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Producer Martin Bregman dies at 92
Martin Bregman, the producer behind films like 'Scarface' and 'Dog Day Afternoon', died at the age of 92.As reported by Variety, his wife Cornelia told NBC 4 that the 'Serpico' producer died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Saturday (local time).Bregman formed M&M Productions with Michael Caine in 1992 producing 'Blue Ice' the Caine-starring film.Other notable films produced by Bregman include the 1999 thriller 'The Bone Collector' which starred Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie and the 2002 sci-fi comedy 'The Adventures of Pluto Nash' starring Eddie Murphy.Born to Ida and Leon Bregamn in 1925 at New York City, Martin was educated at NYU and Indiana University.He is now survived by his second wife, actress Cornelia Sharpe, whom he married in 1981, and children Michael, Chris, and Marissa.
'Incredibles 2' smashes animation box office record in North America
Disney and Pixar's animated film "Incredibles 2" opened with an estimated 180 million U.S. dollars in its debut weekend in North America, smashing multiple box office records for an animated film.
Brad Pitt spends Father's Day in London with kids
Hollywood star Brad Pitt spent Father's Day here with his children amid an ongoing custody dispute.
Sena leader plans biopic on George Fernandes
A biopic on veteran leader George Fernandes is in the pipeline. Interestingly, the film is going to be produced by Sanjay Raut, a leader of the Shiv Sena, a party with which Fernandes-led trade unions clashed several times in 1960s. The script is ready and he is in the process of identifying a team for making the film which would be in Marathi and Hindi, Raut told PTI. The Sena Rajya Sabha member is also producing a biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Fernandes, born in south Karnataka, started his political career in Mumbai as a trade union leader. Among other languages, he speaks Marathi fluently. The film's focus will be on the period from the mid-fifties to Emergency. Fernandes, a charismatic leader, became famous as a giant killer when he defeated Congress veteran S K Patil in the latter's bastion in Mumbai in the 1967 Lok Sabha election. Fernandes is said to have inspired the character of union leader D'Casta in Arun Sadhu's Marathi novel "Mumbai Dinank". The
'Scarface' producer Martin Bregman dead at 92
"Scarface" and "Dog Day Afternoon" producer Martin Bregman, whom actor Al Pacino once described as "my guy", is dead. He was 92.
Miss you so much dad: Kim Kardashian on Father's Day
Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian West posted an emotional tribute to her father on the occasion of Father's Day on Sunday.
Unfortunately, I'm not single anymore: Karan Kundra
Actor Karan Kundra, who plays a character that he describes as "popular with the ladies" in "Dil Hi Toh Hai", acknowledges his real life female fan following, but says too bad that he isn't single anymore.
'Freaky Friday' musical to air on August 10
The musical adaptation of "Freaky Friday" will premiere on Disney channel on August 10. Based on Disney's recent stage version of Mary Rodger's 1972 novel of the same name, this TV musical will star Heidi Blickenstaff as Katherine and Cozi Zuehlsdorff as her daughter Ellie, EW reported. "This movie is a creative collaboration with our Theatrical colleagues who developed an original stage musical from a beloved story. "Now we've added a fresh twist by adapting it again into a movie for kids and families - with Broadway talent on and off camera - that has the potential to be a classic (Disney Channel Original Movie) for years to come," Adam Bonnett, executive vice president of original programming at Disney Channel, said in a statement. Directed and executive-produced by Steve Carr, the cast also includes Ricky He, Alex Desert, Jason Maybaum, Kahyun Kim, Dara R Moss, Jennifer LaPorte, Isaiah Lehtinen and Sarah Willey. Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey are ...
