Leonardo DiCaprio's Seat Scuffle During Movie Date

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO and his model girlfriend BAR REFAELI were left red-faced during a recent cinema date in Los Angeles - after they were forced to move seats four times.

The couple was enjoying a night at the movies to watch a public screening of Iron Man 2 in L.A., but had chosen two seats already allocated to other cinema-goers.

The pair happily moved - but were forced to swap seats another three times as all their new spots were already booked, according to Britain's The Sun.

And to add to the Titanic star's embarrassment, the furore occurred during a trailer for his upcoming movie Inception.

A source tells the publication, "They were gracious and Leo was smiling at the irony of it. He clearly didn't realise you could reserve seats."

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Lisa Marie Presley's Plea To M. Jackson Fans

LISA MARIE PRESLEY has called on fans of her late ex-husband MICHAEL JACKSON to surround the superstar's burial plot with sunflowers after she was left disappointed by the "large empty space around him".

The singer was married to the King of Pop for two years between 1994 and 1996, and was devastated when her superstar ex passed away suddenly last June (09).

Upon a recent visit to the Thriller hitmaker's mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries in Glendale, California, Presley and her daughter Riley were shocked at the lack of mementos around the singer's grave - insisting Jackson "would want and deserves more than what is there".

And the singer is urging Jackson's fans to send in sunflowers - revealing it was the star's favourite flower, and she always bought them for him during their relationship.

In a post on her MySpace.com page, Presley writes, "While visiting him a few days ago at Forest Lawn, Riley and I couldn't help but notice that, while there are a few bouquets, candles and gifts there is a very large empty space around him and in front of him that could use a whole lot more.

"While I am sure that the staff at The Holy Terrace do their very best to place what is sent and what is placed at the door at his tomb, I thought you might like to know that he would want and deserves more than what is there and I had an idea... Some may or may not know this but his favourite flower was the sunflower. I thought if whoever wants to bought just one silk sunflower each and sent it, the whole area around him and in front of him (would be covered). We can all cause a "Sun shower" if you will... He deserves to be flooded and surrounded, LET'S SURROUND HIM!"

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Design Cufflinks

BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE have teamed up with British jewellery
firm Asprey to create a limited-edition Protector collection of cufflinks.

The white gold and black diamond accessories feature a snake motif and retail for USD 10,000 (GBP 6,250).

All proceeds from sales of the cufflinks will benefit the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict (EPCC) - a charitable organisation Jolie co-founded.

It's not the first time Pitt has been associated with gems - he and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston designed jewellery for Damiani, the same company which crafted the couple's engagement and wedding rings.

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Ridley Scott Gonna Miss 'Robin Hood' Premiere At Cannes

Famous Movie director Ridley Scott has pulled out of the screening of his latest venture "Robin Hood" at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival that begins Wednesday.

Hellomagazine.com reports, Scott won't be able to attend the mega event because he recently underwent a knee replacement surgery. He announced the news with "sincere regret".

"I recently underwent knee replacement surgery and my recovery has been slower than I'd hoped. Truly, doctor's orders are the only thing that could keep me from being there," he said.

"My disappointment is tempered by the fact that (producer) Brian (Grazer), Russell Crowe, Cate (Blanchett) and the rest of the cast will be on hand to represent the film. I send them all my best wishes in opening this year's festival with our film," he added.

Jake Gyllenhaal's Secret Fear While Shooting 'Prince of Persia': Ostriches!

Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed that he was left terrified by ostriches while filming movie 'Prince of Persia'.

Gyllenhaal, 29, was further intimidated when the directors of the movie warned him about his feathered co-stars.

"The directors would say, 'Don't make any noise around the ostriches. They'll tear out your eyes and rip out your heart'," the New York Daily News quoted him as saying.

"So I was naturally terrified. They look like they're innocent, but they're not," he added.
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Kareena Kapoor Launches Wedding Collection Jewellery From Parineeta

Bollywood actress and brand ambassador Kareena Kapoor here today unveiled a new collection of exclusive, high-end wedding jewellery from the Parineeta brand.

It was specially introduced for The Great Indian Wedding Carnival, a month-long mega shopping festival coinciding with the marriage season in Goa, and Akshaya Tritiya next Sunday.

The festival, which runs till the month end at a famous resort at Canacona in South Goa and offers the consumers an attractive array of free gifts and prizes, has been presented by leading jewellers of the world (LJOTW) with top diamond jewellery brands like Parineeta, Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi and D'damas among others are on display.

