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GoT final season will be bloodier: Sophie Turner

Actress Sophie Turner has promised "more death and emotional torture" in the final season of fantasy series "Game of Thrones".

Journalists should be free from fear of being violently attacked while doing job: Trump

Journalists should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job, US President Donald Trump said today, a day after a disgruntled man killed five persons including editors and reporters in a newsroom shooting of a newspaper in Maryland. The shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, nearly 50 km from Washington, that also injured three others, was the deadliest day for US journalism since 9/11 terror attacks. "This attack shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief. Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job," Trump said in his first public address after the horrifying shootout, the worst attack on journalists in the US in decades. The attack comes amidst increasing anti-media sentiments in the US. "To the families of the victims: There are no words to express our sorrow for your loss. Horrible, horrible event, horrible thing happened. In your

XXXTentacion names mother as inheritor of his property

Hollywood Rapper XXXTentacion who was murdered, has left behind a will making his mother as the inheritor of his property.According to TMZ, the will states that the rapper named her mother as the inheritor of his property.The beneficiaries in the property also include XXXTentacion's two brothers, since the rapper had no children.The will which was signed in November 2017 was reportedly filed before XXX's girlfriend got pregnant.The Hollywood rapper was shot dead in Florida's Deerfield Beach in the United States (US) on June 19.

Trailer of film on President Trump to be launched in Aug

Indian American filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza will unveil the trailer of his latest movie on President Donald Trump- 'Death of a Nation'.According to Hollywood Reporter, he is going to unveil his trailer on August 03.The film compares Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump. According to the Hollywood Reporter the film shows the similar situation under which they became US presidents."Lincoln was elected to unite a country and stop slavery. Democrats smeared him; went to war against him; assassinated him. Now, their target is Trump," Hollywood reporter quoted D'Souza as saying.In the trailer, reenactments of Nazi rallies and of the American civil war where slaves received maltreatment are shown."Lincoln saved America the first time. It's now up to us to save it a second time," he added.The Hollywood Reporter further reported that the theme of the movie revolves around racism and fascism.

No regrets about not getting married: Tabu

Acclaimed and versatile actress Tabu says she has no regrets about not getting married.

San Sebastian festival to honour first Asian filmmaker

Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda will become the first Asian to be conferred with this year's Donostia Award at Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival.According to the Hollywood Reporter, he competed four times at the film festival's official selection and won two audience awards.The Donostia Award will be conferred to Kore-eda because of his contribution to films."Hirokazu Kore-eda has always been one of the filmmakers most loved by spectators at the San Sebastian festival, who appreciate the sensitivity of stories capable of crossing geographical and cultural borders to talk to us about universal values," Hollywood reporter quoted the festival organizers as saying."That's why both Like Father, Like Son and Our Little Sister carried off the audience award in San Sebastian." the organizers added.Earlier this year, he received the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film- 'Shoplifters'.The 66th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival will be held from September ..

Films biggest bridge to connect mankind: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Films, by way of capturing universal emotions, are a unifying medium for people irrespective of language and country, Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Friday.

Films are biggest bridge that connects mankind: Prasad

Cinema captures the essence of an emotion and binds people together irrespective of their nationality or language, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said. Inaugurating the ninth edition of the Jagran Film Festival here along with actors Tabu and Pooja Bhatt, he said the contribution of Indian filmmakers in uniting the country has been extraordinary. "I have always felt films are the biggest bridge to connect mankind. When we are watching a film, nationality and language do not matter. There is a common emotion which binds us together. What films do they capture the essence of emotion and they relate. "I congratulate the organisers for coming up with the festival which joins India with a bridge of art. India makes maximum films in the world. Contribution of India's filmmakers in bringing the people together is truly extraordinary. The dialogue, the songs, the music and above all the creating a kind of emotion which transfers you from ugly life of contemporary existence to ...

B-town goes gaga over 'Sanju'

Sanjay Dutt's biopic 'Sanju' has left the B-town celebrities in awe due to the sheer brilliance showed by the actors and the director.The celebrities took to their social media handles to praise the movie.Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh appreciated Raju Hirani's brilliance in weaving such a complex tale of 'Sanju.Adarsh tweeted, "Making a biopic isn't child's play, but Hirani and co-writer Abhijat Joshi encompass pertinent episodes from Dutt's life to weave a spellbinding screenplay... #Sanju is an emotional journey... Goes beyond providing mere entertainment and emerges triumphant."Filmmaker and Producer, Karan Johar poured his heart out in his Twitter handle, describing 'Sanju' as the number one mainstream film "of our times".He tweeted, "Encompassing such a tumultuous and rollercoaster life in this duration...and still holding onto the emotional energy and nonstop humour is a mammoth achievement!! Please hail the NUMBER 1 Mainstream film of our times!!! RAJKUMAR HIRANI ..

