Tony Danza releases his book about teaching Public School for a year
September 11th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) When the filming stopped halfway into the reality show “Teach Tony Danza” which was briefly aired, the actor who is 62 years of age did not ... Read more...
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‘Damarukam’ release pushed to Oct 19 (Southern Movie Snippets)
September 8th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) Akkineni Nagarjuna's new film "Damarukam" was slated to release Oct 12, but it has now been postponed to Oct 19.The reason behind the delay has not ... Read more...
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Stewart nervous about Toronto red carpet
September 5th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 5 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart is losing sleep over the fact that she has to promote her new movie "On The Road" at the Toronto Film Festival, ... Read more...
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Eminent Bengali writer passes away
September 4th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Eminent Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner Syed Mustafa Siraj died at a city hospital Tuesday after a brief illness, family sources said.Siraj, 82, was ... Read more...
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Green Mile actor Duncan dies at 54
September 4th, 2012 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 54, BBC reported Tuesday.Duncan, who rose to prominence by playing ... Read more...
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Nadiadwala replaces Kunder as ‘Kick’ director
September 1st, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Just a day after the release of his latest film "Joker", Shirish Kunder announced Saturday that he is no longer on board as the director ... Read more...
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Keira Knightley can deal with stage fright
August 4th, 2012 - 6:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley says her time away from movies helped her immensely to train herself to cope with her crippling nerves on film sets."I discovered ... Read more...
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Stewart to star in ‘Lie Down In Darkness’
August 3rd, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 3 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart is set to star in a movie "Lie Down In Darknes", an adaptation of William Styron's 1951 novel of the same name.The ... Read more...
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Watson denies role in ‘Fifty Shades…’ movie
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson has denied being in the line up to star in a movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey".The 22-year-old says she hasn't been ... Read more...
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Is Emma Watson going to star in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’?
August 1st, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a lot of speculation whether Emma Watson will feature in the movie adaptation of the novel famously known as ‘Fifty shades of grey’. If ... Read more...
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Knightley awed by Lagerfeld
August 1st, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley is in awe of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and cannot stop praising him.The designer has been in the news for passing ... Read more...
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Jolie wants role in ‘50 Shades Of Grey’?
July 31st, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie reportedly would like to play Anastasia Steele in the movie adaptation of bestseller "Fifty Shades of Grey", which is high on sexual ... Read more...
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Piyush Jha’s novel to be turned into movie (With Image)
July 17th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Piyush Jha, whose last film "Sikander" failed to click at the box office, is gearing up to make a movie on his novel "Mumbaistan", ... Read more...
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Knightley’s comic act
June 25th, 2012 - 6:52 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 25 (IANS) British actress Keira Knightley will soon be seen tickling audience's funny bones with her comic act in "Seeking A Friend for the End of ... Read more...
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Rawalpindi women can now stroll in schools
June 15th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Resident women in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city can now enjoy their evenings taking a leisurely stroll in their neighbourhood schools where playgrounds have been converted into parks.Under ... Read more...
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Shanghai libraries come together to woo readers
June 15th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 15 (IANS) In a novel bid to wean people away from computers and television sets, many libraries in China's Shanghai city have formed an alliance which aims to ... Read more...
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Stewart, Lawrence eyeing same role
May 28th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 28 (IANS) Hollywood actresses Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Lawrence are desperately trying to bag Peyton Loftis' role in an adaptation of William Styron's first novel - "Lie ... Read more...
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Myanmar to rebuild Death Railway
May 21st, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Myanmar will restore a 105-km section of the notorious "Death Railway" to Thailand which was built by Japanese-held prisoners of war during World War II, ... Read more...
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Assam sexagenarian vows to save witch-hunt victims
May 19th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) A 60-year-old lady in Assam has launched a novel mission - not only to find out the victims of witch hunting but also to keep an ... Read more...
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Pattinson to star in Saddam Hussein movie
May 4th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 4 (IANS) "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson has signed up to star in "Mission: Blacklist", a thriller that captures Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's life.The film has been adapted ... Read more...
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Bollywood must treat women as heroes: ‘Kahaani’ writer Advaita Kala
April 26th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The film "Kahaani", for which she wrote the story, grossed Rs.54.55 crore. Advaita Kala, also considered a pioneer of India's chick lit genre, says women ... Read more...
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Doherty to pen novel on troubled life
April 17th, 2012 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
London, April 17 (IANS) Rocker Pete Doherty is penning his first novel and taking inspiration from his troubled lifestyle for it.Doherty has fled his native Britain and now lives ... Read more...
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‘The 3 Mistakes Of My Life’ goes on floors this month
April 9th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) After directing super hit musical "Rock On!!", director Abhishek Kapoor will wield the magaphone for his next untitled movie based on the novel "The 3 ... Read more...
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‘Anna Karenina’ excites Knightley
April 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley is enjoying shooting for her new movie "Anna Karenina", and says it is fun playing a "tricky character".The film is an adaptation ... Read more...
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Sujoy Ghosh wants Vidya, Big B in next
April 4th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, who is planning a sequel to "Kahaani", is first set to work on a project that he says will "definitely" have Amitabh ... Read more...
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Stewart working on first novel
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
London, April 3 (IANS) Twilight star Kristen Stewart has reportedly started penning her first novel.The 21-year-old actress is said to have taken up writing her debut book while on the ... Read more...
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Hemsworth looks forward to ‘Hunger Games’ sequel
March 28th, 2012 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Actor Liam Hemsworth admitted that he is looking forward to "The Hunger Games" sequel.An adaptation of Suzanne Collins novel, the film has earned $155 million ... Read more...
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‘The Hunger Games’ gets third biggest opening ever
March 27th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) "The Hunger Games" made a whopping $155 million at the US box office, making it the third-best debut film ever.It is behind the $169.2 million achieved ... Read more...
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Pakistani government plans novel housing move
March 20th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) The Pakistani government plans to ask its employees occupying 28,000 official residences across the country to vacate so that they can be used for commercial purposes.The ... Read more...
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Coaching terminal at Naihati to mark Bankim Chandra’s 175th birth anniversary
March 14th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Tuesday proposed setting up a coaching terminal and a museum in West Bengal's Naihati to celebrate the 175th birth anniversary of ... Read more...
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`Bonsai’ wins best film at Miami fest
March 12th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, March 12 (IANS/EFE) "Bonsai", directed by Chile's Cristian Jimenez, won the best Ibero-American film award at Miami's International Film Festival, which concluded its 29th edition Sunday after the screening ... Read more...
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Lenny Kravitz talks about ‘Hunger Games’
March 8th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lenny Kravitz has revealed that the bosses of his new movie Hunger Games decided to get him on board following his performance in his first feature ... Read more...
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Love scenes with Kidman highlight of Efron’s life
March 8th, 2012 - 5:34 am ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) Actor Zac Efron says love scenes with Nicole Kidman in the movie "The Paperboy" were the "highlight" of his life.The duo play lovers in the ... Read more...
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I wasn’t expecting national award: Gurvinder Singh
March 7th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Gurvinder Singh, who has won the National Award for best direction for his directorial debut "Anhey Ghorey Da Daan", says he was not expecting the ... Read more...
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Gurvinder Singh wins best director National Award
March 7th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhie, March 7 (IANS) Gurvinder Singh was named the best director for his debut film "Anhe Ghorey Da Daan" at the 59th National Awards announced here Wednesday.Based on Gurdial ... Read more...
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