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New parents often choose their baby boy names and baby girl names from the glittering movie stars. The movie star names we will look at here are strong and beautiful enough to make us dream. They are perfect for new babies.

First though, let us remember some of the outstanding stars of the past. Among the male stars, there are those with magnificent baby boy names. Who can forget Lionel Barrymore, Erroll Flynn, Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone, and Cornel Wilde.

Among the magnificent female movie stars of the past are the great Marlene Dietrich, Myrna Loy, Theda Bara, Jean Harlow, and Shirley Temple. Their first names make dreamy baby girl names for any age.

And now, let us look at today’s glittering movie stars, their names and their meanings.

Baby Boy Names

Henry Hodges – Henry is an English name with German roots. It is an ancient name and means, “Home-rule.” A series of English and French kings assured its popularity through the centuries.

Zac Efron – Zac is a Hebrew name that comes from Zachary, or Zachariah. It means, “To grow strong.” It gained renewed popularity after the 1970s.

Leonardo Di Caprio – Leonardo is an Italian name with German roots. It means, “Bold as a lion.” This name was beloved in the time of the Renaissance and is moderately popular again today.

Morgan Freeman – Morgan is a Welsh name and means, “Boundary of the sea.” Morgan is most often seen as a family name and is still somewhat rare as a first name.

Ewan McGregor – Ewan is a Gaelic name and means, “Born of the yew tree.” Somewhat popular in Britain, it remains almost unknown in the United States.

Heath Ledger – The English name, Heath, comes from the name for a hilly ground shrub. This unusual name gained renown in the mid 20th Century.

Baby Girl Names

Gwyneth Paltrow – Gwyneth is a Welsh name that means, “Happiness.” It may also come from a place called Gwynedd. It first originated as a person’s name in the 19th Century.

Eva Longoria Parker – Eva comes from the Hebrew and means, “Life giving.” This Biblical name that goes together with “Adam,” was very popular in the Middle Ages. It gained new popularity in the 20th Century.

Angelina Jolie – Angelina comes from the Latin and means, “Like an angel.” Angelina became a well-loved name in the late 20th Century.

Keira Knightly – Keira is a Scottish name coming from the name of a place called Keir. The name means “Fortress,” and remains rare today.

Meryl Streep – Meryl is an Irish name meaning,”Sea bright.” A well-loved name in the Middle Ages, it regained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Hilary Swank – Hilary comes from Latin and means, “Cheerful.” An ancient name, Hilary was well-loved in the Middle Ages. It again became popular in the second half of the 20th Century.

Well, that is about it. Deciding on a baby name is a true art. Perhaps, these baby boy names and baby girl names from the glittering movie stars will help you in your search for that special name.

By: Benedict Manovill

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When the famous movie stars walk down that red carpet, thousands of photos are taken by hundreds of photographers. Many shots will be posed and still many more will be looking to make the star seem foolish or poorly dressed, but a very few will reach inside the star and show a side that is rarely seen.

These are the photos that turn those famous movie stars into real people. But these photos are rare and don’t normally come from the paparazzi. The paparazzi shoot for the exploitive and outrageous images, that’s what they get paid for. For the paparazzi the order of the day is shoot more, shoot often and see what you have shot once you download them to your computer.

During the 90s several technological changes took place, the biggest of which was the birth of the digital age. The digital age had its victims though, one of the biggest being film cameras, at least where still cameras were concerned. With digital photography the job of the paparazzi became that much easier, cheaper and faster.

The digital “new media” also became a concern for famous movie stars during the 90s as this new medium cut into the once gigantic actor salaries. Even though the 90s were another groundbreaking decade for films and filmmakers, actors had to begin a long battle for their share of this new digital pie.

All of these concerns can be seen on the faces of stars if you look very closely. But in the glitz and hurry of the red carpet scene, photos that show more than a dress or a hairdo are seldom seen. These photos must be mined like the gold they are. These actors are not famous movie stars for nothing, they have learned to play a part and that “part” is what the public most often sees. Even on the red carpet though, there are brief moments of clarity.

