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2 ½ stars to 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

The latest from writer-director Kevin Smith , “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” is a raunch-heavy comedy. The story revolves around two childhood friends who decide to make a dirty movie together. What compels them to do so and how they fall in love along the way expresses the comic as well as satirical character of the movie.

Zack and Miri played Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks met in kindergarten. They share a platonic love as well as a room since high school, which is a decade ago. Their room  nearly shanty, infested by rats is a rented accommodation in Pittsburgh.  Both work at a franchise coffee shop. Both Zack and Miri are presented to be underachievers.

Weight gain in pregnant Mothers leads to weight gain in babies

A recent study conducted on 40,000 mothers and their babies found that 1-in-5 women gain too much weight during pregnancy, which doubles the chances of their babies gaining 9-pounds or more.

The findings of the research by Dr. Hillier M.D., of Kaiser Permanente Northwest and colleagues have been published  in the November issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The research also found these babies are prone to obesity later in life.

"The take-home message is that all pregnant women need to watch their weight gain and it is especially important for women who have risk factors like gestational diabetes," said Dr Hiller

Saina in World junior Final

Slumdog Millionaire marks a perfect adieu at the London Film Festival

Slumdog Millionaire marks a perfect adieu at the London Film Festival

Murder case against MNS chief in Dhanbad court

Italian film 'Mid-August Lunch' wins Satyajit Ray award

An Italian film 'Mid-August Lunch' has won the 13th Annual Satyajit Ray Award at London film Festival.

The award is presented by Satyajit Ray foundation.

Previous winners of the Satyajit Ray Award include "California Dreamin" (Endless), "The Lives of Others", "Pavee Lakeen", "The Woodsman", "Someone like Hodder", "Rachida", "In The Bedroom", "Uneasy Riders", "Boys don't Cry" and "Smoke Signals".

The film tells the story of a middle aged man who looks after the elderly.

"Tulpan" won the Sutherland trophy given to a director for most original and imaginative feature film.

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