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Hollywood screen beauty Zoë Saldaña is glowing on the April cover of Essence magazine. She talks about power, sex and guilty pleasures.
She is ecstatic about sex as she enthused excitedly:
“Love it, love it, love it – can’t live without it! I love sex. I love skin. I don’t believe the body is something to hide.”
Well, she must be having regular dose of sex since she has been dating Keith Britton for the past ten years.
“I don’t mind using my physical assets as a weapon, but there’s a limit.”
~ Zoë Saldaña
The pretty and sexy Hollywood star Zoe Saldana who played Neytiri in James Cameron’s Avatar refused to act nude as Elaine in the new film Death at a Funeral (2010), and also refused to see her co-star James Marsden strip before her.
Read more here.
Death at a Funeral is a comedy about a chaotic and hilarious event at the funeral of a beloved husband and father of an American family. Shocking disclosures chilling resentments, bare-faced threats and a misdirected corpse turn the funeral into a mayhem for the bewildered mourners.
Directed by Neil LaBute
Produced by Sidney Kimmel, William Hordberg, Chris Rock, Share Stallings, Laurence Malkin
Written by Dean Craig
Starring
Chris Rock
Martin Lawrence
Luke Wilson
Tracy Morgan
Danny Glover
Regina Hall
Kevin Hart
James Marsden
Zoe Saldana
Loretta Devine
Ron Glass
Peter Dinklage
Columbus Short
Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography Rogier Stoffers
Editing by Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Against top rated movies Kick-Ass has proved many box office followers wrong as the film adapted from a comic book of the same title has made over $19 million so far and was the #1 movie in America last week after showing at 3,065 theaters, averaging $6,444 per theater. So Matthew Vaughn is no jackass director.
If you love comics and you think you can be a superhero, then go and see the movie for the fun of it.
Brad Pitt is one of the co-producers and Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz are in it.
Please, this movie is for adults only.
MPAA:Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use – some involving children.
Idi Nasiru makes Student Academy Awards History for Nigeria
Nigerian film student Idi Nasiru has become the first Nigerian to compete for the Student Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
His entry Far from Utopia is among the record number of 61 entries from 36 countries and will be competing with 497 entries from 122 U.S. colleges and universities for the 2010 Student Academy Awards.
“It’s a film I made about a young beggar boy of about 10 on his struggle for a day as he is confronted by the twin challenges of hunger and his bully colleagues. It’s really an emotional short story. The most amazing thing about the story behind the story is I lost the most interesting part of the footage during post production,” said Nasiru.
Nasiru is a student at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) TV College in Jos, Plateau state, in the middle belt region of Nigeria. He took part in the 2010 Berlinale talent campus in Berlin and has been selected for another one coming up in July in Durban, South Africa.
Chineze Anyaene’s thriller Ije: The Journey is having a triumphant journey on the film festivals circuit since it was premiered in the U.S. last year.
The film was an official selection in 18 film festivals and has won 5 coveted awards so far.
Ije has won the following awards so far.
Canada International Film Festival
Excellence in Filmmaking
2010
Treasure coast international film festival
Best Editing
2010
Hawaii International Film festival
Excellence in filmmaking
2010
Arizona Black Film Showcase
Best Feature Film
2010
Las Vegas International Film Festival
Golden Ace Award
2010
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival opens with Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood.
Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett (and Max Von Sydow, Lea Seydoux, William Hurt) are the leading stars of the epic film to be screened on Wednesday May 12th 2010. But the blockbuster movie is not in the competition.
There are a total of 46 films in the 63nd Cannes Film Festival official selection in the four main categories: Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition and Special Screenings (including the Midnight Screenings). There are six more films to be included before the opening night.
