The friendship day: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Nitya Menon Latest Photo Stills

Nitya Menon Latest Photo Stills, 12 more images after the break...

Kelly Brook - Candids in Kent

Kelly Brook – Candids in Kent, what she buy from this small shop - strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, cucumber, 11 more images after the break...

Art on fences

Interesting pictures that are visible only from certain Railing angles, 16 more images after the break...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cute Parents

Cute Parents, 13 more images after the break...

The Girl Bussy on Phone

The girl did not have time to leave the bus, 02 more images after the break...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Madhurima in Summer Dress

Madhurima in Summer Dress, 10 more images after the break...

Celebrities Bald or with Hairs

Demi Moore

How can I quickly change the appearance Haircut "Minute", did you hear? Here are the stars with and without hair in the photo - so to speak changing roles., 30 more images after the break...

Ritemail Picdump — 50 Pics

Ritemail Picdump, 48 more images after the break...

Volcanic ash is very dangerous for aircraft, why? Particles of ash to the air sucked into the jet engine falling on the hot turbine blades, the particles melt.The melted particles stick moving parts and stop the turbine. Just lost visibility. 04 more images after the break...

Meerschaum — Vintage Pipe

Meerschaum or French name for the same substance - écume-de-mer, we call it "sea foam". As the use of meerschaum pipes slowly change color, and very old are more shades of yellow, orange and red colors ...16 more images after the break...

Monday, June 27, 2011

Box Set Monday #1: Deborah Kerr

Hello and welcome to my new series: Box Set Monday. The idea for it came when I was lamenting over the fact that so many wonderful stars don't have even one box set of their own. Fans of Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe etc. have many box sets available to them, but what about Deborah Kerr's fans? Or Greer's? And how about Eleanor and Roz Russell's? So, I decided that it would be fun to imagine I was able to create and manufacture the box sets for certain stars who haven't any; it seemed rather exciting to think about and pick out certain titles that would compliment each other and make a wonderful box set. So, to start of this series we have my queen, Deborah Kerr.

The Essential Deborah Kerr Box Set

Contains:

From Here To Eternity, 1953

The Grass is Greener, 1960

The King and I, 1956

The Night of the Iguana, 1964

An Affair to Remember, 1957

The End of the Affair, 1955

Now, a little about why I chose this particular selection of films. Firstly, I wanted to have a mix of drama, romance, and comedy. I personally prefer box sets to have a mix of an actor or actresses' films from a variety genres. So, taking that into consideration, I selected from what I consider to be the "essentials" for every Deborah Kerr film fan or for getting someone hooked on her. There are films I missed out that I'm sure other people might have included (such as Black Narcissus, Separate Tables, Tea and Sympathy) but I chose the films that I personally think would make someone fall in love with Deborah. Perhaps I'll do a Vol. 2 of this box set and include some of the films I didn't in this one.

I picked From Here To Eternity because it's perhaps Deborah's most iconic role, not only because she made such a wonderful job of Karen Holmes, but also because it was pretty the first film in which she didn't play some prim, perfect lady. Although she did get more roles in a similar vein after FHTE, Deborah never really managed to shake off the "just sit there and look pretty and English" typecast. Therefore, as a testimony to both her talent and the fact that it's a brilliant film, FHTE had to be included.

The Grass is Greener is a film I think you can't help but love. It's easy going, it's funny, it has a great cast (Deborah, Jean Simmons, Cary Grant, Robert Mitchum), and it's such a great little film. There wasn't a doubt in my mind that I had to pick this as one of the comedies. It showcases how brilliant the entire cast were as comedians (not that we didn't already know Cary was) and always look as though they are having so much fun together. It never gets old.

Whilst FHTE is arguably Deborah's most iconic role, Anna Leonowens in The King and I is probably her most well known and well loved. It's a truly wonderful film, from the cast to the music, the colours, and of course, the storyline. Deborah shone as Anna, the English governess who although being quite prim and proper, had no qualms about giving the King of Siam a piece of her mind. Everyone knows and loves this film and you couldn't very well have make a Deborah Kerr box set without including it.

