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Tuesday 2 July 2013

Pierce Brosnan’s Daughter Charlotte-41, Died By Ovarian Cancer- The Sam Disease that Killed Her Mom and Grandmother

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Charlotte’s Mother Cassandra is an Australian Actress and had two Children from a previous marriage. Charlotte and Christopher, When She get Married in 1980. The Actor adopted the kids and they took his last name after their father died. 


Pierce Brosnan and daughter Charlotte arrive at The Orange British Academy Film Awards in February 2006 in London. Charlotte, 41, died last week of ovarian cancer, the same disease that claimed her mother two decades ago.James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is mourning the tragic death of his daughter, who succumbed to the same disease that killed her mother and her grandmother.

Charlotte Brosnan, 41, a mother of two, died of ovarian cancer last week in London.

Pierce Brosnan, the Irish actor who starred in four 007 films, lost his wife, Cassandra Harris, to the disease in 1991. Her mother, Charlotte’s grandmother, also died from ovarian cancer.

Pierce Brosnan is seen with his late wife Cassandra Harris, an Australian actress and former Bond girl at the 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in 1991, the same year she died from ovarian cancer.

“On June 28 at 2 p.m. my darling daughter Charlotte Emily passed on to eternal life, having succumbed to ovarian cancer,” Brosnan, 60, said in a statement.

“She was surrounded by her husband Alex, children Isabella and Lucas and brothers Christopher and Sean.

Pierce Brosnan, center, flanked by son Christopher and daughter Charlotte, attend the 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 1992 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., one year after the children's mother, Cassandra Harris, died of ovarian cancer. Charlotte died of the same disease last week, according to the actor.

“Charlotte fought her cancer with grace and humility, courage and dignity. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of our beautiful dear girl,” he said.
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“We pray for her and that the cure for this wretched disease will be close at hand.”

Pierce Brosnan and daughter Charlotte attend the afterparty for Sting's "Ten Summoner's Tales" tour at the Greek Theatre in May 1993 at Spago in West Hollywood, Calif. Charlotte died last week of ovarian cancer, the same disease that claimed her mother.

Brosnan was filming spy thriller November Man in Eastern Europe when he rushed back to his daughter's bedside, the Telegraph reports.
Charlotte's mother, Cassandra, who was an Australian actress and former Bond girl, had two children from a previous marriage when she wed Brosnan in 1980 — Charlotte and Christopher.

From left, Pierce Brosnan, daughter Charoltte and son Christoper attend the party for the book 'Virgin: The Literary and Photographic Expose of Virgin Records' at New York restaurant Elaine's.

But Brosnan adopted the kids, and they took his last name, after their father died in 1986.
“We just clicked as a family,” Brosnan told the Daily Express earlier this year. “Charlotte and Chris have just been amazing in my life.”
In Brosnan's new film, Love Is All You Need, the actor plays a widower who falls in love with a hairdresser suffering from cancer.

Pierce Brosnan and his daugher Charlotte posse for the paparazzi at The Orange British Academy Film Awards in February 2006.

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The role easily drew upon the personal hardships and tragedies he's had to rise against in his own life, as he told the Mirror Online earlier this year.
“I went through it all, very publicly,” Brosnan said. “Such things draw a mark across your heart and it’s always a part of your life.
“To watch someone you love have their life eaten away – bit by bit, by this insidious and horrid disease – becomes an indelible part of your psyche.”
Cassandra died in 1991 after becoming ill while filming a movie in India in 1987. Brosnan was left to raise their then 8-year-old son, Sean, who grew up to become an actor himself.
Charlotte is survived by her husband, Alex, and her children, Isabella, 15, and Lucas, 8.
Brosnan has two children, Dylan, 16 and Paris, 12, with his second wife, journalist Keely Shaye Smith, whom he's referred to as his guiding "North Star."





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Tuesday 25 June 2013

Michael Jackson's doctor had conflict of interest, expert testifies

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Michael Jackson's doctor had conflict of interest, expert testifies


The director of Stanford University’s sports medicine program testified Monday that Michael Jackson’s doctor for his “This Is It” concert series, who administered a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol to the singer, had conflicts of interest with the tour promoter that “were likely to lead to poor medical decisions.”


