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Monday, March 4, 2013
Laura
Dern
Amy and her vow
to bring down an
unfair company
CINDY PEARLMAN
NYT SYNDICATE
A
CCORDING to Laura
Dern, not every kind
of woman is allowed
onto America’s movie
or television screens.
Angry women scare men,
she says, laughing. “Crazy
women, forget it.”
“It’s OK if you play crazy or
complicated,’’ she continues,
drawing “complicated’’ out into
many syllables. “You can play
beautiful but dangerous. You
can even play gross Hollywood
loves it.
“Rambling Rose was a
complete nympho,’’ Dern
says, referring to her Oscarnominated title role in the
1991 film, “and, to this day,
the boys tell me, ‘She was so
troubled, but for some reason
we just love her.’’’
Dern is speaking by telephone
from her Los Angeles home, and the
topic of difficult women has come up
because of her critically acclaimed
performance in Enlightened, now in its
second season on HBO. She plays Amy
Jellicoe, a struggling corporate drone
who is – to put it mildly – not the kind
of woman you usually see on television.
“My character Amy on Enlightened
loses it in the first episode,’’ Dern says.
“I’ve heard, ‘How do you feel playing
such an angry person?’ I’ve realised what
a stigma anger is in a female character.’’
The show, created by Dern and actorwriter Mike White, who also stars as her
co-worker Tyler, has impressed critics
and developed a passionate fan base.
“I expected to hear from women,
which is lovely,’’ the 46-year-old actress
says. “But now, wherever I go, there is
somebody who wants to talk about the
show.’’
A significant number of them are
men, she says, a point driven home to
her on a recent visit to a Los Angeles
restaurant.
“All of a sudden the chef and his staff,
comprised of all men, came out of the
back to tell me that they were obsessed
Laura Dern as
Amy in a scene
from Enlightened.
Enlightened fans,’’ Dern recalls. “These
guys ranged in age from 25 to 55. They
were white, black and Hispanic, a real
mix. Some of the men told me, ‘I’m
Amy.’ They argued about it, insisting,
‘No, I’m Amy!’ Then they began to tell
me about their frustrations with the
American way of life.
“The best compliment I heard was,
‘I’m seeing a part of myself on this show,
the part that I’m afraid to express.’’’
When viewers first met Amy, she
was an executive who had experienced
a workplace wipeout and been relegated
to the basement of her large corporation,
where the “losers” toil in menial jobs in
lieu of firing. Divorced from a drug-ad-dict husband named Levi (Luke Wilson),
Amy was broke and had been forced to
move back in with her quietly, brutally
judgmental mother, played by Dern’s
real-life mother, Diane Ladd.
Amy didn’t simply get angry, though,
but became determined to find some way
to change the world. Her first step: Bring
down the company that has abused her.
“You go, ‘She’s crazy. She thinks she
will change her ex-husband and her
mother and this company,’’’ Dern says.
“You think, ‘She’s nuts.’
“Our love letter to the fans is that
Amy’s anger is also her greatest gift,’’ she
continues. “Her deepest flaw has been
harnessed this season. She’s using that
anger to change her little piece of the
world.’’
How has Amy become so, dare we
say, enlightened?
“We are our flaws and our damages,’’
Dern says. “Those can turn out to be our
great qualities. What’s also true in life
and on this show is that it takes emotion-al growth to harness certain emotions
and shape them in a way that will cause
real, productive change.’’
She’s happy to give the bulk of the
credit for the show’s success to White.
“Mike is such a brilliant writer,’’ she
says. “It’s odd to speak for him, but this
show is our baby. I feel like a parent
speaking about it.
“From its inception, Mike and I
both knew where Amy would go,’’ Dern
continues. “His vision as a writer always
included three different aspects of Amy’s
life played over three seasons. The first
COVER STORY
Amy didn’t simply
get angry, though,
but became
determined to find
some way to
change the world.
Her first step: Bring
down the company
that has abused her
season was to see who Amy is in life. This
season is about Amy becoming a whistle-blower. The next season will be the most
interesting of all. If we get a Season 3,
we’re really interested in what happens
when someone like Amy is given this sort
of platform as a whistleblower. What is
the next step?’’
Will the show get that third season?
She hopes so, though HBO has yet to
make an announcement either way.
Regardless, Enlightened seems to
have struck a chord for its fans that
clicks with this time and place.
“We’ve been at war for over 10 years,
there are young children shot at school,’’
Dern says. “As people, we force ourselves
not to be like Amy and feel it all too
deeply. But there is a part of us that is
her. We feel the pain. We just try to sur-vive by numbing that part of ourselves
that wants to scream the Network (1976)
line, ‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not going
to take it anymore!’
“The company in this show is sleep-ing,’’ she says. “They don’t think one
worker will make a difference. As we
know, that’s not the case. The great vigi-lantes in our day are the whistleblowers
in corporate America. It just takes that
one person to say, ‘Wait, BP did what?
Nobody is saying anything? I’ll say some-thing!’’’
Monday, March 4, 2013
A still from the film Enlightened.
The daughter of Diane Ladd and
actor Bruce Dern, Laura Dern grew up
around the movie industry. A tall, skinny
and painfully shy girl, she found herself
at nine by studying acting at the Lee
Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York.
After childhood cameos in her mother’s
films White Lightning (1973) and Alice
Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), she
made her film debut in the Jodie Foster
film Foxes (1980), and scored her break-through as a blind girl who becomes
friends with a deformed boy in Mask
(1985). Her subsequent movies have in-cluded Smooth Talk (1985), Blue Velvet
(1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Rambling
Rose, Jurassic Park (1993), October Sky
(1999), I Am Sam (2001) and The Mas-ter (2012).
On the home front, Dern and her exhusband, musician Ben Harper, are the
parents of 11-year-old Ellery and 8-yearold Jaya.
She remains very close to her mother,
who raised her after her parents split in
1969. Enlightened is hardly their first
time as co-stars: Mother and daughter
got matching Oscar nominations for
Rambling Rose, and Ladd previously has
played the mother of Dern’s character in
White Lightning, Wild at Heart, Citi-zen Ruth (1996) and Daddy and Them
(2001). Dern feels, however, that En--
lightened is their best mutual work.
“Working with my mom has been
amazing,’’ she says. “This season has
been one of subtle-but-beautiful evolu-tion in her character. There are very
poignant moments between Amy and her
mom. To see her reach out and be there
for her daughter is so beautiful, because
she plays a woman who clearly isn’t
capable of showing emotion.’’
In real life, Dern adds, Ladd is a read-ily emotional mother has been warmly
supportive of her career from its outset.
She even let her 12-year-old daughter
star in Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabu-lous Stains (1982), a punk-rock musical
that would have made most mothers
think twice.
“In that movie my hair is half black
and half white,’’ Dern says with a whoop-ing laugh. “I starred in that movie with
two members of the Sex Pistols. I left
eighth grade looking like Alice in Won-derland and came back with half-shaved
hair.
“It was my coming of age experi-ence,’’ she says, still laughing. “Amaz-ingly, I felt even more innocent after that
experience.’’
Dern was especially glad to have
made “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabu-lous Stains’’ for another reason.
“I made one of my best friends when
I was 12 and she was 13,’’ she says. “It
was Diane Lane, who made that movie
with me. All these years later, I’m en-couraged. It’s so lucky we have such
amazing actresses to look up to who
never shy away from the complications
of being female. Diane is one of those
women.’’
Like Lane, Dern is defying the Holly-wood truism that it’s tough to find good
roles for women past 40.
“A lot of women are proving that
working as an actress when you’re over
40 is actually legal in Hollywood,’’ she
says. “And you can do this outside of
France, where it has always been legal
even to work over 60.
