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Watts, Owen, Worthington lead AFI awards nominations

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 01:20 PM PDT

London, Oct 28 (IANS) Hollywood actress Naomi Watts and actors Sam Worthington, Clive Owen are leading this year's nominations list for the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. Watts' role in 'Mother and Child' has landed her a place on the shortlist for the International award for best actress along with Toni Collette, Bojana Novakovic of 'Edge of Darkness' and Mia Wasikowska of 'Alice In Wonderland'

‘Dunno Y…’ pushed for Diwali release due to protests

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Debutant director Sanjay Sharma's movie 'Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun', which deals with homosexuality and was slated to release Friday, has been postponed for a Diwali outing due to protests by right-wing groups. Starring newcomers Kapil Sharma and Yuvraj Parashar in lead roles, the movie invited the ire of the youth unit of a right wing party recently. The protesters allegedly sent threats to the makers of the film given its subject.

Cruise, Bieber pay tribute to tsunami victims

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:41 PM PDT

London, Oct 27 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and singer Justin Bieber are among the stars who have offered their condolences to the tragic victims of tsunami in Indonesia. Contactmusic.com reports, more than a hundred people have died after a massive tremor hit off the coast of western Sumatra Monday, triggering a tsunami

Celebrity status helping Bieber to help others

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:40 PM PDT

London, Oct 27 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber is happy that he is able to use his celebrity status to help other people and support charitable projects. 'I think that I'm pretty powerful, I guess.

National Geographic plans reality show on army

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:32 PM PDT

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) National Geographic channel in collaboration with the Indian Army Wednesday announced plans to launch 'Mission Army - Desh Ke Rakshak', a reality show that will select five men from across the country and give one of them a chance to serve the military.

‘Vegetarians at risk of brain disorders’

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:31 PM PDT

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Vegetarians are at an early risk of mental disorder such as dementia and alzheimer's as they develop a Vitamin B-12 deficiency, doctors said here Wednesday. Fish, shellfish, meat, eggs, milk and their by-products are some of the biggest sources of Vitamin B-12

‘Zangoora’ stars walk the ramp at WIFW

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Bollywood musical 'Zangoora' stars Hussain Kuwajerwala and Gauhar Khan took the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) by storm as they walked the ramp for designer duo Meera and Muzzafar Ali here Wednesday.

Chris Brown episode was a wake-up call: Rihanna

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 11:27 AM PDT

London, Oct 27 (IANS) Singer Rihanna, who was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, says she needed a 'wake-up call' from god to make her realise their relationship was over. 'God has a crazy way of working, and sometimes when stuff happens you feel like, 'What did I do to deserve this?' Why was it backfiring on me?' femalefirst.co.uk quoted her as saying. 'But I needed that wake-up call in my life

Pakistani troops fire rockets at six Indian posts

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Jammu, Oct 27 (IANS) Pakistani troops fired rockets and mortar shells at six Indian posts in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Wednesday, leading to an exchange of fire at the Line of Control (LoC) that lasted more than five hours. The LoC reverberated with explosions of rockets and mortar shells and the rattle of gunfire for over five-and-half hours as the firing started around 3.30 p.m. at Indian posts in Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch, 210 km north of Jammu.

Mendes, Biel and Weisz launch directorial debuts

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 11:10 AM PDT

London, Oct 27 (IANS) Hollywood actresses Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel and Rachel Weisz have unveiled their directorial debuts at the annual 'Glamour Reel Moments' event in Los Angeles. The three actresses stepped behind the camera for the first time as part of the magazine's yearly project, which sees women tackle short films based on readers' real-life stories, reports dailystar.co.uk

1928 Chaplin film shows woman using mobile phone

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 07:52 AM PDT

London, Oct 27 (IANS) A Charlie Chaplin film clip showing a woman using a mobile phone has left viewers stumped. The baffling scene is found in the extras section of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 movie 'The Circus', Daily Mail reported Wednesday

Naomi Campbell goes for a vacation every 6 weeks to keep her cool

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:58 AM PDT

London, Oct 27 (ANI): Naomi Campbell has found a way to keep her infamous temper cool-a relaxing holiday every six weeks.he catwalk queen's outbursts have landed her in trouble on many occasions in recent years. She served 200-hour community service sentence in 2008 after assaulting two police officers at London's Heathrow Airport.

Mumbai Film Festival yet to be foreigners’ festival: Suhasini Ratnam

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:56 AM PDT

Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) The Mumbai Film Festival has become the second best such event in India, but it is not so popular among foreigners, says Indian actress-director Suhasini Ratnam, who is on the jury of the 12th edition of the gala. 'All the foreigners come to see Indian films in Goa in the Indian Panorama section (of International Film Festival of India). They come only to watch Indian films

Charlie Sheen should confront his problems: Experts

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:54 AM PDT

New York, Oct 27 (ANI): Experts believe that Charlie Sheen needs to speak his heart out about the problems he faces, if he wants to avoid a tragic end. Patrick Wanis, a human behaviour expert and celebrity life coach, said Sheen's history of mistreating women and patronizing prostitutes are signs of misogyny. "When you're violent toward women that means you have deep-seated rage and anger.

Mendes, Biel and Weisz unveil directorial debuts

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:53 AM PDT

London, Oct 27 (ANI): Actresses Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel and Rachel Weisz launched their directorial debut at the annual Glamour Reel Moments event in Los Angeles. The beautiful trio was on the other side of the camera for the first time as part of the magazine's yearly project, which sees women tackle short films based on readers' real-life stories

In a world full of storms, Priyanka is my anchor: Vivek Oberoi

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) Vivek Oberoi, who will tie the knot with Priyanka Alva Friday, is so much in love with his wife-to-be that he has started penning poetry about her. One of his poems to Priyanka reads - 'In a world of only two people who are each other's world...' 'I don't know how you got that, but those are my lines to her,' said Vivek, 34. 'We've discovered a whole universe in each other's life

Rituparno Ghosh is a fabulous actor: director Sanjoy Nag

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:51 AM PDT

Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) Debutant Bengali director Sanjoy Nag, who cast director Rituparno Ghosh in his film 'Memories in March', is all praise for the National Award winner's acting skills. 'He is a fabulous actor. He plays a senior advertising professional in a small boutique ad agency in the film,' Nag, whose film was screened at the ongoing 12th Mumbai Film Festival, told IANS here.

Nomadic look in vogue at WIFW

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:50 AM PDT

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Designer Charu Parasher's collection on the final day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) saw modern divas transforming into free spirited nomadic women.

‘Making my first film has made me old’

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:50 AM PDT

Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) The international competition section at the ongoing 12th Mumbai Film Festival this year has a curious pattern.

Director Avtar Bhogal returns on big screen with ‘Honour Killing’

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 06:50 AM PDT

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Director Avtar Bhogal, who had earlier directed films like 'Zakhmi Aurat' and 'Aaj Ki Aurat', returns to big screen with 'Honour Killing'. 'Honour killings cannot be tolerated in any civilised society