Janet Jackson’s most recent caper: motherhood. The 50-year-old pop superstar and husband Wissam Al Mana welcomed their son, Eissa Al Mana, on Tuesday, a delegate for the singer said. Source link
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‘Survivor’ Alum Dan Kay Dies at 40
Dan Kay, a hopeful on “Survivor: Gabon,” kicked the bucket out of the blue on Saturday. He was 40. Long-lasting “Survivor” have Jeff Probst shared the news by means of Twitter on Tuesday, keeping in touch with: “I simply heard the extremely tragic news about the sudden loss of Dan Kay of Survivor: Gabon. The […]
Herbie Hancock's new album features Anoushka Shankar
EVEN after a career spanning five decades, jazz legend Herbie Hancock shows no signs of slowing down as he releases a new album of world music with a wide group of collaborators, from sitar player Anoushka Shankar to pop singer Pink. The Imagine Project, which lands in record stores and on music websites this week, […]
Dubbing in demand as Hollywood takes hold in India
MONA SHETTY breaks into fits of laughter when she talks about playing Barbie in the Hindi-language version of the Hollywood animation Toy Story 3. “I’ve never played with a Barbie doll in my life but I got to be Barbie,” she said with a smile. “I loved it. I got to say, ‘I love you Ken’.” Voice […]
Cannes Diary: Meant to be
By Sailesh Ram, Eastern Eye editor Hello folksters, from Cannes…where it is sunny, bright and almost beautiful – too early in the morning to be anything more than that. Every now and so I pinch myself, yes, this is my reality, at least for another 24 hours or so. Yeah, someone’s got to do it. […]
Cannes film festival officially opens
THE CANNES film festival, the world’s top cinema showcase, rolled out the red carpet yesterday to welcome a bevy of movie megastars and A-list directors. Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who co-stars with Russell Crowe in the opening film, Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, declared the 63rd edition of the glitzy Riviera festival open at a gala […]
Documentary on ancient India to be screened at Cannes
A DIFFERENT Pilgrimage, a documentary on the ancient India’s cultural and religious impact on South-east Asia, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival Market. The 10-day-long festival runs from May 12 to 23. The 109-minutes-long documentary has been shot by S Krishnaswamy, who first shot to fame with his 1976 Indus Valley to Indira […]
Amitabh Bachchan defends Hollywood debut
SUPERSTAR Amitabh Bachchan has warned his millions of fans to keep their eyes peeled for his long-awaited Hollywood debut, otherwise they might miss it altogether. The Bollywood veteran laughed off his brief cameo in the new adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan. […]
Cannes Diary
by Sailesh Ram THERE’S high dead body count here in Cannes – no, not literally, I am sure you understand. Blood, death and gore are much on display in the Indian films on view here at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. And beyond that, most of the films in the official section […]
US pulls plug on Pakistani 'Sesame Street'
THE US has cut funding to a popular Pakistani version of the children’s program “Sesame Street” amid allegations of fraud and abuse, a US official said on Tuesday (June 5). The program, run under the umbrella of the US-based Sesame Workshop by a local theater group, had been awarded some $20m (£12.95m) in funds […]