“Thanks to cable TV, there is a great
tribe of ladies who are getting this crazy
good work now,’’ Dern says. “We’re still
playing wonderfully complicated women,
and there isn’t an ingenue in the group.
We’re complicated women playing com-plicated women. It’s so delicious.’’
HOLLYWOOD
Monday, March 4, 2013
Donald Trump returns to
the Apprentice boardroom
He presided in a mood-lit stagecraft
boardroom where celebrity subjects
addressed him as “Mr Trump” and shrank
at that dismissive flick of his wrist and
dreaded catchphrase, “You’re fired.”
Donald Trump
AP
T
HERE is something Donald
Trump says he doesn’t know.
Trump has welcomed a reporter
to his 26th-floor corner office
in Trump Tower to talk about
All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. And here in
person, this one-of-a-kind TV star, billion-aire businessman, ubiquitous brand mogul
and media maestro strikes a softer pose than
he has typically practiced in his decades on
public display.
Relaxed behind a broad desk whose mir-ror sheen is mostly hidden by stacks of paper
that suggest work is actually done there,
Trump is pleasant, even chummy, with a
my-time-is-your-time easiness greeting his
guest.
He even contradicts his status as a legen-dary know-it-all with this surprising admis-sion: There’s a corner of the universe he
doesn’t understand.
The ratings woes of NBC, which airs his
show, are on Trump’s mind at the moment,
and as he hastens to voice confidence in the
network’s powers-that-be (“They will abso-lutely get it right”), he marvels at the myster-ies of the entertainment world.
“If I buy a great piece of real estate and
do the right building, I’m really gonna have a
success,” he says. “It may be more successful
or less successful, but you can sort of predict
how it’s gonna do. But show business is like
trial and error! It’s amazing!”
He loves to recall the iffy prospects for
The Apprentice when it debuted in January
2004. With show biz, he declares,
“You never know what’s gonna happen.”
Except, of course, when you do.
“I do have an instinct,” he confides.
“Oftentimes, I’ll see shows go on and I’ll
say, ‘That show will never make it,’ and I’m
always right. And I understand talent. Does
anybody ask me? No. But if they did, I would
be doing them a big service. I know what
people want.”
So maybe he does know it all. In any
case, lots of people wanted The Apprentice.
In its first season, it averaged nearly 21 mil-lion viewers each week.
And it gave Trump a signature TV plat-form that clinched his image as corporate
royalty. He presided in a mood-lit stagecraft
boardroom where celebrity subjects ad-dressed him as “Mr. Trump” and shrank at
that dismissive flick of his wrist and dreaded
catchphrase, “You’re fired.”
The two-hour premiere of All-Star Celeb-rity Apprentice (Sunday at 9 pm EST) starts
by rallying its 14 veteran contenders in the
even more evocative setting of the 2,000-
year-old Egyptian Temple of Dendur at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There, grandly, Trump receives such
returning players as Gary Busey, Stephen
Baldwin, LaToya Jackson and reality mean
queen Omarosa.
Soon, teammates are chosen by team
leaders Bret Michaels and Trace Adkins.
Their first assignment: concoct a winning
recipe for meatballs, then sell more of them
than the rival team.
This is the 13th edition of the Apprentice
franchise, which has now slipped to less
than one-third its original viewership, ac-cording to Nielsen Co figures. But even an
audience matching last season’s 6.26 million
viewers would be pleasant news for NBC,
which has recently fallen to fifth place in
prime time, behind even Spanish-language
Univision.
“I could probably do another show when
I don’t enjoy The Apprentice anymore,”
says the 66-year-old Trump, mulling his TV
future. “I have been asked by virtually every
network on television to do a show for them.
But there’s something to sticking with what
you have: This is a good formula. It works.”
Years before The Apprentice, Trump had
hit on a winning formula for himself: Super-charge his business success with relentless
self-promotion, putting a human face on the
capitalist system, and embedding his per-sona in a feedback loop of performance and
fame. Since then, he has ruled as America’s
larger-than-life tycoon and its patron saint
of material success. Which raises the ques-tion: Does he play a souped-up version of
himself for his audience as Donald Trump, a
character bigger and broader than its reallife inspiration?
He laughs, flashing something like a yougot-me smile.
“Perhaps,” he replies. “Not consciously.
But perhaps I do. Perhaps I do.”
It began as early as 1987, when his first
book, Trump: The Art of the Deal, became a
huge best-seller.
And even without a regular showcase,
he was no stranger to TV. For instance, in
the span of just 10 days in May 1997,
Trump not only was seen on his Miss Uni-verse Pageant telecast on CBS, but also
made sitcom cameo appearances as himself
on NBC’s Suddenly Susan and ABC’s Drew
Carey Show.
Meanwhile, as a frequent talk-show
guest then (as now), he publicised his
projects and pushed his brand.
“I’ll be on that show for 20 or 30
or 60 minutes, and it costs me nothing,”
he notes. “When you have an opportunity
for promotion, take it! It’s free.”
HOLLYWOOD
Schwarzenegger flexes muscles
again in bodybuilding world
REUTERS
A
RNOLD Schwarzenegger is going
back to his bodybuilding roots.
The action movie star turned poli-tician will become group executive editor
for the magazines Flex, and Muscle &
Fitness, writing monthly columns in the
publications and their online websites,
American Media said on Friday.
The Terminator star, who began his
Hollywood career as a bodybuilder and
went on to win five Mr Universe titles,
held the same position at the magazines
before he was elected California gover-nor in 2003.
“Bodybuilding has always been part
of my life, and I know Muscle & Fitness
and Flex will continue to motivate others
- as it did me - to lift weights and lead a
healthy lifestyle (and) promote the sport
of bodybuilding,” Schwarzenegger said
in a statement.
Schwarzenegger’s relationship with
the two magazines goes back to 1968,
when he was just 21, and he has ap-peared on their covers more than 60
times.
Schwarzenegger, 65, has taken a
diverse path since stepping down as
California governor in January 2011,
returning to movies in films like The Last
Stand and The Expendables 2, writing
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Monday, March 4, 2013
SCENE UNSEEN
Adele to get wax statue at
Madame Tussauds
SINGER Adele will join fellow musical
superstars Beyonce Knowles, Lady Gaga
and Amy Winehouse, when Madame Tus-sauds unveils a wax statue in her honour.
“Adele is the perfect addition to the
music line up here in London. She’s one
of the world’s hottest properties right
now and one of our most requested
personalities,” said Madame Tussauds
London’s public relations manager
Nicole Fenner, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
“In fact, we have seen a huge in-crease in requests for her figure since
Skyfall was released and the timing
seems perfect to honour her after such
phenomenal success with the song.
“She is one of the most influential
British female artists and we know she is
going to be a huge hit with our guests
Adele
an autobiography, and launching an
eponymous global policy think tank at
the University of Southern California’s
Los Angeles campus.
Muscle & Fitness and Flex are part of
American Media Inc, whose other titles
include the National Enquirer tabloid,
and celebrity magazine OK!
Spelling angry over false
divorce news
IANS
A
CTRESS Tori Spelling is
angry at a publication for
reporting false news of
her divorce, which has upset her
son Liam.
Spelling wrote a letter to
Star magazine after it carried a
news of Spelling’s divorce with
husband Dean McDermott on
its cover page. The magazine
had a picture of the couple
with their four children, with a
line which read: “Who will get
the kids?”, reports dailystar.
co.uk.
Spelling is furious at the
magazine’s bosses and wrote
to them: “My son Liam is
turning six in a couple
(of) weeks. His proudest
achievement so far in
his young life is that he
is learning to read...
That pride turned
to sorrow thanks to
Star magazine.
“He was asking, ‘Why is some-one getting us?? Where are you
and Dad going?’ He was anxiously
biting his lower lip and his big blue
eyes were filled with tears. My
heart sank....”
