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material”.
At the session ‘Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema: The Road Ahead’, with directors Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee on the panel, Johar’s comment stood out. Especially in the current [...]
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allegations from the audience that Bollywood is responsible for promoting and glorifying violence against women. While Zoya had a curt response to the question, as she asked, “Don’t you go and watch an item number?” Dibakar, in his light-mannered [...]
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there, considering my miniscule role, but Baz.”
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Amitabh Bachchan in admiration of The Great Gatsby teamReminiscing his experience of shooting his first Hollywood film The Great Gatsby, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan [...]
From-Mother-India-to-Munni
For years, heroines twiddled their thumbs playing ‘love interests’, while heroes fought the system and beat up the bad guys. Not much has changed if you look at films such as Dabangg or Rowdy Rathore. But films such as Kahaani prove [...]
Review: Impressive debut by blues vet Gitlo Lee
Gitlo Lee, “Comin’ Out the Hole” (Chuckie Productions)
Gitlo Lee sings with glee, whether the subject is beer, large women, collard greens, silk sheets, the Okefenokee Swamp or coffee in the morning — one of his euphemisms [...]
Review: Daughter debut beautifully heartbreaking
Daughter, “If You Leave” (Glassnote)
Many of the tracks on Daughter’s debut album “If You Leave” are quite similar, with their monosyllabic titles and melancholy feel. It’s anything but a boring listen, though, [...]
Review: 5th album from !!! (Chk Chk Chk) is a hit
!!! (Chk Chk Chk), “Thr!!!er” (Warp Records)
Sometimes to appreciate a band you have to experience them live: hear the instruments in a raw form, immerse yourself in the energy onstage, smell the musty air, see the sweat dripping [...]
Review: LL Cool J delivers eclectic 13th album
LL Cool J, “Authentic” (429 Records)
LL Cool J knows how to play well with others.
On his 13th studio album, “Authentic,” he delivers an eclectic mix of songs with a variety of guest singers that elevate the material [...]
Tony Award nominations may have a British accent
NEW YORK (AP) — Two stories born in Britain are vying for America’s biggest theater prize.
“Kinky Boots” and “Matilda” are each a virtual lock to get a Tony Award nomination Tuesday for best musical and each show [...]
Holocaust survivors, veterans gather at DC museum
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elderly Holocaust survivors and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Nearly 1,000 survivors and World War II vets joined with [...]
Interview: ‘Oblivion’ Director Joseph Kosinski on Sci-Fi Filmmaking
Interview: ‘Oblivion’ Director Joseph Kosinski on Sci-Fi Filmmaking
by Alex Billington April 29, 2013
“It could only be done the way we did it.” Now in theaters is Oblivion, the second feature directed by sci-fi [...]
James Ponsoldt Attached to Direct Hillary ‘Rodham’ Clinton Biopic
James Ponsoldt Attached to Direct Hillary ‘Rodham’ Clinton Biopic
by Alex Billington April 29, 2013Source: The Wrap
An interesting new project for one of my favorite up-and-coming directors – James Ponsoldt. He directed [...]
Michael Bay Says New ‘Ninja Turtles’ Are No Longer an Alien Race
Michael Bay Says New ‘Ninja Turtles’ Are No Longer an Alien Race
by Ethan Anderton April 29, 2013Source: Moviefone
Last year, fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were in an uproar after Michael Bay, producing the new [...]
Jamie Foxx in Talks to Star in Sony’s ‘Annie’ (Exclusive)
Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Quvenzhane Wallis in Annie, the update of the classic comic strip-turned-musical that Sony is making with producers Will Smith and Jay-Z.
Jamie Foxx To Be Honored at MTV Movie AwardsSyfy [...]
‘Fast & Furious 6′ Final Trailer: The Crew Fights ‘Vehicular Warfare’ (Video)
The final trailer for Universal’s Fast Furious 6 has been released, showing even more heart-racing, car-chasing action.
CinemaCon: Universal Announces ‘Fast Furious 7′ Release Date, ‘Pitch Perfect’ [...]
MGM Casts Unknown for Male Lead in ‘Town That Dreaded Sundown’ (Exclusive)
Young newcomer Travis Tope has booked the male lead opposite Addison Timlin in MGM’s The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum Teaming Up for MGM’s Remake of ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’
Ryan [...]
Keep ‘Man of Steel’ PG: A Comic Writer’s Plea (Opinion)
For many, the difficulty with Superman isn’t heat vision or flight, or even that a slouch and a pair of glasses in no way make a viable disguise. Their disconnect arises from his very character, the idea that a person who can do [...]
Joe Carnahan in Talks to Direct ‘Sugar Bandits’ for Universal (Exclusive)
Joe Carnahan is in negotiations to direct Sugar Bandits, Universal’s adaptation of the Chuck Hogan novel Devils in Exile.
HollyShorts Film Festival to Honor Joe Carnahan With Visionary Award (Exclusive)
Marc Shmuger and Tom McNulty [...]
Fox Picks Up Sci-Fi Spec ‘Capsule’
20th Century Fox has picked up Capsule, a sci-fi spec by Ian Shorr that has Matthias Hoene attached to direct.
Jason Blum, Chris Morgan Teaming Up for Sci-Fi Thriller (Exclusive)AMC Orders ‘Line of Sight’ Sci-Fi Drama Pilot‘Oblivion’ [...]
New Trailer For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ Brings Large-Scale Robot Carnage
As the summer movie season officially kicks off this week, we can expect not only Hollywood’s biggest movies to land in theaters, but previews of the rest of this year’s (and possibly next year’s) slate to be teased. One such big-budget [...]
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Newport Beach 2013 Film Festival Review
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Tomas Alfredson Holds ‘Tinker Tailor’ Sequel to Move Forward on ‘The Brothers Lionheart’
As an artist able to slip in and out of “spotlight” films — i.e., those that the trades, entertainment magazines, and websites such as these are able to cover on a regular basis — with real ease, Tomas Alfredson can be hard to get a [...]
Jamie Foxx Takes Daddy Warbucks Role In ‘Annie’ Remake
In demand following his lead turn in Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained last year, Jamie Foxx will be seen in back-to-back summer films with White House Down and next year’s The Amazing Spider-Man. It seems as though Sony Pictures wants [...]
