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Friday, May 15, 2009

‘Grey’s’ Wins Ratings

By BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF - May 15, 2009

The ambiguous season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy,” in which Dr. George O’Malley (played by T. R. Knight) and Dr. Isobel Stevens (Katherine Heigl) were left for dead — he, after being hit by a bus; she, after surgery for a brain tumor — earned Thursday’s largest television audience. According to Nielsen’s estimates, the episode, on ABC, was watched by 16.4 million viewers, the best showing for “Grey’s Anatomy” since its September premiere. ABC also averaged the most viewers for the night, and CBS came in second with “Survivor” (12 million), “CSI” (14.4 million) and “CSI: NY” (12.8 million). Fox was third with “Bones” (8.7 million) and “Hell’s Kitchen” (7.4 million). No one was killed on the finales of NBC’s shows “The Office” (6.8 million) and “30 Rock” (5.7 million), as the network placed fourth.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com

Wishing Shiney Ahuja a very happy Birthday

BollywoodHungamaNewsNetwork - May 15, 2009

As they say the children of army officers can't stay in one place, this may be true but in case of Shiney he has definitely found a home in Bollywood. Son of an army commander Shiney was born on May 15 in New Delhi. After finishing his early schooling from St. Xavier's School, Ranchi, he studied at The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. 

Harbouring the ambition to join the armed forces Shiney worked his way, but somehow he got attracted to Theatre and he joined Barry Johns acting School in Delhi, while studying at Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, before moving to Mumbai. Shiney later made his acting debut with the critically acclaimed ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ which debuted at various film festivals in 2004 and was released in theatres in 2005. for his performance in the film Shiney was also awarded the Best Debut Award in 2006. ever since then there has been no looking back for this shining star as he has forged ahead carving a niche for himself in the industry. 

So folks we wish this rising star all the very best in the year to come and may he shine like the sun on his birthday. Join us in wising him by posting your messages below.

Source: http://www.screenindia.com

Di Caprio gets knocked out during basketball game

Agencies - May 15, 2009 

Hollywood star Leonardo Di Caprio came close to being knocked off during a basketball game when one of the players dived into the audience. 

The 'Titanic' star was sitting in the front row with fellow actor Kevin Spacey during a match being played by his favourite team, Los Angeles Lakers, when a player from the opposing team, Houston Rockets jumped into the crowd to grab the ball, reported ‘Mirror’ online. 

The player knocked off a few people in the audience but Caprio saved himself from an embarrassing accident by hunching up. 

The actor is a regular at all Lakers games and is often spotted at the games with girlfriend, model Bar Rafaeli.

Source: http://www.news.google.com

Jennifer Aniston has a winner with 'Management'

Elizabeth Weitzmen - May 15th, 2009

Romantic comedy about an awkward loner who falls for a successful businesswoman. With Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn. Director: Stephen Belber (1:33). R: Language. At area theaters.

Your first thought upon watching "Management" will undoubtedly be, "Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn? Who thought that would be a good match?" So it's to everyone's credit that by the time the movie is over, you'll wonder why they were never paired together before. In fact, everything about Stephen Belber's deceptively low-key directorial debut feels designed to throw us off. 

The comic touches are revealed gradually, the plot meanders, the leads keep misconnecting. But if there's a point to be made here, it's that persistence pays off, whether you're onscreen or in the audience. Zahn's disheveled Mike falls for Aniston's tightly wound Sue immediately, as she's checking in to the Arizona motel his parents (Margo Martindale and Fred Ward) own. 

Barging into her room under the pretext of offering a complimentary bottle of wine, Mike initially comes off as a weirdo — or worse. While she eventually gives in to his advances, partly out of loneliness and partly out of pity, Sue writes off their encounter immediately. So she is extremely surprised when he shows up at her Maryland office a few days later, ready to spend the rest of his life with her.

Not only is Sue not in the market for a stalker, she's also involved with Jango (Woody Harrelson), a wild-eyed millionaire who could eat a naive motel manager for breakfast. But Mike, whose creepiness turns out to be another quality altogether, simply won't give up. A lot of factors had to come together to turn this modest indie into something memorable. 

Most important, Aniston and Zahn believe in the material, and as it unfolds, we can see why. Empathy does evade Belber in the very end, with an unkind exchange that sells out Aniston's character to a surprising degree.

But for the most part, his script has just enough sweet-natured quirkiness to keep us interested, both in what he has already made, and what he might be working on next.

Source: http://www.dailynews.com