New interview with TREE OF LIFE composer, ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (2011)

Interview in Cannes: 'The Tree of Life' Composer Alexandre Desplat

May 27, 2011

by Alex Billington

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KLAUS BADELT - the prodigies (2011, mp3)

Product details

Original Release Date: 13 Jun 2011

Label: Editions Milan Music

Copyright: (c) Onyxfilms / Fidélité Films under exclusive licence to Editions Milan Music

Total Length: 54:38

Listen to the score here.

ARNAU BATALLER : the composer of the IFMCA honoured 2010 score: La herencia Valdemar, talks to John Mansell

An Interview with Arnau Bataller by John Mansell © 2011

Read the interview here.

New interview with MARK McKENZIE on creating one of the year's best scores, "EL GRAN MILAGRO" (The great Miracle)

An Interview with Mark McKenzie by John Mansell © 2011

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HANS ZIMMER with RODRIGO Y GABRIELLA talk about PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

The Pirate That Should Not Be' showcases the guitarists' virtuosic talents through soaring riffs, and the low-end expertise of Zimmer.

Click here to watch the video interview.

HANS ZIMMER and LORNE BALFE - The music of Amnesty International

Amnesty: 50 Years | Amnesty International USA

www.amnestyusa.org

‎2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Amnesty International, which began with one person and an idea -- to protect the basic dignity and human rights of those imprisoned for their beliefs. 

Speicifically, May 28, 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Amnesty International. Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe wrote the music for the anniversary video. Musicians who participated include Lili Haydn, Aleksey Igudesman, Satnam Ramgotra, Martin Tillman and Michael Hobe. Watch the video and help celebrate human rights globally.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/amnesty-50-years

KLAUS BADELT and ANDREW RAIHER - Dylan Dog (2011, mp3 album)

Klaus Badelt says about this release:

My score with Andrew Raiher for "Dylan Dog: Dead of Night" is now available on my store. As usual, name your price and enjoy!

Visit the store and listen / buy the album here: http://store.klausbadelt.com/album/dylan-dog-dead-of-night

Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night, by Klaus Badelt and Andrew Raiher

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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT - a better life (2011, mp3)

View the tracklisting, listen to the sound clips and find out more here at amazon.com

Movie facebook page: here.

Trailer here: youtube

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD - the green lantern (2011) *mp3 album

Product Details

    Original Release Date: June 14, 2011
    Label: Watertower Music
    Copyright: 2011 Watertower Music
    Total Length: 52:47

    Original Release Date: June 14, 2011
    Format - Music: MP3
    Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player

More here, sound clips here.

RACHEL PORTMAN - Snow Flower & The Secret Fan (2011, cd)

Product Details

Audio CD (July 12, 2011)

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Masterworks

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HENRY JACKMAN - X-MEN: First Class (Cd, 2011)

Product Details

Audio CD (June 21, 2011)

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Soundtrack

Label: SONY MASTERWORKS

Track Listings

1. First Class

2. Pain and Anger

3. Would You Date Me?

4. Not That Sort Of Bank

5. Frankenstein's Monster

6. What Am I thinking

7. Cerebro

8. Mobilise For Russia

9. Rise Up To Rule

10. Cold War

11. X-Training

12. Rage and Serenity

13. To Beast Or Not To Beast

14. True Colours

15. Let Battle Commence

16. Sub Lift

17. Coup d'État

18. Mutant and Proud

19. X-Men

20. Magneto

X MEN: FIRST CLASS, the latest installment of the blockbuster cult series, is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Henry Jackman is scoring what will easily be the biggest film of their careers for both him and director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Stardust). Jackman worked with Hans Zimmer on The Dark Knight (Grammy Award®-winner) and scored Monsters vs Aliens as well as Gulliver s Travels.

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Katy Perry Ft. Kanye West - E.T.

E.T. Lyrics Katy Perry Ft. Kanye West

Title: Katy Perry Ft. Kanye West - E.T. Lyrics
Artist: Katy Perry Ft. Kanye West

These are Red Nation Lyrics by Game ft Lil Wayne

E.T. Lyrics

Katy Perry Ft. Kanye West

[Kanye West - Verse 1]

I got a dirty mind I got filthy ways
I'm tryna bathe my eyy in your milky way
I'm a legend I'm irreverent I'll be reverend
I'll be so faaaaa-ar up
We don't give a fuuuh-uh-uck
Welcome to the danger zone
Step into the fantasy
You are not invited to the other side of sanity
They callin me an alien a big headed astronaut
Maybe it's because yo boy Yeezy get ass a lot

[Katy Perry]

You're so hypnotizing
Could you be the devil
Could you be an angel

Your touch magnetizing
Feels like I am floating
Leaves my body glowing

They say be afraid
You're not like the others
Futuristic lover
Different DNA
They don't understand you

Your from a whole other world
A different dimension
You open my eyes
And I'm ready to go
Lead me into the light

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me
Infect me with your love and
Fill me with your poison

Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be a victim
Ready for abduction

Boy, you're an alien
Your touch are foreign
It's supernatural
Extraterrestrial

Your so supersonic
Wanna feel your powers
Stun me with your lasers
Your kiss is cosmic
Every move is magic