In The Night of the Iguana Deborah, Ava Gardner and Richard Burton all give magnificent performances - maybe the best of their respective careers. It's sadly not all that well known but it's an essential for, not only Deborah/Ava/Robert fans, but also for classic film fans in general.

An Affair to Remember: the ultimate romantic comedy. It's one of those films that when you say "I like classic films" to someone, they reply with "Oh, me too! I love blah blah blah and AATR!". Nevertheless, it's a wonderful tear-jerking film that mixes romance, drama and comedy perfectly. If you don't love Deborah after seeing her sing "Tomorrowland" with the little kiddies, you never will.

The End of the Affair is probably the film I'm most excited to include in this selection. It's breathtakingly stunning black and white photography combined with the heartbreaking story makes this very sadly underrated film not only one of my favourite Deborah films but one of my favourite films in general. It's tragic and beautiful, sweet and haunting. It's probably the darkest of all six films.

The Essential Deborah Kerr Box Set will retail for FREE! Because everyone needs a bit of Deborah in their lives ;D

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I hope you enjoyed the first Box Set Monday. Any ideas for who box set (it's a legitimate term as of this moment) would be most appreciated. Thanks for reading!

Sunday, June 26, 2011

balloons, cake and birthday wishes for the 'woman of a thousand faces'

That's right ladies and gentlemen, a year has rolled by and once again we find ourselves celebrating the lovely Eleanor Parker's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I hope you have a wonderful days filled with raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens. See how seamlessly I managed to fit a TSoM reference into that sentence? Even though it technically had nothing to do with Eleanor...

ANYWAY, it's time for me to rustle up one of my 6 Reasons posts. I haven't done one of these since Deborah's birthday last year because none of my most favourite favouritest favourites have had any birthdays since then (except Glynis, but shhhhh she musn't find out!). In no particular order...

Reason #1 - Her smile

Reason #2 - The Baroness Schraeder Giggle

Reason #3 - Her chameleon-like ability in films

Check out Lizzie (1957) if you want to see her showcase her ability to morph from a mousy museum office worker Elizabeth into the more than slightly crazy Lizzie.

Reason #4 - Her voice

Reason #5 - Scaramouche

It should start at 5:10, one of my favourite parts. Eleanor is so hilarious as Lenore; the film wouldn't be any good without her in my opinion ;D

Reason #6 - Her ridiculous beauty and adorableness

There you have it! 6 serious and not so serious reasons I love the birthday girl. Once again, on the off chance that Eleanor is surfing the interwebz, I'd just like to extend my warmest wishes to you on this day and I hope that you enjoyed eating plenty of ~~weiner schnitzel~~ (sorry, my TSoM references cannot be tamed!) cake and had a wonderful time. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ♥

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Shazahn Padamsee Photoshoot

Shazahn Padamsee is an Indian film and stage actress, who has also worked a model. Daughter of noted actors Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar, she made her first film appearance in the 2009 Hindi film Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. After the failure of her début film, she went on to appear in two South Indian films, gaining credit from critics for her performance, before featuring in Madhur Bhandarkar's Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji in a prominent role. 08 more images after the break...

Nina Dobrev Photoshoot

Nina Dobrev (born Nina Constantinova Dobreva; in Bulgarian, January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Degrassi: The Next Generation, from the show's sixth to ninth season. She currently stars as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW television teen drama The Vampire Diaries. Nina Dobrev $eventeen Magazine Photoshoot, 10 more images after the break...

Crazy Chinese Workers

These workers are crazy, stretching along the steep build mountains, and a noticeable ones are working without any insurance. 14 more images after the break...

Don't Laugh

Please don't laugh, 02 more images after the break...

