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Post by Leppardlady on May 1, 2009 21:21:32 GMT -5
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 3:55:20 GMT -5
OMGOSH!!!! That is so perfect!!!! Don't we make a lovely couple. I have plans for out wedding night, *rubs hands together* BIG plans. How do I make it an avatar! Thank you aysun...thank you, thank you!!!!!
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Post by ava on May 2, 2009 4:03:13 GMT -5
LOL thats great!
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 4:03:20 GMT -5
Upload it on your own server honey, then just change your avie, but type in the size...if it don´t work, just shout and I´ll resize it. OK I will give it a try...
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 4:34:53 GMT -5
OK I will give it a try... HA! I see it If you think that it´s too small, I can cut a little bit from it, so you can see more of Gerry´s delight to marry you Yep that would be great. I think I would like to see his expression more. Anyway, thanks bunches again!!!
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 4:39:31 GMT -5
Take this for what it's worth... I happen to think there may be a little truth behind it... The marriage proposals may have been a joke if they had happened but as the saying goes Jokingly but meaningfully.... Anyway all I can say is let a man off his chain and see what they do!!!! Will you marry me? says he No, no, sorry G, says she
Gerard Butler proposes marriage to Priyanka Chopra not once but every half hour at the party she hosted in his honour
By Subhash K Jha / Vickey Lalwani Posted On Saturday, May 02, 2009 at 02:02:33 AM Reports of the Scottish actor’s visit to India, especially to meet Priyanka Chopra, raised many eyebrows. The couple has left many wondering after she hosted a special party for him on Thursday at her new residence at Raj Classic, Versova. It was on the pretext of a housewarming party, a celebration which the actress had been postponing for months.
The party which went on until 4 am started sedately but warmed up as the evening progressed. A close friend who was among the select guest list present on Thursday night said, “Of course the party was for Gerard who was completely besotted by Priyanka and kept proposing to her every half hour. It's become a standing joke rather a ‘kneeling’ joke between them. ‘Will you marry me?’ he knelt and said every half hour while she would burst into laughter. She’s clearly not interested on being Mrs Butler.”
Contrary to reports, Butler is not in India to scout for locations for a film. He’s travelling across India with some male friends. “He’s already been to the Taj Mahal and all the other tourist places. He leaves India early next week. Meeting and spending time with Priyanka was definitely a part of Gerard’s plan,” said the friend. “So Priyanka combined the long-postponed housewarming with Gerard’s presence.”
The selected guest list comprised Sussane and Hrithik Roshan, Gauri and Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, Imran Khan and Avantika, Farah Khan and Shrish Kunder, Mahip and Sanjay Kapoor, Meher Jessia and Arjun Rampal, Kangana Ranaut minus Adhyayan, and Farhan Akhtar, who came without his wife, but his friend and business partner Ritesh Sidhwani. Priyanka’s parents were also present at the perky party. Among the absentees were Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji.
The lady made a rather jittery host, running around attending to the guests more than they needed to be. Laughed the friend, “Priyanka had never in her life hosted a party before. She wanted to do it just right. It was okay if she over-did the hospitality as long as she didn’t lack in her role as a hostess. The Mediterranean food was ordered from Aurus and was quite a hit with the selected invitees.”
Sussane Roshan who has done the interior design of the house, we hear, couldn’t help but look around with much admiration, while husband Hrithik beamed on proudly. Clearly, the problems between this couple have been ironed out.
Neighbour and beau Shahid Kapur walked in too, but with choreographer Ahmed Khan. The two burnt the dance floor soon enough. At one point, Priyanka and Gerard took to the dance floor as well, a choreographic chemistry that was noted by guests present. And yes, he did propose to her one more time here as well.
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Post by ava on May 2, 2009 4:55:18 GMT -5
Ah dont take that to seriously. only Gerry, Priyanka and the real guest know what really happened.
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 6:09:56 GMT -5
I just noticed something about the avatar; my face is all nice and pink (Bridal blush because of my VIRGIN state) and Gerry looks green like he's going to throw up at any moment.
