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Want to watch more Indian cinema: Christopher Nolan
Multiple Oscar-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan, known for “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”, says he is interested to watch and know more about Indian cinema. On a visit to India to create awareness about celluloid films in the digital era, Nolan, at an interaction with select media here, asked if he watched any Indian films, …
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April 1, 2018 -
Oscar moments that are difficult to forget
Very few in India had expected Sridevi, who had passed away just a few days ago, to be hastily included in the 90th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. It was as surprising as the Academy decision 17 years ago to walk into the high security zone of a hospital in Kolkata …
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March 10, 2018 -
Zonked-out cult classic
In 2007, almost a decade after the release of The Big Lebowski, a book was written about the film’s legacy. Joel and Ethan Coen, the filmmakers responsible for the cult classic, contributed just one line. The tome’s first sentence, in reference to the writing of the book, reads simply, “They have neither our blessing nor …
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March 10, 2018 -
A R Rahman is my inspiration: Ila Paliwal
Classical singer Ila Paliwal says Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman is her inspiration, and she hopes to work with him again soon. Rahman produced Paliwai’s debut album “Navaratna”, released in 2015. “A.R. Rahman is not only the executive producer of ‘Navaratna’, but he is my mentor. It is different experience all together to work with Mr. …
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March 7, 2018 -
Peele feels black directors are getting their due in Hollywood
Actor-director-writer Jordan Peele, who became the first African-American screenwriter to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out”, says the best films in every genre are being made by black directors. “It’s a renaissance. I almost never became a director because there’s such a shortage of role models. We had Spike Lee. We …
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March 6, 2018 -
Daniela Vega, ‘A Fantastic Woman’: Meet the first transgender Oscar presenter
The 90th annual academy awards 2018 made a history on Sunday night when, 28-year-old actress Daniela Vega is from San Miguel, Chile who became the first transgender presenter at Oscars. Daniela played Marina Vidal in the film “A Fantastic Woman” which won the best foreign language film award. The film is about a transgender singer faces scorn …
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March 5, 2018 -
Academy awards: Allison Janney picks first Oscar for ‘I, Tonya’
Actress Allison Janney took home her first Oscar in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for her powerful performance in “I, Tonya” at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here. She won the trophy for her role as Tonya Harding’s mother LaVona Golden in the biopic “I, Tonya”. “I did it all by myself,” …
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March 5, 2018 -
Academy Awards: James Ivory becomes oldest Oscar winner
Filmmaker James Ivory, who once worked closely with late Indian star Shashi Kapoor, became the oldest Oscar winner at 89 for his adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name. The screenplay of the gay romance movie, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the eponymous novel by Andre Aciman. Ivory beat other movies contenders for …
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March 5, 2018 -
Academy awards: Sam Rockwell wins his first Oscar
Actor Sam Rockwell won his first Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. He was named as the Best Supporting Actor at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday here. He was up against Willem Dafoe (“The Florida Project’), Woody Harrelson (“Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Richard …
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March 5, 2018 -
Weinstein statue ‘Casting Couch’ launched pre-Oscars
Just days before the 90th Academy Awards, a Harvey Weinstein statue ‘Casting Couch’ has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard here, drawing a lot of attention. The golden statue depicts Weinstein sitting on a coach wearing a slightly opened bathrobe with an Oscar in his right hand. The figure is close to the Dolby Theatre, where the …
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March 3, 2018 -
Alicia Vikander loves ‘big adventure films’
Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander says she loves “independent and arthouse” cinema, but is also attracted towards the big adventure films. The actress, who will be soon seen as Lara Croft in the forthcoming film “Tomb Raider”, also shared that she found training and muscle-building exercise for the role, empowering. “My mother, who’s an actress (Maria …
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February 20, 2018 -
Priyanka Chopra to attend Pre-Grammy Gala
After making a brief appearance in the clips during Oscar nominations, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra will be joining the Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons. She will be attending the event on Saturday in New York a day before the annual Grammy Awards ceremony in the capacity of the global brand ambassador of HARMAN …
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January 25, 2018 -
Ali Fazal proud of Oscar nominations for ‘Victoria & Abdul’
Actor Ali Fazal, who features with Hollywood Judi Dench in Victoria & Abdul, says he is proud that the movie has landed two Oscar nominations in two departments. Consolata Boyle is nominated in the Best Costume Design category and Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard stand a chance to win Best Make-up and Hairstyling segment. “I’m …
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January 24, 2018 -
Will never get over this: Nanjiani on Oscar nomination
The feeling of being nominated for an Oscar is still sinking in for stand-up comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani, whose roots trace back to Pakistan. Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon are nominated for the Writing (Original Screenplay) category at the 90th Academy Awards for their film The Big Sick, which featured Indian actor …
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January 24, 2018 -
Happy birthday Gippy Grewal: Top 5 songs of the singer that will make you groove
Rupinder Singh Grewal aka Gippy Grewal has given his fans some of the best songs to groove on. From Angreji Beat to Oscar, Gippy’s songs very often makes it to the top list in numerous chart-busters and are the choice for many discos and pubs when it comes to playing some party songs for people …
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January 2, 2018 -
A R Rahman to pay tribute to his homeland, Tamil Nadu
Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A R Rahman will perform in his homeland Tamil Nadu next month. He says the people of Tamil Nadu are always special and performing before them in his 25th year in the industry is a privilege. After his performance at the IIFA 2017 in New York, which marked the beginning of …
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December 29, 2017 -
India’s ‘Newton’ out of Oscar race
India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars 2018, “Newton”, is out of the race for the honour. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced that nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards, …
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December 15, 2017