Lindsay Lohan Played Stripper

Look who's planning to strip naked and play a sex-addicted waitress in a film called Florence.

Lindsay Lohan wants to be taken seriously as an actress and we can only assume that she thinks this is the best course of action. Her last big screen project, I Know Who Killed Me, where she played a stripper and took on two roles, was widely panned.

To add insult to injury, LiLo is reportedly getting just US$75,000 to bare all for the part. Compare that to her role in Just My Luck two years back which earned her a cool US$ 7.5 million pay check. We can only hope that Florence, or the other movie she is doing -- The Manson Girls (where she plays a member of Charles Manson's cult following) -- will help turn the tide on her ailing movie career instead of tanking it further.

Red Roses And Petrol

Based on the novel written by Joseph O'Connor, an Irish writer.

Cast:
Malcolm McDowell
Olivia Tracy
Heather Juergensen
Max Beesley
Susan Lynch
Greg Ellis
Catherine Farrell
Aubrey Morris
Robert Easton
Sean Lawlor

Synopsis:
Amid a haze of cigarette smoke and uneaten food, the family of Enda Doyle gathers in Dublin for his wake. A university librarian, poet, and complicated man, he has left behind a trail of unresolved issues, a dysfunctional family, and a disturbing mystery.

Enda’s dazed widow, Moya, anxiously prepares for the next day’s funeral with her still stuck-at-home, twenty-something daughter Medbh, lending a loving hand. Moya’s desperation to keep her family together and Medbh’s sharp tongue provide the backdrop for the arrival from New York of headstrong older sister Catherine, with her handsome but awkward boyfriend Tom in tow. They doubt that London-based Johnny, the angry black sheep brother of the family, will appear at all.

Sorting through boxes of Enda’s books, the women discover a cache of self-recorded video diaries that might shed light on who Enda Doyle really was. At the funeral, the daughters see a distraught young woman from the university, Helen, rumored to be having an affair with Enda. They’re stunned that she would show up so brazenly at a family gathering for the deceased Enda.

Returning home, they find Johnny emerging half-naked from the shower, after a quick tryst with a stewardess he met on his flight from London. A brilliant, wounded slacker, Johnny manages to irritate everyone with his biting and sarcastic recall of the family’s long buried memories. Johnny’s confrontational behavior and bitter assessment of life with father incite the clan into what can only be called unchecked family therapy. Throughout the ensuing arguments, which reach a fevered pitch as the family gets inebriated waiting for guests to arrive for the wake, much is learned about the powerful and ambiguous force that was Enda Doyle.

Source: Hollywood.com

21 Movie Review

Robert Luketic took a break from romantic comedies (the genre where he's been most comfortable) to direct 21, an entertaining, while not completely comprehensible, dramatic movie adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book, Bringing Down the House.

Loosely based on the true story of a group of MIT students who made a killing counting cards at Vegas casinos, 21 makes playing blackjack look not only exciting, but profitable. Despite a few gaping plot holes, the card action and engaging cast make this film fun for even those of us who’ve had only losing experiences at blackjack tables.

Watching actors sharpen their math skills while learning to count cards could have been the cinematic equivalent of watching paint dry, but Luketic’s done a good job of never letting the technical aspects of card counting, or what’s happening on the table, completely carry the story.

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Celine Dion’s Concert In Malaysia Postponed

All fans of Celine Dion be advised; the star has taken ill and to date Celine’s Taking Chances World Tour – Live in Kuala Lumpur, which was scheduled for 8 April has been postponed to 13 April.

Celine, is it said, is suffering from a respiratory infection. The singer fell ill after arriving in Australia, where concert dates there too have been changed. However, Celine is seeking treatment.

In a statement through her publicists, Celine said, “I’ve been looking forward to doing these shows for so long. I am really sorry to disappoint my fans this weekend, but I can’t wait to see them on the new dates.” The superstar is expected to make a complete recovery and can resume performing at her best.

All tickets purchased for the original date are valid for the same seats on the new performance date without any need for exchange.

Britney Is Back In The Zone

Finally, we are seeing rays of hope in Britney Spears. Aside from conceptualising a comeback world tour, the still rehabilitating pop star is working hard on the video of her new single, Hot As Ice. “She wants to do Hot As Ice as her next video and is ready to take the next step,” reveals a source inside Brit’s camp. “She’s been working a chair routine out in the studio and is ready to animate it.”

No kidding. Britney has been logging four days a week in a North Hollywood dance studio for her latest project. Way to go, girl!

5 Secrets About Nicolas Cage

Nicolas owns a Lamborghini that used to belong to the Shah of Iran.
An avid Elvis Presley fan, he even has a shrine to 'The King' in his home.
He suffers from vertigo.
He is the nephew of famed director Francis Ford Coppola.
He is half German, half Italian.

Hollywood Stars Fat Fighting

It's no secret that Hollywood stars resort to some form of diet to keep in shape, but whether you plan to hop on the bandwagon or not, remember that exercise and eating balanced meals are the best ways to fight fat.

The Atkins Diet : How It Works
With a huge celebrity following, this popular diet created by Dr Robert Atkins basically encourages you to stay away from carbs but load up on meat and rich foods to get leaner. This way, the body begins to burn fat instead of carbohydrates for energy. For the first two weeks, dieters eat less than 40g of carbohydrates a day and increase their intake of high-protein and high-fat foods.

The key though, is staying away from alcohol, refined sugar, potatoes, white rice and flour among other banned produce. Later, the carb allowance is slowly increased in the form of fruit, whole grain foods and vegetables. In his 2003 book New Diet Revolution, Dr Atkins also encouraged including exercise in all phases of the plan to speed up the process.

The Good & The Bad
Research has proven that the Atkins diet is one of the highest weight loss diets around with nearly double the amount of fat burned compared to other forms of diet. Here's the bad news: It is also a highly controversial form of diet because reports and studies indicate that long-term use of the diet could induce diabetes, heart and kidney problem. Many of the dieters also suffer from bad breath, constipation, unstable blood sugar and a metallic taste in their mouth due to ketosis, the process in which the body changes to burn fat.

Celeb choice: Sarah Jessica Parker, Renee Zellwegger and Calista Fokhart