Tag: Film

Twilight film eclipses rivals at MTV Awards

Vampires proved more popular than wizards as Robert Pattinson and co-stars took home the coveted Best Movie award, beating Harry Potter and the Deathly...

US coal film aims to put wind in green energy sails

A new film protesting against US coal mining and starring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to boost green alternatives such as wind power and...

Warner Bros unveils Hobbit film names

US film giant Warner Bros has revealed the titles of the two long-delayed upcoming ‘The Hobbit’ movies, prequels to the Tolkien epic ‘Lord of...

Film actress Rani’s death anniversary today

Rani was born on December 8, 1946 as Nasira Sarfraz in Mozang Lahore . Her father was a driver for Mukhtar Begum, a singer...

Hollywood deal for OBL film

US film giant Columbia Pictures has won the US distribution rights for a film about the killing of Osama bin Laden, to be directed...

Hara-kiri – a 3D film on Japanese ritual suicide

Anyone expecting a 3D film on Japanese ritual suicide by the director of such ultra-gory fare as "Ichi the Killer" to have guts and...

Film festival ‘to fix Abbottabad image’

Pakistan's first Hindko language film festival has been launched in the city of Abbottabad, in an attempt to restore its image after the Bin...

Film stars, models share Cannes charity catwalk

Fashion rolled out the red carpet for charity in Cannes, with a benefit runway show that saw A-listers including Naomi Campbell, Jane Fonda, Rosario...

‘Thor’ hammers ‘Bridesmaids’ at cinemas

Thor has nailed down the number one spot at the US box office again. Paramount's 3D superhero film, starring Chris Hemsworth as Marvel's hammer-toting...

Dardenne brothers’ simple story targets Palme d’Or record

Belgium's Dardenne brothers on Sunday premiered their "Kid With a Bike" at Cannes, with the two-times Palme d'Or winners showing again their stunning capacity...

Diana film slams UK royals as ‘gangsters’

The film, called ‘Unlawful Killing,’ asserts that the Duke of Edinburgh is a “psychopath” in the mould of Fred West, that the Princess was...

Stars gather for Cannes Film Festival

The 64th edition of the Cannes film festival got under way on Wednesday with up-and-coming directors and Hollywood A-listers rubbing shoulders at the world's...

Craig to voice BBC wildlife film

Daniel Craig is to provide the narration for a new BBC nature film, replacing Sir David Attenborough. The James Bond actor has been chosen...

Several documentaries screened on Vasaakh Film Festival’s 2nd day

LAHORE - Several documentaries were screened on the second day of the Vasaakh Film Festival at the Forman Christian College (FCC) on Tuesday. Contestants from various universities depicted their talent by showcasing wonderful documentaries. Around 23 short films and documentaries were screened on the second day of the film gala, which raised social problems and covered issues ranging from living in the slums of the River Ravi to poverty and domestic violence. '
Not to be loud'

Kazakh film glorifies childhood of ‘leader of the nation’

ASTANA - Riding high on a crest of government-nurtured adulation, Kazakhstan's strongman has now become a star of the silver screen. 'The Sky of My Childhood,' released Thursday in Kazakhstan, is a polished account of the early life of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who last week won a presidential election with an astonishing 95 percent of the vote. International observers criticised the election for ballot-box stuffing and said authorities coerced many into voting. Nazarbayev makes

Lohan to battle Lively for film roles

Actress Lindsay Lohan is getting serious about making a movie comeback, insisting she's keen to challenge Blake Lively for roles in two new movies. Lohan, who is currently in talks to portray Victoria Gotti in the upcoming mob film 'Gotti: Three Generations,' reveals she's particularly interested in going head to head with Lively to play a good witch in 'Oz: The Great & Powerful,' opposite pal James Franco, and in Oliver Stone's latest film 'Savages.'
"I think the only role I

Cricket knocks Indian film industry earnings for six

MUMBAI - A packed cricket schedule that peaked with an Indian win in the World Cup final has hit the country's other grand passion -- film -- emptying cinemas and forcing studios to postpone big movie releases.
Analysts said business at multiplex cinemas had been weak so far in 2011, with the six-week World Cup that finished earlier this month keeping people glued to their television screens in the evenings.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament which began