Spelling is married to Mc-Dermott for past six years and
says she is blessed to have
him as his husband.
“I’m so blessed to have
him (McDermott) as my
partner in life and love and
he is the best father to our
four children. I’m aware
that all that matters is
that we know
our truth...
Dean and I
will continue
to love each
other and our
babies and be
Tori Spelling
grateful for the
lives we have,”
she wrote.
Ryan
Seacrest
Seacrest casually responded: “Are you
getting married?”
Seacrest and Hough have been
together since the spring of 2010.
After a few playful rounds of “Are
you?” banter on the subject, he decided
to call it a day.
Seacrest made the comments Friday
while promoting Idol Across America, a
relay of the American Idol microphone
across the country, taking a page from
the Olympic torch relay.
As for the prospect of the micro-phone making it in one piece, Seacrest
says if not, “I’m sure there’s one in a
holster standing by if it breaks.”
Theron ready to have 10
more kids
alongside our other pop greats. We’re
very excited to welcome her to Madame
Tussauds London,” said Fenner.
The life-size wax work of the 24-yearold will be revealed in June. It is expect-ed to be modelled on her black gown
at the 2012 Grammy Awards, where she
collected six statues for her best-selling
album 21. She also recently won an Oscar
for Skyfall.
Seacrest dodges wedding
question at Idol event
RYAN Seacrest can tell you a lot about
the evolution of American Idol over the
last twelve seasons, but the host is a bit
more reluctant to discuss the evolution
of his relationship with actress Julianne
Hough.
When asked by The Associated Press
if there was a wedding date in his future,
Actress Charlize Theron says she
would love to have 10 more children,
but only if they were just like her son
Jackson.
The 37-year-old adopted son Jackson,
now aged one, in March 2012.
“More? I don’t know. I mean, if all my kids
could be like Jackson, I’d have 10 more
right now. My mom is always asking me
when,” eonline.com quoted Theron as
saying.
Charlize
Theron
Monday, March 4, 2013
BOLLYWOOD
Director Kapil
Sharma’s film
derives some
succour and
marginal strength
from urbane dia-logues that the
characters throw
at one another at
work and in parties
Film:
Rating:
Director:
Starring:
I Me Aur Main
★★★
Kapil Sharma
John Abraham, Chitrangda Singh,
Prachi Desai, Raima Sen and
Mini Mathur
NOW PLAYING IN DOHA THEATRES
I Me Aur Main
Romcom with potential let down by characters
IANS
W
HAT do you with a selfobsessed guy like Ishaan
who shoulders no respon-sibility except that to
his iron-board torso and
matinee-idol posturings, who takes
everyone from mom, sis and girlfriend
to success, friendship and karma for
granted?
John Abraham plays the kind of
narcissist whose life is just waiting to
fall apart. It does, soon enough leaving
him... well, high and not quite dry.
For much of its economical play-ing-time, I Me Aur Main glides along
innocuously in an urbane corporotised
haze where women are allowed to be
successful alongside men, though that
success comes with a price.
Hence to no one’s surprise, Anushka
(Chitrangda) locks Ishaan (John) out of
her home and life. Ishaan doesn’t waste
a moment in moving into a new apart-ment where he begins anew with a flirty
flighty neighbour Gauri (Prachi Desai).
This is a dangerously thin ice for a
desi romcom to tread on. The principal
characters do not aspire to any higher
ground of existence beyond what they
are allotted by writers.
Director Kapil Sharma’s film derives
some succour and marginal strength
from urbane dialogues that the charac-ters throw at one another at work and in
parties.
Indeed the most interesting charac-ter to be obtained in this romp-com is
that of Ishaan’s frosty saree-clad, selfstyled diva boss Beena (Raima Sen) who
takes over the business and has poor
Ishaan by his balls.
The ‘b’ word for such pushy sarcastic
women is not discounted.
It is interesting to see John play a
complete jerk, the kind you wouldn’t
wish on your sister or daughter. Unfor-tunately girls of a certain age do fall for
attractive garbage.
John plays the trashy Ishaan with-out reservation. A jerk, he is till a point
in the plot where you wonder how this
self-serving ass will finally get his come-uppance.
The payback comes in unexpected
ways. The way an executive lifestyle and
its sterile relationships are kept afloat
in the film are proof of intelligent minds
energising this endeavour which strives
to titillate burt gradually falls into the
terrain of torpidity with no hope of a
rescue.
John as the commitment-phobic cad
skims over the smooth surface unable to
nail the character beyond the occasional
smirk and the constant gleam in the eye.
His character evolves gradually,
though, with fatherhood fuelling a sud-den change of heart that would have
been more convincing had Ishaan’s
growth from self-obsession to caring had
been charted with more strokes of bold
colours.
Dwelling in the domain of surfacelevel emotions, I Me Aur Main tickles
our fancy in just that proportion where
we do not a walk away with a sense of
betrayal.
John works hard to give character
to his amoral character. His mumbling
monologue at the end with his newlyborn is touching.
Chitrangda smoulders with her bri-dled sex appeal exuding oomph without
letting any of it spill over.
Prachi literally plays the girl next-door with a neighbourly warmth that
wraps around John like a cosy shawl in
winter.
Television anchor Mini Mathur and
Raima Sen provide colour and character
to a script that needed more motivation
and a larger sense of responsibility in
showing its protagonist go from irre-sponsible to the committed.
I Me Aur Main is an inoffensive,
sweet, tender and cute rom-com about a
selfish jerk and the two lovely ladies who
come into his life. With an endearing
threesome of principal actors who aren’t
afraid to play flawed, this film should
have left us floored. Instead it just leaves
us pleasantly underwhelmed.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Soha annoyed by royalty references
IANS
D
ON’T rub in the royalty, please!
That seems to have been Soha
Ali Khan’s underlying statement
when at a public event, promoting her
new film Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Re-turns, she made her displeasure clear at
her royalty references being relentlessly
rustled up.
Director Tigmanshu Dhulia said at
the event that he chose Soha to play a
princess in his film as she looked every
inch the royalty in royal finery.
To this, the sharp-tongued Soha
retorted: “Oh yes, I even sleep in
royal clothes.”
Explaining her snappy re-sponse, Soha said: “It is true.
When I was asked if I was comfort-able playing my character because
of my royal background, I did re-spond that way.
“But I was being facetious in
merely stating how ‘unroyal’ my
dress sense is. As a matter of fact, I
am so bohe--
mian in my dress code that only recently
have I started wearing shoes instead of
chappals. So I was actually making fun of
myself!”
Having said this, Soha adds she is
very proud of her royal antecedents.
“I embrace my identity. It is a privi-lege to come from the background that
I do. And it is this background that put
me in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s mind for
my part as the princess in Saheb
Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.
I am grateful for it,” said the
daughter of veteran actress
Sharmila Tagore and late
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi,
who was nawab of Bhopal
until 1971, when India
abolished royal en-titlements.
Soha Ali Khan
Directing Shah Rukh Khan
is on John’s wish list
IANS
John Abraham
J
OHN Abraham turned producer
with Vicky Donor. He admits
direction is also a part of his plan,
and he would especially love to direct
superstar Shah Rukh Khan some day.
“Not soon, but yes, definitely I will
(direct). How do I put it... I think I will
do a fairly decent job directing because
I feel I have a vision and I would like
to get that across,” the 40-year-old
said in an interview.
“An interesting person to direct... I
would love to direct Shah Rukh!
(He is) very interesting because there
is a side and a facet about him that
is very charismatic and I would not
like to play on his strengths, but I
would like to get something else out,”
added John.
