The Vijayawada city will play  host, for the first time, to a childrens film festival  beginning tomorrow that will provide kids a peek into film-  making.
The Amaravati Children's Film Festival-2017 will have  a wide array of events, including screenings, film  appreciation workshops, talks by eminent filmmakers and  writers and workshops for parents and children, Vijayawada  Municipal Commissioner J Nivas said here today.
A team of technicians and filmmakers from the Film and  Television Institute of India would help children, in groups,  acquire knowledge in filmmaking.
"The festival aims to showcase some of the best  national and international films and bring in filmmakers onto  a single platform to present their stories, inspire and  educate children and help bring out their creative skills.
"Children from different schools will be engaged in a  48-hour film challenge that will enable them to explore the  art of filmmaking closely," Nivas said in a statement.
A team of writers ...

Amaravati Children's Film Festival begins tomorrow

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On the sixth anniversary of  Imtiaz Ali's critically acclaimed "Rockstar", the director  today looks back at the romantic drama as having parts which  hit you emotionally but is also quite "illogical" at times.
Released after "Socha Na Tha", "Jab We Met" and  "Love Aaj Kal"  which were mostly light hearted  romantic-comedy films  "Rockstar" was in the space of an  intense dark love story.
Upon it's release in 2011, the film, featuring Ranbir  Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, met with divided reactions. Ranbir  Kapoor's acting as a troubled rockstar was appreciated and so  was AR Rahman's music.
Imtiaz answers six questions about the journey of  Rockstar which he has not seen in a "long time"  from how it  landed to Ranbir from John Abraham, a 40-minute song which  Rahman composed and what 'Jordan' might be doing today after  the death of his lover, 'Heer'.
Excerpts from an interview:
Q) It has been six years since the movie released. What  does the film speak to you today?
A) It's a film, I .

'Rockstar' is a non-cerebral film: Imtiaz Ali

Rock-n-roll icon Elvis Presley  and wife Priscilla's divorce document, dated August 15, 1972,  is up for auction.
The yellowed papers are being described by auctioneers  Henry and Andrew Aldridge as "a fabulous piece of show  business history," that will be made available in the United  Kingdom, according to Fox News.
"Each of the 12 pages contains fascinating details and  offers the reader a snapshot into the details and offers the  reader a snapshot into the details involved between both  parties that only legal documents can give," Henry said.
The document states that the former couple agreed to  divide up their property via the document to avoid more legal  costs and "emotional stress."
"The parties were married on May 1, 1967 in Las Vegas,  Nevada," the document states. "Unfortunate circumstances and  unhappy differences have arisen between the parties by reason  of which they have lived separate and apart since February 23,  1972, and by reason of which they intend to dissolve ..

Elvis Presley's divorce document put up for auction

A Maharashtra MLC lost his cool and  heckled Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly  delaying his departure to the coastal town of Alibaug in  neighbouring Raigad district.
A video of the incident has gone viral on the social  media. It has also been shown on television channels.
The incident reportedly took place on November 3 when the  departure of the MLC, Jayant Patil, from the Gateway of India  jetty here allegedly got delayed as Khan was also scheduled to  depart for Alibaug in his private yacht from the jetty.
The lawmaker has confirmed his action.
Patil told a local news channel that he wanted to leave  for Alibaug, but could not reach his boat as the actor's yacht  was docked at the jetty and it seemed that the latter was "not  in a hurry" to leave.
Patil, the general secretary of the Peasants and Workers'  Party, hails from Alibaug, the headquarters of Raigad district  and a popular weekend destination.
In the video, the MLC is seen getting visibly angry and  ...

'You may be a superstar, but have you bought Alibaug?,' MLC

BBC has let its business ties  loose with Ed Westwick, due to the two sexual assault claims  enveloping the "Gossip Girl" alum.
A statement released by the network says that Westwick is  taking a break from the "White Gold" series, in addition the  network will abstain from releasing the premiere of his new  show "Ordeal by Innocence", an Agatha Christie special.
The statement read,"These are serious allegations which  Ed Westwick has strenuously denied, BBC is not making any  judgement but until these matters are resolved we will not  include Ordeal by Innocence in the schedules.
"The independent production company making White Gold has  informed us that Ed Westwick has paused from filming while he  deals with these allegations."
Westwick, 30, has been accused of raping Aurelie Wynn and  Kristina Cohen, which he has both denied in a report saying,  "It is disheartening and sad to me that as a result of two  unverified and provably untrue social media claims, there are  some in this ..

