Movies Coming Soon......

• Bangkok Dangerous

  

  Opens Friday: September 05, 2008 Rated: R Cast: Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Young Synopsis: Remorseless assassin Joe (Nicolas Cage) is in Thailand to complete a series of contra...

• Righteous Kill

  

  Opens: September 12, 2008 Rated: R Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Carla Gugino Synopsis: Two veteran detectives (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino) hunt a vigilante whose crimes rese...

• Burn After Reading

  

  Opens: September 12, 2008 Rated: R Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich Synopsis: A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA offic...

• Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

  

  Opens: September 12, 2008 Rated: PG-13 Cast: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Tyler Perry Synopsis: Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt ...

• The Women

  

  Opens: September 12, 2008 Rated: PG-13 Cast: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes Synopsis: Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) is a clothing designer who seems to have it all – a beautiful ...

• Lakeview Terrace

  

  Opens: September 19, 2008 Rated: PG-13 Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington Synopsis: An uptight police officer (Samuel L. Jackson), the self-appointed watchdog of his nei...

• Ghost Town

  

  Opens: September 19, 2008 Rated: PG-13 Cast: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear Synopsis: Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired....

• Igor

  

  Opens: September 19, 2008 Rated: PG Cast: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese Synopsis: A hunchbacked lab assistant dreams of becoming a scientist and winning the annual sci...

• My Best Friend's Girl

  

  Opens: September 19, 2008 Rated: R Cast: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs Synopsis: Smart, beautiful and headstrong, Alexis is the girl of Dustin’s dreams. But after onl...

• Eagle Eye

  

  Opens: September 26, 2008 Rated: PG-13 Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson Synopsis: Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan are two strangers who become the pawns of a myster..

'Broken heart' is worse than physical pain...

A broken heart really does hurt, just as poets claim, for a study has revealed that pain caused by emotional distress is more deeply felt and longer lasting than that caused by physical injuries.

For decades, it is believed that "sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you". But, now an international team has showed that the reverse is actually true in most cases.

"While both types of pain can hurt very much at the time they occur, social pain has the unique ability to come back over and over again, whereas physical pain lingers only as an awareness that it was indeed at one time painful.

"Why aren't we always suffering pain by recollections of social betrayal and other forms of social pain? Because we are pretty good at keeping these memories at bay," lead author Kip Williams was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying.

Williams of Purdue University in the US and colleagues at Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales in Australia have based their findings on an analysis of four experiments.

For their study, published in the latest edition of the Psychological Science, the researchers recruited volunteers who were asked to relieve their past painful experiences just by writing in detail what had happened and how they had felt.

Dhoni back to top of ODI rankings.........

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni toppled his South African counterpart Greame Smith to regain the top spot in the latest ICC ODI batsmen ranking.

By virtue of his consistent performance, including 76 and 71 in the pevious two one-dayers of the on-going ODI series against Sri Lanka, Dhoni has 803 rating points in his kitty, 27 points higher than Smith who occupies the second spot.

Dhoni had previously occupied the number one position for a brief period in 2006.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting is in the third spot with 751 points followed by team-mate Michael Hussey and England skipper Kevin Pietersen.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is placed the ninth while an out of form Yuvraj Singh is languishing at 18th.

Meanwhile, comeback man Zaheer Khan is the lone Indian bowler in the top 20 ODI bowlers chart in the 14th spot with 642 rating points.

Australia's Nathan Bracken leads the table, followed by Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori, team-mate Shane Bond, England youngster Stuart Broad and Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan.

However, no Indian representation is there in the all-rounders chart which is being led by Pakistan skipper Shaoib Malik. England's Andrew Flintoff and Kiwi Jacob Oram find themselves in the second and third position respectively.

Although India has already pocketed the five-match ODI series against the Lankans with one match to go, but it didn't help Twenty20 World Champions to move up the ODI championship table as they find themselves in the fourth spot.

India end with a whimper, win series 3-2

YOUNGISTAAN NEEDS BETTER TEACHERS!!

"BETTER BUILDINGS DONT MAKE BETTER SCHOOLS,

BETTER TEACHERS DO!"

read this line in one of the papers today and by god how true it is and also how rare.my kids r in school.,probably one of the oldest schools in this city with 100 % results year after year after year but if u ask me about the quality of education ,the standard of the teachers,the entire faculty,i would give a thumbs down!

wonder why when it gives such good results,people ,the credit 4 that should go 2 the tution classes attended by every student ,whether they r in the primary school or the higher classes.but can u blame them?take the higher classes.their teachers are busy giving the required notes,the recommended extra study,the recap tests all that is required for a thorough study ,to the students who attend thei tuitions only and not the others!unbelievable.the same teachers who r so thorough with tuitions r so lackadaisical,so laidback with the rest of the students!is the principal taking any interest,leave alone any action?u guessed it no way!all the interest is centered on the donations that the school can sqeeze out of the helpless parents to repair this or that or whatever!