The Lost City

This city is called Epekuen, and it is found in Argentina. Its construction began in 1920 on the shore of the lagoon hot springs, and it was intended for the tourist paradise of rest. Now Epekuena not on any map, and none of the tourist trail, since it was completely destroyed by fl00d; and wiped off the face of the earth.
This is another proof of how magnificent force of nature. 30 more images after the break...

Friday, June 24, 2011

New Dynamic View Feature For Blogger/Blogspot

Hi my dear loyal readers and friends,Blogger has got one of the new feature which is called as "Dynamic View".It launched five new Dynamic Templates in blogger,which can be easily able to customize and use for your blog.These Dynamic templates consists the use of latest in web technology,Which includes the AJAX,HTML5 and CSS3 each delivers a host of benefits to you and your loyal readers.

Some of the features are:

Infinite scrolling: read more posts without having to reload or click to a second page

New layouts: different views suited to different types of blogs

Speed: download images as you view them, not all at once in advance

Interactivity: there are now more ways to experience and engage with blog content

Blogger's Official Video:

Have a preview to know how it work.Click on any of these links to take the new dynamic views for a spin on a few of our favorite blogs: Flipcard, Mosaic, Sidebar, Snapshot and Timeslide.

Some of the Views:

Snapshot

Flipcard

Mosaic

My dear readers if you want to try on your own Blog/Blogspot sites just simply add "/view" to the end of the blog url-- For example http://www.tsksoft.blogspot.com/view these can viewable for every Blogspot blog with feeds fully enabled.

This templates are not yet fully released.So,it can be just viewed by adding "/view" without quotes to your link.After the fully launch of the template we can use it for the blog.

Official Blogger Message:

We’re previewing these templates early on so we can incorporate your feedback for a wider launch soon. At that time you’ll be able to customize these templates and select one for your blog. Please let us know what you think!
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Deepika Padukone Louis Vuitton Photoshoot

Deepika Padukone Louis Vuitton Photoshoot Stills, 05 more images after the break...

Holly Madison Latest Images

Holly Madison Latest Images, 08 more images after the break...

Ritemail Picdump — 41 Pix

Ritemail picdump, 39 more images after the break...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Riddle of the Day

Dangerous work - installation of air conditioners, one more images after the break...

Creative Container House

Creative Container House,08 more images after the break...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

New Poll: Who's Your Favourite von Trapp Kid?

As I've mentioned so many time before, The Sound of Music is one of my favourite films and when I was growing up I used to measure my age with the ages of the von Trapp children. Now I'm sadly older than all of them (at least I got someone to sing Sixteen Going on Seventeen to me before I turned 17), although most people would probably place my mental age somewhere between Gretl and Marta. My favourite growing up changed several times. First it was Gretl (and Liesl because she was so grown up!), then Louisa, and for the past few years it's been Brigitta. She is hilarious and brilliant and I want to be her! So, let me know who your favourite is by voting in the poll in the sidebar :)

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Sonakshi Sinha at CCL T20 Finals

Sonakshi Sinha at CCL T20 Finals Photo Gallery, 14 more images after the break...

Kim Kardashian in Beverly Hills

Kim Kardashian - Candids in Beverly Hills, 06 more images after the break...

Shilin Stone Forest in China

Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, enjoys great fame among tourists not only because the region features a consistently warm climate, but also thanks to its wonderful vistas and landscapes. Among the most dramatic of these attractions is the Stone Forest (Shilin), known since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) as the 'First Wonder of the World.' 08 more images after the break...

Ritmail Picdump — 52 Pics

Ritemail Picdump, 50 more images after the break...

Church island — Slovenia

The island on Lake Bled in Slovenia looks like an illustration from fairy tales. The island is very popular among tourists.The largest building on the island as a Church. 09 more images after the break...

