Getting the boys together: Monty Python to reunite for one last hurrah
LONDON: The five surviving members of Britain’s cult comedy troupe Monty Python announced Thursday that they will re-unite for a one-off show in London on July 1 next year, three decades after they...
View ArticleSaif Ali Khan always wanted to play a gangster
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s resident nawab Saif Ali Khan, who plays a gangster named Raja Mishra in the forthcoming film Bullett Raja, says he always wanted to play such a character. “After many years, I got...
View ArticleDoctor Who celebrates 50 years
Doctor Who is turning 50. So what do you get a time-travelling, galaxy-hopping humanoid alien who has everything? Plenty of space on the airwaves. Whovians across the globe are gearing up for ‘The Day...
View ArticleWolverine as human as the rest of us
Hollywood heart-throb Hugh Jackman, 45, most famous for his role as Wolverine in sci-fi superhero franchise X-Men, is not as invincible as the character he plays on screen. The actor posted a photo of...
View ArticleMohabbat Ek Ittifaq: Make way for the first Urdu-dubbed Turkish feature film
KARACHI: Regardless of how agitated people might be by the arrival of new channels playing Turkish soaps on Pakistani television, or the running of Indian films in Pakistani theatres, the fact...
View ArticleAccess restored: PTA reverses block on IMDb after public outcry
KARACHI: The government has reversed a ban on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), a widely used online entertainment news portal and movie database. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)...
View ArticleGori Tere Pyar Mein — Lacklustre at best
KARACHI: One thing is certain — the combination of Imran Khan and director Punit Malhotra is like a lead balloon. Their attempts at rom-coms are enough to make anyone ‘hate luv stories’. A Bollywood...
View ArticleDon’t miss this: What’s hot this week
Movies to watch Sunday night always calls for a good movie and a large box of salted and caramel popcorns. For all you movie lovers, this weekend is going to be a much-needed treat. Cinemas all across...
View ArticleIts official, Waar is the highest grossing Pakistani film of all time
KARACHI: Blockbuster movie ‘Waar’ has now officially become the highest grossing film in Pakistan of all time after it surpassed ‘Choorian’s’ Rs200 million mark at the box office on just its 36th day...
View ArticleMovie review: Ender's Games - wasted war[rior]s
Literary critics wittily claim that that the golden age for science fiction is at the ripe age of 14. The Ender’s Game, a hardcore science-fiction flick for teens, makes an adult (especially those...
View ArticleNayyar Ijaz: An unfaltering star
LAHORE: Actor Nayyar Ijaz is always looking to improve. Primarily commended for his “baddie” roles in drama serials and films, he has a great amount of well-received work under his belt. With the...
View ArticleShahid Kapoor desperate for some luck
Actor Shahid Kapoor made his Bollywood debut back in 2003. After a decade-long career, he only has a handful of successful movies in his pocket — Kaminey and Jab We Met being the main ones. However,...
View ArticleDid you know?: Waar now officialy the highest-grossing Pakistani film of all...
Blockbuster Waar has now officially become the highest grossing film in Pakistan of all time, after it surpassed Choorian’s Rs200 million take at the box office on just its 36th day of screening. Waar...
View ArticleSuper Cinema: New kid on the entertainment block
LAHORE: Lahore’s once pristine cinemas are rotting away and falling apart. This tragedy is well known, yet few have taken any initiative on this front. Last spring, the team behind Super Cinema...
View ArticleFamily Guy fans petition to resurrect beloved talking dog, Brian Griffin
LOS ANGELES: Thousands of fans of the Fox animated comedy series Family Guy signed a petition on Monday, demanding that the network and show’s creator bring back the beloved talking dog whose death...
View ArticleBox office review: Catching Fire ignites global box office
LOS ANGELES: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire blazed straight to the top of weekend movie charts, setting a US and Canadian record for November ticket sales and hauling in a huge $307.7 million...
View ArticleDid you know?: SUV named after Anil Kapoor’s 24 character
Actor Anil Kapoor may have mentioned his early struggles as a young actor a million times to the press, but those days are well and truly behind him now. The Bollywood actor now has an Oscar-winning...
View ArticleMSNBC cancels Alec Baldwin’s late-night talk show
NEW YORK: Emmy-award winning actor Alec Baldwin’s late-night talk show on cable TV news network MSNBC has been cancelled, the network said on Tuesday. The talk show, Up Late with Alec Baldwin, was...
View ArticleJoining Bollywood was Saif Ali Khan’s best investment
MUMBAI: The Pataudi scion might be a Nawab by birth, but the struggle to rule Bollywood is a difficult one. Stars have come and gone from the Indian film industry, but not all of them have been able...
View ArticleKeen to be part of change in Indian cinema: Ajay
NEW DELHI: Actor Ajay Devgn has partnered with Brillstein Entertainment Partners to launch a US-based production house, Shivalaya Entertainment. With this venture, he hopes to back independent films...
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