Obamas make Vanity Fair best-dressed list; Angelina Jolie doesn’t make cut, Brad Pitt remains

NEW YORK — Barack and Michelle Obama edged out Hollywood stars on Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List.

KEYS, HATHAWAY AND CRUZ ARE VANITY FAIR’S BEST DRESSED

R&B beauty ALICIA KEYS, ANNE HATHAWAY and PENELOPE CRUZ have been praised by top fashion publication Vanity Fair after earning mentions on its 2009 International Best-Dressed List.

Penelope Cruz pregnant?

If sources are to be believed, Penelope Cruz is four months pregnant with actor partner Javier Bardem’s baby.

CRUZ PREGNANT - REPORT

PENELOPE CRUZ is expecting her first child with actor partner JAVIER BARDEM, according to a new report.

Penelope Cruz left red-faced wearing scarlet dress on red carpet

LONDON - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was left red-faced when she had to appear on the red carpet wearing a scarlet suit, after her luggage got lost on a flight to London.

Penelope Cruz left embarrassed over fashion faux pas

LONDON - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was left shame-faced as she walked down a red carpet in a scarlet suit and blamed losing her luggage on a flight to London for the fashion faux pas.

Penelope Cruz loves London, but not its weather

Movie Review: Shrinking action to rodent size, ‘G-Force’ is a pest

“G-Force” has been billed as producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s first foray into animation, which suggests his live-action films contain something resembling “reality” and “humans.”

Is Penelope Cruz pregnant?

NEW YORK - Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz’s growing frame has sparked speculation that she may be pregnant. Her bigger frame was first observed in May, when she walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. She also became ill due to “food poisoning” at the time.

Complete A-Z list of celebrity sex confessions revealed

LONDON - A British tabloid has compiled a complete A-Z list covering sex confessions of celebrities.

Penelope Cruz doesn’t believe in marriage

Penelope Cruz fears being fired from every movie

WASHINGTON - Penelope Cruz has revealed that she fears being fired every time she is working in a new movie.

Anurag Basu to make film on his own life

MUMBAI - Nothing that the talented Anurag Basu has directed for screen can equal his turbulent and shocking life story. So he is all set to put it on celluloid.

With 10 films competing for best picture, last year’s Oscar might have gone to …

LOS ANGELES — So the best-picture race will be twice as crowded at next year’s Academy Awards, with the ceremony’s organizers announcing Wednesday that they’re expanding the field of nominees from five to 10.

Fergie, Penelope Cruz had to gain 17 pounds for musical ‘Nine’

WASHINGTON - Singer Stacy Ann Ferguson a.k.a. Fergie has revealed that she and actress Penelope Cruz had to gain 17 pounds before shooting of musical ‘Nine’ began.

Movie review: Woody Allen’s ‘Whatever Works’ has decent laughs but doesn’t quite work

LOS ANGELES — The title of Woody Allen’s new comedy, “Whatever Works,” might define what the filmmaker has been up to the last few years.

Matthew McConaughey bids goodbye to bachelor days

WASHINGTON - Actor Matthew McConaughey has pledged to say goodbye to his bachelor days because his priorities have changed after becoming a father.

Scarlett Johansson to become new face of Mango

WASHINGTON - Actress Scarlett Johansson is set to replace Penelope Cruz as the new face of Spanish clothing line Mango.

Penelope Cruz hit by food poisioning at Cannes

CANNES - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz had to skip the promotion of her upcoming musical “Nine” here as she was hit by food poisoning.In France for the premiere of her movie “Broken Embraces”, which is directed by Pedro Almodovar, she was also slated to join movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to present a trailer and a teaser of “Nine”, but the actress fell ill, reports people.com.

Penelope left badly bruised in new film

LONDON - Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz was left badly bruised by her vigorous dance efforts in new film ‘Nine’.

Hollywood stars to play dominoes at Cannes for charity

LONDON - Hollywood celebrities Penelope Cruz, Charlize Theron, Demi Moore and her actor husband Ashton Kutcher will pit their wits against one another at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 18 when they take part in a charity dominoes (tile) game with a celebrity twist.

Cannes is looking ‘Up’ as festival turns lighter with opening-night animated romp

CANNES, France — Heavyweights of world cinema dominate this year’s Cannes Film Festival: Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion, Ken Loach, Lars von Trier.

Indian stars shining bright

Like every other year all Oscar nominees were present at the annual Oscar’s nominees’ lunch at Beverly Hills on Monday.
 
India’s pride A R Rahman was there on the red carpet along with Danny Boyle, representing the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ team.
 
‘The Wrestler’ star Mickey Rourke  who has reportedly been signed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Forst/Nixon’s Frank Langella was there along with Penelope Cruz, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei and Kate Winslet.
 
Kate Winslet who has been nominated for Best Actress for her role in ‘The Reader’ said, "You know that I have been here so many times and have lost so many times that quite honestly, I have a really good losing face. I have sort of perfected that strange Zen blank calm that you have to have in the moment when they do not call out your name."
 
We wish the best for Rahman but Kate Winslet’s words should be of use for him and every other nominee.
 
On another note London based hip hop artiste of Tamilian origin MIA who’s also known as Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam has been nominated for both the Oscars and the Grammy awards this year. Grammy awards will be given away on February 8.
 
She has been nominated for two Grammy’s -’Record of the Year for Paper Planes’ and ‘Best Rap Song for Swagga Like US’.
 
She’s also in the race for the Best song Oscar along with A R Rahman for the track ‘O Saya’ from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. 
 
She’s said, "You know for me it is like having the most expensive video made and by Danny Boyle who I happen to be a fan. I kind of did it because I thought it would be good for like A R Rahman and the people of India and the Tamil people to be like – oh she is doing something for us. At the same time over here it works and it is an amazing movie."
 
Must say it’s nice to see the Indian presence felt like that way at the Oscars!  - SAMPURN

Interesting Facts and Figures: Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan born 1 November 1973 is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994.

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