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New Bond is bloodiest yet? Daniel Craig has branded Casino Royale the most violent yet. He was amazed at the excruciating pain he had to endure for some of the stunts. He says, "You're not doing it right if you're not getting hurt. The stunt boys were going through pain levels that I couldn't even imagine and carrying on. Compressed spines, all sorts of things. I was in pain throughout the whole movie." Too much whining, perhaps.. Craig recalls one harrowing scene in which Bond kills a man in the bathroom: "I watch that sequence and I wince. All my knuckles split, my hands were in bandages after it. And I had a fight double - Ben. I did the bits that hurt. And he did the bits that really fucking hurt." Two and a half hours on the movie seat better be worth it, then.

Analogart has Chris Cornell's theme song for Casino Royale entitled 'You Know My Name' plus loads of older bond songs.. [Analogart-007]

Eva Green - In Arena Magazine (Dec 2006)



Some people just love to tell it all. But then, is that really a smart thing to do? Scarlett Johansson certainly don't think so. She can't stand celebrities who tell all about their private life. Scarlett told InStyle: "I can't stand those articles where people spill their life story. After a while, I feel like I know more about them than their best friend does - and that's weird. It's better when you don't know everything." She also insists the more the public know about their screen idols the harder it is for actors to portray their film characters convincingly. Scarlett added: "People are having a harder time buying into the glamour of movies. They want reality TV and tabloids - that escapism into other people's personal business." Not the public's fault if they want to flaunt it all.

50 Cent has a bizarre deal with the mother of his son - they take turns spending a whole year with nine-year-old Marquise. Each parent spends a year with him and then hands him over to the other. 50 Cent insists the system works and has helped him develop a strong relationship with his only child. He says, "My boy is my biggest priority in life. I have an arrangement with his mother that he spends a year with her and then a year with me. He heard me creating music before I had money or success, so he feels like he has a superhero for a dad." As long that kid stays away from all things machinery, like guns..

In another rapper's world, Busta Rhymes got a ticket when cops caught him yakking on his cellphone while driving, police said. He was spotted on the phone as he cruised past the Midtown North police station on W. 54th St. about 7p.m. The rapper has had other brushes with the law. He was notoriously uncooperative with investigators after his bodyguard, Israel Ramirez, was gunned down in Brooklyn during a video shoot last February. Then, in August, Rhymes was charged with assault for allegedly pummeling a man who spat his auto. Staying clean on the books must be a rare sight for this music community clan.

Vid Sightings:
>> Holly Valance posed with a couple delighted fans. [Val-Pose]
>> Nicole Kidman at "Prestige" matinee with David Garris. [Nic-Prestige]


Alyssa Milano at the 7th Annual Heidi Klum Halloween Party (31/10/2006)



Courtney Love is finally sober and smart.. [ CL-Sob / CL-Smrt]

Awesome foursome on the big screen? The feature film version of Sex And The City is back on track after negotiations with the series' four leading ladies made significant progress. OK! magazine reports that a studio source has confirmed that the project is closer to becoming a reality after "substantial negotiations have opened with each of the stars' teams this week". According to the studio insider, "Obviously, there is still a lot to be worked out contractually, but it would be amazing to get this project off the ground. There is no doubt that fans cannot wait to see them all reunited." Enough time has passed and the stars are willing to put their differences aside and move forward with the highly anticipated project. Cross ya fingers everyone..


LOST Season 3 Ep 5 - "The Cost Of Living"
Story of Mr Eko. He and lil bro Yemi has been through a lot ever since childhood. Young Eko is of course abducted back in Season 2 and grew to be a drug dealer. The death of Yemi resulted in him taking over the church as a fake priest. When some thugs came in to discuss business, Mr Eko didn't give in which made their leader shoot an innocent lady. Still, he won't give in but then secretly planned to snatch the goods before it reached the owners. Few days later, the thugs came back and told Mr Eko they knew about his plan and so wants to spare his life but just wanted his hand detached.. In rambo style, Mr Eko fought them off one by one with the leader being the last victim asking for a second chance. But it doesn't faze Mr Eko and finally Friday-13th-ed that guy. The villagers saw a blooded priest coming out of the church. Amina, one of the spokeswoman, became disappointed that Mr Eko didn't accepted the thugs' offer and ordered the church to be sealed and closed indefinitely. Back to the present, Mr Eko had a nightmare about Yemi's death incident and was awoken with the sight of his dead bro in the tent! The instruction this time was to confess and find Yemi (at the beechcraft). The tent then started to burn which prompted Sayid(he's back), Hurley and Charlie to put it off after they have just walked out of it few moments earlier. Upon dragging Mr Eko out, an onrushing Locke asked Charlie where he was.. and Charlie pointed there.. but Mr Eko disappeared! Back to the cell. Jack was doing chin-ups when Ben came in and invited him to go for a walk. This is where Jack questioned about the X-Rays and assume it belonged to Ben, but there were no definite response. They went to the beach for Colleen's funeral. All were dressed in white, similar to pop group the Polyphonic Spree (60s) and playing a Peggy Lee song(60s) on the loud-hailers. Also can be compared to Hari Krishna attires. We learned that the X-rays did belong to Ben. And so he confessed to Jack about needing a spinal surgery. But he wants Jack "to want to save my life". Ben to Jack: "Does it occur to you that Juliet resembles your ex-wife, Sarah?" Woooh! How did Ben know how she looked like? Will he give in and follow the doctor oath to help all their patients? Back in losties land, Locke brought Desmond, Sayid, Paolo/Nikki to the Pearl Station. They caught up with Mr Eko along the way, just after the black smoke returned to stalk him for a while. Before their journey, Desmond asked whether they are going to Pearl's or looking for Mr Eko to which Locke responded "two birds with one stone". Desmond had this interesting reaction.. did he foresee any crucial events coming up? Inside the Pearl station, Nikki watched the orientation video, Paolo used the functioning toilet and Sayid toyed with the wirings. At the top, Mr Eko discovered Yemi's body was gone inside the plane and so he sat down and pondered. They finally received a footage from an unknown station where an eye-patch guy wearing a Dharma suit stared at the camera and immediately shut it off. Did the glass-eye found at The Arrow station belong to him? His background showed old film reels and a computer similar to the one at The Swan. Did Desmond recognize the eye-patch dude? Back to glass cell. Juliet flashed some cue cards in the video she said was 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and spoke to Jack about Ben being a great man and hoping he conducts the surgery. All the cue cards were stating otherwise; she wants Jack to make it look like an accident to eliminate Ben 'The Liar'. Now there are many ways this could be real or fake in terms of who is telling the truth and who Jack wants to trust. Juliet wants to topple Ben from the hierarchy and she needs Jack's help. Very tricky situation. Yemi returns to haunt Mr Eko again but now we know it is actually the black smoke that has been imitating him, Boone, Christian Shepherd.. and Dave. Why is the black smoke only able to grab Mr Eko only when he showed vulnerability? In Season 2, Mr Eko wasn't afraid of it. When he didn't want to repent for his 'sins', black smoke grew angry and became super huge, grabbing Mr Eko in a elephant-trunk form while bashing him from tree to tree at a high level. Final act was to smash him down to the ground. The Pearl people rushed out upon hearing a loud humming sound and saw Mr Eko in a helpless state. Black smoke interestingly went off when it sensed the rest coming to the scene. Mr Eko is now reunited with Yemi. Locke captured his final words which were "You're next."