Other actors he finds interesting
to direct are: “Aamir (Khan) directs
himself, so that’s interesting about
Aamir. Each one is different and
probably if I am doing a fun film,
may be Akshay Kumar. But I am not
thinking about it right now, so it’s
completely hypothetical. I may (also)
direct newcomers.”
John’s latest release is I, Me aur
Main, which opened to an average
response this Friday.
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Saif giving his 100 percent
for Bullet Raja : Mittra
Big B wants to be a
journalist in next life!
ACTOR Saif Ail Khan is giving Bullet Raja his best,
says producer Rahul
Mittra.
“A lot has been
written about Saif’s
look and his charac-ter, but I would like
to say Saif is adding
huge validation to the
project. Saif is giving
his 100 percent for
Bullet Raja and he is
enjoying himself. He
is completely into his
Saif Ali Khan
character and he is
happy in his space,” Mittra said.
He said Saif will be seen in a “different avatar
altogether” in the film. For the first time, Saif has
been paired opposite Sonakshi Sinha. The pro-ducer says the match looks great on screen.
“It was a conscious decision to cast both
of them. We recently shot in Kolkata with both
of them.
“Both are looking great together, and their
chemistry is mind blowing. Both are brilliant ac-tors.” Bullet Raja is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
MEGASTAR Amitabh Bachchan won’t
mind being a journalist in his next life
- just for the freedom of speech that a
scribe enjoys.
“Next life? A journalist for sure! Shall
have the joy and liberty to express and
speak out, without fear of any repercus-sions,” tweeted the 70-year-old.
The actor is currently in Bhopal, shoot-ing for Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha.
“Prakash Jha shooting film at a speed
that is rather astonishing! But best is that
he knows what he is doing... most direc-tors do,” he added.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Arshad
Warsi
Arshad awed by Madhuri,
Huma’s talent
MADHURI Dixit and Huma Qureshi are
talented way beyond their beauty, says
Arshad Warsi, who is shooting with the
ladies for Dedh Ishqiya.
“Shot for the first time with Madhuri
Dixit and Huma Qureshi yesterday. You
can feel the immense talent beyond the
beauty,” Arshad tweeted from Lucknow.
Dedh Ishqiya also stars Naseeruddin
Shah.
Gangnam style rights, a gift
for dad: Jackky Bhagnani
IT took actor Jackky Bhagnani a long time
to get the rights to Korean singer Psy’s su-perhit number Gangnam style for his film
Rangrezz. He says it was his gift from him
to his father, producer Vashu Bhagnani.
“I thought that Indians should also
have this song. So I started a conversa-tion, which took
three months. When
I got the papers
signed for the song
(Gangnam style), I
took them to my
dad and said, ‘You
have done a lot for
me and I have got
Jackky Bhagnani
a gift for you’. He
was shocked to see that gift,” the 27-yearold said on Friday. “We have named our
Gangnam as Desi gangnam,” said the
actor, who admits he is now “trying to
establish my own identity.”
Directed by Priyadarshan, Rangrezz,
releasing on March 22, features actress
Priya Anand opposite Jackky.
Monday, March 4, 2013
LIFESTYLE
What goes into
a $13,000 sofa?
Gold bricks?
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OES anyone get excited
about buying a couch? I can’t
say the prospect awakens
the impassioned consumer
in me.
I’ve overreached on chairs, bedding
and Scandinavian flatware that sits in my
cupboard like a melancholy reminder of
all the dinner parties I don’t have, but
never have I been tempted to drop big
money on a couch. When I’m invited to
other people’s homes, their sofas don’t
stoke envy. More often, my response is
to plop down, scatter a few crumbs and
move on.
For years, I surveyed my living room
from a Danish modern knockoff, long
and low as a boat, which I picked up for
$100 at a used-furniture store. When one
of the legs broke, I tucked some books
underneath and favoured the good side.
In the fleet of living-room furniture, they
are family vehicles. Why spend a fortune
on a Caravan?
Now that I need a new couch to
replace the latest one I characteristically
bought cheaply and treated poorly, I find
myself rethinking my approach.
Thinking of sofas as interchangeable
is wrongheaded, apparently. Magnus
Breitling, director of product manage-ment for chair-maker Emeco and former-ly with Vitra, a Swiss furniture company,
set me straight on the subject of luxury
sofas.
“There’s a lot of intelligence that goes
into the product, not just in construction
but in sourcing,” Breitling said. “The ef-fort and time is much higher than with a
typical Macy’s or
Ikea couch.”
But then
again, so is
the price. One
reason manu-facturers like
Designer Couch?
Ligne Roset and Vitra charge significantly
more is the involvement of a top designer,
Breitling said.
Do I really want to spend an extra
$5,000 to underwrite someone’s creative
process? I might fall victim to designer
names with clothes but not sofas.
For me, a more persuasive argument
would be superior construction. Like
many men, I am susceptible to the idea of
things made by craftspeople using ar-cane tools and labour-intensive practices
dating back to the Middle Ages. Kayel
De Angelis of New York upholsterer De
Angelis, which was started more than
60 years ago by De Angelis’ grandfather
Guido, is one such craftsman. To prove it,
he began by tossing around woodworking
terms I didn’t understand, such as mor-tise and tenon.
In a budget couch, De Angelis said,
“you could see plywood frames that are
stapled together, with foam rubber in-side. Frames made in that way – give it a
year or a little longer, and the arm might
be loose.”
The frame of a custom or high-end
sofa by a manufacturer like Baker, he
added, is usually a hardwood like ash or
maple held together with glue and dowels
or tongue-and-groove joints.
“The joint is just as strong as, or
stronger than, the wood itself,” he said.
“And, then, the multiple layers of
the upholstery won’t degrade the
way foam
rubber will.”
Brei-tling
pointed to
the cushions and outer layer as another
point of difference.
“The life cycle of the fabric or leather
is much longer with an expensive couch,”
he said. “Foam gets compressed and
releases, and with time, the foam is wear-ing out.”
But assuming I’m willing to invest
in a really well-made sofa, how do I
know whether I am actually getting
my $10,000 worth – or if I am paying
$2,000 for materials and construction
and $8,000 for marketing and cool Euro
design?
Annie Elliott, an interior designer in
Washington with strong opinions on the
subject, believes a five-figure couch isn’t
just hype.
“Unlike fashion, where you pay for
style and name but not necessarily con-struction, with a sofa I think you are
paying for quality,” Elliott said. “You’re
getting things like feather and down
cushions as opposed to foam.”
But you can buy a perfectly fine sofa,
Elliott said, with a solid wood frame and
feather-wrapped foam cushions, for as
little as $1,500 if you find a deal.
“Now, when you get below $1,000,
that’s where I think you have to be care-ful,” Elliott said, because manufacturers
are probably cutting corners to keep the
price down.
On a recent afternoon, with a better
understanding of couch design and a
willingness to spend more than $100, I
visited a few Manhattan furniture stores.
In our earlier conversation, Breitling
had cited Poltrona Frau as a company
that makes
high-end sofas that last for decades. I
paid a visit to the showroom in SoHo
and caught sight of one with metal legs
and an elegantly simple form, priced at
$13,000.
I called Roberto Archetti, the com-pany’s brand director in Italy, and asked
skeptically what goes into a $13,000 sofa.
Gold bricks?
Calmly, Archetti began to pummel me
with the sofa’s luxury features: the seat
is solid beechwood; the feathers in the
cushions are applied by hand; the fullgrain leather is the highest quality and
dyed through, so a surface scratch won’t
reveal the white lining. And to achieve
“maximum comfort,” Archetti said, the
John-John went through several proto-types.
He wasn’t done yet: The foam is
formed by hand. The cows that provide
the leather are kindly treated. As he
spoke, I began to wonder whether more
R&D had gone into the John-John than
the Boeing Dreamliner.