Monday, June 13, 2011

Priyamani in Yellow

Priyamani to direct a film!.. The actress who have proved their mettle of acting in films by qcquiring prestigious awards haaving desire to direct a film apart from their acting.Recently south actress Priyamani has outed that she has a desire of directing a film and that she will direct only after 2 years. Actress Priyamani says “It is my longtime dream to make a film and at present my top most priority is only acting. I will make a film mostly after two years of time and even my friends are asking me to direct a film. I am really blessed that I have worked with some of the best directors of Indian cinema. I have learnt a lot from them and will be constantly learning. I thank all my directors for giving me an opportunity”. We are aware that Priyamani is very much fond of cricket as she was sizzled at Celebrity Cricket League matches recently held along with her friends, 15 more images of Priyamani in yellow after the break...

Shakira Performs at Barcelona

Shakira Performs at the Lluis Campanys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, 10 more images after the break...

Chef Superhands

Don't try this at home! 'Superhands' chef takes cooking to the extreme by dipping his bare hands into BOILING fat Dipping his hands into hot boiling fat, this chef takes his cooking to extremes. Kann 'Superhands' Trichan can bury his hands in boiling fat and sieve fried chicken with his own fingers. Amazingly the 50-year-old - a world record holder - walks away with no blisters at all. Mr Trichan, from Chiang Mai, in Thailand, said: 'When I put my hands into the oil it feels hot but it doesn't burn or blister my skin. I can fry rice, chicken, and many things with just my bare hands.' 04 more images after the break...

Ritemail Picdump — 51 Pics

Ritemail Picdump, 51 More images after the break...

Mad Elephant

In India, two elephants broke into a suburb of the city of Mysore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. They emerged from the woods and become like a mad destroy everything in its path. They attacked the livestock grazed the cars going by and tried to trample the people who stand in their way. Three hours of elephants held in h0rror the whole town, until they had no effect tranquilizer. 05 More images after the break...

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Films I Can Watch Over and Over #3

Although there are several Disney cartoons that hold a special place in my heart, on the whole I much prefer Disney's live action films of the late 50s-60s. If I could choose to live in any film, I would probably pick a Disney live action film (or Columbia's similar The Trouble With Angels, starring Hayley Mills). My favourite of these is The Parent Trap (1961) starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, and Hayley Mills... doubled. It's a great family film; just as enjoyable for adults as for children (both my parents like it). The comedy in it is absolutely brilliant (I don't laugh at loud often at films, but this one always has me chuckling) and Hayley Mills is utterly fantastic as always. I have the greatest respect for her as an actress. She can be sweet, she can be spunky, she can be just plain marvellous...

I can't talk about this film without mentioning how fabulous Maureen is in it. Seriously, her character is one of my favourite film Mums. She's so fierce, like always, and her red hair is so gorgeous that a;lfjda'ldsfja'ldfj you can't help loving her. Also, she and Brian Keith make such an adorable couple.

Ooops! Spoilers ;) (Ok, you won't get that reference unless you're a Doctor Who fan obsessed with River Song who I'm not even going to start talking about following last week's "revelation" episode which renders me incapable of thinking any good thoughts about Stephen Moffat and his self indulgent, ridiculous, far too serious story lines. Get out. Now.) Although, it's not as if it isn't blatantly obvious what's going to happen from the very first moment you read the back of the DVD cover, so... ;D You should watch it. Everyone should watch it. The Parent Trap is the best and I will not accept any blasphemous remakes starring Lindsay Lohan being obnoxious and flaunting an English accent I've never heard any English person use. Good day, sir!

Friday, June 10, 2011

My Classic Film Alphabet

I've wanted to do this since I saw Millie's great post in April but I only just got around to it. It took me quite a while to narrow down certain letters to just one film but in the end I decided just to go with the films that I'm really loving at the moment, regardless of whether I've loved them for years or for just a couple of months. I feel really bad for missing out Ball of Fire, It Happened One Night, The Grass is Greener, The Lady Eve, and so many more! Oh, well.

Here goes...

A is for Auntie Mame (1958)