This year's Carnival follows the success of a similar promotion organised during April-May 2009, and has been expanded to include partners from other lifestyle brands.

Under the offer, every consumer who purchases diamond jewellery worth Rs 5,000 and above gets assured free jewellery (pearl necklace and ruby and diamond earring and pendants) and many more exciting gifts through a scratch card.

Every consumer buying Rs 5,000 and above, apart from free jewellery, gets a scratch card which has assured free gifts. The free gifts include Solitaire diamonds, Nakshatra Vivah sets, holidays from Club Mahindra Holidays and Resort India Ltd, beauty treatment packages from Kaya Skin Clinic, kitchen appliances from Oyster and LCD TVs sets.

The grand prize winner will have the time of his life in grand prize, that is Mahindra Xylo.

The brands promoting the carnival include Parineeta, Nakshatra, Gili, Asmi, D'damas, Sangini, Diya and World of Solitaire. Besides jewellery stores of these brands, the offer is also available at leading jewellery and lifestyle stores such as Gitanjali Jewels, Shuddhi, Shoppers' Stop, Westside and Lifestyle among others.

The LJOW is a US-based industry body committed to excellence in jewellery retailing and offers consumers a memorable and completely transparent shopping experience.

A.R Rahman Faces A Trauma, Daughter In Hospital!

The famous Oscar winning composer, A.R Rahman, is facing a trauma right now. Rahman is not that much of a media person and mostly chooses to keep a low profile, especially when it comes to his family.

Yesterday morning, Rahman's youngest daughter, Raheema, was admitted to a super speciality hospital in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex. She was moved from Chennai to Mumbai for better recovery.

Rahman, who prefers to keep his family affairs under wraps, is not ready to reveal what exactly has gone wrong with his daughter. Even his close friends are unaware of the causes behind her admission to a hospital. Rahman is reportedly playing an ideal parent these days, staying by his daughter's side and trying to comfort her. He has currently put his music
and composing on hold as 11- year old Raheema was operated upon by doctors on Wednesday. Rahman also has two more children, daughter Khatija, 14, and son Ameen, who is five years old.

Rahman has given out a message for his friends and also for the media that he wishes to thank all his friends and well wishers who have stood by his side in this trying period and for all their love and support. He has also expressed his gratitude towards the media for not interfering and respecting his privacy in this regard. We at Sampurn Wire wish Raheema a speedy recovery and hope that she gets well soon.

'Sex And The City' Star Kim Cattrall Vows Not To Marry Again

'Sex And The City' star Kim Cattrall has vowed not to marry again.

The actress, who has been married three times, parted ways with her last husband, Mark Levinson, in 2004.

Cattrall, however, insists that she wont marry for the fourth time.

"I'll never marry again. I don''t want children. I am self-sufficient. If I decide to spend time with someone then I will," the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

"If marriage means something to someone else then I guess it could be a... negotiated point. But I really don''t feel it''s necessary," she added.

Ranbir Kapoor Visits IIM Bangalore

Ever since he lost the opportunity to be a part of Raj Kumar Hirani's 3 Idiots Ranbir Kapoor has been looking for a reason to visit the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bangalore where the film was shot.

Ranbir has been telling friends, he didn't mind missing out on the movie. But he did mind not being able to visit the IIM campus in Bangalore.

The opportunity to do so fell into Ranbir's lap. He visited the IIM Bangalore on May 10 for an inter-face with students on the subject of Youth and Politics.

And, Ranbir took no chances. He had been preparing hard for the big day in Bangalore.

The topic of discussion was...should graduation be a compulsory qualification for entering politics?

Katrina and Ranbir argued against it, that graduation need not be compulsory.

While Katrina Kaif, who accompanied him to the IIM, preferred the casual extempore approach Ranbir wanted to get all the statistics on the subject so that he didn't end up looking silly and ill-informed in the academic atmosphere.

Director Prakash Jha, who accompanied Katrina and Ranbir, is very impressed by Ranbir's homework. "In fact he has been working the hardest to promote our film Raajneeti. While the rest of the cast has missed a couple of events, Ranbir has made sure he is there for everything. In fact, when one or the other of our team is missing Ranbir grumbles about why he's the only constant."

Lindsay Lohan Denies Her Drug Problems

The troubled actress - who has rehab three times before for drug and alcohol issues - claims she is now clean and has rid herself of negative people.

