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Hollywood actress Olivia Wilde has reportedly been overheard saying that she will marry actor Jason Sudeikis in New York next spring.

Wilde announced her engagement to Sudeikis in January. The actress has already chosen Monique Lhuillier to design her bridesmaids’ dresses.

The actress was overheard at a dinner at The General here Monday, telling guests about her wedding plans, according to the New York Post newspaper, reports femalefirst.co.uk. She also joked that having a long engagement bucked a family trend of marrying just months after a proposal. The actress previously admitted that she can’t wait to start a family with her 37-year-old fiance. “I can’t wait for children. I’m open-minded about how many, but three, which I love, is like a little party. I am not trying to have kids now – there’s no strict plan for anything in my life,” said Wilde. “What happens, happens. Jason’s so good with kids… I’ve never before experienced looking at someone and thinking, ‘That’s who I want to raise a child with,’” she added.

Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Direction: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Adventure
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes

STORY: Spielberg’s 1993 epic blockbuster has been remastered into 3D, so that fans can revisit the classic in theatres, while the younger ones can get introduced to the cult dinosaur disaster movie with enhanced viewing experience. REVIEW: There is something about disaster films that make us want to watch them over and over again. While watching others battle hard to survive a catastrophe, you subconsciously become those characters, which ensures an adrenalin rush.

Their fear and courage engulf you, enabling you to live the adventure you see on the big screen. Who better than Steven Spielberg to help you do so! 20 years back, ripples were not just created in the glasses of water kept on the dashboard of a car in the film’s iconic scene, marking the thunderous footsteps of an approaching dinosaur, but also at the box office as the ‘first-of-its-kind’ eco-horror took the audiences by storm.

The re-release of the triple Oscar-winning movie gives you an opportunity to watch the lunging velociraptors and T. Rexes in 3D. But before the fun part (dinosaur attack) begins, the opening half of the film does seem a bit ‘old-fashioned’ in its slow and gradual build-up. Lectures on the science of ‘cloning dinosaurs’, DNA, etc., along with an introduction to the paleontologists and scientists who are invited to millionaire John Hammond’s ( Richard Attenborough) island theme park ‘Jurassic Park’ for a preview make you a tad impatient.

Post-that, you are kept on the edge of your seat till the end, with not just impactful CGI and 3D but also by striking an emotional chord with you. Dr. Alan Grant’s ( Sam Neill) rapport with the kids, Ian Malcolm’s ( Jeff Goldblum) sharp one-liners and John Hammond’s (Richard Attenborough) heartfelt love for his dangerous theme park is simply wonderful. In times of Life of Pi and Avatar, the 3D doesn’t seem outstanding but nowhere does it fall short of giving you goosebumps, especially in the brilliant scene towards the end, when velociraptors stalk the kids in the kitchen. While Spielberg’s story-telling still stays the film’s USP, the 3D does add to its brilliance. Here’s looking forward to Jurassic Park 4 in 2014!

Jessica Alba has revealed that her oldest daughter gets confused when she sees her mother on screen and thinks of her Hollywood career as a game of dressing-up.

The 31-year-old actress said that her 4-year-old daughter, Honor, had seen only one of her films and that was weird for her, the Daily Express reported. Alba asserted that when she played a mum in ‘Spy Kids’, her daughter asked if her onscreen child was her real baby.

“I was a mum in Spy Kids and she asked, ‘Is that your real baby?’ So I said, ‘Do you really think that?’ And she replied, ‘Were you playing dress-up again?’” Alba said. Explaining the innocence of her child, the actress further added that when she voiced a character in an animated film ‘Escape From Planet Earth’, Honor asked if the mask was hot when it was put on.

Heidi Klum has revealed that she saved her son Henry and two nannies from being swept away by a large riptide, during their Easter vacation in Oahu, Hawaii. The 39-year-old actress told Entertainment Tonight that her family got pulled into the ocean by a big wave and she as a mother was very scared for her 7-year-old child and everyone else in the water. Klum said that Henry is a strong swimmer and was able to swim back to land. Klum added that she and her boyfriend Martin Kirsten, who also sprang to action, were able to save everyone. In photos posted on the ET Web site, the supermodel can be seen tugging her son and a nanny to shore as large waves crash down. Kirsten is also seen on his hands and knees, catching his breath after surfacing from the water.