Testifying in the wrongful death case brought by Jackson’s mother and children against promoter and producer AEG Live and two of its executives, Dr. Gordon Matheson said Dr. Conrad Murray’s debts meant he badly needed the $150,000 a month he was supposed to receive. Matheson testified that the contract made him answerable to AEG rather than his patient, and that because he would have been out of a job if the 50 concerts had been postponed, Murray was more likely to want to please the company.

Matheson, who has an M.D. and a doctorate, said that when Jackson’s health deteriorated, “that conflict played out.”

Matheson testified under the assumption that Murray had a contract with AEG, one of the most contentious points at the trial, which just completed its 35th day of testimony. The Jacksons say that AEG negligently hired and supervised the doctor, while the entertainment company says any money it was supposed to pay him was an advance to Jackson, who was Murray's employer. Murray signed his contract the day before Jackson died on June 25, 2009. Neither AEG nor Jackson signed it.


The Stanford doctor, who worked as the team physician for the Vancouver Canucks professional hockey team and the Canadian Olympic hockey team, said it didn’t make a difference that AEG didn’t sign the contract because the terms had been negotiated, and that Murray was “fully engaged” and had passed on his bank information to the company so he could get paid.

“Whether it was signed or not didn’t change my feeling as to whether there was conflict of interest,” he testified.

Matheson pointed to a line in the contract that said Murray was to “Perform the services reasonably requested by Producer.” The language he said, tied Dr. Murray to AEG even though his was supposed to be looking after Jackson’s health, creating a conflict “as to which of the interests is primary.”

AEG has argued that the contract Murray signed was one of the three or four drafts and that “Producer” was one of several mistakes that would have been corrected in the final version of the contract.



Matheson wondered why Murray would close his practice when he faced losing his job caring for Jackson if the show were canceled, especially since he was in such bad financial straits. “It can produce a bias in the thinking where Dr. Murray wants to preserve that income at all costs and keep the people paying that income happy,” he said.

Matheson discussed several emails written by AEG executives, the tour manager and tour director that have become central pieces evidence in the trial. In one email, AEG Live executive Paul Gongaware wrote of Murray, “We want to remind him that it is AEG, not MJ who is paying his salary. We want him to understand what is expected of him.”



Matheson said the email “relates directly to attempts to control the doctor’s decision-making or professional judgment.”

He likened it to a quarterback being pulled from a game in the fourth quarter because of an injury and the team owner pressuring the doctor to put him back into the game by reminding the physician that he was paying his salary. “We wouldn’t normally put an athlete back into the game when they had worsening symptoms related to their health,” he said.


The sports medicine expert said that in order to avoid conflicts, the doctors for Stanford athletic teams are in charge of an athlete’s healthcare. He said they also teach or perform research at the university so their decisions about athletes don’t affect their income. He said there is a separate facility away from the coaches where players and doctors can have confidential discussions.

Matheson said that an email from AEG Live Chief Executive Randy Phillips showed he was aware of the potential conflict with Murray but did not believe one existed. In the email he wrote that Murray “does not need this gig he is totally unbiased and ethical.”

Source: www.latimes.com

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George Lucas, Mellody Hobson Married

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George Lucas, Mellody Hobson Married: 

Filmmaker, Business Woman Wed In 

California (EXCLUSIVE PHOTO)


The visionary "Star Wars" filmmaker wed the Ariel Investments president before an intimate gathering at Skywalker Ranch, in Marin County, California, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.

The ceremony was officiated by journalist Bill Moyers, who famously interviewed the writer Joseph Campbell at Skywalker Ranch for a landmark documentary series in 1988. According to Arianna Huffington, who was in attendance, Moyers spoke so movingly that several married couples said afterward that they felt they'd renewed their own vows.

"It only takes one person to have met the love of your life," Moyers, who was a Baptist minister before launching his illustrious career in journalism, told the bride and groom. Moyers went on to quote the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi: "When I heard my first love story, I was thinking of you."

Lucas' longtime friend and collaborator Steven Spielberg gave the toast from the groom's side, joking that The Force finally had a name: Mellody. John W. Rogers, Hobson's fellow executive at Ariel Investments, spoke on behalf of the bride. And director Francis Ford Coppola read a poem by Maya Angelou.

Van Morrison flew in from Ireland to perform at the reception, which took place on the Skywalker Ranch soundstage. Janelle Monae also performed, and former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who has known Hobson since she was 17, gave away the bride and offered a toast before the cake-cutting ceremony.

