Uggie the dog has retired
January 27th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Legendary Hollywood dog Uggie has retired. The trainer of the Jack Russell terrier told Life & Style magazine that the 10-year-old canine is tired and needs ... Read more...
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Italy’s Nanni Moretti named Cannes president
January 21st, 2012 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
Cannes, Jan 21 (IANS/AKI) Italian director Nanni Moretti has been named president of the jury at the 65th Cannes Film Festival to be held in May."As a spectator, fortunately I ... Read more...
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French film ‘The Artist’ leads 69 Golden Globe Awards nomination
December 16th, 2011 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 16 (IANS) French romantic drama "The Artist" is leading the 69th Golden Globe Awards nomination list with six nods in different categories including best director, best ... Read more...
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Two Indians and Liv Ullmann - in one film
December 14th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Pune-based architect Dheeraj Akolkar and Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty have taken Indian cinema to the next global level by collaborating with one of the ... Read more...
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Deepti Naval finds nothing wrong with remakes
December 9th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Most Bollywood filmmakers are revisiting old classics for remakes, and veteran actress Deepti Naval, whose cult film "Chashme Buddoor" is also being remade by David Dhawan, ... Read more...
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Colin Firth in ‘Oldboy’ remake?
November 15th, 2011 - 6:50 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 15 (IANS) Actor Colin Firth has been approached to play the role of a villain in the remake of Park Chan-wook's South Korean revenge classic, "Oldboy".After ... Read more...
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G20 looks to India, China for more funding to IMF
November 4th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes, Nov 4 (IANS) With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seen as an key forum in resolving the Eurozone crisis, G20 leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, were looking ... Read more...
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Crossover flavour at Mumbai Film Festival
October 20th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) The past few years have seen a lull in crossover films but the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) has screened six such movies, including "Lucky" and "Delhi ... Read more...
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Iranian filmmaker Panahi’s appeal against jail term rejected
October 19th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has lost his appeal against a six-year prison term and a 20-year ban on filmmaking, travelling abroad and talking to the media. ... Read more...
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Film must talk about violence: Mexican actor
September 9th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 9 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's biggest film star, Gael Garcia Bernal, said here that it is necessary to speak about the violence that is occurring in this country through ... Read more...
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SAFF to pay tribute to Bangladesh’s Tareque Masud
September 1st, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) Bangladesh's noted independent filmmaker Tareque Masud will be paid a tribute at the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), starting here Sep 15.Masud, who won the international ... Read more...
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Hasina to help complete Bangladesh director’s unfinished movie
August 26th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 26 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will extend her all-out cooperation in completing "Kagojer Phool", the unfinished movie of filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed in ... Read more...
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Mexico’s `Miss Bala’ entered in Toronto film festival
August 18th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 18 (IANS/EFE) Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo's "Miss Bala" will be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, which will screen 300 movies, production company Canana Films said."Miss ... Read more...
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Kids ask about marriage more and more: Brad Pitt (Lead, Changing intro)
July 30th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt says he might marry his partner Angelina Jolie on the insistence of their six kids, and feels his choice of ... Read more...
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Kids ask about marriage more and more: Brad Pitt
July 30th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt, who is raising six children with partner Angelina Jolie, reveals that his choices have changed after becoming a father. Now, ... Read more...
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Airport detentions on the rise for Bollywood stars
June 29th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) While they garner popularity for their roles, films, style quotient and lifestyle, Bollywood celebrities have also been grabbing eyeballs for their frequent detentions at airports.From ... Read more...
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‘Heroine’ postponed indefinitely
June 28th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The news of Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy cast doubts over the completion of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine", in which she was playing the lead role. Putting ... Read more...
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Aishwarya’s ‘Heroine’ postponed (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) UTV has announced that shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine" has been put off indefinitely because of Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy. She plays the lead role."We ... Read more...
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‘Heroine’ postponed, Priyanka not to replace Ash (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Heroine" has been put off because of Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy, but Priyanka Chopra has denied that she wants to ... Read more...
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Crazy fans scare Boman (IIFA Diary)
June 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Brampton, June 24 (IANS) Calm, composed and comical, Boman Irani is scared after seeing the fanatical Bollywood fans here.The actor, who will host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ... Read more...
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant with her first child
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mumbai, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Indian movie star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant, according to her father-in-law. This will be the first child for the 37-year-old Bollywood star.On Tuesday, father-in-law Amitabh ... Read more...
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Taking link-up with Shekhar Kapur with a pinch of salt: Fagun Thakrar
June 7th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Britain-based Indian origin actress and fashion designer Fagun Thakrar says she takes rumours of her link-up with internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur with a pinch ... Read more...
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DiCaprio, Lively photographed holding hands in Monaco
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has fuelled rumours that he is dating actress Blake Lively after the two were photographed holding hands during a night out in Monaco.The ... Read more...
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DiCaprio, Lively friendship going strong
May 24th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 24 (IANS) Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has fuelled rumours that he is dating actress Blake Lively after the two were seen hanging out together in Portofino, Italy.DiCaprio and ... Read more...
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Gosling locks lips with ‘Drive’ director at Cannes
May 23rd, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 23 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling created a stir in Cannes Film Festival after he planted a kiss on the lips of director Nicolas Winding Refn.The 30-year-old actor ... Read more...
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‘The Tree of Life’ wins 2011 Golden Palm at Cannes
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Cannes, May 23 (IANS) American director Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life", starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, has won the 2011 Golden Palm (Palme d'Or), the ... Read more...
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It is an open and shut case: Minissha
May 20th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba, who was detained by customs authorities at Mumbai airport for carrying undeclared jewellery worth Rs.50 lakh while returning from her much-hyped visit ... Read more...
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Hudgens finds French men obnoxious
May 20th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Actress Vanessa Hudgens says French men are "bit obnoxious" after partying at the Cannes film festival.Hudgens, who split from actor Zac Efron in December last ... Read more...
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Vanessa Hudgens wants to launch lifestyle blog
May 20th, 2011 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Actress Vanessa Hudgens is interested in writing her own lifestyle blog and doesn't want to use social networking site Twitter."I don't know about Twitter. I ... Read more...
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Cole gets three film offers during Cannes?
May 19th, 2011 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole has reportedly been offered movie roles by three Los Angeles production companies after impressing film bosses during her appearance at the ongoing Cannes ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt’s ‘The Tree Of Life’ booed at Cannes
May 18th, 2011 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt's new film "The Tree Of Life" with veteran star Sean Penn failed to impress the critics at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.Director ... Read more...
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Gaga mentioned Kate Moss’s name in ‘Born This Way’
May 16th, 2011 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga thrilled the fashionable crowd at her secret concert in London by incorporating Kate Moss' name into the lyrics of her hit album ... Read more...
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Lohan still onboard with the ‘Gotti’ biopic
May 15th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Marc Fiore, one of the producers of "Gotti", says Lindsay Lohan is on board for the mobster movie despite her looming prison sentence.Lohan signed a ... Read more...
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Tarantino wants to cast Gaga in new film
May 13th, 2011 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is reportedly eager to cast pop singer Lady Gaga in his next movie.The "Pulp Fiction" director tried to impress Gaga by inviting ... Read more...
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Jolie’s new tattoo is a tribute to Brad Pitt
May 13th, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Angelina Jolie has confirmed that her new tattoo is a tribute to her partner Brad Pitt. The actress was at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. ... Read more...
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