Bollywood actress Vidya Balan says the audience will see her in a “bolder avatar” in the upcoming movie “Dirty Picture”. “It doesn’t get bolder than this,” said Vidya. The movie is based on the life of Silk Smitha, one of the most popular sex sirens of the mid eighties in the South Indian film industry. [...]
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Vidya in bolder avatar in ‘Dirty Picture’
February 3rd, 2011 |
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Cameron Diaz in ‘Gambit’ remake
February 3rd, 2011 |
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Actress Cameron Diaz has been roped in to star alongside Colin Firth in a remake of the 1966 film “Gambit”. The film that originally starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine will now be directed by Michael Hoffman and produced by Mike Lobell. Shooting will start in London in May, reports contactmusic.com. Firth will play a [...]
Tyler Perry Replaces Morgan Freeman As Alex Cross
February 1st, 2011 |
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Just when you thought Tyler Perry’s screen talents were limited to penning tragic tales of “The Black Experience” and packin’ heat as pistol-totin’ granny Madea, the actor/director/philanthropist goes and gets himself cast as the new Alex Cross! The man behind urban cinema hits like Why Did I Get Married? and Madea’s Family Reunion is stepping [...]
‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ about twisted tales of love
January 31st, 2011 |
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Known for making realistic and thrilling cinema with romance as an integral part, director Sudhir Mishra returns with “Yeh Saali Zindagi”, about the unpredictability of life and complexity in relationships. What happens when you are screwed in love? Irrfan Khan, Arunoday Singh, Chitrangada Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari will show you the quirky, romantic coincidences [...]
Flops immaterial, Akshay Kumar on film signing spree
January 28th, 2011 |
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Action. Comedy. Multi-starrers. Flops, flops and more flops. Akshay Kumar might be yearning to roll out a decent hit since “Singh Is Kinng”, but experts say it is not the end of the road for the Bollywood star. “Akshay Kumar is a star and will remain a star irrespective of the fate of his films. [...]
Chip Shot: Intel Tops Chart with Action Film
January 27th, 2011 |
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Intel’s action-packed “Chase” mini-movie has topped the Visible Measures Top 10 Viral Video Ad Chart. The 105-second-long film had 1.13 million views last week, meaning more people watched a cunning heroine get the upper hand on a couple of thugs than Evian’s roller-skating babies and ads from BlendTec, DC Shoes and Verizon, which also made the Top 5. “Chase,” which debuted Jan. 5, illustrates the performance and advanced features of Intel’s new 2nd Generation Core i5 processors. The spot demonstrates the performance capabilities of the new processors by creating an action-movie style chase sequence that takes place through a wide variety of program windows on a computer desktop. Filmed on location in Prague, Czech Republic, the video features a multitude of programs and sites, including Apple’s iTunes, Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft Office and the Adobe Creative Suite.
Al Pacino Katie Holmes Thriller “Son Of No One†Panned At Sundance Film Festival
January 27th, 2011 |
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A theatrical thriller about a young cop with a dark secret, starring Al Pacino and Katie Holmes, prompted frustrated film reviewers to walk out of its screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week, reports claims. Spywitnesses in attendance tell The Hollywood Reporter that there was an “exodus” of critics walking out of [...]
John Travolta James Franco Gotti Biopic
January 26th, 2011 |
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We knew John Travolta was a “Dancing Machine,” but who knew the Brooklyn native also had the stuff to be a “Dapper Don?” Tinseltown producer Marty Ingels has revealed that the Pulp Fiction star will play John Gotti in the film, TMZ.com said Tuesday. James Franco, who earned a Best Actor Oscar nod for his [...]
Four good films and profits – Bollywood gets 2011 kickstart
January 24th, 2011 |
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After a dull 2010, Bollywood has started 2011 on a high note. Four much anticipated films – “No One Killed Jessica”, “Yamla Pagla Deewana”, “Turning 30″ and “Dhobi Ghat” – have opened to good reviews and profits at the box office. “No One Killed Jessica”, the year’s first release Jan 7 that stars Rani Mukerji [...]
