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Entire industry is an accomplice through silence: Tanushree Dutta on harassment
The ball for India's #MeToo movement could have started rolling a decade ago, had the industry not remained silent when she had first levelled harassment accusations against veteran actor Nana Patekar, says actress and former beauty queen Tanushree Dutta.
9-day theatre festival to explore socio-political themes
A line-up of 15 theatrical performances, set to be staged over nine days from October 20, will explore socio-political themes. To be held at the India Habitat Centre (IHC) here, the festival will feature two all-women productions.
Art, music gala to mark Yogananda's 125th birth anniversary
An art and music extravaganza 'Guru Vandana', featuring exponents Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia in a special jugalbandi of the santoor and the flute, will mark spiritual guru Paramhansa Yogananda's 125th birth anniversary year.
Paridhi to play mother in 'Patiala Babes'
Actress Paridhi Sharma, who is returning to television post-pregnancy, will be seen playing the mother of a teenage daughter in the show "Patiala Babes".
First edition of Pondicherry International Film Festival begins
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Wednesday inaugurated the first edition of the Pondicherry International Film Festival (PIFF). It was followed by the screening of the National Award-winning Tamil film "To Let" by director Chezhiyan.
Camerone Crowe turning 'Almost Famous' into musical
Cameron Crowe's comedy drama "Almost Famous" is all set to be adapted into a musical. The 2000 film is a semi-autobiographical retelling of the director's personal experience as a teenage writer for a magazine and touring with rock bands such as Led Zepllin and The Eagles in the 70s. It featured Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit and Jason Lee. The new musical will be directed by Jeremy Herrin with music by Tom Kitt. Crowe will pen the book based on his Oscar-winning screenplay, reported Rolling Stone. Crowe, 61, has been developing the musical for a couple of years and first teased the project on Twitter with a video of composer Tom Kitt performing at the piano. "I remember the first day of filming 'Almost Famous'. We were standing in downtown San Diego, shooting a scene with Phillip Seymour Hoffman on the very same street where I'd first met Lester Bangs. "It felt surreal. It felt like a miracle. I called a friend of mine and said, ...
Jacqueline, Kartik to endorse spirits brand
Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Kartik Aaryan have been signed on to endorse spirits company Radico Khaitan Limited's Magic Moments.
Prosenjit laments lack of good script writers
The Bengali film industry presently lacks professional writers who can put up good film scripts, superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee has said. In Mumbai, people can send their scripts to various forums which is seen by globally known script writers and they can hone up their skills, he said. A director cannot always be expected to write the script of his own film, Prosenjit told PTI. "We really lack good film script writers. People like Anjan Chowdhury who could churn out scripts of wholesome entertainers are difficult to find these days," he said. "There are one or two exceptions like Padmanabha Dasgupta. But how many scripts can one Padmanabha Dasgupta write! He has his limitations," Chatterjee told PTI on the sidelines of the launch of a talent spotting platform on Tuesday night. Fifty-eight year old Chatterjee, who had acted in around 300 films since debuting as a child actor in 1964, said there was no grooming process of a new talent in the Bengali entertainment industry
'Happy Death Day' sequel being developed
Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures have announced a sequel to 2017 horror hit "Happy Death Day". The sequel, titled "Happy Death Day 2U", will feature the film's original leads Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard, who most recently starred in Netflix's rom com "To All the Boys I've Loved Before". "Life of Pi" star Suraj Sharma will join them in the film, which will be once again written and directed by Christopher Landon, reported Variety. The first film followed Tree Gelbman (Rothe), who wakes up on her birthday alongside Carter (Broussard) and gets brutally killed later in the day. She relives the day of her murder in "Groundhog Day" style. In the sequel, Tree will discover that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. The original film hit the theatres in October last year and earned USD 122.7 million worldwide. The sequel has been given a release date of February 14, 2019. It will be produced by Jason Blum while Angela Mancuso, John ...
Book seeks to decode the enigma called Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods, who just clinched his first PGA title in five years, is the most mysterious athlete of his time, an enigma obsessed with privacy who mastered the art of being invisible in plain sight, of saying something while revealing virtually nothing, says a new book on the champion golfer. Investigative journalists Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian have come out with a biography of Woods, packed with behind-the-scenes details of the Shakespearean rise and epic fall of a global icon. "Tiger Woods" offers a 360-degree look at Woods' entire life to date, closely examines his roots and the vital role his parents played in his epic rise, fall, and return. The authors say Woods' greatest victory is not in golf but rather in his journey back into the light, and for the first time in many years, into life. In 2009, Woods was a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life - married to a Swedish beauty and the father of two young ...
Raghav Mathur makes comeback with 'Maayera'
Canada-based R&B singer and performance artiste Raghav Mathur aka Raghav, whose "Can't get enough" and "Angel eyes" became chartbusters in the early 2000s, is back with an Indian pop ballad called "Maayera".
