Rock band Pink Floyd's co-founder and  bass guitarist Roger Waters has been announced as the first  artiste who will headline British Summer Time Hyde Park 2018.
The 74-year-old musician will open the festival in the  British capital's Hyde Park on July 6 next year, reported  DigitalSpy.
Besides Hyde Park, Waters will also bring his Us + Them  tour to Europe, which marks his first trek in the continent  since The Wall Live (2010-13).
The tour will showcase highlights from Waters'  discography, including a number of tracks from Pink Floyd's  iconic albums including 'Wish You Were Here', 'The Wall',  'Animals' and 'Dark Side of The Moon'.
The title of the tour is inspired from the 1974 track "Us  And Them" from the multi-million selling album 'Dark Side of  the Moon'.
This year BTS fest was headlined by artistes such as Phil  Collins, Green Day, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon and The  Killers.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters to headline Hyde Park festival 2018

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Jada Pinkett Smith's motorbike  is up for grabs.
The 46-year-old actor's husband Will Smith had gifted a  red and black Yamaha Vstar 650 to her in 2011.
Jada had nicknamed the vehicle 'Lil Beast', but she drove  the bike fewer than 100 miles before she sold it barely two  years later.
According to TMZ, the motorcycle is now being sold by  Yamaha of Cucamonga for USD 5,000, a USD 1,000 more than its  market value - based on its current low mile usage and its  former famous owner.
Earlier in 2013, Jada had shared her picture with the  bike, writing, "I am saying goodbye to my 'Lil Beast'. I'm  only sticking to my three-wheelers from now on, but it sure  has been fun. She's been good to me.

Jada Pinkett Smith's motorbike up for sale

Actor Andrew Garfield took  hallucinogenic mushrooms to connect with his deeper and  spiritual self.
The 34-year-old actor said he decided to consume the  recreational drug as he wanted to experience the lows that  come with being a human, reported Contactmusic.
"(It was about) going to the depths, past what you call  the first layer, which is 'Everything's great!' to the second  -- the hell of being a human. Inadequacies. Jealousies.  Terror. Fear. Paranoia. Self-loathing. The s**t.
"What's underneath, the third layer, is the true self,  and I'm interested in that, in what Cat Stevens talked about  when he said, 'The answer lies within, (so) why not take a  look?'" Garfield told Times Culture magazine.

Andrew Garfield's search for true self

Actor Josh Gad shared a picture  from his recording session of his upcoming film "Frozen 2".
The 36-year-old actor is back recording for the Disney  sequel, in which he will reprise his role as the lovable  snowman, Olaf.
"It's such a joy to (be) back in the booth after this  journey began five long years ago. The creative team has come  up with a story worth the wait #F2," wrote Gad, alongside the  picture with the writers of the movie.
Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel will also reprise their  iconic roles as Anna and Elsa in the second installment of the  animated film.
Jennifer Lee will return to direct "Frozen 2" and the  Walt Disney Studios production will premiere on November 27,  2019.

Josh Gad teases 'Frozen 2' with voice booth photo

Fans of rocker Tom Petty poured out  their grief on reports he had died of a heart attack -- until  it turned out that he hadn't.
The 66-year-old rocker appeared to have serious health  problems, but his daughter angrily dismissed news  organization's reports that he had died.
TMZ, the Los Angeles celebrity news site known for its  scoops, first broke the story with news that Petty had been  found unconscious at his home in Malibu on Sunday night.
TMZ later reported that he had been taken off life  support. CBS television, quoting an unnamed police source,  soon afterward said definitively that the rocker had died.
But the Los Angeles Police Department denied it was the  source of the information. Writing on Twitter, the department  said that "initial information was inadvertently provided to  some media sources."
"We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting,"  it tweeted.
Music magazine Rolling Stone, quoting CBS and TMZ, ran an  obituary of Petty complete with a quote from .

