CitizenFour comes in number one
LOS ANGELES: CitizenFour, filmmaker Laura Poitras’s documentary about National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden, was given the top award for best feature by the International Documentary...
View ArticlePeter Pan live! lacks lustre
NEW YORK: More than nine million people tuned in to watch a high-flying Allison Williams as Peter Pan and a tap-dancing Christopher Walken as Captain Hook in a live television production of the...
View ArticleNepal prohibits jesting at Modi
KATHMANDU: The 576th episode of popular comedy TV show Tito Satya, scheduled to be aired on Thursday, was abruptly taken off air after officials of the state-owned Nepal Television (NTV) found some...
View ArticleHanks, Sting receive Kennedy Centre Honours
WASHINGTON: Hollywood stars, ballet dancers, and soul singers recently celebrated Kennedy Centre Honours winners, actor Tom Hanks, singer-songwriter Sting and others during Washington’s high-profile...
View Article'Two and a Half Men' to end Feb 19
LOS ANGELES: After 12 seasons and numerous cast changes, TV sitcom Two and a Half Men is officially coming to an end Feb 19 next year. The series will conclude with a special one-hour episode...
View ArticleCall him old-fashioned
NEW DELHI: Actor Mikaal Zulfiqar, who has earned his spurs in the Pakistani entertainment industry with television dramas, such as Pani Jaisa Pyar and Shehr-e-Zaat, has also garnered the praise of...
View ArticleAamir on the three Khans in a film together
MUMBAI: Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan said a project starring Bollywood’s three Khans, Shahrukh, Salman and himself, would be exciting and that he would be happy to do it. The trio recently appeared...
View ArticleFederer vs Bollywood: Deepika, Aamir and Akshay get served
NEW DELHI: Deepika Padukone made Bollywood’s presence felt at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) on Monday when she along with other stars, including Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan, played an...
View ArticleVote for the best in Pakistani films of 2014
KARACHI: Despite the fact that there were only three major film releases in 2014, the diversity being displayed on celluloid was enough to merit a brighter future for Pakistani cinema in 2015. This...
View ArticleFederer vs Bollywood: Deepika, Aamir and Akshay get served
Bollywood’s reigning stars lined up to sweat it out on the tennis court with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Sania Mirza, at the much-awaited inaugural of the International Premier Tennis League in...
View ArticleWhen there isn’t a theory for everything
Professor Stephen Hawking’s first wife Jane Hawking shared the inside story of their extraordinary marriage in a rather personal account published in the Newsweek magazine. She recalled her first...
View ArticleMiddle earth comes to Russia
Fans of The Lord of The Rings series have a reason to rejoice as the fantasy-series is about to become reality. Throughout the series ‘The Eye’ is the symbol mostly associated with Sauron. The Eye of...
View ArticleIt’s not perfectly okay for men to be objectified: Freida Pinto
NEW DELHI: There is a recurring pattern in actor Freida Pinto’s films and that is the presence of strong female characters. The Hollywood-based Indian actor says it’s the first thing that she...
View ArticleSidhu open to working for Pakistani comedy show
KARACHI: You may find his ‘LOL’ moments in a number of comedy shows annoying but that is what has made the former Indian test cricketer such a huge sensation in India’s entertainment industry. Known...
View ArticleDDLJ makes Indian history with 1000-week run
MUMBAI: It was October 1995 when the Maratha Mandir cinema first showed one of India’s best-loved movies, a Bollywood romcom starring Shah Rukh Khan. One thousand weeks later, the film “Dilwale...
View ArticleFrom Jutt and Bond to James Bond
The cast of the new James Bond movie Spectre was announced recently and fans were blown away to see the likes of Andrew Scott, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, and Monica Belluci star alongside Daniel...
View ArticlePain & gain of checkered past
An online petition has urged Massachusetts justice officials to deny Mark Wahlberg his request for a pardon in the 1988 assault conviction, reported IANS. The Transformers: Age of Extinction star had...
View ArticleFinding feet in films
KARACHI: Fahad Mustafa’s life motto ensures that he does not succumb to the curse of mediocrity. The actor has made a living out of experimentation and versatility by juggling various roles and...
View Article1000 weeks of DDLJ: A phenomenon relived
NEW DELHI: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), one of the best movies by filmmaker Aditya Chopra, completed 1,000 weeks of screening on Friday. When the film, debut-directed by Aditya Chopra, released...
View ArticleShaan’s Waar on the internet
KARACHI: Celebrities these days are making a conscious effort to ensure that there is a lesser degree of transparency between them and their fans and all of this has been made possible due to the...
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