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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Robert Downey Jr ranked world's top-earning actor by Forbes
"IRON MAN" star Robert Downey Jr. was named the world's top-earning actor on Tuesday (August 4) by Forbes, taking first place on a list that featured leading men from Bollywood as well as Hollywood for the first time. Downey, 50, earned an estimated $80m between June 2014 and June 2015, spurred by the success […]
‘I love acting, it’s all I want to do,’ says actor Suraj Sharma
YOUNG actor Suraj Sharma came to global attention after the release of his high-profile Hollywood film Life Of Pi. Instead of being crushed by the new-found stardom and weight of expectation, the talented actor has risen to the challenge to show off his versatility in an array of international projects like big-budget movie Million Dollar […]