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Avatar (2009 Film) by James Cameron - Film/Movie review and some thoughts Yes . . . its the biggest spectacle of the decade . . . and yes its visually pure magic . . . rock solid in every department of film making . . .except for writing maybe . . . but we won't go there . . . cause some Films are wayyyyy bigger than the story they are tryin...g to tell . . . and some Directors just make you realize the power of Cinema as a medium of storytelling . . . way more impactful than a book / play / radio / what have you sometimes . . . James Cameron is such a man . . . there ain’t no doubt about that one . . . So yes . . . this isn't a review at all . . . just some thoughts on the Film . . . Lets look at the intention behind the Film for starters . . . why would Cameron want to make this Film??? And what you garner and see is that here’s a man who first and foremost wants to raise the bar . . . here’s a dreamer and a visionary who sits there dreaming a magical dream . . . and finds a ...

Oscar nominations 2009 - Find below the complete list of Oscar nominations 2009 BEST PICTURE “ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers “ Frost/Nixon ” (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production,Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers “ Milk ” (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers “ The Reader ” (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined “ Slumdog Millionaire ” (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production,Christian Colson, Producer BEST ACTOR Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films) Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features) Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros....

After finding a photocopy of ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai for his flick Lucky, Salman Khan has done it again, this time he has found a ditto copy of his current flame Katrina Kaif. Zarina Khan, was spotted by Salman Khan on the sets of Yuvraaj, where she is Katrina’s body double. And after spotting her similarity with Katrina he has decided to cast her opposite himself in Veer. A source reveals, “Zarina is slightly younger than Katrina, her age is 21. If one was to see Zarina from afar then you would not be able to make out who is who. Zarina’s name will be changed before the film releases and she will be given a much more common Hindu name.” The girl has been in hiding, as Salman wants to keep it a secret, but we will surely show you the pic as soon we lay our hands on it. Latest Update - Pics of Zarina Khan

[ Source found here ] Over the weekend, Hillary Swank made an appearance at the "Time for Peace Film & Music Awards" and looked incredible despite taking 9 inches of her locks for Charity courtesy of Oprah. She was honored for her work in recent humanitarian movie FREEDOM WRITERS and said, "It's a reminder that I was able to be a part of a movie that is so important. It's one of those stories where you learn how one person can make a difference in someone else's life." In Freedom Writers, Swank plays a teacher who inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance and pursue education beyond high school. Known for: Million Dollar Baby / Boys Don't Cry / Freedom Writers Birth name: Hilary Ann Swank Birthday: 30 July 1974 , Bellingham , Washington , USA Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) Links: Hilary Swank Hilary Swank on IMDb: Movies...

A nother crime. If you are a gay or a lesbian, you are in stake! Surprising. Being a gay or a lesbian, or a straight or a bi, that is completely a personal matter of an individual. But it is fateful if you are badly beaten by a gang of people for being a lesbi or a gay.But it happened.That's just so sad. Josie Smith-Malave, a Miami woman who competed in Season Two of the Bravo Network reality series “Top Chef,” was beaten as she left a bar in Long Island, N.Y, by a gang of about 10 young adult attackers who yelled anti-gay epithets at her, her lawyer announced Tuesday. Smith-Malave who is at her early 30, is openly lesbian.Her lawyer says she was among a small group of women asked to leave a New York bar over Labor Day weekend. About 10 young people followed the women out of the bar in Sea Cliff and began screaming anti-gay epithets, spitting on them and then beating them. According to the New York Daily News , “Kurland said the trouble started when the women went to Partners bar i...

A gain another hot trend - icarly.com.What is it? icarly is the new fan-generated content show from Nickelodion. The story begins with the popular four characters named Carly,Sam,Freddie and Spencer.Sam took Miss Briggs' head and PhotoDocked it onto a rhinoceros body. Then she put up the pictures all over the school.Carly knew that it might be a problem for Sam as she was already been in lots of trouble in that semester and might be kicked off from school,so being a cool friend of Sam,she took the blame. As a punishment,Briggs made her come to school on Saturday and made her the in charge of the kid's audition for the school talent show, which was no doubt a very boring task. Freddie was also there to help Carly shooting the auditions.Carly and Sam were joking around in between the auditions and they were making fun of Miss Brigg's pointy boobs. Freddie shoot the video and he did not inform Carly and Sam on this. In the mid night, when they went online to see the auditions ...