"Big Little Lies" star Zoe Kravitz says she once thought about not using her father Lenny Kravitz's surname.
The actor is the daughter of the singer-songwriter and actor Lisa Bonet.
"I thought about not using it. I kind of tried to do it, but it just like didn't stick. People kept on forgetting. No one was responding to this idea I had. I would tell my agent and it just wasn't happening," Zoe told Dax Shepard on his "Armchair Expert" podcast.
The 31-year-old actor said she soon changed her mind as she felt her father was "a little sad" about her trying to disassociate from him. Lenny and Lisa divorced after six years in 1993.
"I also think I mentioned it to my dad at one point and I think I could feel that it made him a little sad.
"So, I just kind of stuck with it. I used to be really insecure about people just associating me with my family and now I love it - I'm so proud of them and it's cool," she said.

Zoe Kravitz tried ditching her surname

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"The High Note", featuring Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson, is the latest film to head straight to video on-demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Working Title picture, which was scheduled for a May 8 theatrical release, will now be available on digital platforms May 29, reported Deadline.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson, the film is set in the world of the Los Angeles music scene.
The plot revolves around Grace Davis (Ross), a superstar whose talent and ego, have reached unbelievable heights, and Maggie (Johnson), her overworked personal assistant.
Maggie, though stuck running errands, wants to realise her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace's manager (Ice Cube) presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.
Kelvin Harrison Jr, Zoe Chao, Eddie Izzard, Bill Pullman, and Diplo also round the cast.
Other films who decided to skip ...

Tracee Ellis Ross, Dakota Johnson-starrer 'The High Note' going straight to video on-demand

Comedy pilot "Fun", featuring "Ugly Betty" stars Michael Urie and Becki Newton, will not be moving ahead on CBS, the network has announced.
The show, which hailed from "2 Broke Girls" co-creator Michael Patrick King, had a pilot production commitment, reported Deadline.
The decision was invoked using a force majeure contract provision, a clause cited when unforeseeable circumstances prevent someone from fulfilling a contract, allowing the network not to pay penalties.
"Fun" would have seen Urie and Newton as brother-sister duo who run a funeral home and who always encourage each other to have fun under all circumstances. As they say in their family: "You can't spell funeral without f-u-n."
What would have been a multi-camera show, "Fun" was written by Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally.

CBS pulls plug on Michael Urie, Becki Newton's comedy pilot 'Fun'

Veteran star Judi Dench says there is nothing likeable about getting older.
The actor, who is the oldest celebrity to appear on the cover of British Vogue, said she disagrees with the oft-quoted adage that age is an "attitude".
Asked by the magazine what she likes most about being 85, Dench said, "Nothing."
"I don't like it at all. I don't think about it. I don't want to think about it. They say age is an attitude... It's horrible," she added.
The "Skyfall" star said she shares sentiments with colleague Maggie Smith, also 85, whom she claims is beginning to worry about losing her driving license.
"I saw Mags - Maggie Smith - the other day, and she said, 'My God, I think they're going to stop me driving my car'," she recalled.
Dench, who was forced to give up driving in 2017 when her sight began to deteriorate, said she missed getting behind the wheel of a car.
"It's the most terrible shock to your system. Ghastly. It's terrible to be so dependent on people," she said.

Judi Dench becomes oldest personality to grace British Vogue cover

"Harry Potter" creator JK Rowling is teaming up with music streamer Spotify to launch an audio recording of the series' debut book, "The Sorcerer's Stone", the first chapter of which will be read by film franchise star Daniel Radcliffe.
Radcliffe played the title role in eight movie installments based on Rowling's fantasy book series, which were released between 2001-11.
Emma Watson and Rupert Grint played the other lead characters of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Radcliffe will read the first chapter in the series, "The Boy Who Lived", an epithet used for Harry Potter who survived Voldemort's killing curse when he was a baby.
Each week, a different personality will read a chapter in the book.
The readers include former soccer player David Beckham; actor-comic Stephen Fry, known for reading all of the "Harry Potter" audiobooks; actors Dakota Fanning and Claudia Kim; Eddie Redmayne, the star of "Fantastic Beasts" series, spin-off of "Harry ...

