INDIAN American director M Night Shyamalan, who has made supernatural thrillers such as The Sixth Sense and The Lady in the Water, is hoping that the upcoming sci-fi Hollywood film After Earth will reveal another dimension to his storytelling style. Shyamalan does not believe that he has been pigeonholed as the horror director, but he […]
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Winfrey heads Forbes celeb ‘power’ list
TELEVISION talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity in the world on Wednesday (June 26) as Forbes.com released its annual list of the top movers and shakers in the entertainment industry. Winfrey, 59, who was ranked in the top spot despite her signature daytime television show Oprah ending its 25-year […]
Hollywood primed for film on Indian math genius
A NEW Hollywood film starring Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan will put the spotlight on the Indian math genius best known for his work on the theory of prime numbers. Ramanujan, who died in 1920, was considered one of the brightest minds in mathematics, despite his lack of a formal education. Patel, who caught Hollywood’s […]
Uday Chopra speaks about Grace of Monaco
By Suman Bhuchar Grace of Monaco, the opening film at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, is due to go on general release in the UK on 6 June. This biopic of Hollywood star, Grace Kelly and her marriage to Prince Rainier 111 of Monaco (played here by Nicole Kidman and […]
Victoria Beckham tops British managers list
FORMER pop star and model turned fashion impresario Victoria Beckham has come top in a yearly ranking of Britain's 100 best managers for her "finely tuned business acumen". The list also include two Indian Britisher brother-sister duo Amit and Meeta Patel, who own a pharmaceutical business. "Victoria Beckham, formerly known as Posh Spice is queen […]
Dev Patel to star with Nicole Kidman in 'Lion'
'SLUMDOG Millionaire' star Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman are set to star in 'Lion', a new drama produced by The Weinstein Co. The drama, based on the memoir 'A Long Way Home' by Saroo Brierley, follows a street kid from Calcutta (Patel) who is taken in and adopted by a couple in Australia, according to […]
Actress Charlize Theron urges women to stand up for equal pay
AFTER negotiating a salary equal to her male co-star for her upcoming movie, Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has called on other women to take a stand when it comes to equal pay. Theron said she was outraged when leaked Sony emails showed a gap in what male and female actors were paid for the […]
Is fast fashion worth the cost to workers, environment, asks film
FOLLOWERS of fashion who constantly buy and discard clothing need to think twice about who makes those garments and the environmental impact, the director of a new documentary on the fashion industry said on Wednesday (May 28). Andrew Morgan spent two years making "The True Cost" to explore the impact fast fashion is having […]
Beyonce to lead expanded anti-poverty concert
BEYONCE and Pearl Jam will headline the Global Citizen Festival in New York, which for the first time will broadcast internationally as organizers seek to expand its anti-poverty message. Other performers at the September 26 show in Central Park will include Coldplay, whose frontman Chris Martin has signed on to a long-term role in […]
Jolie to direct Cambodia war film for Netflix
ACTRESS-TURNED-DIRECTOR Angelina Jolie is to make a film about Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime seen through the eyes of a war-scarred child for Netflix, the streaming giant said on Thursday (July 23). The Oscar-winning Hollywood A-lister will adapt "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers," a harrowing memoir by Cambodian human rights […]