False reports of Tom Petty death cause stir

South actor Siddharth today  announced that his next Hindi film, "The House Next Door" will  hit the screens this November.
The 38-year-old actor took to Twitter to share the news  with his fans and followers.
"My next Hindi film is ready. Here we go! 'The House Next  Door'. This November," Siddharth wrote, alongside the poster  of the film.
"The House Next Door" is a horror movie, which has been  directed by U Milind Rau and backed by Viacom18 Motion  Pictures.
The film also stars Marathi actor Atul Kulkarni and South  actor Andrea Jeremiah.
Siddharth, who made his Bollywood debut with "Rang De  Basanti" (2006), was last seen in a Hindi movie in 2013's  "Chashme Baddoor".

'The House Next Door' is Siddharth's next Hindi film

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra  today refuted rumours that Hrithik Roshan has walked out of  his forthcoming directorial "Kabaddi".
The director, however, did not confirm that if the actor  is still a part of the project.
There were reports that Mehra had approached Hrithik for  the sports film and that the actor had now walked out of the  project.
When asked about it, Mehra quipped, "This is wonderful.  Before I know things media knows it... No, (there's) nothing  like that."
The "Rang De Basanti" director said he is currently  working on the film's script.
"Script writing is the most wonderful process which I  enjoy. It's also tedious and a slow process. 'Rang De Basanti'  took me five years to get it right... I think we should be  ready with the script in a year or 18 months from today."
Mehra was speaking at a special Gandhi Jayanti  celebration and launch of a Model Government School as part of  the Yuva Unstoppable initiative.
He also inaugurated a toilet and spoke about the  

Rakeysh quashes rumours of Hrithik walking out of 'Kabaddi'

Popular American country singer  Jason Aldean, who was performing when a gunman opened fire on  concert-goers in Las Vegas, today described the deadliest mass  shooting in modern US history as "beyond horrific."
A video posted on social media captured the moment the  gunshots began, forcing Aldean and his band to abruptly stop  mid-song and leave the stage at the music festival in the  Nevada gambling hub.
The video shows people screaming as the gunman fires  multiple rounds on the crowd, with one woman yelling, "Oh my  god," and others calling on others to "Get down."
"Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still don't know  what to say but wanted to let everyone know that me and my  crew are safe," Aldean wrote on his Instagram account.
"My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved  tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone  who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun  night," CNN quoted the 40-year-old singer as writing.
The two-time Academy ..

Singer Jason Aldean describes Las Vegas shooting rampage as

Actor Sonam Kapoor has acquired the  movie rights for the book series, "The Aryavarta Chronicles".
The bestseller series by Singapore-based author Krishna  Udayasankar is a modern retelling of the epic Mahabharata  through the novels  "Govinda", "Kaurava" and "Kurukshetra"  that collectively comprise the series.
"I was zapped and star-struck when Sonam first reached  out to me to let me know she'd enjoyed 'The Aryavarta  Chronicles'.
"It's exciting that 'The Aryavarta Chronicles' series is  in the hands of someone with great aesthetic vision. Sonam's  passion for the story and its characters; and her down-to-  earth attitude totally blew me away. I can't wait to work with  her," Udayasankar said in a statement.
The 32-year-old actor has previously bought the film  rights of Anuja Chauhan's novel "The Zoya Factor".
Sonam is currently filming "Veerey Di Wedding", which  also features Kareena Kapoor Khan and Swara Bhasker.

Sonam Kapoor acquires rights of 'The Aryavarta Chronicles'

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has begun  pre-production on his next venture which is based on the  "mysterious death" of India's second Prime Minister, Lal  Bahadur Shastri.
The director took to Twitter to make the announcement on  the occasion of Shastri's 113th birth anniversary today.
"On this day when India's most honest, successful and  loved leader, Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri was born, we begin the  pre-production and casting of our film on his mysterious death  in Tashkent," wrote Agnihotri.
The filmmaker also shared a poster with Shastri's picture  and the tentative title of the film is "Bharat Ke Lal".
Agnihotri had announced in January that his next project  will be dedicated to the statesman.
He had tweeted, "This is my next film dedicated to Shri  Lal Bahadur Shastri, on his 51st death anniversary. Please  support and contribute ideas. #WhoKilledShashtriji
"Death/assassination, questions must be answered.  Contribute ideas. This will be first crowdsourcing of ideas  for a ...

