Favorite American Idol Finalist, Jon Peter Lewis, to Release Debut Album

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Jon Peter Lewis, also known as 'JPL' by his enthusiastic fans, will release his eagerly anticipated debut album on November 7th, 2006. The long awaited record, "Stories From Hollywood," has been in the works for over a year and features all original songs.
("Looking back, it would have been a lot easier to jump into one of the offers handed to me, but it would have been a mistake to try and be somebody I wasn't. My heart just wasn't into being a ballad singer or creating a teenybopper image. I've always felt more comfortable with a rock edge to my music and I wanted to develop that sound. It's been a long and challenging road over the last two years, but well worth the waitPhoto: http://http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060926/latu080.html?.v=73

Abhishek Bachchan plans to take up a new profession - playing football!

After being voted as the hottest Asian male, Abhishek Bachchan plans to take up a new profession - playing football! Abhishek Bachchan is swapping acting for football. And the club he plans to join is Chelsea FC, an obvious choice considering he has been its fan for a long time. In fact, Bachchan was recently seen at Stamford Bridge in the UK, with Aishwarya Rai in tow, wh
CHELSEA IN BOLLYWOOD JHOOM
*JHOOM (SWING TO THE MUSIC) Starring: FRANK LAMPARD JOHN TERRY ABHISHEK BACHCHAN LARA DUTTA PREITY ZINTA ASHWARYA RAI AMITABH BACHCHAN ere the club was playing against Charlton and Liverpool. ..Read more...

Apple wants to dominate Hollywood

FIRM called Apple is apparently leaning on the Hollywood studios telling them to co-operate better with its plans for global domination of online distribution of flicks.
According to Fortune magazine, Apple has been telling the studios that it is about to do to them what it did to the record companies. The reason for this confidence is Apple's iTV gadget, which allows movies downloaded from iTunes and connected wirelessly to a big-screen telly...Read more...

Hollywood stars brought to book-Sharon stone...

The book, for which he reportedly received a seven-figure advance, is a string of glittering anecdotes with edge, bonbons with a bitter center.
Everett is a waspish observer of the celebrity A-list, from Madonna ("she oozed sex appeal") to Julia Roberts ("beautiful and tinged with madness") to Sharon Stone ("utterly unhinged").
The book is a sort of Rough Guide to late 20th- century highlife and lowlife that moves from London to Paris, New York, St Tropez, LA's Laurel Canyon and Miami's South Beach. There are walk-on parts for Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Orson Welles, Bob Dylan, Donatella Versace and a host of other luminaries. Everett seems to know everyone, remember all and recount everything. ..Read more...

Rang De Basanti for Oscars

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti, India’s official submission for the best foreign language film Oscar, has much going for it although this critic would personally have preferred Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara.
Rang De Basanti is a well-scripted, skilfully crafted, thought-provoking entertainer that made waves when it opened earlier this year. In cinematic terms, it is a work of some merit, but the question is: will Rang De Basanti be able to sway the voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences quite ..Read more...

'Dor' has a plot and great acting; go watch it

Now let's talk about "Dor", director Nagesh Kukunoor's new film that's also opened last week. Inspired by a real-life event, "Dor" is the story of two young women from very different backgrounds who find their ... Read more...

Wal-mart denies Hollywood threats over digital services

Wal-Mart has denied a report that it told Hollywood movie studios to expect retaliation if they began selling feature film downloads through Apple's iTunes Store.
The US retail giant and Asda-owner described the report in the New York Post, as 'a rehashing of misinformation', possibly referring to a BusinessWeek article last month which suggested that Wal-Mart was attempting to dissuade studios.
'Customers want to watch movies and they want to be able to make the choice when and how they want to view them,' the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said. 'While we recognise there are various current and potential providers of this service, we are not dissuading studios from conducting business with other providers...Read more...

