Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds Are Reportedly Planning A Secret Wedding



Bullock at the premiere for The Proposal in June 2009.

Sandra Bullock Continued With Films Such As Miss Congeniality-

Sandra Bullock
Born Sandra Annette Bullock
July 26, 1964 (age 47)
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Residence New Orleans, Lousiana
Occupation Actress, producer
Years active 1985–present
Spouse Jesse G. James (2005–2010)
Children Louis Bardo (2010)
Parents John Bullock
Helga Meyer (deceased)
Sandra Annette Bullock ( born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Speed, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping.


She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, Two Weeks Notice, and Crash, the third of which received critical acclaim. 

In 2007, she was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity with an estimated fortune of US$85 million. 

In 2009, Bullock starred in the most financially successful films of her career, The Proposal and The Blind Side. 



Bullock was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side.

She has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records as the Highest Paid Actress with $56 million.

Recognition-


Sandra Bullock's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
As of 2009, Bullock's films have grossed over $3.1 billion worldwide. According to The Numbers, her total domestic gross stands at $1.7 billion, placing her among the Top 100 Stars at the Box Office.

Critics, while praising her screen persona, have been less receptive to her films. As of the 2009 release of The Proposal, Mark Kermode said she's made only three "good" films in her career—Speed, While You Were Sleeping, and Crash, and says "she's funny, she's gorgeous, it's impossible not to love her and yet she makes rotten film after rotten film after rotten film.


" As of December 2009, Bullock has appeared on three Entertainment Weekly covers. 

She was selected by People Magazine as its "Woman of the Year" for 2010. She was ranked #12 on People's Most Beautiful 2011 list.


 

Filmography-

Feature films
Year↓               Title↓                          Role↓                                     Notes

2009               The Blind Side Leigh Anne            Tuohy Academy Award for Best Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (tied with Meryl Streep)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Teen Choice Award for Best Actress Drama
MTV Generation Award
Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Denver Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Films Critics Association for Best Actress
2011 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Post-production
2012 Gravity
Post-production

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly planning a secret wedding. 




The 47-year-old actress and the 'Change-Up' star - who split from Scarlett Johansson after two years of marriage in December 2010 - are believed to have recently vacationed in Wyoming, and while on vacation the pair discussed the idea of marriage after the actor bonded with her 20-month-old son Louis.


A source told America's Star magazine: "Ryan told her he was ready to tie the knot whenever she wants. 

And after seeing how quickly she's bonded with baby Louis, she decided she's ready to pull the trigger, too. 


"So they started discussing the logistics of pulling off a low-key, barefoot wedding that would reflect their laid-back lifestyle."




from-From Wikipedia


Brad Pitt Was Married To Actress Jennifer Aniston For Five Years


A Caucasian with light brown hair, blue eyes and a short brown beard, in front of a turquoise background. He is wearing a white shirt and white hat.
Pitt at the 2008 premiere of Burn After Reading
Brad Pitt Is The Best Actor and Producer Also-


Brad Pitt
Born William Bradley Pitt
December 18, 1963 (age 47)
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater University of Missouri
Occupation Actor, producer
Years active 1987–present
Spouse Jennifer Aniston (2000–2005; divorced)
Partner Angelina Jolie (2005–present)
Children 6

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. He has been described as one of the world's most attractive men, a label for which he has received substantial media attention.

Following a high-profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Pitt was married to actress Jennifer Aniston for five years. Pitt lives with actress Angelina Jolie in a relationship that has generated wide publicity.

He and Jolie have six children—Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Since beginning his relationship with Jolie, he has become increasingly involved in social issues both in the United States and internationally.

Pitt owns a production company named Plan B Entertainment, whose productions include the 2007 Academy Award winning Best Picture, The Departed.

Pitt appeared in two episodes of MTV's reality series Jackass in February 2002, first running through the streets of Los Angeles with several cast members in gorilla suits, and participating in his own staged abduction in another episode. In the same year, Pitt had a cameo role in George Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

He took on his first voice-acting roles in 2003, lending his voice to the titular character of the DreamWorks animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas and playing Boomhauer's brother, Patch, in an episode of the animated television series King of the Hill.

 

He voiced the superhero character Metro Man in the 2010 animated feature Megamind. Pitt appeared in Terrence Malick's drama The Tree of Life, co-starring Sean Penn, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography


Actor
Year↓                           Film↓                                  Role↓                                           Notes

2010                         Megamind                         Metro Man                                      Voice
2011                 The Tree of Life Mr. O'Brien
2011                       Moneyball Billy Beane
2011                 Happy Feet Two Krill #1 Post-production
2012                  Cogan's Trade Jack Cogan Filming
2012                    World War Z Gerry Lane Filming



Producer
Year↓                                                       Film↓                                                                  Notes


2010                                                    Eat Pray Love
2011 The Tree of Life                                           Co-producer
2012 Cogan's Trade
2012 World War Z

The actor has been promoting his new movie Moneyball and has done several television and magazine chats recently. 


But he has apparently turned down the opportunity to speak to the acerbic late night talk show host who has also made rude jokes about his partner Angelina Jolie in the past. 


