Celebrity Engagement Rings…part 2

Posted by Blogger on February 25th, 2008

Camilla Parker-Bowles’ ring from Prince Charles

Jennifer Garner’s ring from Ben Affleck

Jessica Alba’s ring from Cash Warren

Fergie’s ring from Josh Duhamel

Katie Holmes’ ring from Tom Cruise

Nicole Kidman’s ring from Keith Urban

No Country for Old Men - Big winner at the Oscars

Posted by Blogger on February 25th, 2008

No Country for Old Men was the big winner this past Sunday. Joel and Ethan Coen’s movie lived up to expectations and was awarded Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem.

The Oscar for Best Actress went to France’s Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose. Best Actor went to Britain’s Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood. Tilda Swinton took home an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton.

Other big winners of the night were the Bourne Ultimatum for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, There Will Be Blood picked up an award for Best Cinematography and La Vie en Rose won for Best Makeup. Ratatouille was named Best Animated Film. Oscar for Best Original Song went to “Falling Slowly” from Once.

For a complete list of the nights winners, click here.

From left to right: Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor: There Will Be Blood), Tilda Swinton (Best Supporting Actress: Michael Clayton), Marion Cotillard (Best Actress: La Vie en Rose), and Javier Bardem (Best Supporting Actor: No Country for Old Men).

Celebrity engagement rings

Posted by Blogger on February 18th, 2008

Don’t look directly at these rings.

Eva Longoria’s ring from Tony Parker

Christina Aguilera’s ring from Jordan Bratman

Katherine Heigl’s ring from Josh Kelley

Jennifer Love Hewitt’s ring from Ross McCall

Salma Hayek’s ring from François-Henri Pinault

Heidi Klum’s ring from Seal

Jennifer Lopez’s ring from Marc Anthony

Depp, Farrell and Law step in

Posted by Blogger on February 18th, 2008

Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law will take over Heath Ledger’s last role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parmassus. The three actors will play the role of Tony in the film, done by Ledger before his death.

Terry Gilliam, the director, will keep the original scenes with Heath, the remaining portions of the film will be completed by Depp, Farrell and Law as incarnations of Heath’s character.

It has also been reported that the three actors will donate their salaries in Heath’s memory.

Heath Ledger

Celebrity Homes

Posted by Blogger on February 11th, 2008

Here are a few pictures of celebrity homes.

Donald Trump
Mar-A-Lago, located in Palm Beach, Florida

Will Smith
Will Smith's home has a private lake!

Arnold Schwarzenneger

Larry King

Avril Lavigne

Playboy Mansion

Ashlee Simpson

Grammy Night in LA belonged to West and Winehouse

Posted by Blogger on February 11th, 2008

Amy Winehouse and Kanye West had amazing performances at the Grammy awards lastnight. They both took awards home with with too.

Winehouse, who had visa issues, couldn’t make it to the awards show in LA. She performed live via satellite. Her performance was much improved from her singing a few months back at the European MTV Music Awards. She even paid homage to her husband, who is incarcerated.

Winehouse took home five trophies.

Amy Winehouse

West impressed the Grammy audience with his glow in the dark performance of “Stronger”. Many in the crowd shed tears while the listened to him sing “Hey Mama” - a tribute to his mother who passed away from complications following a cosmetic surgery. He even shaved “Mama” on his head.

West won four trophies.

Kanye West

Saturday Homicide was Targeted

Posted by Blogger on February 4th, 2008

The City of Vancouver had its fourth homicide of 2008. A 19-year-old man was killed on Saturday night in the city’s south side. Police has said that this incident was targeted.

The victim has been identified as Pritpal Singh Virk of Richmond. Virk was found lying on the street around 11:00pm by a passerby.

Virk was rushed to a hospital, but died as a result of his gunshot wounds. Apparently, the victim was visiting friends nearby and was shot after he stepped outside.

The police are asking anyone who may have been in the area and witnessed the incident.

For more information, please click here.

Constable Tim Fanning in a press conference addresses the homicide and Virk.

Giants beat Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII

Posted by Blogger on February 4th, 2008

The underdogs win Super Bowl. The New York Giants were a team many had discounted time and time again this season, go home as victors.

The Giants defeated an undefeated team - the New England Patriots. The Patriots had a 19 game winning streak, unfortunately they fumbled in the game that mattered the most.

Eli Manning was named the Super Bowl MVP.

A victory parade is planned to be held on Tuesday to honour the Giants win. Hundreds of thousands of supporters are expected to attend the event. The parage will begin at Battery Park at 11:00am and proceed northbound in the Financial District - along the “Canyon of Heroes” route - to Chambers Street.

Giants players, team officials and city notables will ride in the parade, culminating at a victory rally at City Hall around 1:00pm.

Eli Manning was named the Super Bowl MVP.


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