Twilight

Twilight is a 2008 romantic-fantasy film. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. It focuses on the development of a personal relationship between human teenager Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and the subsequent efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan safe from a separate group of hostile vampires.

The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation which differed significantly from the novel was written. Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project's stagnant development. Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel's storyline. Principal photography took 44 days, and completed on May 2, 2008. The film was primarily shot in Washington and Oregon in early 2008.

AVRIL LAVIGNE

Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley(born September 27, 1984), better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. Lavigne has sold more than 30 million copies of her albums worldwide.She is currently one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10.25 million copies certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.She has been dubbed as the 'pop-punk princess' by various sources.

Lavigne broke into the recording industry with her debut album, Let Go, released in 2002. As of 2009, over 16 million copies were sold worldwide, more than 6 million of which were sold in the United States. Her second and third album, Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing, reached number one on the Global charts. Lavigne has scored five number-one singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm With You", "My Happy Ending" and "Girlfriend". She is currently working on her fourth studio album, due out in early 2010.

Anna Kay Faris

Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976) is an American actress and singer known for her comic roles. Faris has appeared in the Scary Movie series of films, The Hot Chick (2002), Lost in Translation (2003), and My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006). In 2008, she had a starring role in The House Bunny, for which she earned an MTV Movie Awards nomination.
Her recent and upcoming films include Young Americans, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, and Observe and Report. She has also lent her voice to the animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

In 2004, Faris married actor Ben Indra,whom she met while working on Lovers Lane and whom she had dated since 1999. She filed for divorce on April 3, 2007, citing irreconcilable differences.Faris married actor Chris Pratt, on July 9, 2009 in Bali.

The Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated American boy band. They were the first group launched by boy band mogul Lou Pearlman, and have been together since April 20, 1993.They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold over 100 million albums making them the best selling boy band of all time.

After returning to the music scene in 2005, their sound changed dramatically, incorporating only live instruments (some of which they play themselves) and a more guitar and piano driven pop rock sound. The four-member group consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A. J. McLean. Original member Kevin Richardson left the group on June 23, 2006 to start a family, but the four-piece refused to rule out a possible return for the singer.

Kate Winslet

Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress and occasional singer. She is noted for having played diverse characters over her career, but probably best-known for her critically acclaimed performances as Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, Clementine Kruczynski in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sarah Pierce in Little Children, April Wheeler in Revolutionary Road, and Hanna Schmitz in The Reader.

Winslet has been nominated for six Academy Awards and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader. She has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as well as being nominated for an Emmy. At the age of 22, she became the youngest actress to receive two Oscar nominations;[1] at age 33, she is now the youngest actor to receive six nominations. David Edelstein of New York Magazine hails her as "the best English-speaking film actress of her

Alizée Jacotey

Alizée Jacotey (French pronunciation: [a.li.ze]) (born August 21, 1984) is a French singer. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, she goes by the stage name Alizée—the feminine form of alizé, the trade wind. She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999. While collaborating with Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, Alizée released two albums—both of which were hits inside and outside of France.

Alizée entered the music business in 2000. She has since released three studio albums - first two of which were composed by Laurent Boutonnat and written by Mylène Farmer. Her first album was Gourmandises, which received Platinum certification within three months of release. Gourmandises was a success both in France and abroad—after it had its international launch in 2001—earning Alizée the distinction of being the highest selling female French singer in 2001. The album featured her most successful single "Moi... Lolita" which reached number one in several countries in Europe and East Asia. The marketing campaign around the single affixed Alizée's image as that of a seductive lolita. Gourmandises was followed by a second studio album, Mes Courants Électriques in 2003, which was also quite successful, though not as big a hit as Alizée's debut album. Following its release, Alizée toured France during the fall of 2003, performing in 43 concerts throughout France, along with Belgium and Switzerland.

Alizée married fellow French singer Jérémy Chatelain in late 2003. Since her marriage she took a break from singing, but returned with a new album, titled Psychédélices on December 3, 2007.