Asked if she had a drug problem, she said: "No, I don't. No, I don't. I work. And, if I go out with my friends, I am 23 and I am allowed to do that.

"I am working. And I'm good. And I'm surrounded by great friends now. You know, I have weeded out a lot of people in my life."

Although she claims to be clean of substances, the `Mean Girls' star does say the attention she receives has been detrimental to her film career.

She told 'The Early Show` television programme: "The only problem is that it distracts from me getting jobs, and that's when it hurts me - especially when it's not true."

Earlier this week Lindsay and her mother Dina sparked concern when they were seen partying into the early hours at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont hotel.

An onlooker said: "Lindsay didn't look good. Her face is so puffy and she seemed exhausted. And everyone around is just looking at Dina like, 'Why the hell are you partying with your daughter?' Doesn't she see what she`s doing and how weird and wrong it is?"

Rihanna's New Boyfriend, Matt Kemp Missing Her...

Baseball player Matt Kemp has been dating the 22-year-old singer since January, and can't get enough of her. Rihanna is currently on tour in Europe, and Matt can't wait for her to return to the US because he is missing her so much.

"She's just a fun person," he told Us Magazine. "I love to be around her. She's definitely not gonna be here for a little while. Hopefully when she gets back she'll at a couple [more] games. She's definitely a great person in my life, and I'm happy I'm with her."

Rihanna revealed her feelings for Matt last week. Just days after claiming their relationship was nothing more than a bit of "fun", the star admitted she was in love with Matt. She also revealed she was struggling with being apart from him for so long and couldn't wait until they could be together again.

"Oui, oui, oui... it`s love," she said backstage at her concert at the Bercy Arena in Paris. "I`m really happy right now. It's going to be seven weeks before I see him again. It'll probably be when I get back to America that we can hook up properly.

"We have to make do with Skype and phone, but I miss him. I can't wait to see him again."

Julia Roberts To Be The Face Of Lancome

The 42-year-old was thrilled to be asked to work with the beauty brand as it seemed so glamorous. She says she was at the right stage in her career to agree to the role as she is now to confident in herself.

"The whole idea of modelling in my 40s seems grown-up and elegant," she laughed. "There`s an amusement about it that I probably wouldn`t have had if I had done it when I was younger, because there`s a kind of confidence in who I am today."

Julia`s favourite Lancome product is Juicy Tubes lip gloss, and she also loves the brand?s eye liner. She is a huge fan of kohl, explaining she used to wear lashings of it as a youngster.

"I love eyeliner. I always think if I put on enough, I`ll turn into Sophia Loren!" she explained to the British edition of InStyle magazine. "But it never happened."

Jennifer Aniston Eats Baby Food?

The actress wanted to shift some weight before she flew out to Hawaii to shoot new movie `Just Go With It` so enlisted the help of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, who recommended The Baby Food Cleanse eating plan, which involves 14 portions of pureed food a day followed by a healthy adult dinner.

It is said to have worked for Jennifer - who has previously admitted to enjoying dairy, coffee and wine - as she has lost 7lbs.

A source told Britain`s Grazia magazine: "While in Europe last month, Jen had relaxed her usually strict diet regime. She knew she had been indulging, and seeing as her upcoming role required her to wear lots of little dresses, she wanted to be at her physical peak."

Tracy - whose celebrity clients include Gwyneth Paltrow and Courteney Cox Arquette - is very impressed with Jennifer`s progress.

She said: "She`s doing really well. Nobody says they only want one specific thing changed. They want the whole toning package."

The diet includes fruit smoothies, pureed oatmeal and pears with cinnamon, soups containing dandelion greens and a dinner of lean meats and vegetables and Tracy swears by the eating plan.

A source said: "Tracy is all about `clean eating`, which means no oils, spices or salt. With `baby eating`, the food is easily processed by the body. Tracy believes efficient digestion equals quick weight loss. But this is a temporary diet for shifting a few pounds quickly, before going back to a normal, healthy eating plan."

Ukranian American Actress, Vera Farmiga Is Pregnant!

The 36-year-old actress and her musician husband Renn Hawkey have confirmed Vera is expecting a baby in September. The new arrival will be the couple`s second child.

Vera was glowing when she announced the news on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art`s Costume Institute Gala in New York City on Monday night. She said she had been experiencing morning sickness earlier in the pregnancy, but is now feeling great.

"I'm past the first trimester, so I`m not feeling sick anymore," she gushed to USA Today newspaper.