During those brief moments as the stars on the red carpet move down the gauntlet, the true photographers capture more than the facade of these famous movie stars. They photograph a piece of the true personality, the kind of photo that tells much more than a 1000 word story. A photo that shows some insight into what makes this person the star they have become.

Every decade has its share of famous movie stars, the 90s was no different. The 90s stars just had to learn to do it digitally. The same way every photographer had to face the digital age as well. But whether the photo was taken digitally or on film, it was still up to the man behind the camera to know when the moment was right. The stars just create the moments, the photographers have to catch them.

By: Keith King

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One of the most enjoyable aspects of being a team development facilitator, is the many and varied challenges we face. These challenges allow one to create the variety we all strive for in our work, without which we tend to get stuck in the endless grey chasms of despair.

Many Managing Directors come to me with the frustrated look of a cow that’s been told its mad, and ask me why their staff just don’t show any initiative? Or why they as managers have to oversee everything, even petty issues? The staff are paid well, their office environment is cool, the work is varied, they have freedom to act….but there’s just no spark. The comments end something like this; ” I explain, I show, I manage and I know they have the potential, but when it comes to taking initiative…there’s just nothing. I spend my time doing all the creative thinking around here!” I’ve heard it too often to think it’s isolated to a few.

In a team development session last month, I had the opportunity to work with a group of people for a morning session. They needed to break out and learn to express themselves. I have several theories on what it takes to create such freedom, and have facilitated many sessions on creativity. I was given “carte blanche” to try what I wanted and chose the Movie as the appropriate vehicle to help me create this outcome.

The team assembled early that morning having been told that they were to prepare for making a movie. There was varying levels of eagerness, excitement, apprehension and panic all in one room. Some had already written scripts, some lugged piles of clothing and props in preparation.

The introduction set a definitive goal “create a movie” and a few very vague parameters and expectations. This caused concern. They wanted to know what they had to do, what was the theme, how many in a team, how much time, who had to do what, what they could use, who would judge it, what time was lunch?

The start of my experiment had begun. The consortium of questions were answered with a shrug of defiance and a quote from my son “what ever” as I sauntered off to have a cup of coffee. 30 minutes later I had 3 team members asking for a meeting to discuss their ideas. And good ideas they were, they wanted to show case their companies values through the movie and wanted to do not one but 4 movies. They would allocate resources and tell me when they needed cameramen. On top of this they suggested that at the evening’s company awards, they would like to show off their movies. A great start and all from them.

The actual planning, creation and making of the movie was done with amazing passion and panache, the level of planning, management control, communication and cooperation was at a level unheard of in this company. Usually after each movie skit is captured, the delegates disappear to the bar or the ladies begin the ritual of preparing for the gala evening.

This was far from the norm for these movie magnets as each sat with our editing team to ensure that every cut and paste was done perfectly. At 19h45 the masses arrived at the awards hall, the red carpet was out and there was and air of ANTICIPASSION. The formal sales awards and best employee awards were completed with decorum and then the lights dimmed and the drums (yes real ones) rolled. Each of the 4 movies was shown and the applause and cheers were deafening. The best director, best actors, best whatevers were the highlight of the evening and delegates clutched their mini-”Oscars” as if this was their night with Charlize.

The next morning at breakfast, the MD came and sat next to me and thanked me for the day and the wonderful night. I said thank you and asked him the question he had previously asked me about the lack of initiative shown by team delegates. I asked him to reflect on what we did and how the day unfolded. He spoke aloud as he thought and this is what he said; “There was an element of surprise, a clear goal, no boundaries, lots of enthusiastic people, amazing results and genuine celebration. And what was even more amazing that there was no rules, no managerial presence, and yet everything worked”

And so ended my experiment and to tell you all the truth, I gained more from it than they did. As I drove back from the venue I truly began to believe I had seen the light and began to convince myself that I was one step away from Hollywood…or was it Paulshof with all its robots working?

