I still see myself as Indie filmmaker: Ritchie
December 18th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) British director Guy Ritchie may have helmed the latest Sherlock Holmes movie -- "A Game of Shadows" -- but says he still has Indie sensibilities."Filmmaking has ... Read more...
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From slums to queen of suburbs, Rubina Ali goes places (With Image)
October 16th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Star-studded Mumbai suburb Bandra will soon have a new celebrity resident, Rubina Ali, one of the popular child actors in the multi-Oscar winner "Slumdog Millionaire", ... Read more...
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Simon West finalised to direct ‘The Expendables 2′
June 16th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 16 (IANS) British director Simon West has been roped in to direct "The Expendables 2", a sequel to the Sylvester Stallone-starrer hit action movie of 2010.Stallone ... Read more...
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Winehouse making wedding plans?
April 5th, 2011 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse is reportedly preparing to marry for the second time.Winehouse, 27, has been dating British director Reg Traviss since her divorce from her ... Read more...
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Colin Firth bags ‘Actor Of The Year’ gong at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
February 11th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Colin Firth has been honoured with 'Actor Of The Year' gong for 'The King's Speech' at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.The period drama picked up three ... Read more...
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Winehouse reunites with former lover Traviss?
January 8th, 2011 - 8:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse is reportedly rekindling her romance with ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss.The "Back To Black" hitmaker moved on from her failed marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil by dating ... Read more...
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Gareth Edwards to direct ‘Godzilla’ remake
January 5th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) British director Gareth Edwards has been roped in to direct the new "Godzilla" movie."Godzilla" would be Edwards' second film - he wrote and directed low-budget sci-fi "Monsters," for ... Read more...
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Rory Peck Award for moving story about impoverished kids in Mumbai
November 26th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): British director and cameramen Nick Read has won a special award for a moving story about the lives of impoverished children in the Indian city of Mumbai.The ... Read more...
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European cinema in focus at Dubai festival
November 16th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 16 (IANS) Films from Europe will be in focus at the 'Cinema of the World' segment of the forthcoming Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) to be held Dec 12-19.Various biopics, ... Read more...
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Actor mistaken for gunman, shot dead
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) An actor starring in a British movie was shot dead while filming in the Philippines after being mistaken for a gunman by a watchman, it was reported here.Kirk ... Read more...
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India-based documentary ‘Pink Saris’ wins at Abu Dhabi Film Fest
October 23rd, 2010 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 23 (IANS) British director Kim Longinotto's "Pink Saris" bagged the best documentary Friday at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the director says she will use the prize money ... Read more...
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Rahman is ‘musically just extraordinary’, says Danny Boyle (With Image)
September 15th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 15 (IANS) A.R. Rahman is just incomparable as a music composer, says "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle, adding that the Indian music maestro has created "deliberatively manipulated ... Read more...
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‘Slumdog’ director has a ‘couple of ideas about India’
September 12th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 12 (IANS) Danny Boyle, director of Oscar-winning 'The Slumdog Millionaire,' is still not finished on India.The director, who is at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ... Read more...
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Biopic on reggae legend Bob Marley
August 21st, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) British director Jenny Ash has announced making a biopic about reggae music legend Bob Marley.
Ash is developing a project about the reggae artist, focusing on the time ... Read more...
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No reconciliation with Winslet, says Mendes
July 14th, 2010 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) Sam Mendes' representative has dismissed reports the British director is preparing to reconcile with estranged wife Kate Winslet, insisting there is "no truth" to the speculation.
The stars announced ... Read more...
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DiCaprio finds dark films exciting
July 11th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) Leonardo DiCaprio finds psychologically dark films "exciting" because he gets bored playing straightforward characters.
"I find these types of films that are psychologically sort of dark at times extremely ... Read more...
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Daniel Craig May Star In The Movie Remake Of The Sweeney
July 6th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood star Daniel Craig is one of the top names under consideration to play the role of Jack Regan in the movie remake of 1970s television ... Read more...
