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LOS ANGELES: Steven Spielberg will bring a Hollywood veteran's eye to the more art-house Cannes Film Festival next week -- but he insists he has no preconceptions and will be a strictly "democratic" jury head.The legendary filmmaker, who first came to Cannes for the premiere of "E.T." in 1982, says he is looking forward to being on the Croisette, even if he is a little "rusty," not having served on a festival jury for over 25 years.The 66-year-old -- the third American to head the Cannes jury in four years -- chairs a panel that also includes Nicole Kidman and Oscar-winning director Ang Lee to pick who wins the coveted Palme d'Or at the May 15-26 festival.The prospect of watching and critically assessing 19 films in 12 days might be daunting to some, but Spielberg is unfazed."Not me! Every weekend I watch between four and six movies. I catch up ...
NEW YORK: Actor Neil Patrick Harris will return to host the 67th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9th in what will be his fourth stint on the show that honors the best of Broadway, organizers said on Thursday. The Emmy Award winner and star of the TV comedy "How I Met Your Mother," who won plaudits for hosting the Tony Awards last year, said he was very excited to be back. ...
LOS ANGELES: Filming of the new "Star Wars" movie will take place in England, returning the franchise to its British roots, Disney's Lucasfilm said on Friday."We've devoted serious time and attention to revisiting the origins of 'Star Wars' as inspiration for our process on the new movie, and I'm thrilled that returning to the UK for production and utilizing the incredible talent there can be a part of that," Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm president, said in ...
VISTA: Heavy metal singer Tim Lambesis, the frontman for Christian rock band As I Lay Dying, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge of soliciting the murder of his estranged wife. North San Diego County Superior Court Judge Martin Staven set bail for Lambesis at $3 million. He ordered Lambesis to surrender his passport, stay away from his wife Meggan and their three children and remain in San Diego county except to meet with ...
NEW YORK: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby," and his foundation have teamed up with Christie's for a charity auction next week to benefit environmental causes. Thirty-three works, many created for and donated to the auction by some of the world's top artists, will go under the hammer on Monday in New York at The 11th Hour Auction, which aims to raise as much as $18 million to protect ...
KARACHI: It is reported Tigmanshu Dhulia, the Director behind Bullet Raja starring Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, has planned his next project with none other than Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan. According to Indian media sources, Hrithik Roshan has given the director a go-ahead for the film which will be a screen adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The film, which will be produced by Goldie Behl, is expected to hit screens by mid-2014. So far ...
KARACHI: After the cult following of Anurag Kashyap’s uber-violent thrillers Gangs of Wasseypur I and II, there has been much speculation the mad genius director behind hits Dev D and Bombay Talkies may return for a part III. Though there have been no confirmed reports as yet, the online world is abuzz with rumors the story is not yet ‘complete.’ Gangs of Wasseypur and its sequel were massively successful at painting a picture of the ...More Articles...
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