New babes in Bollywood

Nisha Kothari majored in Chemistry at the University of Delhi and entered the film industry with the Tamil movie, Jay Jay (2003). She was paired with South Indian heart-throb Madhavan, but the romantic drama bombed at the box-office. Kothari is clearly a Ram Gopal Varma favourite; she starred in James and Sarkar last year. Her latest film is RGV's Shiva, where she plays a crime reporter opposite newcomer Mohit Alawat. Other releases this year include Darna Zaroori Hai and The Killer.There is not much one can say about model-turned-actress Tanvi Verma, except that she made a Bold (2005) entry in KC Bokadia's drama ..Read more...

Ash was even responsible for creating a traffic jam in the Middle East country of Dubai

Recently bollywood star Ash was even responsible for creating a traffic jam in the Middle East country of Dubai where she was shooting for a beauty product. Though she knows she is one of the most beautiful faces in the world, Ash manages to keep a firm head on her shoulders. She claims that she has been promoting many international brands and her association with almost all her brands has been a long standing one. She has endorsed these products not only in India but in other countries too, so in this way she feels she has managed to cross borders. Ash claims that even while endorsing her products especially after she became Miss World she has always put in a lot of thought into which brands she endorses. She has always been responsible as to which products she endorses. ..Read more..

Celebrity advertising pays in the long run

Can the rules of conventional advertising be applied to public service messages? Certainly, said Pranesh Misra, president and COO, Lintas India addressing an audience of students and corporates at the India Brand Summit.

“If the principles of mainline communication to promote public awareness, they would in fact become far more effective,” said Misra, adding that the use of celebrities to promote AIDS or leprosy awareness was a perfect example. “The message is amplified by using a celebrity,” he explained.

In response to a question on whether these ads actually made a difference, Piyush Pandey, executive chairman and national creative director, Ogilvy & Mather, said while it was not possible to solve the problem in those 40 seconds, it could open doors which could then lead to solving the problem. ...Read more...
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Shakira packs the American Bank Center, delivers hip-shaking concert

The 29-year-old crossover artist arrived on stage barefoot (she wore no shoes during her entire concert) and wore a sheer black and gold vest, sparkling bikini top and low-rise belted black pants.
The crowd met Shakira with applause, rising to its feet — many proudly raising Colombian flags or shouting "I love you, Shakira."
Throughout the concert, which lasted more than 90 minutes, Shakira flexed strong, but sultry pipes and peppered her show with signature belly dance moves she learned as a child. ..Read more

Is gay marriage more of a 'danger' than Hollywood?

Is gay marriage more of a 'danger' than Hollywood?
Many letters in recent weeks assert that same-sex marriage undermines the sanctity of traditional marriage ["Same-sex marriage and interracial vows don't equate," Sept. 12].
These defenders of our morality fail to recognize a greater danger to the status quo. One need only review the movie magazines to observe that our role models in Hollywood do more to undermine marriage than gay couples.
When famous movie actors have children out of wedlock, and the public clamors for photographs of such children, what are the youth of America to think about marriage? They must certainly conclude that marriage is not a requirement of parenthood.
So one must then ask which is a greater danger to the institution of marriage--the marriage of a couple whose union cannot lead to children, or children who are borne to heterosexual couples who are not married?
William L. R. Rice
Stafford

Why Bipasha refused film with Emraan?http://http://www.indiatarget.com/cgi-bin/detailnews.cgi?id=3549

Bipasha Basu was approached for doing Parvin Babi's role in forthcoming ‘Woh Lamhe' which focuses Parvin's alleged relationship with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. However Bipasha turned down the offer and newcomer Kangana Ranaut stepped into her shoes. As per Bipasha, she refused the film because of actor Emraan Hashmi, who was supposed to play opposite her. Though, later Emraan too backed out of the film because he felt that he does not have a very strong role in the film. And Shiney Ahuja got roped in. In a recent interview Bipasha said, it's not a kiss-phobia or anything like that, which scared her to pair up with kiss king Emraan. “I am way too tall and big for him and it wouldn't look slick,” said Bipasha. “Emraan is great at his work. I know him from the days he was an assistant director. My only problem is his physicality, so far, he has worked with petite heroines; I am way too tall and big for him,” said Bipasha

