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CANNES: Mexico's Amat Escalante on Sunday won the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his ultra-violent film "Heli" about his country's blood-drenched drug wars.The 34-year-old director, who was forced onto the defensive after the violence left some members of the audience uneasy, paid tribute to this year's Cannes jury headed by Steven Spielberg."This earthquake, I wasn't expecting this! Thank you to this brave jury... to Mexico, I hope we never get used to suffering... " he said."Heli" tells the story of a family caught up in gangland battles in an unnamed desert region of contemporary Mexico and contains protracted torture scenes.In one scene, a character sets the genitals of a suspected cocaine thief ablaze.Escalante reacted to criticism of the film by calling it an accurate depiction of the situation in underworld crime-blighted Mexico.And he dismissed critical questions about upsetting audiences."What's the point of not showing the violence ...
CANNES: French actress Berenice Bejo on Sunday won the prize for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's film "The Past".Bejo, who made her name in the hit French silent movie "The Artist", plays a wife who asks her estranged husband to return from Iran to finalise their divorce in the Paris-set family drama. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 
LOS ANGELES: Moviegoers raced to see "Fast & Furious 6" as it debuted over the holiday weekend, earning the action sequel a massive $98.5 million take, industry estimates showed Sunday.The latest installment in the action-packed film franchise, starring Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, did earned the top slot at the box office during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, seen as the unofficial start of summer in the United States.Second place went to the debauched bachelors ...
CANNES: Stars paraded on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival one last time ahead of the awarding of the coveted Palme d'Or top prize Sunday, as suspense mounted over one of the tightest races in years.An epic lesbian love story, a patchwork family drama by an Iranian Oscar winner and a Coen Brothers dark comedy led the contenders, with a handful of other entries hot on their heels.Steven Spielberg's festival jury, packed with ...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) will present a free puppet show on Monday to entertain and educate children about social problems like health, education and environment.According to an official at PNCA, "The puppet show at PNCA is a regular feature of the council presented by National Puppet Theater (NPT), on every Monday at 4.00 pm, but due to electioneering it could not be presented for last two weaks.The objective to organize this ...
KARACHI: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan left no stone unturned preparing for his role as Bhuvan, for his Oscar-nominated film ‘Lagaan’, directed by Ashutosh Guwariker. According to Indian media sources, Mr. Perfectionist has reportedly gone a step further in preparation for his role as P.K. in Rajkumar Hirani’s film ‘Peekay’. According to the latest reports, ‘Rancho’ has apparently learnt Bhojpuri for the challenging role starring opposite Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor has reportedly ...
KARACHI: Mrigdeep Singh Lambha’s upcoming film ‘Fukrey’ is reportedly inspired by the lives of the film’s producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment. The story will revolve around the lives of four college boys played by Ali Fazal, Manjot Singh, Pulkit Samrat and Varun Sharma. According to Indian media sources, Mrigdeep Singh, the assistant director of Bollywood blockbuster ‘Don’ shared his idea for the film with director Farhan Akhtar, who allegedly fell in ...More Articles...
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