven-nation licensing deal of 12 top film titles owned by The Indian Film Company. The Free-To-Air Satellite rights have been licensed for Middle East & North African countries including Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco & Tunisia. Some of the titles under the agreement include JAB WE MET, WELCOME, SINGH IS KINNG, KIDNAP, GOLMAAL RETURNS, GHAJINI, LUCK and LIFE PARTNER.



Commenting on the deal, Studio 18's Head of International Business, Tanuj Garg said, "This is in continuation of our efforts and success at syndicating our diverse catalogue to new potential-laden markets." The Studio had recently announced a first-of-its-kind Hotel-VoD deal with the three top five-star hotels in China.

Pritam in music video for Akshay, Ajay or John

After a relatively quieter first half of 2010, prolific composer Pritam is back in the limelight yet again. He has just delivered a chartbuster soundtrack in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, the songs of which can be heard from all nooks and corners. Moreover, he has a jam packed second half of the year ahead, what with biggies like Action Replayy, Golmaal 3 and Crook: It's Good To Be Bad in the offing.

While it is a given that there would be at the least a couple of chartbusters in each of his forthcoming films (well unless law of averages proves otherwise), there also has been a strong buzz around him doing a few promotional music videos. This is not something new for him though since in the past, he has faced the camera while shooting songs for films like Life In A Metro and Mukhbir.

No wonder, it didn't sound improbable when news started making the rounds that he, along with one of his favourite singers Neeraj Sridhar, was roped in for promotional tracks of Action Replayy and Golmaal 3. While Pritam is working for the first time with Vipul Shah - the maker of Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai starrer Action Replayy - he has been a constant fixture with Rohit Shetty after Golmaal Returns and All The Best.

However, when enquired, Rohit dismissed the theory about Pritam being used as a face of the music as well. "No, he is not doing any music video of Golmaal 3. There was never even a plan for this so it is surprising that such a piece of news has actually floated around. In fact I am hearing it for the first time", he says.



On the other hand Vipul couldn't hide his amusement when 'informed' about the presence of Pritam in his upcoming film.

"Now this is really funny", he says in amazement, "How could this be even a possibility? Especially so when I have Akshay and Aishwarya in my film. They are enough to be the face of the videos here. Pritam has done well in the studio while recording music and that's good enough for me."

Well, further investigation reveals that Pritam has indeed done a music video along with Neeraj but that's neither for Action Replayy nor Golmaal 3. It is in fact for 'not so usual suspect' Aashayein (starring John Abraham), the music of which has just hit the stands. The song in question is 'Mera Jeena Hai Kya' which features both Pritam along with Neeraj in a specially designed music video. This is not all as there is another song in the album as well that has a promotional music video made around it. Titled 'Dilkash Dildaar Duniya', it features Shaan.

Incidentally, Pritam is the guest composer of the film and has contributed only two songs in an album that mainly has Salim-Suleiman as the prime composers. Pritam was unavailable for comment.

Shahid Rafi to launch Rafi Academy

Shahid Rafi, the son of the legendary singer late Mohd. Rafi is all set to launch 'Mohammed Rafi Academy' in a high-profile event on the 31st of this month, in accordance with the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's 30th death anniversary.

There are many USPs and firsts that the said academy will boast of. The most prominent of them all is the fact that, its for the first time that prolific singer-sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle will be imparting their musical knowledge to the students of the academy. The academy also boasts of having on board many talented names like Raju Naushad (Naushad's son), Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri (Majrooh Sultanpuri's son), Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor (Mahendra Kapoor's son) and Firdaus Shahid Rafi (Rafi's grandson) in it.

Chinese-American actor Tom Wu to star in Ra.One

Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, Anubhav Sinha's sci-fi extravaganza Ra.One will also star Chinese-American actor Tom Wu. SRK even tweeted recently about Tom joining the cast of his home production. Said the superstar, "a big welcome to Tom Wu in the film cast. He is so humble & such a sport...really nice to have him on board."



For the uninitiated, Tom Wu is a martial arts expert who has starred in films like Revolver, Shanghai Knights and Batman Begins. Considering that Ra.One also has its fair share of heavy duty action, one can be rest assured of seeing Tom Wu kick some butt in this flick too.

Shilpa Shetty to be brand ambassador of Pantene-Pro V shampoo

Shilpa Shetty is definitely one of the most talked about girl in Bollywood today, be it her winning the 'Big Brother' show to her getting married to Raj Kundra... everything about her now has become national headlines!



Sources close to Bollywood news, added yet another fodder to our 'Breaking News' list by informing us that Shilpa now joins the ranks of Katrina Kaif, Sushmita Sen and likes, by becoming the brand ambassador of the 'yet-to-be-relaunched' Pantene Pro-V shampoo.

The new campaign of Pantene Pro-V shampoo featuring Shilpa will be out soon.

Kalki starrer That Girl In Yellow Boots to be screened at Venice Film Festival

Anurag Kashyap recent film as a producer, Udaan, got lot of critical acclaim. Now, Kashyap is all set with his next directorial venture titled That Girl In Yellow Boots, the film which stars Kalki Koelchin and is co-produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC).

