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Angelina Jolie gets honorary Oscar for humanitarian work

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<span class="adtext" id="adtext_8">LOS ANGELES</span> (AFP) - A-list movie star <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">Angelina Jolie</span> was awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work late Saturday at the Governors <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">Awards ceremony</span> in Hollywood.<br />

Veteran actress Angela Lansbury, comedian <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">Steve Martin</span>, and Italian costume designer Pietro Tosi also received awards at the annual ceremony organized by the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">Board of Governors</span> of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.<br />

Film royalty among the 600 guests included Tom Hanks, Jake 
Gyllenhaal, Diane Keaton, Emma Thompson, Harrison Ford, Amy Adams, 
Matthew McConaughey and George Lucas, as well as Jolie's fiancee Brad 
Pitt.<br />

"It was only when I began to travel that I understood my 
responsibility to others," Jolie, who has been involved in humanitarian 
work for years, told the audience.<br />

"When I met survivors of wars and famine, and rape, I learned what 
life is like for most people in this world and how fortunate I was to 
have food to eat, a roof above my head, a safe <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">place to live</span> and the joy of having my family safe and healthy," she said.<br />

"I realized how sheltered I had been and I was determined never to be that way again."<br />

Since 2012 Jolie has travelled on more than 40 missions around the 
world as a special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency.<br />

Jolie, 38, received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award -- a 
statuette identical to a "classic" Oscar -- from Lucas, the man behind 
the "<span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">Star Wars</span>" films.<br />

Jolie won an acting Oscar in 2000 for her supporting role in the movie "Girl, Interrupted."<br />

Lansbury, 88, the British-born actress known for her role as amateur 
detective and mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the popular TV series 
"Murder, She Wrote," and comedian Martin received lifetime achievement 
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Angelina Jolie gets honorary Oscar for humanitarian work

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A-list movie star Angelina Jolie was awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work late Saturday at the Gov...

WAAR set to release in the UK

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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Lollywood: The <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">British</span> Board of Film Censors’ has approved the screening of WAAR in the UK, ARY News reported.<br />
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But the movie could take up to two weeks for its release in UK, director Bilal Lashari reveals.<br />
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According to the director, the delay is coming because of the negotiations with the distributors.<br />
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WAAR is already expected to release worldwide which is now happening with much delay.<br />
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However it is being said that due to the controversial subject of the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">film</span> it might not get permission to release in India.<br />
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Written by Hassan Waqas <span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">Rana</span> with the iconic <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">star</span> cast of Shaan Shahid ,Shamoon Abbasi, Meesha Shafi, <span class="adtext" id="adtext_3">Ali Azmat</span> and Aisha khan WAAR  has earned more than Rs 19 crore and hence became the only Pakistani <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">movie making</span> such a business.</span></span><br />
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“I am a religious woman, I will go for Umrah soon” - Veena Malik

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The controversy, scandal and drama Queen,Veena Malik, while 
giving interview to showbiz desk, London, said that people of different 
mindsets live in Pakistan and everyone has right to live life in one’s 
own way. <br />
She said that she is a daughter of an army officer and she is proud 
to be a Pakistani. She further said that she is a religious woman; her 
religion is none of others concern, it’s between her and Allah and she 
will go for Umrah soon.<br />
According to Veena Malik, Pakistan is deprived of National heroes and
 we should worth having them in our country.She pledged that she also 
want her to be treated as National Hero rather than attacking her 
through taunts and insulting comments again and again. Veena Malik 
warned Sheikh Rashid to stop himself in giving those insulting comments 
on her.If he wont,then she knows how to tackle with such situations.<br />
Well, we hope that Veena’s inner woman will soon give her a wake-up call and she will start taking her life seriously.<br />
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“I am a religious woman, I will go for Umrah soon” - Veena Malik

The controversy, scandal and drama Queen,Veena Malik, while giving interview to showbiz desk, London, said that people of different minds...