This is the first marriage for Hobson, 44, who wore a white dress by Peter Soronen and changed skirts between the ceremony and the party. Lucas, 69, has been married once before, to film editor Marcia Griffin. They adopted a daughter together, and Lucas adopted two more children after they divorced, in 1983. Lucas' son, Jett, was his best man, and his daughters, Katie and Amanda, served as bridesmaids.

In addition to serving as president of Ariel Investments, Hobson is chairman of Dreamworks Animation and a financial contributor with CBS.

Lucas' contributions to popular culture include the Indiana Jones saga, which he co-created with Spielberg, and "American Graffiti," which he directed in 1973. Last October, Lucas sold his production company, Lucasfilm Ltd., to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion. "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams soon signed on to direct the first in a series of planned "Star Wars" sequels, set to begin filming early next year.

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Monday 24 June 2013

Singer Bobby 'Blue' Bland dies at 83

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Singer Bobby "Blue" Bland has died at the age of 83, his son said Monday.


Bland's son Rodd told us that failing health had forced his dad off the stage earlier this year. "He had a hole in his stomach that had become tumorous, and it was emptying into his bloodstream."


He said Bland passed away from natural causes at his home in Germantown, Tennessee. "He was in my arms," his son said. "But I'm not going to lie. I could have used at least 20 more years."
A website in Bland's name credits the singer with being "one of the main creators of the modern soul-blues sound."

"He never b**ched about not getting his due," said his son, who formerly was a drummer in his father's band. "When I took him to Beale Street for ribs and catfish, fans would come up to him. He was always courteous, polite and kind. And humble. That's what I admired."
Bland's song "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" was sampled on Jay-Z's 2001 album, "The Blueprint."

According to his website, Bland was born in 1930 in Rosemark, Tennessee, outside Memphis. He began his career singing with a gospel group before joining the blues group the Beale Streeters, which included such future stars as B.B. King, Junior Parker and others.
Bland was drafted into the Army in 1952. After his release from the service in 1954, he resumed his musical career as a solo act and established a long-term professional relationship with Duke Records. Soon he had hits racing up the R&B charts, including "I Pity the Fool" and "That's the Way Love Is."

Bland often toured with his former bandmate King, and King was on hand to help induct the singer into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Thursday 20 June 2013

Chennai Express is an Upcoming 2013 Indian Action Comedy Film

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Chennai Express is an upcoming 2013 Indian action comedy film


Chennai Express is an upcoming 2013 Indian action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty  and produced by Gauri Khan under her production banner Red Chillies Entertainment.  The film features Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This is the second collaboration between Khan and Padukone after the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om and the first collaboration between Khan and Shetty. Chennai Express is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a don.  Principal photography began on 27 September 2012. Filming began in October 2012 and was wrapped-up by May 2013.



Cast

Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul

Deepika Padukone as Meena Lochni

Sathyaraj as Meena's father

Nikitin Dheer

Manorama as Meena's aunt

Kapil Sharma

Priyamani in an item number


Production

Development

Shah Rukh Khan and Rohit Shetty had originally planned to team up for a remake of the 1982 film Angoor. After Singham, Rohit Shetty had begun writing the script of the film but left it mid-way. Incidentally, he had the script of Chennai Express ready to be narrated to Shah Rukh as a back-up due to the difficulty of obtaining the actor's filming dates.  Upon being narrated the script, Shah Rukh was impressed with the idea of Chennai Express and agreed to star in it before the Angoor remake. With this development, the remake of Angoor was pushed back.
When Rohit was asked about the story of the film, he said, "It's a hard-core commercial film with a romantic angle. The story is about this man's travel from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens during the journey."