That Girl In Yellow Boots which in essence is a thriller tracing Ruth's (Kalki Koechlin) search for her father - a man she hardly knew but cannot forget. Desperation drives her to work without a permit, at a massage parlour. Torn between several schisms, Mumbai becomes the alien but yet strangely familiar backdrop for Ruth's quest. She struggles to find her independence and space even as she is sucked deeper into the labyrinthine politics of the city's underbelly. A city that feeds on her misery, a love that eludes her and above all, a devastating truth that she must encounter. And everyone wants a piece of her. But what's interesting is the fact that it has been selected for the esteemed 67th Venice Film Festival.



The film will be screened under Out-of-Competition section at this year's Venice Film Festival. Under this section, important works by directors already established in previous editions of the Festival are showcased. The festival will take place from 1st to 11th September 2010 at Venice Lido.

An ecstatic Anurag Kashyap said, "I am on top of the world. Thank you NFDC to pull the project out of post production limbo and completing it. I would also like to thank Ronnie Screwvala, Sanjay Singh and Sikhya Entertainment for lending me the money and unconditional support".

If that wasn't enough That Girl in Yellow Boots will also be screened at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), wilt the film will have its North American Premiere under Special Presentations.

Music Composers of Bollywood still find Mohd Rafi as Today's Singer

Aadesh Shrivastava, who has had the good luck to meet Rafi and play on his songs under several senior composers, puts it simply, "Every song I compose has Kishoreda's feel and Rafisaab's gaayaki somewhere within my subconscious mind. And by gaayaki I mean his sharp harkatein, which would be as sharp as the edge of a sword, and everything else."

Aadesh adds, "If you say Mora piya has that ambience, I agree completely. And my semi-classical Baawri piya ki (Baghban) was made with him in mind - 101 per cent! Ravi Chopra, my director, and I discussed this song and we kept saying, 'Kaash! Agar yeh gaana Rafisaab gaate!', though Sonu Niigaam was brilliant. The song in my mind's eye when I composed this one was Tu Ganga ki mauj from Baiju Bawra. Whenever Rafisaab would go high-pitched in a song and take a sapaat (broad) taan, incredibly his expression quotient would never change or get diluted. There was no showmanship. It was all so natural - and beautiful."



Shantanu Moitra agrees that Rafi is in-built in the composers' psyche. "These are schools that we have to study to compose for Hindi cinema, and regardless of favourites, we have to look at all the various schools like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and so on. I had Rafisaab in mind straightaway in two scores of mine - Parineeta and Khoya Khoya Chand - in addition to other songs in many films. These are virtually my tributes to Rafisaab. For the song O re paakhi from the latter, the song that came to mind was Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye from Pyaasa. In this song, the sequence in the film

has a crowd of people, and through all this and the orchestral accompaniment, Rafisaab managed the difficult job of sounding lonely, as he was supposed to, as if he was oblivious of everything else just like the hero. I have been told that Rafisaab would always want to know who the actor was and about the character, so that he could modulate his voice. This quality needs to be emulated by today's singers - to change from a Tu Ganga ki mauj to a song for Johnny Walker and sound equally apt! This can only happen when you give your 100 per cent to each song."
Shantanu recalls Sonu and him discussing the Pyaasa classic and Rafisaab a lot for the song. The trick was in making a composition that went on the path in its own way, and for Sonu, it was a tightrope about how Rafi would have sung it, and how he could make it his own song and not an imitation while keeping within the broad parameters."

Sajid, of the Sajid-Wajid duo, declares that you do not have to keep Rafisaab in your mind at all. "Woh zahan mein na hokar bhi zahan mein rehte hi hain (Rafi remains in your subconscious even when you do not consciously remember him)!" Our Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai, especially the title-track, and the songs of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi clearly demonstrated this. Even today when we compose a Saanchi saanchi nazar for Dabangg or Meherbaniyaan and Taali maar de in Veer, we somewhere have within our minds the quality Rafisaab imparted to his songs - which could be called the punch of a real hero. The genius of Rafisaab lay in also understanding a song, and the character. There are good singers today, but they must master this art."

Shekhar Rajviani of Vishal-Shekhar also agrees with his colleagues. "Vishal and I make songs that we always think could be sung by both Rafisaab and Kishoreda. But paradoxically, I do not understand the term "Rafi's style". What is that?? Rafi could sing any song, and has done so. We missed him terribly in Aankhon mein teri and Main agar kahoon in Om Shanti Om. We have fantastic singers even today, but Rafisaab would have taken these songs to the skies!"

The last word comes from Himesh Reshammiya, who has composed the Rafi-like ace Tum chain ho qaraar ho in the just-released Milenge Milenge. "Rafisaab would have rocked even today. A song like Chura liya hai tumne from Yaadon Ki Baraat can give a run to any chartbuster today. I have had three or four stages in my career so far, in terms of the kind of music I composed, and the first two stages are completely dedicated to Mohammed Rafi, till perhaps Tere Naam and even a bit beyond, when I used Udit Narayanji and Sonuji a lot. These legends are our roots, our inspirations. Jo kaam hua hai woh hamesha rahega! Rafi is not yesterday's legend but the forever "voice". He will continue to shape and influence film music for ever.