Shriya Saran (born September 11, 1982) is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in music videos, while also attending an acting studio to follow her dream to act. After her debut in 2001 with Ishtam, she gained Telugu cinema's attention in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in Santhosham, her first major hit. Following the film she appeared in several Telugu films with prominent actors, whilst, also making in-roads in Bollywood as well as the Tamil film industry. In 2007, Saran became a national figure after her performance alongside Rajinikanth in Sivaji: The Boss, after which she has signed several Bollywood, Kollywood and also a Hollywood film.

Saran performs predominantly in leading heroine roles in high-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers. Her most popular released films include Santhosham (2002), Tagore (2003) and Sivaji: The Boss (2007).

The best animated movie 2006

Happy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated comedy-drama film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released in North America on November 17, 2006. It is the first animated feature film produced by Kennedy Miller in association with Animal Logic. Though primarily an animated film, it does incorporate live action humans in certain scenes. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format. The studio has hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility.Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.

The film was dedicated in memory of Nick Enright, Michael Jonson, Robby McNeilly Green, and Steve Irwin.

Nathalie Kelley

Nathalie Kelley (born October 12, 1985) is a Peruvian-born Australian actress, most notable for playing Neela in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Nathalie Kelley was born in Lima, Peru to a Peruvian mother and Argentine father.She moved to Sydney, Australia. She dreamed about being an actress when she was 13 years old, and coincidentally attended the same school as Nicole Kidman; North Sydney Girls High School on Sydney's north shore. When she was 16 she became a salsa dancer which helped her get the money to finish education. Also "The Miss Latin America competition" earned her a much-needed $1,000 and the next thing she took a year off and went to Brazil. The things Kelley saw there prompted her to shun show business and come home to launch herself into a social science degree.

She studied Politics and International Relations at the University of New South Wales, and also worked as a volunteer with indigenous Australian youth in the inner-city suburb of Redfern before moving to Los Angeles and becoming an actress.
Kelley began her acting career with the lead part in a WB pilot Mermaid, a spin-off of the hit television series Charmed starring Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan and Holly Marie Combs. In 2006, she appeared in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift alongside Lucas Black and Bow Wow. She has also appeared in several commercials such as the one for "Schick Quattro". In 2007, she appeared in Loaded alongside Jesse Metcalfe.

John Abraham

John Abraham is a well established model and actor in the Bollywood film industry. He was born on 17th December 1972. He is by far one of the most successful model in India. His dad is a Christian from Aluva, Kerala and his mother is from Iran. Being a Catholic his father added the name 'Abraham' to his son John as a mark of respect to the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people in the Bible.

That name gave him a noted stand when he entered the modeling field. His revolutionary looks, macho body, baby smiles and nice character made him the highest paid supermodel in India. Being a hot star in the modeling world, he made his film debut in 2003. Not like usual Bollywood heroes who debut in male oriented action subjects, he accepted the erotic emotional Jism (2003). Unfortunately the film didn't do well, but his work was noticed widely. Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and romantic Paap (2003); none of them did well at box-office.

His first blockbuster smash hit came in the year 2004 when he took the antihero role 'Kabir' in Dhoom (2004).

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty ( born 8 June 1975) is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993), she has appeared in nearly 40 Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been willing to reinvent herself quite often. Her performances in Dhadkan (2000) and Rishtey (2002) were appreciated, while her portrayal of an AIDS patient in Phir Milenge (2004) won her many accolades. Her younger sister Shamita Shetty is also a Bollywood film actress.

Shetty has been embroiled in various controversies including suspected Mafia links. In 2006 she was issued with a warrant on charges of obscenity. After taking part in the British Celebrity Big Brother TV show in 2007, Shetty was crowned the winner with 63% of the final vote, after an international racism controversy involving her and fellow contestants Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd. This was followed by a re-establishment of her status in the film industry in 2007 when she appeared in two successive movies, Life in a... Metro and Apne, with her performance in the former drawing positive reviews.

Megan Denise Fox

Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model.

After a successful career as a model, Fox launched her acting career in 2001 with a supporting role as Brianna Wallace in Holiday in the Sun, starring opposite Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. Fox then guest-starred in various television series, including What I Like About You, Two and a Half Men, The Help, and Ocean Ave. She also played a recurring role as Sydney Shanowski on Hope and Faith.