Bollywood not on the cards for Saba Qamar

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Pakistani actor and model Saba Qamar may have numerous TV roles under her belt, such as <i>Maat</i> and <i>Dastaan</i>, but she has no intention of capitalising on her fame by jumping onto the Bollywood bandwagon.<br />
The actor has been clear about her lack of interest in the world’s 
second largest film industry. In a post on her official Facebook page, 
she has stated “I like Bollywood movies, but I have no intention of 
going [to work] there. I’ve had offers but I don’t want to, so anyone 
who says I’m going to Bollywood is spreading rumors!”<br />
Qamar was reportedly offered a role opposite Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, a supporting cast member in films such as <i>Once Upon a Time in Mumbai</i> and <i>Heroine</i>,
 which she declined. Qamar believes that Pakistani artistes can only 
obtain “C grade” work in the Bollywood industry because directors and 
producers in India never offer “A grade” work to Pakistani actors.<br />
Qamar can be seen on TV regularly as the host of Geo’s <i>Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain</i> and is preparing to work in Pakistani films in the future.<br />
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I would not like SRK to dominate the poster of my film: Veena Malik

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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Bollywood:
 Veena Malik had said during her recent Kolkata trip that she only wants
 to act in those films where she is both the hero and heroine of the 
film. When asked more, she said, "I am a very greedy actress. I don't 
like somebody being given more importance in a poster where I am there. 
So I would not like a Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan to get a better 
display than me. I think that I should be in the forefront of the poster
 and rest all, behind me. Thankfully, this has been happening since I 
came into Bollywood. Maybe, that is why I put the maximum effort in 
promoting my films. The rest is up to God and audience."</span></span><br />
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I would not like SRK to dominate the poster of my film: Veena Malik

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Marvel's 'Thor' soars to top of U.S.-Canada movie charts

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail">LOS
 ANGELES: Marvel superhero Thor pounded his box office competitors over 
the weekend, muscling movie sequel "Thor: The Dark World" to the top of 
U.S. and Canadian charts with a hefty $86.1 million (53.7 million 
pounds) in debut ticket sales.<br /><br />The 3D film starring Chris 
Hemsworth trounced last week's top movies. Raunchy comedy "Jackass 
Presents: Bad Grandpa" finished in second place with $11.3 million from 
Friday through Sunday, according to Hollywood.com.<br /><br />"Free Birds," 
the 3D movie featuring the voices of Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson as 
turkeys who team up and travel back in time to get turkey off 
Thanksgiving dinner plates, earned the No. 3 slot with $11.2 million, 
just ahead of senior citizen buddy comedy "Last Vegas" which took in 
$11.1 million.<br /><br />"Thor: The Dark World" also hauled in $94 million 
from international markets, where the movie began playing on October 30,
 distributor Walt Disney Co said. IMAX showings added another $11 
million globally, and its combined global sales through Sunday reached 
$327 million.<br /><br />The new "Thor" instalment co-stars Natalie Portman 
as the love interest for Thor, the mighty god of thunder who battles to 
save his homeland of Asgard from evil forces. Tom Hiddleston plays 
Thor's villainous brother Loki.<br /><br />"Thor 2" fell a bit short of 
industry forecasts that it would kick off with up to $92 million at 
North American (U.S. and Canadian) theatres. But the sequel opened 
stronger than the original movie, which debuted with $65.7 million in 
May 2011.<br /><br />Thor also appeared in 2012 smash hit movie "The 
Avengers," which helped stoke interest in the character. According to a 
poll by the Fandango movie website, 72 percent of ticket buyers said 
fond memories of Thor in "Avengers" influenced their choice to see 
"Thor: The Dark World." The "Thor" sequel cost $170 million, Disney 
said.<br /><br />"It's a great start," said Dave Hollis, executive vice 
president of distribution for Walt Disney Studios, adding that Disney 
would have considered "anything north of $80 million to be a good 
result."<br /><br />Hollis also noted that the film was playing especially well with family audiences.<br /><br />"Marvel
 has transitioned," he said. "This is an everybody picture." Business 
ticked up as the weekend went on, and he said Disney was anticipating an
 especially strong performance on Sunday and Monday, given the Veterans 
Day U.S. holiday on Monday, when many schools and businesses will be 
closed.<br /><br />Second-place film "Bad Grandpa" stars comedian Johnny 
Knoxville in disguise as an 86-year-old man who travels cross-country 
with his 8-year-old grandson, pulling pranks on unsuspecting people they
 encounter on the way.<br /><br />Animated movie "Free Birds" tells the tale
 of a pair of turkeys that try to keep their kind off Thanksgiving 
dinner plates, while "Last Vegas" follows four lifelong friends who 
reunite for a bachelor party. It stars Oscar winners Robert De Niro, 
Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline.<br /><br />Last week's 
winner, sci-fi thriller "Ender's Game," dropped to fifth place, taking 
in $10.3 million after a steep drop-off of 62 percent in box office 
receipts.<br /><br />Two films in limited release expanded to more than 
1,000 theatres each. Drama "12 Years a Slave," starring British actor 
Chiwetel Ejiofor, brought in $6.6 million, while "About Time," a 
romantic comedy starring Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson, collected 
$5.2 million.<br /><br />"Bad Grandpa" was released by Paramount Pictures, a
 unit of Viacom Inc. CBS Films, a unit of CBS Corp, distributed "Last 
Vegas." "Free Birds" was distributed by privately held Relativity Media.
 Lions Gate Entertainment Corp released "Ender's Game." Fox Searchlight,
 a unit of 21st Century Fox, released "12 Years a Slave." "About Time" 
was distributed by Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp..--REUTERS</span><br />
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Gun violence increasing in PG-13 movies