By: Reg Hutchison

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With the success of the Dark Knight and in particular The excellent performance of Heath Ledger as the Joker, Mytvtalk.com decided to take a look back at some of Hollywood’s finest young actors and actresses who died before their time.

Heath ledger

Born Heath Andrew Ledger on the 4th of April 1979 and sadly passed away on the 22nd of January 2008. Heath was 28 at the time of passing. Rumour has it that Ledger only started to act because he was made to choose either to take cooking classes or acting classes, Ledger couldn’t see his self cooking so he tried his hand at acting. At the age of 17 Ledger and one of his friends finished school and set off to Sydney Australia with a reported 69 cents in his pocket. Ledger would take many minor roles to try and get noticed from a gay cyclist to a small role in the television series home and away. Ledgers big break came when he appeared in an Australian crime thriller called Two Hands which got him noticed and also the part in 10 things I hate about you. However Ledger wasn’t happy in being type cast as a Hollywood heart throb so Ledger would go on to take more serious roles in the future. In 2005 all of Ledger’s hard work paid off, as his work in Brokeback Mountain earned him both an Oscar and Bafta nomination. Ledger who will go down as one of the best portrayals of a superhero arch enemy passed away of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs that included, sleeping pills, anti anxiety and pain killers.

Brad Renfro

Just a week before Heath Ledgers death, Brad Renfro also passed away. Renfro who made is acting debut at the young age of 11 in the movie ‘The Client’ which he starred alongside Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. In December 2005 Renfro was charged and arrested for the possession of heroin and was sentenced to 3 years probation. Renfro broke this probation in 2007 by not enrolling in a long term drug treatment program. Renfro was found dead on the 15th of January 2008 after a night of partying; however official cause of death hasn’t been determined. Renfro was 25 at the time of dying.

River Phoenix

The older brother of Joaquin Phoenix, and one time Oscar nominee died on the 31st of October 1993 after a drug overdose of Heroin and Cocaine. The 23 year old actor fell to the ground outside the Viper Room night club that was partly owned by Jonny Depp at the time. His brother Joaquin, sister Rain and girl friend Samantha were at the scene at the time and were unable to tell if River was still breathing when they phoned 911. River passed away at 1:51am on the morning of October 31st.

James Dean

The two time Oscar nominated actor also known as James Byron Dean was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two posthumous acting nominations. James shot to stardom with movies such as Rebel without a Cause, East of Eden and Giant. James other passion rather than acting was racing cars, James came 2nd in the Palm Springs road races in March 1955 and 3rd at Bakersfield in May of the same year.
On September the 30th 1955 Dean and his Mechanic Rolf set off to enter in another race in California, Deans Porsche that was nicknamed ‘Little Bastard’ was supposed to have been put on a trailer that day, but a last minute decision which would be fatal to drive the car changed James fate forever. James Dean and his mechanic Rolf were hit head on by a 1950 Ford Custom Tudor coupe, in which the mechanic would survive but James wouldn’t be so lucky. James Dean was pronounced dead at 5.59PM on the afternoon of September the 30th. Rolf the mechanic would live till 1981 where he would eventually die in a car accident. James Dean’s famous last words would be ‘That guy’s gotta stop… He’ll see us.’ Dean died at the young age of 24.

John Candy

The comedy legend that first got noticed on the Canadian comedy show SCTV, which opened doors for the comedian/actor. Candy would star in the romantic comedy Splash along side Tom Hanks, from this point Candy mostly played lovable losers and characters with bad luck but big hearts in movies such as Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Candy died of a heart attack in 1994.

Bruce and Brandon Lee

Bruce Lee the star of Enter the dragon was already a household name when he died of a cerebral edema at the young age of 32. Many years after the passing of Bruce in 1973 rumours still persisted that Bruce Lee had faked his own death.