Your from a whole other world
A different dimension
You open my eyes
And I'm ready to go
Lead me into the light

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me
Infect me with your love and
Fill me with your poison

Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be a victim
Ready for abduction

Boy, you're an alien
Your touch are foreign
It's supernatural
Extraterrestrial

[Kanye West - Verse 2]

I know a bar out in mars
Where they driving spaceships instead of cars
Cop a prada space suit about the stars
Getting stupid hah straight up out the jars
Pockets on shrek, rockets on deck
Tell me what's next? Alien sex.
Imma disrobe you
Then Imma probe you
See I abducted you
So I tell you what to do

[Katy Perry]

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me
Infect me with your love and
Fill me with your poison

Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be a victim
Ready for abduction

Boy, you're an alien
Your touch are foreign
It's supernatural
Extraterrestrial

Extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial

Boy, you're an alien
Your touch are foreign
It's supernatural
Extraterrestrial

Katy Perry Ft. Kanye West E.T. Lyrics

The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough

Just Can't Get Enough Lyrics The Black Eyed Peas

Title: The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
Artist: The Black Eyed Peas

These are Just Can't Get Enough Lyrics by The Black Eyed Peas

Just Can't Get Enough Lyrics

The Black Eyed Peas

Boy I think about it every night and day
I'm addicted wanna jump inside your love
I wouldn't wanna have it any other way
I'm addicted and I just can't get enough

I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough

Honey got a sassy on steamin
She givin hotness a new meanin
Perfection mama you gleamin
Inception you got a brother dreamin dreamin

oh baby I'm beamin
I'm tryna holler at you, I'm screamin
Let me love you down this evenin
Love you love you ya you know you are my demon

Girl we could form a team and
I could be the king you could be the queen and
My mind's dirty and it don't need cleanin
I love you long time so you know the meanin

Oh baby I can't come down so please come help me out
You got me feelin high and I can't step off the cloud
And I just can't get enough

Boy I think about it every night and day
I'm addicted wanna jump inside your love
I wouldn't wanna have it any other way
I'm addicted and I just can't get enough

I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough

Honey got me runnin like I'm Flo Jo
Signs her name on my heart with an X-O
Love's so sweet got me vexed oh
I wanna wish it right back like presto, yes

Meantime I wait for the next time
She come around 'fore I toast to the best time
We lol back and forth on the text line
She got me fishin for her love I confess I'm

Somethin bout her smile and that combo
Got me high and I ain't comin down yo
My heart's pumpin out louder than electro
She got me feelin like Mr. Roboto

Oh baby I can't come down so please come help me out
You got me feelin high and I can't step off the cloud
And I just can't get enough

Boy I think about it every night and day
I'm addicted wanna jump inside your love
I wouldn't wanna have it any other way
I'm addicted and I just can't get enough

*This is mega switch up*

I just can't

Not
Sunk in your bed rock
Caught
Up in your love shock
Knocked
Out by your cold shot
I'm stuck in your head li-

Can't get out won't when
Makin me feign, give it to me
I want it all, know what I mean
Your love is a dose of ecstasy

Addicted
I can't get
Away from
You
Afflicted
I need it
I'm missin
I want your lovin right next to me
And I can't
Erase ya out of my memory

The Black Eyed Peas Just Can't Get Enough Lyrics

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts

Jar Of Hearts Lyrics Christina Perri

Title: Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts
Artist: Christina Perri

These are Jar Of Hearts Lyrics by Christina Perri 

 Jar Of Hearts

Christina Perri

I know I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore?
You lost the love
I loved the most

And I learned to live, half-alive
And now you want me one more time

Who do you think you are?
Runnin' round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?

I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms

And I learned to live, half-alive
And now you want me one more time

Who do you think you are?
Runnin round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?

Dear, it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back

Who do you think you are?
Runnin' round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

And who do you think you are?
Runnin round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

Christina Perri Jar Of Hearts Lyrics

Game ft Lil Wayne – Red Nation Lyrics

Red Nation Lyrics Game ft Lil Wayne

Title: Game ft Lil Wayne – Red Nation Lyrics
Artist: Game ft Lil Wayne

These are Red Nation Lyrics by Game ft Lil Wayne

Red Nation Lyrics

Game ft Lil Wayne

[Game - Verse 1]
Throw your muthafucking Cincinnati hats in the sky
Nigga don't ask why
Red laces in and out of them Air Max '95?s
I, walk on the moon, flow hotter than June
Any nigga want drama I kick up a sand dune
Peace to my man 'Tune for giving his man room
Now we hittin' switches to the Spring Break, Cancun
Get it, nah forget it, SuWoo I live it
Made the letter B more famous than a Red Sox fitted
But that was suicide, I don't live in Judah's eyes
Half of these rappers weren't trappin' when I was choppin' the do or die
Suge had me in, I went Puffy like Zab Judah eye
Dre called, told my baby momma "won't you decide"
She chose Doc, first day I poured ? like its Aftermath for life
And all I do is ride
Before I turn on 'em I kill Satan and stick my red flag in the ground
It's Red Nation!!!

