As expected, the Rolling Stones announced dates for their North American summer trek — dubbed the Zip Code tour — this morning (March 31). The 15-show jaunt, which launches May 24 in San Diego, passes over major markets the band hit on its 2012 50th anniversary and 2013 50 and Counting tours, focusing on second-tier cities like Dallas, Kansas City, Buffalo and Orlando. The tour wraps on July 15 in Quebec; AEG Live’s Concerts West is the promoter.

Tickets for the dates will go on sale April 13, although they will be available to American Express card members before the general public, beginning April 8.

“We are excited to be back in North America playing stadiums this summer!” Mick Jagger said in an almost comically effusive statement. “We are looking forward to being back on stage and playing your favorite songs.”

“We love being out on the road and it is great to come back to North America!” Keith Richards added. “I can’t wait to get back on the stage!”

While the band played 22 arena dates across the U.S. and Canada in 2012 and 2013, this summer’s trek marks the first time the group has played North American stadiums since 2005-2007’s Bigger Bang Tour. While details on production have not been announced, the release does say that “the stage design for the stadium shows includes a thrust that extends deep into the audience allowing the Stones to interact directly with their fans.” A similar concept was employed for the 2012-13 dates, in the form of a circular walkway that extended halfway across arena floors.

Two days after the tour’s launch, the group will unveil a reissue of one of its all-time classic albums, 1971’s Sticky Fingers. Deluxe editions will include a “generous selection” of previously unreleased studio outtakes from the album’s sprawling sessions (which spanned from 1968 through 1970) as well as live material from the era. Judging by the 2010 deluxe reissue of 1972’s Exile on Main Street, the studio tracks will be (generally subpar) songs that have long circulated on bootlegs, embellished with overdubs recorded 30-odd years after the original sessions. The live material may be more promising, based on the evidence of a long-bootlegged Leeds concert from the band’s 1971 British tour.

Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour Dates:
May 24 San Diego, CA Petco Park
May 30 Columbus, OH Ohio Stadium
June 3 Minneapolis, MN TCF Bank Stadium
June 6 Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium
June 9 Atlanta, GA Bobby Dodd Stadium
June 12 Orlando, FL Orlando Citrus Bowl
June 17 Nashville, TN LP Field
June 20 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field
June 23 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest / Marcus Amphitheater
June 27 Kansas City, MO Arrowhead Stadium
July 1 Raleigh, NC Carter-Finley Stadium
July 4 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Motor Speedway
July 8 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
July 11 Buffalo, NY Ralph Wilson Stadium
July 15 Quebec, QC Le Festival D’Été de Québec

Russell Crowe’s publicist has two pieces of information she wishes to impart before I’m ushered into the actor’s hotel suite. The first is a warning that Crowe “may be smoking” during the interview, about which I couldn’t care less, beyond wondering how much it is costing him to have a ciggie. Clearly whatever eye-watering charges Claridge’s levies against those who break the hotel’s smoking ban are but a mere bagatelle to the highest-paid actor in the world – one who has reportedly earned $82m (£55m) at the box office in the past year. The second is that Crowe is “on good form, very talkative”. It’s said brightly, but is clearly intended as reassurance. The one thing everybody knows about Crowe, other than the fact that he was nominated for the best actor Oscar three years in a row, winning it in 2000 for Gladiator, is that he has a fractious relationship with the press. For the prospective interviewer, Googling his name is quite the nerve-jangling experience: testimonies from other hacks that he offered “the worst interview experience ever”, tales of bitter Twitter spats and surly stormings out.

As it turns out, the publicist is right on both counts. Seated on a sofa, wearing a tracksuit, Crowe, 50, is making his way though a packet of Benson & Hedges with the kind of determination you seldom see these days, especially among Hollywood stars. And he does appear to be on good form. In fact, he is the very model of gruff antipodean charm: so antipodean in fact that at one point he uses the phrase “fair dinkum” entirely unironically. He talks cheerfully about everything from the difference between his brand of intensive, immersive preparation for a role and the kind of method acting that requires staying in character between takes (the former is about “giving over time to the contemplation of what you’re going to do and respecting cinema as an art from”, the latter is apparently “a load of old shit”), to his apparent refusal to do commercials or endorse products, a stance that led to a well-publicised spat with George Clooney over Nespresso coffee-makers. “Look, there will possibly come a time when I start doing commercials and you’ll know then that I’ve just given up. Other people can do whatever they want. It’s just my thing. But it’s just reaping, you know? We’re supposed to play different characters. We’re not supposed to lock ourselves and become an icon. I have a …” His voice trails off. “A certain opinion about that level of vanity,” he says, picking his words carefully. In fact, the only time he shuts a question down – he doesn’t want to talk about his audience with the pope that came about as a result of his performance in the biblical epic Noah – he’s virtually apologetic: “Is it OK with you if we leave that one? I’d rather, if that’s OK.”

