Obamas Sign a Massive Netflix Deal

After ruling USA for eight long years, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle  are taking their future to making and producing films with Netflix.

The multi year agreement is said to have included scripted and unscripted series, along with documentaries and features.

Netflix's CCO Ted Sarandos has been quoted as saying, the Obamas "are uniquely positioned to discover and highlight stories of people who make a difference in their communities and strive to change the world for the better." 

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Pakistan's Sharmeen bags her second Oscar for a girl in the river

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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a journalist, activist and filmmaker from Pakistan, known for her heart moving documentaries about social injustices, specially against women, bagged her second Oscar award at the 88th annual awards ceremony.

Her Oscar winning documentary "A girl in the river: The Price of Forgiveness." The documentary is about the on honour killings and follows the story of a teenage girl shot in the face by her own family.

Chinoy in her heart moving Oscar speech praised “all the brave men out there, like my father and my husband, who push women to go to school and work and who want a more just society for women.”

Watch her powerful speech after receiving her Oscar:

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She had earlier won the Oscar for her documentary "Saving Face" in 1984 - the first ever Oscar for Pakistan.

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Stars arrive at ALL WHITE Oscar Show

At the time of writing the post, stars are arriving on the red carpet for the All White 2016 Oscar night.

Among others, Leonardo DiCaprio is expected to take home his first Oscar, for best actor for his massive role in the Revenant - a film which is also likely to bag the best picture and best director awards.

Meanwhile, the ceremony is being boycotted by some Hollywood elites who are protesting about the lack of ethnic diversity among this year's nominees as all 20 nominees in the best acting or supporting acting categories are white. 

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Steve Harvey fiasco at Miss Universe 2015 Ceremony

Nothing could be so pinching and depressing for a pair of women vying and dying to be crowned as the Miss Universe when the hostannouces a wrong decision that was not even written.

As the Miss World grand finale was about to be wrapped up with the announcement of the Miss World with tow finalists Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines were finally left on the stage, there came in Steve Harvey announced the bombshell: Miss Columbia to be the Miss Universe.

Much the the disgust of Miss Philippines who was certain sure to be crowned as the Miss Universe 2015, Miss Columbia was crowned much to her surprise. She was bowing and throwing flying kisses to the roaring audience, when the anti-climax came for her. Steve Harvey announced that he has made a mistake and that the actual Miss Universe was Miss Philippines.

So the poor Miss Columbia, having been Miss Universe for just over two minutes, had to give away the coveted Miss Universe crown to a jubilant Miss Philippines with a heavy heart, though still trying to smile.

Watch the video below:

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Awkward! Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner of the Miss Universe pageant.
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Although, Steve Harvey has later apologised for his gravest mistake, the damage has been done and a big heartache for Miss Columbia.

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Birdman wins the best movie Oscar

So the secret is out at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony that took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. 

Birdman won the Oscars for the best picture, direction (Director Alejandro González Iñárritu), cinematography and original screenplay. It was closely tied up with 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' which also bagged four Oscars for best production design, costume design, original score and hair/makeup.

The other leading awards went to the following:

Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking

Best Actress: Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland

Best foreign language film: da (Poland) in Polish  – Paweł Pawlikowski

Best animated feature film: Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli

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007 James Bond Daniel Craig is back in all-black

Screen shot from the released footage

The new James Bond film has started rolling in Austria as Daniel Craig, the 'current' 007 - James Bond is seen in action in all-black attire.

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The first footage from the new James Bond film has been released showing 007 is getting his hands dirty. The final shot of the video sees Bond give a goon a two-handed punch before shooting another dead on top of the snowy mountain. 

Associate producer, Gregg Wilson says, 'We have to deliver an amazing sequence and this is going to be one of the major action sequences of the movie, a jewel in the crown so to speak. It's going to be spectacular and Austria seemed to offer everything that we needed to pull it off.' 

Watch the video below:

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And the Grammy goes to.Beck

Album of the Year - Beck, Morning Phase

Well the winners have been announced and the coveted Grammy has reached those who deserve it. Many congratulations!!

