Friday, 4 April 2014

What’s your faction, where do you fit in? Or are you ‘Divergent’?


What’s your faction, where do you fit in? Or are you ‘Divergent’?
Divergent’ is set in a futuristic Chicago, where people are born divided into five distinct factions based on their personality. At the age of 16 everybody passes a test to find out where they belong. But 16-year-old Tris, played by Shailene Woodley, discovers she is what is known as Divergent, which means she doesn’t fit into any faction. Divergents are considered a threat to the order of the society and are tracked by the system. Twenty-two-year-old Woodley, who shot to fame alongside George Clooney in ‘The Descendants’, hit the red carpet for the movie premiere with Kate Winslet, who plays the villain. How did she enjoy that? 'It was great. I loved it. I liked playing a bitch. It was brilliant fun. It was great to feel as though I was intimidating everybody every day. I loved it. It was fabulous,' said Winslet with a smile. But then she immediately backtracked: 'No, no, no. I didn’t really like it, you know, I’m just saying that for the camera. I don’t like being mean.' The film’s young lead said she wasn’t taking the whole celebrity buzz too seriously: 'It’s fun. It’s sort of like this new thing for me where I’m realising all make-up is and all fancy dresses are adult women being able to feel like little princesses again, you know. We’re just like tapping into our five-year-old Cinderellas,' Woodley said. ‘Divergent’ is based on the popular novel of the same name, the first in a trilogy by Veronica Roth. The author said she couldn’t quite believe that her book had been turned into a movie. 'I didn’t know what to expect. But this is incredible. Yeah, I mean the carpet says ‘Divergent’. I’m just really excited about this. I’m having a good day… I am, like ‘Oh my God! Red carpet!’,' Roth exclaimed. The novel has been compared to other young adult books such as ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘The Maze Runner’ because of its theme and target audience. Its film adaptation, however, has received mixed critics. While most praise Shailene Woodley for her performance, calling her the next Jennifer Lawrence, many say the film offers nothing new to the cinematic world of dystopia-driven young adult fiction. ‘Divergent’ is on worldwide release now.

Beyoncé is being sued by two fans

Beyoncé is being sued by two fans
Beyoncé Knowles is being sued by two of her fans.
Raquel Castellanos and Gabriella Davidson, who were trampled before one of the star's concerts in Chicago late last year, have filed a lawsuit against the 'Drunk in Love' hitmaker in Cook County Circuit Court. 
According to court documents, obtained by CBS' local affiliate in Chicago, the duo said they bought general admission tickets and arrived a few hours early at the United Centre in the city for the 32-year-old singer's gig in December because they wanted to get as close to the stage as possible.
The suit states: 'As the hours passed, the group became larger, more dense and more anxious about how, when and where the gate(s) would be released and where ticket holders and fans were supposed to enter The United Centre -- none of which was explained.'
When the doors to the venue eventually opened there was a stampede and they got knocked to the ground and trampled by a 'rushing mob,' leaving them both unconscious.
They also suffered broken bones and other injuries during the incident, and missed the show because they had to go to a local hospital.
The 'long-time fans of Beyoncé' believe that the arena, concert promoters and Beyoncé are responsible for the chaos and did nothing to prevent the incident from occurring.
The women are seeking an undisclosed amount in damages in the six-count suit that alleges negligence on the part of The United Centre, Live Nation and the singer.

Harry Styles buys LA mansion for £2.6M

Harry Styles buys LA mansion for £2.6M
Harry Styles has bought a mansion in Los Angeles for £2.6 million. 
The One Direction hunk has splashed out on the luxury pad, which is complete with an outdoor pool and a home cinema room, because he wants to spend more time in the US. 
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Harry spent a couple of weeks last year looking at properties, before finally finding one he loved, and putting in an offer.
'Contracts have been exchanged and he is now a proud US home-owner.
'Harry's only told a few people and not many people know the exact location of the pad, but it is fairly spectacular, with an outdoor pool, home entertainment room and gym.'
The 20-year-old singer, who is worth an estimated £20 million, will always see England as his home, but feels he will be less pestered by fans if he moves across the pond.
The source explained: 'Harry loves LA and feels really at home there. He also gets less hassled there because people are used to seeing A-listers all over the place.
'England will always be home, but he will be spending a lot more time in Los Angeles and Hollywood now.'

Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry Styles discussing movie roles?

Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry Styles discussing movie roles?
Leonardo DiCaprio has invited Harry Styles to hang out and talk about potential acting roles.
The 'Wolf of Wall Street' star wants to spend some time getting to know the One Direction hitmaker, and it is said his production company is willing to offer the singer a number of movie parts.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: 'Leo's production company Appian Way has at least ten movie projects in the works with roles that could interest Harry.
'Leo's invited Harry over to his house for a long weekend when their schedules allow to talk work and women. Bradley Cooper will probably be around too.'
Fans concerned about the future of the 'Story of My Life' boyband shouldn't be too worried though after the group went on record to dismiss rumours they could split up to pursue solo careers.
Harry recently said: 'We're not breaking up. We've spent every day together for months and forgot what my mum looked like. It's just holidays.'
His band mate Liam Payne has also rubbished claims of an imminent break-up, pointing out they have already started work on their fourth album.
He added: 'We have been writing away for the next album and rehearsals are just about to start soon for the tour. We're not splitting up.
'We're on WhatsApp messaging each other all the time, talking about song ideas and just funny stuff from our day.
'It's been a while since we have all been together so we are enjoying being back in each other's company.'

Kate Winslet is ‘haunted’ by her ‘Titanic’

Kate Winslet is ‘haunted’ by her ‘Titanic’
Kate Winslet is still 'haunted' by her nude scene in 'Titanic.'
The Oscar-winning actress, who stripped down for an intimate moment in the 1997 blockbuster, during which her co-star and good pal Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Jack Dawson, draws a picture of her character Rose DeWitt Bukater's naked body, admits she finds some parts of the movie 'very uncomfortable' to watch and refuses to sign photographs or recreations of the original drawing. 
The 38-year-old beauty told Yahoo! Movies: 'I don't sign that [picture]. It feels very uncomfortable. Why would you do that? People ask me to sign that [picture] a lot.
'There's a photo of it as well that someone has lifted from a still of the film, and that photo gets passed around too. I'm like 'No! I didn't mean for it to be a photograph that I would end up seeing still 17 years later.'
The actress, who has a four-month-old son, Bear, with her husband Ned Rocknroll and children Mia, 13, and Joe, 10, from previous relationships, added: 'It's still haunting me. It's quite funny really.'
The 'Divergent' star recently admitted she often 'vomits' before shooting challenging scenes.
She said: 'I think you get really good at mind-f***ing yourself, to be honest. Acting is bloody scary. I still have moments when I think, 'I can't do this - everybody thinks I'm absolutely sh*t.' There are scenes I absolutely dread - there was a scene in 'Labor Day'; the whole courtroom sequence in 'The Reader'. I often throw up, which I'm a bit embarrassed about. It's the adrenaline.'

Ronaldo to sit out Real Sociedad clash

Ronaldo to sit out Real Sociedad clash
The 29-year-old will be rested for the trip to the Basque country but Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident that he will be fit for Tuesday's clash with Dortmund
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will sit out Saturday's trip to Real Sociedad, but believes his star man will be firing on all cylinders for the clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

The Portuguese scored his side's third goal in the 3-0 win over Jurgen Klopp's side in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash, but limped off late on.

And he will be rested for the match in San Sebastian against the Basque outfit but should be fine to line up in the return leg in Germany.

"Cristiano will rest. He is tired and has a bit of a problem," the former Chelsea boss told reporters. "We prefer him to stay in Madrid, work and get ready for the next game.

"On Tuesday he will be fresher and can recover better. He has played a lot of games. We just want him to rest.

"I've spoken with Cristiano and together we decided it was better he rested. It's normal he wants to play all the game but there's no problem."

The Italian has not decided who will replace the 29-year-old against Sociedad and insisted there are a number of possibilities to choose from.

"We have options," he added. "Alvaro Morata could play, we could change Isco's position or move the other forwards around.

"Gareth Bale is playing well, consistently. He could change positions with Cristiano missing."

Madrid, who are currently third in La Liga, are hoping to keep the pressure up on title rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid not behind Barcelona transfer ban, insists vice-president

Real Madrid not behind Barcelona transfer ban, insists vice-president
The Madrid director has dismissed suggestions that the capital club filed a complaint against their rivals to start off an investigation
Real Madrid vice-president Pedro Lopez Jimenez has stressed that the Santiago Bernabeu side did not play any role in Fifa's decision to hand Barcelona a ban for the next two transfer windows.

The reigning La Liga champions were sanctioned by world football's governing body over the breach of regulations relating to the acquisition and registration of foreign players under the age of 18.

Barca president Josep Bartomeu revealed on Thursday that Fifa opened an investigation into the Catalans' transfer policy for youth players after an "anonymous complaint" from an "unnamed club", fuelling speculation that Madrid were somehow involved in the sanction.

Nevertheless, Jimenez has made it clear that the capital club are not behind their arch-rivals' sanction.

"Neither Real Madrid, nor myself as a member of Fifa, have anything to do with the sanction that's been handed to Barcelona," Jimenez told AS.

"My membership of the Players' Status Committee is unrelated to Florentino Perez and Madrid. My appointment was a proposal of the European Club Association (ECA), of which Barcelona are a member, too.

"In neither of the two meetings that I attended did we discuss a sanction for Barcelona.

"I want to make it clear that the Players' Status Committee does not have the power to hand out any sanctions. All we do is study the documents that we receive. I have nothing to do with Barcelona's sanction."

Barcelona announced on Thursday that they will appeal their ban.