OPENING NIGHT FILM: Robin Hood – Dir: Ridley Scott
COMPETITION:
A Screaming Man – Dir: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Another Year – Dir: Mike Leigh
Biutiful – Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Burnt by the Sun 2 – Dir: Nikita Mikhalkov
Certified Copy – Dir: Abbas Kiarostami
Fair Game – Dir: Doug Liman
Housemaid – Dir: Im Sang-soo
La Nostra Vita – Dir: Daniele Luchetti
Of Gods and Men – Dir: Xavier Beauvois
Outrage – Dir: Takeshi Kitano
Outside the Law – Dir: Rachid Bouchareb
Poetry – Dir: Lee Chang-dong
The Princess of Montpensier – Dir: Bertrand Tavernier
Tournée – Dir: Mathieu Amalric
Uncle Boonmee – Dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
You, My Joy – Dir: Sergei Loznitsa
UN CERTAIN REGARD:
Adrienn Pál – Dir: Ágnes Kocsis
Angelica – Dir: Manoel de Oliveira
Aurora – Dir: Cristi Puiu
Blue Valentine – Dir: Derek Cianfrance
Chatroom – Dir: Hideo Nakata
Chongqing Blues – Dir: Xiaoshuai Wang
The City Below – Dir: Christoph Hochhäusler
Hahaha – Dir: Hong Sang-soo
Heartbeats – Dir: Xavier Dolan
Life Above All – Dir: Oliver Schmitz
The Lips – Dir: Iván Fund & Santiago Loza
Octubre – Dir: Daniel Vega
R U There – Dir: David Verbeek
Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) – Dir: Lodge Kerrigan
Simon Werner Disappeared… – Dir: Fabrice Gobert
Socialisme – Dir: Jean-Luc Godard
Tuesday, After Christmas – Dir: Radu Muntean
Udaan – Dir: Vikramaditya Motwane
OUT OF COMPETITION:
Tamara Drewe – Dir: Stephen Frears
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Dir: Oliver Stone
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger – Dir: Woody Allen
SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
Abel – Dir: Diego Luna
Chantrapas – Dir: Otar Iosseliani
Draquila: L’Italia Che Trema – Dir: Sabina Guzzanti
Inside Job – Dir: Charles Ferguson
Nostalgia For The Light – Dir: Patricio Guzmán
Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow – Dir: Sophie Fiennes
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS:
Blackhole – Dir: Gilles Marchand
Kaboom – Dir: Gregg Araki
WOMEN WITHOUT MEN:
We have chosen Women Without Men as our film of the month of April.
The highly esteemed Rotten Tomatoes gave the film four stars, and that means it is a must see.
The film is based on Shahrnush Parsipur‘s magic realist novel of the same title. The novel was banned in Iran in the mid-1990s.
“This has been a labour of love for six years.(…) This film speaks to the world and to my country.”
~ Shirin Neshat
THE STORY:
In her feature-film debut, renowned visual artist Shirin Neshat offers an exquisitely crafted view of Iran in 1953, when a British- and American-backed coup removed the democratically elected government. Adapted from the novel by Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, the film weaves together the stories of five individual women during those traumatic days, whose experiences are shaped by their faith and the social structures in place.
With a camera that floats effortlessly through the lives of the women and the beautiful countryside of Iran, Neshat explores the social, political, and psychological dimensions of her characters as they meet in a metaphorical garden, where they can exist and reflect while the complex intellectual and religious forces shaping their world linger in the air around them. Looking at Iran from Neshat’s point of view allows us to see the larger picture and realize that the human community resembles different organs of one body, created from a common essence.
“Prison Break” Returns to television on Si TV weeknights at 10PM ET & PT beginning Monday, April 19. Pictured are series stars Amaury Nolasco (l) and Wentworth Miller as Sucre and Michael, plotting their escape from Fox River. (PRNewsFoto/Si TV) LOS ANGELES, CA UNITED STATES
Prison Break is a suspenseful drama that revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison. The series focuses Lincoln Burrows (played by Dominic Purcell), a death-row inmate who is accused of the murder of the vice president. Wentworth Miller stars as his brother Michael Schofield, an engineer who helped design the prison where Lincoln is being held. Michael gets himself arrested and sent to the same prison so, empowered with his knowledge of the building, the two brothers can escape together. However, while inside, Michael discovers a massive conspiracy that is determined to see Lincoln’s sentence carried out.
The series also made a star of Latino actor Amaury Nolasco, who was twice-nominated by the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) prestigious ALMA awards for his work on Prison Break. Nolasco portrays Fernando Sucre, Michael’s complex cellmate.
