Mila Kunis: From Ukraine to One of Hollywood's Sexiest Women in the World

She was born on August 14, 1983 in Chernivitsi, Ukranian SSR and emigrated to the United States in 1991. At the tender age of seven-years-old, little did her family know that she would grace the silver screen and be named as one of Hollywood's sexiest women in the world. Her real name is Melena and she landed her first acting role at the age of nine. After taking acting classes at the Beverly Hills Studio, Mila Kunis met her manager: Susan Curtis. It didn't take long for Curtis to recognize the talent she found and soon Mila was attending auditions. Is it anyone's surprise that Mila Kunis landed the very first commercial audition she tried out for? Mila Kunis starred in a Barbie doll commercial, the first of many to come. Her parents encouraged her, as long as she stayed in school.

More commercials followed and soon Mila's face graced catalogues and print ads. She modeled for a clothing line for Guess before her commercial appearances gave room to television roles. Mila Kunis first appeared on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives portraying the character of Hope Williams as a child. Other roles would follow including a guest part on Baywatch, The John Larroquette Show, Hudson Street, Unhappily Ever After, 7th Heaven, Make a Wish, Molly, Santa with Muscles, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, and then her breakthrough role as a young Gia Carangi in the film lead by actress Angelina Jolie. Seven years into her acting career, Mila would land the role of Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show.

Mila Kunis earned numerous awards and nominations for her performance as Jackie Burkhart including the Young Artist Award, Teen Choice Award and Young Hollywood Award. More nominations and awards would follow as Mila expanded her career and began to take on more adult roles. In 2000, she would lend her voice to the Seth MacFarlane creation Family Guy. She voiced the character of Meg Griffin. She would continue with more voice work for Robot Chicken and The Cleveland Show. She has also performed voice work for video games such as the Family Guy Video Game and Saints Row.

Mila Kunis began to see her filmography expand with films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Max Payne, The Book of Eli, Black Swan and Friends with Benefits. She continued to see more nominations and wins for her movie roles.

There is no doubt that Mila Kunis has proved herself as a beautiful, sexy woman, but she has also shown that she has successfully bridged the gap from child actress to leading lady.

Charisse Vanhorn writes about Mila Kunis for Examiner.com. You may follow her and join in the conversation regarding all things Mila Kunis on Facebook.

View the original article here

The World Of Harry Potter Comes Alive During A Guided Tour

J. K. Rowling's hero Harry Potter has had a huge impact on readers and movie-goers. Her stories focus on a school for wizards, Hogwarts, where magic happens every day. In spite of the wands and wizardry, though, scenes for the movies had to be shot in real places. The magic comes from talented men and women using computers.

Movie settings located around England are still accessible for viewing. Tourists will find them in London and Oxford especially. Tours will take fans to some of those locations with a guide pointing-out what to look for.

While special effects made lightening bolts shoot out of wands and changed men into animals, many backdrops are regular places passed by regular individuals on a daily basis. They might not realize that the red telephone box on their route to work happens is the one where Mr. Weasley and Harry entered the Ministry of Magic. Brick walls lining London streets may not be immediately obvious as settings from The Philosophers Stone, in which Diagon Alley was first introduced.

Even though computer effects made ghosts appear and sent candles flying, Hogwarts Dining Hall is a real place. Tour participants will get to tread on the same floors as those where Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson said their lines. Perhaps participants can sit in some of the spots where Harry, Ron, and Hermione drank pumpkin juice.

There are no train platforms assigned fractions in reality. In the movies, however, platform nine and three quarters is famous as the troublesome portal into the wizarding world. Potter makes it through during the first movie, but in the second he and Ron resort to traveling by flying car.

While you will not be flying in a Muggle vehicle, it is possible to see the platform and place it among its greater context as a part of movie history and real life at the same time. If you worry about how you will travel, have no fear. There will be no Knights Bus squishing you flat as it glides between cars on busy London roads. Do not expect to ride a Nimbus 2000 either.

Tour the cinematic world of Harry Potter in several ways. Walk around London and Oxford, taking your time and paying close attention to the architecture, which might look familiar. Another method of touring is to board a boat and drift along the Thames. Underground stations also play their part in the journey, so expect to ride this famous subterranean system at some point during your tour.

For more information on going on a Harry Potter London Tour why not check out Brit Movie tours who offer are a London based tour company offering many other London Film Locations.

View the original article here