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Jennifer Aniston

Jen has been into boyfriend Mayer for quite sometime now. Both have been spotted doing a lot of things together from the time they have been dating. Last Sunday eve the couple was spotted again doing their thing. Aniston attended her boyfriend’s performance in London’s Hyde Park. John Mayer was on stage at London’s Hyde Park.

She was happily clicking away as soon as John started singing on stage. She was into the music and was enjoying the concert and took almost 10 photographs. After the performance the two were spotted together according to a witness backstage. Jennifer Aniston 39 and John Mayer 30 have been dating each other since earlier this year. The couple was secretly dating each other and went public about the relationship in May. Mayer was in a relationship with Minka Kelly before this while Aniston was dating Vince Vaughn before she fell for the singer.

Wall E

A friendly robot has just pushed off one of the sexiest stars alive from the top of the box office charts. Pixar has a winner this summer with WALL-E the story of a robot that is left on earth to clean up all the junk that has been left by the humans before they left earth for newer ground. The movie has grossed a whooping amount of $62.5 million in its first weekend opening.

The G-rated animated movie is just a continuation of the success stories at Pixar. The unit has delivered previous greats like Toy Story, Cars and Mosters, Inc. The Incredibles and Finding Nemo were among the most successful in terms of raking business with almost $70 million in the box office. The studio will be riding high with this success since they had attempted to treat things a little differently. The two principle characters are almost expressionless and there are no dialogues exchanged in the whole story. With brilliant sound effects and some creative master strokes WALL-E has been turned into a visual treat by the creative directors at Pixar. And their hard work paid off with the film being loved by both kids and their parents alike that has been a character of all the Pixar animation movies.

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman the action star of Kill Bill and My Super Ex-Girlfriend is ready to take on a personal commitment in an attempt to be third time lucky. She is set to marry her boyfriend the Swiss multimillionaire financier Arpad Busson. The couple had made announcements in London’s The Times. The couple has not yet made any decisions about an impending marriage.

The relationship started off from a private dinner in Milan last summer. Since then the rumor mills have been abuzz about the couple. Thurman has been married twice, her first marriage to actor Gary Oldman lasted for two years. With second husband actor Ethan Hawke she had two children, they separated in 2004. The groom to be also has two children from his previous marriage to supermodel Elle Macpherson.

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse is back where she truly belongs and that’s on stage where she performed in front of an 80,000 strong crowd at the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset England. She filled her performance with some full blown energy singing songs from her Grammy winning album Back to Black. In the middle of the show there was an altercation between an audience member and Amy. She reportedly came down from stage and punched the man for grabbing at her. The 24 year old British singer has always courted controversy from the start of her career. Her self destructive nature, bizarre behavior and drug addiction had made her a constant fodder for gossip columnists. Just weeks before her performance, she collapsed in her London home and had to be hospitalized in order to undergo treatment. She was said to be suffering from the initial symptoms of a serious lung disease. However she had kept to her commitments performing at the Glastonbury Festival as scheduled. She had also sung at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration at London’s Hyde Park.

Drew Barrymore

He’s Just Not That Into You is a romantic comedy based on a story by the popular duo Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The best selling book by the same name talks about the vast space between the way men and women differ in their perspectives.

Jennifer Aniston

This gives rise to a number of misunderstandings and the problems that stem from them. Drew Barrymore is starring and producing the film which has an ensemble star cast with Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Connelly, Justin Long and Scarlett Johansson. The movie is slated to release in October this year with each actor to be seen in refreshing performances in this romantic comedy. There was a lot going on, during the filming of the movie, though. Drew met her boyfriend James Long while filming the movie and there were also sparks flying between the two Jennifer’s on the sets. Rumors about Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Connelly clashes on the sets were reported.

Drew Barrymore

He’s Just Not That Into You is a romantic comedy based on a story by the popular duo Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. The best selling book by the same name talks about the vast space between the way men and women differ in their perspectives.

Jennifer Aniston

This gives rise to a number of misunderstandings and the problems that stem from them. Drew Barrymore is starring and producing the film which has an ensemble star cast with Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Connelly, Justin Long and Scarlett Johansson. The movie is slated to release in October this year with each actor to be seen in refreshing performances in this romantic comedy. There was a lot going on, during the filming of the movie, though. Drew met her boyfriend James Long while filming the movie and there were also sparks flying between the two Jennifer’s on the sets. Rumors about Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Connelly clashes on the sets were reported.

Stan Winston

To remember the maestro who created masterpieces like “Jurassic Park”, “Terminator”, “The Lost World”, “Aliens” and “A.I” there was a private memorial held by friends and relatives on June 15th. The maker who had an enviable career spanning almost 40 years in the special effects industry had redefined the limits of computer graphics with his creativity.It was because of his visual effects that the dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park Series and the extraterrestrial life forms in the others were made possible. He had also worked in films like Edward Scissorhands that has turned him into a legend in cinematic history. The memorial service was attended by stalwarts in the industry like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sigourney Weaver, Steven Spielberg and James Cameron. He initially broke new ground by blending real world images with computer generated effects that made them come to life. Several nominations and awards later Stan Winston has influenced and inspired a generation of movie goers. He has also created a benchmark for legions of movie makers who will follow the path that Stan has laid out.

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato is on a high these days. The teen star who is already a well known face for Disney Channel viewers is pitted to become the next name to hit the limelight in a big way. With “Camp Rock” soon to be launched the star is sure to have a fan following of her own in a few months to come. The story is about a girl who has the talent to make it big and wants to join a singing summer camp involving a rock star played by Joe Jonas. The only thing that is preventing her from chasing her dreams is her family’s financial condition.Demi is already a known face as the star of the well received but short lived series “As the Bell Rings”, so success does come easy to this girl since she is reportedly quite cool about her impending superstar status. She has been reported by Daily News to be feeling quite relaxed when many in her shoes would have been nervous. Once Camp Rock launches she would be working on her own show “Mollywood” and is all set to go on tour with the Jonas Brothers.

Coldplay

Coldplay has done it this time. Amid controversies of plagiarism the group has for the first time topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts with their title song. Considering the present slowdown in the music industry it’s no mean feat for the British rockers who have put up a compilation of some quality songs that bear the trademark melodies that puts the band a class apart. The British band is also expected to top the albums charts very easily in the weeks to come.

Viva La Vida

Their success comes in the wake of a surge in downloads when their song was featured on an iTunes advertisement and was downloaded almost 246,000 times in the first week. iTunes does not usually publicize its figures but this unprecedented success have forced the online music store to announce that the album has broken all records and has sold 140,000 on its first day itself.