Obamas make Vanity Fair best-dressed list; Angelina Jolie doesn’t make cut, Brad Pitt remainsNEW YORK — Barack and Michelle Obama are edging out Hollywood stars on Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List. ‘G-Force’ opens at No. 1 at the box office, ahead of ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’LOS ANGELES — An elite squad of guinea pigs has worked its own brand of magic at the box office, taking the No. 1 spot from boy wizard Harry Potter. Cannes’ magic to shine through despite recessionCANNES - When the global movie business turns up in Cannes next week for the world’s leading film festival, it is likely to find the 11-day movie marathon rather short of its traditional glamour and glitz. Jolie, Hathaway among many Hollywood A-listers to design jewelry for celebrity auctionLONDON - Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham and Anne Hathaway have joined hands to design jewellery for a celebrity auction. Hayek, Pinault renew marriage vows at weekend-long celebrity bash in VeniceLOS ANGELES — Salma Hayek and her husband have tied the knot — again. Glitterati pack Venice for weekend-long party feting Salma Hayek and PinaultVENICE, Italy — Actress Salma Hayek and her husband are celebrating their recent wedding with a star-studded, weekend-long party in Venice. This year’s Cannes festival mixes big-name directors with lesser known in competitionPARIS — This year’s Cannes film festival will pit a roster of festival veterans, including four former winners of the glamorous film competition’s top prize, against challengers from emerging cinema hotbeds from China to the Philippines. Animals, aliens, fantasy and fun: Summer’s family films from ‘Up’ to ‘They Came From Upstairs’LOS ANGELES — Animated animals and pint-sized aliens. Museum relics that come to life at night. Magic rocks that make wishes come true. A bouquet of balloons big enough to lift a house into the sky. Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 26-May 2Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 26-May 2: Penelope Cruz aspires to grow old like Sophia LorenWASHINGTON - Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz has no plans of getting under the knife because she aspires to grow old gracefully like her icon Sophia Loren. Jolie is World’s Most Beautiful WomanWASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has been named the Most Beautiful Woman in the World in a new Vanity Fair poll. When Penelope Cruz couldn’t address Ben Kingsley by nameLONDON - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has revealed that she had trouble talking to her new movie co-star Sir Ben Kingsley because she had no idea how to address him. ‘Booby’ Charlize Theron to ‘burn’ screen in ‘The Burning Plain’!LONDON - Charlize Theron’s fans will get to see her a lot more onscreen, all thanks to a new film ‘The Burning Plain’. Charlize Theron bares all again for new filmLONDON - South African actress Charlize Theron has bared all once again for a new film. Titled ‘The Burning Plain’, the film is the directorial debut of Guillermo Arrigadrama and also stars actor Kim Basinger, reports The Sun. Penelope Cruz loves Irish stout GuinnessNEW DELHI - Actress Penelope Cruz has confessed that she’s in love with the Irish stout-Guinness. Cheryl Cole dubbed false eyelashes iconLONDON - British singer Cheryl Cole has been dubbed as the icon for false eyelashes ever since sales figures shot up after she was pictured wearing them. Penelope Cruz in talks to star in ‘Into the World’WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz is in talks to star in Italian director Sergio Castellitto’s film ‘Venuto al Mondo’ (Into the World). Sonam Kapoor - first Bollywood actress to be dressed by ChanelMUMBAI - Sonam Kapoor’s metamorphosis as a fashion diva came a full circle at the Filmfare Awards ceremony when she became the only Bollywood actress to wear a specially-designed gown by Paris-based fashion house Chanel. Banderas to join cast of next Woody Allen filmBARCELONA - Spanish screen star Antonio Banderas is to join the next Woody Allen film’s cast, which includes Indian actress Freida Pinto who shot into stardom with her role in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Rahman dedicates Oscars to younger generationCHENNAI - India’s double Oscar winner A.R. Rahman dedicated his awards to the younger generation as he returned home to a hero’s welcome here Thursday with ace drummer Sivamani and his troupe providing a pulsating backdrop, and a large crowd of thousands dancing to the chant of ‘Jai ho’. Can `Slumdog…’ save the Oscars?LOS ANGELES - The exuberant Oscar victory of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ helped the Oscar ceremony end on a high note. But by Monday morning, the aftermath of the Oscars did not seem to bode well for the California film industry or the glittering event that was meant to celebrate it. Penelope Cruz becomes first Spanish actress to win an OscarLOS ANGELES - Penelope Cruz won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in Woody Allen’s ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’, becoming the first Spanish actress to take home an Oscar. Hollywood divas and their Oscars style statementsLOS ANGELES - Hollywood divas Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz stole the limelight with their elegant gowns at the Oscar’s evening. ‘Slumdog’s’ Oscar victory sends a message to the worldLOS ANGELES - Before ‘Slumdog Millionaire’s’ amazing Oscar win pundits were wondering whether art might imitate life. On Sunday night, on the crystal-swathed stage of the Kodak Theatre, and in front of the world’s biggest celebrities and a huge global audience, the cliche came true, and then some. Penelope Cruz wins best supporting actress OscarLOS ANGELES - Penelope Cruz is named best supporting actress Oscar for her role in the film ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’. Los Angeles set for big Oscar nightLOS ANGELES - The police have sealed off the Kodak Theatre Sunday as Los Angeles prepared for a glittering Oscar ceremony to lift the economic gloom hanging over the film industry. List of Oscar nomineesLOS ANGELES - The Oscars will be announced here Sunday night (Monday morning in India). The following is a complete list of Oscar nominees: En route to Oscars, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ sweeps BAFTA awardsLONDON - British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, the Mumbai-based rags-to-riches movie, has won top honours at Britain’s most prestigious film awards with a sweeping seven wins, including best film. Oscars beckon as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ sweeps BAFTA awardsLONDON - ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, the feelgood movie charting the rags-to-riches tale of a boy born in the slums of Mumbai, swept the pre-Oscars BAFTA awards in London Sunday night with seven wins, including best film. The makers dedicated the prestigious best film award - it beat ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, ‘Frost/Nixon’, ‘Milk’ and ‘The Reader’ - to the ‘people of Mumbai.’ ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins seven Bafta awardsLONDON - British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, a rags-to-riches tale of an improbable winner of game show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, has picked up seven honours at the British Film Academy Awards (Bafta) 2009. |