[Lil Wayne]
Now Blood the fuck up
Everyday's a gamble muthafucker, tough luck
And we gon fuck the World til that bitch bust nuts
I can't tell ya whats good, but I can tell ya whats, what
And that's, B's up, hoes down
Lookin' in the mirror, I'm no where to be found
Blood, I'm a dog, call me a blood hound
Throwin' blood in the air, leave blood on the ground

[Game - Verse 2]
Niggas'll trade they soul to be Drake or J. Cole
Live and die for this shit, word to Tupac Shakur's halo
One blood, plural, nigga I'm spendin' Euro's
Ferrari got an ice cream paint job, Dorrough
I'm up out the hood, where they pull guns on you like
Come up out ya hood, it ain't never all good
We roll up in backwoods, nigga get to actin' stupid
Get thrown in the back woods
Los Angeles, home of the scandalous
Pimp, hoes and gamblers
98 degree's on Christmas
Nigga we rollin' cannibus
Swisha sweet ain't it, I told her I'm Charles Louboutin
The bitch fainted, pulled her panites down, stain it
That's my Chi-lingo, yeah I'm bi-lingual
Ball by myself, Ochocinco
Dancing with the stars, bullets and fast cars
And everybody bleed out here, word to God

[Lil Wayne]
Now Blood the fuck up
Everyday's a gamble muthafucker, tough luck
And we gon fuck the World til the bitch bust nuts
I can't tell ya whats good, but I can tell ya whats, what
And that's, B's up, hoes down
Lookin' in the mirror, I know where to be found
Blood, I'm a dog, call me a blood hound
Throwin' blood in the air, leave blood on the ground

[Game - Verse 3]
Russia got a Red Flag
US got Red Stripes
Last train to Paris, round the World in these red Nikes
Che Guevara of the New Era, test me
Louieville slugger, you'll get buried in my era
Got that natty on, tighter than a magnum
Walk in the club saggin' with a 38 magnum
Red Ralph Laurens, the double R sittin' on a hill like Lauren
Her and the car foreign
Got my red Dre Beats on, tryna put my peeps on
And I keep it hood like this Phantom is a Nissan
Where my nigga Jim Jones at?
Roll up the weed son, so many bloods in Compton had to get a NYC song
And while I'm out here, I might as well go shopping
And put this new bad bitch I got her some red bottoms
And all these hatin' ass niggas want me dead
Cause I'm Malcolm X before he turned Muslim, RED

[Lil Wayne]
Now Blood the fuck up
Everyday's a gamble muthafucker, tough luck
And we gon fuck the World til the bitch bust nuts
I can't tell ya whats good, but I can tell ya whats, what
And that's, B's up, hoes down
Lookin' in the mirror, I know where to be found
Blood, I'm a dog, call me a blood hound
Throwin' blood in the air, leave blood on the ground

Game ft Lil Wayne Red Nation Lyrics

New audio interview with HANS ZIMMER on the new PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (2011)

Check out an interesting new audio interview with Hans Zimmer, where he talks to IFMCA member Daniel Schweiger about pirates, pandas and first person shooters with composer Hans Zimmer. The music version of the show will air on Sirius/XM this Wednesday at 11pm, Friday at 3pm, and Saturday at Noon (all Eastern Standard Times).

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TREVOR MORRIS - the borgias (2011) (cd)

Original Television Soundtrack

THE BORGIAS

Music Composed by
TREVOR MORRIS
(The Tudors)

Oscar®-winning actor Jeremy Irons stars in the epic drama series as Rodrigo Borgia, the cunning, manipulative patriarch of the Borgia family who ascends to the highest circles of power in Renaissance-era Italy. The series is created and executive produced by Oscar®-winning director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game), who is directing the first two episodes.

THE BORGIAS is a complex, unvarnished portrait of one of history's most intriguing and infamous dynastic families. The series begins as Rodrigo schemes his way into the position of Pope, causing him, his two Machiavellian sons Cesare and Juan, and his scandalously beautiful daughter Lucrezia, to become the most powerful and influential family of the Italian Renaissance.

Composer Trevor Morris, fresh from four seasons on The Tudors, weaves a thrilling sonic tapestry for another notorious European family.

THE BORGIAS premieres Sunday, April 3rd with a special 2-hour pilot, only on SHOWTIME®.

Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 067 091 2
Release Date: 06/14/11

TRACK LIST:

1.  The Borgias Main Titles (1:34)
2.  Rome 1492 (:34)
3.  Cesare And Lucrezia’s Theme (1:32)
4.  Hallway Vampires (1:59)
5.  Wing Of A Messenger Dove (1:58)
6.  Confessional (2:24)
7.  I Am Alexander Sixtus (2:30)
8.  Arrival At Orsini’s Palace (1:14)
9.  Following A Monkey (1:25)
10.  Giulia Farnese (2:26)
11.  Della Rovere Plots (1:50)
12.  Rovere Finds A Body In His Bed (:44)
13.  Trust Has Already Been Earned (1:04)
14.  Micheletto Stalks Rovere (2:21)
15.  Sulphur Bath Assassination (1:32)
16.  Micheletto And Juan Both Murder (4:19)
17.  Giancarlo To Spy On Rovere (1:49)
18.  Giulia Teaches Lucrezia To Kiss (2:12)
19.  You Are A Borgia Spy (2:50)
20.  Lucrezia Arrives At New Home (:55)
21.  Sforza Rapes Lucrezia (2:05)
22.  Alexander’s Nightmare (1:02)
23.  Cesare Angry With Micheletto (1:04)
24.  Poisoned Pheasant (1:34)
25.  Cesare Fights The Baron (1:18)
26.  Lucrezia Tends The Wound (2:08)
27.  Lucrezia And Paulo Kiss (1:31)
28.  Cesare And Ursula Make Love (1:09)
29.  Juan And Sancia Have Sex (1:28)
30.  Attack Of Lucca (4:01)
31.  The King Is Dead (2:46)
32.  Sforza Whips Paulo (1:36)
33.  France And Rome Meet On The Battlefield (1:45)
34.  Canons Of War (4:04)
35.  Vanozza Flees Vatican City (2:53)
36.  French Army Enters Rome (1:08)
37.  Lucrezia To The Nunnery (1:55)
38.  Lineage Of The Family (6:45)

CHRISTOPHER YOUNG - priest (2011) (CD)

Christopher Young's considered one of the pioneers of modern horror / thriller scoring and this new score here comes with glowing first previews / reports. Stay tuned! 

Here's some Product Details:

    Audio CD (May 10, 2011)
    Label: Madison Gate Records
    ASIN: B004ZMUDJC

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New video interview with HANS ZIMMER on the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie

Check out the latest traileraddict installment regarding composer Hans Zimmer's involvement with the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie: on stranger tides. 

Follow the link here.

RAMIN DJAWADI - Game of thrones (2011, hbo mini tv series)

Varese Sarabande, announced last week that the Game of Thrones soundtrack by Ramin Djawadi CD is on its way. Release date is June 14th, 2011. Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available. 

Here's a relative video, here.

CARLES CASES - Darkness (2011 mp3 album)

Product Details

Audio CD (February 28, 2011)

Label: Filmax

ASIN: B004NEV3LE

more here.

CHRISTOPHER YOUNG - priest

Product Details

Audio CD (May 10, 2011)

Label: Madison Gate Records

ASIN: B004ZMUDJC

More info, here.

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT - the tree of life (2011) cd

Product Details

Audio CD (May 23, 2011)

Original Release Date: 2011

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Soundtrack

Label: Lakeshore Records

Listen to the score, here.

Japanese Koi Fish Tattoos

Japanese Koi Fish Tattoos

If you love tattoos you know that getting a meaningful tattoo is one of the best feelings ever, especially when someone acknowledges the art. The world we live in today is getting smaller and smaller with fashion trends spreading with great speed. Tattoos have recently garnered great publicity with a lot of celebrities showing off their designs at red carpet events. It is only natural that it has spread like wildfire to the general population. One of the popular designs that has surfaced recently is Japanese koi fish tattoos. Fish in the wild undergo a lot of hardship to reach their destination and this ability has given them a mythical status. They are also found in different colors making it a good choice for a tattoo design. If you planning to get a koi fish tattoo done, just make sure that you do it from a good artist, as the design is intricate.

Japanese Koi Fish Tattoo Meaning

The koi fish resembles perseverance as it swims against the current to reach its final destination. Japanese mythology has a story which states that the koi fish swam up a waterfall and was then turned in to a dragon. It depicts the victory of good against all odds and represents conquering everyday life struggles. The fish is a symbol of strength and the ability to overcome obstacles in spite of all odds. The Japanese koi fish also represents wisdom and longevity to many and therefore has been adopted by many people across the world irrespective of the cultural background. Some people even get the tattoo as they feel it brings them luck; the koi tattoo meaning is mostly what attracts people to this design.

Japanese Koi Fish Tattoo Designs

Red Koi Fish
The red koi fish represents love and strength, it is a masculine design and looks great when done on the back or the arm. You can showcase a red koi fish blowing multicolored bubbles to represent the different colors of life. Another way of depicting it is to have it fighting big waves as it journeys through the violent waters.


Flower and Fish
Inking a koi fish gracefully swimming between bright red and yellow color flowers underwater is a very eye catching design that you could get. You can also show a koi fish resting on lotus petals with its tail hanging in the water. If you are imaginative, ink the fish twisting itself around an anchor. Another way to showcase the fish is with a flower in its mouth as if it's offering it to the Gods.
Dragon and Fish
Legend has it that the koi fish turned in to a dragon when it completed its journey, so you can show the fish metamorphosing in to a dragon. One of the interesting designs is inking a half dragon half fish on your body. You could also show the koi fish at the bottom of a waterfall and the dragon peering down from the top of the fall.
Fish Pair
You can also have a tattoo with two koi fish swimming in opposite directions as if representing the two aspects of life, the good and the bad. One of the other things that you could try is the two fish jumping up side by side with their tails in the water. As the fish represents love, you could have the two koi fish kissing each other surrounded by underwater flowers.
The secret to a getting a good tattoo is finding the right artist and taking care of your tattoo to prevent the ink from fading. Since this is a permanent art form make sure you choose your design wisely along with the body part you want to get tattooed.

