Shakira named Latin Grammy Person of 20011

Her hips don't lie and neither do her massive album sales.

International pop star Shakira was honoured as the 2011 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in Las Vegas Wednesday night during a star-studded tribute dinner that saw the Colombian singer share an intimate moment with her father and close the night in a burst of song dedicated to her hometown of Barranquilla.

A parade of Latin music's biggest stars paid homage to the 34-year-old "Hips Don't Lie" singer during the concert at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. They performed hits such as "La Tortura" and "Estoy Aqui" in a two-hour salute to a career that has spanned decades and continents.

Shakira gleefully took in the performances, occasionally bouncing in her chair to show her appreciation, or standing up to dance amid a maze of banquet tables. After each song, Shakira climbed on stage and embraced the performers that included Venezuelan singer Franco De Vita, Mexican rocker Alejandra Guzmán and salsa legend Gilberto Santa Rosa.

But it was a performance from her father, William Mebarak, that marked the emotional crescendo of the night. Mebarak, who sat next to Shakira for most of the show, took to the stage mid-way through the celebration and sang "Mi Nina Bonita" to his daughter. The song, which translates to "My Pretty Girl," is a staple father-daughter tribute often heard at Hispanic weddings and birthday parties.

Puerto Rican crooner Marc Anthony presented Shakira with a crystal plaque to mark the honour. He called her a close friend and a humanitarian. Shakira's Pies Descalzos Foundation has raised millions of dollars to fight poverty and educate the poor.

"We are in the presence of one of the most special human beings, one of the most talented human beings you will ever meet," Anthony said.

Shakira, who has sold more than 60 million albums in Spanish and English, is the youngest person to receive the Latin Recording Academy's most prestigious award. Previous honourees include Carlos Santana, Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin.

"I'll carry this night with me always," she said in Spanish after receiving the award. "It's an honour that I am not sure I deserve, but you've made me very happy."

Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was only 14 when she released her first album, "Magia". She rose to fame in Latin America and Spain in 1995 with the release "Pies Descalzos" and the 1998 release of her Spanish rock album "Donde Estan los Ladrones?"

She made her name in the English-language world with the hit single "Whenever, Wherever" in 2001, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide of the album "Laundry Service."

Jackson's doctor says unaware of singer's addictions

The doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death insists he was not the cause of the singer's death and denied that he was aware Jackson had an addiction problem when he began treating him.

In an interview with the "Today" shows Savannah Guthrie aired on Thursday but taped during the waning days of his trial, Dr. Conrad Murray characterized Jackson in his final hours as "a desperate man."

Asked whether he wished he had never met Jackson, Murray said he wished he had been more forthcoming about his medical history, instead of being deceptive.

"I love Michael too," Murray said. "Certainly he was deceptive by not sharing with me his whole medical history."

Murray denied having any knowledge or awareness that Jackson, who was seeing several doctors and on a variety of medications, might have had an addiction problem.

"Absolutely not, I did not have a clue," he said.

Murray said Jackson was already taking propofol, which Jackson was using to sleep and which led to his death, when he began treating him.

"This was not something I introduced to Michael," he said.

Murray contended he was actually trying to get Jackson off the drug, and "should have walked away," but added "if I walked away, I would have abandoned a friend."

When he was asked if he was the cause of Jackson's death he said, "No, I'm not."

Ash's security detail: Strict guidelines in place for hospital staff

Staff at the Seven Hills Hospital where Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will reportedly check in tomorrow, are working overtime to ensure her privacy and comfort.

Aishwarya is due to give birth any day after November 10. A suite on the fifth floor of the hospital, which also has a spa, has been completely refurbished for the Bachchan bahu.

Not just the medical staff, even security and housekeeping staff are burning the midnight oil to ensure that the medical facility is ready and safe for her delivery.

The hospital administration has reportedly doubled the shift for security personnel to 12-hours instead of the usual six-hour shift.

Once Aishwarya is admitted to the hospital, staff members will not be allowed to carry mobiles into her room.

"The authorities are afraid that a staffer will click a picture of the family that would hurt their reputation. Hence, they have imposed a ban on phones," said a source.

Aishwarya reportedly picked the Marol hospital because her sister-in-law Srima gave birth to her son at the same facility. "The hospital is not crowded allowing the star family to maintain a certain level of privacy," said a hospital doctor.

Yesterday MiD DAY saw Aishwarya and Abhishek entering the hospital's radiology department around 5 pm. While, Aishwarya looked comfortable in an anarkali with Abhishek by her side, the soon to-be dad wore a broad smile.

Tyra remembers her teen

Tyra Banks is more than a supermodel - she’s a full-fledged media mogul, whose brand includes TV's “America's Next Top Model,” fashion and beauty website TypeF.com, and now her first novel ‘Modelland’.

