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'Colony' cancelled after three seasons
American science-fiction TV series "Colony" has been pulled off from USA Network due to its low rating in its third season.
Despite protests, Ali Zafar's 'Teefa in Trouble' breaks records in Pakistan
Protests apart, actor-singer Ali Zafar's debut Pakistani film "Teefa in Trouble" broke all records at the box office on its first two days. The film, also starring debutante Maya Ali, raked in Rs 2.31 million on its opening day and collected Rs 2.40 million on day two. According to website Box Office Pakistan, "Teefa in Trouble" had a record-breaking opening for a non-holiday weekend. The movie also impressed both the audiences and critics. A small group of protesters showed up at the Nueplex complex in Gulshan-e-Iqbal town with banners and and placards calling for the boycott the film because of the sexual harassment allegations made against Zafar, 38, by singer-model Meesha Shafi. The protesters later accused the cinema management of beating them up and snatching away their mobiles. In April, Shafi, 36, took to Twitter to accuse Zafar of physically harassing her on "more than one occasion". "This happened to me despite the fact I am an empowered, accomplished woman who is known for .
Maines to star as TV's first transgender superhero
American actress Nicole Maines, who is well known as a transgender rights activist, has bagged the role of the first television transgender superhero. She will feature in the fourth season of the show "Supergirl".
Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold dies
Pulitzer Prize-Winning food critic, Jonathan Gold, has died at the age of 57.Gold's wife, Laurie Ochoa informed that Jonathan died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles on Saturday, after first being diagnosed with the disease earlier this month, reported the Hollywood Reporter.He wrote for the Los Angeles Times and had previously written for LA Weekly and Gourmet, apart from being a regular on KCRW's Good Food radio program.The American food critic often chose small, ethnic restaurants for his reviews, although he covered all types of cuisine. He also authored the book Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles.In 2007, he became the first food critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.He is now survived by his wife Laurie Ochoa and two children.
Thankful to audience for love, support, says Rohit Shetty on 7 yrs of 'Singham'
Rohit Shetty's cop drama "Singham" today completed seven years and the director says he is thankful to the audience for their love and support for the franchise. Ajay Devgn starrer "Singham" clocked seven years of its release today and Rohit took to social media to thank everyone for making the film a huge success. Rohit took to Instagram and shared video of some scenes from the film and captioned his post, "Created in a span of just four and a half months right from the first day of shoot to the day of release, 'Singham' was not only a success at the box office but also earned us tons of love and respect." "Celebrating seven years of 'Singham' today, I want to thank each and everyone from all walks of life for making Singham an iconic character. This wouldn't have been possible without the love and support of my audience. Thank You," he added. Also featuring Prakash Raj and Kajal Aggarwal, Reliance Entertainment's "Singham" has become one of the hit franchises in Bollywood, which ...
Happy 26th Selena Gomez!
Pop sensation Selena Gomez is ringing in her 26th birthday on Sunday.The American singer, actress, and producer, who first appeared in the children's television series Barney & Friends, received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place.As a solo artist, Gomez has released two number-one albums Stars Dance (2013) and Revival (2015).She has also earned six top-ten entries on the US Billboard Hot 100: Come & Get It, The Heart Wants What It Wants, Good for You with ASAP Rocky, Same Old Love, Hands to Myself, and It Ain't Me, with Kygo.She also voices the character of Mavis in the 'Hotel Transylvania' film franchise.The 'It ain't me' hitmaker has worked with various charitable organizations for years and became a UNICEF ambassador at the age of seventeen.Gomez has earned numerous awards throughout her career, including an ALMA Award, an American Music Award, an MTV Video Music Award, a People's Choice Award, .
Rohit Shetty thanks all for making Singham iconic
Reliance Entertainment's film "Singham" clocked seven years of its release in the Hindi film industry on Sunday. Its director Rohit Shetty thanked all for making actor Ajay Devgn's character Bajirao Singham iconic.
That'd be awesome: Jason Momoa on possible 'Big Little Lies' cameo
Actor Jason Momoa says he would be more than happy to make a guest appearance on "Big Little Lies", which features his "Aquaman" co-star Nicole Kidman in a pivotal role. Kidman, who is also one of the producers of the critically-acclaimed show, plays the actor's mother in the upcoming DC film. "That'd be awesome. I don't see that in the near future, but that would be great if there's another season after this season," Momoa told Entertainment Tonight during San Diego Comic-Con. "Big Little Lies", which shone at last years award ceremonies, is currently filming its second season. The season two of the show, co-produced by Reese Witherspoon, also features Meryl Streep.