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 6:19:41 GMT -5
Here's another article.... bwoodz.blogspot.com/2009/05/priyanka-chopra-snubs-voting-parties.html Says a guest present at the party, "The music being played was very loud and caused inconvenience to the neighbours who called the cops when they saw no signs of the party getting over even post midnight. The first time the cops left with a warning, but the second time they ensured that the music was turned down. They only left after Sunny Dewan promised them that the sound decibels would be kept in check." Great Gerard The party finally got over around 5 am though Gerard Butler (the guest of honour) and his group of friends stayed back. "Everyone was charmed by Gerard. He's down-to-earth and friendly and his gang buddies was great fun too. Gerard appeared to be a teetotaler as he neither smoke nor drank. Throughout the night he sipped only water." The source adds, "Although there have been rumours about Priyanka and Butler, its utter rubbish. With Shahid on one side and Gerard on the other, Priyanka didn't look uncomfortable at all. In fact, Shahid and Gerard were seen chatting and Shahid mingled with everyone." Media manhandled The photographers and TV journalists that had gathered under the actresses' building to cover the party were not only refused to shoot pictures but were also rudely pushed around by the security. Hence, they stood outside Chopra's gates in silent protest from 8 pm to 4 am.
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Post by ava on May 2, 2009 6:51:22 GMT -5
weird in the other it only last till 4
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Post by Leppardlady on May 2, 2009 9:37:40 GMT -5
OMGOSH!!!! That is so perfect!!!! Don't we make a lovely couple. I have plans for out wedding night, *rubs hands together* BIG plans. How do I make it an avatar! Thank you aysun...thank you, thank you!!!!! Ha! I love it! Is there a ball at the end of that chain around his neck? I crack me up!
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Post by Dianne on May 2, 2009 19:38:27 GMT -5
Ha! I love it! Is there a ball at the end of that chain around his neck? I crack me up! Of course there it is LL Here it is Dianne Thanks Aysun!
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Post by Mary on May 4, 2009 10:08:50 GMT -5
Of course there it is LL Here it is Dianne Thanks Aysun! Ive noticed that in BOTH pics of G and Dianne, he doesnt look thrilled. Cant anyone put a SMILING pic of him next to her? I mean, it IS their wedding day!!!! And what would I give to put my hand in G's pocket (A question Di asked)? My left boob. Its a smidge smaller then the right so I wouldnt mind getting rid of it just to cop of feel of G's jewels for a few minutes.
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Post by may2 on May 7, 2009 5:20:50 GMT -5
MOVIE MAKER, Issue #80, Vol. 16, Spring 2009 The article, 'Spartan Efficiency' is an interview with Gerry regarding 'Law Abiding Citizen'.
Magazine on sale now at larger outlets, and from the Movie Maker
Arriving on the Philadelphia set of Law Abiding Citizen,I'm ushered into a small, out-of-the way room where a Catholic priest in full canonical dress is waiting. Luckily, I'm not in need of last rights, this priest is actually producer Alan Siegel, in costume for his cameo as a clergyman who attends the execution of a prisoner in today's scene. Siegel is the longtime manager of actor Gerard Butler (200, P.S. I Love You) and the film is the first under their new production banner, Evil Twin. They're working alongside The Film Department's Mark Gill and Neil Sacker.
As Siegel walks me around the set to talk, no less than a dozen crew members pop out and do a variation on the same joke. "Bless me father, it has been 30 years since my last confession. Is that bad?" Siegel takes it in stride, making the sign of the cross for everyone as we walk and he fills me in on the film's long production history.
Law Abiding Citizen began eight years ago with another pair of collaborators, veteran producer Lucas Foster and writer-director Kurt Wimmer. A side project they tinkered with for years while developing other films together, like Equilibrium and Ultraviolet, it was in danger of being shelved until a fortuitous meeting broke the logjam.
As Wimmer's ultra-hot script, Salt, was making the Hollywood rounds, he met with Butler about the plum role, but ended up turning him on to Law Abiding Citizen, the story of an ambitious district attorney who allows some vicious murderers to plea down their cases, and in the process earns the wrath of one of their victims, a tech wizard named Clyde (played by Butler).
With Butler on board, the team began courting top-tier talent, including Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and two-time nominee Frank Darabont. Pre-Production commenced, tut many kinks remained and Darabont began doing rewrites intended to draw the script closer to the somber prison dramas he knows so well. In doing so, he clashed with the producers, who were set on a white-knuckled thriller. Darabont eventually walked away, making way for F. Gary Gray, helmer of crime thrillers The Negotiator and The Italian Job.