The refreshing thing about the 37-year-old former talk show host is that, unlike some celebrities, she’s quick to credit her education with all the success she has today. In fact, after putting college on hold right after high school to try runway modelling in Paris, this year Tyra stunned everyone by enrolling at Harvard Business School, where she’s scheduled to graduate in February.
The brainy beauty puts such an emphasis on education that she recently partnered with the non-profit organization Get Schooled, whose mission is to improve high school graduation rates, college readiness, and college completion rates.

She surprised more than 400 students at the High School for Teaching and Professions in the Bronx, New York, with a celebration for raising their attendance four percent in two weeks as part of the Get Schooled national attendance challenge.

Samuel L Jackson named highest-grossing actor of all time by Guinness

Samuel L. Jackson, who has grossed 7.42 billion dollars throughout his entire film career, has been declared as highest-grossing actor of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The 62-year-old actor received his biggest break in the industry, starring in the 1991 Spike Lee film “Jungle Fever”.

Since then, the actor has appeared in over 100 films, from his critically acclaimed performance in “Pulp Fiction”, to landing a recurring role in the galactic space film series “Star Wars”.

Jackson, who's currently starring as Martin Luther King Jr. in the new Broadway production “The Mountaintop” alongside Angela Bassett, attributed his success and work ethic to his upbringing.

“I grew up in a working class family,” New York Daily News quoted him as telling CBS News.

“When I was a kid, all the adults in my house got up and went to work every day. I assumed that's what grown people do. That's what I do. I just happen to have a very interesting job that's kind of cool!” -- he added.

Skyfall the title of new James Bond flim

Daniel Craig

The 23rd James Bond film has a name- Skyfall.

The makers of the 23rd film in the 007 series have registered the domain name Skyfall before filming begins on the delayed project, the Daily Mail reported.

MGM and Sony pictures, who are financing the film, have registered the web names

Oscar-winner Sam Mendes is directing the latest edition about the British spy.The new 007 movie will release in the UK and Ireland on October 26 next year, with the US launch set for November 9.Craig will be joined by Dame Judi Dench, who reprises her role as M. The other names include Ralph Fiennes and Naomie Harris as the new Miss Moneypenny.However, the producers are yet to reveal the title officially.

Berenice Marlohe

Hollywood star Daniel Craig returns for the third time as the 007 agent while Oscar-winner Javier Bardem has been roped as his antagonist.

Craig will most probably have the company of classically trained star Helen McCrory and French beauty Berenice Marlohe as the latest Bond girls.

Priyanka's inspiration from Sarojini Naidu

Here is a role to 'dye' for.

In her upcoming film with Shahid Kapoor , Priyanka Chopra  will be wearing clothes that have been coloured with natural dyes only.

Designer Manish Malhotra  has been asked to avoid artificial colours for the actress's clothes that she'll wear in the 1910 part of the film -- the yet untitled project spans three eras -- the 1910s, 1960s and 2012.

Priyanka, who's known to pick slightly off-beat roles, be it 7 Khoon Maaf or the autistic character in the forthcoming Barfee, is all set to go back in time with this Kunal Kohli film. The actress plays a classy, sophisticated woman in different eras.

According to a source, the character will be modelled after Sarojini Naidu, but without her prominent political leanings.

When asked about Priyanka's look in the film, director Kunal Kohli said, "Politics isn't necessarily a party of every story set during the British Raj. Why are they always shown wearing colourless clothes in khadi threads? Why do we presume that the earlier 1900s was a drab period  for young people?"

During his research for the film, Kunal Kohli discovered that there were lots of vibrant natural colours in the clothes worn in that era and natural dyes were used extensively.

Kohli said, "During my research I discovered there was so much more to life in the British regime than swadesi khadi clothes. So many vibrant colours and a great fashion sense."

Priyanka apparently watched clippings of Sarojini Naidu to prepare for her character's body language and personality traits.

Aishwarya Rai - Queen of Bollywood

Aishwarya Rai

The Miss World stunning beauty queen Aishwarya Rai is considered to be one of the beautiful actresses in the movie industry. In the year 1994, she won the Miss World title and brought fame to her mother land.She has done movies in languages like Hindi, Tamil, English and Bengali.

Born in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka in India on 1 st November 1973, Aishwarya Rai has enormous faith in God and her friends. She attends prayers offered to Lord Ganesha at her home. Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai are her parents and they live together in Mumbai.

Aishwarya Rai's aim was to be become an architect. She took up modeling as a part time job and she also appeared in commercials. One of her popular commercial for a soft drink made her to be approached by many directors but she rejected the offers to become an architect. Aishwarya Rai is married to Abhishek Bachchan which took place on 20th of April.