Daniel Radcliffe to lead audio reading of 'Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone'

Actor Tanuj Virwani, best known for web series "Inside Edge", says he is happy with the way his career is shaping up.
The actor, son of veteran actor Rati Agnihotri, who made his cinematic debut in 2013's "Love U Soniyo", received recognition as the hot-headed star player Vayu Raghavan in the Amazon Prime Video show.
"It was never a conscious effort to shift from movies to the web. I did three films and none of them worked. Just around that time web was kick starting. My journey coincided with the web booming in a big way.
"'Inside Edge' was Amazon Prime's first original and because of the success of this show, people started taking notice of me. Roles were written keeping me in mind as opposed to me going for auditions. So, that process changed," Tanuj told PTI in an interview.
The 33-year-old actor then went on to feature in ZEE5 web series "Code M" and "Poison".
He also said the makers have shot for season three of "Inside Edge", which is slated to be released later this ...

Not a conscious effort to shift from movies to web: Tanuj Virwani

"Betaal", a horror series produced by superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is set to start streaming on May 24, Netflix announced on Tuesday.
The show is written and directed by Patrick Graham, who previously helmed another horror series "Ghoul" for the streaming platform.
Nikhil Mahajan is credited as co-director of the series, which is co-produced by Gaurav Verma, Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix.
"Here's 1st look of #Betaal, our upcoming horror-thriller web series, starring @ItsViineetKumar, @AahanaKumra & directed by #PatrickGraham, @iamnm.
"Produced by @RedChilliesEnt  @gaurikhan @_GauravVerma, it premieres May 24 on @NetflixIndia," the tweet on the official page of Red Chillies Entertainment read.
"Betaal" stars Viineet Kumar Singh and Aahana Kumra.
SK Global and Blumhouse Productions, Hollywood stable famous for making horror hits such as "The Purge", "Get Out", "The Invisible Man", among others are also attached as collaborators.
Shah Rukh earlier produced spy ...

Shah Rukh's next production 'Betaal' to hit Netflix on May 24

Producers Guild of India on Tuesday said they are in the process of coming up with a document highlighting the guidelines for resumption of shooting activities once the coronavirus pandemic settles down.
Film productions have come to a halt due to the nation wide lockdown. There were reports that cine bodies were planning to put in protocols for film shootings when things return to normalcy.
It was reported that the Producers Guild of India the Producers' Guild has drawn up a list of preventive measures to be followed by the cast and crew on set.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Producers Guild of India clarified they are working on a document, which is in an early stage.
"A work-in-progress document prepared by the Guild of draft guidelines for resumption of shooting activities has recently been circulating widely in the media and the industry," the statement read.
As per the document, some of the new rules reportedly include actors will be requested to do their makeup and styling ..

Working on drafting guidelines for resumption of film shootings: producers guild

"The Big Bang Theory" star Melissa Rauch and her writer-husband Winston Rauch have welcomed a baby boy together.
The actor, who played Bernadette Rostenkowski in the hit sitcom series, shared the news of their second child on Instagram on May 4.
Melissa, 39, thanked "the front line heroes" who helped bring her son Brooks into the world during the current coronavirus pandemic.
"Words can't describe how grateful I am to have this baby boy join our family, but to say that it is a surreal time to be bringing life into the world is an understatement," she described her "surreal" experience.
"Given that, I wanted to share some thoughts with other expectant mothers or 'Pandemamamas' - as I like to call us - who are navigating these uncharted waters... So to those dealing with infertility or grieving a loss, please know you are in my heart and I'm sending you so much love," she added.
Melissa and Winston, 41, also share three-year-old daughter, Sadie.

Melissa Rauch gives birth to baby boy

Chris Evans can save the world as Captain America but his dog grooming skills need some practice.
The Hollywood star tried to use his time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic to give his dog, Dodger, a haircut but it did not go well, Evans said.
Sharing a picture of Dodger on Twitter, the actor wrote, "I assured him I knew what I was doing. He seemed skeptical at first, but with the help of a few treats, I talked him into it. It went so wrong, so fast. I guess some things are better left to the professionals. (He hasn't seen a mirror yet. I told him it looks great).
Dodger has a huge fan following on Evan's social media with his videos getting millions of likes.

Chris Evans tries to groom his dog to disastrous results

Actor Anshuman Jha believes he took the right decision to cancel the UK shoot of his film "Lord Curzon Ki Haveli" as he had a hunch that the situation may get worse due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Anshuman, best known for featuring in Dibakar Banerjee's "Love Sex Aur Dhoka", will be making his directorial debut with the black comedy-thriller, starring Arjun Mathur, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Rasika Dugal.
The 34-year-old actor said he was through with a technical recce in February and the team was scheduled to fly out to London for shoot on March 16.
"But on the March 7, I realised this is going to become something and pulled the plug on the shoot. At that time everyone was a little upset and thought I was overreacting but I'm glad I took the decision.
"It got really bad in the UK and we would have got stuck. Everything happens for a reason so I am not worried - the film will happen when it is meant to," Anshuman told PTI.
The UK is one of the worst-hit countries in the world by the ..

