♦ Rajini's Kuselan placed 12th in UK BO!

Kuselan debuted at No. 12th position and in its opening weekend, the film has collected Rs 88.14 lakh on 17 screens in UK only. In the US, the Box Office reports are very positive and the tickets for the second week shows already been sold out in most of the cities in US and Canada.	1 vote

♦ Duffy's illegal download support

Duffy says she doesn't disapprove of illegally downloading music. The 'Warwick Avenue' singer claims the practice helps young fans to discover new music, which will ultimately lead them to buy songs by the artists they find.	1 vote

♦ Ravi Krishna to comeback in Tamil

Ravi Krishna is again makes his hard efforts for a comeback in Tamil. First time, he shares screen with upcoming Telugu actor Sarwanand in the remake of the latter's Telugu hit Gamyam. Illankannan, the director who made a hit film Otran for Arjun is directing this film. Titled as Kathalna Summa Illa, Kamalini Mukherjee and Tejasree play the female leads.	1 vote

♦ Can fuel hedges keep Southwest in the money?

A ground crewman pumps fuel into a Southwest Airlines jet at Los Angeles International Airport. Southwest Airlines (LUV) Thursday reports what almost certainly will be its 69th-consecutive quarterly profit, a string dating back to 1991. It won't be the first time that the USA's leading discount carrier has earned money while a financial crisis threatened other carriers' survival.	1 vote

♦ Ask Parky: never work with animals or waxworks

Has there ever been an animal equivalent of an Oscar? Phila, the wondrously photogenic dog in Time to Die (which I saw at the Edinburgh film festival), would be a shoo-in. Tokaj, the border collie who played Phila, and 91-year-old Danuta Szaflarska certainly had a scene-stealing contest in Pole Dorota Kedzierzawska's charming drama.	1 vote

♦ Imax 'may show Batman all night'

Managers at an Imax cinema in London have said they were "seriously considering" screening the new Batman film "24 hours a day" to meet demand. Ticket sales for The Dark Knight: The Imax Experience had been so great, organisers said, that extra shows had been put on in the middle of the night.	1 vote

♦ Gaming preview: 'Burnout Paradise'

The 'Burnout' series returns in 2008 with 'Burnout Paradise.' Cruise through Paradise City, more than 30 square kilometers of potential carnage. Separating itself from past versions of the game, 'Paradise' is a completely open-ended experience. No loading, no menus---Paradise City is all yours the moment you start. 'Burnout Paradise' drifts to stores January 22 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.	1 vote

♦ India is world's diabetic capital

''The number of diabetic patients now totals around 37 million in the country out of the total 150 million in the world and it is growing rapidly,'' noted endocrinoligist Dr Prasun Deb, said, speaking on the eve of the 'World Diabetes Day 2006' being observed here with the slogan 'Diabetes Care for Everyone'.	1 vote

♦ Soggy Glastonbury ready to rock

Revellers at the Glastonbury Festival are facing a weekend in wellies yet again after rain hit the site. Heavy showers fell late on Thursday, but most fans were refusing to let the weather get in the way of the party. The main stages are due to open later, hosting acts like Kings of Leon, Pete Doherty, Jimmy Cliff and Fatboy Slim. Other attractions include a silent disco, a planetarium...	1 vote

♦ Art museums go on a construction binge

CLEVELAND — Art museums throughout the country have gone on a construction binge as older institutions freshen up and expand and fast-growing cities, especially in the Sun Belt, tap into new wealth to show they have arrived in the art world. Old or new, art museums also are striving to compete better with shopping malls and other leisure-time activities. "Museums are in a transition moment...	1 vote

♦ 'Friday The 13th' mask confirmed

Jason Voorhees will wear both a hockey mask and a bag in the upcoming remake of Friday The 13th. The movie, which stars Derek Mears as the machete-wielding baddie, recently finished filming in Austin, Texas. The character wore a bag over his head in the second instalment of the franchise, with the trademark mask becoming a fixture from the third.	1 vote

♦ Abandoned plane

A mystery jet has been abandoned on a runway in Vietnam. Authorities are mystified as to who owns the Boeing 727, which was left on the runway at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport last year. It has remained unclaimed ever since. All sources point to Cambodia however the plane was flown in from Siem Reap in the South East Asian country, and bears a Cambodia...	1 vote

♦ 2 Brilliant Egypt Websites

I've just added a new post to our Nile Cruise Blog about 2 great Egyptian resource websites for anyone hoping to visit Egypt or take a Nile Cruise. The first is Su Bayfield's "Reflections in the Nile" and the second is the "Eternal Egypt" website.  Both are full of great resources...	1 vote

♦ Sharon Stone still sorry

Sharon Stone has apologised again for her controversial comments about the Chinese earthquake. The 'Basic Instinct' star who suggested the devastating natural disaster in the Sichuan province on May 12 was "karma" for the Chinese government's treatment of Tibet issued another apology on Wednesday (04.06.08) following her original statement of regret last week.	1 vote

♦ Anne Hathaway's On Set Injury.

Anne Hathaway's On Set Injury.... Actress Anne Hathaway sustained a gruesome injury while filming her new movie Get Smart cutting her shins to the bone. The Devil Wears Prada star was performing a stunt on the spy-themed action film, when she hit her legs on a metal bar and the wounds were so deep her shin bones were exposed.	1 vote

♦ Restored Munch masterpieces on display in Norway

OSLO — Edvard Munch's masterpiece The Scream goes back on display this week for the first time since it was stolen four years ago but has suffered permanent damage, museum officials said Wednesday. Masked gunmen stole the work and another Munch masterpiece, Madonna , in a brazen daylight raid on the Munch Museum in August 2004. Police recovered the paintings, considered priceless...	1 vote

♦ Web hero Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher's webbed feet could help save animals from being slaughtered. The 'What Happens in Vegas' star who recently revealed some of his toes are joined together has been contacted by animal rights organisation PETA who have asked him if he will allow his feet to be photographed for a campaign.	1 vote

♦ 'Iron Man' beats 'Speed Racer' to box-office finish line

Iron Man had a second weekend that Speed Racer could only envy. The comic book adaptation took in $50.5 million in its second weekend, plenty to capture the top spot at the box office for the weekend, according to studio estimates from box office trackers Nielsen EDI.	1 vote