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Scorsese wants to quit mainstream cinema (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood director, Martin Scorsese, the man behind the blockbuster movies such as "The Aviator" and "Gangs of New York", has announced his intention to quit mainstream cinema after the completion of his movie "Silence". The director, who is currently working on the 90 million dollar movie "The Departed", starring actors Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg, made the announcement at the Marrakech International Film Festival held in Morrocco. The 63-year old Scorsese maintains that "Silene", a movie about Portuguese priests who, in the 17th century, tried to convert the Japanese to Christianity, will be his last after which, he will be concentrating on making documentaries and short films, reports Femalefirst. His most recent venture in this category was his film on rock legend Bob Dylan.

Orlando faces mutiny over his pirates bounty (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hollywood heart-throb, Orlando Bloom, is being sued by his ex-firm, which is claiming that the actor owes them nothing less than 660,000 dollars in commissions for all projects that were negotiated during the time he was still their client. If the agency, The Firm, wins the case, Orlando will have to shelve out a cool 10 percent of the money he earned on films like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, "Elizabethtown", "Kingdom of Heaven", and "Haven"- the unreleased 2004 indie film, reports E!online. The firm is claiming that Orlando's manager Aleen Keshishian and his new agency, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, have already collected commissions around 200,000 dollars for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels that they are not entitled to. Bloom's ex-agency is also suing his manager,Keshishian, and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment on related charges.

Mischa Barton does a Janet Jackson (Go To Top)

     Washington: Teenaged actress Mischa Barton, who rose to fame as Marissa Cooper in the hit TV series O.C did a Janet Jackson, when in one of the episodes she had a wardrobe malfunction, revealing one of her breasts. During a dimly lit bedroom sequence, Barton, clad in a skimpy pyjama top, rises from her bed when her breast briefly pops out of her top before she covers it. The Website TVgasm.com was the first to report the slip after being alerted to it by a sharp-eyed fan. "The shot was so dark, it was hard to notice. I sent the video to the TVgasm forensics lab for enhancement, and what we got back was a very grainy yet very recognisable boob exposure," the site's report reads. Though millions of viewers were tuned into the primetime soap at the time of the accidental breast-baring, a Fox spokesperson said the network has not received any complaints, reports Eonline. Ever since Jackson's breast-baring incident during her halftime performance at the 2004 Super Bowl led to a record 550,000 dollars fine for CBS, TV channels have been very careful about their content.

Is Kate Winslet dumping her curves? (Go To Top)

       London: Kate Winslet is reportedly under immense pressure to look slim and more beautiful these days - firstly for her director husband, and secondly to get big roles in movies, and has cut all wheat and dairy products from her diet in a bid to lose weight. According to sources, the 'Titanic' beauty is feeling insecure that her husband Sam Mendes has all praise for his ex-girlfriends Calista Flockhart and Rachel Weisz. "Rachel is doing really well at the moment. In August, Sam and Kate saw her on David Letterman's TV show and Sam mentioned how good Rachel looked. It was just a throwaway comment, but any woman whose husband talks about their ex in glowing terms must feel some insecurity," femalefirst quoted an insider as telling Britain's Grazia magazine. Winslet is also worried that thin actresses are scooping all the top movie roles, and has realised that it's your figure, not talent, that counts in showbiz. "Kate's family were pretty alarmed last time they visited her in the States - she knew the calorie content of everything. She's finding it frustrating that slimmer, often less talented girls are getting the big roles," the source said. "Sam has always found Kate's normality a breath of fresh air. But in show business, success isn't measured by normality. And Sam is ambitious for both himself and Kate. She is absolutely obsessed with Sam and determined to make their marriage work," the source added.

Brando's PS sues his estate (Go To Top)

     Washington: Marlon Brando's longtime personal secretary is suing his estate for unfulfilled promises the late icon made to her. Alice Marchak is seeking access to Brando's personal letters, movie scripts, and also wants monetary damages for promises and representations made to her by him. She also says she is entitled to property Brando owned in the South Pacific, reports Contactmusic. The suit, which has been filed in a Los Angeles court, also claims Brando received 485,000 dollars from a loan taken out on Marchak's property and never repaid it. However, attorneys working on behalf of Brando's estate, have denied the claims and are planning to fight the case.