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki, Channing Tatum, Byung-hun Lee, Jonathan Pryce, Arnold Vosloo, Ray Stevenson
Direction: Jon M. Chu
Genre: Action
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes

STORY: When elite US fighting force, G.I . Joes, get picked off and eliminated with extreme prejudice by their own government (specifically, the President), you have to ask: who’s really calling the shots?

REVIEW: The Joes get sent to Pakistan to retrieve nuclear warheads but it all goes horribly wrong with the ‘enemy’ possibly being their own President. But why would he do that, right? Anyway, the survivors return, with Roadblock (Johnson) taking charge of the severely depopulated unit comprising Lady Jaye (Palicki) and Flint (D J Cotrona). Gen Joe Colton (Willis) reluctantly pitches in along with G.I Joe Snake Eyes and new recruit Jynx, bringing them closer to their enemy Cobra Commander and his minions Firefly (Stevenson) and Zartan (Vosloo). Director Jon Chu takes over from Stephen Sommers in the second installment of this toy-line-inspired franchise and that’s surprising. Chu is best known for his dance films (Step Up 2, Step Up 3D) while Sommers is an all-action man, having former experience in helming a franchise exceedingly well (The Mummy series).

To his credit, Chu doesn’t disappoint, keeping your interest in the film unwavering at a sharp 115 minutes. For those unfamiliar with the characters, there’s a visual introduction at the start. The action sequences impress and the banter is at par with the standard fare dished out these days. Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is always a safe bet. Almost-Wonder Woman Adrianne Palicki is easy on the eyes and her brief chemistry with Bruce Willis is crackling indeed. Worth noting is one of the climax scenes that seems thought-provoking yet has been executed quite frivolously.

That being said, this one’s worth the price of the ticket and the 3D’s actually not unnecessarily painful. Give it a shot. After all, revenge flicks are such guilty pleasures, no?

Sunny Deol got parathas for homesick Neha SharmaSunny Deol seems to know the mantra – sharing is caring. The actor ensured that his co-star Neha Sharma, who apparently had been feeling very home sick in London, while shooting for their upcoming film, YPD 2, was served garma-garam parathas to warm the cockles of her heart.

The actors had been shooting in UK over three months and Neha was left craving for home-cooked food. A source says, “The Deols are known for their hospitality. Both Dharmji and Sunny have a special chef on the sets who cooked Punjabi specialties for the father and son. The actors made sure that even Neha got a taste of the chef’s culinary expertise. The actress dug into some tasty methi ke parathe that is also her utmost favourite.” And not just Neha, apparently the rest of the film’s crew too were left licking their fingers after the Punjabi feasts!

Kangna Ranaut was to get inked again (after Tanu weds Manu) on her cleavage for her next film Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl. However this time the actress refused. In TWM, Kangna, in a scene, pulls down her top and shows off a tattoo reading ‘Awasthi’, her screen boyfriend’s name and shocks a prospective groom. Bahl had wanted a similar element in Queen since Kangna essays the role of a desi girl whose boyfriend ditches her right before their marriage. But Kangna was not keen on doing a similar act again. She didn’t want any comparisons between her two roles. Bahl says, “I was keen for her to get a tattoo that said ‘Queen’, but then we discussed and I agreed with her point of view and we dropped the idea completely.”

After No one Killed Jessica Rani Mukherji plays a journalist again. This time it is for her favourite director Karan Johar with whom she has delivered several hits. Rani will be seen playing a journalist in Karan’s part of film in Bombay Talkies. A journalist who is also sexually repressed wife of Randeep Hooda. A source close to Kar]an says, “Karan is very happy with the outcome of the film.

Not only Rani has proved her talent once again but Randeep Hooda who plays Rani’s husband in the film and Saqib Saleem (of Mere Dad Ki Maruti fame) have done a great job in the film”. The film has been shot at all real locations at Bandra and Dahisar. Rani and Karan last worked together in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. It was Karan who introduced Rani Mukherji to stardom with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Bombay Talkies is a film of four directors coming together – Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap – a film that celebrates 100 years of cinema together.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the leading sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, is selling some of her diamond jewelry to raise money for stem cell research, saying now is the time to give back for the fortunate life she has had. After a humble, rural upbringing, Lollobrigida played opposite Hollywood stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Rock Hudson, Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra.