Brandon lee the son of Bruce wasn’t lucky enough to have even lived to the age of 32. Just like his dad a martial arts expert he also turned to acting. With Brandon’s first major role in the movie the Crow (1993) things were looking up for Brandon, however a faulty prop gun on set led to the young actors death. Brandon died at the young age of 28.

Sharon Tate

Sharon Marie Tate was eight and half months pregnant when she was murdered in her home, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson. Tate who in the 1960′s played small roles in TV shows later went on to star in several films such as Valley of the Dolls in which she was nominated for a Golden Globe was regarded as one of Hollywood’s up and coming stars. Her life was cut short when she was murdered along with 4 others at the age of 26.

By: Ricky Michael

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During the Golden Age of Movies, from the thirties to the fifties, all-out glamor was the trend, and every woman who went to the cinema wanted to look like her favourite movie star. Marilyn Munroe with her platinum blonde hair or Rita Hayworth made being a redhead very popular.

Accomplishing the shape of this era, the hour-glass curve, could not have been easy but movie stars like Grace Kelly and Lauren Bacall managed to make it look that way so that women would not go out without their girdles, to ensure a small waist and petticoats to make their skirts seem fuller.

During the late fifties, things did relax a bit and whilst actresses such as Honor Blackman, Natalie Wood and Joan Collins were not allowed to be seen without a full face of makeup, they were allowed to wear jeans and jumpers when they weren’t working.

Compare this with the actresses of today. Most are extremely beautiful in a more natural way. Many are stick thin and prefer not to wear too much makeup and have hairstyles that everyone can manage, although there are the exceptions. Dita Von Teese, still goes for the all-out glamor look at all times and the’big movie star look’ comes out in full on the red carpet or for award evenings.

Male film stars have not changed quite so dramatically through the years. For example men’s hairstyles didn’t change that much from the 20′s through to the 50′s. They continued to go short, often slicking the hair back with oil and later brycream. Many sported mustaches but they were now well trimmed, a la Errol Flynn and Clark Gable. Later on stars became clean cut in the way of Gary Cooper and Rock Hudson.

The ‘Big Action’ movie star hasn’t changed that much over the years. Again Errol Flynn and Gary Cooper spring to mind along with Burt Reynolds, Steve McQueen and John Wayne. These days’ stars like Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Tom Cruise are all famous for carrying out their own stunts. The difference now is that if film stars are not happy or physically unable to do their own stunts, they can be created by the special effects department.

Many people like to collect fim star autographs to give as gifts and to decorate their homes.

By: John Frederick Morgan

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When you think of celebrities on the red carpet, paparazzi may come to mind. Those horribly intrusive photos of stars at their worst or the obvious posed shots of stars are all too common at these events. But there is another side to the red carpet and another side to those pictures of movie stars we love so much.

The red carpet is a world unto itself with as many ranging emotions on it as in any great film. Pictures of movie stars taken there don’t need to look like promotional material anymore than they need to embarrass the actors. There are a handful of dedicated photographers that search for something better on the red carpets of Hollywood.

During the 90s some great films were made, like Forrest Gump, Titanic, Unforgiven, The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, The Matrix and the list goes on. For each of these films the stars made their way down the red carpet and thousands upon thousand of photos were taken at each event.

The true story could only be captured by photographers that looked beyond the obvious, beyond the public poses, beyond the red carpet. To raise these pictures of movie stars to true art required a watchful eye, not just a fast shutter finger.

While the 90s was a great decade for film actors, it was also the last decade of the film camera. In the new digital age of photography it is easy to lean towards quantity rather than quality. But to truly capture the essence of an actor on the red carpet requires an artists eye and a hunters patience. Quality counts when searching for the intimate candid of a celebrity.

These kinds of pictures of movie stars form a book, not a byline in a tabloid. They deserve an honored place in a collectors library. Where a posed shot will tell a certain story and pictures of movie stars done paparazzi style tells another one, a carefully chosen candid moment in time creates a small map to the stars personality.