I would love to tell you that my winning personality and expertly researched questions have somehow broken through Crowe’s fearsome public image to reveal the fair dinkum bloke underneath. But, this week at least, he seems to be behaving like that towards everybody. His latest visit to London has been one long charm offensive. He does a star turn on the Jonathan Ross Show. He appears on Lauren Laverne’s radio show and subsequently tweets that she’s “the hottest thing on radio” and should have her own TV series. A few hours later, he’s back tweeting about how much he enjoyed appearing in the Sun. Perhaps Crowe’s public image is unwarranted.

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Without wishing to excuse his errant behavior where members of the public have been concerned – it really doesn’t look good when a multimillionaire actor throws a phone at a hotel concierge, or gets in a brawl with a businessman in a London restaurant, the latter punch-up apparently necessitating the intervention of Ross Kemp – it’s hard not to notice that most of his sudden, piqued departures from interviews have been precipitated by the interviewer telling him that he couldn’t act properly, or sing, or do accents. A cynic might suggest that it’s almost as if they’re deliberately trying to wind him up in order to generate juicy copy. “They want to spark you up, so you go: ‘OK, I’ll spark up, mate. Is that good for you? Did you enjoy that?’” he says. “Same thing happens with photographers. How many times has it been printed that I hit a photographer or slapped a photographer? I’ve never, ever in my life touched a photographer. Some of the cruellest things I’ve ever said have been to photographers who are chasing me down the street, some of the sharpest, most efficient emotional barbs. And they know that in that moment, in that one-to-one wit competition, they just got smashed. But will they admit that? Will they go back to their editor and say: ‘Actually, I got fucking killed by him, he ripped me apart?’” No, they don’t. They turn it into a physical thing. They pretend, you know?”

His problems with the press really began in the wake of Gladiator. He says he rather enjoyed his first flush of American fame, after his performance as the thuggish cop Bud White in LA Confidential, which turned out to be an archetypical Crowe role: a tormented tough guy, whose handiness with his fists masks deeper sensitivities. The fame that came after his Oscar win, however, was “a pain in the arse”.

“Even walking down the street was a pain in the arse. People want a piece of you. And something else happens, man. You build all these friendships and then you hit a certain level within the business and those people need you now, if you’re connected to their thing, their thing gets done, their life is enriched, and friendships get damaged because you say no. Suddenly I was destroying people’s hopes and dreams if I said no to something. It was rather intense.”

The zenith of Crowe’s fame does sound a bit disturbing in other ways. For one thing, he found himself on the receiving end of repeated nuisance calls from, of all people, Michael Jackson. “For two or three fucking years,” he says. “I never met him, never shook his hand, but he found out the name I stayed in hotels under, so it didn’t matter where I was, he’d ring up do this kind of thing, like you did when you were 10, you know. ‘Is Mr Wall there? Is Mrs Wall there? Are there any Walls there? Then what’s holding the roof up? Ha ha.’ You’re supposed to grow out of doing that, right?”

There was also the then little-known terrorist organisation al-Qaida threatening to kidnap him in 2001. “I still really don’t know to this day what the fuck that was all about. All I know is, I arrived in LA, got to my hotel, as I’d done umpteen times before, started unpacking, and there was a knock at the door and a team of FBI guys wanted to sit down and discuss something with me. And then, for nearly two years, they were always around. I remember going to the Golden Globes and having, like, 16 security guys with me. I don’t even know why. They wouldn’t give me any details. And of course, people were like: ‘Look at him, he thinks he’s fucking Elvis.’ And then one day they just weren’t there any more.”

Things are substantially calmer now, he says – he just walked from the hotel to get a coffee and that wasn’t a pain in the arse at all. Crowe is in London being charm itself because he has something to sell: his directorial debut, The Water Diviner, in which he also plays the titular lead, an Australian farmer who travels to Turkey after the first world war to retrieve the bodies of his three sons from the battlefields of Gallipoli. If nothing else, he’s admirably blunt about it: “I need it to be commercially successful. I’ve got to return a commercial result on The Water Diviner because that will give me the freedom to do what I want. It’s already been hugely successful in Australia, but I’ve still got a way to go around the world, to get to the point where it’s actually making a commercial return.”