Vera and Renn have a 15-month-old son, Fynn. The baby was born just six weeks before Vera shot her Oscar-nominated performance in Up In the Air, opposite George Clooney.

The actress has revealed she wore such tight control underwear while filming the movie she was often left breathless, but didn`t mind as she was keen to look her best on screen.

Abhishek Bachchan Supports Chelsea's Search For Asian Star

Bollywood Star Abhishek Bachchan has come out in support of Chelsea's quest for an Asian star and asked the Asian origin young players to join the project.

In a statement, Abhishek, a Chelsea fan, highlighted the importance of the project which provides a good platform to the young talented Asian players.

"I know how important it is for young Asian kids to get involved with sport, not just to reach the top but to enjoy themselves, meet new people and be part of a team. As a Chelsea fan I'm delighted that my club is taking a lead on providing these amazing opportunities for Asian players and would urge everyone with a love for the game to sign up and take part,"said Abhishek.

Contestants, between eight to 13 years old from Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi background, will take part in the tournament on the second May bank holiday weekend (29-31).

Participants will be judged on a series of matches and tests specifically designed and used by the Chelsea Academy to examine speed, skill and ability.

One player from each age group will be selected for a week's training with the Chelsea Academy squads during the summer with any player meeting the required standard being offered the chance to be signed by the Blues.

Last year about 350 players took part in the campaign at the Cobham training ground and three winning players among them got their training and turning out for chelsea teams during summer.

Leyton Orient and Southend signed up two of last year's winners.

Chelsea Football Club will also be inviting managers, coaches and scouts from clubs at all levels of the game to identify talented youngsters and information will also be on hand for Asian players to find clubs in their area.

Khali vs Rajpal In Bollywood Movie, Kushti

The film 'Kushti' has a fighting scene between 'Khali' and Rajpal'. Yes it is quite too funny to even think about it but it is the truth.

As per the instructions from the director "Rajpal" had to climb up Khali's body which is no less than a stone-hard wall. "Rajpal" is a wonderful actor but somehow after a lot of efforts he managed to reach Khali's head. The director then ordered Khali to lift up Rajpal and to throw him down. Poor Rajpal was simply dumbfounded on hearing this, and even Khali seemed to be in a dilemma.

But the director was very adamant on shooting this particular scene. So Khali had to lift up a very scared Rajpal and throw him down from a height. The mud was pretty soft so it helped in keeping Rajpal in a single piece. But when the director said that the shot was not ok and had to be shoot again, Rajpal finally gave up and did not want to shoot further. The director then burst out laughing and said "I was just joking with you. You still have to shoot for a lot of scenes and I can't risk to shelf this movie by asking Khali to throw you down again".

Finally Rajpal heaved a sigh of relief after listening to the director.

Janet Jackson, No Longer Interested In Recording LPs

The `All For You` singer is no longer interested in recording LPs as they no longer have the impact they once did and would rather make singles.

Her ex-boyfriend, producer Jermaine Dupri, said: "I can tell you that she`s not working on an album. We just did the one song `Nothing` for the `Why Did I Get Married Too?` soundtrack.

"Last time I heard she really didn`t want to do an album. She wanted to just do singles every once in a while. She`s looked at the marketplace -albums are not really doing what they usually do when you put all this budget out there. Janet is just trying to figure out her landscape."

Janet is also concentrating on her acting career after recently starring in `Why Did I Get Married Too?`

Jermaine added in an interview with Vibe.com: "Janet`s cool. She has a lot of work going on that`s keeping her in the right direction. The movie came out, which is the biggest Tyler Perry movie he has had thus far. It looks like her star power as an actress is still there. And she`s about to do the other movie, `For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf` with Mariah Carey, Kerry Washington and Whoopi Goldberg."

Katy Perry Tops Maxim Magazine's Hot List

An award-winning singer, Katy Perry has just topped Maxim magazine’s annual Hot 100 list by edging out Angelina Jolie, Rihanna, Megan Fox and more Hollywood hotties.

Maxim editor-in-chief Joe Levy tells Us Weekly that Perry was their top choice because she’s "a triple -- no, quadruple -- kind of hot. It's that feeling you get when you suddenly realize that the smartest, funniest, coolest girl you know also happens to the best looking and a pretty good skateboarder, too. All of sudden, your crush goes supernova, and this is Katy’s supernova moment."

