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Battle of gorgeous gowns at Academy Awards

Black Swan stars Nataile Portman and Mila Kunis lead the parade of glamorous stars on the red carpet at the Academy Awards. The pregnant star, who went on to win best actress, put her bump on show in an off-the-shoulder purple gown by Rodarte. Of course the 29-year-old is no stranger to the designer, who was responsible for the costumes in Black Swan. She admitted that she is is looking forward to putting her feet up after the awards season is over.

A documentary on Indian cinema will be showcased at the Cannes International Film Festival in May as part of its celebration of international movies, says megastar Amitabh Bachchan who features in the narrative. “There is a delegation of makers coming over to speak and react and churn ideas and content for a documentary on Indian Cinema, which they profess the Cannes Film Festival (wishes to exhibit in this years celebration of International cinema (sic),” Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com Wednesday night. The Cannes film fest will be held May 11-22.

Dealing with strong-willed children can sometimes be difficult. A defiant child has ideas of its own and hardly ever yields in to authority. Rebellion, stubbornness and the desire to step over authority will interfere with the child's upbringing.

The parents of such children may sometimes feel pressured to start bargaining with the child, in order to get some obedience. Bargaining, however, is related to serious long-term problems. Once a parent utilizes this option, there will be no going back.

Part Twilight, part Beauty and the Beast, Beastly is a teen starring hot new British actor Alex Pettyfer and High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens. An arrogant, wealthy and extremely handsome young man is forced to pay for his sins when he’s transformed into a monster in this hokey teen morality play. The film wants to be dark and sexy, underground and hip. It tries hard, but there’s no substance to hang onto - no meat.

Samsung Galaxy S users in the states must be green with envy now – according to some reports online, somebody at Samsung Germany stated that the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 (the version of the Galaxy S that’s been sold everywhere except the states, currently on Android 2.2) will be receiving the Gingerbread update this month (March).

We all know that certain pieces of music can evoke strong emotional responses in people. Now, a research team from Canada's McGill University has uncovered evidence that reveals exactly what causes such feelings of euphoria and ecstasy and why music is so important in human society. Using a combination of brain scanning technologies, the study has shown that the same neurotransmitter which is associated with feeling pleasure from sex and food is released in the brain when listening to good music.

A giant golden eagle carries off a helpless lamb on the Isle of Mull, near Scotland's West Coast. This is believed to be the first photograph of one of the giant birds of prey snatching livestock from farmers' flocks, reports the media. It was taken by a birdwatcher, who did not want to be named or reveal the precise location, near Ben More, for fear the eagles' nests would be targeted by angry hill farmers.