On the day MovieMaker visited the set, all elements seemed to be clicking and an atmosphere of grim concentration was evident as I watched Butler perform dozens of takes of a crucial prison cell confrontation between himself and Foxx. When the scene finally wrapped, late into the night, Butler and I found an out-of-the-way corner to talk about his first outing as a feature producer.
RYAN STEWART (MM): I was impressed by your concentration through all those takes. What do you think about after take 50 to keep your mind sharp? Women?
GERARD BUTLER (GB): (laughs) I was there! It's very funny, because people watch movies and they can't appreciate the conversations that go on between scenes which often have nothing to do with the movie. It might be about women or music. For me, when it's a particularly heavy scene, one of my ways of keeping focus is to relax, to laugh and joke. It's not about focusing your mind for 18 hours at a time, because then you'd just exhaust yourself.
MM: And it's understood that Jamie will stand there for you through every take to help your reaction? GB: I think it's understood. I would never in a million years abandon my fellow actor; I'll always be there for them, even in the tiniest of shots. Jamie is the same way. When we started and were filming at City Hall, my character had nothing to say to him-he was far away and I just had to look at him. It was so cold, but I felt that I needed him and he was more than happy to stand out there in the cold. That was actually kind of nice, seeing as my character is not too happy with him in this movie. It was nice to see him suffer. (laughs)
MM: Why the decision to put on a producer's hat this time. Does it mean more control? More responsibility? More confidence? GB: All of those things - it's definitely a double-edged sword. It's been amazing to be so involved in the creative process. I've found that with the movies before now, you could only be creative up to a point and then you'd lack a certain amount of control. I have a lot of confidence in other areas. On this film I've been allowed to put all of that in: into the development of the script, in casting and even in choosing the director, and that's been amazing. It's also a big responsibility-it's your movie. There's more on your shoulders and if you're going to *beep* it up, you're not just *beep* it up as an actor, you're *beep* it up as a producer.
I have found the whole thing stressful, but also exciting. When you sit back and look around and you see all these sets and the people working, you think, "Wow, if at any point we had dropped this project, all of this wouldn't be happening. All these people wouldn't be working." Every day I look at the dailies and it's even more exciting than normal, because you know you're so responsible for all of that coming through. Ultimately, it's...what do they say? More pain, more gain?
MM: No pain, no gain. GB: Right, no pain, no gain. But I like more pain, more gain!
MM: Which part of producing has been the most fun? GB: Developing scripts. I think I'm very competent at that, if I do say so myself. Going into a script, ripping it apart, developing the scenes, developing characters, taking out characters, all of that-making things more interesting, giving it more edge, whatever it is-I love doing that. I'm seeing a million things happen in this movie and I go, 'Oh, that was my idea!' Or 'This has changed,' or 'That line has changed.' I'm heavily involved in all of that.
MM: Would you say this movie is typical of what Evil Twin wants to make going forward? GB: Just like me as an actor, I don't think any movie would be indicative of anything for me. That's what I find exciting...I don't think people have seen me in a role like this before but, likewise, I just did a romantic comedy and then an action movie, so I would hope that our production company goes along the same lines. We'll do the stuff that interests us, and hopefully other people. In any genre.
MM: Are you still pushing to do more as an actor? GB: I'm pushing to do less! My big fight at the moment is not to take on too much and it's very hard. I have a couple of friends whose careers are taking off right now and they are booked for the next year. As much as I'm excited for them, I also tell them, 'Just remember, if it's going great for you, then maybe you want to keep it to two projects instead of three, because you want to have life as well.'
I do know one of the reasons I'm here is because I worked so hard, but at the same time I sometimes wish I'd gone at it 90 percent instead of 100 percent. I wish I'd forced myself to take more time off. At the moment, I have so many projects coming out that I could work every day of this year. So I'm rushing to reduce things. It's hard because I love acting and I get so excited about projects and find it difficult to say 'no.' My agent said to me, "You're at a stage where you could get a lot of the projects that you love, but you'll also have to say 'no' to things you love." In days gone by, I'd sometimes say 'yes' to things I didn't even like that much, because I didn't have much of a choice. Now, things I think are amazing, I still say 'no.' There aren't enough hours in the day.
Law Abiding Citizen will be released by Overture Films in early 2010.
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Post by Dianne on May 7, 2009 5:48:00 GMT -5
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