Here is the winners' list:

Album of the Year - Beck, Morning Phase.

But wait: There was some uproar at the ceremony. When the announcement was marred by Kanye West, who stormed on the stage when Beck was receiving the award for Album Of The Year  and launched into a rant on Beck and the organizers of the Grammy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Kanye almost repeated his 2009 moment went he famously interrupted Taylor Swift at the VMAs.

You may read details of the episode at Daily Mail.

Some of the other awards are as listed below:

• Song Of The Year - Stay With Me (Darkchild Version), Sam Smit
• Best Rap Album - The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - Say Something, A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera
• Best Rap Performance - I, Kendrick Lamar 
• Best Pop Solo Performance - Happy, Pharrell Williams
• Best Alternative Music Album - St. Vincent, St. Vincent
• Best Rock Album - Morning Phase, Beck
• Best Music Film - 20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
• Best Music Video - Happy, Pharrell Williams 

Read details and watch videos of the ceremony at: Daily Mail

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Tunisian Director's Film on Lesbian Affair Awarded 'Top Honour' Award at Cannes

This may have come as a surprise to many when the Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche's film that features lesbian sex was awarded the prestigious Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche poses on stage with French actresses Adele Exarchopoulos (C) and Lea Seydoux  

‘Blue Is the Warmest Colour’ took the prize for the best film from a jury led by Steven Spielberg and Nicole Kidman.

One scene includes a no-holds-barred twelve minute erotic sex scene between two women, played by Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos, that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination.

In the film, naked women writhed, licked and explored every intimate inch of each others bodies.

The award comes at a time when already lot of protests are going on against lesbian marriages in Paris.

The biggest loser of the night was Michael Douglas who, some believed, might be honoured in some way for his performance as Liberace in the HBO film Behind the Candelabra which also starred Matt Damon as his young lover Scott Thorson.

Read more about it at: Mail Online
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Winners of 2013 Academy Awards

February, the 24th February was the Red Carpet night and the night of those geting their Oscars. "life of Pi" which had 11 nominations, collected four Oscars for Cinematography, Directing, Music (Original Score) and Visual Effects. "Les Misérables" and "Agro", which was also declared as the Best Picture of the year, collected three Oscars each.

Michele Obama announced the best picture winner.

The lucky winners of the coveted Oscar Awards or the Academy Awards for the year 2013 are as under:

• Best Picture - Argo
• Actor in Leading Role - Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
• Actress in Leading Role - Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Actor In A Supporting Role - Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"
• Actress In A Supporting Role - Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"

The remaining awards are as under:

• Directing - Ange Lee, "Life of Pi"
• Music (Original Score) - Mychael Danna, "Life Of Pi"
• Music (Original Song) - "Skyfall" From "Skyfall" (Music and Lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth)
• Animated Feature Film - Brave

For complete list of awards, please visit Yahoo Movies

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Watch Live: The 85th Academy Awards Red Carpet Tonight

Like every year, Hollywood Boulevard is a flurry of activity outside the Dolby Theatre at this time of the year, where the Oscars will be held Sunday night.

And who is the host of Sunday's On the Red Carpet Show- well none other than George Pennacchio, whoc has been on the red carpet for more than 20 years.

A jubilant and exciting Pennacchio says ahead of the ceremony:

"If there is one red carpet you want to be first on, it's the Oscars - And we are first. So when the stars come out, they come to me first."

For the Grand Show, 10,000 passes have been issued. Besides for the coverage of this mega event of the world of entertainment, there's media from around the world and of course the stars, specially the females in readying their glittering, revealing and attractive attire for the Oscars.

And one last thing: The Oscar's official website has already released the nominees list for the fans and the viewers to play the My Pick - a chance for the fans and viewers to show their rating and winning stars.

My Pick is live on Oscar, the Oscar App, Facebook and Yahoo.

Watch the Red Carpet show tonight - and do not forget to play the My Pick before that - Play the My Pick NOW!!

As for watching the Red Carpet show, it is scheduled for February the 24th at 22:00 GMT Live.