As her career took off in France, Italy and Hollywood, Lollobrigida said she started to collect jewels from Bulgari, always buying them herself and enjoying the purchasing power of her hard work. Now 85 and having largely left acting in the 1980s for photojournalism, humanitarian work and sculpting, Lollobrigida said it was time to put the jewelry to good use. Some 22 jewels from her collection will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in Geneva on May 14 after going on display in London, New York and Rome. Lollobrigida said she will donate the proceeds to a fund to set up a hospital for stem cell research.

Actress Emma Watson’s wax statue is the latest to join other celebrities’ statues at the Madame Tussauds’ museum here. The 22-year-old rose to fame after playing witch in the “Harry Potter” series. Her statue is dressed in Elie Saab dress, which the real Watson wore to a red-carpet event in Hong Kong in 2011, reports thesun.co.uk. “Emma is the perfect addition to the A-list line-up here at Madame Tussauds London and is one of the most requested personalities by our guests,” Nicole Fenner, spokesperson of Tussauds said.

Ashley Greene – who was left devastated after a fire broke out in her apartment in West Hollywood due to an unattended candle last Friday killing one of her pet pooches ‘Marlo’ – has been accused of being a nightmare neighbour. The Twilight Saga actress’ fellow residents have alleged that the fire accident was tragic but it was a disaster waiting to happen, TMZ reported.

The 26-year-old’s fellow building tenants revealed to the website that they were not surprised by the incident. She invited friends and fellow actors over to her pad at all hours of the day, resulting in the people living below her having trouble sleeping due to the excessive commotion, said some neighbors. On top of that Greene didn”t control her dogs, who were incessant barkers. Residents are thought to have complained to the building”s manager about the star”s behavior, but no action was taken.

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L Jackson, Kerry Washington
Direction: Quentin Tarantino Genre: Drama Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes
STORY: A slave, with the help of a bounty hunter of German origin, seeks out his wife who has been sold to a ruthless plantation owner.
MOVIE REVIEW:
With Quentin Tarantino, there are no half measures. The much-loved/reviled (depending on which side of the fence you’re on) director has his fans and haters split right down the middle. It isn’t easy to love or loathe the films he makes. They’re shamelessly provocative but absolute guilty pleasures.

Take Django Unchained, for example. It isn’t QT’s best work by far. It is, however, his most discussed. Taking a familiar setting (the slave trade era in the American South), he pits it against the most outrageous (and most likely, fictional) tropes of the times. A free man, during the time, was rarely heard of.

Much less, as a partner to a decidedly European bounty hunter who shoots with his words as eloquently as he does his trusty guns. Then there’s the plantation owner who loves Mandingo fighting and yet, treats his head slave as something of an equal. Also, there’s far more boom and far less bang. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Django (Foxx) and his minder/mentor Dr King Schultz (Waltz) have ammunition factories in each town they ride into. QT draws out the mood of the times without taking his subject matter too seriously. Cinematography and score are top-notch as is the tight screenplay.

The trouble really begins with the abundance of characters that make their poorly fleshed out appearances and exits with no reason or rhyme attributed to their existence. And given the running time, the film could easily have done with a little less indulgence. Not Quentin’s best work by far.

Indo-Canadian actress Sunny Leone has gyrated to an item song in Sanjay Gupta’s “Shootout At Wadala”, and says she had never thought she would get a chance to do the Bollywood moves on the big screen.

She has danced to the song “O laila” in the movie. “Never in a million years did I think of being here and have a chance to make something like this,” the 32-year-old said at the music launch of “Shootout At Wadala”. “As a little girl, you always watch all these Bollywood movies with beautiful women dancing and singing.

This (‘O laila’) is a great escape, it is a great song to dance to,” she added. Thanking director Sanjay Gupta and producer Ekta Kapoor, Sunny said: “I am really thankful. I am thanking my lucky stars, god, Ekta and Sanjay for being so patient with me.” ” Shooutout At Wadala” has two other item songs featuring Priyanka Chopra in “Babli badmash” and Sophie Chowdry in “Ala re Manya”. The film will release May 1.

Vidya Balan, who has delivered several hits including the national-award winning ‘Paa’ and ‘The Dirty Picture’, says she does not feel the pressure to deliver as she chooses good scripts. “I do not feel the pressure… not really. I am happy I am living my dream to be an actress.