Prithviraj positive about getting film on football on track
Jamesh Kottakkal says Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran has been very supportive of the fashion photographer's film on football and that he is positive about getting it on track.
I'm much more comfortable talking to Shah Rukh today: Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma made her big Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and she says she has become "more comfortable" with the actor. Anushka, who featured opposite Shah Rukh in 2017's "Jab Harry Met Sejal" and will soon be seen in "Zero" this year end, says she holds her equation with the superstar in high value. "I think Shah Rukh is definitely somebody who I value a lot in my life. He has been someone who has been extremely kind to me with my very first film. I think as a person he has also changed over the years. "I feel my relationship with him has changed because now I'm more comfortable with him in talking to him. I can actually have a conversation with him," she told PTI in an interview here. The actor says as a debutante she would be "too scared" to talk to Shah Rukh. "Anything I wanted to tell him, I'd feel (it is) so unimportant. 'Why would I share that with him?' Now I'm so much more comfortable," she says. Anushka says, for Shah Rukh, "Zero" is like .
Italy chooses 'Dogman' for 91st Oscars
Italy has officially selected 'Dogman' as its entry for the 'foreign language film' category of the 91st Oscars.Directed by Matteo Garrone, it is a modern-day fairy tale set in the Camorrah-ridden Castel Volturno outside Naples. The film revolves around a friendly dog groomer, played by Marcello Fonte, who goes to hell and back after being lured into crime by village terror Simone, essayed by Edoardo Pesce, reported The Hollywood Reporter.The main lead, Fonte, received the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film also won Italy's Silver Ribbon awards including best picture, best director, best producer, best set design, best sound, best editing, best casting and best leading actors for Fonte and Pesce.The film was chosen from a long list of about 21 submissions, beating out many movies like Alice Rohrwacher's 'Happy as Lazzaro', Paolo Genovese's 'The Place', and Alessio Cremonini's 'On My Skin'.However, the local critics have shown concern that Academy voters may be ...
Andrew Lincoln may return to 'The Walking Dead' as director
Actor Andrew Lincoln, who announced his departure earlier this year from the AMC zombie drama titled 'The Walking Dead', has hinted his intention to direct a future episode of the series.In a recent interview, Lincoln stated his intention to return to 'The Walking Dead' universe, not as an actor but as a director, reported The Hollywood Reporter.The star also told Entertainment Weekly that he would be returning to the show's Georgia shooting location, where the cast is still filming the ninth season, to learn direction.As he plans to helm his own episode in the next season, Lincoln said, "I'm going back, I'm going back to shadow a director, and my intention is to direct next year."If this really happens, Lincoln would be the third actor in the horror-thriller series to also serve as a director.Previously, Fear the Walking Dead's Colman Domingo, who plays Strand, recently directed the 'Weak' episode of that show, while Michael Cudlitz who appeared as Abraham on the series recently ...
The Philippines selects 'Signal Rock' for 91st Oscars
The Philippines has entered the Oscar race by officially choosing 'Signal Rock' for the 'foreign language film' category.Directed by Chito Rono, the film features Christian Bables and Elora Espano in the lead role, reports Variety.Shot over a period of two weeks, the plot of the film focuses on how the population of Biri Island in the 1990s had to climb a high rock in search of mobile phone signals.The Regal film production will also feature at the Busan International Film Festival in Korea, next month. It is scheduled for a theatrical release in The Philippines in August.The 91st Academy Awards will be held on February 24, 2019.
New collaboration to monitor gender disparities in literature
PEN International and VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, a non-profit feminist organisation, announced a new collaboration on Wednesday to monitor gender disparities in literature through PEN Centres across the globe.
Remo puts his next film 'on hold' for TV show
Filmmaker Remo D'Souza has put the shooting of his next project on hold till he completes filming his reality show "Dance Plus". The "Race 3" director features on the fourth season of the show as a super judge. During the auditions, one of the contestant, who is a huge fan of his "ABCD" movie series, asked the director about his next project. To this, Remo said, "I have kept my project on hold and will begin shooting in January for my movie since I wanted to give undivided attention to both the projects!" The Star Plus show is scheduled to air on October 6.
I've not completely embraced my fame : Anushka Sharma (IANS Interview)
Anushka Sharma is awkward with fame, and hasnt completely embraced her stardom. The actress-producer says she still lives in denial, and yearns to lead a normal life.
I was bad at auditioning: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has said there was a time she believed she would never make it as an actor as she was "bad at auditioning". The 32-year-old actor, who makes her feature debut with "A Star is Born", said she never thought she would get to act in the films. "I couldn't make it as an actress, I was bad at auditioning. I never got a job," Gaga told EOnline. She credits actor Bradley Cooper, who is making his directorial debut with the musical drama, for recognising her potential. "The most challenging part of this process for me was being as vulnerable as the character needed... but he made me feel so comfortable," Gaga said. "He challenged me in ways I've never been challenged before and I am so so grateful to him for that," she added. "A Star Is Born" will hit the theatres on October 5.