If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favorite team, You can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:

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One Pound Fish: A smashing YouTube hit song

While 'Gangman' and 'Aircraft Carrier Style' have attracted lot of audience from around the world, there is yet another song making smashing hit on YouTube: The One Pound Fish.

Muhammad Shahid Nazir selling his One Pound Fish

"Come on ladies, come on ladies, one pound fish... Have a have a look, one pound fish!"

The words to a catchy tune pulling in customers to a fish stall in Queen's Market in East London, not far from the Olympic Stadium.

The man behind the song is 30 years old Muhammad Shahid Nazir, who not long ago arrived in Britain from Pattoki near the city of Lahore in Pakistan, and decided to sing about his wares rather than shout like the other market traders.

Shahid proudly says: "West Ham football supporters often stop here and tell me they've come to hear me sing as well as watch the match."

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Within a month of him singing the fish ditty he became an internet sensation, notching up well over one million hits on YouTube and being approached by a record label.

Shahid's goal is to become a professional singer. He has auditioned for X-Factor 2012, and is in talks with a record label. Reportedly, the YouTube famed Pakistani fish seller in London, Mohammad Shahid Nazir has got a record deal with Warner Music.

The song can be viewed on YouTube - but in countries where YouTube service are suspended, the song can be viewed Here.

Read more about it at: BBC England
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Hobbit leaves viewers with headaches and nausea

The much awaited 'The Hobbit' has left many cinema goers with headaches and mouthful of complaints.

Peter Jackson's film is the first to be shot using high-speed 3D cameras that capture twice the normal number of frames per second but perhaps this kind of technique is too much an overdose for the viewers to absorb as many who watched the film said felt nauseous and even caused migraines.

The Sunday Times reported one 'avid Middle Earth fan', who had flown to New Zealand from Australia for the premiere, said: 'My eyes cannot take everything in, it's dizzying, now I have a migraine.

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Another fan tweeted: 'It works for the big snowy mountains, but in close-ups the pictures strobes. I left loving the movie but feeling sick.'

The Sunday Times said one fan described having motion sickness similar to being on a rollercoaster.

They said: 'You have to hold your stomach down and let your eyes pop at first to adjust. This is not for wimps.'

Read more about it at: Daily Mail
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Forget Gangman - this is 'Aircraft Carrier Style'

Gangman has been in the world headlines since it appeared first awhile ago and every one seemed to be obsessed with it. Even ads had been 'impressed' by the Gangman style and many a ads were seen based on Gangman theme.

But not anymore.

Above: The original news report showed navy personnel directing fighter jets on board China's first aircraft carrier

Below: A meme is born: Savvy web-users soon started uploading images of themselves posing in the same way

Now it is 'Aircraft Carrier Style' - a Hilarious new internet meme that mimicks Chinese navy personnel.

China's web-savvy citizens learned a new move last weekend after watching a news report about fighter jets landing and taking off from the country's first aircraft carrier.

They particularly picked up on the funny pose of two aircraft carrier personnel, seen at the 2:37 mark in the video below, who were directing planes on board.

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Soon, web users began uploading photos of themselves mimicking the pose, and then combining it with Psy's dance moves from the ever-popular Gangnam Style video — and a meme was born.

In just a few days, millions of Chinese web users were following links to the meme and posting photos and video of themselves adopting the Aircraft Carrier Style look.

Read more about the Aircraft Carrier Style at: Daily Mail 

Oh, do not forget to watch the the video below:

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Hobbit mania grips New Zealand

Hobbit mania erupted in New Zealand's capital for the world premiere of Peter Jackson's new trilogy.

The first of the three movies - prequels to the Lord of the Rings trilogy - was shown at Wellington's Embassy Theater on Wednesday evening.

Stars flew in for the event, which saw Wellington rebranded as "the Middle of Middle Earth". 

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Tens of thousands of fans - some in costume - gathered around the theatre for the screening. Some camped overnight to secure spots close to the 500m-long red carpet that led to the theatre, which was decorated to look like the entrance to a Hobbit house.

New Zealand expects a tourism boost from the trilogy.

