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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Movie Review

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the much-anticipated sixth instalment of the Harry Potter franchise is totally worth the wait! The film not only lives upto the expectations of Potter fanatics but also those who may have not seen the previous five instalments or read JK Rowling’s books as Yates’ brilliant cinematic adaptation and story telling skills makes his multi-dimensional film easy to interpret as well visually enchanting. The first 30 minutes of this film can also be seen in 3-D (selected theatres) and the effect is simply astounding, beyond words. (Watch out for the opening scene where the evil forces attack London’s Millennium Bridge).
Coming to the plot, David Yates’ sixth instalment is probably the darkest of the Potter films so far as suspense builds up right from the beginning and keeps you engaged throughout.
Evil forces try to dominate the world... wickedness in the form of dark clouds take hold and Hogwarts is no longer a haven. Hogwarts head Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) now needs to protect his school as well as the world with the help of ‘the chosen one’ Harry. In order to restrain the evil, Dumbledore and Harry will not only have to get into the mind of their arch-enemy Voldemort but also Hogwarts’ former potions professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent, entertaining) without his knowledge. (Slughorn’s first appearance sees him disguised as an armchair!) Slughorn resumes teaching at Hogwarts and during one of his classes, Harry ends up with a used textbook that belonged, according to the inscription, to the "Half-Blood Prince". The markings in the book surprisingly enhance Harry’s wizardry.
On the other hand, the film’s antagonist Draco Malfoy has his own vicious agenda going on in his head which too needs to be tracked down by our bespectacled hero who amidst all this ‘fight the evil’ mission realizes he is attracted to Ron’s sister Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright in a newly prominent role).
At this very point, Yates smartly gives us a break from the good v/s bad fight and navigates onto the candyfloss romance that begins in Hogwarts as Harry and his friends enter adolescence. The film takes the form of a teen sitcom on and off without losing grip.
The introduction of Tom Riddle’s character is splendidly done.
The film drags a bit towards the end but a film of this magnitude justifies the length to a certain extent. Harry’s mind-reading abilities, suspense that is build up and then partially unravelled towards the end forces one to wait and watch for will Harry be able to destroy Voldemort. (The mighty enemy does not make an appearance in this one).
‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince’ has romance, intrigue, suspense, action – indeed a magical experience. A must watch!

Male strippers spoil Moss's party

Supermodel Kate Moss got upset when two male strippers dressed as cops gatecrashed her party, which she threw for friend Jess Hallett.

"The 'policemen' joined in the party, dancing around, drinking and stripping, sending their helmets flying. But when Kate saw them she blew a gasket, telling everyone the party was over," mirror.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

Moss had planned to have the friends at the party and then fly to Spain and have fun at the Kobetasonik festival in Bilboa. But she could not get flight tickets for all of them.

"Kate was fuming when they boarded the barge. It was not that sort of hen do -- she wanted it clean. The strippers were told they couldn't enter the house when the party arrived there, so when James let them in, Kate kicked off," said the source.

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Madonna's erotic phone calls to be auctioned

Pop star Madonna's erotic private phone calls and answering machine messages meant for her former lover in the 90s are set to be auctioned and are expected to fetch $40,000. Contactmusic.com reports that Madonna even faxed messages to her ex-boyfriend Jim Albright and left steamy messages on his voice mail. These letters and calls will now be auctioned off. The messages are on two cassette tapes. The sale is organised by Gotta Have It auction house and will be held online. It will be held Aug 5. Question: Do you think there will be many buyers for Madonna's erotic phone calls? Leave your comment...