Kangana Ranaut, who recently bagged a National Award for her mind-blowing performance in director Vikas Bahl‘s most acknowledged film Queen, has got media’s undivided attention. But sometimes, the attention can back fire. Recently, it was reported that Kangana had said that the awards that were given to Priyanka Chopra for Mary Kom, were actually hers and were given to Priyanka because Kangana didn’t attend the award show! It was also reported that Kangana shares no equation with her Fashion co-star Priyanka whatsoever.
As soon as this report came out and Kangana read the story, the actress was in huge shock and distress. Apparently, Kangana has said nothing like that. During a recent interview, Kangana Ranaut revealed that the false statement caused her distress and she was really disturbed by it. “I was shocked when a report quoted me saying that I deserved all the awards she got for Mary Kom. I immediately called her in California and cleared the air. We chatted for over half an hour. That’s the equation we share,” said the actress.
In the same interview, Bollywood’s Queen Kangana said, “The question was something else but when it was put out in public, it was joined with a different analogy in some other context,” The actress further added, “I have no words to describe how distressed and disturbed I have been since that statement came out.”

Bollywood’s actress Anushka Sharma, who is currently dating Virat Kohli, faced a lot of criticism and bad comments from people all over the Internet for Team India’s defeat in the Cricket World Cup semifinals. A lot of tweets, Facebook trolls and jokes were made on the actress for something she did not do.
The Internet bullying started as soon as Virat Kohli returned to pavilion. Now recently a video came out and is making its round on the internet. The video’s purpose is to take a stand against sexism and cyber bullying. The message in the video is a strong slap on the face of Internet bullying. However, Anushka Sharma has not yet officially released a statement, Eros Now have uploaded a video on their official Youtube channel as a reply to all the cyber bullying and misogyny .
The montage video is made of pictures of all the negative comments, harsh tweets and posts that were made by cricket “fans” and targeted on the actress. But it’s the ending part (short clip of Anushka Sharma from her film NH10) in the video that delivers the perfect reply to all the cyber bullies. It ends with a curse word and strong reaction from Anushka and is a response to all the sexism that the actress faced so far.
This is not the first time that a cricketer’s partner is being blamed for his performance in the match. During England Tour last year, Anushka Sharma was blamed for her boyfriend Virat’s not upto the mark performance. Now again, the fans are pointing fingers at the NH10 star.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s maiden Hollywood venture ‘Broken Horses’ will be screened here on April 1.

The film has caught the imagination of Hollywood directors – James Cameron and ‘Gravity” helmer Alfonso Cuaron, who have lavished praise on Chopra, calling ‘Broken Horses’ an “artistic triumph driven by love”.

Chopra has previously directed and produced films like ‘Parinda’, ‘1942: A Love Story’, ‘Parineeta’, ‘Mission Kashmir’, ‘3 idiots’ and the ‘Munnabhai’ series.

The story of ‘Broken Horses’ is set in the shadows of the US-Mexico border gang wars. The thriller is about the bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence.

‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ writer Abhijat Joshi has penned the script of ‘Broken Horses’ with Chopra.

The film has an international star cast in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ star Vincent D’Onofrio, ‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette and Maria Valverde.

Miley Cyrus’ dad defended the college student when TMZ asked him his thoughts about Patrick’s latest trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where he was photographed getting a little too touchy feely with his ex-girlfriend.
“He had fun,” Billy Ray told the cameraman. “He’s a good boy.”
Miley seems to believe the same as a source told E! News that “there is no breakup” happening anytime soon for the “Wrecking Ball” crooner and her boyfriend. The couple was also spotted kissing and hugging while grabbing a sushi dinner at Kiwami and going for a fro-yo nightcap at Pinkberry the other night, so maybe everything is truly on the mend! We were also told that Patrick spent the night after their evening out but went their separate ways the next day.

haven’t been going through a rough patch. “Miley and Patrick have not been doing well,” another insider dished. “Some days great, others not.”
Upon his stateside arrival, Patrick was said to be “devastated and heartbroken” about the risqué photos, but insisted on Twitter that he would never cheat on his girlfriend. “Would NEVER do anything against my GF…..” he tweeted from Cabo on March 16. “Girls have guy friends and guys have friends that are girls…”
Despite it all, an insider assured us that Patrick, 21, and Miley, 22, are “super serious.” Even his mom, Maria Shriver, has given her seal of approval, saying she “really likes Miley and thinks she is a terrific girl.” Patrick’s sister, Katherine Schwarzenegger, also said she approves of Miley while appearing on Extra.
“I think they’re adorable,” she said. “If my brother’s happy, I’m happy and that’s all that matters to me. You just want your sibling to be happy, if they’re with someone who makes them happy and in a happy healthy relationship then I’m happy.”

The blonde is gone! Kim is back to black hair after dying her mane platinum blonde during Paris Fashion Week. She showed off her new, natural-looking ‘do on March 26 in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Kim Kardashian‘s platinum blonde hair was the makeover heard ’round the world when she stepped out in Paris with her new blonde mane on March 5. But keeping up with a dye job like that takes work — so we’re not surprised that Kim has gone back to her natural roots!