Madam Fliess set to open male 'stud-farm' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Former Hollywood madam, Heidi Fliess, is planning to send the desert heat soaring by opening a male brothel to service her female customers. Fliess formerly ran an extremely lucrative prostitution ring in Hollywood, and counted some of the film fraternity's big-wigs such as actor Charlie Sheen, as her regular clients,before she was busted in 1995. Her sex business reportedly catered not only for Hollywood's top executives and stars, but also the top one percent of the richest people in the entire world. The madam is now moving to Crystal, one of the ten places where prostituion is legal in the state of Nevada. She has also turned her sights away from men and is planning to cater to her female clientele. Fliess said that she was going to have some of the sexiest men in the world working for her and predicted that it would be a big hit with women. "I am moving to Crystal. I am opening up a stud farm. I am going to have the sexiest men on earth. Women are going to love it," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Kiera Knightley's a born clutz (Go To Top)

     London: "Pride and Prejudice" star, Kiera Knightley recently revealed to fans, that while she may seem extremely refined on-screen, in real life she's a born clutz. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" beauty said that she was very clumsy and was always ruining her clothes because she was forever spilling food and drinks on them. "I'm clumsy - I always spill things down me," Fox News quoted her, as saying. The young British actress also revealed that she did not often buy expensive clothing and that she loved wearing clothes that were scruffy, in an interview with Vogue magazine. "(I'm) not into expensive clothing," Fox News quoted her interview with Vogue, as saying.

Tyra Banks finds her soulmate (Go To Top)

     Washington: Supermodel Tyra Banks seems to have found her perfect love match, just as she plans to bid adieu to the catwalk. The Californian stunner is dating Italian entrepreneur and former basketball star Giancarlo Marcaccinni, and is convinced that this time her romance is for real. "I'm not living in fear that I'll never find love anymore. I want to get married. I want to have kids," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "And Marcaccini definitely fits the bill as Banks' Mr Perfect - she recently told her US talk show audience that her ideal man is "a guy who's my age, who has a good job, and can take me out," she added. The 33-year-old Italian hunk is two years older than the supermodel and runs a successful ice-cream business. Earlier, Banks has dated movie maker John Singleton and US basketball player Chris Webber.

Whose ring is Kidman wearing on her ring finger? (Go To Top)

     Sydney: Rumours are abuzz that Oscar winning actress, Nicole Kidman, is all set to walk down the aisle once again with beau Keith Urban, after she was seen wearing a ring on her ring finger. Though the couple have been dating since July, they are yet to publically announce their relationship. However, a source close to the singer has said that the two were more than friends and that the relationship was special to both. "It was obvious something is there. It's a lot more than just a friends situation. You could see something real special was going on between them," People magazine quoted him, as saying. However, according to the AAP, Urban's public relations manager Paul Freundlich, said that the reports of the engagement were just rumours and stated that the couple would make a public announcement in the event of the rumours being true. "Right now it's just a rumour. When and if there's a statement we'll make that public," he said. Kidman's Australian publicist Wendy Day also said that she could not reveal any news about the alleged engagement as she had not spoken to the actress. "I have not spoken to Nicole about it. I cannot tell you either way," she said. Nicole was previously married to actor Tom Cruise for nearly a decade.

Pam nets herself another man (Go To Top)

     New York: PETA activist and former "Baywatch" babe, Pamela Anderson has reportedly found herself a man again, this time in the form of former Surgar Ray frontman, Mark McGrath. The couple are said to have spent the weekend locked up in Pamela's Malibu home, and the only time the two surfaced was when food was in short supply, according to the New York Post. Anderson, who has graced the cover of the world's most famous adult magazine "Playboy" more times than any other person, has been involved with a whole host of men this year, including ex- hubby Tommy Lee. The other humks who were seen in blonde bombshell's company were actor Stephen Dorff and surfer Kelly Slater. Earlier in the year, Pamela had declared that she wants to be pursued by a man but, that men in Hollywood admit defeat too easily. "I would love to meet someone, but I want to be pursued. I think here in Hollywood there are a lot of men who give it one try and they're gone There's not a lot of chivalry anymore and there's not a lot of real passion and people pursuing," she had been quoted, as saying.

DiCaprio caught canoodling with Kirsten Dunst (Go To Top)

     London: It seems even a week is too long for Hollywood heartthrobs to remain unattached, as soon after splitting from supermodel Gisele Bundchen, 'Titanic' star Leonardo DiCaprio has been spotted canoodling in public with actress Kirsten Dunst, fuelling the rumours that the two artists are having an affair. The Hollywood actor, who was recently dumped by his long term supermodel girlfriend for flirting with Sienna Miller, was seen cosying up to the 'Spider-Man' star at Los Angeles nightspot Privilege earlier this week. "You could feel the chemistry between the two. It looked hard for them to take their eyes off one another," Femalefirst quoted an onlooker, as telling Britain's Daily Star magazine. Earlier this month, Kirsten furiously denied she was romancing 'Elizabethtown' co-star Orlando Bloom, insisting that they were nothing more than good friends.