V/H/S horror film’s graphic scenes sickens people at Sundance Film Festival
January 31st, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least three people showed various reactions when they watched the horror movie V/H/S. Reports say a man collapsed and suffered seizure after watching a scene of ... Read more...
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Bosworth to release short films on accessory line
January 19th, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Actress Kate Bosworth is set to release a number of short films to unveil her new accessories line.The "Superman Returns" actress has created designs for e-commerce ... Read more...
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Sudhir Mishra, Anubhav Sinha team up for action flick
January 13th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Issue-based realistic cinema is what Sudhir Mishra is known for, but the director has changed track and surprised everyone by announcing "an out-and-out action film" ... Read more...
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Chastain to receive Spotlight Award
December 30th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Actress Jessica Chastain will receive the Spotlight Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival next month.The 30-year-old will receive the award for her roles in ... Read more...
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No art and culture without cinema, says Kashmiri filmmaker
December 29th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Young Kashmiri filmmaker Ali Emran Kureshi, who premiered his digital feature film "Khudi" here, strongly advocates the cause of cinema in the valley."If we have art ... Read more...
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Bhojpuri actors don’t welcome change, says Ravi Kishan
December 28th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan, who has managed to get recognition in Bollywood, feels people in the Bhojpuri cinema are unwilling to expand their horizons and feel ... Read more...
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Memorial service for Dev Anand Friday
December 13th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) A memorial service for evergreen star Dev Anand, who passed away following a cardiac arrest in London last week, will be held at the famous Mehboob ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah to ‘miss’ Dev Anand
December 4th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 4 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, while condoling the death of veteran actor Dev Anand on Sunday, said it was like the "passing of an ... Read more...
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Reach of TV and scope of cinema very vast: Pankaj Kapoor
November 30th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) While admitting that theatre, TV and cinema have their own respective importance, actor-filmmaker Pankaj Kapoor says that compared to the stage, the scope of television ... Read more...
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‘Kolaveri’ crosses 4 mn mark, Big B hooked on to it
November 25th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) "Kolaveri Di", already a rage, seems on a record breaking spree. In less than a day, the song has got more than a million ... Read more...
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Williams to get award at Palm Springs film fest
November 24th, 2011 - 5:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Actress Michelle Williams is to receive an award at the forthcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.The actress will receive the Desert Palm Achievement ... Read more...
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Suited, booted SRK feels awkward in Goa
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Margao (Goa), Nov 23 (IANS) Shorts, T-shirts, ganjis and rubber slippers make for ideal wardrobe when in Goa. No wonder when superstar Shah Rukh Khan arrived wearing formals - ... Read more...
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15 injured in Karachi cinema blast (Lead)
November 21st, 2011 - 5:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) At least 15 people were injured when a blast ripped through a cinema in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Sunday night, media reports said.The blast took ... Read more...
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Woman rewarded for foiling snatching bid
November 15th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday rewarded a woman who chased two teenagers who had snatched her purse and had them arrested too.Nikhil and Jeetpal Singh, both 19 ... Read more...
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Digital is the future, accept filmmakers
October 15th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Panelists at an open forum on digital tools in filmmaking at the Mumbai Film Festival Saturday were unanimous in endorsing digital technology as the future of ... Read more...
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Roberts’ ‘Fireflies…’ releases after four years
October 14th, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Actress Julia Roberts' latest movie "Fireflies in the Garden" is finally set to release Friday, four years after its filming began.Roberts' and her husband Danny Moder, ... Read more...
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‘Admirer’ PM remembers Jagjit Singh
October 10th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Jagjit Singh's musical legacy will continue to enchant and entertain millions of his fans, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday, condoling the death of ... Read more...
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UTV to produce ‘Delhi Belly’ writer’s film
October 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Scriptwriter Akshat Verma, who received critical acclaim for his debut project "Delhi Belly", is all set to don the director's hat for a comic-thriller that will ... Read more...
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No direction aspirations for Brad Pitt
October 1st, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says he has no desire to don the director's hat. He feels the pressure would drive him and his family "crazy"."I have ... Read more...
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Movie violence can be poetic: Gosling
September 23rd, 2011 - 4:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling believes violence in films can be humorous and poetic.The 30-year-old will play the lead role in Nicolas Winding Refn's movie "Drive" and ... Read more...
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21 Arab films at Baghdad fest
September 21st, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 21 (IANS/WAM) Twenty-one films from the Gulf countries will be screened at the 3rd Baghdad International Film Festival (BIFF) Oct 3-6, it was announced Wednesday.The UAE, Bahrain, Oman, ... Read more...
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‘Tanu Weds Manu’ sequel finalised
September 16th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) After the success of romantic comedy "Tanu Weds Manu", director Aanand L. Rai is all set to make a sequel of the film to be produced ... Read more...
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Envy Shammi Kapoor, don’t mourn him: Mahesh Bhatt
August 14th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is in deep grief after hearing about veteran actor Shammi Kapoor's demise, has urged the people to envy the star for ... Read more...
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Iran to hold film festival on bread
August 14th, 2011 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 14 (IANS) Iran will soon organise for the first time a film festival on the theme of significance of bread in Iranian society, the Mehr news agency reported.The ... Read more...
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Ravi Kishan goes nude in new film
August 8th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Following in the footsteps of actors like John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ravi Kishan has stripped for his upcoming Hindi film "Chitkabrey", slated to ... Read more...
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Mamata to lay foundation stone of new film city
August 7th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Eastern India's biggest film city is all set to come up on a 350-acre plot in Hooghly's Uttarpara, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Madeleine Pulver’s parents: “Maddie is the bravest girl in the world”
August 6th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Madeleine Pulver’s parents are relieved that their beloved daughter is safe and sound after being strapped to a suspected bombing device for almost ten hours. They also proclaimed that their daughter Maddie ... Read more...
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Court verdict on 2008 blasts Aug 8 (Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) A Mumbai court will Aug 8 deliver its verdict in cases related to two blasts in Maharashtra's Thane and Raigad districts in 2008 in which ... Read more...
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Sharman, Hirani to give lecture in Mumbai University
July 21st, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Sharman Joshi is set to turn a lecturer for a day. Officials at Mumbai University, where the film "Ferrari Ki Sawaari" has been shot, have approached ... Read more...
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‘Stanley Ka Dabba’ wins award at film fest in Italy
July 21st, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Writer-filmmaker-child activist Amole Gupte's "Stanley Ka Dabba" won a special award at the Giffoni Film Festival, one of the largest children's film fest in Europe.The ... Read more...
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Downey Jr. hasn’t got his due: Amitabh
July 18th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan rates Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. as one the best in the industry, but feels "Chaplin" star has not got his ... Read more...
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Pankaj gives a miss to ‘Musaddilal Chale Office Office’ promotion
July 13th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Actor-turned-director Pankaj Kapoor is so busy finalising his directorial debut "Mausam" that he is unable to lend time to promote his film "Musaddilal Chale Office Office"."Musaddilal ... Read more...
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UTV signs three-film deal with N. Linguswamy
July 11th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures has inked a three-film deal with renowed Tamil producer-director N. Linguswamy to co-produce, market and distribute his movies.The studio will produce ... Read more...
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Judi Dench receives top BFI honour
June 24th, 2011 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Veteran actress Dame Judi Dench has received a fellowship award from the British Film Institute (BFI)."For someone who was told in 1959 that they would never ... Read more...
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I strive to bring understanding, not change: Prakash Jha (Interview)
June 21st, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) It's his belief in 'cinema with power' that drives Prakash Jha to bring political and socio-political issues to celluloid. But Jha, whose next "Aarakshan" ... Read more...
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