Tag: Movies

Anushka is Hirani’s lead

Rajkumar Hirani's directorial next has been perhaps one of the most anticipated projects of recent times. In 2009, the minute Hirani was done with...

Aamir Khan hopes to see Kashmir again in Bollywood

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan was here after more than a decade and was so impressed with the breathtaking beauty of the valley that he...

Top Bollywood movies of 2011

‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ ‘Shor In The City’ ‘Rockstar’ ‘Shaitaan’ ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ ‘I Am’ ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’ ‘No One Killed Jessica’ ‘The Dirty Picture’ ‘Delhi Belly’ ‘That Girl In Yellow...

Facebook weaving in movies, music and news

Facebook is packing movies, music, news and digital books into overhauled profile pages crafted to serve as online homes for members of the world's...

Hollywood shies away from 9/11-inspired movies

For many people, the images of commercial airliners hitting the Twin Towers, and of Manhattan engulfed in a huge dust cloud as they collapsed,...

Fewer movies with tobacco, less teen smoking: study

The number of US movies in which an actor lights up fell sharply between 2005 and 2010, and this could have contributed to the...

Britain halts anti-extremism film

It was supposed to be a warning about the perils of joining extremism. But those behind "Wish You Waziristan" — a cartoon take on...

Mozilla, YouTube bring you 3D home movies online

As if the downturn on theater ticket sales wasn't enough bad news for proponents of upgrading movie theaters for 3D screenings, now comes the...

YouTube adds Hollywood movies for rental

YouTube is adding more than 3,000 mainstream movies for users to rent starting on Monday, along with the millions of free user-created videos the...

5 best Cate Blanchett movies

'The Aviator' (2004): Blanchett won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's tormented Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese's spectacle of a biopic. She's a complete joy to watch. Blanchett isn't doing a dead-on impression, and she shouldn't be, but she definitely embodies the actress' spirit. Just seeing her stride across a golf course and hearing her ask Hughes in that hard New England accent whether he likes the

US studio promotes microbudget movies

LOS ANGELES - A major US film company announced Wednesday production on a new category of "microbudget" movies, which it hopes can help develop talent - and make money - in tough economic times.
Independent studio Lionsgate said it wants to develop movies with budgets of less than $2 million, along the lines of its past low-budget hits such as 'The Blair Witch Project' or the 'Saw' franchise.
"Microbudget films involve minimal overhead and very little risk, but a potentially

De Niro leads movie’s death list

Robert De Niro has topped a gruesome new survey as he has 'died' on screen more times than any other Hollywood star. The Taxi Driver legend has met a nasty end in 15 different movies, including Cape Fear, Jackie Brown, and Heat, topping a poll by ChaCha.com. Second in the list is Bruce Willis, who has racked up 11 movie deaths, including two at the hands of his real-life ex-wife Demi Moore in 'Mortal Thoughts' and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Third place goes to Johnny Depp, with

Pakistani fans flock to see Bollywood movies this Eid

ISLAMABAD: With biggies like 'Dabangg', 'Golmaal-3' and 'Guzaarish' being screened and no new Urdu film being released, Indian movies were the big draw for Pakistani cineastes on Eid Wednesday with filmmakers admitting that the local industry just could not match up.
Pakistani cinema has been on the decline for several years and the situation this year seemed no different. There are hardly any movies being produced in the national language Urdu, and there are few takers for the