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Rajneesh Duggal to play ghostbuster in 'Mushkil'
Actor Rajneesh Duggal will be seen playing the role of an exorcist in supernatural thriller "Mushkil".
Zero-to-hero is my favourite genre: Filmmaker Omung Kumar
"Mary Kom" director Omung Kumar, who is re-exploring Manipur for "Yubi Lakpi" -- a traditional game styled on rugby -- says he is most interested in narratives about common people whose life goes through unusual incidents, thereby taking their story from nowhere to the pinnacle of success.
PIB's YouTube channel up and running, but misses PM's Yoga Day event
The Press Information Bureau's official YouTube channel was unblocked at 8 am today just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yoga event got over, a senior official said. The channel was blocked as YouTube was updating its "partner agreements", a spokesperson for the website had said yesterday. "YouTube unblocked PIB's YouTube channel today at 8 am," a senior official said today. But PIB could not live stream the prime minister's event from the Uttarakhand capital Dehradun on International Yoga Day as the function got over at 8 am. The problem was communicated to YouTube India yesterday, a PIB source said. PIB India's YouTube channel had been experiencing a technical glitch because of which viewers were not able to access content on the channel, the source had said yesterday. On trying to watch a video, an error message was displayed: 'This video contains content from Press Information Bureau. It is not available in your country." YouTube channels of MIT Open Courseware (which has ...
Apple partners 'Sesame Workshop' for original video content
In an attempt to dive deeper into streaming original video content, Apple announced it has given a multi-series order to non-profit organisation named "Sesame Workshop" to create content, especially for children.
'Incredibles 2': Incredibly warm, endearing experience (Review)
Film: "Incredibles 2"; Director: Brad Bird; Voiceovers by Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter; Rating: ***1/2
Mary J Blige to star in horror thriller 'Body Cam'
"Mudbound" star Mary J Blige is all set to feature in horror thriller, "Body Cam". This will be the first headlining role for the Oscar-nominated actor, who is renowned rapper and R&B/hip-hop artiste, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story of the film follows several LAPD police officers who are haunted by a malevolent spirit that is tied to the murder of an African American youth at the hands of two white cops, all of which are caught on a body cam video that was destroyed in a cover-up. Blige, 47, will play an officer who is rocked by visions and begins to investigate the cover-up. Malik Vitthal will direct the film, which is being produced by Matt Kaplan. The plot has been described as a tonal blend of Academy Award-winning "Get Out" (2017) and David Ayer's 2012 crime drama "End of Watch". The spec script was written by Richmond Riedel, and rewritten by Nicholas McCarthy and John Ridley.
Top film makers of India, China discuss future collaborations at Shanghai film festival
Filmmakers from India and China have joined hands to produce a movie that will showcase the emotional bond and cultural values shared by the people of both the countries, amidst the recent box office success of some of the Indian films in China. Top film personalities, from both the countries, also discussed ways to extend cooperation to each other in producing films, on the side-lines of the Shanghai international film festival. "China-based Extraordinary Entertainment and India's B4U signed an agreement to co-produce the film -- 'Operation Wild', written by Brian Brightly," according to a press release issued by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Films like Aamir-Khan starrer 'Dangal' and 'Secret Superstar', 'Hindi Medium' and 'Bahubali-2' did well and also won all round acclaim, including from Chinese President Xi Jinping. During a panel discussion held at the film festival, filmmakers, including film director Advait Chandan (Secret Superstar), ...
Kobe Bryant barred entry into Oscar academy
Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, who won an Oscar for his and director Glen Keanes animated short film "Dear Basketball", has been denied entry into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Stories of refugees heartbreaking: Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who visited the Rohingya refugee camps earlier this year, says stories shared by refugee children were heartbreaking. As Unicef Goodwill Ambassador, she hopes to protect their rights.
Jamie Bell may join Elton John biopic
Actor Jamie Bell is in negotiations to play Bernie Taupin, the famed songwriter who collaborated on 30 albums with the legendary Elton John, in the biopic "Rocketman".
Mary J. Blige joins horror thriller 'Body Cam'
Actress Mary J. Blige has been roped in for horror thriller film "Body Cam".
I hate Donald Trump: Billie Joe Armstrong
Rock band Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has compared US president Donald Trump to "acid gone bad".
Depression a tenacious, scary condition: Janet Jackson on mental health struggles
Singer Janet Jackson opened up about battling depression, saying the "tenacious" condition had her in its grip from her childhood. The 52-year-old Grammy winner said low self-esteem, issues of racism and sexism add to the toxic mix of mental health struggles. In an open letter for Essence magazine, Jackson writes, "I struggled with depression. The struggle was intense... Low self-esteem might be rooted in childhood feelings of inferiority. It could relate to failing to meet impossibly high standards. And of course there are always the societal issues of racism and sexism. "Put it all together and depression is a tenacious and scary condition. Thankfully, I found my way through it." Youngest of 10 siblings, including Micheal, Jermaine, Randy and Tito Jackson, in the musician family, the singer says she suffered from inferiority complex with respect to her looks. "I was happy when my brothers came home from performing on the road. I was happy when my mother lavished me with love. But I .