Japanese Koi Fish Tattoos

Japanese Koi Fish Tattoos

Hair Color Options for Brunettes

Hair Color Options for Brunettes

Bold blondes and hot redheads might have fun exploring various hair colors, but brunettes definitely get to explore a wider range of hair colors and shades. While the term 'brunettes' is referred to brown, it covers an array of hair color shades from light brown, deep brown to darkest blonde and jet black. So if you are one of those modish brunettes browsing for the next best hair coloring option then here's information about the best shades that can be tried out. There are plenty of hair color options for brunettes and you can choose one to give a soft makeover to your locks.

Best Hair Color for Brunettes

While there is a wide palette of colors that are suitable for brunettes, the choice often depends on the type of look you want to wear. Consider your current hair color while choosing a new hair color shade. It is best to use a shade that is not more than two tones darker or lighter than your current hair color.
Shades that work best for brunettes include light brown, medium ash brown, dark brown, burgundy, medium reddish brown and deep black. If you want a bit of a spiced up look, just grab the dark cherry red, rich dark auburn, ginger brown, chestnut, chocolate copper, warm mocha, brown cinnamon or the stylish sunkissed brown. Golden bronze, light brownish blonde and light golden brown are other shades that brunettes must tryout. If you want that reddish touch, rich wine, burgundy blush and soft amber are best picks.
Women searching for the best hair dying ideas for brunettes to get a glamorous look can opt for shades of blonde. Honey blonde, chestnut blonde, golden blonde, light golden, ginger blonde, golden walnut, glazed strawberry and honey ginger are the best hair color options for brunettes to jazz up their locks.

Hair Coloring Ideas for Brunettes

While you choose one of the aforementioned hair color options for brunettes it is essential to opt for the right hair coloring technique as well. Let me tell you that even if you choose the best shade, hair coloring technique is what plays a major role in imparting the ultimate look. There are various ways to fancify your brown locks with one of the aforementioned hair color shades. Choosing the right technique often depends on your hair style and hair texture. Like highlights work well for straight hair but the technique might not suit those having curly locks. So here are the various options that you can try out.
One of the best hair color ideas for brunettes is adding flashy highlights to your brown locks. You can go for a complete color coverage and then add thin streaks. Highlights with blonde, lightest golden brown, honey blonde look extremely beautiful in brown tresses. While getting the dual tone effect, combos like light golden brown with chocolate brown, honey blonde with brown, medium ash brown with golden blonde, honey blonde with light golden highlights, ash brown with ash blonde highlights work great. Make sure that you stick to the aforementioned rule of going just a shade or two lighter or darker than the existing hair color while covering entire length of locks with a specific hair color shade. Streaking and multi-tonal highlights work best for brunettes.
Make sure that you take proper care of colored hair. Brown colored hair has a beautiful natural touch, but it might easily look dry and dull. Colored brown locks can lose that sheeny effect much sooner. So it is important to use a specially formulated shampoo and conditioner for colored hair and follow a proper hair care routine. With the wide range of options, brunettes are sure to have fun experimenting with their looks with colored locks!

 Hair Color Options for Brunettes

Hair Color Options for Brunettes

The New French Manicure

The New French Manicure

How to Get Spring's Hottest Nail Trend

When I think of a traditional French manicure, it just immediately feels so... 15 years ago. Until I noticed backstage during Fashion Week Spring 2011 and Fall 2011, that a fresh version of the French kept popping up.

The runways of Ruffian, The Blonds and Jason Wu are exemplary of the new twist on the French, which usually involves a light base color paired with a vibrant, bold tip for contrast, ranging from neon pink and bright blues to shiny black and even textured metallic.
So what has sparked the resurgence of the classic nail look? "There has been a move toward all things retro in the past few seasons, and the nail world has been included in that," explains butter LONDON Creative Director Nonie Creme. "It's not to say we are taking things too literally, just that now's a great time to reinvent traditional looks. The addition of color and pop to an old-school French feels right on trend."

 

CND nail professional Roxanne Valinoti concurs: "Everything old becomes new in spring! The French manicure has been a classic nail style since the '20s. While the standard pink-and-white look seems dated and passé, kicking it up with some colorful options is youthful and fresh."

Adds celebrity manicurist Elle Gerstein, "I think that the infusion of color on the runway has become such a trend because polish has become a statement as an accessory. One of the coolest new trends in French manicures is the chevron reverse French -- instead of a moon you see a V at the base! Jennifer Lopez is a great example of a celebrity who has embraced the French trend; we've swapped her whites for glitter shades."

StyleList also spotted the almond-shaped nail making a prominent comeback, especially paired with French tips to provide an elongated, elegant shape. "I love almond-shaped nails," exclaims Creme. "They are the stilettos of the nail world. I hope they do stay around -- I'm desperate to banish blocky, masculine looking squares for a good, long while!"

