MIXED FARE

Candle in the wind:Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 16, 1979 as Aaliyah Dana Haughton. She moved to Detroit when she was five years old. Her first acting role was as an orphan when her elementary school performed the play, “Annie.”...

Travel Abroad 15 Jan, 2005

Travolta dons new look for film

Los Angeles: John Travolta is almost unrecognisable when he’s first on the screen in the drama ‘A Love Song for Bobby Long’. His hair is white, and his face is drawn and beaten. Travolta said he worried that if he didn’t look that way, he...

Travel Abroad 03 Jan, 2005

Travolta’s new look

Associated PressLos Angeles:John Travolta is almost unrecognisable when he’s first on the screen in the drama ‘A Love Song for Bobby Long’. His hair is white, and his face is drawn and beaten. Travolta said in an interview that he worried that if...

Travel Abroad 03 Jan, 2005

The best of 2004

Dubby BhagatKathmandu:Happy View Year 2005. I have put together a list of the best DVD’s of 2004 that are available locally — remember DVD’s come out months after a movie is released, so you will not find lots of the films you’ve heard of and...

Travel Abroad 01 Jan, 2005

Secret Hollywood diary keeper

The Guardian London: New York had its Spider-Man and Gotham City its Batman. Now Hollywood has aquired its own masked crusader in the form of Rance, a shadowy figure whose true identity has become the talk of the Beverly Hills fishbowl. By day Rance...

Travel Abroad 06 Aug, 2004

Diddy designs

The GuardianLondon:Sean Combs, alias Puff Daddy, alias Puffy, alias P Diddy, has proved that he has as many potential careers as nicknames. The music mogul, who is starring in a Broadway play, was named Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of...

Travel Abroad 09 Jun, 2004

GUFSUF

Farah says ‘Main Hoon Na’ to Amrita RaoMUMBAI: Amrita Rao did not have to put her nose to the grindstone to get her first important project in Bollywood. Amrita could not have asked for a better Bollywood start than Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon...

Travel Abroad 12 Mar, 2004

Rings lords over Oscars

Agence France PresseHollywood, March 1,The last episode of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy scored a stunning Oscars clean-sweep, winning 11 awards and becoming the first fantasy film ever to win the coveted best picture trophy. ‘The Lord of the...

Travel Abroad 01 Mar, 2004

Whale Rider passes on limo ride in favour of hybrid car

HOLLYWOOD: The young Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes says she’ll pass on taking a stretch limousine to her first Academy Awards. The 13-year-old ‘Whale Rider’ star and best actress contender is one of a handful of celebrities who will be...

Travel Abroad 29 Feb, 2004

Presenters’ list grows

HOLLYWOOD: Former James Bond star Sean Connery, incumbent Pierce Brosnan and Hollywood luminaries Jamie Lee Curtis and Francis Ford Coppola have joined the cast of Oscar presenters for Oscars. Also signing up to hand out golden guys in a last-minute...

Travel Abroad 29 Feb, 2004

Unravelling the mystery man

Agence France PresseHollywoodThe venerable Oscar is the child of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which was created in 1927 to promote films. The academy began with 36 members with actor Douglas Fairbanks as its first president. The...

Travel Abroad 27 Feb, 2004

Pirates, Monster rule Screen Actors Guild Awards

Associated PressLos Angeles, February 23Depp was the surprise best-actor winner for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ at the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held on February 22, Hollywood’s last major film honours...

Travel Abroad 24 Feb, 2004