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail">NEW YORK: The amount of gun violence in movies rated PG-13 has more than tripled over the last two decades, says a new study.<br /><br />When
 PG-13 first became a designation, movies with that rating had similar 
amounts of gun violence as G and PG films, researchers found. Now, they 
sometimes have more shooting scenes than R-rated movies.<br /><br />"It 
doesn't take a lot of imagination to figure out there are going to be 
disturbed kids who are going to see this kind of content," said Daniel 
Romer.<br /><br />"The problem for parents is they can no longer rely on the
 PG-13 rating to tell them there isn't a lot of violence in those 
films," he added.<br /><br />Romer worked on the new study at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia.<br /><br />The
 researchers watched 945 movies sampled from the 30 top-grossing films 
each year between 1950 and 2012. They marked every time a film had a 
violent sequence, and each time that involved a gun that was fired.<br /><br />Their findings were published Monday in Pediatrics.<br /><br />Across all films, the number of violent sequences more than doubled during the study period, the researchers found.<br /><br />Gun-related violence held steady in R-rated movies and declined slightly in G and PG movies since 1985.<br /><br />But
 the rate of gun violence in PG-13 movies jumped from less than one 
shooting sequence per hour in films released in 1985 - the first full 
year of the PG-13 designation - to almost three per hour in 2012 movies.<br /><br />Romer told Reuters Health past evidence suggests seeing weapons in use can make people have more aggressive thoughts.<br /><br />He
 said it's not clear why the Motion Picture Association of America 
(MPAA) has allowed more violence in PG-13 movies, but continues to be 
strict about keeping sex out of those films.<br /><br />According to a guide
 to ratings from the MPAA, "There may be depictions of violence in a 
PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent 
violence."<br /><br />The MPAA declined to comment on the new findings.<br /><br />Dr.
 James Sargent said the movie industry knows films make more money when 
they are rated PG-13, because adolescents are a profitable audience. 
Violence also makes money, he said - so the fact that more of it is 
showing up in PG-13 films "is no surprise."<br /><br />Sargent, from the 
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Norris Cotton Cancer 
Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, has studied media influences on youth 
but wasn't involved in the new study.<br /><br />The MPAA, he told Reuters 
Health, "need to go back to the drawing board and fix their rating 
system so those movies are rated R for violence."<br /><br />Not everyone agrees that gun violence in films targeted to young people is concerning, however.<br /><br />"It's
 probably true that gun violence in movies is higher than it was … but 
what does that mean? There's really not much in terms of, ‘so what?'" 
said Christopher Ferguson.<br /><br />Chair of the psychology department at 
Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, Ferguson has studied violence in 
the media but wasn't involved in the new research.<br /><br />"Youth 
violence is at its lowest level in 40 years," Ferguson told Reuters 
Health. "That happened as media violence has increased."<br /><br />"My 
concern is that we're distracting ourselves from more serious issues" 
that do affect violence among young people, he said. Those include 
problems with the mental health system, poverty and education 
disparities.<br /><br />Sargent agreed the evidence linking violence in 
movies to youth violence isn't as clear as the links between on-screen 
and real-life smoking and drinking, for instance.<br /><br />But he said that doesn't mean seeing gun violence doesn't affect adolescents.<br /><br />"We
 have a problem in this country. People are shooting each other at high 
rates," Sargent said. "We should be trying to address anything we can to
 decrease the rates of gun violence in the United States." REUTERS</span><br />
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NEW YORK: The amount of gun violence in movies rated PG-13 has more than tripled over the last two decades, says a new study. When PG-13 f...