'Family Guy' to do episode about Donald Trump, fake news
The new season of "Family Guy" has its lenses trained towards US President Donald Trump and fake news. According to EW, the animated Fox comedy series will offer up an episode that mocks Trump. In the new installment, which is expected to air sometime during season 17, President Trump discovers that Peter is an expert seller of fake news. He hires Peter as his new Communications Director, and the Griffins move to Washington, DC. When Meg has an "unpleasant encounter" with the POTUS, though, relations between Trump and Peter turn sour, leading to "an epic battle" between the duo. "Although this episode was written almost a year ago, fortunately Trump has done nothing since then to embarrass himself or our nation," said Family Guy co-showrunners Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin said in a statement. With this episode, "Family Guy" is continuing to ridicule Trump as it did in its 2016's for-your-consideration Emmy mailer campaign featured Peter as Trump, with his famous hair that recently saw ..
Thousands sign petition for Disney to rehire James Gunn for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3'
Thousands have signed an online petition asking Walt Disney Co to rehire "Guardians of the Galaxy" writer-director James Gunn, who was fired from the threequel. The development came a day after a series of old offensive tweets made by the filmmaker resurfaced on social media. In the old tweets, screenshots of which are available online, the 51-year-old director cracked crude jokes dealing with pedophilia and rape. The screenshots of Gunn's tweets, which ranged from 2009 through 2012, were shared by a conservative website The Daily Caller. The petition, titled 'RE-HIRE JAMES GUNN' on website change.org was started by a Chandler Edwards, has gained over 30,000 signatures in Gunn's support. Edwards writes he agrees that the studio had "full right" to sack the director from the job but the argument does not hold water as Gunn was not working for Disney when he had shared those tweets. "I agree on the point that if people say a bunch of stupid shit while working for a studio, the studio ...
Isabelle Huppert to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Rome Film Festival
Veteran French actor Isabelle Huppert will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Rome Film Festival. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Italian actor Toni Servillo will present the award to the Golden Globe award-winning star in a special ceremony in Rome in October. The festival had previously announced the award for veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Acclaimed director Edoardo De Angelis will premiere his new film "The Vice of Hope" at the festival. The film featuring Pina Turco and Cristina Donadio is a modern tale of revenge and reconciliation on the backdrop of the Volturno river. The 13th Rome Film Festival takes place October 18-28.
Deepraj 'missed' sharing screen space with Sanjay Dutt
Actor Deepraj Rana is set to star in the third part of "Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster" along with Sanjay Dutt, but he says he missed sharing screen space with the "Vaastav: The Reality" actor.
Nicole Maines joins 'Supergirl' as TV's first transgender superhero
"Supergirl" has roped in Nicole Maines as TV's first transgender superhero in season four. Producers made the announcement during the show's San Diego Comic-Con 2018 panel, reported Entertainment Weekly. A transgender actor-turned-activist, Maines will play Nia Nal, the newest addition to CatCo's reporting team who is fierce and driven to protect others. This season, Nia will follow a similar path as Kara/Supergirl that will lead her to eventually embracing her superhero destiny as Dreamer. "She has this ferocious drive to protect people and to fight against discrimination and hatred. She's the superhero we need right now," Maines told the audience during the panel. This is the second history-making news from Arrowverse after it was announced that the CW was developing a Batwoman series, which would be the first live-action superhero series centred on an openly gay lead.
Assamese film 'Xhoixobote Dhemalite' set for US release
Assamese film "Xhoihobote Dhemalite", which portrays children growing up in violent times and witnessing brutality around them, is set for commercial release in the US this Friday. Semi-autobiographical in nature, "Xhoihobote Dhemalite" (Rainbow Fields) is inspired by true incidents from director Bidyut Kotoky's life and features among others actors like Victor Banerjee, Dipannita Sharma, Nakul Vaid, Naved Aslam, Nipon Goswami and Nikumoni Barua. The film will release at Cine Grand Cinema Fremont (California) on July 27 and at Cine Grand New Jersey on August 3. "This is perhaps for the first time that an Assamese film is releasing commercially in US," says Kotoky. The movie has also bagged five nominations at the Treasure Coast International Film Festival (TCIFF), Florida - best film, best director and best screenplay, best editing (Pallavi Kotoky) and best cinematography (Satya Prakash Rath). Besides, it is also nominated in the best feature category at Australia's World Film ...