So what are some cool color combos our nail experts are loving for spring?

Valinoti goes metallic: "I love the contrast of (CND) Perfectly Bare Colour with Silver Chrome -- we did a variation on this manicure at Behnaz Sarafpour, where the perimeter of the nail was roughly outlined in silver. The designer wanted the nails to be inspired by gardens. At-home nail addicts could take these two shades and make a gorgeous French manicure."

 

Creme thinks pale: "I am loving (butter LONDON) Lady Muck with the tips done in Teddy Girl .

Gerstein goes for the color burst: "Some cool versions of color contrasts are essie Coat Azure as a base with Aruba Blue (deep ocean metallic blue) as a tip. Or try essie Tangerine with a hot pink tip such as Super Bossa Nova. A classic twist can be Sold Out Show with Pink Parka... as seen by superstar Cassie."

And finally, what are the best tips (pun intended) to recreate the new F

According to Valinoti, "To get a clean version of the French, apply base coat (we love Stickey), paint on two coats of base color, then carefully ice the tip of the nail with two coats of desired color shade. Finish with top coat over the entire nail in Super Shiney or Air Dry."

When using decals, Valinoti's step-by-step guide has three parts:

1. Polish entire nail with the tip color first. (Do not worry about being perfect around the cuticle with the color.)

2. Let the color dry completely before applying the French manicure decals to the tips of each nail.

3. Brush on an opaque neutral to the rest of the nail and peel off the decal when finished!

 

Gerstein says, "The simplest way to assure perfect smile lines is to divide the nail in half and then paint from side to middle. This allows a perfect line...If you can't paint those perfect lines, Sally Beauty sells great guides for French manicures. Use them to create the lines, but super important: wait until polish is set before removing!"

If your goal is to get the true French look with just bright tips as a contrast, here's one final piece of advice from Valinoti: "Just like when wearing a bright accessory in your wardrobe, it is always best to keep the base shade neutral and warm."

 The New French Manicure

The New French Manicure

BRIAN TYLER on Sounding Off: Video Interview with FAST FIVE composer Brian Tyler

FAST FIVE has been burning up the box office as the original crew comes together in this fifth film in the series to reestablish old relationships, create new ones, pull off a high stakes heist and, well you know, race cars . Unlike the previous four films, FAST FIVE has started moving further away from its origins as an almost music video set to car races, with the story evolving and the stakes in both their personal and business lives getting raised at every turn. To that end, the music in this installment in the franchise was much more score-heavy, relying on full orchestration to support the story and action scenes rather than just utilizing songs from various artists.

To bring this world to life, director Justin Lin turned to composer Brian Tyler (BATTLE: LA, EAGLE EYE) who had also scored the past two films (and possibly a bit of the first...) in the series, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT and FAST & FURIOUS, to create the high drama, high action score for FAST FIVE.

Follow the link to see the video interview, here.

CLINT MANSELL - Last night (2011)

This Friday 'Last Night' is released in the USA. The movie stars Keira Knightley & Sam Worthington and it is directed by Massy Tadjedin. Clint Mansell, composer of Requiem for a Dream, The fountain, wrote the score for the movie. 

Dallas-Angelika Film Center, Irvine, CA-South Coast Village 3, Los Angeles-Laemmle Sunset 5 & Laemmle Monica 4-Plex, New York-Clearview Chelsea & Beekman One & Two & Angelika Film Center, Pasadena-Playhouse 7, San Francisco-Kabuki, West Hills, CA-Fallbrook.

More info about the movie here:

www.lastnightmovie.com

If UK Royal Wedding Was Planned By Indian Filmmaker...

A Hitlist reader sent us this stating that if the recent wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton had been planned by Indian filmmakers, it would be as follows...

The Yash Chopra version: The royal couple romancing in the Swiss Alps. Cut to Mr Middleton saying Jaa puttar jaa.. jee le apni zindagi!!"

The Karan Johar version: Prince William steps out of a chopper and sprints towards Buckingham Palace! All of London (dressed in Manish Malhotra's saris) dances to Shava Shava!

The Bhansali version: Lavish sets, tacky wigs, heavily orchestrated songs and the colours black and blue!

The SOORAJ BARJATYA version: Queen Elizabeth plays the harmonium while Prince Harry breaks into a gig to Joote Do Paise Lo.

The Ram Gopal Verma version: William kills Harry by chopping off his neck with a butcher's knife, for having a secretive affair with Kate and then does an item number with Priyanka Kothari and Urmila Matondkar!

The Ekta Kapoor version: William and Kate go for their honeymoon, but in their room looms the spirit of Diana! They didn't know it... but it was a threesome!

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Mallika Sherawat Met Barak Obama Once Again

Mallika Sherawat once again met Barack Obama at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' dinner.

The starlet wore a white gown designed by Shahab Durazi on the occasion.

Madame M had also met the US President last month during his campaign visit in Hollywood. She is said to have spoken about her film Politics of Love, Barack.