Westwick takes a break from BBC series amid assault claims

Sonakshi Sinha along with her  actor-politician father Shatrughan Sinha will promote "Beti  Bachao Beti Padhao" campaign through a film.
The one minute film, titled "Mauke Ke Pankh", is  directed by Kussh Sinha. It is inspired by the government's  campaign - 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'.
The film features Sonakshi in three avatars - an  astronaut, a boxer and a lawyer and has voice over by  Shatrughan Sinha.
"I hope with this film, we can hopefully change the  mindset of people and stop looking at women as women and men  as men, rather treat everyone equally and have equal  opportunities for all. It may sound idealistic, but that's  ok.
"It was a big responsibility on me as I was taking my  accomplished father and sister, so I had to justify and do  justice to their talent. Through Sonakshi's part we wanted to  show the various professional choices a women can make in her  career," Kussh says in an interview with PTI.
This is the first time the family is coming together  for a special ...

Sonakshi-Shatrughan Sinha to promote girl education

Actor Bryan Cranston said Kevin  Spacey may be a great performer, but his career is finished in  Hollywood.
"He's a phenomenal actor, but he's not a very good  person. His career now I think is over," the "Breaking Bad"  star told BBC Newsbeat.
The 61-year-old actor claimed he has never personally  seen Spacey or any other Hollywood figure abusing people, yet  he said that kind of behaviour is also not totally unheard of  either in the industry.
"You know it has gone on. There's a disorder among all  those people who use their power, their place or their status  in any industry to overpower someone and force someone to do  something that they dont want to do.
"It's beyond disgusting. It's almost animalistic," he  said.
Spacey, 58, is currently facing multiple allegations of  sexual misconduct after "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony  Rapp accused the Oscar-winner of making inappropriate sexual  advances towards him when he was only 14 in an October  BuzzFeed article.

Kevin Spacey's career 'is over', says Bryan Cranston

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and  filmmaker Karan Johar have come out in support of Sanjay Leela  Bhansali as he faces trouble ahead of the release of his  magnum opus "Padmavati", saying films are just a mode of  expression and they should not be misinterpreted as history.
Various groups, most of them from the Rajput community,  have accused Bhansali of "distorting" historical facts in the  film which features Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and  Ranveer Singh.
During a session at Sahitya Aaj Tak, Akhtar was asked  about the controversy surrounding the movie, and the lyricist  said, "I was listening to a history professor on TV who said  that there is a difference of 200-250 years between Khilji's  rule and the writing of 'Padmavat'. There was no mention of  Padmavati before Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote the 'Padmavat'.
"A lot of history has been written about that time. There  are a lot of records available of that time but there is no  mention of Padmavati in them."
Citing the ...

Akhtar, Johar support Bhansali's 'Padmavati' amid controversy

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar said he  trusts filmmaker Vikas Bahl's vision and believes that he will  do justice to his life story.
Directed by Bahl the project features Hrithik Roshan in  the lead role.
"I trust Vikas Bahl with my life story and I believe that  he will make a heartfelt film. I am a rooted guy so I feel  some level of an emotional quotient is required to live my  life on screen. I have seen that in Hrithik  on and off  screen. I have full faith in his capabilities," Anand said in  a statement.
The film revolves around Patna-based Anand, who trains  30 deserving, economically-backward students for IIT-JEE  entrance exams every year with commendable success rate.
"Super 30 is a story of the struggles of those genius  kids who have one opportunity and how those 30 amongst  thousands of others redefine success. The film will focus on  the Super 30 program that Kumar started, which trains 30 IIT  aspirants to crack its entrance test," said Bahl.
Produced by Reliance ...

I trust Vikas Bahl with my life story: Anand Kumar

Actor Anthony Edwards has  claimed he was molested as a child by Gary Goddard, a writer  and producer and the founder and CEO of entertainment design  firm The Goddard Group.
In a detailed post on Medium, the "ER" alum described  meeting Goddard when he was 12.
"My vulnerability was exploited. I was molested by  Goddard, my best friend was raped by him  and this went on  for years. The group of us, the gang, stayed quiet."
Edwards wrote that as an adult, he ran into Goddard at an  airport, "and was able to express my outrage at what he had  done. He swore to his remorse and said that he had gotten  help."
A spokesman for Goddard called Edwards' story "false  allegations," reported Deadline.
"Gary first met Anthony more than 40 years ago. Gary was  a mentor, teacher and a friend to Anthony, which makes this  story all the more disturbing to him. As to the allegations  that Mr Edwards made in his post today, I can unequivocally  deny them on Gary's behalf. Gary played an important role .