Casting

Shah Rukh Khan was the first actor to be approached with the script, and hence the first lead actor to be signed on to the film. Incidentally, Rohit stated that despite the title, Shah Rukh would not play the role of a South Indian in the film. The casting of the lead heroine was speculated for a good deal of time. Names such as Kareena Kapoor, Asin Thottumkal and Deepika Padukone were rumored by the media.  In an interview, a visibly angry Shetty denied all rumors surrounding the leading heroine, stating that the cast would be finalized in April 2012 and that he was going to cast an established actress as the leading lady.  However, in August it was officially announced that Deepika Padukone had been signed to play the lead opposite Shah Rukh Khan. This would be her second film with Shah Rukh Khan oposite whom she made her Bollywood debut with in 2007 Blockbuster Om Shanti Om Principal photography began on 27 September 2012 and shooting started soon afterwards. Rohit Shetty wanted Manorama to play Deepika Padukone's aunt.  Sathyaraj was later cast to play the role of Deepika's father and the main antagonist of Chennai Express.  Actress Priyamani was signed in late January 2013 for an item number in the film. 


Filming

The filming began at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai on 5 October 2012 . The lead actor was dressed in black casuals and the actress in a South Indian attire, wearing Kanjeevaram saree.  Filming was done at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station with minimum crew members. These working stills of the lead actor were unofficially released in mid-October 2012. In November 2012, the cast and crew was off to Goa for the first filming schedule.  The railway station of Vasco da Gama was used as a double up, portraying Kalyan. A romantic scene on board a train passing next to Dudhsagar Falls was also shot. In December 2012, the team was off to Jakarta for some scenes. By early January 2013, the next schedule was supposed to happen in Ooty but Khan opined that the opted place would be too far from commercial venue, Mumbai. Hence, recreation of the lanes of Ooty along with some of its tourist spots, was constructed as a set on the outskirts of Panchgani in Wai by art director Narendra Ruharikar. It took over 40 days to make the set at an estimated cost of 1.5 crore (US$260,000).  The Wai schedule of filming ran for entire month of March 2013.  A 10-day shooting schedule began in Munnar, Kerala from mid of April 2013, scenes were canned at Devikulam Lake, Meesapulimala, Wagavara and Kannimala. The shoot had to be stopped for a few days due to the heavy rainfall and the schedule was slightly extended until end of the same month.  A press conference was also held in the town Munnar. In May 2013, certain scenes were canned in North Goa  The lead actress wrapped up all her portions of shoot on May 25, 2013. Khan flew to Hyderabad by end of May 2013 for remaining filming .

Marketing

The first look of Chennai Express was revealed on January 1, 2013. A thirty-one seconds title track teaser sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was released on 23 May 2013. The official trailer of the film was released at an event in Mumbai on 13 June 2013.

Music

The music and background score of the film is composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. Recording of the songs began in late October 2012. A track attributed as "insane" by the music composers was recorded in November 2012.  Several sources claimed that the director and actor were unsatisfied with the score of the film and hence the former were reported to rework entirely. However, the composers denied all such rumors. In mid-April 2013, singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam recorded the title track for the film, marking his return to Bollywood for playback post fifteen years. He claimed the song celebrates the spirit of togetherness. Initially, the singer was apprehensive about the lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya but opted to sing considering the content and leads of the film.

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Controversies

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chennai Express and Akshay Kumar starrer Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara have been abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors in the interest of four of their films releasing on the same day. During its Wai schedule of filming, the film's unit ran in trouble for over use of water from Dhom Dam in drought-hit Satara district of Maharashtra. The state's Relief and Rehabilitation minister Patangrao Kadam raised his concern for the same. 



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Wednesday 19 June 2013

Actor James Gandolfini dead at age 51

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HBO: Actor James Gandolfini has died

James Gandolfini, best known for his role as an anxiety-ridden mob boss on HBO's "The Sopranos," died Wednesday while on vacation in Italy. He was 51.
The exact cause of death is not known, but his managers said it was possibly a heart attack.
"It is with immense sorrow that we report our client, James Gandolfini. passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy," managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders said in a joint statement. "Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving."
The actor had been scheduled to make an appearance at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily this week.
Gandolfini won three Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the angst-wracked mob boss who visited a therapist and took Prozac while knocking off people. "The Sopranos" aired from 1999 to 2007.

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"Jimmy was the spiritual core of our Sopranos family, and I am stunned at this devastating loss," said Chris Albrecht, the former president of HBO who gave the green light to the show. "He was a great talent, but an even better man. My thoughts are with his family."
Actor Steve Van Zandt, who played Tony Soprano's confidant Silvio Dante, felt equally close to Gandolfini in real life. "I have lost a brother and a best friend," he posted on Twitter. "The world has lost one of the greatest actors of all time."
Gandolfini was born September 18, 1961, in Westwood, New Jersey, according to Biography.com.
He graduated from Rutgers University and, as the story goes, worked as a bartender and a bouncer in New York City until he went with a friend to an acting class.
He got his start on Broadway, with a role in the 1992 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Jessica Lange and Alec Baldwin.