Vivek Agnihotri starts work on Lal Bahadur Shastri film

Assamese film "Village Rockstars"  will be screened in the India Gold section (fiction) at the  upcoming Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival.
Directed by Rima Das, "Village Rockstars" is about a  middle-aged man called Chaudhury. He is a retired geography  teacher from a small village in Assam whose life takes an  unexpected turn when his son gifts him a pair of binoculars.
The film was officially unveiled at the recent Cannes  Film Market as part of the 'Hong Kong Goes to Cannes'  programme.
"Village Rockstars" was also one of the four titles  selected in March at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum  (HAF) and had its world premiere at this year's Toronto  International Film Festival.
Another film to be screened in the India Gold  (Documentary) section is "Machines".
Directed by Rahul Jain, the film had its world premiere  at Sundance Film Festival 2017.
Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival will take place  from October 12 to 18.

Village Rockstars to be screened at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar says his  upcoming directorial venture "Solo" was a challenging project  and it would have been impossible for him to make the film  without his team's support.
Starring Dulquer Salmaan in four different roles, the  movie is an anthology of four stories on elements of earth,  fire, water and wind.
In an interview with PTI, Nambiar says, "Shooting a  bilingual is extremely cumbersome. It takes a toll on you and  your team equally. But it's more challenging for the actor who  has to switch on and off between two languages back to back.
"The film has a layered screenplay with subtexts. One guy  is a musician who stammers, the other one is an Army man with  an aggressive temperament, the third one is an intense  gangster and the fourth one is a regular guy."
The director says Dulquer worked hard and rehearsed a lot  for all the four characters.
"For the stutter role, I kept sending him voice notes on  the dialogues about the kind of rhythm he should try and do.  ...

Bejoy Nambiar credits his team for making 'Solo' possible

Singer Bruno Mars has gifted  Michelle Obama a personalised baseball jersey from his 24k  Magic World Tour.
The 31-year-old musician shared his picture with the  former First Lady on Instagram, where she can be seen holding  the T-shirt with 'OBAMA 24k' embossed on its back.
"Last Night in DC Mrs Obama came to the concert and  blessed us with her presence #24kmagicworldtour #Hooligans,"  wrote Mars, alongside the picture.
Michelle, who is a fan of the "That's What I Like"  singer, attended his concert here.
Mars also shared another photograph of Obama, with his  band, Hooligans and captioned it as, "#squad".

Bruno Mars gifts Michelle Obama custom 24K Concert jersey

Actor Kangana Ranaut has bought a new  property here, which will be used for her production banner,  Manikarnika Films.
According to her spokesperson, it is "a ground floor plus  three storey structure" situated in Pali Hill, worth Rs 20  crore approximately.
The registration for the said property was done in  September and Kangana will use it as her office space from  early next year.
The actor was seen this year in Vishal Bhardwaj's  "Rangoon" and Hansal Mehta's "Simran".
She is currently filming "Manikarnika: The Queen of  Jhansi", based on the life of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.

Kangana Ranaut buys new property for her production house

TV personality Heidi Montag has  given birth to her first baby with husband Spencer Pratt.
"The Hills" stars welcomed their first child together, a  baby boy named Gunner Stone on October 1, reported Us Weekly.
The couple announced the news in a statement to the  magazine, which read, "Heidi and Spencer are proud parents of  a healthy baby boy as of this afternoon."
Montag, 31, said she was equally excited and scared to be  a new mother.
"We are so blessed to have a beautiful healthy baby boy.  It was the hardest and most rewarding experience," she said.
While Pratt described the experience as, "Officially the  most lit day of my life."
The reality TV couple announced the news of their  pregnancy in April.
Montag and Pratt started dating on the 2006 show "The  Hills" and eventually tied the knot in 2008.

Heidi Montag welcomes first child with Spencer Pratt

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has thanked  his leading ladies Sridevi, Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Rani  Mukerji and Alia Bhatt for being the epitome of love and  grace.
The 51-year-old star took to Twitter where he shared some  pictures with the B-Town divas.
"Some nights the stars with you shine brighter than the  ones in the sky. Thank you ladies for your graciousness,  beauty and love," Shah Rukh wrote.
In his 25-year-long career in the film industry, the  actor has shared screen space with most of the leading ladies.
While SRK starred with Sridevi in "Army" (1996), he  romanced Kajol and Rani in "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai".
Shah Rukh and Kajol is one of the most iconic onscreen  couples in Bollywood. The duo have given hits such as  "Baazigar", "Karan Arjun", "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" and "My  Name Is Khan".
The actor worked with Karisma in Yash Chopra's "Dil To  Pagal Hai" and "Shakti - The Power".
With Alia, SRK was seen in the last year's "Dear  Zindagi".