Carrey Hires New Agent After Hollywood Frenzy

Carrey ended his 15-year association with UTA after a tough summer. Two $100 million-plus productions that he was attached to--Fox's Used Guys and Paramount Ripley's Believe It or Not!--were shut down because of escalating costs. His recent signings have been for modestly budgeted productions, including Fox's computer-animated Horton Hears a Who and art-house banner Focus Features’ A Little Game Without Consequence, co-starring Cameron Diaz...Read more...

Aamir, SRK starrers gear up for Oscar race

It will be Oscar nite at Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles in February 2007. And though the event is five months away yet, the Bollywood is gearing up for Hollywood's big night with some frenetic behind-the-scene preparations. Producers Ronnie Screwala (Rang De Basanti), Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Lage Raho Munna Bhai), Karan Johar (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna), Kumar Mangat (Omkara), Aditya Chopra (Fanaa) and Rakesh Roshan (Krrish) are some of the names that hope to get their films on the coveted list of India's official entry to the Oscars.

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Hollywood stars on a mission to stop BHP gas rig off Malibu coast

The former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan is heading a mission to halt the construction of a $800m (£420m) gas platform off the coast of Malibu, west of Los Angeles, which he says will be a health hazard and terrorist target.
And he has signed up some of Hollywood's hottest stars to the campaign, with Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Cindy Crawford and Sting among those putting their names to his last-minute plea to the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger...Read more...

B'wood spice is what's hot in Germany

what really got the Germans hooked on to Bollywood? With the extremely positive reaction to Yash Chopra's cross-border romance Veer Zaara, starring Shah Rukh, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji that was screened as a part of 55th Berlinale Film Festival, it made sense to give Germans what they seemed to fancy, in their own language.
Not only are the other Bollywood magazines available in the country only in English, they are expensive too...Read more...

Balan breaks out of 'Parineeta' mould

Though it can be debated that Balan's role was insignificant in a movie which belonged to the super-hit duo of Sanjay Dutt-Arshad Warsi, the actress is adamant that her forthcoming ventures will change that. The lady has some ‘A’ list Bollywood directors in her kitty- Mani Ratnam's - Guru, Nikhil Advani's -Salam- e- Ishq and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's next venture - Eklavya. "Guru will release in December. Salaam-e-Ishq and Eklavya in January and Halla Bol which releases later in the year," remarks an excited Balan. ..Read more...

JLo reveals her beauty secret

Jennifer Lopez has revealed the secret to her stunning looks - beauty sleep.The actress-turned-singer, who is married to Latin star Marc Anthony, makes sure she gets at least eight hours slumber a night to ensure she stays looking great.She revealed to Top of the Pops magazine: "Sleep is my weapon. I try to get eight hours a night. I think sleep, water and a good cleanser works best."Despite being considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, JLo insists she can't always look fantastic - no matter how hard she tries.She added: "I'm only human. I can't always look my best."...Read more...

Brad Pitt Replaces Tom Cruise In 'Mission: Impossible IV'

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie's hunky Hollywood boyfriend, is reportedly being lined up to replace Tom Cruise in 'Mission: Impossible IV'.
Cruise was recently dropped by Paramount Studios because of his "unacceptable conduct" in public and the lackluster box office takings of the third film in the franchise.
Now it seems 'Paramount' in turning to Brad to rescue the slipping franchise.
One industry insider told Britain's London Light newspaper: "'Mission: Impossible IV' will not include Tom's character, agent Ethan Hunt.,,,Read More...

