Former Miss World, Priyanka Chopra, was today appointed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as a National Ambassador for child rights and adolescence in India. At a ceremony in New Delhi, the film said: “I am very honoured to formalize my association with UNICEF as their National Ambassador to help bring awareness for child [...]
This is a loaded question and one I feel a little uncomfortable in asking. Not because I fear what people might say but because I am gay and either way there is a bias in my answer to this question. Recently the creator of Glee called for a boycott of Newsweek because a gay writer [...]
Flushed with the success of Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton is heading to France to lead the Jury of the Cannes Film Festival 2010. Throughout the festival, film buffs, writers, big name actors and technical experts from around the world will congregate to celebrate the best of the big screen. The films to be judged [...]
Sandra Bullock is to divorce her husband Jesse James after the actress filed for divorce in Travis County District Court in Austin, Texas. Divorce papers, filed on 23 April 2010, state that the marriage is “insupportable” because of a “discord of personalities.” Her spokesperson has told the media that Sandra Bullock has “absolutely no plans” [...]
To 3D, or not to 3D, that is the question. The answer? Don’t bother – it doesn’t make much of a difference. When the 3D demonstration trailer throws a rugby ball at the audience, they will duck, but the film itself is not much affected. Whether to see the film itself? Definitely. After a lavish [...]
James Cameron explains the breakthrough technology used in Avatar after winning “Best Motion Picture” and “Best Director” at the Golden Globes, Zoe Saldana answers a question in Spanish and James Cameron talks about the earthquake crisis in Haiti.
The 67th Golden Globes ceremony took place last night in Hollywood with the film city’s glitterati turning out in force to hear Ricky Gervais’ offhand commentary and the tearful acceptance speeches of the year’s greatest achievers. Avatar scooped the majority of the cabinet-ware and Meryl Streep cemented her places as the darling of Hollywood with [...]
The first round of voting for the 2010 BAFTAS has been concluded. A further round of voting will take place before the final nominations are announced on Thursday 21st January 2010. The “Long List” of nominations for the 2010 Orange British Film Awards is as follows: Best Film Avatar District 9 An Education Gran Torino [...]
Avatar, the highly promoted and largely computer generated movie distributed by 20th Century Fox last month has become the fastest ever film to gross $1 Billion at the box office in ticket sales. While some commentators have been quick to point out that this rapid revenue is due, in part, to the premium price attracted [...]
Patrick Swayze died this morning aged 57 after a 20 month fight with pancreatic cancer. The movie star, best known for roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, was diagnosed with the disease in July 2008. Swayze’s movies were enjoyed by millions around the world: Dirty Dancing (1987) his breakthrough success, grossed over $300million world-wide despite [...]
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