We know this girl can light up a red carpet (literally -- just look at her dress at the MET Gala) but Miss “I Kissed a Girl” beat out some of the Hollywood’s hottest ladies, including this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model, Brooklyn Decker (No. 2), Zoe Saldana (No. 3), Blake Lively (No. 4), and Megan Fox, who slipped from second to fifth place.

Don’t feel bad, Fox. Last year's it girl, Olivia Wilde, didn't even crack the top ten this year. Wilde placed a measly 20th, but at least she beat out Angelina "Pillow-lips" Jolie, who landed in the 38th position.

Simon Cowell Offers A Profitable Contract To Cheryl Cole

Simon Cowell was leaving talent contest American Idol to bring British programme The X Factor to the US in January. Since then, there has been intense speculation about who will join him on the judging panel.

Cheryl currently works with him on the show in the UK, and there have been several reports she is keen to launch her career in America by working with him. She recently split from her husband Ashley after it was claimed he had been unfaithful with a string of women, and is said to want to make a fresh start in a new country.

Simon is already said to have pleaded her case with show bosses, claiming they should listen to him as his decision to get Piers Morgan involved with America`s Got Talent was such a good one. "I took more of a gamble taking Piers Morgan to the States," he apparently said in a meeting. "Cheryl will be loved immediately. We`ve got to nail her down."

Simon is adamant the 26-year-old will be a big hit in America. He is said to have argued it doesn`t matter that she is unknown over there, claiming it will add a sense of mystique to the show.

"Getting the right combination for the panel is imperative and Cheryl ticks all the boxes," a source told British newspaper The Daily Mirror. "She is sassy, sexy, confident and knows her stuff musically. Her profile may not be large Stateside yet but that is not a huge mountain to climb. In fact, Simon thinks it will work to his advantage as there`s an element of mystery about her which is lacking from so many US stars. The money on offer is huge but Simon knows it has to be a lot to persuade her to uproot and move over, albeit temporarily."

German Supermodel Heidi Klum's Fifth Marriage Anniversary

Heidi Klum and husband Seal celebrated their fifth anniversary by renewing wedding vows in Mexico.

The couple remarried in front of their children and a few close family members at sunset on a beach in Costa Careyes.

After the ceremony, about 80 guests joined the couple at their home for an outdoor reception under a palapa - an open-air, thatched-roof hut - decorated with dozens of chandeliers, thousands of candles and all white flowers.

The theme of their wedding bash was traditional. The guests were dressed in white and black as brides and grooms.

"They wanted it to feel like a real wedding, but still have a theme," people.com quoted a source as saying.

ROBERT RODRIGUEZ AND DANNY TREJO TEAM UP FOR ARIZONA ATTACK

Director ROBERT RODRIGUEZ has taken aim at Arizona's controversial new immigration law in a new trailer for his upcoming action film 'MACHETE'.

The director is appalled by lawmakers' new no-tolerance policy for illegal immigrants and asked Latino tough guy Danny Trejo, the star of his film, to shoot a special online trailer.

Trejo introduces the two minute clip, calling it "a special Cinco de Mayo (5th May) message to Arizona."

In the trailer, Trejo seeks revenge on a state senator for setting him up under the new laws, which state all citizens face arrest if they're not carrying identification papers when stopped by police.

The promo also features co-stars Robert De Niro and Lindsay Lohan.

A spokesman for the movie insists the trailer was a one-off Internet promotion and will not be released to cinemas.

The film is set for release in September (10).

Angelina Jolie Wants To Do Stunts?

Hollywood Celebrity Angelina Jolie insists she prefers to do stunts on her own so she can look cool for her children.

The 34-year-old mother-of-six was taken to hospital after falling on her head during a spectacular fight scene for her new spy thriller "Salt", which is released in Britain in August.

Despite the mishap while filming on location in New York just months after the births of her twins Vivienne and Knox, she vows to carry on not using body doubles whenever she can.

"The funny thing about having children is that now I'm twice as motivated to do cool stunts because my kids will like it. I love doing my own stunts and will continue wherever possible," express.co.uk quoted her as saying.

Jessica Alba's Family Issues!

Jessica Alba has revealed she found it 'hard' to rebel against her family's strict beliefs when she was growing up.

The "Killer Inside Me" actress admits her Catholic upbringing was quite strict and though her mother and father had views she didn't always agree with, she didn't want to upset them by going on a different direction in her life, reports imdb.com.

"I come from a religious and traditional family. My mom grew up in the south and she had a southern Baptist upbringing but my father was very Catholic. It's hard to rebel without your family feeling like you're rebelling against them," she said.