Harrods to launch King Khan, Hrithik and Kajol collection

Those movie stars, to whit Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra, have been closely involved in the making of the models, and two of those stars - Hrithik Roshan and Kajol - will be in posh people`s shop Harrods, in London`s Knightsbridge, this very week, for the official launch of the collection. Shameen Jivraj, the begetter of the 12inch high miniatures, had already worked on the creation of Star Wars, Sindy, Playdoh and Teletubbies dolls before she came up with the idea of a Bollywood super-stars collection some four years ago. ..Read More..

Rakhi Sawant advice to youngsters who face embarrassing situations

Rakhi Sawant has come across some embarrassing situations in her life. And it has extended with her molestation in the bargain. Here Rakhi's advice to youngsters who face similar situations. "All I have to say them is that whatever you wear or whatever your screen images is, nobody has the right to treat you shabbily. If anybody behaves indecently with you, you have every right to fight for your rights and get justice," she says.

Keira Knightley: Greatest Hollywood starlet

The 21-year-old actress beat off stiff competition from screen legend Judy Garland and Scarlett Johansson to land the honour.Garland, whose films include 'The Wizard Of Oz' and 'A Star Is Born', came second, while 'The Black Dahlia' star Scarlett Johansson, who is also 21, finished third....Read More...

Priyanka is the sexiest in Asia

Priyanka Chopra has been voted the sexiest Asian Woman in 2006 as per a poll conducted by a magazine. Last year the same crown was given to Bipasha Basu. Priyanka Chopra seemed quite flattered when the news was given to her but she was also surprised as she does not look at her in that sense. Other prominent Indian faces in the top 10 are Bipasha Basu, Aishwarya Rai, Mallika Sherawat, Riya Sen and Malaika Arora Khan. Well we have to say Indian beauties are going places. Priyanka Chopra will definitely be a big contender for the crown again next year because she is looking stunning by the day. Her next few releases include Don, Salaam-E-Ishq and God Tussi Great Ho.

I’m desperately trying to quit smoking: SRK-Shahrukh khan

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan says he is desperately trying to quit smoking.

"I am desperately trying to kick the habit", he said as he launched a cancer drug developed by city-based Biocon.

Shah Rukh admitted that it's a "shameful thing" that while he supported the fight against cancer -- he lost his father to cancer in 1981 and mother to "somehow related to the same disease" ten years later, as he puts it -- he continues to smoke....Read More...

Shabana Azmi turns 56 today

She's on a new high each year, each day…..Looking 40 rather than 56 Shabana glows from an inner strength and joy. "It comes from feeling good about yourself, living and eating healthily and being surrounded by positive people," she whispers....REad More...

John Abraham ready to ‘go global’-Brad Pitt of India.

In Kabul Express — the first international feature shot in Kabul after the end of the Taliban — Abraham and Arshad Warsi star as a pair of Indian journalists sent to Afghanistan after the events of 9/11. The film, a sort of road trip/human nature study, involves the duo’s various misadventures in the company of their Afghan driver, an American photojournalist and the Talibani soldier who hijacks their vehicle. The film is an energetic mix of humour, drama, fear and awe and features spectacular views of Afghanistan.
Abraham and Khan have been in Toronto promoting the film before its premiere tomorrow night. According to Khan, who also wrote the film, Abraham agreed to do Kabul Express on the basis of the script alone. “Fortunately, he’s one of the few stars in India who reads scripts — most of them don’t,” says the filmmaker...Read More...

Mystery surrounding Internet video blogger Lonelygirl15 solvedhttp://http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5400274&nav=9qrx

LOS ANGELES The mystery surrounding the Internet video blogger Lonelygirl15 has been solved.

Bree's adventures will continue on a new Web site created in conjunction with the online syndication network Revver.
On the Net:
http://www.lonelygirl15.com...Read more...

No Matter What, Mallika’s Hot

No matter what, Mallika’s Hot. There are stories doing the round speculating Mallika Sherawat’s age. According to a picture dated 1995 floating in various media circles, Mallika is said to be 23 then. That makes her to be 34 today (And she says that she is 25). Now, I fail to understand as long as she is oogle-worthy-with-dollars-of-oomph, why does anyone have to get after her ‘true age’. ....Read more....