its high time this system of teachers being allowed to give tuitions to their class students was stopped ,also teachers teaching in schools should not be allowed to teach in coaching classes 4 the same reason.

of course,apart from that there is yet another reason i think 4 this indifferent attitude of the teachers at the school level and that has 2 do with their salaries.u know it is said if u give peanuts u get monkeys!if u want the best talent to join the teaching profession and be responsible and caring teachers for gen.next the teching profession has got to have a major overhauling where their salaries r concerned .they must be paid much,much better than they r being paid now,pl remember this ths future generations of indians we r talking about!surely the people who r AND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE 4 THAT DESERVE THAT MUCH!

Katrina scores a double hat trick

Katrina Kaif is currently in the US shooting for Kabir Khan's New York for the Yashraj Films banner. Back home the actress has delivered yet another hit, Sinngh is King. And going by the number, Singh is King happens to be Katrina's sixth hit in a row, the earlier ones being Namastey London, Apne, Partner,Welcome, Race and now Singh is King. This is a first in Bollywood.

The news of Singh is Kinng's success has left Katrina absolutely elated. She shared the joy of her success with the cast and crew of Yashraj films. Katrina wishes that she was in here in Mumbai to savour the success of her latest venture. "But the party more than made up for it," she laughs.

Not to forget that Katrina just been selected as the brand ambassador for Nakshatra Diamonds. "Katrina has signed the deal with Nakshatra for a whopping amount," revealed a source.

Katrina's success story has turned every actress green with envy and got their tongues wagging. Indulging in malicious gossip and the crab mentality is the way of the industry that Katrina is well familiar with.

But she is not going to let all the loose talk bog her down and mar her enthusiasm and spirit. "I have worked hard so why shouldn't I enjoy my share of the pie," she smiles.

Mallika's the most fantasised woman in showbiz

She is not called husn ki Mallika for nothing. With a luscious pout, come-hither looks and an hour glass figure; is it any wonder that Mallika Sherawat is the most fantasised woman in town? A recent survey conducted by a leading daily revealed that Mallika topped the charts leaving the likes of Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone far behind and to our surprise, Aishwarya ‘Miss World’ Bachchan garnered the least number of votes when it came to being fantasised about. Yes, you heard that right; Ash took quite a bash and we are wondering why. What gives, and where do our babes from the south fit in? VJ Cary says, “There is absolutely no question why any man wouldn't fantasise about Mallika. I mean just look at her man. What a bomb, plus I think she is so real. She is not afraid to flaunt what she has and her devil-may-care attitude is such a plus. Ash on the other hand is plastic. I'd rather fantasise about a life-size doll than someone as fake as Aishwarya. But I have to say that Mallika Sherawat apart, one woman I would consider super hot is Shriya Saran. Fab figure and looks aside, she has a brain and that is quite a turn on.” Actor Prasanna agrees with Cary. “Shriya Saran is quite hot. If I were to choose between Mallika and Aishwarya, I'd be in a fix. Honestly, they are both fantasy material. While Aishwarya has ethereal looks, Mallika has a va-va voom figure and on the drool meter, Mallika scores way higher. However, the kind of woman I would fantasise about is a proper Tamil ponnu, who is a perfect mix of beauty, brains and good character. I think Nayanthara sort of fits the bill,” says the young actor. Actress Padmapriya says that the term ‘sex symbol’ is not derogatory. “When someone talks about fantasy, it's more often than not about the physical attributes of a person. I also think that while the way a woman carries herself or shows off her ‘assets’ maybe a reflection of her personality, it’s definitely more about the figure,” says she. Model and VJ, Paloma says, “As a woman I am not ok with being treated like a sex object. Fantasies are fine as long as they remain just that. Mallika uses what she has to her advantage and you gotta laud the lady for that. She has positioned herself very well, she knows what sells and gives the public just that. But then again, when it comes to reality, it’s a whole different ball game; it’s as much the beauty, as it is the brains.” Raunak Dalal, a college student thinks that Mallika should take a walk and according to him, Kollywood actresses like Trisha, Reema Sen and Nayanthara are truly the sirens who send the temperature rising in an already hot Chennai. “Mallika Sherawat should seriously learn to cover up. She is what, 30 going on 13? Look at our Kollywood heroines. They are sexy, without being sleazy, sensuous, without being smutty, and that is any man’s dream come true. Give me a Reema over a Mallika any day.” The men, it seems, like it real and let's just say, the bigger they are, the better it is. The women, on the other hand, think that it takes more than just ‘valuable assets’ to get a man’s attention. The debate will continue like it has for ages, but we are sure that a certain Ms Sherawat is grinning like the proverbial Cheshire cat who just licked the cream.