"I don't necessarily always agree with certain things and that has nothing to do with how much I love them or how much they love me. Family is the most important thing in the world," she added.

The 29-year-old actress, who has a 23-month old daughter, Honor Marie, with her husband Cash Warren always knew she wanted to live a different life from her parents from a young age.

"There were parameters and boundaries around me that I always wanted to break from," she said.

Fashionandyou and Marie Claire's Auction

Fashionandyou.com, in association with apparel brand Marie Claire, has started Dastkar Auction that aims to support to hundreds of faceless people behind every designer garment.

A combined effort of Dastakar craftsperson and designers each of the outfits display Indian craft at its best-from Ahir and Kantha embroidery to Madhubani and Bhagalpuri tussar weaves.

Dastkar is a society for crafts and craftspeople which is a registered society that aims at improving the economic status of craftspeople, thereby promoting the survival of traditional crafts. It was founded in 1981 by six women, who had worked in the craft and development sector.

'Iron Man 2' Fails its Predecessor Bably

Film: "Iron Man 2";
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke;
Director: Jon Favreau;
Rating: ***(comment)

How long does a film franchisee take to lose the beautiful morality and values it stands on? If you consider "Iron Man 2", the answer is - just a sequel.

"Iron Man 2" is everything the first "Iron Man" was not. A film that has a prequel in "Iron Man" cannot simply be a build up to show special effects in the climax. Post "Avatar" that would feel childish. And that is exactly what this film feels. It is an attempt to 'capitalise' on the success of the first.

In the film, Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr) success as "Iron Man" has the US government worried that it would inspire a race to build similar machines. But Stark is not ready to give away his creation for military use, insulting the CEO of Hammer Industries, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell).

Hence, when a Russian - Ivan (Mickey Rourke), who with his controlled bolts of lightning almost kills Tony Stark, Hammer hires him to build something better than Iron Man. Sadly, Ivan succeeds and it is up to Tony, and his friend Rhodey (Don Cheadle) to save the day with a little bit of help from SHIELD, his secretary and now CEO of Stark Industries Pepper and a SHIELD agent Natalie (Scarlett Johansson) who has body curves to compete with her brains and martial arts skill.

"Iron Man 2" no doubt engages you for the duration of the film. But the first part was not just about engrossing you, but of shaking your conscience and getting you to take responsibility for your actions. Tony Stark represented the conscience of humanity, and every member in it.

This film represents everything that the first part indicted - the desire to make money at any cost. "Iron Man 2" is nothing but that, an entertaining film that has nothing to say. So while the first part surprised audiences with its heart, this one will depress you by the lack of it.

Yet, if you were to see the good in the film it has to be in its invisible indictment of technology. The problem with technology is that it is never enough. The more you create, the more you want to create. And technology that can be used for the greatest good, like the Iron Man suit, can also be used for the greatest destruction.

Because of the success of the first part, this part will do well at the box office. But it will not endear itself to the heart of the viewers like "Iron Man" did, and neither will it survive that long.

It would do the franchisee much good to fire writer Justin Theroux and bring back Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby who wrote the first part.

Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 2

Robert Downey Jr gives a stunning performance in the Iron Man sequel, a movie with a message about modern America.

Tony Stark, the creation of Marvel Comics in 1963 and the subject of 600 issues of Iron Man magazine, is a curious superhero. In his private life, if that is what it can be called, Tony (being impersonated for the second time on screen by Robert Downey Jr), is no retiring, bespectacled Clark Kent or shy schoolboy Peter Parker. Rather, he's a handsome, eccentric, technological genius, clearly based on Howard Hughes, who has inherited from his father (appropriately named Howard Stark) a vast business specialising in, among other things, state-of-the-art military weapons and turned it into a concern worth billions.

The secret identity that he attained, in the manner of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Superman, Batman, Spiderman et al, by devising the impregnable flying suit that made him Iron Man, was blown before the end of the first cinematic blockbuster, which appeared two years ago. So how does Tony progress and develop? Well, it could be said that he's been shaped to please the right-wing critics of Avatar.
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The big political juggling act of Iron Man 2 is how to get the extensive support that the producers need from the Department of Defence and the top brass at the Pentagon and yet retain Tony's position as a maverick genius. This is initially done in two ways. Tony more or less adopts the motto of the Strategic Air Command that in the 1960s Bertrand Russell thought so ironically amusing: "Peace is our profession". The cleverest spokesman for the arms business since Bernard Shaw's Undershaft in Major Barbara, he presents his company in a showbiz-style exposition in New York with a chorus of dancing girls joining lethal weapons on stage, all in the interest of world peace.