Bush Assassination Film Set for U.S. Release

Gabriel Range, the British producer/director/creator of Death of a President, the fictional documentary that sight unseen became one of the most talked-about movies of the Toronto Film Festival, has sold U.S. distribution rights to Newmarket Films, which handled Mel Gibson's equally provocative movie The Passion of the Christ. Newmarket, which reportedly paid $1 million for the film, is expected to give President a wide release within the next few months. It will air on Britain's Channel 4 next month. ..Read More...

first photos of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes new baby Suri Cruise

Suri Cruise pictures bring in millions of viewers Glossy magazine Vanity Fair is already benefitting from publishing the first photos of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes new baby Suri by hitting a record 4.3 million page views on their website in just one day.The October issue features a 22-page photo spread of the Cruise family shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. ..Read mORE....

Can Sanjay Dutt make a clean break from his ‘violent’ past?

The latest votary of ‘Gandhigiri’, Sanjay Dutt, 47, will need to trust his innate patience and invoke the spirit of his mentor while hoping to make a clean break from his seemingly ‘violent’ past. The actor, who only last week had put his future projects on hold, will be forced to be in a state of limbo as he awaits destiny’s call. According to Bollywood trade sources, Sanjay is believed to have as much as Rs. 150 crores riding on him. ...read more...

Anna Nicole Smith's Son Died of Apparent Overdose

HOLLYWOOD - Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died of an apparent drug overdose, according to media reports in the Bahamas. Anna Nicole gave birth to a daughter on Thursday and Daniel had flown in to celebrate with his mother when he died unexpectedly on Sunday...Read more....

Bollywood takes inspiration from 9/11

The tragedy that shook the US five years ago has become the backdrop for some films in Bollywood.The world has never been the same ever since the serial terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001. While Hollywood has made a number of films based on the attacks (Oliver Stone’s ‘World Trade Center’ being the latest), Bollywood, too, has incorporated the event in its movies....Read More....

'I had fun scaring Sameera...'in Naksha....

Viveik Oberoi too had a blast shooting with Sunny and Sameera. "It's a privilege to work with a legendary name like Sunny Deol. I am fortunate that I got a chance to work with him. I love action and I enjoyed doing "Naqsha". Besides, I had fun scaring Sameera," he chuckles. ...Read more..

The story of a lifetime....

NEW YORK -- The news came into Matt Lauer's ear as he interviewed a Howard Hughes biographer on what felt like another slow news day in the summer of shark attacks and Chandra Levy."Go to commercial," "Today" executive producer Jonathan Wald told him tersely. "Breaking news: A plane has hit the World Trade Center."That's all anyone knew at 8:50 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. "Good Morning America" hurried out of an interview with Sarah Ferguson, CBS' "The Early Show" hustled out of a cooking segment. Lauer and hundreds of other TV journalists in New York, Washington and southwest Pennsylvania didn't know it then, but they are about to cover the biggest story of their lives....Read more...

Carrey, Diaz Play a Little Game

Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz, whose careers took off in 1994 after the duo headlined the adventure comedy The Mask, will reunite to play a married couple in A Little Game Without Consequence. Game, a comedy-drama based on a French film, revolves around a married couple who have been happily married for five years but decide to play a trick on their friends by pretending to break up only to discover that most of their friends and family never thought they belonged together in the first place. Well, now. That’s gonna eat away at their relationship, don’t you think? Maybe Jim will just put on some ancient mask, turn green, get wild and crazy and crack Cameron up. Oh wait, that was the other film. .Read more....

'Pirates' Sequel Third-Biggest Film of All Time

Pirates, which has ruled the foreign box office for the last nine weekends, enters its final major market, Italy, on Wednesday. The first film, 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, earned $21 million there, and $656 million worldwide. All told, the sequel has earned $415.1 million in North America, and $587.5 million internationally, the No. 1 film of the year by both measures. A third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, is shooting in Los Angeles with plans for release next May. read more...