Read more about it at: BBC Asia (Photo: Reuters)
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Angus T. Jones Calls 'Two And A Half Men' 'Filth' - Urges Viewers To Stop Watching

Angus T. Jones doesn't want to be on "Two and a Half Men" anymore. In a video interview with the religious website Forerunner Chronicles, Jones spoke out against the show and called it "filth."

"If you watch 'Two and a Half Men,' please stop watching 'Two and a Half Men,'" Jones says around the 7:45 mark in the video below, which the website billed as "The Testimony of the Awakening of [a] star." "I'm on 'Two and a Half Men,' and I don't want to be on it. Please stop watching it, please stop filling your head with filth," he continues.

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“People say it’s just entertainment,” he said. "Do some research on the effects of television and your brain, and I promise you, you'll have a decision to make when it comes to television, especially with what you watch on television. It's bad news."

Read more about it / watch video at: Huffington Post
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Gangnam Style: The most-viewed YouTube video ever

The Gangnam Style music clip produced by South Korean rap sensation Psy has topped YouTube's all-time list of most-viewed videos, YouTube said on its website.

The has become the most watched item ever posted on YouTube with 806.28 million hits late Saturday, jumping ahead of Canadian teen star Justin Bieber's Baby, which held the previous record with 803.65 million views after its release in 2010.

Gangnam Style was first posted to YouTube in July, and quickly became a massive hit at a global level.

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The video mocks the consumerism of South Korean upper classes and features sunglass-wearing Psy dancing in a company of long-legged Korean models in a jerky style that resembles horseback riding.

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Eagle Eyed Fans find faults with 007 Skyfall

SKYFALL has become the latest victim of eagle-eyed film fans, who have spotted 24 bloopers in the new Bond blockbuster. The continuity mistakes range from 007 star Daniel Craig’s lace-up shoes changing to slip-ons during a train fight scene to a missing train stop during a journey on the London Underground.

Other grave errors, reported to website MovieMistakes.com, include a handbag disappearing after it is placed on the floor by Dame Judi Dench, and fluctuating levels of whiskey in a glass poured by Javier Bardem’s villain Silva. One picky contributor noted, “There are mistakes in every film but some good ones in Skyfall.”

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The blunders haven’t hindered the film’s success - Skyfall is the most lucrative installment in the superspy franchise’s history.   –WO

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Cuban Band A3 Performs for Audiance in Lahore

At True Brew Records, a Cuban and Latin jazz trio called A3, enthralled the crowd with its unique sound this weekend — preserving the pace of modern music with the sophistication of classic jazz.

The band has been teaching at the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore as part of an exchange program organised by the Cuban embassy; they started working together three months ago before they moved to Pakistan and have been performing together ever since.

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The band’s performance was marked by several modernised classics. The first track was a jazz classic called “Punjab” and then they took a chance on “Caribe” — the song that brought Dominican music to America before making its way to the rest of the world. Apart from this, they also performed songs by Miles Davis, Maria Llosa’s “Paisa No Much” and a Cuban classic called “Chan Chan”.

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007 Skyfall tops US weekend box office

It is James Bond's new movie Skyfall that is making headlines all over the world.

Only in USA, the film has earned a record 87.8 million dollars on its first weekend.

Adding in 2.2 million dollars from Thursday night previews at IMAX and other large-format theaters, Skyfall has taken in 90 million dollars domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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That lifts the worldwide total for Skyfall to 518.6 million dollars since it began rolling out overseas in late October, the New York Post reported.

Internationally, the 23rd Bond flick added $89 million this weekend to raise its overseas revenue to $428.6 million.

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Fans' outrage at soaring Rolling Stones ticket prices

Rolling Stones fans reacted with fury on Wednesday at the steep cost of tickets for the British band's 50th anniversary shows, while prices soared to thousands of pounds on re-sale websites.

After months of rumours, the Stones announced on Monday that they would play two nights at London's 02 Arena on November 25 and 29, followed by gigs at New Jersey's Newark Prudential Center, just outside New York, on December 13 and 15.

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But hundreds of fans have taken to the Internet to complain about the ticket prices, with a seat for the London shows costing £406 ($650, 500 euros) on the official ticket website.

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