The mural in the hatch is becoming oh so more interesting. Check out the hidden meanings people have discovered pertaining to that mysterious artwork. [Mural-Explained]


Do you hate Moby? Why? Well.. he doesn't know the reason too. Moby is still bemused by the flack he receives from the media and celebrities, and doesn't know what he did to incite it. Once involved in a public feud with Eminem, he believes he is only targeted because he chooses to speak his mind and not play the media game. Moby said, "I don't know why I am so loathed. There was a point when it seemed everyone hated me. I don't know why. It boggled my mind why I seemed to be the most hated person in the world. All I did was talk about politics. Maybe if I acted more like a d**k and misogynist I would be a press darling." Moby also admits his dispute with Eminem has now finished and he couldn't be happier. He says, " Next time I won't start an argument with the biggest man in music. I'll do it with a bass player from an unknown indie band." He can always start with Nikolai Fraiture.. someone can tell him this bass man is from The Strikes. He'll believe it.

Cheryl Cole has spoken of her hell at the hands of phone stalkers. She has been left terrified after a call centre worker apparently shared her personal details with pals. And they have begun to bombard her with sexually explicit calls and texts. Cheryl said: "I've been having a terrible time. It seems some guy who works at a call centre handed my number out and all his friends have been phoning me and sending me texts. I've had so many calls during the night and a few times a day. I have managed to find out the guy's name and I've just told the police." It is the second stalker scare this year. Her bandmates were being bombarded with a string of sleazy letters back in April. Security around the girls was stepped up after a former stalker of Mariah shifted his attentions to the girls and particularly to Cheryl by sending them suggestive poems and notes. Life is pretty tough being in a top girl band..

A country house reunion?? According to bassist Alex James, Blur would love for guitarist Graham Coxon to return to the band for another album. Speaking to the BBC, James said: "I've got high hopes that Blur will have a happy four-piece ending. I think it would be a shame if it didn't really. I think we'd all like to make another record. We'd all like to do it with Graham. I've been talking to Graham a bit and hopefully I can persuade him. I'm going to have to beg him though. One way or another, there'll be another Blur album, with or without Graham - but hopefully with Graham." Don't think it will happen, though.

Keane performs live on stage at Alexandra Palace on October 26th in London. [YouTube / Getty / WireImage]










--> Guess who is that girl in the middle?? A friend whom almost everyone knows.. [GrownUp-Kid]

Liz Hurley has finally set a date for her wedding to Arun Nayar. And two luxury hotels in India have been lined up to host the glamorous event. A friend of the couple revealed they will tie the knot next year in two ceremonies - one in England on 3 March and one in India. Two days after the English wedding guests will be whisked away to India for five days of partying and celebrations. The Indian ceremony is expected to take place in the Devi Garh Palace. Liz's family will stay in the hotel for the entire trip. The couple's friends will be housed in the sumptuous Lake Palace Hotel. It has 84 rooms and describes itself as a paradise where nothing intrudes the privacy, peace and tranquillity of its guests. Looks like it will be a Kings/Sultans kinda fantasy ceremony.

Popworld.com has an exclusive podcast where Girls Aloud take retrospective look at the tracks that are featured on their greatest hits album, 'The Sound Of Girls Aloud'. listen to the 13-minute feature. [GA-Podcast]












Kylie - Australian Vogue magazine (Dec 2006) [more..]


Looks like more help is on the way.. Katharine McPhee has offered her services to Nicole Richie. She told Star Mag that Nicole can confide in her since Katharine battled bulimia herself for almost 5 years. It was a nice thing to do on Katharine's part. She is offering the pin-thin starlet help - if she wants it. "I have sympathy and compassion for her," McPhee, who waged a 5-year battle with bulimia, told Star at the Carousel of Hope Ball on Oct 28,"If she wants some extra support she can always call me." It sounds like Nicole, will need it: after checking into the Beau Monde treatment center on Oct 26, she checked out less than 72 hours later after she was told she couldn't go shopping. Nic better consider McPhee's offer if she is really serious about losing the flag pole status.