Mallika Sherawat stunned me: Rahul Bose

Pritish Nandy Communications has announced the worldwide release of ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’ on September 15.
Directed by Saket Chaudhary, the film is a romantic comedy with an ensemble cast comprising Mallika Sherawat, Rahul Bose, Perizaad Zorabian, Kiron Kher and Satish Shah, among others, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange yesterday.
A confused Rahul, who plays a DJ in the movie, panics when his girlfriend Trisha (Mallika) proposes marriage to him. Thus begins his nightmare as Sid (Rahul) scans through women's magazines, his sister's advice, his mother's constant nagging and his room-mate's red alert against marriage...Read more...

Bollywood Actors Addresses,videos,Contact any Celebrity

Aamir Khan 11 Bela Vista Apt., Palli Hill, Bandra (W), Bombay - 400 050.
Abhishek Bachchan Prateeksha, 10th Rd., Juhu Scheme, Bombay -400 049.
Ajay Devgan 5/6, Sheetal Apt., Opp. Chandan Cinema, Juhu, Bombay - 400 049.
Akshay Kumar 203 - A Wing, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(W), Bombay - 400 053.
Akshay.Khanna 13/C Elplaza, Little Gibs Rd., Malabar Hill, Bombay 400 026.
Amitabh Bachchan Prateeksha, 10th Rd., Juhu Scheme, Bombay - 400 049.
Anil Kapoor 31 Shrinagar, 7th Rd., JVPD Scheme, Bombay - 400 049.
Bobby Deol Plot No 22, 11th Rd., JVPD Scheme, Juhu, Bombay 400 049. ..Read More...

SRK and Sushmita in Dulha Mil Gaya ?

Though actors Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen are yet to sign on the dotted line, producer Viveck Vaswani seems set to cast them in his film Dulha Mil Gaya...Read more...

Hrithik: “I was inspired by Aishwarya!”

Two blockbusters in two years and many millions up, Hrithik Roshan is fast becoming a true blue ‘superhero’ (offscreen). In fact, with the unbelievable collections of Krrish (Superman, eat your heart out), the Roshan boy is redefining the laws of success - on his own terms. With the heroic saga raking in the moolah, it certainly seems so. Read More....

Protest lands Chandigarh student into Bollywood

Yamini Sharma, a student in Chandigarh, seems to be all set to take her tryst with fame further, from protesting on the streets of Chandigarh to a career in Bollywood.
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SAMEERA: STRONG CHEMISTRY WITH VIVEIK -Interview

Viveik Oberoi and Sameera Reddy have a strong chemistry. This is noticed in the recent promos of 'Naqsha'. Sameera is very excited to learn it, and wonders if she really looks as fresh and hot. The movie will release soon. She has on hand movies like 'Full and Final', 'Ghulami', 'Benaam' and 'Kaalpurush'. She says that she will be playing quite different roles in her 'Benaam' and 'Ghulami'. The smashits met and chatted with her in the very recent past...Read More...

Farah Khan set to make music video with Shakira ...

"Shakira and I have connected beautifully. She loves the movements that I've given her, so much so that she now wants me to do a music video for her. She's now into classical Indian dancing. In fact, she hired an Indian lady in Chicago to teach her classical mudras (hand postures)."

Apparently, Shakira is a big fan of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan...Read More..

Bipasha to get in a legal tussle?

Bipasha is in news again. Bipasha Basu may just get into a legal tussle. After the allegations of humiliation and harassment against two volunteers of the India Day Parade in New Jersey...Read More...

Karan Johar turns marriage counsellor in New York

Karan Johar has found a new job to keep himself occupied - that of a marriage counsellor! "I'm here in New York and doing a great job of advising Indian couples on their... Read more...