Two film ticket black-marketers held for boss’s murder
July 15th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Two people have been arrested for killing a 32-year old man in east Delhi after a dispute over proceeds of movie tickets they sold in ... Read more...
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Hollywood studios provide website with racy nude snaps, videos
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): The owner of a website that is centred on celebrity nudity "from the male perspective", has revealed that he gets his contents from Hollywood studios.MrSkin.com, run by Jim ... Read more...
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BIG Cinemas announces Fans Choice Awards
February 1st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Here is your chance to choose the best entertainers of 2010 from Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films - BIG Cinemas has announced special awards that will ... Read more...
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Kevin Smith Says Bruce Willis Set To Direct His Own!
January 25th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kevin Smith may not have hit gold with his movie with Bruce Willis, but he has learnt the experience of a lifetime, thanks to Willis’ tantrums on the sets.In a ... Read more...
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Salman Khan’s ‘Being Human’ T-shirts Available Now!
November 15th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The much-awaited tees have finally hit the stores across India. Yes, the Salman Khan designed tees are now available at a Cottonworld store near you. In ... Read more...
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Chinese college students living life the ‘low-cost’ way
October 23rd, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): 'Low cost' life is the latest trend among Chinese college students, courtesy limited pocket money in hand.One way to do that, it seems, is team-buying. Online team-buying ... Read more...
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Chattisgarh exempts entertainment tax on movie tickets
September 11th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 11 (IANS) The Chattisgarh government has exempted all cinema halls from payment of entertainment tax on tickets priced up to Rs.50.
"This will result in a significant rise in the final ... Read more...
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Remo does a Vidhu Vinod Chopra, has a run-in with media
August 10th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) Noted musician and singer Remo Fernandes did a Vidhu Vinod Chopra at a press conference in Panaji Tuesday, when the Padma Shri awardee flew off the handle ... Read more...
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Pixie Lott pretends to be a student to obtain discounted movie tickets!
April 20th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 20 (ANI): English singer Pixie Lott pretends to be a student so that she can avail discounts on movie tickets.The 19-year-old Mama Do hit maker left college to focus on ... Read more...
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Holiday bookings through ’smartphone’, a new trend: Study
April 4th, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 4 (IANS) Vacationers across the world prefer using smartphone for holiday bookings through internet to making direct calls to hotels or airlines, says a latest study.
A new trend in online ... Read more...
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China places restrictions on Avatar screenings
January 23rd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Jan 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Avatar was released in China over 2 weeks ago, and it has tugged a chord with its Chinese viewers. It has since then proved to be ... Read more...
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“Avatar” In China To Be Replaced By “Confucius”
January 23rd, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Chinese media outlets, "Avatar", the critically acclaimed sci-fi epic by James Cameron, would be pulled out from all 2-D screens. Most of the Chinese ... Read more...
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Avatar screenings curtailed in China
January 21st, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Avatar was released in China over 2 weeks ago and it has proved to be a huge hit there as well. Tickets are in short supply ... Read more...
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Avatar box-office collections break all records
December 29th, 2009 - 1:35 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Dec 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 3-D epic movie Avatar, didn’t sink like a titanic, instead it rose like a phoenix and broke all box-office records. The director of ... Read more...
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Hugh Jackman is favourite ‘Aussie Hunk’
December 17th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Hugh Jackman is film fans' Aussie hunk, says a new poll.The 41-year-old has beaten Avatar star Sam Worthington and Eric Bana to top the poll, conducted by ... Read more...
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Single screens must for showbiz, but few takers
December 5th, 2009 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Salman Khan starrer "Wanted" has proved that single screen theatres can spell good business for Bollywood. But scarcity of land and the kind of movies ... Read more...
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Single screen theatre can save film business: Manmohan Shetty
November 24th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Manmohan Shetty, who started the trend of multiplex cinema chains, now says single screen theatres and cheap movie tickets will revive the Indian film industry, which ... Read more...
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Salman Khan fans queue up for a glimpse at Delite theatre
October 26th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Never mind the long wait. From elderly women to college going students -- hordes of fans queued up outside the capital's Delite Cinema Monday for a glimpse ... Read more...
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11th edition of Osian’s low on footfall
October 25th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The 11th edition of the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema was shifted from July to October to ensure better footfalls, but it seems ... Read more...
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Vodafone brings special Tuesday in Kolkata
August 4th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by IBNS
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS) Vodafone, one of India’s leading cellular services providers today introduced Vodafone Tuesdays in Kolkata wherein Vodafone customers can enjoy the exclusive scheme of getting two movie tickets for ... Read more...
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Airline offers flights ‘cheaper than a carton of beer’!
June 24th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 24 (ANI): Low-cost airline Tiger Airways is offering travellers flights to destinations around Australia that are cheaper than a carton of beer.The airline launched the "Just Pay Taxes and Charges" ... Read more...
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We are not taking good cinema to the audience: Buddhadeb Dasgupta
April 23rd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Award-winning filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who has completed his new movie "Janla (Window)", a return-to-the-roots tale based on a personal journey, feels that parallel cinema ... Read more...
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World box office sales reach record $28.1 bn
April 1st, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 1 (DPA) Cinemagoers around the world spent a record $28.1 billion on movie tickets in 2008, with a record 65 percent of the total coming from outside the US, ... Read more...
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Obamas daughter gets $1 allowance a week
July 24th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has revealed that he gives his daughter 1 dollar allowance a week as a reward for completing all her chores a way ... Read more...
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Now, use your mobile phone as a credit card
February 19th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) After being a camera, an FM radio, and an MP3 player, the mobile phones are now all set to play the role of a credit card, Reliance ... Read more...
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Bon Jovi rues why he and Tom Cruise have never won awards
January 2nd, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 2 (ANI): American singer Jon Bon Jovi has likened himself with Hollywood star Tom Cruise, insisting that both of them are successful in their respective fields, but have never won ... Read more...
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