Obama had told her invite him to the film's premiere! This time, however, the pics have her at a distance from the President.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Shor In The City Movie Review

Starring: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sundeep Kishan, Pitobash Tripathy, Nikhil Diwedi, Preeti Desai, Radhika Apte, Girika Oak

Directed by Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK

Rating: ****

I saw the future of Hindi cinema. And it’s got a name. Shor In The City. They say Mumbai never goes to sleep.

Catching the restless on-the-edge mood of a city and its people who refuse to fall off that edge of the hurling local train that takes thousands of destinies every day to their work and then back home, Shor throws forward the kind of seductive cinema that makes you think about the quality of life we all lead, irrespective of the city that we occupy, or rather, the city that occupies us.

Mumbai, in co-directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK’s scheme of things, is that giant monster that consumes everything that moves.

The characters are all casualties of that traffic-jam freedom that comes to a commuter stranded in the middle of a highway in a car with nowhere to go and nothing to do with time than to spend it in idle retrospection (with or without music playing in the background).

The mood of this tense clenched and thoroughly gripping humane thriller is so spiritedly Mumbai-centric you applaud the director’s vision after the last shot of the work swishes by.

The rapid movements of images of extreme emotional crises and the ensuing violence, are so skillfully put forward you don’t feel you are being manipulated into staying riveted to the screen. You flow with the frenzied pace of a people whose lives are out of control.

Shor In The City pins you down to its brilliant screenplay from the first frame when we see the three waylaid youngsters Tusshar, Nikhil Diwedi and Pitobash negotiate the crowded streets of Mumbai in search of prey. The characters work both as predators and as victims. They feel the gun gives them the right of way when in fact the traffic snarl of life has got them by their balls.

There are three protagonists with their ‘Mumbai’ stories to tell. Sawan (Sundeep Kishan) wants to play national-level cricket. Tilak (Tusshar) wants to give up a life of crime to focus on reading and housekeeping (in that order).

But the most interesting strand in the lucid lineup of conflicted characters is the NRI Abhay (Sendhil Ramamurthy) whose dreams of setting up his own business in the city are turned into a nightmare by goons who muscle into his work- place and life with menacing insidiousness.

The interaction between the NRI and the goons is chilling to the core. So real because they are sound so unrehearsed. Abhay’s lapse into a life that he had probably left behind, is charted in a zigzag of humour and irony.

The pace is so relentless, we don’t even get a chance to applaud the even narration that defines these jagged lives as they hurl towards a karma that we are not allowed to guess. The co-directors succeed in remaining many steps ahead of the audience.

The masterly editing (Ashmith Kunder) and the moody earthy cinematography (Tushar Kanti Ray) aids the director in building a conflagration of compelling montages that add up to a climax that doesn’t quite add-up…and rightly so. There are no neat conclusions to these lives that are stuck in their desperate bid to escape their karma.

Karma, the theme song tells you, is a bitch. Watching the people who move through their designated anguish with such furious fluency, you have to agree with the opinion that destiny deals a bitchy blow to most working-class people in the cities.

Shor In The City is a work suffused in an inspiring glory. The characterization is so precise and the dialogues so perfectly attuned to the minds and hearts of the characters you wonder which came first. The people in the film. Or the film itself.

I have not seen a film so filled with credible performances in a while. Even the smallest cameo is done by the perfect face and personality. Whom do we single out without doing injustice to the rest?

But yes, Tusshar as the bad-boy finding salvation in books and wife gives an interesting spin to his character. This is a far cry from his over-the-top Golmaal escapades. Nikhil Diwedi and newcomer Pitobash as Tusshar’s accomplices are entirely in tune with their characters blending so well with the milieu you are sure no one gave any of these actors a second glance on the streets of Mumbai where the script often ventures out.

Sundeep Kishan as the boy who wants to play cricket and get married brings a certain simplicity to the tangled goings-on. You could say he’s the voice of innocence in the cacophony of selfserving diabolism. Among the female characters Radhika Apte as Tusshar’s simple but strong wife reminded me of Tabu in Viraasat.

There are stand-out cameos by Amit Mistry (as a street goonda who specializes in organizing dharnas), Zakir Hussain (as an extortionist) and several other actors who bleed a brilliance into the plot for just fleeting moments before vanishing into the crowds of Mumbai.

Yes, the city has been savage and inviting before in the cinema of Raj Kumar Santoshi and Ram Gopal Varma. But never so funny. There’s a moment when a little boy whose foot Tuushar thinks has been blown away by a mistimed bomb, stands and dances in the Ganpati visarjan.

That moment defines the cutting edge of the humour in Shor In The City. If Mumbai is troubled by violence and greed it survives so splendidly because it never takes its problems to heart.

Don’t miss this outstanding ode to the city of dreams, goons, guns and glory.

Salman Khan Broke Kissing Record, Got 108 Kissed In A Minute.

Salman Khan attempted to break a record for most kisses received on the hand in a minute on Guinness World Records -- Ab India Todega.

The previous record for the stunt was set by an actor from Japan who received 87 kisses.

To break this record, Sallu was joined by 25 young girls who were thrilled to have the opportunity to kiss the superstar. They managed to kiss him 108 times in a minute, breaking the Guinness world record!

