The darker shades of superstar Rajesh Khanna’s life (Comment)
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
It is considered discourteous to write in negative tones after any person's demise. Never speak ill of the dead, the saying goes. Journalists and writers, however, must remain faithful to ... Read more...
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Oscar statuettes sold for $3 mn in auction
February 29th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) A collection of 15 Oscar statuettes which were handed out to recipients, including the writer for "Citizen Kane", fetched more than $3 million at ... Read more...
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Orson Welles’s Lost Movie To Hit The Theaters Soon
January 25th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
featuring John Huston, Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich and Oja Kodar will finally get some fresh winds and light and be out of the canes.'Within weeks' the film will be released ... Read more...
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‘Godfather’ house up for sale at $2.9m
December 5th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): A Tudor-style home, which featured in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film 'The Godfather', is up for sale.And the owners of New York's Staten Island home are asking ... Read more...
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A Film On Les Grossman, Tom Cruise’s Abusive Character From Tropic Thunder
June 10th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): If Les Grossman did not get enough opportunities to hurl abuses in Tropic Thunder he will get it now. Paramount pictures have announced a new comedy ... Read more...
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CNN lists Gurudutt-Amitabh-Pran-Nargis-Meena among “Asia’s 25 greatest actors of all time”
March 5th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Mar 5 (ANI): Guru Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan, Pran, Nargis, and Meena Kumari are among "Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time", according to CNNGo, a division of Cable News ... Read more...
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Film critic Roger Ebert gets his voice back
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Mar 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After losing his voice due to thyroid cancer, now film critic Roger Ebert is all set to get his voice back. Four years ago the noted ... Read more...
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Software Makes Roger Ebert Speak
February 28th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Roger Ebert can again speak after a silence of about 4 years. No, he did not get his real voice back. It was the credit of ... Read more...
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Marion Davies: A Beautiful Saga
August 4th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by GD
Marion Davies started showing her talent with the very first film "Runaway Romany" written by herself and directed by her brother-in-law George. W. Lederer in 1917, and what soon followed were three ... Read more...
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”Citizen Kane” tops French magazine’’s ”Best 100 Movies” list
November 21st, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): ''Citizen Kane'', a 1941 American dramatic film and the first feature film directed by Orson Welles, has topped Cahiers du Cinema magazine''s list of ''The Best 100 ... Read more...
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James Tupper joins Claire Danes, Zac Efron for Welles biopic
March 7th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): James Tupper has signed on to appear alongside Claire Danes and Zac Efron in Me and Orson Welles.The actor will be portraying actor Joseph Cotton, whose career was ... Read more...
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Zac Efron to star in Me and Orson Welles
January 19th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): High School Musical star Zac Efron has been roped in to star in director Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, an adaptation of Robert Kaplow's 1930s-era coming-of-age novel.Efron ... Read more...
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Bidders dont bid enough for Orson Welles’ Oscar
December 13th, 2007 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 13(ANI): Legendary director Orson Welles Oscar for Citizen Kane has been withdrawn from the block as it failed to draw suitable bids.Sotheby's was forced to pull out the Hollywood icon's ... Read more...
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Orson Welles Citizen Kane Oscar up for grabs at Sothebys
December 12th, 2007 - 2:38 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 12(ANI): Director Orson Welles 1941 Oscar for Citizen Kane is all set to go under hammer Sothebys in New York.The Academy Award for Best Screenplay will be auctioned off along ... Read more...
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