He's temptation: Jude Law on Dumbledore's obsession with Grindelwald
Without revealing much of the plot of the upcoming "Fantastic Beasts" sequel, Jude Law has elaborated on Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship calling it "incredibly intense". The cast of "The Crimes of Grindelwald", Eddie Redmayne, Law, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, Claudia Kim, and Callum Turner, were at the San Diego Comic-Con to appear on a panel and drop the new trailer. "There's only so much I can reveal. But it's no secret that there was an incredibly intense relationship shared by these two in the past," Law told Entertainment Weekly. The actor added that Grindelwald, who appears in the Mirror of Erised when Dumbledore looks into it in the new trailer, "sits very much at the center of Dumbledore's his desires, but also the darkest parts of himself. And in a way, I think that's what Grindelwald perhaps symbolises for everyone. He's temptation. He kind of empowers you but he also, I suppose, opens up the worst parts of ...
Ryan Reynolds wants to explore Deadpool's bisexuality
Actor Ryan Reynolds says he wants to explore the bisexuality of Deadpool in future films based on the character.
Shooting for 'Bharat' begins
The shooting for Ali Abbas Zafar's upcoming directorial "Bharat", featuring superstar Salman Khan, has commenced.
Deepika nails the perfect airport look!
Deepika Padukone never fails to amaze her fans when it comes to fashion. The leggy lass is known for pulling off out-of-the-box ensembles like a boss.The actor chose to keep it simple this time as shared a photo of herself at London Airport on Instagram and captioned it as, ' #London.'She kept the look simple with a pair of skin tight black leather jeans paired with a t- shirt and ankle-length booties of the same color.The 32-year-old finished off the impressive yet simple look with centre parted hair and a pair of oversized round sunglasses.The 'Tamasha' actor looked to be in a happy mood as she turned around to pose for the camera.Deepika boasts of 25 million plus followers on the photo sharing application Instagram, just a little less than Priyanka Chopra.On the work front, Deepika was last seen in Padmaavat and will be next seen doing a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Zero'.
'Brahmastra': Big B takes a stroll in NYC with Ranbir
'Brahmstra' co-stars Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor seem to be having fun while at work as they went out for a walk in the city and clicked selfies.The stars are currently in New York to shoot for 'Brahmastra', first from the trilogy to be produced by none other than Karan Johar.Amitabh Bachchan wore a white sweatshirt with black track pants, while Ranbir donned a blue-green jacket with blue denim. The actors wore similar looking white sneakers and finished the look with trendy sunglasses.This is the first time that Bachchan and Kapoor will be sharing the screen space.Taking to his Twitter, senior Bachchan posted pictures of Ranbir and himself, walking in the city while clicking selfies."Out on a walk on the streets of NYC with THE Ranbir Kapoor .. selfies and all," read the caption.Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the movie also stars Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy and Tollywood star Nagarjuna.The flick will hit the big screens on August 15, 2019.
Ryan Reynolds wishes to explore Deadpool's bisexuality in future movies
Actor Ryan Reynolds has expressed his desire to explore Deadpool and his alter-ego Wade Wilson's pansexual side in the future projects. During a panel at the 2018 Comic-Con International: San Diego, the actor said he hopes the Deadpool universe can feature more LGBTQ characters. "I certainly think that this universe needs to represent and reflect the world in very real ways," Reynolds said when asked by a bisexual fan if future Deadpool movies will feature more gay or bi characters. "The great thing about Deadpool is that we're allowed to do things that other superhero movies don't necessarily do. It's something that I'd love to see more of, certainly through Wade, certainly through this universe because it's something that we're building out more," he added. "Deadpool 2" featured one gay character. Negasonic Teenage Warhead, who is depicted in the film as happily in a relationship with another woman. Brianna Hildebrand, who essays the role, said she want producers of the movie to ...