The Toronto film festival announced Wednesday it will resume in-person screenings at its September gala — including Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” remake — after the pandemic forced it to scale down and go virtual last year. But there won’t be any popcorn at the September 9-18 event as theatre snack bars will be closed. And the […]
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Tahar Rahim, Maggie Gyllenhaal in the jury for Cannes
“The Serpent” star Tahar Rahim, US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and “Parasite” lead Song Kang-Ho are part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury led by director Spike Lee, organisers announced Thursday. It will be a female-majority jury for the July 6 to 17 festival, which has faced criticism in recent years for its lack of […]
Micheal Jackson was stopped by Disney from joining a movie
The King of pop Micheal Jackson was rejected by Disney for working on a soundtrack of a movie. Any guesses which movie it could be? It was not just any movie. It was ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame.’ The music composer of the movie, Alan Menken, mentioned in an interview that he got a call […]
Anushka Sharma extends break from acting
Indian actor Anushka Sharma is reported to take a longer break from acting till 2022 to focus on her daughter Vamika. According to close sources say that the PK actor has no plans to return to acting anytime soon due to her newborn. The Bollywood actor who is currently residing in London with her husband […]
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt to kick off last schedule of Brahmastra
Ayan Mukherji’s ambitious project, Brahmastra which boasts an impressive star cast of Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan, is finally set to be completed this year. The film kicked off in 2016 and has faced many barriers along the way. It has been delayed several times and was announced to be released in 2020. […]
Neglected creator of ‘Bambi’ celebrated in Vienna show
While the 1942 Disney film “Bambi” is world famous as a classic of animated cinema, the man behind the story — an eminent writer in pre-war Vienna who had to flee the Nazis — is little known. Felix Salten was a product of the cultural blossoming in the capital of the then Austro-Hungarian empire around […]
Hong Kong to censor films for national security breaches
Hong Kong censors are to vet all films for national security breaches under expanded powers announced on Friday, in the latest blow to the financial hub’s political and artistic freedoms. Authorities in semi-autonomous Hong Kong have embarked on a sweeping crackdown to root out Beijing’s critics after huge and often violent democracy protests convulsed the […]
Dua Lipa moved by Amber Heard’s ‘Gully’
British singer Dua Lipa is moved by the movie ‘Gully’ directed by her friend Nabil Elderkin and starring Amber Heard. Dua Lipa took to Instagram where she shared a story of the movie’s trailer and wrote, “Incredibly moving and brilliant!” ‘Gully’ is a new Hollywood movie which stars Amber Heard which was released recently. Amber […]
SOC Films releases the Siyani Sahelian documentary
SOC Films has released the “Siyani Sahelian – Advancing Action of Adolescent Girls” documentary on YouTube. The documentary highlights SOC Films’ collaborative flagship program with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) focusing on girls’ education in South Punjab. Launched in March 2018, Siyani Sahelian is a program which aims to tackle gender inequality for disadvantaged out of school adolescent […]
Parineeti Chopra desires to lose ‘bubbly’ persona
Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra took to Instagram and highlighted her desire to lose the ‘bubbly’ persona for more versatility. The Saina actor penned a detailed note where she mentioned a ‘surreal’ moment when she began to understand a character. The Instagram post included a collection of stills from certain shoots as she wrote in the […]