Kim Kardashian Back To Black Hair — Dyed After Platinum Blonde Makeover
Kim showed off her new dark ‘do while bringing daughter North West to ballet class in Woodland Hills, Calif. At first, we were all like, OMG, look how cute North looks with those pigtails! Then, we were like, OMG, Kim’s hair isn’t blonde anymore.

Kim’s hair looked slicked back and almost looked like it was being treated with an oil to heal her frayed strands.

To heal hair that has been fried from excessive dying, use a deep conditioning mask like this one — Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque.

The mask is better for at-home treatments. If you don’t mind the “wet look” like Kim, you can apply Herbal Essences Wild Naturals Rejuvenating Oil Elixir and then brush hair back into a tight bun.

Kim Kardashian’s Platinum Blonde Makeover
Kim dyed her hair for Paris Fashion Week on March 5 and showed off the new ‘do on the same day Jared Leto dyed his hair platinum — awkward.

She switched up shades of blonde but kept the look for a few weeks.

She even shot a cover for ELLE France with the blonde hair!

Do you think Kim looks better with black hair?
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The 26-year-old “Ek Villain” star debuted her new collection titled Imara on day one of the Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) here.

Imara is a contemporary rendition of the conventional. A modern Indian adaptation of classics, from once upon a time.

Experimenting with ethnic designs, it offers a refreshing take on fashion, for the young and the stylish. it is aimed at the new Indian woman, who is smart and independent, open and free.

The theme behind the creations is fantasy, which is evident from the advertisements that feature her channelling characters like Thumbelina and Little Red Riding Hood.

The silhouettes are western with a dash of Indian prints.

The clothes will be exclusively available on Amazon.in.

The winners of the Femina Miss India 2015 sub-contests were announced on Wednesday night. Actor Dino Morea, who was also a jury member, crowned the winners of sub contest.

The winners were announced in the categories of “Miss Fashion Icon”, “Miss Vivacious”, “Miss Healthy Skin”, “Miss Timeless Beauty”, “Miss Beautiful Eyes”, “Miss Beautiful Legs”, “Miss Beautiful Hair”, “Miss Congeniality”, “Miss Active”, “Miss Lifestyle”, “Miss Talented”, “Miss Body Beautiful”, “Miss Rampwalk”, “Miss Photogenic”, “Miss Beautiful Smile”, “Miss Waterbaby”, “Miss Sudoku” and “National Costume”.

Check out the photos of contestants walking the ramp in National Costume here.

Actor Dino Morea, fashion photographer Vikram Bawa, designer Gavin Miguel and duo Falguni and Shane Peacock were on the judging panel, according to the official Facebook page of the beauty contest.

During the sub-contest crowing ceremony, Miss India 2014 Koyal Rana, first runner-up Jhataleka Malhotra and second runner-up Gail Nicole Da Silva unveiled the exquisite crowns, which is hand crafted and specially designed.

Here is the list of sub contests winner:

Miss Fashion Icon: Pranati Prakash
Miss Vivacious: Sushrii Shreya Mishraa
Miss Healthy Skin: Rakshita Harimurthy
Miss Timeless Beauty: Deeksha Kaushal
Miss Beautiful Hair: Aditi Arya
Miss Congeniality: Aafreen Rachel Vaz
Miss Active: Sushruthi Krishna
Miss Lifestyle: Deeksha Kaushal
Miss Talented: Pranati Prakash and Medhika Priya Singhal
Miss Body Beautiful: Diksha Singh
Miss Rampwalk: Sushrii Shreya Mishraa
Miss Photogenic: Vartika Sing
Miss Bright Smile: Minash Ravuthar
Miss Waterbaby: Meghna Mittal
Miss Sudoku: Aditi Arya
Miss National Costume: Vartika Sing
Miss Selfie: Apeksha Porwal
Miss Beautiful Eyes: Aishwarya Goel
Miss Popular: Rewati Chetri
Miss Beautiful Legs: Rakshita Harimurthy
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1990 American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, is all set to get a Broadway musical, confirmed the film’s director Garry Marshall.

The veteran writer-producer said he is collaborating on the theatrical version with producer Paula Wagner and the author of the original screenplay, J F Lawton, reported People magazine.

“I had so much fun doing Pretty Woman the first time around that I’m trying it again as a Broadway musical. We have secured the rights to do a stage adaptation,” the director, 80, said in a statement.

Mr Marshall, 80, who is also known for his work on The Odd Couple, Runaway Bride and The Princess Diaries, first received a draft of the original “dramatic and dark” script 25 years ago.

He was asked to lighten up the love story, turning a tale of a scrappy prostitute Vivian (played by Julia) and a lonely financier (Richard Gere) into a “fairy tale with a happy ending”.

Mr Marshall hopes that the film’s ’90s charm will translate to the Broadway stage.

“To see Vivian and Edward brought to life again with music will hopefully be something to cheer about the second time around too,” he said.