Bengal's forgotten songs played at Delhi fest

A two-day cultural festival at the Sangeet Natak Akademi here witnessed group performances of 10 folk songs from West Bengal which have "already vanished into oblivion or are on the verge of it".

Protest against AMMA president Mohanlal for actor Dileep being taken back into the body

: The controversy over industry body AMMA's decision to take actor Dileep back in its fold refused to die down with Youth Congress and KSU workers taking out a protest march to the home of AMMA president and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal here. They placed a wreath near the gate of his house protesting AMMA's (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) decision to take back Dileep, facing a sexual assault case, and raised slogans against Mohanlal for his silence on the issue. The workers said this decision by AMMA, a cultural organisation, was a 'humiliation' for Kerala society. They said they are with the actress, who was sexually assaulted in a moving car in February last year. A group of AIYF activists had yesterday burnt the effigy of Mohanlal here over the issue. Meanwhile, the Film Employees Federation of Kerala, which met here today to discuss the Dileep issue, said they are with the actress and that the actor would not be its member till he proves his innocence in a court of ...

TN to celebrate Sivaji Ganesan's birthday as govt event

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today announced that the birth anniversaries of versatile actor 'Sivaji' Ganesan and backward classes icon S S Ramasamy Padaiyachiar would be celebrated as government events to honour them. Hailing Ramasamy as a leader who fought for social justice,the chief minister said in the assembly that his birth anniversary on September 16 would be officially celebrated. Ramasamy (1918-1992), was a founder leader of the Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party who championed the cause of Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community. In later years, he was with the Congress party as well. He was Local Administration Minister during 1954-57, and was elected twice to the Lok Sabha (1980-84 and 1984-89). He had been a member of both the state Assembly and now defunct legislative council. On Sivaji Ganesan, Palaniswami said that the yesteryear thespian, hailed as 'Nadigar Thilagam' (Actor par excellence) is a darling of the people who had bagged a slew of awards, ...

Salman Yusuff Khan's love mantra (TV Snippets)

Choreographer-actor Salman Yusuff Khan says he is old school when it comes to matters of the heart.

Jordan Peele's 'Weird City' now headed to YouTube

After impressing the audience with 'Get Out', American Academy Award-winning actor, Jordan Peele has now set the sci-fi anthology series Weird City at YouTube.The straight-to-series pickup comes less than a month after Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions inked an overall TV deal with Amazon Studios, reported The Hollywood Reporter.'Weird City' is set in the future metropolis of Weird. Each episode will explore issues related to present-day life stories that can only be conveyed through the prism of sci-fi and comedy.Co-created and written by Peele and Emmy-nominated writer Charlie Sanders, the six-episode series is expected to make its debut on YouTube Premium in 2019.Emmy winner Adam Bernstein will direct the first two episodes.Peele has been developing Weird City for several years and the Weird City project will now expand YouTube's genre offerings.

Vicky Kaushal emerging to be a bonafide movie star: KJo

Filmmaker Karan Johar is happy with Vicky Kaushal finding success with "Raazi" and "Sanju", and says he is turning out to be a "bonafide movie star".

Marshmello, Juicy J, Arthur release sign language video

Music lovers can now sing along with their hands to electronic dance music producer and DJ Marshmello, rapper Juicy J and singer James Arthurs song "You can cry".

Jamie Foxx, Holmes going strong despite breakup rumours

Actors Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes are still together despite rumours that they have called off their relationship.

'Adhar' will be very interesting: Vineet Kumar Singh

"Mukkabaaz" actor Vineet Kumar Singh says his upcoming film "Adhar" will present an interesting take on the Aadhar card.

Sushant Singh unveils first look of 'Fault in Our Stars' remake

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput shared the first look of the Hindi remake of the Hollywood film "Fault in Our Stars" in which he will be seen sharing screen space with actress Sanjana Sanghi.

Kevin Feige says 'Doctor Strange 2' will definitely happen

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed they have definitive plans to make a sequel to its 2016 superhero smash-hit film "Doctor Strange". In an interview with Cinemablend, Feige was asked about the steps its character's have taken and will take in the future Marvel Cinematic Universe films. "Sometimes it's where do those characters pop up? (Doctor) Strange, you know, whenever we do another Strange one, which we will do, it will be a number of years from the first Strange, and yet he's a very big part of Infinity War," Feige said. "So it is just a good problem to have when you have too many beloved characters that people want to see more of, whilst keeping to our core belief that we need to keep exploring nuance and keep doing different types of things," he added. Citing the example of "Thor: Ragnarok", Feige said though making a solo outing for a character is a lengthy process, they can still appear in other films in the shared universe. "How many years between movies can ..