Her debut movie was in the Tamil industry that was directed by Mani Ratnam titled Iruvar. Even in her debut movie she has handled dual roles along with Mohanlal and Tabu. Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya was her first movie in Bollywood. Jeans was her third project with director Shankar and the movie made her to be identified in the industry as a good actress.

Kandukondain Kandukondain was her next movie with Rajiv Menon in which she was paired with Mammootty. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in the year 1999 was her hit movie in Bollywood with Salman Khan. She has won awards in the Film Fare for the best actress in the movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdass.

 

Aishwarya Rai has also won Star Screen Awards, International Indian film Academy Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Star dust Awards and Sansui Awards in her movie career.

Aishwarya Rai has done fabulous amount of movies that count to about 34 and she has also signed for about 12 movies in which four of them for English. Check out her list of movies:

HINDI movies:-

Raavan - 2010
Jodhaa Akbar 2008
Sarkar Raj 2008
Guru - 2007
Dhoom 2 - 2006
Umrao Jaan - 2006
Bunty Aur Babli - 2005
Shabd - 2005
Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na - 2004
Raincoat - 2004
Khakee - 2004
Kuch Naa Kaho - 2003
Dil Ka Rishta - 2003
Shakti: The Power - 2002
23rd March 1931: Shaheed - 2002
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin - 2002
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam - 2002
Devdas - 2002
Albela - 2001
Mohabbatein - 2000
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke - 2000
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai - 2000
Josh - 2000
Mela - 2000
Sanam Tere Hain Hum - 2000

Taal - 1999
Ravoyi Chandamama (Telugu)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - 1999
Aa Ab Laut Chalen - 1999
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya - 1997 

ENGLISH movies:-

The Pink Panther 2009
The Last Legion 2007
Provoked - 2007
Mistress of Spices - 2006
Bride & Prejudice - 2004  

TAMIL movies:-

Raavanan – 2010
Guru - 2007
Kandukondain Kandukondain - 2000
Jeans - 1998
Iruvar - 1997

BENGALI movies:-

Chokher Bali - 2003

TELUGU movies:-

Ravoyi Chandamama - 1999 

Awards:

National Honours:-

IIFA-FICCI Frames, one of ten actors to receive Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade Award

2009 - Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.

2004 - GR8! Women Award for Contribution to Cinema

2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Field of Entertainment

1994 - Miss Catwalk

            Miss Miraculous

            Miss Photogenic

            Miss Perfect Ten

            Miss Popular

            Femina Miss India World-1st Runner-up

International Honours and Achievements:-

2009 - France's second highest civilian honor, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of

the Arts and Literature) by the French government for her “exceptional career” in 2009

2007 - Wax New York's Madame Tussauds Wax museum at Time Square

2005 - Received British Govt’s Next Step World Diversity Champion Award Voted

number 12 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Actresses of the Last 20 Years Only Bollywood personality to appear on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey's show, Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show and The David Letterman Show.

2005 - British Govt's Next Step World Diversity Champion Award

Appeared on CBS 60 mins, Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America and The David Letterman Show

2004 - Life-like statue installed in London's Madame Tussauds Wax museum Listed in

            Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World" Featured in the 

2004  - Edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

2004 - Ran to Olympic Torch

            Hello Magazine's Yearly Most Beautiful Poll, Winner

            Wax London 's prestigious Madame Tussauds Wax museum

2003 - TIME magazine put her picture on its cover page Only Bollywood star to appear in Rolling Stone     

            (Issue 932, October 2, 2003) First Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film  

            Festival

2003 - Cover of Time Magazine - Official Cannes Jury Member

2000 - Most Beautiful International Titleholder of All Times Gold Medal Winner

            Most Beautiful Miss World of All Times-Received the highest score of 9.911

Filmfare Awards:-

Winner

2002 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Devdas

1999 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

1998 - Filmfare Best Actress Award South for Jeans

Nominated

2007 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Guru

2006 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dhoom 2

2004 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raincoat

2000 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

2000 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Mohabbatein

1999 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Taal

"Twilight" actor Kiowa Gordon arrested

"Twilight" actor Kiowa Gordon was on a road trip to L.A. for a big movie audition when he was arrested Monday morning -- and even though he missed the casting call ... sources say producers are willing to give him a second chance.

Kiowa's mom Camille -- nice lady -- said Kiowa and his buddy were driving from Arizona to Hollywood so her son could try out for a non-Twilight movie on Monday afternoon.

As  previously reported, Kiowa's ride was pulled over for a routine registration check in Tempe -- and when the cop noticed there was an outstanding warrant out for Kiowa's arrest stemming from an incident in 2010, he was taken into custody.