"Chelsea would love to have had Brad on her show," an insider told The Huffington Post. 


"She's had some of the biggest stars in the world on her show to promote their films. She's had Gwyneth Paltrow visit and even Jennifer Aniston, but Brad said no way." 


Moneyball opened up in theatres this past weekend and had a strong box office start with $20.7 million in earnings but he seemingly felt he did not need the extra publicity from Handler. 




"It would have been great if he had agreed to do an interview with Jen's best friend Chelsea," the source added. 

"If he's still as good friends with Jen as he says then he would have done E!" 


"He's full of it and Chelsea knows it. That's why he wouldn't talk with her, he doesn't have the balls." 



However, after Handler lambasted Jolie during her standup routine in December 2010, it is perhaps not surprising that Pitt did not want to speak to her. 


"She can rescue as many babies from as many countries as she wants to," Handler said last year. "I don't f**king believe you." 



source-From Wikipedia

Monday, September 26, 2011

The No.1 World Best Hollywood Actor is Hugh Jackman


Jackman at the 83rd Academy Awards, 27 February 2011

Hugh Jackman Is A Best Actor And Producer-


Hugh Jackman
Born Hugh Michael Jackman
12 October 1968 (age 42)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1994–present
Spouse Deborra-Lee Furness
(1996–present)


Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.


Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, as well as for his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, and Australia. 

 
Jackman is a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.


In November 2008, Open Salon named Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive."

A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.


 Future Project-
  • Jackman will star in The Greatest American Showman, a contemporary musical based on the life of P.T. Barnum. The female love interest part is being written with Anne Hathaway in mind.
  • Real Steel (2011), a DreamWorks science fiction film.
  • Director Lee Daniels has confirmed Jackman has joined the cast of his upcoming film Selma, a film about Martin Luther King Jr. and Lyndon Baines Johnson and the civil rights marches.
  • On 27 January 2011, DreamWorks announced that Jackman will star in the film Rise of the Guardians, scheduled to be released on 21 November 2012.
  • Jackman has been cast in Movie 43, an upcoming 2012 ensemble comedy.
  • Jackman is in negotiations to star as Jean Valjean in the film Les Misérables, an adaptation of the musical.
The actor might be best known for playing “X-Men’s” Wolverine (in movies that son Oscar, 11, daughter Ava, 6, have yet to see), but Hugh’s kids are all about giant boxing robots.


“This is the first time they’ve really connected with one of my films. I don’t let them watch ‘X-Men,’” Hugh told Access Hollywood at the “Real Steel” junket in Los Angeles on Saturday.


“Most of the time they don’t really ask me much about my job. They come on set, but it’s just dad, it’s normal,” he continued. “This is the first time they were like, ‘We love this!’ And they wanna take their friends. They have all the action figures. My son sleeps with Adam the robot.”
 

Hugh said that his son’s love of the “Real Steel” script helped seal the deal on him doing the movie.

“I read this script for the first time with my son… I was like being a bad parent and instead of reading ‘Tintin,’


I read ‘Real Steel’ and my son made me read it to him for the next 10 nights,” he explained. “So, I knew we were on to a winner then.”


Hugh also chatted with Access about his recent WWE appearance where he was seen going “Real Steel” on wrestler Dolph Ziggler’s face.


“It is scripted entertainment, but I gotta tell you, what goes on in that ring is real!” he told Access. “[Dolph] is looking at me saying, ‘You hit me man!’ He goes, ‘Don’t you embarrass me out there.’ So I take direction well.”


Jackman will perform what he calls a personal selection of favorite musical numbers reflecting his varied career, including The Boy From Oz on Broadway, Oklahoma! 

on the London stage and much more. The star has concentrated on movies and stage drama (A Steady Rain) in recent years, but he returned to his musical roots in acclaimed pre-Broadway concert engagements in San Francisco and Toronto.


source-From Wikipedia

Friday, September 23, 2011

Samantha Stosur An Australian Professional Tennis Player and Former Player



Samantha Stosur won the 2011 US Open singles-
Samantha Stosur
Country  Australia
Residence Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born 30 March 1984 (age 27)(1984-03-30)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 1999
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money $9,062,278
Singles
Career record 351–244
Career titles 3 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 4 (21 February 2011)
Current ranking No. 7 (12 September 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 4R (2006, 2010)
French Open F (2010)
Wimbledon 3R (2009)
US Open W (2011)
Other tournaments
Championships SF (2010)
Doubles
Career record 339–153
Career titles 23 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking No. 1 (6 February 2006)
Current ranking No. 35 (12 September 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (2006)
French Open W (2006)
Wimbledon F (2008, 2009, 2011)
US Open W (2005)
Other Doubles tournaments
WTA Championships W (2005, 2006)
Olympic Games 2R (2008)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles 2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open W (2005)
Wimbledon W (2008)

Stosur at the 2009 US Open



Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur (English pronunciation: /ˈstoʊzər/ stoh-zər, born 30 March 1984) is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. 