Kangana celebrates International Yoga Day in London
Bollywood 'Queen' Kangana Ranaut celebrated International Yoga Day in London, where she is shooting for her upcoming movie 'Mental Hai Kya', with Rajkumar Rao.The 'Rangoon' star shared photos and videos of her performing yoga at London's Hyde Park.The official Instagram account of the actress' team shared the image, writing, "#KanganaRanaut shows her dedication towards #Yoga on #InternationalYogaDay2018 & encourages everyone to adopt Yoga as a lifestyle & a way to spiritual awakening. #YogaDay2018 #WorldYogaDay #internationalyogaday."She also posted a video and wrote, "The very heart of Yoga practice is 'Abhyaasa'- Steady effort in the direction you want to go to.On the work front, Kangana will also be seen in 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', based on the life of Rani Laxmi Bai.The film also stars Sonu Sood, Suresh Oberoi and Ankita Lokhande.
Jane Fonda to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Michael Moore film festival
Veteran Hollywood actress Jane Fonda is all set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival.Moore, the festival's founder and president, made the announcement on Wednesday, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter."I can think of no other artist who has given more to her country," he said."What an honour for our festival audience to welcome and to be inspired by the work of this American icon. Her voice is as needed today as much as ever."The 14th edition of the festival is set to run from July 31 to August 5 in Traverse City, Michigan.The festival, which will screen nearly 100 movies, will also show three Fonda films - 'Coming Home,' about a Vietnam veteran; 'Julia,' in which she plays McCarthy blacklist author Lillian Hellman; and the feminist office comedy '9 to 5.
Mary J.Blige to star in horror-thriller
Hollywood actress Mary J. Blige will star in an upcoming horror-thriller movie 'Body Cam'.According to the Hollywood Reporter, she scored two Oscar nominations for her acting in 'Mudbound'.The Hollywood Reporter further confirmed that Malik Vitthal, who had previously directed the 2014 John Boyega crime drama- 'Imperial Dreams', will direct this flick.The horror-thriller is the story of several LAPD police officers, who are haunted by an evil spirit which is connected to a murder of a black youth by two white cops.Blige will play the role of an officer who starts to investigate the case after having visions of the murder.She is currently working for Netflix's comic adaptation of 'The Umbrella Academy'.The horror-thriller is being produced by Paramount's Paramount Players division.
'Love Sonia' to open at London Film Festival today
The world premiere of Tabrez Noorani's 'Love Sonia' will take place at Europe's largest South Asian film festival, The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival on Thursday.The red carpet gala will be held at the heart of London's film industry, Leicester Square.The film has a strong ensemble cast, comprising of Hollywood as well as Bollywood actors including Freida Pinto, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Richa Chadha, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Sai Tamhankar, Sunny Parwar.Noorani introduces Mrunal Thakur as the lead character with Riya Sisodiya.Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh revealed the poster of the movie, featuring Mrunal Thakur.Earlier, Noorani has been nominated for Oscar and BAFTA for movies such as 'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Zero Dark Thirty', 'Life of Pi', 'Eat Pray Love' and 'Lion'.The film is set to release in India this September.
Pamela Anderson's son anonymously produces music
Dylan Jagger Lee, the son of Hollywood actress Pamela Anderson and musician Tommy Lee, claimed that he creates popular music in absolute anonymity, which no one knew about till now.According to TMZ, one of his songs had over 7.5 million streams on a popular online music platform, Spotify.On Wednesday, through his Instagram account, he confirmed that he is part of the music group- Midnight Kids."Today is the day I'm finally telling the world about what I've been working on for the past year."We have put countless hours into every single aspect of this project and will not stop anytime soon. This is just the beginning and I'm here to ask you all to be a part of the journey with us." wrote Lee on his instagram account."I have put every ounce of heart and soul into this project and it means the world to me. This has always been my dream to pursue music at the highest level and to create and share music with the world," he further wrote."While we have been putting out music for quite some .
Jane Fonda to be honoured at Michael Moore's Festival
Actress Jane Fonda will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Michael Moores Traverse City Film Festival, which runs from July 31 to August 5.
Benedict Cumberbatch inspired Josh Brolin to join 'Avengers: Infinity War'
Hollywood actor Josh Brolin has revealed that Bendict Cumberbatch is the only reason for him to join 'AvengersIn the movie, Brolin plays the role of antagonist Thanos; whereas Cumberbatch plays one of his arch rivals, Doctor Strange.According to Entertainment Weekly, Brolin said that Cumberbatch inspired him to take the role in the Marvel movie.While researching for his role, Brolin happened to come across a YouTube video, which showed Benedict Cumberbatch acting out the part of the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit behind the scenes."He was in this [motion capture], and he's crawling around like a snake, snapping his tongue out doing this incredible performance," Entertainment Weekly quoted Brolin as saying."I saw that and was like, all right, that's the bar. This is not like bulls**t. This is something you.have to sink your teeth into conviction, embarrassment, and all this kind of stuff." he added.'Avengers: Infinity war' was released on April 27. Its worldwide earnings crossed the ...