Julia Roberts promotes Bardem's 'Biutiful'

Javier Bardem's powerful performance in "Biutiful" has been overlooked during the awards season, so his fellow actor Julia Roberts has decided to promote both the film and the actor.

"I think the movie hasn't gotten the exposure"

 You don't know where it is. It's like this hidden little jewel. Especially in this particular season, people don't hunt for things. They just take what you throw in their face," Roberts told ew.com reporter.

She hosted a screening of "Biutiful" on behalf of Bardem, with whom she worked in "Eat Pray Love", for a select industry people. It was attended by Bardem and his pregnant wife, Penelope Cruz, and actors Kyle MacLachlan and Robert Forster among others, reports the website.

Julia Roberts’ $1.5 Million Commercial

She’s always garnered a handsome salary, and Julia Roberts reportedly nabbed $1.5 million for appearing in an Italian coffeehouse commercial.

 The “Pretty Woman” actress didn’t even have to memorize any lines, as she just stands and looks pretty while posing for a portrait during the 45-second spot.

Also included in the ad are Italian entertainers Paolo Bonolis and Luca Laurenti, who offer Julia some A Modo Mio coffee.

And in the end, it’s the delicious coffee that helps Ms. Roberts smile so brightly which pleases the painter who is capturing her likeness.

Julia Roberts' Eat Pray Love has no takers in India

India’s not loving it. After being panned internationally, Julia Roberts’ ambitious project, Eat Pray Love, has failed to find any takers in India, too, where a part of the film was also shot.

Abroad, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gave it a rating of 4.8 on 10, and film review site Rotten Tomatoes gave it a score of only 38%. In Delhi, cinema halls admit that the response has been disappointing. Advance booking for the film touched a mere two per cent, so halls have now decided to reduce the number of shows, and in some cases, run none.

“We aren’t showing it in Delhi as the advance bookings in other parts of North India were not great. In Mumbai and Bangalore, we put it up on three to four screens, but ticket sales were very low,” says Deepak Taluja of Fun Cinemas. “We expected at least an average response since it’s a Julia Robert film and has an Indian connect, but, it has not excited Indian audiences,” says Yogesh Raizada of Wave Cinemas.

Competition from other films is another reason for the poor response. “Two English films, as well as Emraan Hashmi’s Crook are also opening on the same day. This has divided the audiences’ attention,” says Munish Sharma of Satyam Cineplex.

Some hall owners, however, are still hopeful. “We are running five shows, but only in South Delhi. We are hoping audiences will warm up to it gradually,” says Hira Choudhary of DT Cinemas.

Julia Roberts gets Spanish film prize

Actress Julia Roberts has been awarded the San Sebastian International Film Festival's Donostia Prize for lifetime achievement.

Roberts, 42, received the award from her Eat, Pray, Love co-star Javier Bardem, who was full of praise for the 'extraordinary' and 'versatile' actress.

"She touches all genres without any effort. She has the capacity to transmit all types of emotions," Bardem said after a video showcasing Roberts' career.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart," the Oscar-winning actress later said.

"I watch all that and I just think what a lucky girl, what a very fortunate woman I have been in my life for such a variety of reasons," she said.

"Eat, Pray, Love was truly an experience that changed my life, I worked harder than I worked in a decade, I made friends for a lifetime," the actress said of her latest film.

Hundreds of people gathered at the venue for the award ceremony of the 58th edition of the Spanish-speaking world's most prestigious film festival, and Roberts delighted the crowd by signing autographs and posing with fans for photos.

Previous winners of the award include Meryl Streep, Gregory Peck, Vittorio Gassman, Bette Davis, Robert Mitchum, Lana Turner, Woody Allen, Jeff Bridges and Annette Bening.

My daughter wants to live in India

Julia Roberts has revealed that her 5-year-old daughter Hazel wants to move to India when she grows up.

The 42-year-old actress, who filmed part of her new movie Eat, Pray, Love in India in September 2009, said that Hazel's twin brother Finn and other son Henry, 2, also embraced local culture while they were in the country.

"To be in India is to experience India. It is not that you have to go find it. It is all right there," Roberts said on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"The children love it. Hazel said when she grows up, that's where she's going to live.

"My kids were really into the culture of every place we went. Hazel also wanted to shave her head, so I let her shave the back half of her head. They would chant, and they were just interested."

Roberts and her family travelled to Italy, India and Bali to film for Eat, Pray, Love.

The movie, which is being produced by Brad Pitt and directed by Ryan Murphy, is based on the book by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. It is due to be released in August 2010.

One hour show of Rihanna and $45,000

Rihanna is now on song. Recently she was paid nearly $45,000 to show her face. It was only ONE HOUR following her performance at Liverpool’s Echo Arena last weekend — which is more than most people make in a year! According to the Daily Mail, Rihanna, lounged back in the VIP section of Liverpool’s posh Bamboo club May 8 before heading back to London to continue her Last Girl on Earth tour. $45,000 for just one hour seems like a completely extraneous amount to us — but compared to other stars, Rihanna still has a long way to go. Julia Roberts allegedly made $3 million for her six-minute appearance in the romantic comedy Valentine’s Day!

Robyn Rihanna Fenty better known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian R&B recording artist, songwriter and model. Let us see how Rihanna will take her to the highest celibrity mountain peak in the upcoming years.
                             

Julia Roberts Beautiful Universal

Julia Roberts was again placed on the top list of most beautiful woman in the world version of People magazine. The coronation was the twelfth time for the movie Pretty Woman star appears in the annual special edition magazine.

Roberts (42), mother of two five-year-old twins and a toddler aged two years, joining with Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Lopez in a list of the most beautiful woman in 2010.

Directed by Garry Marshall, who directed Roberts when it plays good-hearted prostitute 20 years ago in the movie Pretty Woman, says that she remains as beautiful as always.

"He is now far more mature, calm, and not too tense. He really is the mother who is very protective," said Marshall to People.

Roberts, who won an Oscar in 2001 in a charming acting in the film Erin Brockovich, will be present again in August next big screen in the film Eat, Pray, Love best-selling novel the same title written by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Meanwhile, Ashley Greene (23) who plays a blood-sucking creatures in a horrendous movie Twilight was one of several newcomers on the annual list of people who read widely and become the size of the world's celebrity status.

Greene with Canadian youth choir director and Justin Bieber, and runner-up of American Idol in 2009, Adam Lambert, a three-most handsome man in the world, while the trio of celebrities named front-actress Jessica Jessica Biel and Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson and the singer-go section special "Jessica-Jessica is Beautiful".

When Julia Roberts appeared on the cover of this special edition of People magazine, the other celebrities fail to enter ratings or tertampan prettiest, but it went pretty or handsome category. They include Jennifer Aniston, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Bradley Cooper, Johnny Depp, and Patrick Dempsey.

Last year, confer the title of People magazine's most beautiful woman in the world to actress Christina Applegate, who recently announced publicly that he was battling breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy surgery (breast removal).