When I hung up, I was overwhelmed
but still uncertain that a sofa was worth
that kind of investment. Wouldn’t I be
terrified to sit down on it?
After my conversation with Breitling,
I had been more convinced, maybe
because he spoke in automotive terms I
could relate to. The Kia might be cheaper,
he had pointed out, but in 20 to 30 years
the Porsche is the car that will still be
turning heads on the road.
Taking a swipe at our disposable cul-ture, he added: “They say only rich people
can afford to buy cheap stuff.”
FOOD
Monday, March 4, 2013
Vietnamese shrimp,
from cane to cake
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After the shrimp is
gone, you can gnaw
on the sugar cane,
sucking the sweet,
watery juice as a
palate cleanser
HE hardest part about mak-ing Vietnamese shrimp on
sugar cane, called chao tom,
is finding the sugar cane.
The shrimp part is easy:
Whirl together raw shrimp and season-ings in the food processor until you get
a paste (or mousse, as some recipes
euphemistically call the thick mix), then
pat it on pieces of sugar cane and steam
it before grilling or frying.
I’ve eaten the dish many times in Vi-etnamese restaurants, where it’s served
as an appetiser with lettuce leaves for
wrapping and a piquant nuoc cham, a
mixture of fish sauce and lime juice, for
dipping. After the shrimp is gone, you
can gnaw on the sugar cane, sucking the
sweet, watery juice as a palate cleanser.
The only thing that stopped me from
authentically recreating the dish is the
lack of easy access to sugar cane. True,
specialty and ethnic markets far away
from my house sell it. In the summer,
I can probably buy some from the guy
selling tropical fruit out of the back of a
van near the Brooklyn Queens Express-way. (Although since I’m usually in a
rush, I’ve yet to actually pull over and do
so. But I will, I promise, as soon as the
weather warms up.)
In the meantime, I’ve contented
myself with a makeshift version,
patting the shrimp paste into cakes
and pan-frying them until the edges are
crisp and golden.
Although traditional recipes keep the
shrimp seasonings to a minimum
(making up for it later with the nuoc
cham), I like to spice up the paste. If
my vegetable market has lemon grass,
I’ll add it to the shrimp along with
green chillies and scallions. Minced
fresh herbs (basil, cilantro, parsley) and
freshly grated ginger also work well. Or
you can keep everything simple and go
with garlic, salt and sugar as flavourings.
It’s very adaptable.
You can serve the cakes as an
appetiser wrapped in lettuce leaves or
herbs (large basil leaves are wonderful
in summer). I usually fry them up for
dinner, heaping them on rice noodles
and dousing it all with nuoc cham.
And lately I’ve been contemplating
Vietnamese shrimp sliders, sandwich-ing the cakes with nuoc cham-flavoured
mayonnaise on tiny brioche.
Perhaps one day I’ll even wrap the
paste around sugar cane sticks.
Vietnamese-style crispy shrimp
cakes recipe
Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound shelled large shrimp,
coarsely chopped
1/4 cup cornstarch, more for dusting
2 tablespoons minced lemon grass
(tender inner stalk only)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 serrano or jalapeno chilli peppers,
seeded and minced
4 scallions, thinly sliced, white and
light green part separated from dark
green tops
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
Finely grated zest of 1 lime
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3
limes)
Peanut oil, for frying
Cooked rice noodles, optional, for
serving
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, op-tional, for serving
Method
1. In the bowl of a food processor,
combine shrimp, cornstarch, lemon
grass, garlic, chillies, white and light
green scallion bottoms, 2 teaspoons
sugar and the salt. Pulse until mixture
forms a coarse paste.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together
fish sauce, lime zest and juice, 1 table-spoon sugar and the dark green scal-lion tops.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over
medium-high heat. Wet hands to keep
shrimp paste from sticking. Form 2
tablespoons of shrimp mixture into a
1/2-inch-thick patty. Dust patty with
cornstarch. Repeat with remaining bat-ter. Fry patties in batches until golden
brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve
over rice noodles, if desired, drizzled
with fish sauce mixture and strewn
with cilantro.
Yield: 14 cakes
ARAB CINEMA
Monday, March 4, 2013
X Factor Arabia,
Last chance auditions stir up trouble
Hala Sidqi
TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK
W
ITH all the hype, the
standard of singers hadn’t
been up to much in the
last two shows, so it was
with some trepidation
that viewers tuned in to this weekend’s
X Factor Arabia auditions.
Thursday and Friday were the last
chance for contestants to go through
to the next stage and the first episode
got off to a controversial start. Among
the mediocre lot of hopefuls was one
girl who really stood out. But the wan-nabe was not so much an unknown as a
star already as it
emerged that
she had
been a key
member
of reality
show,
It wasn’t just the
contestants who
were creating
drama. Judge Wael
Kfoury decided he’d
had enough of fellow
judge, Carole Samaha
Asma’a Basetta. Still the judges weren’t
put off and decided to put her through
to the next round.
Next up to stir trouble was Habeeba,
a young hopeful from Morocco who
stunned the judges with her voice.
But before the singing even began, she
claimed she was “better than Elissa” one of the team of judges on the show.
Although she got through, it looks like
Habeeba will be making waves with the
sexy Lebanese songstress in the future!
It wasn’t just the contestants who
were creating drama. Judge Wael
Kfoury decided he’d had enough of fel--
low Lebanese singer and judge, Carole
Samaha, and stormed off set in anger.
But it turned out the whole sulk was
really a prank and he came back having
fooled the rest of the celebs.
Friday’s show was no less dramatic
as viewers followed the story of Sameh
al Sanadili, a wannabe from Syria who
told judges he had been auditioning for
talent shows for the past eight years.
Turns out it was eighth time lucky for
poor Sameh though, who was thrilled to
go through to the next round.
So-called ‘King of Romance’ and X
Factor judge, Wael, was back to his old
tricks, getting up on stage and pretend-ing to be one of the contestants to enter-tain the crowd during one of the breaks.
But fellow star, Elissa, didn’t fair as
well with the audience after she turned
down Algerian contestant, Amel Etebi.
The Lebanese songstress told the hope-ful that at least she had got to visit her
home country, to which Amal replied:
“I came to Lebanon. I didn’t come to
see you.”
Wael turned to his fellow judge to
say “she hates you”.
Let’s hope Elissa has more luck get-ting her contestants to like her in the
second round!
Hala Sidqi pulls
full-blown diva
strop and storms
off set of new
show mid-shoot
TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK
T
HINGS went into full-blown cri-sis mode on the set of hit show
Kalam Nawaim when Egyptian
actress Hala Sidqi stormed off set in
the middle of a shoot.
Hala was attempting her first foray
into the world of hosting for the MBC
Egypt show when things when drasti-cally awry.
Things were going far from swim-mingly for nervous Hala when she
heard the assistant director making
fun of her performance.
The cruel comments sent the
actress over the edge and she was soon
throwing a star-quality diva strop.
When the show’s director, Tareq
Fahmi, refused to give in to Hala’s de-mands that he fire the assistant, Hala
reportedly stormed off set and refused
to be a part of the show.
Unsurprisingly, rumour has it that
Hala will be sticking to acting from
now on.
Anastacia cancels Dubai show due to cancer diagnosis
TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK
U
Anastacia
S singer Anastacia on Thursday
revealed she has been diagnosed
with breast cancer for a second
time, forcing her to cancel her March 30
concert at the Dubai World Cup and her
European tour.
“I feel so awful to be letting down all
my amazing fans who were looking for-ward to It’s A Man’s World Tour. It just
breaks my heart to disappoint them”
she said in a statement. Her European
tour, also cancelled, was due to start on
April 6.
The I’m Outta Love singer had been
in remission for breast cancer for ten
years.