SRK thanks Bollywood divas for their graciousness and love

Documentary filmmaker Frederick  Wiseman will be presented with the Camerimage Award for  Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking during the  25th Camerimage Festival.
The festival will happen from November 11 to 18 in  Bydgoszcz, Poland, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Wiseman has directed 40 documentaries since 1967 and in  2016 received an Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion  Picture Arts and Sciences.
According to Camerimage, "Although in his films he  analyses the ways of mainly American institutions, as well as  their influence over people's mentality and identity, Wiseman  excels in creating humanistic cinematic odysseys that are  extremely accurate observations of the condition of the modern  Western world. ...
"He finds human drama in the mundanity of everyday life,  and recognises the mundanity of everyday life in each and  every human drama he depicts."
Wiseman's frequent collaborator, cinematographer John  Davey, will also be a guest of Camerimage.

Camerimage to honour documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

Hollywood star Monica Bellucci  is set to star in the sci-fi horror film "Nekromancer"  directed Australian filmmaker brothers Kiah and Tristan  Roache-Turner.
The movie also features Ben O'Toole and Tess Haubric,  reported Deadline.
"Monica Bellucci brings her wonderful talents and  considerable glamour to our production and we are thrilled to  have her on board working alongside this group of exciting  up-and-coming actors," said Kiah Roache-Turner.
Kiah Roache-Turner will direct, with Andrew Mason and  Troy Lum producing for Hopscotch Features along with Tristan  Roache-Turner of Guerilla Films.
"Nekromancer" will shoot at various locations in Sydney  later this year.

Monica Bellucci to star in sci-fi horror 'Nekromancer'

Actors J C Mackenzie and Craig  Vincent have come aboard Netflix's Martin Scorsese-directed  crime drama "The Irishman".
The movie also features Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe  Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Stephen  Graham and Kathrine Narducci, reported Deadline.
Based on Charles Brandt's book, "I Heard You Paint  Houses: Frank 'The Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on  Jimmy Hoffa", the film revolves around Frank "The Irishman"  Sheeran (De Niro), a reputed hitman suspected of involvement  in the 1975 disappearance of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa.
Steve Zaillian has adapted the screenplay.
Shooting is underway in New York, and the film is  expected to get an Oscar-qualifying theatrical release.

J C Mackenzie and Craig Vincent join Scorsese's 'The Irishman'

"Baywatch" actor Jon Bass has  been roped in to star in "Dog Days".
The Ken Marino-directed comedy follows a group of humans  brought together by their canine pets as they work through  hardships in life, reported Deadline.
Bass will play Garrett, an awkward yet earnest owner of a  local dog rescue shelter, who has a crush on Tara (Vanessa  Hudgens).
Scott Holoryd, Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and  Jennifer Monroe are producing the project.
Nina Dobrev, Finn Wolford and Tone Bell are also part of  the ensemble with Eva Longoria in talks to join the cast.
Elissa Matsueda and Erica Oyama penned the screenplay and  filming is slated to commence next month.

Jon Bass joins 'Dog Days' cast

Mementos from the collection of  legendary actor Audrey Hepburn have nabbed USD 6.2 million at  a London auction.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star's personal  shooting script for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was sold for  632,750 pounds at Christie's, seven times its pre-sale  estimate.
A Tiffany bangle that was a gift to Hepburn from director  Steven Spielberg, inscribed "you are my 'inspiration'", sold  for 332,750 pounds.
A black satin Givenchy cocktail gown worn in the 1963  film "Charade" was sold for 68,750 pounds. A bidder paid  68,750 pounds for Hepburn's Burberry trenchcoat.
The star of "Roman Holiday", 'My Fair Lady" and  "Breakfast at Tiffany's" died in 1993 at the age of 63.
Hepburn's sons are selling about 500 items through live  and online sales at Christie's. The online sale runs to  October 4.

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