Anthony Edwards says Gary Goddard molested him as a child

Grammy winners Keith Urban,  Lorde and John legend along with One Republic and Harry Styles  will be performing at the 2018 MusicCare person of the year  tribute concert.
The concert that is in honour of Fleetwood Mac, will see  the band closing the night on January 26 at the Radio City  music hall. More guest performers will be announced soon.
The yearly concert benefits MusicCares and helps by  providing health programs and services to people in the music  community at the time of medical, personal or financial needs.
Fleetwood Mac, the first band to be honoured as the Music  Cares person of the year will be acknowledged for its immense  charitable work and outstanding creative accomplishments.
This will add up to the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at  Madison Square Garden on January 28.

Legend, Styles, Urban and more to perform at MusicCares event

Ellen Page has accused  disgraced filmmaker Brett Ratner of homophobic behaviour  towards her on the sets of 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand".
In a lengthy Facebook post Page accused Ratner of making  the slur about her to another actors during the first day of  filming the movie, in which she was starring as Kitty Pryde.
"I was eighteen years old. He looked at a woman standing  next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: 'You  should f*** her to make her realise she's gay.' He was the  film's director, Brett Ratner. I was a young adult who had not  yet come out to myself. I knew I was gay, but did not know, so  to speak. I felt violated when this happened," Page wrote of  Ratner's comment.
"I looked down at my feet, didn't say a word and watched  as no one else did either. This man, who had cast me in the  film, started our months of filming at a work event with this  horrific, unchallenged plea. He 'outed' me with no regard for  my well-being, an act we all recognise as ..

Ellen Page accuses Brett Ratner of homophobic behaviour

Actor Mandy Moore wants to get  married soon to her partner Taylor Goldsmith.
Taylor, 32, popped the question two months ago, but "A  Walk to Remember" star is already planning to tie the knot as  she does not want to wait for too long.
The 33-year-old actor told E! online, "It'll happen  sooner rather than later. I'm not in any rush, but also I'm  like, I wanna do it. I don't need to wait, I don't need to  have a long engagement. I'm not planning some giant, lavish  affair. So, I might as well just do it."
Moore also said that she would love to start a family as  soon as she ties the knot,"I have always known that I wanted  to be a mother, hopefully. Hopefully that's on the cards for  me."
The duo has been dating for two years now, after they got  in touch via Instagram. Moore advised people looking for love  on the internet to not be "afraid".

Mandy Moore wishes to get married soon

Writer Ben Ryan has accused  Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner of sexual harassment.
In an interview with BuzzFeed, Ryan said that Wenner  offered him a career advancement in exchange for sex during a  meeting in 2005.
Ryan said the offer was made at the publisher's Upper  West Side townhouse on August 11, 2005.
"There was that moment where it's like time stood still.  But that's not me. I would never do that," he said.
He claimed Wenner made him a drink and sat with him on a  couch before quickly making a move on him. Wenner had been out  as gay for 10 years at that point, Ryan said.
When Ryan tried to leave, Wenner allegedly said he would  offer him a writing contract if he stayed.
Wenner acknowledged the encounter in a statement to  Variety, "I met Ben 12 years ago, and I attempted to have a  sexual liaison with him. He turned me down, which I respected.  I had no intention of making him feel uncomfortable. His piece  was subsequently published in any case; no work was promised  ...

Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner accused of offering work for sex

Andrew Kreisberg, an executive  producer on the CW shows "Arrow," "Supergirl" and "The Flash,"  has been suspended by Warner Bros over allegations of sexual  harassment.
"We have recently been made aware of allegations of  misconduct against Andrew Kreisberg. We have suspended Mr  Kreisberg and are conducting an internal investigation.
"We take all allegations of misconduct extremely  seriously, and are committed to creating a safe working  environment for our employees and everyone involved in our  productions," Warner Bros TV Group said in a statement to  Variety.
Kreisberg has been accused of engaging in a pattern of  alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate physical contact  over a period of years, according to 15 women and four men who  have worked with him.
"We were recently made aware of some deeply troubling  allegations regarding one of our showrunners. We have been  encouraging and fully cooperating with the investigation into  this by Warner Bros.
"There is nothing more .

