Aliens after vampires: Twilight author Stephenie Meyer on The Host
LOS ANGELES: Twilight author Stephenie Meyer brings her romantic futuristic thriller The Host to movie fans on Friday, trading the vampires and werewolves for aliens who invade planet Earth, taking...
View ArticleSaif Ali Khan draws ire of anti-tobacco group
PANAJI: An anti-tobacco organisation on Thursday demanded that Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan be punished for violating the country’s anti-smoking laws in promoting his latest film, Go Goa Gone....
View ArticleAli Zafar’s visa not refused, says publicist
KARACHI: When singer-turned-actor Ali Zafar missed a promotional event in India for his upcoming movie Chashme Baddoor, the Hindustan Times reported that the star’s visa had been turned down. An...
View ArticleMovie review: A Good Day to Die Hard - just die already!
Watching A Good Day to Die Hard is surely a good way for people to die of tediousness. Directed by John Moore (Max Payne), this nonsensical fifth installment in the Die Hard action series continues...
View ArticleDemi Lovato back for X Factor, new judges yet to be announced
LOS ANGELES: Singer Demi Lovato will return as a judge on TV contest The X Factor for a second year, broadcaster Fox announced on Thursday, but there was no word on two more open positions on the...
View ArticleThere’s nothing like a dream role: Bobby Deol
NEW DEHLI: Be it action, comedy or drama, actor Bobby Deol has tried his hands at various genres over the 18 years that he has been in Bollywood — he is still exploring and says there is nothing like...
View ArticleSahiba: ‘I have missed the big screen’
LAHORE: After a near decade-long career in the film industry, Lollywood actor Sahiba Afzal, daughter of 70s film actor Nisho went on a hiatus for 12 years. Though she explains that her exit from...
View ArticleZombie films cater to two types of people, says Krishna DK
CHENNAI: With approximately a million hits within three days since the release of the trailer of his film, Go Goa Gone, touted to be India’s first zombie film, film-maker Krishna DK says zombie...
View ArticleI would love to work with Salman: Aamir Khan
MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says he would love to do a film with actor Salman Khan, if they find the right script. The two were seen in the popular comedy Andaz Apna Apna. “I would love to...
View ArticleKorea's Bourne Identity film highlights peninsula tensions
SEOUL: When North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong’s arms deal for Pyongyang goes wrong in Berlin, he knows it is time to flee with his wife from agents of the vengeful and isolated state – a country that...
View ArticleOld classics are national heritage, should be restored: Farooque Sheikh
MUMBAI: Restoring classics is like restoring heritage, says seasoned actor Farooque Shiekh, who regrets that many good films have perished, but at the same time he is happy over steps being taken to...
View ArticleTV Chat: Game of Thrones is back with a bang
ISLAMABAD: Game of Thrones returned to TV screens this Sunday with a formidable premiere episode that drew a record 4.4 million viewers, up 13% from the season two premiere and up 4% from the...
View ArticleAre things looking up for Lollywood?
LAHORE: It’s about time film-makers got serious about Pakistani films. The Chairman of Pakistan Producers’ Association, Syed Noor, has been hounded by the question of how to revive Pakistani cinema...
View ArticleHrithik Roshan to have triple roles in Krrish 3
Actor Hrithik Roshan’s sequel to his superhero franchise Krrish, has been in the news for a while now. The actor claims that it’s his most ambitious project till date. Hrithik will reportedly be...
View ArticleChashme Baddoor calls all Ali Zafar fans!
KARACHI: Not all remakes are successful, and Chashme Baddoor happens to be one of them. A chaotic, colourful mess, the film is a remake of the 1981 classic hit of the same title (different spelling)...
View ArticleDid you know?: Esha Gupta and Imran Khan together in a new song
Actor Esha Gupta, who recently shot a special number for Punit Malhotra’s Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, says it is not a typical item song. In the yet-to-be-titled song, Gupta will be seen with actor Imran...
View ArticleMaking movies fearlessly sets India apart from neighbours: Mahesh Bhatt
KOLKATA: Describing the current scenario in Indian cinema as “a very exciting phase”, leading film-maker Mahesh Bhatt says the freedom to make movies “fearlessly” sets Indian cinema apart from...
View ArticleOld, new Chashme Baddoor together will create curiosity: Dhawan
MUMBAI: David Dhawan’s Chashme Baddoor remake released on Friday alongside the digitally restored version of the original, but the film-maker is unfazed by the competition. He believes the...
View ArticleSartorial world: Hum TV’s tricks of the trade
KARACHI: Since its inception. Hum TV network has achieved quite a bit. A fashion week that has veritably become the gospel on wedding-wear for many a bride-to-be; a cooking channel that’s holding its...
View ArticleI really clicked with Mira Nair as a person: Mohsin Hamid
NEW DELHI: Author Mohsin Hamid says he got along well with Indian film-maker Mira Nair, who adapted his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist into a movie. While working with the US-based Indian...
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