Actress Leela Naidu is dead

Known as much for her roles in classics like "Anuradha" and "The Householder" as for her ageless elegance, Leela Naidu died here Tuesday after a prolonged illness. She was 69.Born to an Irish mother and an Indian father, Leela Naidu was crowned Miss India in 1954. Vogue had also named her as one of the 10 most beautiful women in the world along with Maharani Gayatri Devi.
She forayed into films with Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1960 "Anuradha" as the bored housewife married to an idealistic doctor played by Balraj Sahni. The film didn't do well at the box office, but got the National Award for best film.
In 1962, Leela Naidu was seen in "Ummeed". But it was her role in "Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke" (1963) that got her fame and popularity. Directed by R.K. Nayyar, the movie was based on the K.M. Nanavati vs State of Maharashtra court case. She teamed up with Sunil Dutt in the movie.
In the same year, she was offered a role in the first Merchant Ivory Production "The Householder", which was directed by James Ivory.After a guest appearance in "The Guru" in 1969, she bid adieu to films to marry, and later divorce, businessman Tikki Oberoi. She later tied the knot with poet Dom Moraes, her childhood sweetheart.In 1985, she made a comeback on silver screen as a Goan matriarch in Shyam Benegal's "Trikaal" and later featured in director Pradip Krishen's 1992 movie "Electric Moon".

When Salman left Farah Khan embarrassed

Choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan says that Bollywood star Salman Khan had left her red-faced when he took her along for the auditions of his super hit 1989 film "Maine Pyar Kiya".Farah recalled the incident when she came on the reality show "Dus Ka Dum 2", which is being hosted by Salman."He (Salman) took me along so that I could show him a few steps to do before director Sooraj Barjatya. But when Salman did the steps, it was so appalling that I simply picked up by footwear, hailed a cab and took off home," said Farah on the show.Salman, who started blushing after his secret was revealed, agreed that he did have two left feet then and later even demonstrated the step he was required to perform at the auditions, said a source from the sets of the show.This particular episode will air Saturday at 9 p.m. on Sony TV.

Tribute to the greater actor: Rajan P. Dev

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Malayalam actor Rajan P. Dev Passed away

Veteran Malayalam character actor Rajan P. Dev died here early Wednesday following brief illness, family sources said. He was 58. Dev died at a private hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for a liver disorder. The funeral will take place at St. Xavier's church in Angamaly, about 40 km from here, Thursday morning. Born in Chertala in Alappuzha district, Dev began his film career in 1980 with small roles. He soon became popular as a villain. In a career spanning close to three decades, he acted in about 180 films, including those in Tamil, Telegu and Kannada. Dev also immortalised the character Kochu Vava in the hit play "Kattukuthira" that was staged over a thousand times across Kerala. However, when the drama was made into a film with the same name, the role was played by another veteran actor Thilakan. "Malayalam films will be poorer with Dev's death but his characters will live for a long time," Thilakan told. Dev's last film was "Ee Patanathil Bhootham", starring superstar Mammootty, which is currently running in

Dita Von Teese

Dita Von Teese, whose real name is Heather Sweet, was reportedly a porn star with the name Bedroom Betty before she became a burlesque artist.The 36-year-old Wonderbra model’s secret porn past was revealed recently, and as well as starring in adult films, she also appeared in some sleazy Internet videos, reports the Sun.
She was pictured dressing up in stockings and suspenders before revealing her curves, and a lot more, to her online audience. Despite the discovery of her past X-rated frolics, Wonderbra kept Dita on their books and she’s even got on to design a new lingerie range.

Michael Jackson just three minutes to write the lyrics to No1 hit Billie Jean

It took Michael Jackson just three minutes to write the lyrics to No1 hit Billie Jean, according to a pal. Dr Steven Hoefflin has claimed that the inspiration behind late King of Pop's 1983 single was a beautiful female fan he spotted outside his family home. The singer was in a car with two of his brothers when he wrote it. Later, Jackson sketched her in nude form and gave the pic as a gift to his cosmetic surgeon pal. "The fastest song he ever wrote was Billie Jean," the Sun quoted Hoefflin as saying. "He said the lyrics just tumbled out of his head in one continuous, rapid stream," he added. In his autobiography Moon Walk , Jacko wrote: "Billie Jean is a composite of people my brothers have been plagued with."

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