With the 90s nearly a decade deep now, celebrity photos continue to dominate the media, but leaning more and more towards the exploitive, paparazzi style that flatters few and gives little insight to the actors person. Pictures of movie stars that show us the person behind the star are few, but do exist.

These movie star photos are what a true fan lives for, the ones that show that knowing look, that telling stance or a giveaway expression. Within these pictures of movie stars the star becomes a real person for a brief moment and for that same moment we all become that star.

By: Keith King

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Hollywood is home to thousands of stars. Whether they make their living on TV shows or the big screen, the greater Los Angeles area is where a huge percentage of them live. And for every star there are hundreds, thousands and sometimes millions of fans dedicated to them.

These fans want to know everything they can about their stars, who they are dating, what they wear on the red carpet and even where they buy their coffee. And in the visual world we live in, all these facts need to be accompanied with photos.

Taking pictures of movie stars is a living for a large group of photographers in Hollywood. The paparazzi are the purveyors of fine trash because people want to see their favorite stars doing everything they do. Paparazzi stalk the celebrities because people will pay for these kinds of photos.

These are the kinds of photos that make the cover of the tabloid press; the grocery store check out magazines. The paparazzi don’t take flattering photos, these photographers are after the dirt. They shoot the embarrassing shots of cellulite, big bellies and bad hair.

But not all pictures of movie stars are unflattering, some are much more carefully planned and provide the fans with a posed vision of their star. These photos often tell little about the truth of the star and more about the press team that promotes the star.

For a true fan, neither the paparazzi or the posed sitting render an accurate image. But there are a few photographers that have combined the best of both these worlds. These photographers hunt the celebrities looking for those special moments that create pictures of movie stars worthy of a book.

It takes a careful eye and the ultimate patience to find a public moment that shows the intimate side of a star. A true fan is always looking for this kind of photograph. A snap shot that shows the true depth of person behind the celebrity, these are photos that are treasured by fans of all ages.

For every time a star walks the red carpet or enters a celebrity event there are thousands of photos taken, but very few of these pictures of movie stars ever reach the level of true art. Paparazzi do not shoot art, they shoot flaws and scandal. And posed shots lack the heart of a live shot that is in the moment.

Of the millions of celebrity photos that are taken each year, few reach into the soul of the actor and tell the fan more about the real person in there. Behind every celebrity facade lies the real person and within this person is the truth that every fan wants to see.

By: Keith King

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Becoming a movie star is a tough deal. Even if you are a talented professional actor, you probably have more chances of getting hit by a meteor while walking to your car on a beautiful sunny afternoon than becoming a “star.”

However, for the very very few who make it, the monetary rewards can be “substantial,” to say the least.

Here is a Before-After picture of how much some famous stars made in the first movies and where they ended up a few Oscars later.

Julia Roberts

$50,000 for Mystic Pizza (1988)

$25 Million for Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Tom Cruise

$75,000 for Risky Business (1983)

$70 Million (includes a percentage of gross) for Mission: Impossible (1996)

$75 Million (includes a percentage of gross) for Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Denzel Washington

$10 Million for Courage Under Fire (1996)

$20 Million for The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Halle Berry

$600,000 for Monster’s Ball (2001)

$14 Million for Catwoman (2004)

Jack Nicholson

$12,500 for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

$60 Million for Batman (1989)

$10 Million for About Schmidt (2002)

Paul Newman

$17,000 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

$1,000,000 + 10% of gross for The Towering Inferno (1974)

Dustin Hoffman

$17,000 for The Graduate (1967)

$5,800,000 plus a percentage of gross for Rain Man (1988)

Elizabeth Taylor

$200 a week for There’s One Born Every Minute (1942)

$1,000,000 plus 10% of the gross for Cleopatra (1963)

$1,100,000 plus 10% of the gross for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Sean Connery

$100,000 for Dr. No (1962)

$17 Million for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

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By: Ugur Akinci

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