But Kiowa MAY get a second chance at the movie -- because Hollywood sources tell  producers agreed to reschedule the audition after learning about Gordon's situation.

Kiowa was bailed out of jail Wednesday morning -- and we're told he'll once again attempt to travel to L.A. some time this week -- this time for a "Twilight" photo shoot.

Read more about Kiowa Gordon

God Director: James Cameron

James Cameron ( Iron Jim/Jim)

Born :                 16^th, August, 1954

Country :            Canada, Ontario, Kapuskasing

Birth name :        James Francis Cameron

Nick Name :       Iron Jim, Jim

Height :               6’ 2” (1.88m)

Spouse:

Suzy Amis              (4 June 2000 - present) 3 children

Linda Hamilton       (26 July 1997 - 16 December 1999) (divorced) 1child

Kathryn Bigelow     (17 August 1989 - 10 November 1991) (divorced)

Gale Anne Hurd     (1985 - 1989) (divorced)

Sharon Williams     (14 February 1978 - 14 July 1984) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Strong female characters.

Frequently casts Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

His films frequently feature scenes filmed in deep blues, plots or events involving nuclear explosions or wars,

likes to make nice/effective cuts, likes to show close-up shots of feet or wheels, often trampling things, tight/close-up tracking shots on vehicles, especially during chase scenes, brings camera in close during fight scenes, achieving a claustrophobic effect.

Cameron's films tend to include broken, swinging fluorescent lights, especially in fight scenes. Like: The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), and Strange Days (1995).

 


Often includes sequences in which a video monitor is the perspective of the camera. For example, the T-800's viewpoint in infrared in The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), the video log in Avatar (2009),the helmet cameras in Aliens (1986), Little Geek exploring the submarine in The Abyss (1989), television newscasts in The Abyss (1989), the surveillance cameras in True Lies (1994), the SQUID sequences in Strange Days (1995), and Brock's "Geraldo Moment" at the beginning of Titanic (1997). He uses this perspective at least once in every movie he is tied with.

Often features shots of large explosions, crashes, gunshots, etc. in the background with people running away in the foreground. These shots were used heavily in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and True Lies (1994) but also in other films.

[Dreams] Often works dreams or characters sleeping into the plot.

His films tend to have scenes with elevators with something dangerous happening near or in them. In Aliens (1986), Ripley goes up and down cargo elevator several times, exiting the complex and then going back while loading weapons to get Newt and then leaving with the Queen Alien following. The Queen Alien rides the elevator to follow Ripley. In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sara sees the T-800 for the first time exiting an elevator. The T-1000 is shot from outside the elevator and then attacks Sara, John and the T-800 above it. In another scene, Sara, John and the T-800 crash in an elevator after an explosion on a higher floor. They are then gassed by the SWAT team at the bottom. In True Lies (1994), Harry enters an elevator on a horse in pursuit of a terrorist in the opposite elevator on a motorcycle. In Titanic (1997), Rose goes up an elevator with Jack to escape her fiancé. In another scene, Rose goes down an elevator to a flooded floor, filling it with water.

Utilizes slow motion in intense scenes or to intensify a scene

Often employs composers Brad Fiedel and James Horner to score his films.

His films frequently depict children in some kind of danger.

Many of his films have water or the ocean as a central theme

The use of machines as an important plot point or weapon: in both Avatar and Aliens the soldiers use a similar machine to fight in the final battle, the Terminators are machines and The Abyss also features a lot of machines important to the plot.

Blockbusters often have one-word titles, which are also the subjects of them: "(The) Terminator", "(The) Abyss", "Titanic" etc.

In all his films, at least one character yells "Go! Go! Go!"

Personal Quotes

People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.

...you can read all the books about film-making, all the articles in American Cinematographer and that sort of thing, but you have to really see how it works on a day-to-day basis, and how to pace your energy so that you can survive the film, which was a lesson that took me a long time to learn.

I was petrified at the start of Terminator. First of all, I was working with a star, at least I thought of him as a star at the time. Arnold came out of it even more a star.

I went from driving a truck to becoming a movie director, with a little time working with Roger Corman in between. When I wrote The Terminator, I sold the rights at that time - that was my shot to get the film made. So I've never owned the rights in the time that the franchise has been developed. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to direct the second film and do so on my own creative terms, which was good. But that was in 1991 and I've felt like it was time to move on. The primary reason for making a third one was financial, and that didn't strike me as organic enough a reason to be making a film.

Salary


Avatar (2009)     $350,000,000
Titanic (1997)     $115,000,000 ($600k for screenplay + $8m salary + backend participation)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)     $6,000,000