'Arrow' producer suspended amid sexual harassment allegations

Richard Dreyfuss has been  accused of sexual harassment by LA based writer Jessica Teich,  days after publicly defending his son Harry's decision to come  forward with a groping accusation against Kevin Spacey.
In a Facebook post, Teich accused Dreyfuss of harassing  her over a two-to-three-year period in the mid-1980s.
"This Hollywood eminence, who held my career in his grip,  repeatedly said he wanted to f*** me, even as his brother  would suddenly shove his tongue inside my ear. Is that the  worst thing that ever happened to me? Not by a long shot, but  the abuse of power was breathtaking," Teich wrote.
In a Vulture interview she gave more details of the  alleged harassment.
She said that in October, 1987, while the pair were  working on an ABC special about the bicentennial of the U S  Constitution, Dreyfuss asked her to meet him in his trailer on  a movie set.
"He was at the back of the trailer and just  his  privates were out, and he sort of tried to draw me close to  it... and .

Richard Dreyfuss accused Of sexual harassment by a writer

After teasing his fans for two  days, Eminem finally released his new song "Walk on Water"  which also features Beyonce.
The unexpectedly downbeat song has a different tune from  regular Eminem tracks. The song co-written by Queen B and  Skylar Grey, who also wrote Eminem's hit "Love the way you  Lie" talks about a reflective state and mentions his  insecurities regarding fame and his current standing in hip-  hop, reported billboard.
The Rick Rubin-produced song is the first single released  from the "Superman" hitmaker's forthcoming album 'Revival.'
The 45-year-old-rapper is set to make an appearance on  "Saturday Night Live" as the musical guest on November 18,  which will be hosted by Chance the Rapper.

'Walk On Water' new track by Eminem released featuring Beyonce

Netflix has decided to pull the  plug on a new Louis C K stand up special after reports  surfaced alleging the comedian engaged in sexual misconduct  with multiple women during his career.
C K had signed a deal to produce two new stand up  specials for the streaming service, the first of which debuted  in April, reported Deadline.
"The allegations made by several women in The New York  Times about Louis C K's behaviour are disturbing. Louis's  unprofessional and inappropriate behaviour with female  colleagues has led us to decide not to produce a second stand  up special, as had been planned," a Netflix spokesperson said  in a statement.
The New York Times published a piece alleging that C K  had repeatedly asked women he encountered in work-related  environments to watch him masturbate.
This is the latest fallout post the expose. HBO had  earlier announced that C K would no longer be performing on  the charity event "Night of Too Many Stars," and that his past  projects would be ...

Netflix drops Louis C K special after sexual misconduct claims

Louis CK has apologised for  sexually harassing female actors and comedians saying he plans  to "step back and take a long time to listen" as he comes to  grips with the impact of his past behaviour.
In an expose published by the New York Times five women  shared that C K exposed himself and masturbated in front of  them.
"... These stories are true.  At the time, I said to  myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman  my d*** without asking first, which is also true. But what I  learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power  over another person, asking them to look at your d*** isn't a  question. It's a predicament for them. The power I had over  these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power  irresponsibly.
"I have been remorseful of my actions. And I've tried to  learn from them. And run from them. Now I'm aware of the  extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday the  extent to which I left these women who admired me ...

Louis C K apologises for sexual harassment

Actor Ray Fisher, who plays 'Cyborg'  in the upcoming superhero ensemble film "Justice League", said  it took him three years to develop his character.
The 30-year-old actor also said that the character is  "super deep", reported Femalefirst.
"It was a three year process from start to finish with  this film which was absolutely necessary because the character  is super deep and I think him being able to put the negative  notions aside about himself and his powers is sort of what all  this is about," said Fisher.
"To be able to become a part of the team, the way he once  was when he was an American football player. So, I hope it  resonates with fans," he added.

Cyborg is super deep: Ray Fisher

Actors Naomi Watts, Octavia  Spencer and Tim Roth will star in a new drama film "Luce".
To be directed by Julius Onah, the film also features  Kelvin Harrison Jr.
The script has been written by Onah and JC Lee with John  Baker, Onah, and Andrew Yang producing the project, reported  Variety.
The story is about an African teenager and a former child  soldier living with his adoptive family. Spencer will play the  role of a teacher in the film.
The shooting for the project has already commenced in New  York.

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