Katy Perry, Eminem triumph as MTV rises to Google challenge

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(Reuters) - Katy Perry won the award for best female singer at the 
2013 MTV EMA music awards on Sunday, pipping Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus 
to the post in MTV's first award ceremony since the launch a week ago of
 the upstart YouTube Music Awards.<br />

But Cyrus stole the show by lighting what could have been a joint, in
 a nod to the host city's famously tolerant attitude towards soft drugs.<br />

She had earlier been photographed in one of Amsterdam's best-known coffeeshops where soft drugs are on the menu.<br />

With the three pop divas in contention, the prize for best female was
 the most closely watched battle at the Viacom-owned music network's 
20th annual European awards ceremony.<br />

Claiming her third EMA award, U.S. singer Perry gave a dramatic 
rendition of her song "Unconditionally", suspended like a sequin-covered
 glitter ball 9 meters (30 feet) above a gigantic outer-space-themed 
set.<br />

"It's my goal to get (my music) to as many ears as possible," she 
said on the red carpet before the show. "If that's happening, I'm 
happy."<br />

When Cyrus picked up her best video award for "Wrecking Ball", she 
made a show of not finding the space for the bauble in her handbag.<br />

"You know I couldn't fit this award in my bag but I did find this," 
she said, pulling out a hand-rolled cigarette which she lit as she 
walked off the stage.<br />

Earlier, the former Disney star, who caused a sensation with her 
raunchy "twerking" performance with actor Robin Thicke at the U.S.-based
 Video Music Awards in August, took to the red carpet in a bold mini 
dress on which the words "Please Stop Violence" were wrapped tightly 
around her hip.<br />

British-Irish boy band One Direction had a good night, taking the 
prize for best pop, while Harry Styles, known as much for his singing in
 the band as for his celebrity girlfriends, was awarded best style.<br />

Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto reacted to his band's 
winning the best alternative prize by calling for a minute of silence 
for those affected by typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on 
Friday, killing an estimated 10,000 people. The call went largely 
unheeded.<br />

"It's hard to hear in there ... but the message is what's important, 
to send some love and support across the world," he said backstage 
afterwards.<br />

Justin Bieber held on to his best male status for a fourth 
consecutive year, while Beyonce and Bruno Mars won awards for best live 
act and best song, respectively. China's Chris Lee won best worldwide 
act.<br />

NEW COMPETITION<br />

U.S. rapper Eminem was given a "Global Icon" prize for lifetime 
achievement along with best hip-hop, just a week after being declared 
artist of the year at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards, run by 
emerging music industry rival Google.<br />

In the face of the new competition, the MTV EMA awards are being seen
 as a test of the ability of MTV, one of the most prominent brands of 
the 1980s and 1990s, to flourish in the internet era.<br />

Robert Bakish, head of Viacom's broadcast division, said he was confident the company would rise to the challenge.<br />

While MTV has dominated the field with its annual pop music awards 
since 1984, when the Video Music Awards were launched, video-sharing 
site YouTube, with its one billion viewers a month, has utterly remade 
the popular music business.<br />

