MUMBAI: Hugh Jackman almost missed out on the chance to play Wolverine in the original X-Men movie – because he had to audition with a perm. The Aussie star reveals he tried out for...
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Shruti to compose for Kamal Haasan’s Wednesday remake
MUMBAI: Shruti Haasan, who will debut in Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision’s Luck, will be composing the music for the remake of A Wednesday, which stars her father Kamal Hassan. The Tamil remake of the...
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Oscar winner A R Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia
MUMBAI: He’s sold hundreds of millions of albums and was recently named as one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine. Music maestro A R Rahman has risen to global prominence with...
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Excel Home Videos releases DVDs to celebrate Family Day
MUMBAI: In celebration of the International Family Day (15 May), Excel Home Videos has released family film titles. The DVD that are being released include The Sound of Music, Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang, King and I,...
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BitTorrent extends dominance in P2P arena: BayTSP
MUMBAI: BitTorrent extended its dominance as the most popular file sharing application for unauthorized content, and while infringements in the US have dropped, Spain, Italy and France have surged, according to an annual report...
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Warner Bros. packs a punch in new studio portal
Warner Bros. will bring together content & promotions from all its divisions on its new and revamped portal WB.com....
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Frameboxx ties-up with BIG Animation Studio for education
MUMBAI: Frameboxx has inked an alliance with BIG Animation for offering the specialization module in the Redboxx 1 flagship course at BIG Animation studio in Pune. This enables students to do their specialization in...
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Eagle Films inks co-prod. deal with European companies
Eagle Films has entered into a tripartite deal with Advise Film & TV Production in Berlin & Wega based in Austria to co-produce a film....
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MDA rolls out initiatives to attract movie talent to Singapore
MUMBAI: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has rolled out several new initiatives as part of its ongoing Singapore Media Fusion Plan (SMFP) to attract the world’s creative community to partner with Singapore...
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Why Akshay Kumar didn’t perform at Govani’s wedding?
MUMBAI: The Govani wedding is over and done with and the couple are on their honeymoon, but speculations are yet to taper off. The question on every one’s mind is why did Akshay Kumar...
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UTV World Movies to air films screened at Cannes
MUMBAI: As the Cannes Film Festival gets underway, UTV World Movies will showcase 12 of the best winner movies at the Cannes Film Festival. The movies will be aired under the Cannes Konnection band...
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Paramount’s Star Trek grosses $79 mn in opening weekend
Paramount Pictures' Star Trek grossed $79 million in its opening weekend, which is almost $3 million higher than initial estimates....
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Multiplexes to get breather as Sony confirms release dates
Multiplexes will get a breather with new Hollywood releases by May end as Sony decides on release dates of forthcoming movies....
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Captain, my Captain
MUMBAI: Captaincy is not easy, ask Sachin Tendulkar. The most prolific batsman of today’s times is not finding the going easy as he guides his team Mumbai Indians out of disaster. Talent aside, skippering...
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EMI Music signs exclusive deal with Immodesty Blaize
MUMBAI: EMI Music has signed a deal with Immodesty Blaize, the showgirl, novelist and TV personality, and her Tease Show. The first project to emerge from this partnership will be a television special, film...
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Jim Veevaert & Jay Cohen to lead Jerry Bruckheimer Games
MUMBAI: Motion picture and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV Games have appointed two industry veterans Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen to lead Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc. as president of production and president of...
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Airtel Digital TV launches two entry offers
MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel has launched two new Entry Offers for its DTH service – digital TV. The Rs 1850 Offer gives three months’ free subscription to the ESPN Top Up and New Value Pack...
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