In 2004, Fox began her film career starring opposite Lindsay Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Her other films include Crimes Of Fashion (2004, TV), How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) and Whore (2008). Fox's breakout role was as Mikaela Banes, Shia LaBeouf's character's love interest in the 2007 blockbuster film Transformers, a role for which Fox was nominated and won various Teen Choice Awards. She appeared in the sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Her upcoming films include Jennifer's Body, Jonah Hex, and The Crossing.

London, July 14 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie are considering to buy one of the most expensive properties in New York.
'I heard they're ready to spend as much as $25 million,' contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.
The couple, who have previously rented different properties at a cost of around $100,000 a month when working in the city, has been eyeing Apthorp, a 1908 property in Manhattan, which is being converted into lavish homes.
'The gated courtyard means they can get in and out of their car without being hassled by paparazzi. The building also has several other exits,' said the source.
The most expensive apartments boast up to 13 bedrooms and have 11-foot ceilings and wide hallways and will cost $15.5 million. But Pitt and Jolie want to buy two or three properties and join them together to create enough space for their six children.
'I heard they're ready to spend as much as $25 million,' added the source.
The couple already own homes in Los Angeles and New Orleans.

Kaminey

Kaminey (Hindi: कमीने, translation: Rascals) is a forthcoming 2009 Bollywood film that stars Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. It is directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, who has also co-authored the script. Ronnie Screwvala of UTV Motion Pictures has produced the film.

Kaminey is set to be released on August 14, 2009.


Cast and characters :
Shahid Kapoor as Charlie/Guddu (Double Role)
Priyanka Chopra as Sweety
Amol Gupte as Sunil Shekhar Bhope aka Bhope Bhau
Deb Mukherjee as Mujeeb
Rajatva Dutta as Shumon
Chandan Roy Sanyal as Mikhail
Carlos Paca as Cajetan
Shiv Subrahmanyam as Lobo
Hrishikesh Joshi as Lele
Tenzing Nima as Tashi

Harry Potter- The Half-Blood Prince

DIRECTOR : DAVID YATES

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 16 July 2005, is the penultimate of the seven novels from British author J. K. Rowling's popular Harry Potter series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores Lord Voldemort's past, and Harry's preparations for the final battle amidst emerging romantic relationships and the emotional confusions and conflict resolutions characteristic of mid-adolescence.
The book sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record at the time which was eventually broken by its sequel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Cast :
ORIGINAL NAME ...CHARACTER NAME
Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter

Michael Gambon ... Professor Albus Dumbledore

Dave Legeno ... Fenrir Greyback
Elarica Gallagher ... Waitress

Jim Broadbent ... Professor Horace Slughorn
Geraldine Somerville ... Lily Potter

Bonnie Wright ... Ginny Weasley

Julie Walters ... Molly Weasley

Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley

Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger

Helena Bonham Carter ... Bellatrix Lestrange
Helen McCrory ... Narcissa Malfoy

Timothy Spall ... Wormtail

Alan Rickman ... Professor Severus Snape
Oliver Phelps ... George Weasley

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan.[2] It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Set and filmed in India, the film tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, thereby arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.

After its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival and subsequent screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival,[3] Slumdog Millionaire initially had a limited North American release on 12 November 2008, to critical acclaim. It later had a nationwide grand release in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009 and in the United States on 23 January 2009.[4] It premiered in Mumbai on 22 January 2009.[5] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on 31 March 2009.[6]

Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film of 2008, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won seven BAFTA Awards (including Best Film), five Critics' Choice Awards, and four Golden Globes. Slumdog Millionaire has stirred controversy concerning language use, its portrayals of Indians and Hinduism, and the welfare of its child actors.

Terminator Salvation

Director : McG

Writers : John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris

Summary : The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be mankind's last true hope in the war against the machines. Opening in the year 2018, Terminator Salvation finds John Connor's certainty about the future shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger named Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), whose last memory is of sitting on death row and awaiting execution.
Unable to determine whether Marcus was sent from the future or rescued from the past, Connor begins to wonder whether there is still any hope left for the human race as the robots grow more powerful and aggressive than ever before. It appears that Skynet is preparing a devastating final attack designed to eliminate the human resistance once and for all, leaving Connor and Marcus with no choice but to strike back at the cybernetic heart of Skynet's operations. Once there, the two battle-scarred soldiers discover a devastating secret regarding the potential annihilation of all humankind. Anton Yelchin fills Michael Biehn's shoes as a young Kyle Reese in the first installment of a planned Terminator trilogy from director McG (Charlie's Angels). Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast :

Original name - Character name


Christian Bale - John Connor

Sam Worthington - Marcus Wright

Moon Bloodgood - Blair Williams

Helena Bonham Carter - Dr. Serena Kogan
Anton Yelchin - Kyle Reese
Jadagrace - Star (as Jadagrace Berry)

Bryce Dallas Howard - Kate Connor
Common ... Barnes

Jane Alexander - Virginia

Michael Ironside - General Ashdown
Ivan G'Vera - General Losenko

Chris Browning - Morrison

Dorian Nkono - David

Beth Bailey - Lisa

Victor J. Ho - Mark (as Victor Ho)

TRANSFORMER 2

Director: Michael bay

Tagline : Revenge is coming

Summary : It’s been two years since Megatron’s body was dropped to the depths of the ocean. Since then a private team of humans called Nest have been working with the Autobots to eliminate the remaining Decepticons. Just when they think their job is nearly done, one Decepticon reveals a terrifying prophecy— “the Fallen shall rise again.”

The Fallen is one of the ancient Prime brothers, descendents of Optimus Prime. But unlike the others, the Fallen hated humans. He planned to destroy the Earth’s sun, giving him access to a powerful energy source and annihilating the human race in the process. In order to destroy the sun, he needed a massive device buried somewhere in Egypt. But his brothers were loyal to the human race and wouldn’t let him destroy the world. Instead, they sacrificed their lives to protect the key—the only object that would engage the device.

Cast :

ORIGINAL NAME - CHARACTER NAME

Shia LaBeouf - Sam Witwicky

Megan Fox - Mikaela Banes

Josh Duhamel - Major Lennox

Tyrese Gibson - USAF Master Sergeant Epps

John Turturro - Agent Simmons

Ramon Rodriguez - Leo Spitz

Kevin Dunn - Ron Witwicky

Julie White - Judy Witwicky

Isabel Lucas - Alice

John Benjamin Hickey - Galloway

Matthew Marsden - Special Air Service Forces #1

Andrew Howard - Special Air Service Forces #2

Michael Papajohn - Cal

Glenn Morshower - General Morshower

John Eric Bentley - Aide

Lindsay given ticket for noise violation

Girls star Lindsay Lohan was issued a ticket by the Los Angeles Police for noise violation on the weekend. Lohan,22 engered her Hollywood Hills neighbours by playing loud music into the early hours of june 21, reports the Daily Stars.

The neighbours are said to have flooded the Los Angeles Police Department with complaints about the actor. According to TMZ.com authorities respoded at 4.20am local time by issuing the actress ticket for excessive noise

Cameron's divine connection

To stay in 'touch with God' the actor goes surfing as it gives her spiritual joy

Cameron Diaz has revealed that surfing gives her spiritual joy as it makes her feel she is ' directly in touch with God'.

"It's very spiritual for me. It's like being dirctly in touch with god.It's so healing ang amazing," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

However, the My Sister's Keeper stars who comes from California, says that living next to the beach was not enough for her to larn the water sport , it was only during the making of Charlie's Angels that she got a chance to satnd on the board.

"It's funny every one sees me as sufer girl because I grew up in California, but as child i never surfed because I had no one to teach me and i didn't even have surf board. I love it now though," she said.
The stunner is an immensely spiritual person and believes in guardian angels.

Salma hayek blasts claims of being jon Peter's mistress

Salma Hayek has blasted speculation suggesting that she was once romantically involved with Barbra Streisand's alleged ex Jon Peters. The Mexicon - American actor was reported to be in the list of Peters' conquests in his racy new autobiography. The Lonely Hearts stars slammed the report in the statement, dbbing them untrue.

" I have never dated nor had a romantic relationship with Mr. Peters. My name has been continually linked to his romantic liaisons, and I want to put a stop to this lie," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Peters pulled the plug on his explosive tome in May after the original transcrip[t was leaked and some sters mentioned in book threatened to sue if it went on sale.

He said at the time : " I have been besieged by lawsuits and threatened litigation by some of the most important figures in show business."