Archive for November 18th, 2011

Kristen Stewart may star in Akira

Kristen Stewart may star in Akira

| November 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

Twilight star Kristen Ste­wart has been reportedly approached to play a lead role in a Japanese animation mo­v­ie, Akira.The 21-year-old actor, who is known for playing Bella Swan in the Twilight film series, has be­en offered to play Kei, the love interest of male lead Kan­eda in the movie, reports a website. The original story [...]

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Angelina Jolie delighted

Angelina Jolie delighted

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Actress Angelina Jolie, who has been working on her directorial debut The Land of Blood and Honey is delighted because the studio bosses have agreed to release her film in Bosnian language. The film has been shot in English and Bosnian/Croatian, doubling up scenes in a mixture of languages. “I’m honoured that theFilm District has [...]

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The girl next door

The girl next door

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Preetika Rao, who is going to make her debut in Priyudu, talks about her career, life and having a famous actress for a sister It’s hard to find actresses like Preetika Rao these days. “Call me Preetika,” she insists. She’s so soft spoken that even her sternest reply might sound like the humblest of requests. [...]

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The discerning drinker: Piemonte’s reds

The discerning drinker: Piemonte’s reds

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Italians work hard, none more so than its winemakers — and none of them more than those of Piemonte, toiling on steep hillsides through bitter winters and burning summers. So lift a glass of one of these reds to the hard-working Italians Malvirà Nebbiolo delle Langhe 2007 The hills of the Langhe, south and east [...]

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High flying dreams

High flying dreams

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Nioosha Beatris came to India from Iran to study computers but her looks caught the attention of the modelling industry and here she is today, walking the ramp for various designers =Tell us some interesting facts about you. Not many people know that apart from being a model I am a computer programmer as well. [...]

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Achilles’ heel in deadly variety of prostate cancer raises hope of cure

Achilles’ heel in deadly variety of prostate cancer raises hope of cure

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Weill Cornell physician-scientists say this vulnerability can be attacked by a targeted drug already in clinical trials to treat other types of cancers An international team of researchers led by clinicians at Weill Cornell Medical Col­lege have discovered a genetic Achilles’ heel in an aggressive type of prostate cancer — a vulnerability they say can [...]

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Lea Michele doesn’t regret GQ photoshoot

Lea Michele doesn’t regret GQ photoshoot

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Glee actress Lea Michele has no regrets about her controversial GQ magazine photo shoot and says she would not mind to pose again.“People were really offended by this, being that we play high school students. But we’re not high school students! Cory is almost 30, and Dianna and I are 25. But there was such [...]

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Tannishtha to co-host APSA

Tannishtha to co-host APSA

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Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, who earned international acclaim for her work in Brick Lane and German movie Shadows of Time, will co-host the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) this year. This is said to be the first time that an Indian will be host the event to be held at Gold Coast, Australia, at the end [...]

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Getting groovy at mass

Getting groovy at mass

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Swedish church uses techno music to attract the young Last Friday, a church in Stockholm, Sweden turned into a 90s disco, during a techno Mass priests hope will draw young people closer to religion.Instead of listening to the sermon and praying silently, the congregation inside the All Saints Church, in Stockholm were throwing their hands [...]

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Nargis to endorse apparel

Nargis to endorse apparel

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Czech Pakistani model Nargis Fakhri, who has just made her Bollywood debut with Rockstar, has been named the brand ambassador for apparel major Van Heusen Woman. The 32-year-old has been a New York-based supermodel, and choosing her as the face of the brand has been a careful decision by the company. “The brand is on [...]

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