The 81-episode series ran on the Fox Network from 2005-2009 and continues to have a huge on-line following as evidenced by its 1.5+ million fans on Facebook. In support of the series launch on Si TV, the network has built a robust, interactive site featuring video extras, games, photos and much more at www.sitv.com/prison-break.
About Si TV
Si TV is America’s first media company to reach the millions of 18-34-year-old Latinos who prefer their content in English and seek it across all platforms — including linear television, the internet, video-on-demand and wireless devices. Si TV offers authentic, relevant content that includes Model Latina, Latino 101, and the first-ever Web-to-TV reality series Elle & Tito: The Married Life.
Si TV is available nationwide on Dish Network, and in more than 200 cities and communities across the United States, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco / Bay Area, Dallas, Houston, Detroit, Denver, San Antonio and Las Vegas. For more information about Si TV, please visit www.sitv.com.
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Lion Heart: The Kanu Story is a three dimensional biopic of the triumph and tribulations of a true African icon whose heart beats louder than the roar of a lion.
The documentary on Nwankwo Kanu will be released this summer.
Move around, your way
Quinny Senzz: a practical buggy with a high comfort level
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HELMOND, The Netherland 12 April /PRNewswire/ — The fact that you are now a mum or dad does not mean that you can no longer carry on the same lifestyle as before. You will still enjoy going out, shopping and finding trendy gadgets. Whether in your professional or private life, you expect first-rate quality, choosing products that look good and are user-friendly. Quinny has developed the revolutionary Quinny Senzz for parents who know what they want. Combining an attractive design, user-friendliness and comfort, the Quinny Senzz is compact and even suitable from birth, when used with a Maxi-Cosi infant car seat.
Its unique one-hand folding system quickly and easily folds the Quinny Senzz into a compact package, which remains upright for easy storage. The cleverly integrated handle lets you carry the Quinny Senzz effortlessly with one hand.
Ultimate Sleeping Comfort
The compact Quinny Senzz offers your child a spacious seat that adjusts to several reclining positions and is comfortably soft, making it perfect for a nap. The Quinny Senzz can be used from birth with a Maxi-Cosi infant car seat.
Freedom of Movement
The Quinny Senzz gives you plenty of freedom of movement. Thanks to its lightweight, compact size and exceptional user-friendliness, the Quinny Senzz can be easily taken on any public transport. It is manoeuvrable enough for an entire day of shopping and, due to its small dimensions, is never an obstacle. With the Quinny Senzz, you can go about your daily routine without any hassles and enjoy all those things that make urban living so appealing. Indulge in your dynamic lifestyle, while your child enjoys the ride.
Nice and Easy
The Quinny Senzz was designed by industrial designers at the top of their field. Their efforts have resulted in a state-of-the-art buggy that can be folded with one hand and that remains upright when folded – unlike most other buggies on the market that must be stored horizontally. You can fold or unfold the Quinny Senzz in an instant while carrying your toddler on your hip – without any irritation or hassle. The Quinny Senzz can be easily carried with one hand thanks to the convenient handle.
Trendy Look & Feel
To give the Quinny Senzz its unique look & feel, our team of designers and stylists worked with high-quality materials in five surprising colour combinations. The Quinny Senzz is made of an oval-shaped frame of flat tubes and a seat of soft yet dirt-resistant bicolour material in a combination of light grey and a vivid colour. The Quinny Senzz comes with a sun canopy, raincover, handy shopping basket and adapters for attaching a Maxi-Cosi infant car seat. As can only be expected, a matching footmuff, parasol and parasol clip are also available as accessories.
About Quinny Senzz
Quinny offers clever travel solutions for today’s self-confident and self-assured parents, solutions that were made with both you and your child’s lifestyle and living situation in mind. The product range consists of high-quality prams, pushchairs and buggies together with matching accessories. In 2008, Quinny teamed up with designer Henrik Vibskov to create the revolutionary limited edition ‘Quinny by Henrik Vibskov’. Quinny is a premium brand of Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B; DII.A).
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Ciska Clark
P.O. Box 607
5700 ET Helmond
+31(0)-492-578-111
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