Meydan And Dubai World
Cup wished her a safe recovery. “Due to
unfortunate circumstances, Anastacia
has regrettably been forced to postpone
her global tour (of US and Europe) in-cluding her special appearance at Dubai
World Cup. Meydan and the organisers
of the Dubai World Cup wish Anastacia
the best of health and a safe recovery,
and we hope to welcome her back to
Dubai soon.”
The 44-year-old, Anastacia, is work--
ing on a new album, and will continue
the writing and recording despite her
diagnosis, her management said, with
plans to schedule a new tour as soon as
possible.
“Now more than ever, she is deter-mined to live by her motto, ‘Don’t ever
let cancer get the Best of You!’,” the
statement added.
“A born survivor, Anastacia has one
goal and that is to make a full recovery
with the support of her family, friends
and everyone around her. Please respect
her need for privacy during such a try-ing time,” it further said.
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09:15 Married To Jonas
10:15 THS
12:05 Ice Loves Coco
13:05 Giuliana & Bill
14:05 Kourtney & Kim Take New York
15:00 Style Star
15:30 THS
16:30 Fashion Police: The 2013 Academy Awards
18:00 E! News
19:00 E!es
20:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians
21:00 Opening Act
22:00 Ice Loves Coco
22:30 E! News Special
23:00 E! Investigates
00:00 Scouted
00:55 Style Star
01:25 E!es
03:15 Style Star
03:40 Extreme Close-Up
04:10 THS
FOX MOVIES
06:30 Brother Bear 2
08:30 Grace Is Gone
10:30 Heart Of The Beholder
12:30 Management
14:30 Taken
16:30 Knight And Day
18:30 What Lies Beneath
20:30 Meet Dave
22:30 Leap Year
00:30 The Namesake
02:30 What Lies Beneath
04:30 Leap Year
MBC 2
06:30
08:30
09:00
10:30
11:00
12:30
14:30
16:30
17:00
Mrs. Doubtfire
Scoop with Raya
Hancock
Scoop with Raya
Premonition
Soul Food
Stomp the Yard
Scoop with Raya
Hancock
18:30
21:00
23:00
01:00
03:00
I Am Sam
The International
The Other Guys
Knocked Up
Demolition Man
MBC 4
05:30
06:00
06:15
07:00
07:45
08:15
09:00
09:30
10:15
11:00
12:00
13:00
13:45
14:30
15:15
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
04:30
04:45
30 Rock
Entertainment Tonight
Late Show With David Letterman
Royal Pains
30 Rock
ER
The Talk
Days of Our Lives
DR OZ
The Doctors
Alam Al Tasawuq
Banat El-Eila
Over The Decade
Ezel
ER
DR OZ
My Fair Lady
Royal Pains
The Doctors
Ezel
Over The Decade
Banat El-Eila
Royal Pains
My Fair Lady
Ezel
Over The Decade
Banat El-Eila
Entertainment Tonight
The Insider
Late Show With David Letterman
MBC ACTION
05:45 WWE Main Event
06:30 Eureka
07:15 Dollhouse
08:15 Burn Notice
09:00 The Closer
09:45 C.S.I New York
10:30 Dollhouse
11:15 Surviving the Moment of Impact
12:00 WWE After Burn
13:00 C.S.I New York
13:45 The Closer
14:30 Dollhouse
15:30 Turbulence
17:00 Knockout Sportsworld
18:00 WWE After Burn
19:00 Driven
20:00 Training Day
22:00 WWE Raw
23:30 Top Gear USA
00:00 Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
02:00 Action ya Dawry
04:00 Training Day
MBC MAX
06:15 All Roads Lead Home
08:30 Zeus and Roxanne
10:00
11:30
13:00
15:00
17:00
19:00
21:00
23:00
00:30
02:30
04:00
Happy End
License to Drive
The Notebook
Romancing the Stone
Lost in Space
Osmosis Jones
Fools Rush In
Idlewild
Lost in Space
Idlewild
Happy End
NAT GEO ADVENTURE HD
05:20 Ultimate Traveller
06:15 One Man & His Campervan
06:40 Food School
07:10 David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway
07:35 David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway
08:05 Ultimate Traveller
09:00 Walking The World
09:55 Roam
10:20 The Ride: Alaska To Patagonia
10:50 The Green Way Up
11:15 Geo Sessions
11:45 Reverse Exploration
12:40 Ultimate Traveller
13:35 One Man & His Campervan
14:00 David Rocco's Dolce Vita 1
14:30 David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway
14:55 David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway
15:25 Ultimate Traveller
16:20 Walking The World
17:15 Roam
17:40 The Ride: Alaska To Patagonia
18:10 The Green Way Up
18:35 Geo Sessions
19:05 Reverse Exploration
20:00 David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway
20:30 David Rocco's Amalfi Getaway
21:00 One Man & His Campervan
21:30 David Rocco's Dolce Vita 1
22:00 Ultimate Traveller
22:55 One Man & His Campervan
23:20 Food School
23:50 Food Lover's Guide To The Planet
00:15 Food Lover's Guide To The Planet
00:45 Chasing Che: Latin America On A Motorcycle
01:10 Chasing Che: Latin America On A Motorcycle
01:40 Bondi Rescue: Bali
02:05 My Sri Lanka With Peter Kuruvita
02:35 Cycling Home From Siberia With Rob Lilwall
03:00 Destination Extreme
03:30 A World Apart
04:25 Market Values
04:50 Travel Madness
OSN CINEMA
05:00 Second Chances
07:00 Hidden Crimes
09:00 Ip Man 2
11:00 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
13:15 Ike: Countdown To D-Day
15:00 Golden Christmas 3
17:00 Blank Slate
19:00 Return
21:00 MacGruber
23:00 The Sitter
00:30 The Skin I Live In
03:00 Blank Slate
CHANNEL SURFING
Monday, March 4, 2013
Best on TV Tonight
9:00 pm OSN First: ONCE UPON A TIME
8:00 pm Star Movies: THE BOX
10:00 pm Zee Aflam: MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI
Television Listing
OSN FIRST
06:00 Good Morning America
07:00 The Practice
08:00 Emmerdale
08:30 Coronation Street
10:00 Body Of Proof
11:00 The Practice
12:00 Eureka
13:00 Top Gear (UK)
14:00 Body Of Proof
15:00 Live Good Morning America
17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
18:00 Emmerdale
18:30 Coronation Street
19:00 Private Practice
21:00 Once Upon A Time
22:00 Banshee
00:00 Once Upon A Time
02:00 Banshee
03:00 Private Practice
OSN MOVIES ACTION
06:00 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
08:00 Go Fast
10:00 Do No Harm
12:00 Rage Of The Yeti
14:00 Go Fast
16:00 True Justice: Dark Vengeance
18:00 Rage Of The Yeti
20:00 Constantine
22:00 Chain Letter
00:00 Nowhere To Run
02:00 Constantine
04:00 Go Fast
OSN MOVIES COMEDY
06:00 The Breakfast Club
08:00 Cheaper By The Dozen 2
10:00 It Could Happen To You
12:00 Desperately Seeking Santa
14:00 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
16:00 It Could Happen To You
18:00 Wayne's World 2
20:00 Hard Breakers
22:00 Submarine
00:00 The Extra Man
02:00 Hard Breakers
04:00 Wayne's World 2
OSN MOVIES FESTIVAL
05:00 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
07:00 The LXD: Secrets Of The Ra
09:00 Oceans
10:45 Gandhi
13:45 The Natural
16:00 Oceans
17:45 Uncorked
19:15 Walk The Line
21:15 Ripley's Game
23:15 Route Irish
01:15 Woodstock
OSN MOVIES KIDS
06:00 Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl
08:00 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
10:00 The Wild Thornberrys Movie
11:30 Rh+ The Vampire Of Seville
13:00 Return To Halloweentown
14:30 Marco Macaco
16:00 The Nimbols: Part I
18:00 The Wild Thornberrys Movie
20:00 Arrietty
22:00 Return To Halloweentown