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Gandolfini's big screen debut came in the role of a heavy in the bloody "True Romance" in 1993. His breakthrough on the small screen came in 1999 with the role of Tony Soprano.
"He was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that," David Chase, who developed "The Sopranos," said in a statement. "...A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes."
Gandolfini, who was notoriously press shy, had a reputation in the tabloids for being sometimes difficult.
"He wasn't easy sometimes. But he was my partner, he was my brother in ways I can't explain and never will be able to explain," Chase said.

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While Gandolfini was known for sometimes ruthless, often imposing characters, those who worked with him described an actor who put his heart into a role.
"He was just so good at the emotion. A very passionate man and a very, very tender man," Matthew Warchus, who directed Gandolfini in the 2009 Broadway play "God of Carnage," told CNN. "I really loved him and admired him a great deal."
Larry King, who saw Gandolfini in Las Vegas just weeks ago, told CNN the actor was "jovial and seemed happy."
"He stamped himself in 'The Sopranos' so much, people have overlooked his many diversified roles he's performed," King said. "He was a very diverse character actor, who became a star."

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In recent years, he had starred in several movies, including the Oscar-nominated "Zero Dark Thirty," "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" and "Killing Them Softly."
Gandolfini was also known to children, voicing Carol, a wild thing, in the 2009 movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic "Where the Wild Things Are."
He took to the stage to do a reading of Sendak's "In The Night Kitchen" to mark the author's 80th birthday.
News of the actor's death spread quickly, drawing shock and sadness from those who had worked with him.
"James Gandolfini was a kind, funny, wonderful guy. I'm so lucky to have worked with him. Sending love to his family. Such a sad, sad day," Olivia Wilde, who starred with the actor in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," said in a post on Twitter.
Actor Steve Carell, who also appeared in the movie, simply said on Twitter: "James Gandolfini. What a great loss."
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie described himself as a "huge fan" of Gandolfini.
"It's an awful shock. James Gandolfini was a fine actor, a Rutgers alum and a true Jersey guy," he said.
Gandolfini is survived by his wife, Deborah, and their 9-month-old daughter, Liliana. He is also survived by a son, Michael, from another marriage.

Source: CNN News

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Monday 17 June 2013

Miss USA 2013: Important things you missed

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Good God, how I love a pageant! Miss USA and Donald Trump always manage to select the finalists with the most compelling passions. Here’s what you missed:

First up was the bikini competition. Just kidding! That only looks like a bathing suit. Those “bodyguards” in the background, by the way, wore glasses with blinking red lights on them. It’s just one of the dozens of ways the year 2013 has failed us…today.

Hey, there’s Olivia Munn.


“Interesting fact here: Kristin said the toughest part about competing in Miss U.S.A. was giving up pasta!” 


Brooke Burke?


Jenna Elfman’s grandmother?


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“Interesting fact here: Kristin said the toughest part about competing in Miss U.S.A. was giving up pasta!” 

Tragically, I missed a double nip slip, perhaps the night’s most viral moment, during my much-tamer-on-the-West Coast telecast — not that I would feel right posting this here anyway.



So THIS got awkward. The Jonas Brothers performed “Pom Poms” during the swimsuit competition. Here’s Nick whiffing on the choreography.


No blondes in the Top 6? An outrage!



OH NO. It’s Pauly D! “Since this week in Las Vegas is dedicated to Electronic Dance Music,” explained Nick Jonas (WHAT?), “everyone’s favorite DJ” was on hand to fist pump behind his MacBook Pro.



When asked whether it was a problem that men make more money than women, Miss Utah delivered the night’s most profound answer. A transcript:

I! Don’t! Care! I love it.



Congratulations to Miss USA 2013, Connecticut’s Erin Brady! Erin is a 25-year-old financial accountant who also plays Marnie on Girls. Appropriately, she will receive her own apartment in New York City for one year. And then she’s out on the streets for good!
We are all winners, though. Especially Pauly D. He’s a DJ!
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