Would've been stuck in UK amid COVID-19: Anshuman Jha on cancelling shoot of directing debut

Neetu Kapoor on Tuesday thanked business magnate Mukesh Ambani and his family for being the "guardian angels" in her late husband, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's fight against cancer.
Rishi Kapoor died at the age of 67 on April 30 at H N Reliance Hospital after a two-year-long battle with leukaemia.
Sharing a picture of herself with Rishi Kapoor, Ambani and his wife Nita, Neetu Kapoor expressed her gratitude in a post on Instagram.
"For us, as a family, the last two years have been a long journey. There were good days, there were a couple of bad days too.. needless to say it was full of high emotion. But it's a journey we would not have been able to complete without the immeasurable love and support of the Ambani family," she wrote.
The actor said the Ambanis had gone above and beyond in every manner to care for her husband in the last seven months.
"From ensuring he was medically attended to, to making frequent, personal visits to the hospital to shower him with love and attention, to .

Neetu Kapoor thanks Ambani family for unending support towards Rishi Kapoor in his cancer battle

Hollywood star Malin Akerman has revealed that she felt out of her depth while working on Zack Snyder's R-rated Watchmen adaptation.
The actor, who had been a part of romantic comedies like 27 Dresses before signing on the action drama, said she struggled with her confidence on the big budget movie.
Akerman, 41, played Laurie Jupiter/Silk Spectre II in the film. The character was revived last fall in Damon Lindelof's HBO Watchmen adaptation, with Jean Smart playing the older version of Laurie.
"Watchmen' was a big shift because I felt way out of my league on that one. I really struggled because it was such a big film and I really felt like I had no idea what I was doing. I had no training and I was working with these fabulous theater actors who had all the training in the world. I definitely didn't feel worthy of being there. I felt like I had tricked them into casting me," she told Collider.
"It was definitely a shift and I just said, Alright, I can't just follow now anymore. I have .

Malin Akerman says she struggled on Watchmen' adaptation

Prince's blue cloud' guitar, a journal by Jim Morrison and Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to the Beatles popular song Maxwell's Silver Hammer are among the items going up for auction.
The Julien's Auctions has announced that the auction will take place on June 19 and 20 in Beverly Hills, California, and live online.
According to Rolling Stone, McCartney's Maxwell's Silver Hammer lyrics feature 20 lines of the song, written on Apple Corps Limited, 3 Saville Row stationary.
The blue cloud' guitar, which was custom made for Prince in 1984, no longer has its strings attached. It comes in a purple guitar case and a printout from Paisley Park that includes a list of all 'blue cloud' guitars made, listing this guitar as number one.
Prince's two-piece purple suit from the late Nineties, his love symbol belt buckle, a 14-Karat white gold pendant, wedding china are also up for the auction.
The Paris Journal, which was penned by Morrison shortly before his death in 1971, features a ...

Prince's guitar, McCartney's handwritten lyrics and Morrison's journal up for auction

"Black Mirror" creator Charlie Brooker says bringing another season of his dystopian anthology series during the coronavirus pandemic would not be a good move.
The writer said he is unsure if the audience could "stomach" another chapter of the Netflix cult sci-fi show, exploring the negative impact new technology on the modern world, in such depressing times.
Asked about another season, Brooker told Radio Times, "I've been busy, doing things. I don't know what I can say about what I'm doing and not doing.
"At the moment, I don't know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart, so I'm not working away on one of those."
The fifth season of "Black Mirror" released last June and consisted of just three episodes starring Anthony Mackie, Andrew Scott, Topher Grace and Miley Cyrus among others.
The last installment followed the release of "Bandersnatch" - an interactive "Black Mirror" stand-alone film, where viewers are asked at various points to make a choice ...

Don't think audience can 'stomach' another 'Black Mirror' at the moment, says Charlie Brooker

Celebrated author Neil Gaiman and his singer-wife Amanda Palmer have revealed that their marriage has hit a rough patch.
Palmer, who married the 59-year-old novelist in 2011, took to Twitter to reveal that they are not living together at the moment as Gaiman has moved to the UK while she is in New Zealand.
"To everyone sending me messages of support, rage and condolences - thank you. I've got the kid full time in lockdown and wish I could spend time answering.
"Neil moved to the UK, my heart has been broken, and i am really struggling. Your love and support means a lot to me. Thank you," the 44-year-old singer tweeted.
Palmer later elaborated on her post by essaying a blog on Patreon, titled "Where's Neil? A note about what's happening".
She said she is alone with her four-year-old son Anthony "Ash" in New Zealand and is feeling "heartbroken".
"All I can say is that I'm heartbroken, I really am profoundly struggling and I need to call my community to me like never before.? I need ...

Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer's marriage in trouble

A letter written to Satyajit Ray
by Kishore Kumar way back in 1963 is the latest find in the  treasure trove of keepsake recently unboxed at the auteur's  Bishop Lefroy Road house here by his son, Sandip Ray, a well-  known filmmaker himself.
The letter, made available to the media, was written  by the legendary singer, explaining to Ray why he won't be  able to come down to Kolkata from Mumbai at that point in time  for recording a song for the iconic film 'Charulata' --  which was based on Rabindranath Tagore's novella 'Nastanirh'  (The Broken Nest).
Addressing Ray as 'Manik mama', Kumar had said, "I  would deem it a great pleasure to sing in your film under your  direction. You have asked me to come down in Calcutta, but I  am afraid I shall not be able to make myself free in the near  future, because I shall be shooting almost every day of this  month (November 1963).
"Moreover my mother is very sick since she returned  from Hardwar, about a week back. At present it will not be  ..

Kishore Kumar's letter to Satyajit Ray latest find in filmmaker's closet

"A Quiet Place" scribes Scott Beck and Bryan Woods are set to direct a sci-fi thriller for Sony Pictures.
Sam Raimi, best known for Tobey Maguire-starrer "Spider-Man" trilogy, will produce the project through his banner Raimi Productions along with Zainab Azizi and Debbie Liebling, reported Variety.
Beck and Woods, who previously directed films such as "Impulse", "Nightlife" and "Haunt", will helm the new movie from their own script. They will also produce the movie.
"After 'A Quiet Place; we knew we had a responsibility to reinvest back into the ecosystem of original ideas. We are so proud to have partnered with a studio that believes in a theatrical landscape that looks for launching new stories. Our producing team at Raimi Productions helped foster our vision for this film as directors before we introduced the spec script to the town," Beck and Woods said in a statement.
"Sam Raimi is not only one of our heroes, but one of the only filmmakers to successfully master both independent 

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods to direct sci-fi thriller, Sam Raimi to produce

Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was 71.
The Stranglers' official website announced that Greenfield passed away on Sunday.
According to the statement, the musician tested positive for COVID-19 on April 26 after a prolonged hospital stay due to heart problems.
Greenfield, known for his immense contribution to Britain's punk scene in the late 1970s, joined The Stranglers in 1975.
His use of organ and synthesizers made the band different from the rest of the punk groups.
Greenfield also wrote the band's biggest hit, Golden Brown, which released in 1982.
Other members of the band, guitarist and lead vocalist Baz Warne, bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel and drummer Jet Black, paid tributes to Greenfield on their website.
We have just lost a dear friend and music genius, and so has the whole world. Dave was a complete natural in music. Together, we toured the globe endlessly and it was clear he was ...

Dave Greenfield, The Stranglers' keyboardist, dies of coronavirus

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to grant interim stay on airing of Vir Das's Hasmukh on Netflix, dismissing a plea that had claimed the fictional series maligned the reputation of advocates.
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed the application moved by lawyer Ashutosh Dubey.
The main petition seeking permanent injunction on airing of the show is pending and listed for hearing in July. Netflix, represented by advocate Saikrishna Rajagopal, said in the court that an injunction on the show would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the Constitution.
It has argued that there are several judgments which say lawyers as a class cannot be defamed.

Delhi HC declines to grant interim stay on airing of Netflix series Hasmukh

Actors Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty among others have collaborated with rappers from Dharavi for a music video promoting the idea of staying indoors to help control community spread of COVID-19 in densely populated spaces.
Rappers MC Altaf, Tony Psyko and Bonz N Ribz have created the song, produced by Gully Gang Entertainment, in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil.
The track appeal to population in densely populated areas to aid the frontline workers in their efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Directed and conceptualised by Joel D'Souza, the video also features Atul Kulkarni, Dia Mirza and Rana Daggubati, who are seen lending support to the initiative.
Divine, rapper and founder of Gully Gang Entertainment, said this is a small effort from the hip-hop community of India to support the COVID-19 warriors.
"I appeal to the Indian youth, to help others around them, especially senior citizens and co-operate with the police, local administration and healthcare officials who are ...

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