23:30 The Nimbols: Part I
01:00 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
02:45 Arrietty
04:30 Return To Halloweentown
OSN SPORT 1 HD
05:00 Top 14
07:00 PGA Tour
12:30 PGA European Tour
17:00 Trans World Sport
18:00 PGA Tour Highlights
19:00 PGA European Tour Highlights
20:00 Super Rugby Highlights
21:00 ICC Cricket 360
21:30 Super League
23:00 Futbol Mundial
23:30 Premier League Darts
03:00 Super League
04:30 Futbol Mundial
OSN SPORT 3
06:00 Total Rugby
06:30 ICC Cricket 360
07:00 Golfing World
08:00 Top 14 Highlights
08:30 ICC Cricket 360
09:00 World Pool Masters
10:00 World Cup Of Pool
11:00 PRO 12
13:00 Trans World Sport
14:00 Golfing World
15:00 World Pool Masters
16:00 World Cup Of Pool
17:00 PRO 12
19:00 Top 14 Highlights
19:30 ICC Cricket 360
20:00 Golfing World
21:00 Total Rugby
21:30 Futbol Mundial
22:00 World Pool Masters
23:00 World Cup Of Pool
00:00 ICC Cricket 360
00:30 Trans World Sport
01:30 PGA European Tour
SONY ENTERTAINMENT
04:59 Band Bajaa Baraat
07:29 Gnan Ganga
08:00 Godbharaai
08:29 Seva Sagar
08:59
09:29
09:59
10:29
10:59
11:29
11:59
12:29
12:59
13:30
13:59
17:30
17:59
18:29
18:59
19:30
19:59
20:30
20:59
21:45
22:30
22:59
23:30
00:00
00:30
01:00
01:45
02:30
03:00
03:30
04:00
04:30
Jeet Jayenge Hum
Krishnaben Khakrawala
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat
Amita Ka Amit
Anamika
Parvarish - Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada
Bade Ache Lagte Hai
Hongey Judaa Na Hum
Mahaan
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
Amita Ka Amit
Hongey Judaa Na Hum
Parvarish - Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada
Bade Ache Lagte Hai
Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat
Anamika
Amita Ka Amit
Parvarish - Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada
Bade Ache Lagte Hai
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat
Anamika
Amita Ka Amit
Parvarish - Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada
Bade Ache Lagte Hai
Andaaz 2013
Bhakti Ki Shakti
STAR MOVIES
06:30 The Whole Ten Yards
08:15 Waiting…
10:00 Just Friends
11:45 The Whole Ten Yards
13:30 The Rock
15:00 Waiting…
16:45 Powder
18:30 Just Friends
20:00 The Box
21:45 Dead Fish
23:30 The Hurricane
01:15 Madso's War
03:00 Dead Fish
04:45 Madso's War
TCM
05:15
08:00
09:20
10:40
12:00
14:30
16:30
18:20
20:00
21:25
23:00
00:50
02:40
04:50
Kelly's Heroes
20,000 Years In Sing Sing
Across The Wide Missouri
The King's Thief
Cimarron
The Americanization Of Emily
The Asphalt Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Edge Of The City
Agatha
Diner
The Asphalt Jungle
Death In Venice
20,000 Years In Sing Sing
THE HISTORY CHANNEL
05:00 Nazi Gospels
07:00
08:00
08:30
09:00
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
15:30
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
19:30
20:00
21:00
21:30
22:00
23:00
23:30
00:00
01:00
01:30
02:00
03:00
03:30
04:00
Ancient Aliens
Pawn Stars
Storage Wars
Mud Men
Pawn Stars
American Restoration
Pawn Stars
Storage Wars
Ancient Aliens
Grave Trade
Mountain Men
Pawn Stars
American Restoration
Mud Men
Grave Trade
Mountain Men
Pawn Stars
American Restoration
Mud Men
Pawn Stars
Storage Wars
Ancient Aliens
Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars
American Restoration
Pawn Stars
Storage Wars
Ancient Aliens
Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars
American Restoration
THE STYLE NETWORK
05:15 Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?
07:05 Open House
08:00 Videofashion News
09:00 Videofashion Daily
10:00 Open House
10:30 Big Boutique In The City
11:00 Top 10
11:55 Giuliana & Bill
12:55 Tia And Tamera
13:50 Videofashion News
14:20 Videofashion Collections
14:50 Dress My Nest
15:45 How Do I Look?
17:35 Chicagolicious
18:30 Chicagolicious
19:25 Tia And Tamera
20:25 Tia And Tamera
21:20 Giuliana & Bill
22:15 Giuliana & Bill
23:10 Empire Girls: Julissa And Adrienne
00:05 Empire Girls: Julissa And Adrienne
01:00 Jerseylicious
02:00 Videofashion News
02:25 Videofashion Collections
02:55 Big Rich Texas
03:50 Big Boutique In The City
04:20 Jerseylicious
ZEE AFLAM
06:30 Dil Dosti Etc.
09:30 Sardari Begum
12:30 Devdas
16:00 Ta Ra Rum Pum
19:00 Sailaab
22:00 Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
01:00 Hindustani
03:45 Sardari Begum
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Tchaikovsky’s romantic ballet
Swan Lake was first performed in
Moscow. It tells the story of
Odette, a princess turned into a
swan by an evil magician’s curse
1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
told the American people “the only thing
we have to fear is fear itself.”
1966: John Lennon caused outrage
by claiming The Beatles were more
popular than Jesus
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SUDOKU
Yesterday’s Answer
Star Talk
By King Features Syndicate, Inc.
ARIES [mar 21 – apr 19]
TAURUS [apr 20 – may 20]
GEMINI [may 21 – jun 20]
CANCER [jun 21 - jul 22]
LEO [jul 23 – aug 22]
VIRGO [aug 23 – sept 22]
You have an overall feeling of
good will toward others today,
especially siblings, neighbors and
relatives. Actually, this is a great
way to start off your week. Enjoy!
Dealings with groups could
improve your financial situation
in some way. Perhaps someone
has a tip for you, or this person
will introduce you to an important
contact. Enjoy talking to others.
You make a great impression
on bosses, parents and VIPs
today; however, don’t promise
more than you can deliver.
(Which you’ll be tempted to do.)
Just rest on your laurels.
Travel plans look exciting.
Even matters related to
publishing, the media, medicine,
the law and higher education are
promising. (Fingers crossed.)
Others might be generous to you,
or in turn, you might go overboard
being generous to someone else.
Be careful, because you could be
playing with shared wealth. (You’ll
have to answer to someone.)
This is a wonderfully social
day. Get out and schmooze
with others. Take time to enjoy
close friends and partners.
LIBRA [sept 23 – oct 22]
SCORPIO [oct 23 – nov 21]
SAGITTARIUS [nov 22 – dec 21]
CAPRICORN [dec 22 – jan 19]
AQUARIUS [jan 20 – feb 18]
Pisces [feb 19 – mar 20]
There is a general feel-good
attitude at work today, which
makes everything easy for you
and others. It’s a nice way to
start off your week. Just don’t bite
off more than you can chew.
A playful, flirtatious day for
Scorpios! This is a great day
for sports events, the arts and
working with children. (However,
lucky Scorpios are on vacation.)
Real-estate ventures might be
favorable today. Nevertheless,
be careful you don’t pay too
much for something. You’ll
also enjoy shopping for home
and family today.
It’s easy to be full of positive
thoughts today, because you
feel enthusiastic about life.
You know that there’s a light
at the end of the tunnel and
it’s not a train. (Whew.)
