Tag: Film

Egypt to take legal action in US against Prophet film makers

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi asked the Egyptian embassy in Washington to take legal action in the United States against makers of a film against...

Afghanistan bans YouTube over anti-Islam film

The Afghan government on Wednesday banned YouTube to prevent people from watching an anti-Islam film that sparked a violent anti-American demonstration in Libya which...

Midnight’s Children film may not be released in India

A new film of Salman Rushdie’s 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children”, which is set in India after independence, may not be released in the country,...

Winds of crisis blow through Venice film festival

For all the glamorous seaside partying at the Venice film festival, there is a distinct air of austerity at this year's edition for an...

Venice film festival kicks off with clash of civilizations

The Venice film festival kicked off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art house dominated line-up dealing with...

Pooja wants Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor for next

Alia Bhatt did not want to make her debut with dad Mahesh Bhatt’s film. Actress-turned-director Pooja Bhatt is keen to remake her own film Dil...

Batman stays on top at North American box office

The Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" topped the North American box office for a third consecutive week despite last month's mass shooting at...

Indian film stars accused of misusing Dargah Ajmer Sharif

The head of one of the most important Muslim shrines in India has complained about Bollywood stars misusing the site to pray for their...

Obama ‘shocked, saddened’ over shooting at Batman film

US President Barack Obama said he was "shocked and saddened" by the mass shooting at a Denver-area cinema early Friday in which at least...

Indian film actor Rajesh Khanna passes away

Actor Rajesh Khanna died at his home in Mumbai. He was 69 and suffering from cancer. Mr Khanna will be cremated on Thursday while his...

Pakistan’s ‘Lamha’ gets a spot at New York film festival

A Pakistani feature film, titled Lamha, will be screened at the famous New York City International film festival (NYCIFF). NYCIFF is an annual event...

Pattinson’s career in jeopardy after both post-Twilight flicks flop

Robert Pattinson, who was looking to break away from the film franchise ‘Twilight’ and graduate from being a boy vampire to a leading man,...

‘To Rome With Love’ explores accidental fame

Woody Allen’s provided some insight into the creation of ‘To Rome With Love’, his new film. ‘To Rome With Love’ follows a well-known American...

Aamir to unleash his villainous side in Chicago

Aamir Khan had been working really hard towards his role in the third part of Yash Raj Films’ successful ‘Dhoom’ franchise. After the rigorous...

First Look: Keira Knightley, Jude Law wow in ‘Anna Karenina’

Keira Knightley plays the titular character in ‘Anna Karenina’ while Jude Law plays her husband in the film. Hollywood actor Aaron Johnson will portray...

Rihanna making animated film debut

R&B star Rihanna is set to make her debut in an animated movie by joining the voice cast ensemble of ‘Happy Smekday’. The 24-year-old...

The ‘Fifty Shades’ of Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is probably not directing the film adaptation of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, but that doesn’t mean people can’t write about her directing...