DC should focus on making good films, not expanding universe: 'Infinity War' writers
"Avengers: Infinity War" co-writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus have criticised the creative process behind the DC films, saying the makers should concentrate on churning out good content rather than expanding their universe. In a recent interview with "Fat Man on Batman" podcast host Kevin Smith, the Marvel writers said a better approach in introducing characters in stand-alone films can help the DC Extended Universe. "I might put Batman and Superman and everybody else, I mean Wonder Woman is doing fine, aside for a second. Go through the vast world and go, 'That guy' or 'That girl,' and go, 'Let's just make a really good movie and not a universe and see what happens.' There's a lot of spaghetti being thrown at the wall," Markus said. The duo also discussed the upcoming "Avengers 4", which will hit theatres on May 3, 2019. "Status of 'Avengers 4' is that we shot it, but it's not due for a while. There's time for reshoots and fixing and we're just scrubbing through it now. .
Have learnt from my failures, not successes: Ranbir
For Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, failures have translated to more learning than his success stories.
Never say never: Kim Kardashian on political plunge
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian said she is not actively considering a career in politics but she would not rule out the possibility of running for office. The 37-year-old entrepreneur recently met US President Donald Trump to discuss prison reforms after she spent months working with her legal team in a bid to get Alice Johnson parole. Following her meeting with the president, Alice, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1997 on money laundering and drug conspiracy charges, was released from Aliceville Correctional Facility in Alabama. When asked if she would ever run for office, Kardashian told CNN, "I guess never say never. But that's not going to be like, 'Kim's running.' That's not where I am." The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star added she wants to use her celebrity status for the welfare of people. "I honestly saw that if I could use my platform just to do something for one person, that it opens the conversation for so much more and for other people to want
Soorma's romantic track out tomorrow
The makers of Diljit Dosanjh and Taapsse Pannu's upcoming film, 'Soorma', are all set to release its first romantic track on Monday.Sung by Diljit himself, the lyrics for the song have been penned by ace writer Gulzar with Shankar Ehsaan Loy's music.According to media reports, the song will feature Diljit and Taapsee's chemistry while they play hockey together.Recently, the 'Udta Punjab' star opened up about his experience on working with Gulzar and Shankar Ehsaan Loy."I am really thankful to Shaad Ali for this opportunity. I recently did a show with Shankar ji and I used to hear a lot of his songs that he has composed in the past. Through this film, meeting Gulzar Sahab was a great thing for me because I never had any contacts to get through him. To sing a song which is written by Gulzar and music of Shankar Ehsaan Loy is a big thing for me," he said.The trailer of the film has already garnered immense appreciation from the audience.Inspired by a true story, the film is about a ...
Is Rihanna a wine glass thief?
Talk show host Graham Norton has jokingly called out Rihanna for picking up wine glasses from various events. It was an embarrassing moment for the "Ocean's 8" star, who appeared on "The Graham Norton Show", when the presenter shared a series of images of Rihanna leaving parties, clutching glasses and goblets. Rihanna giggled nervously and said at least one of the items was returned to "the hotel I took it from". Norton warned fellow guests and the singer's "Ocean's 8" castmates to watch out for her real-life "criminal" behaviour. "My mom is gonna see this," she said.
I can sense an actor in me: Manushi Chillar
Miss World commitments are keeping Manushi Chillar busy but the beauty pageant winner says she has not shut doors for Bollywood as she believes there is an actor in her. Manushi was crowned Miss World at a grand event in China last year. The coveted title was last won by Priyanka Chopra for India in 2000, a year after Yukta Mookhey had made the country proud. Both of them soon made entry in Bollywood. "I sense an actor in me. Being a doctor and an actor is very similar. My father would always tell me, to be a good doctor you have to be a good actor because fifty percent of the patients are cured by the way you make them feel," Manushi told PTI. "You do have a role playing to do when you're a doctor. Even as a Miss World you have to role play sometimes, when you look at some people you feel like breaking down but you've to smile and spread happiness. So of course I know I am a good actor," she added. When asked, how many film offers she has refused so far, Manushi said, "I haven't said
'Student' Tiger back on sets for second schedule
The team of 'Student of the Year 2' has begun shooting for the second schedule of the film.Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share a still from the sets, in which lead actors Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday can be seen sharing a candid chat."#StudentOfTheYear2 commences second shooting schedule... Stars Tiger, Tara and Ananya... Directed by Punit Malhotra... 23 Nov 2018 release... #SOTY2," he captioned the image.Ace filmmaker Karan Johar had introduced to the world the students admitted to the class of 2018 at Saint Teresa.Directed by Punit Malhotra, the film will hit the big screens on November 23.