Then, when he's called to Washington to appear before a Senate committee presided over by the deviously smarmy Senator Stern (Garry Shandling), he refuses to hand over the Iron Man equipment to the government on the grounds that it's better developed by private enterprise. In this, he has the covert support of a close friend, the handsome black soldier Lt Col Rhodes (Don Cheadle). The Washington hearing is modelled on an actual event just after the second world war when Howard Hughes faced down his political critics, an incident also celebrated in Scorsese's equally Hughes-aggrandising The Aviator.
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Meanwhile, having established Tony as an impeccable combination of patriotism and capitalism, the movie sets the scene for a replay of the cold war by introducing a wild Russian mirror-image of the American superhero. Not unlike the bizarre commie villains Sylvester Stallone confronted as Rocky and Rambo, Mickey Rourke's Ivan Vanko is a disfigured, tattooed giant from the same cracked mould that produced the shambling loser Rourke played in The Wrestler. He acts like Rasputin, has the technical skills of a professor at the USSR Academy of Sciences and has cold war issues to settle.

Hanging over Tony Stark, as with most American heroes, is the shadow of a father who, he thinks, didn't love or appreciate him. Ivan's dad was a brilliant Soviet scientist who defected to the west only to be unjustly accused of espionage by Stark Sr. Returned home, he was incarcerated in the gulag and died of drink in Putin's squalid Moscow. Ivan, who has the means to create his own Iron Man, embarks on a revenge trip that begins spectacularly when he confronts Tony on the track of the Monaco grand prix.

This first titanic battle ends in apparent victory for Tony, who rightly observes, in the best line from Justin Theroux's variable script: "You look like you've got friends in low places." This is proved only half true when Ivan is abducted by Stark's deadly enemy, Justin Hammer, the unacceptable face of capitalism, played with considerable verve by Sam Rockwell as Batman in a three-piece designer suit. Hammer is using the military-industrial complex to undermine Stark and is naturally unaware of the Russian's secret agenda.

As a political fable, it's oddly revealing about current American thinking and it is interwoven with a variety of other topical themes. Among these is female empowerment, as the enlightened Tony appoints his long-time secretary Virginia "Pepper" Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow looking uncannily like a less passive-aggressive version of Mia Farrow) as the CEO of his corporation.

The special effects and the big action sequences are well enough handled. But when Downey compliments Cheadle at the end by saying: "You kicked ass back there by the way", he's acknowledging the conventionality of the whole affair. If the movie has a certain distinction and a suggestion of depth, then this derives almost entirely from the presence and performance of Downey as Stark. One of the most gifted, versatile and daring actors of his generation, he was quite brilliant as Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough's biopic nearly 20 years ago. He's been unforgettable in little scenes here and there, as when dangerously provoking Mike Tyson in James Toback's semi-improvised Black and White (1999), and he was superb recently as the Australian method actor who loses himself within the character of a black GI he's playing in Tropic Thunder.

I was impressed though dissatisfied by his Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's picture last Christmas. His strange, sometimes fractured diction makes him not always easy to understand. But he exudes intelligence, internal conflict and a witty doubt about the world and its absurdities. To the role of Stark he brings a sense of his own troubled life and upbringing and his much publicised struggles with drink and drugs. He is a man who, having decided that conversing with his inner child is no proper occupation for an adult, has invited demons in to engage with his soul. Downey holds our attention as few other American stars do today.

Russell Crowe Snares Cate Blanchett for Robin Hood Role

Russell Crowe managed to hook Cate Blanchett for his next movie in front of a 1000 people.

He and filmmaker Ridley Scott were in the final stages of casting and preparation for the planned 155-million-dollar adventure Robin Hood, and still on the lookout for someone to play the leading lady, Maid Marion.


Crowe made the offer to Blanchett during a ceremony last year for the 2009 Australian Legends Awards when he was asked to give a speech.

"I just asked her in front of 1000 people," The Daily Telegraph quoted Crowe as saying.

"We were on stage and I''m looking at Cate. I knew her for a handshake and all that, right, but I''d never worked with her or ever had a long and deep conversation with her," Crowe recalls.

"But I''m looking at this exquisite beauty sitting next to me on stage and they gave me the microphone and I immediately turned to the audience and said, "Don''t you think it''s time me and Cate made a movie together?''And the response was gigantic.

