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Cameron Diaz' encounter with a lion

     London: Cameron Diaz narrowly missed a face-off with a lion while shooting new MTV travel show TRIPPIN' in Africa when one attacked two of her crewmen. The star was preparing to go on a balloon ride over the Serengeti early one morning when she heard her crewmen crying for help. "I can hear, I know exactly, like instinctually (sic) (it's) the paws of this cat just running and I hear this growling and then I hear this 'Aarrrghh'. I was like,'Was that TONY or TRIPP, I'm not sure...' It was one of the lions charging a couple of the guys. They ran like little babies back into the house. I, of course, grabbed my camera and ran outside", Femalefirst quoted her as saying. The actress says that she also had an encounter with a huge millipede while she was on the toilet. "I was over going to the bathroom out at this crocodile facility that we're at.I'm, like, in the most precarious position, completely vulnerable and this millipede comes crawling out of the toilet and it's got, like, a zillion fingers coming out... ", she recalled.

Keira Knightley to delve into darker roles (Go To Top)

 

     London: British actress Keira Knightley is fed-up of playing "perfect" characters and wants to explore vices in darker roles. The 20-year-old "Pirates of the Carribean " star reportedly found portraying a darker and more complex character in her latest thriller "The Jacket", a rather challenging and enriching experience. "I always think imperfection is much more interesting than the perfect. Everyone wants to be perfect but it's boring, it's not real. Characters who are deeply flawed are a million times more interesting to watch", Femalefirst quoted the actress as saying.

George Clooney is a fan of 'good hard' journalism (Go To Top)

     London: George Clooney hopes his new movie "Goodnight, and Good Luck" will urge people to pursue "good hard" journalism. The Hollywood star is directing and appearing in the film, which traces the story of broadcaster Edward R Murrow and his on-air confrontations with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Clooney, whose father Nick Clooney was a journalist and anchorman for over a period of 40 years, hopes the film will display the ideals of true and hard-core journalism. "I want the film to show that good hard news is not antiquated and hard journalism can exist. (Television) news has now become entertainment instead of a service. I'm allowed to say it, because of my background.(My father) would come home and tell us how they wanted to stress the make-up and wardrobe", Femalefirst quoted the actor as saying. The film's cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Ray Wise, Tate Donovan, Jeff Daniels, David Strathairn and Patricia Clarkson.

Penelope Cruz says Tom Cruise no passport to fame (Go To Top)

     London: Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz has rubbished reports which claim that her ex-boyfriend Tom Cruise helped her succeed in Hollywood. The stunning actress, who split from Cruise in 2004 after a three-year relationship, says Tom's reputation and power in Hollywood had nothing to do with her success. "I don't see things that way. You're either going to get the parts - and you always need luck - or you aren't. I had a career before that, in Spain and the rest of Europe, so I can't see how that would have been an advantage," the actress was quoted by Femalefirst as saying. Despite their break-up, Penelope, who is now dating Matthew McConaughey, insists she and Tom still share an amicable relationship. "We went our separate ways. It was no big deal. We haven't fallen out. We're friends," she added.

Pirates' sequel to be titled 'Dead Man's Chest' (Go To Top)

     Washington: The sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" is to be titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and the film will cast Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley though not all of the actors from the first part are expected to feature in it. Zoe Saldana who featured in the first part of the film says she's not sure whether she'll be around in the sequel. "I've not yet been asked about being in the 'Pirates' sequel. It's okay if I'm not, I had a good time in the first, but I'm ready to put my boots back on" , Zap2it quoted Saldana as saying. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Buena Vista Pictures said they never wanted the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, to be numbered and that each one should be a separate adventure in itself.

Oysters can sex up your sex life (Go To Top)

     London: A study has confirmed that oysters, which are known to be aphrodisiacs do have the power to affect the sex drive in people. High levels of a chemical that boosts libido have been found in clams, a close relative of the oyster, suggesting that oysters also share the same quality. Even their texture is enough to turn some people on. "Oysters are so sensual just in their nature," Diane Brown, the Los Angeles-based author of The Seduction Cookbook told Newscientist. "They have that slippery, slurpy sensation when you eat them that makes them very seductive," she added. Raul Mirza at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, and his colleagues compared levels of the amino acid N-methyl-D-aspartate in Mediterranean clams and other animals. Previous studies in animals have shown that the chemical affects sex drive by raising testosterone production.

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