Shahid refused to do ’7 Khoon Maaf’: Vishal Bhardwaj
January 22nd, 2011 |
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When Priyanka Chopra has seven co-stars in her forthcoming film “7 Khoon Maaf”, the question arises why isn’t Shahid Kapoor, who shares an amazing onscreen chemistry with her and is reportedly her offscreen love, one of them? Well because he refused, revealed filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj. “Shahid refused to do the film. That time he was [...]
Ben Stiller Dishes On “Zoolander 2″
January 21st, 2011 |
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Listen up, Film Fans! Funnyguy Ben Stiller is dishing a few delectable deets on the long-awaited sequel to his 2001 cult comedy, Zoolander. Zolander 2 will be set in Europe and will follow male models Derek and Hansel 10 years after the events of the first film. “We’ve completed the script, Justin Theroux and I, [...]
I’m choosy because my work, not my face, sells: Irrfan Khan
January 21st, 2011 |
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From Doordarshan serials to Hollywood films, Irrfan Khan has traversed a long path. The 48-year-old actor says he is very conscious about which project he chooses as it’s his work that sells, not his looks. “I am choosy because it’s not my face that sells. My work is what people like and want to see [...]
Willow Smith “Annie†Movie Remake
January 20th, 2011 |
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Willow Smith is being courted to take center stage in a remake of the classic movie musical Annie, Variety has learned. Willow’s famous dad, actor Will Smith, is exploring the idea of remaking a new version of the 1982 film – about a young girl who sings her way through life in an orphanage – [...]
Abhay, Emraan will break stereotypes in ‘Shanghai’: Dibakar Banerjee
January 20th, 2011 |
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Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, who has brought actors Emraan Hashmi and Abhay Deol together for the first time for his film “Shanghai”, says they will be seen in a new light in his movie. “I have been aware of how people look at Abhay… they see him as this black sheep and dark horse. And I [...]
Important for me to let go off my skill: Aamir Khan
January 19th, 2011 |
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He will try to “drop” his skills for his next film and forget what he’s learnt over the years, says Aamir Khan who believes the “real, raw performances” by newcomers in wife Kiran Rao’s “Dhobi Ghat” make it an unusual and delicate film that is likely to appeal more to women viewers. After more than [...]
Bar Rafaeli’s first film premieres in Israel
January 19th, 2011 |
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Israeli top model Bar Rafaeli is following in the footsteps of her American boyfriend, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, after her first feature film, “Session”, had its Israel premiere. In the English-language movie by Israeli director Haim Bouzaglo, Rafaeli, 25, plays a waitress in a sushi bar, where she gets to know a psychiatrist, in a [...]
Love Hewitt to direct first film
January 18th, 2011 |
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“Ghost Whisperer” actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has signed up to direct her first movie “Wail Till Helen Comes”. The actress, who has also gone behind the camera for several episodes of her popular show, will now direct and produce a ghost story, which tells the tale of a family who moves in to a strange [...]
South Korean Film Director Makes Movie on iPhone
January 14th, 2011 |
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AP reports that acclaimed South Korean film director Park Chan-wook “is wielding a new cinematic tool: “the iPhone†to make a new 30-minute fantasy horror film called “Paranmanjang,†which opens in South Korean theaters on January 27. Park says that shooting the film with the iPhone was an advantage “because it is light and small and because anyone can use it†and that the ability to use multiple iPhone cameras for each scene allowed him to cover a wide variety of angles.
No more romantic films: Abbas Tyrewala
January 13th, 2011 |
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Writer-turned-director Abbas Tyrewala has decided not to make a romantic film again after the debacle of “Jhootha Hi Sahi” last year and is already writing an espionage thriller. Says the disenchanted director, “Everyone has romance within himself. So do I. But everyone has a sense of humour too. It doesn’t mean you should make a [...]
New James Bond film to release next year
January 12th, 2011 |
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The James Bond franchise will be back on track with a new film hitting the cinemas Nov 9, 2012. Daniel Craig will return as the superspy in the 23rd Bond film, contactmusic.com reports. The franchise was left hanging last year when film studio MGM went into bankruptcy. But new bosses at MGM and EON Productions [...]