Stosur is ranked World No. 7 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No. 1 on the WTA Tour in doubles with Lisa Raymond from the United States.

Samantha Stosur is the daughter of Tony and Diane and has two brothers, Dominic and Daniel. At the age of six her house in Gold Coast was destroyed by a flood, causing her family to move to Adelaide.

There she started playing tennis, when she was given a racquet for Christmas at the age of eight. While her parents worked long hours at the cafe they had started up, Stosur played at local courts with older brother Daniel, who later encouraged their parents to take her to tennis lessons.


Stosur began her 2011 season by competing at the Brisbane International. She fell in straight sets to fellow Australian, Jarmila Groth in the second round. After this tournament, Stosur competed at the Medibank Sydney International as the fourth seed. She lost in the second round to Svetlana Kuznetsova.



Stosur was seeded fifth at the 2011 Australian Open, where she lost in the third round to 25th seed Petra Kvitová, 6–7, 3–6. 

Stosur's ranking rose to number 5, despite her early loss at the Australian Open. Stosur then rose to a new career high no. 4, following a quarterfinal showing at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Stosur had a disappointing start to the first American leg of the year, falling in the third round of the Indian Wells to Dinara Safina, 6–7, 4–6.

In Miami, Stosur was seeded fourth, but was defeated in the fourth round by 16th seed and former no. 1 Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 1–6.


Williams arrived in the final after dismantling world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals on Saturday night in a match that dragged toward midnight.

"I was more tired than I expected," Williams said. "But I want to give all credit to Sam today ... She played really, really well. That's what you have to do when you play a Grand Slam final."


Stosur, playing her second career Grand Slam final after a runner-up finish in the French Open last year, quickly claimed the opening set, breaking Williams to lead 2-1 and winning the last 12 points of the set as Williams' frustration grew.

Williams, whose powerful serve is a cornerstone of her game, struggled to get her first serves in and Stosur repeatedly made her pay.

"She was cracking 'em today," Williams said of the Australian, who was still rolling in the opening game of the second frame when she gave herself a double break point with a crushing return of serve.

Williams saved one with an ace, and appeared to save another for deuce.


The 2015 Rugby World Cup Will Be The Eighth Rugby World Cup

2015 Rugby World Cup Is Coming Soon-

A record ten unions indicated interest in hosting the 2015 and/or the 2019 events. The 2015 tournament received interest from Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. Russia withdrew in February 2009 in order to concentrate on bidding for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Australia and Ireland withdrew in spring 2009 due to financial reasons, while Scotland also withdrew in April 2009 after they were unable to secure co-hosting partners for the tournament. 



2015 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation  England
Dates 4 September – 17 October
The 2015 Rugby World Cup will be the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament will be hosted by England from 4 September to 17 October 2015. In addition, Cardiff's 74,500-seater Millennium Stadium in Wales will also be used. England was chosen to host the competition in July 2009, beating out rival bids from Italy, Japan and South Africa.

 The 2015 tournament will run from 4 September to 17 October, when the final will be played at Twickenham. Other matches will be staged in 10 cities and 12 grounds across the country including Wembley, Old Trafford, the Emirates Stadium, Anfield and the Millennium Stadium, which is the only venue being used outside England.


Four countries submitted formal bids to host the tournament, with England being recommended by the competition's organisers to the International Rugby Board (IRB). RWCL Chairman Bernard Lapasset revealed the result on 28 July 2009 at IRB headquarters in the Irish capital Dublin.


England will host the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the International Rugby Board has announced.
The 26-man IRB council, meeting in Dublin today, voted to ratify a recommendation from the World Cup board that confirmed England as 2015 hosts, with Japan to stage the tournament in 2019.

The 2015 Rugby World Cup in England will run from the opening match on 4 September to the final at Twickenham on 17 October. The RFU expects to sell 2.8million tickets for the tournament, with matches to be played in 10 cities across England and Wales.

World's Last Great Forest In The world As The Great Forest of Enjoyment

Forest Loss For Some Regions and Others Facing Heavy Fragmentation and Exploitation"



The world's last remaining "pristine" forest - the boreal forest across large stretches of Russia, Canada and other northern countries - is under increasing threat, a team of international researchers has found.



The researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia, Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada and the National University of Singapore have called for the urgent preservation of existing boreal forests in order to secure biodiversity and prevent the loss of this major global carbon sink.

To date it has remained largely intact because of the typically sparse human populations in boreal regions. That is now changing says researchers and co-authors Associate Professor Corey Bradshaw, University of Adelaide, Associate Professor Ian Warkentin, Memorial University, and Professor Navjot Sodhi, National University of Singapore.



“Much world attention has focused on the loss and degradation of tropical forests over the past three decades, but now the boreal forest is poised to become the next Amazon,” says Associate Professor Bradshaw, from the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute.

“Historically, fire and insects have driven the natural dynamics of boreal ecosystems,” says Associate Professor Warkentin. 

“But with rising demand for resources, human- disturbances caused by logging, mining and urban

development have increased in these forests during recent years, with extensive forest loss for some regions and others facing heavy fragmentation and exploitation.”