It was my lifelong dream to be an actress. It feels wonderful… According to me, the real box office king or queen is a good film, a good script. I have been fortunate to be part of good films,” Vidya said. The 34-year-old, who made her debut in Bollywood with ‘Parineeta’ is one of the most sought after actresses today but her journey in cinema wasn’t a cake walk. “I think it is my family and faith that keeps me rooted. I do feel happy and proud of my achievements,” Vidya said. With her strong and bold portrayals in ‘Ishqiya’, ‘The Dirty Picture’ and ‘Kahaani’, Vidya has somewhere reinvented women-centric films in Bollywood. And the actress feels it’s the reflection of women in society.

Former Bond Girl Britt Ekland has branded the current crop of female stars as “insecure”. “When I was in Man With The Golden Gun I probably had a little bit of foundation and some lippie but you look at famous girls now… this whole idea of plumping and Botox and eyebrow-tattooing has gone overboard,” the Daily Express quoted her as telling TV Times.

Ekland, 70, who was married to Peter Sellers for four years in the Sixties and dated Rod Stewart, said that it’s sad that these girls are so insecure. “They must look at themselves in the morning without the two-inch-long eyelashes and fake tan and think, ‘This is not good’,” she added.

Katie Holmes has admitted that she is open to having more children in the future and giving her daughter Suri a sibling one day.

The 34-yaer-old actress, who is currently single, admitted to Allure magazine that she can see herself expanding her family when the time is right and with the right man, ABC News reported. The ex-wife of Tom Cruise also talked about beauty and fashion with the magazine, admitting that she allows her 6-yearold Suri to dress herself and wishes for a more peaceful year than last year which saw her highprofile divorce from Cruise.

Bollywood actresses like Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza and Preity Zinta have tried their hand at film production, but Kareena Kapoor has no such plans. She says she is all for acting, and hopes she is on the set even when she takes her last breath.

“I have never been interested in production, direction or writing. I have always been interested in acting since childhood, and I will continue doing it till I grow old.I will keep on visiting the sets and hope I will even die on the sets,” Kareena said at an event.

Kareena comes from Bollywood’s famous Kapoor family, which has produced legends like her great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor and grandfather Raj Kapoor.

Her parents Randhir Kapoor and Babita made their mark as popular actors too, and her Kareena’s elder sister Karisma was among the top actresses of 1990s. Her cousin Ranbir is touted as Bollywood’s latest youth icon.

Kareena herself is one of the toprated talents of current times, and as of now, she is busy shooting for Prakash Jha’s ” Satyagraha” and Karan Johar’s ” Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.”

The gorgeous Bipasha Basu was the star visitor at the Reliance Digital electronics store at Avani Riverside Mall, Howrah. Wowing the audience with her opening line, “Kemonachhenshobai?” she spoke about her forthcoming release ‘Aatma’, a psychological thriller directed by SuparnVerma.

The movie stars Bipasha alongside actor NawazuddinSiddiqui. The sultry actress expressed her happiness at the opportunity to portray on screen the role of a mother for the first time and said, “This role is very close to my heart.It is an emotional and entertaining film with a lot of drama. I also discovered it’s not easy to be a mom. The movie has helped me evolve as a woman.” She invited the crowd present to “Come and watch the movie with your family and friends, but not children as this is an adult movie.”

At India’s leading electronics retail store chain, she told her doting fans, “Reliance Digital is a store where you can get all the electronics under one roof, so please do all your electronics shopping from here only.

I wish the store all the very best.” Happy to be in her hometown, Bipasha gorged on all things Bengali — Alur Dom, Chingri Malai Curry, Pomfret and Seeta Bhog — and said, “I tend to eat so much when I am here,” adding that Kolkata was almost unrecognizable with so many constructions taking place. When asked if she was afraid of ghosts, the Bongshell shared, “As a child, I was a brat and my parents didn’t know how to control me. So they told me ghost stories, which stayed with me. I am still petrified of darkness and being alone.”

When asked to speak about co-star Nawazuddin in Bengali, she laughed, “If I do that, he won’t understand whether I am saying good or bad things about him. But to tell the truth, he is a thorough gentleman.His acting speaks better than my words.” In keeping with the film’s subject, Nawazuddin and Suparn both narrated bizarre incidents on the sets during shooting and how they sensed the presence of something supernatural