Denis Do's debut animation wins at Annecy Animation Festival
Denis Do's debut animated feature, 'Funan' grabbed the top prize at the Annecy Animation Festival.Depicting the life under Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime, 'Funan' is the story of one family that lived through years of separation, starvation and forced labour while they tried to maintain a semblance of hope.Also, French actors Berenice Bejo and Louis Garrel lend their voices for the same.Nora Twomey's 'The Breadwinner' won the jury prize, confirmed The Hollywood Reporter.'The Breadwinner' is an Irish-made epic about a childhood in Afghanistan.The festival also handed out a series of special prizes with 'The Breadwinner' taking the best original music prize and the Andre-Martin award for a French feature to 'The Big Bad Fox' and 'Other Tales'.In the TV and commissioned film section, the top prize went to 'Everything in Black' and 'White from Mateus de Paula Santos', while the jury prize went to 'Happy by Alice Saey'.
Ranbir Kapoor hijacks Fox Star Hindi Twitter handle
Ranbir Kapoor took over the Twitter handle of Fox Star Hindi today in the noon to promote his upcoming movie 'Sanju'.It was the first time that Kapoor was seen on any social media platform.Ahead of his twitter live session, the latest poster of 'Sanju' was released featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Sunil Dutt showcasing the classic 'Jaadu ki Jhappi'.The 'Tamasha' actor answered several questions about his movie and life with hashtag #jaadukijhappi and wished his father Rishi Kapoor a Happy Father's Day.He shared some real-life father-son moments by tweeting pictures of himself and actor Rishi Kapoor and reel-life father-son moments from 'Sanju'.When questioned about his favorite song, he replied to a fan,"Kar Har Maidaan Fateh from #Sanju and Dilbaro from @RaaziHoon #JaaduKiJhappi"Dilbaro is a song from the movie 'Raazi' starring Alia Bhatt who is dating Ranbir Kapoor.'Sanju' is the much-awaited biopic of the actor Sanjay Dutt. Written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film will also ...
Health Alert: 'Incredibles 2' can disturb your brain
Fans who have already seen 'Incredibles 2' movie are warning other theatre-goers of the potential epilepsy triggers caused due to the strobe lights.Epilepsy is a disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.While some theatres have deemed it necessary to post epilepsy warnings at their venues, Disney-Pixar has not placed one before the screening of the film.Taking to Twitter, a user wrote, "I am not calling for a boycott of Incredibles 2, or to change the movie. It is very well done, and the strobe lights are an important point in the plot. I just wish Disney/Pixar and theatres alike would issue a warning that the movie contains several scenes with strobe lights."Another user wrote, "Parents have the right to make an informed decision about something that could impact their child's safety and people with chronic illness have the right to learn about potential triggers/make steps to avoid them. Incredibles 2 needs a safety warning at the ticket ...
Natasha Suri signs Mika Singh's 'Aadat'
Actress Natasha Suri, who made her acting debut with the Malayalam movie "King Liar", is on board for Bollywood project "Aadat", produced by singer Mika Singh.
Action stars are evergreen: John Abraham
John Abraham believes action heroes are the biggest movie stars and the actor says Bollywood needs to come up with more such icons. The 45-year-old actor, who was last seen in action thriller "Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran", also praised Tiger Shroff for his dedication to the genre. "I think the biggest stars are action heroes. Look at Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne Johnson. Action stars will always be evergreen. "In our country, apart from me, there is Tiger Shroff who is doing great action. At the moment, two of us are doing action films. We both have different styles. There is a place for more action heroes but there are only two of us," John told PTI. The actor has action films such as "Dhoom", "Force" and "Dishoom" to his credit. He is grateful to the audience for accepting him in this avatar. "The expectations excite me and I seek to do crazy action sequences. It is a positive responsibility on me. I wanted to be an action hero. There are some heroes who like ...