This can be a favorable day
for business and commerce,
but it’s tricky. You could
overestimate something.
Nevertheless, the gods
are with you.
If shopping today, don’t buy
unnecessary things, because you
might be tempted to blow a wad.
Guard against these impulses.
Nevertheless, it’s a feel-good
day, and you can have fun.
MOVIES IN QATAR
Monday, March 4, 2013
Parker
(Action)
A thief with a unique code of
professional ethics is double-crossed by his
crew and left for dead. Assuming a new dis-guise and forming an unlikely alliance with
a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack
the score of the crew’s latest heist.
Snitch
(Action)
A father goes undercover for the DEA in
order to free his son who was imprisoned
after being set up in drug deal.
CITY CENTRE CINEMA
PARKER (THRILLER): 10.30 AM, 1 PM, 3.45 PM, 6.30 PM,
9.15 PM, 12 MN [VIP GOLD] 12 PM, 2.45 PM, 5.30 PM, 8.15
PM, 11 PM
IDENTITY THIEF (COMEDY): 11 AM, 1.30 PM, 4 PM, 6.30 PM,
9 PM, 11.30 PM
TOP CAT (3D) (ANIMATION): 11.15 AM, 1.15 PM, 3.15 PM,
5.15 PM, 7.15 PM
STANDING OVATION (MUSICAL): 11.45 AM, 2 PM, 4.15 PM,
6.30 PM, 8.45 PM
SILENT HILL: REVELATION (HORROR): 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM,
3.30 PM, 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM, 11.30 PM
MOHEMA FI FILM QADEEM (ARABIC): 2 PM, 6.30 PM, 11 PM
SNITCH (ACTION): 10.30 AM, 12.45 PM, 3 PM, 5.15 PM, 7.30
PM, 9.45 PM, 12 MN
DIE HARD 5 (ACTION): 12.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 5 PM, 7.15 PM,
9.30 PM, 11.45 PM
MAMA (HORROR): 12 PM, 2.15 PM, 4.30 PM, 6.45 PM, 9 PM,
11.15 PM
ALA GOSETY (ARABIC): 11.45 AM, 4.30 PM, 9.15 PM, 11 PM
6 BULLETS (ACTION): 11 AM, 1.15 PM, 6.30 PM, 11.45 PM
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (ROMANTIC): 9.15 PM, 11.45 PM
HANSEL & GRETEL (ACTION): 9 PM, 11 PM, 12 MN
LIFE OF PI (ADVENTURE): 11.30 AM, 4 PM, 8.30 PM
ARGO (DRAMA): 2 PM, 6.45 PM, 11.30 PM
I, ME AUR MAIN (HINDI): 11.45 AM, 2 PM, 4.15 PM, 6.30
PM, 8.45 PM, 11 PM
AADHI BHAGAVAN (TAMIL): 11 AM, 5 PM, 11 PM
HARIDAS (TAMIL): 2 PM, 8 PM
ROMANS (MALAYALAM): 3.30 PM, 8.45 PM
VILLAGGIO CINEMA
LANDMARK CINEMA
MALL CINEMA
PARKER (THRILLER): 11.30 AM, 2 PM, 4.30 PM, 7 PM,
9.30 PM, 12 MN
IDENTITY THIEF (COMEDY): 11.15 AM, 1.45 PM, 4.15 PM,
6.45 PM, 9.15 PM, 11.45 PM
TOP CAT (3D) (ANIMATION): 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM,
7 PM
STANDING OVATION (MUSICAL): 10.45 AM, 1 PM, 3.15 PM,
5.30 PM, 7.45 PM, 10 PM
SILENT HILL: REVELATION (HORROR): 12 PM, 2 PM, 4 PM,
6 PM, 8 PM, 10 PM, 12 MN
MOHEMA FI FILM QADEEM (ARABIC): 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM,
3.30 PM, 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM, 11.30 PM
SNITCH (ACTION): 10.30 AM, 1 PM, 3.30 PM, 6 PM, 8.30
PM, 11 PM
DIE HARD 5 (ACTION): 10.30 AM, 11.30 PM, 12.45 PM,
1.45 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5.15 PM, 6.15 PM, 7.30 PM, 8.30
PM, 9.45 PM, 10.45 PM, 12 MN
MAMA (HORROR): 12.15 PM, 2.30 PM, 4.45 PM, 7 PM,
9.15 PM, 11.30 PM
ALA GOSETY (ARABIC): 11.45 AM, 2 PM, 4.15 PM, 6.30
PM, 8.45 PM, 11 PM
6 BULLETS (ACTION): 2.15 PM, 7 PM, 11.45 PM
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (ROMANTIC): 11.45 PM, 4.30 PM,
9.15 PM
HANSEL & GRETEL (ACTION): 9 PM, 11 PM, 12 MN
SNOW FLAKE (ROMANTIC): 11.15 PM, 1.15 PM, 3.15 PM
BROKEN CITY (ACTION): 5.15 PM, 7.15 PM, 9.15 PM,
11.15 PM
MOHEMA FI FILM QADEEM (ARABIC): 3 PM, 5 PM
IDENTITY THIEF (COMEDY): 7 PM, 9 PM
ARGO (DRAMA): 9 PM
PARKER (THRILLER): 6.30 PM, 11 PM
TOP CAT (3D) (ANIMATION): 2.30 PM, 4.30 PM
SILENT HILL: REVELATION (3D) (HORROR): 9.30 PM,
11.15 PM
I, ME AUR MAIN (HINDI): 2.30 PM
THE ATTACKS OF 26/11 (HINDI): 4.30 PM
ROMANS (MALAYALAM): 6.45 PM
ZILA GHAZIABAD (HINDI): 2.30 PM, 5.15 PM, 8 PM, 10.45 PM
MOHEMA FI FILM QADEEM (ARABIC): 3 PM
AADHI BHAGAVAN (TAMIL): 5 PM, 10.30 PM
IDENTITY THIEF (COMEDY): 8 PM
TOP CAT (3D) (ANIMATION): 2.30 PM
PARKER (THRILLER): 4.30 PM, 9 PM
SILENT HILL REVELATION (3D): 7 PM, 11.15 PM
ROYAL PLAZA
TOP CAT (3D) (ANIMATION): 2.15 PM
IDENTITY THIEF (COMEDY): 4 PM
PARKER (THRILLER): 5.45 PM, 9.30 PM
SILENT HILL: REVELATION (HORROR): 7.45 PM, 11.30 PM
LOKPAL (MALAYALAM): 2.30 PM, 5.15 PM, 8 PM, 10.45 PM
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (3D) (FANTASY):
3 PM, 5 PM
MY BOSS (MALAYALAM): 7.30 PM, 10.30 PM
Movie review
NOTICE: Timings are subject to change without prior notice.
Standing Ovation
FIVE Atlantic City junior high students form a dance troupe to compete for a million-dollar prize in a national television
music-video contest. Brittany (Kayla Jackson), Blaze (Pilar Martin), Maya (Na’jee Wilson), Cameron (Kayla Raparelli), and
Tatiana (Alexis Biesiada) are best friends. Together they form ‘The 5 Ovations,’ a dance troupe that has what it takes to make
the big time. But they’re not the only ones intent on becoming dance superstars, because their rivals “The Wiggies” have a
flashy image and a reputation for using underhanded tactics to come out on top. Glamorous and wealthy, ambitious sisters
Ziggy (London Clark), Zoey (Jeana Zettler), Zita (Ashley Cutrona), Twiggy (Devon Jordon), and Angel (Erika Corvette) are led
by their scheming father, Mr Wiggs (Sal Dupree), whose sole priority is to win the competition at any cost. With the stage lit
up and audience anticipation at an all-time high, the 5 Ovations step into the spotlight and prepare to dazzle.
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