Angelina, Brad at Paris film premiere

PARIS: It's one of the most romantic cities in the world. And judging by tonight, Paris has rubbed off on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

The couple appeared smitten with each other as they appeared at the premiere of Brad's latest film Megamind in the French capital.

The couple arrived warmly dressed in black to keep out the Parisian cold, with Angelina sporting a velvet trouser suit and sparkling top.

Brad, who provides the voice of Metroman in the animated film, wore leather trousers and a dark grey suit jacket.

They appeared smitten on the blue carpet, with Brad at one point planting a kiss on a delighted Angelina's cheek and holding hands.

Brad also wrapped his arm around his partner as they chatted to the film's star Will Ferrell.

Angelina also spent time with the waiting fans, signing autographs before she went inside.

The couple had spent the previous day with four of their six children as they celebrated their son Pax's seventh birthday by having a hot air balloon ride and riverboat cruise.

'They were like any other family,' the balloon's operator told People.'There was nothing out of the ordinary to tell you about them which made them any different from any other family.'

He added that the 'charming' couple had a 20 minute ride with the children who were 'excited but well-behaved. What I think they wanted was a little moment of peace.'

 

Madonna launches 'Hard Candy' in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY: Madonna flew to Mexico City to open the first Hard Candy Fitness club, part of a global chain she and her business partners are unveiling around the world.

More than 700 guests, including most of the club's new members and Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard, attended the opening, along with VIPs hand-picked by the 52-year-old pop music icon.

Named after her last album, the Hard Candy Fitness center is a partnership between Madonna, her manager Guy Oseary and Mark Mastrov, founder and CEO of 24 Hour Fitness -- the world's largest privately owned fitness center chain.

The Mexico City gym is set in a lavish, three-story, 3,000 square meter (32,000 square foot) space in the Mexican capital's exclusive Lomas Altas neighborhood.

It offers the latest in cardiovascular equipment and an array of classes including yoga and capoeira -- an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance.

The complex also houses a juice bar-cafe as well as luxury locker, sauna and steam rooms.

"Our goal is to create an environment inspired by Madonna's vision and high standards of what the ideal gym would be," Mastrov said in a statement.

Madonna's group said it expects in the coming months to open more fitness centers in Argentina, Brazil, Russia and other unspecified countries in Europe and Asia.

Hard Candy Managing Director Chris Dedicik said Madonna had chosen the Mexican capital for the first gym after she visited the city on a musical tour in 2008 and was charmed by its surroundings and people.

The Hard Candy club is the latest business venture by Madonna, who in recent months has been diversifying her Material Girl brand well beyond the realm of pop music.

Earlier this year, Madonna announced plans to launch, along with her teenage daughter Lourdes, a line of teen clothing called "Material Girl" to be sold at Macy's department stores.

 

Arora angry over Sonakshi’s performance on ‘Munni Badnam Hui’

MUMBAI: Sonakshi Sinha performed on the song, 'Munni Badnam Hui' from the film 'Dabangg' at the recently held Sahara India Sports Awards 2010 and the very fact did not go well with the main performer Malaika Arora Khan.

Ever since the film hit the theatre and the song tops the chartbuster, Malaika has been performing on the popular track during all the events. But when Sonakshi performed the song at the Sahara awards with the same thrill, she was bit upset.

This was Sonakshi's first stage performance and so everyone applauded her. According to Malaika, Sonakshi could have performed on some other tracks rather than her's. However, the organizer did not approach Malaika for this event.

The award ceremony will see many top-notch actors performing on some chartbusters and Shahrukh Khan will be hosting the show.

 

Malaika to judge Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4 with Madhuri

MUMBAI: 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4', dancing with the stars, will start airing from December 12 The show had roped in dancing diva Madhuri Dixit and choreographer Remo D'Souza as its two judges of the season. While the third judge to the panel will be Malaika Arora Khan.

The Dabangg Munni is very excited about the venture and says that the format of the show is very interesting and above all she will get the rare opportunity to share a plat form with the beautiful Madhuri. She said that she had to manage her time to make space for the show, but the hard work is worth doing for 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4'.

Winter's Bone collects seven Spirit nominations

Dark drama Winter's Bone leads the field at the 2011 Spirit awards, having been nominated for seven prizes at the independent film showcase.

 

Winter's Bone star Jennifer Lawrence is in the running for best actress

Lead actress Jennifer Lawrence and director Debra Granik will both be up for awards at the event, held in Los Angeles the day before the Oscars.
Artificial insemination comedy The Kids are All Right has five nominations.
Presented annually by cinema group Film Independent, the awards recognise films that cost less than $20m to make.
Released in the UK in September, Winter's Bone tells of a young woman whose attempts to locate her missing father raise the hackles of her rural community.
The film is emerging as a serious Oscar contender, having been named best feature film at New York's Gotham Awards earlier this week.
Joining Winter's Bone and The Kids are All Right in the best feature film category are Danny Boyle's 127 Hours and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.

Both Boyle and Aronofsky are up for best director, with 127 Hours star James Franco - confirmed this week as an Oscars co-host - nominated for the best actor award.
Elsewhere, Exit Through the Gift Shop - a film about elusive UK graffiti artist Banksy - gets a nod for best documentary.
British drama The King's Speech is in the foreign film category alongside Thai release Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes film festival.
The 2011 Spirit awards will be held on 26 February in the Los Angeles area of Santa Monica.
This year saw harrowing drama Precious take five prizes, including best feature.