"So when I called her the next day she knew what I was already talking about," he adds.

Blanchett agreed but she was cautious of the actor's reputation as a mid-shoot script rewriter.

"We started talking about it and she said, ''If I read a script, are you promising me that''s the script that you are going to make?"'' "I''m like, ''This is Ridley Scott, that isn''t going to happen, but what I can promise you is you are going to work with a great filmmaker who is in love with actors," Crowe says.

The latest take on the poor's hero with his band of merry men takes a slightly different turn in this movie. It tells how Robin was abandoned as a boy, grew up in the English Army as an archer and travelled the world on King Richard the Lionheart''s crusades before he returns to a broken nation.

"Do I think Cate Blanchett is the single most spectacular creature that ever walked the planet? Yeah I do," he says.

"She is absolutely fantastic, an incredible partner in crime on the film set, she just gets it.

"She also gets when Ridley and I are having a few conversations about something we are working towards a solution, not f---ing around with ego bulls--- as you may read in 1000 newspaper articles.

"We just work something, man, we just work it and work it until we find a solution," he adds.


Russell Crow in Robin Hood

Sylvester Stallone Drops 'Rambo 5' plans

Sylvester Stallone has scrapped his plans to make the fifth instalment of the "Rambo" films.

"I was going to do it. I said I'd never talk about this, but I feel that with Rocky Balboa, that character came complete circle. He went home. But for Rambo to go on another adventure might be, I think, misinterpreted as a mercenary gesture and not necessary. I don't want that to happen," contactmusic.com quoted Stallone, 63, as saying.

But he is planning to work on an extended edition of 2008's "Rambo", adding a 12-minute footage that was axed from the cinematic release of the film.

"He does a speech at the beginning of the movie to Julie Benz where he lays out why his life has been a complete disappointment and why war is natural and peace is an accident. And how he just feels that his life has been a waste. It's very important to hear that and I didn't think so at the time. I'm going to go back and put in some stuff," said Stallone.

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Carlos Boozer's White Maserati Gran Turismo

Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz made a lot of money by getting out of Cleveland and signing with the Jazz. He is putting all that money to good use with some bad ass cars. We showed you his Ferrari in an earlier post and now here is his white 2010 Maserati Gran Turismo with 22″ Forgiato Concavo wheels with custom Maserati Center Caps.

I always thought the grille on the Gran Turismo was perfect and should never be touched but the boys at Exclusive Motoring in Miami added a cool effect to the front grille. Painted the whole grille black and painted the maserati emblem white to match the car.

The whole car has a white and black theme and it really works. I am also really feeling the all white lip.

AMY WINEHOUSE IN HOSPITAL AGAIN!

AMY WINEHOUSE was admitted to hospital on Sunday (25Apr10) following a drunken fall which left her with injuries to her face and ribs, according to a U.K. report.

The Back To Black hitmaker was taken to a private clinic in London after taking a tumble at her home, which left her with bruised ribs and a cut to her forehead.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "She'd had a few (drinks). At first she thought she had broken something, so got her security to take her to hospital. The doctors were worried she might be concussed because she had a big bump on her head and a cut above her eye."

Her injuries were described as "not serious" but her agent added: "She really likes the clinic so may stay a few days."

However, Winehouse's stay has reportedly been causing mayhem at the clinic.

An insider reveals, "Amy was running up and down the corridors with her top off and reeking of booze. She has been heard complaining of pain caused by bruising on her breasts and around her ribs.

"The nurses had to step in and ask her to calm down. Eventually she had to be taken back to her room. The ward sister was absolutely fuming."

It is Winehouse's second hospital stay in recent weeks - she was kept in overnight at the beginning of the month (Apr10) while doctors carried out a series of tests after she complained of chest pains. It came after she recently underwent breast enlargement surgery.

Jackie Chan at Earthquake Charity Concert in China

Jackie Chan and more than hundred stars from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan participated in a charity concert to raise money for earthquake victims in China.

The five-hour concert in Hong Kong raised 4.8 million dollars for victims of the disaster in China's Qinghai that killed more than 2,200 people earlier this month.

Chan visited the affected area last week, featured in a video produced for the fundraiser, which showed him living with the victims, reports The BBC.

"The quake area is located in a plateau. It''s ten times worse than we thought. And the winter will come soon. It is urgent to take action," said actor Andy Lau.

One week after the area was devastated by the disaster, China observed a national day of mourning for victims.