| Om Puri to play General Zia-Ul-Haq in Hollywood CIA flick | | Posted Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:06:24 AM by Blog57 Team | | Washington, Oct 4: Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri will soon appear opposite Hollywood superstars Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks in a movie that sees the Indian star cast in the controversial role of Pakistan's former military ruler General Muhammed Zia-Ul-Haq. Puri has bagged the role to play General Zia-Ul-Haq in Hanks' movie 'Charlie Wilson's War', which details the US spy agency CIA's role in arming rebels in Afghanistan. And though the Indian actor is all too well aware of the strained relations between India and Pakistan, he is still eager to act in the film.Puri revealed that the film was based on the political scenario at the time General Zia was Pakistan's Head of State."The film discusses the entire political scenario of the time. I appear as a well-settled Pakistani President who strikes a deal with the Americans that money and arms to the Afghans must flow through his country," Contactmusic quoted him, as saying.General Zia ruled Pakistan from 1977, after seizing power in a bloodless military coup.... | |
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| | | On two dairies, planners decide...not to decide | | Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 1:10:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | VISALIA ? In an unexpected move Wednesday, Tulare County planning commissioners voted not to make a decision about two proposed dairies near the small historical community of Allensworth. Instead, commissioners voted 3-2 to send the issue to the Board of Supervisors. Commissioner Nancy Pitigliano recused herself from the vote, and Commissioner John Millwee was not at the meeting. Before the commissioners was a plan to build two dairies that would each cover 160 acres on nearly 2,700 acres of land west of Earlimart ? near Highway 43, Avenue 56 and Allensworth. That's the site of Colonel Allensworth State Park, which is dedicated to black history. Opponents say the dairies will foul the air and water near the town, which was founded for African-Americans by Col.... | |
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| | | Cast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage | | Posted Sunday, August 20, 2006 5:43:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | Another week, another animated movie with a scorchingly starry vocal cast. This time it's The Ant Bully with Meryl Streep! Julia Roberts! Nicolas Cage! Produced by ... Tom Hanks! (But the best work comes from Bruce Campbell, whose main claim to fame is the cult favorite Evil Dead series.) Despite the wattage, though, the movie sheds no new light. Structurally, it's reminiscent of this summer's superior Monster House, with an awkward boy (Zach Tyler Eisen) experiencing adventures and learning to trust what he'd once feared while his clueless parents are on a weekend vacation. Thematically, it calls to mind Over the Hedge, with its images of suburban sprawl encroaching on nature. (It even features a similarly villainous exterminator, voiced by ... Paul Giamatti!) And visually, it's similar to Antz from 1998.... | |
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| | | Teen star learned from famous aunt | | Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 7:05:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | Being an actress seemed to come easy for teen star Emma Roberts, who says she spent a lot of time watching her aunt, Julia Roberts, on the set of her films. Playing the guitar, however, was another story. "I didn't really want to start, but my mom kind of forced me into it. She said it would be fun," said the 15-year-old star of Nickelodeon's "Unfabulous." .... | |
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| | | Julia Roberts becomes environmental spokeswoman | | Posted Saturday, July 29, 2006 1:04:40 PM by Blog57 Team | | Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has become the latest spokeswoman for Earth Biofuels, a company that develops and promotes renewable energy sources such as biodiesel and ethanol. Roberts joins other stars endorsing the company's mission, including board of directors members Morgan Freeman and Willie Nelson. "It's very important that we expand our use of clean energy and make a long-term commitment to it," Roberts says. "Biodiesel and ethanol are better for the environment and for the air we breathe." In one of her first duties, Roberts will help advocate the implementation of biodiesel in the country's 500,000 diesel-powered school buses. "The use of biodiesel is a positive step toward minimizing pollutive emissions and greenhouse gases," Roberts says.... | |
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| | | Julia Roberts promotes clean fuels | | Posted Monday, July 24, 2006 7:06:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | DALLAS, July 21 (UPI) -- "Pretty Woman" Julia Roberts is a spokeswoman for Earth Biofuels in Dallas, helping to promote the use of environmentally friendly fuel. "It's very important that we expand our use of clean energy and make a long-term commitment to it," Roberts said in a statement. "Biodiesel and ethanol are better for the environment and for the air we breathe." Earth Biofuels said the Oscar-winning actress would help the company on a campaign to get school buses to use biodiesel nationwide, e!online reported. Actor Morgan Freeman and singer Willie Nelson serve on the board of directors of Earth Biofuels and actively promote the use of alternative fuels. Roberts recently appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's first Green issue, which profiled stars' efforts to raise awareness of environmental issues.... | |
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| | | Katharine McPhee Forced to Take Time off from 'Idol' Tour | | Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 5:02:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee is off the "Idol" tour for at least a week due to laryngitis and bronchitis. But before she got sick, "Extra" caught up with the soulful singer having some fun in the sun. Our Terri Seymour went behind the scenes, as Kat heated up the beach with a sizzling photo shoot for OK Magazine. Decked out in a '60s style, white, baby doll dress, the brunette beauty told the magazine she is taking things one step at a time with her boyfriend, 41-year-old actor Nick Cokas. "It's been one whirlwind to another," she said of her life recently. Katharine told "Extra" that her life has completely changed thanks to "Idol." Now, Kat hopes to one day meet her idols, starting with Oprah and Julia Roberts. "I think [Oprah] is someone who's doing something with her celebrity that's positive," McPhee said.... | |
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| | | Bisset disillusioned with Julia Roberts | | Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 3:02:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | London: British actress Jacqueline Bisset cannot forgive Julia Roberts because she fell in love with Daniel Moder while he was still married to his first wife.According to contactmusic.com, Roberts met cameraman Moder while she was still dating Benjamin Bratt. Moder's divorce from his wife came through just seven weeks before he married Roberts. The couple now have two children. Bisset says she was a fan of Roberts before, but now changed her mind. She said: "I can't forgive her. She could have any man in the world, and she has to choose somebody else's." .... | |
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