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Meryl Streep ‘to play Baroness Thatcher in biopic’
July 2nd, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): Actress Meryl Streep is in talks to play Baroness Thatcher in a movie based on the former British prime minister's life.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the biopic ... Read more...
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Ritchie to make next ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in 3-D
June 29th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) British director Guy Ritchie will make the next "Sherlock Holmes" movie in 3-D.
He has already started working on the script and may hire some of the crew who ... Read more...
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British Director, John Harris, Wants To Work With Saif
June 29th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's charm has fascinated the British actor John Harris, who earlier edited the actor's Hindi movie Being Cyrus, which was directed ... Read more...
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British director wants to make film with Saif
June 28th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) British director Jon Harris, who had edited critically acclaimed Hindi film "Being Cyrus", is keen to make a movie with Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan.
His "The Decent 2" ... Read more...
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Chris Rock wants to star in Guy Ritchie movie
May 31st, 2010 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Hollywood funnyman Chris Rock has revealed he wants to star in one of British director Guy Ritchie's movies after missing out on a role in "Revolver".
The US comedian ... Read more...
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James McAvoy to play Professor X in latest X-Men movie
May 29th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 29 (ANI): Last King of Scotland star James McAvoy will play the younger version of X-Men's Professor X in the forthcoming 'X-Men: First Class'.The movie will trace the early ... Read more...
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Thai film wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
May 24th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): Thai film 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' has won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The success of the film surprised many who had ... Read more...
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‘Antaheen’ only Indian entry at Shanghai film fest
May 18th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) National Award winning Bengali film "Antaheen", about love and loneliness, has been selected in competition for the upcoming 13th Shanghai International Film Festival, starting June 12.
"'Antaheen' has ... Read more...
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Claudia Schiffer Has A Baby Girl
May 16th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
May 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) German supermodel Claudia Schiffer has given birth to her third child. The announcement came in the form of a statement given out by the spokesperson representing ... Read more...
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Jim Threapleton & Kate Winslet Together Again?
March 16th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
NEW YORK, Mar 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) British Director, Jim Threapleton is allegedly getting married to Hollywood actress Kate Winslet again! Following their coming together in 1998, the couple got separated ... Read more...
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Being an international actor gives me a high: Irrfan Khan
March 10th, 2010 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Irrfan Khan, popular for his serious and comic roles in Bollywood, is increasingly making inroads into the western world with projects like "A Mighty Heart", "Slumdog ... Read more...
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British director Kristian Digby dead
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) British director and TV presenter Kristian Digby has been found dead at his home in London.
Contactmusic.com reports that the 32-year-old was found at his home in Stratford, London, ... Read more...
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Iran stops film director from travelling to Berlinale
February 17th, 2010 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 17 (DPA) Iranian authorities have refused to give permission to one of the nation's leading leading movie directors to leave the nation to be an honorary guest at this year's ... Read more...
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Madonna to become a marriage ref on a TV show
February 16th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pop star Madonna is all set to don the marriage referee’s hat. She will make an appearance on an upcoming reality TV show, which is ... Read more...
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Danny Boyle to direct play after 20 years
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle is taking a break from movies to direct a play after two decades - he's signed up to direct a West End production ... Read more...
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Guy Ritchie set to launch his own music label
January 11th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) British director Guy Ritchie has collaborated with Universal Records to create a label to launch his pub's house band into the mainstream.
Ritchie believes that the band, an ... Read more...
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Sam Mendes to direct next Bond movie?
January 6th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is said to be set to wield the megaphone for the 23rd instalment of the James Bond franchise.
The British director, married to Kate ... Read more...
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Sam Mendes to direct next James Bond flick?
January 6th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): British director Sam Mendes has reportedly been approached to helm next James Bond film.According to Hollywood Reporter, 45-year-old Oscar winner is in talks to direct, with Daniel ... Read more...
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