Movie/TV Gossip

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

AN INDIAN court will hear accusations of indecency against US pop star Katy Perry and Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan over their dancing at a cricket event, media reported on Wednesday (July 18).       Madras High Court, in Tamil Nadu, ordered a hearing on the accusations on July 31, although the pair will not […]

VISITORS to London’s Tate Modern gallery this Summer may find themselves holding a conversation with a complete stranger in a cavernous hall as part of a piece of art.   They could perhaps be invited to listen to someone’s holiday experiences or be encouraged to join in a running or singing game.   By doing […]

THE FILM adaptation of Midnight’s Children by Booker-winning British author Salman Rushdie and movies from Mumbai are among the highlights at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.         Opening on September 6 and widely considered a kick-off to the Oscar season, the 37th edition of the festival will also feature films starring […]

GUITAR-MAKER Gibson has agreed to pay $350,000 (£223926.73) to avoid US prosecution over allegations it illegally imported endangered wood from India and Madagascar, US officials announced on Monday (August 6).   “Gibson has acknowledged that it failed to act on information that the Madagascar ebony it was purchasing may have violated laws intended to limit […]