"There's always competition, traditional competition and new 
competition," Bakish told Reuters on the red carpet before the show.<br />

"The EMA is the ultimate multiplatform expression, we combine live television with digital and on Web and on mobile," he said.<br />
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Lady Gaga lends image to USA Today logo

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NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga is lending some of her artistic eye and 
star power to USA Today s pages in advance of the singer s new album, 
"ARTPOP."<br />

USA Today says a logo featuring an image of a statue of the pop 
provocateur will appear in Monday s editions of the newspaper s "LIFE" 
section.<br />

The newspaper says Lady Gaga is the first guest contributor to design a logo for the newspaper.<br />

The logo was designed in collaboration with the performer and artist 
Jeff Koons, who designed Lady Gaga s cover art for "ARTPOP," due out 
Tuesday.<br />

The album is Lady Gaga s third release.<br />

The singer has sold nearly 9 million albums on her way to becoming one of music s more colorful figures.<br />
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Lady Gaga lends image to USA Today logo

NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga is lending some of her artistic eye and star power to USA Today s pages in advance of the singer s new album, ...

Lady Gaga unveils 'flying dress' at NY album party

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NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga's album sales are already stratospheric, so why not her evening wear?<br />

The "Applause" singer unveiled a high-tech, white vehicle she calls 
the world's first flying dress. The contraption lifted her inside a 
mammoth building in New York City, where she held a launch party for her
 new album Sunday.<br />

The 27-year-old New York entertainer said this was "maybe a small 
step for Volantis" as she calls the battery-powered metal dress but "a 
big-time step" for Lady Gaga.<br />

She says her ultimate goal is to stage the first musical performance from space.<br />

Her third studio album, "Artpop," will be released worldwide Monday.<br />
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Lady Gaga unveils 'flying dress' at NY album party

NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga's album sales are already stratospheric, so why not her evening wear? The "Applause" singer unvei...

Venezuela's Gabriela crowned Miss Universe 2013

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MOSCOW (Agencies) - A 25-year-old Venezuelan television presenter and
 flamenco dancer, Gabriela Isler, has been crowned Miss Universe in 
Moscow in a glittering ceremony.<br />

According to foreign media reports, Judges, including rock star 
Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, picked the winner from a total of 86 
contestants.<br />

Last year s winner Olivia Culpo (who represented the United States) 
placed a diamond crown on the head of Isler, who wore a silver 
rhinestone studded evening dress.<br />

Isler s triumph was the seventh Miss Universe win for Venezuela, where beauty pageants are a major source of national pride.<br />

After the show, she beamed and waved to journalists, wearing the Miss
 Universe sash and standing next to the show s owner, US tycoon Donald 
Trump.<br />

"I feel a lot of emotions," she said.<br />

"I m still in shock. I feel so blessed, so happy to be here."<br />

"It s been a lot of fun and a great success," said Trump.<br />

In the decisive interview round that concludes the competition, Tyler
 asked Isler, who won Miss Venezuela last year, what her greatest fear 
was.<br />

She did not give any details, but said: "I believe we should overcome
 all our fears and this in turn will make us stronger," speaking in 
Spanish through an interpreter.<br />

Isler is now set to pose on Sunday in a specially created jewelled swimsuit that the organisers said was worth $1 million.<br />

The previous Miss Universe, Culpo, earlier appeared on stage wearing 
the white cutaway swimsuit studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds.<br />

"That swimsuit travels with an armed security guard 24/7," commented co-host Thomas Roberts, an American television presenter.<br />

Roberts, who co-hosted the final with ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown, 
dedicated the show to the people suffering from the typhoon in the 
Philippines.<br />

"We send our very best, our thoughts. We dedicate tonight s show to you" he said.<br />
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Venezuela's Gabriela crowned Miss Universe 2013

MOSCOW (Agencies) - A 25-year-old Venezuelan television presenter and flamenco dancer, Gabriela Isler, has been crowned Miss Universe in ...