Maybe Salman should now star in the male version of Katrina's famous song -- Zara Zara Kiss Me Kiss Me. Wot say?

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Zayed Got In A Spat With DJ Ryan

Zayed Khan squabbles with disc jockey at bro-in-law's club

A few nights ago, Zayed Khan got into a verbal spat with DJ Ryan Beck. The two were partying at a Worli nightspot owned by DJ Aqueel Ali, Zayed's brother-in law.

An eyewitness recounts how it went down: "ZK walked in post midnight with a bunch of guy friends.

Ryan was there with his friends. A few drinks down, the actor and the disc jockey began chatting. In a short while, they were seen arguing when Beck made an unflattering remark on Zayed's career.

Name-calling followed and there would have been a scuffle right then and there had Aqueel not come and sorted the two out."

Short-tempered

Notes the onlooker, "Had happened a few years ago Zayed, who used to be famously short-tempered would have used his fists do the talking.

Says ZK, "I don't do that anymore. I have mellowed down now. Ryan is a dear friend. We had a small argument but we sorted it out."

Ryan admits to the argument, but adds, "It was a friendly argument." What led to it? "That I will leave between us, " he replies, denying that he ridiculed the actor in any way.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Imran Khan's Extremely BOLD Lovemaking Scene

Bollywood actor Imran Khan, known for his chocolate boy looks and romantic side, has shot for an extremely bold lovemaking scene for his forthcoming crime and sex comedy "Delhi Belly".

After this, many feel that the 28-year-old, who married his longtime girlfriend Avantika Malik in January, will be seen as the new bad boy in tinsel town.

"In previous movies, there there have been suggestions and gestures to show a newcomer girl going down on a man. However, never before this has been the case with a hero. Imran is doing the boldest scene ever," said a source close to the actor.

Releasing July 1, "Delhi Belly" has been produced by Aamir Khan, and features an ensemble cast including Kunal Roy Kapoor, Poorna Jagannathan, Vir Das and Shenaz Treasurywala. The film is about three friends living together in a bachelor's pad in the capital.

Director Abhinay Deo says the movie is definitely for the "urban class".

"'Delhi Belly' is in English, actually Hinglish - it is 80 percent in English and 20 percent in Hindi. It is primarily meant for the youth, or may I say for the young at heart who still have a sense of humour. It will be liked by people who don't mind accepting a few things about the urban society, and those who have a good sense of humour," Deo told.

Anushka Sharma Miffed With Ranvir Due to Sonakshi?

Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma around 9 pm on Sunday in a white car at Juhu Scheme, near Amitabh Bachchan's house.

The Band Baaja Baraat actor was wearing a hat and it appeared that Anushka was a bit miffed as he was trying to please her.

PS: It was her birthday... maybe he did not get her the right stuff and she was cross? Tee hee.

Meanwhile Sonakshi, says Khamosh with a smile

Mrs Chubul Pandey aka Dabaang Sonakshi was in town to launch a magazine.

While the lady made a quick exit from the launch after a photo op with lens men and news channels camera crew.

A young daring fan asked her about her rumoured relationship with a bollywood actor. The lady choose to answer the question with a dazzling smile.

Now the man didn't get his answer but the memory of that smile is going to haunt him for days.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Kajol Is Back With FULL Hotness..

Kajol returns to ad shoots, busy as ever, after a maternity break

After taking a break to look after her second-born Yug, Kajol Devgn has been shooting round-the-clock for her multiple brand endorsements.

Limited work

Says a source, "For a month now, Kajol has been shooting every week for her eight brands back-to-back.

They have all renewed their contracts with her. The brands waited for her to return as they feel that Kajol has unmatched credibility.

Post the birth of her son Yug on September 13 last year, she was clear that she wanted to wait till March 2011 before shooting again."

She told her brand manager that family was her first priority. "Even now, she only works weekdays and keeps the weekends free for family commitments.

Husband Ajay Devgn also doesn't shoot on Sundays too."

Apart from existing brands, Kajol has also signed two new brands; one's a lifestyle brand. "She's still very choosy about her choices.

She looks at the creative aspects very carefully and gives high consideration to the creatives before signing the brand."

Mysterious girl

Manish Malhotra who styles all Kajol's outfits for her films and endorsements says, "Though she is not fussy about her look or outfits, she does say what she is comfortable with.

Sometimes, Kajol makes an effort and sometimes she makes less effort it all depends on her. Also there is a trust level as we've been working together since 1994."

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

Sonakshi & Salman Khan's Link Up Rumours

Salman Khan is notorious for calling a spade a spade. Then again, he's a superstar who couldn't care less.

Now when one-film-old actress Sonakshi Sinha spouts what suspiciously sounds like something her mentor Sallu would say, you know her 'inspiration'.

When asked about her link-up with Salman on Twitter, she sneers, "Writing crap about others puts food on their plates. What's there. They're answerable only to 1 person. N that's karma ;)"

The Dabangg Khan can get away with unkind words. How long before your words (and karma) comes back to bite you, Sona?

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com