Ang Lee says he's baffled by poor box office showing by 'Woodstock'September 30th, 2009 Ang Lee says he's baffled by 'Woodstock' resultsHONG KONG — Ang Lee says he's baffled by the poor box office results of "Taking Woodstock" — the Oscar-winning director's worst-performing English-language movie in the U.S. in 10 years.
Amitabh miffed at rising budget of 'Teen Patti'May 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is miffed with the soaring budget of his latest film 'Teen Patti' and has slammed the crew and unit of the movie. Big B, as he is fondly called, was recently in London filming alongside Sir Ben Kingsley for the film, but apparently wasn't happy to see the unprepared unit in the last shooting stint of the film, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Christian Bale hopes Christopher Nolan takes up third Batman filmMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - Welsh born English actor Christian Bale has revealed that he hopes 'The Dark Knight' director Christopher Nolan signs up for the third Batman film. Bale, 35, said the reason he wants Nolan, 39, to direct the next movie, is because nobody would be able to do as good a job.
'Aladin' director launches special blog for fansApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Adding a creative tweak to the movie promotion process, filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh has launched a special blog for his next venture 'Aladin' to provide fans a sneak peek into the making of the movie. In the blog, http://boundscript.blogspot.com/, Ghosh plans to share every moment of making the film with the movie aficionados from the genesis of the movie to shoots, stories, etc, said a release from the production house Friday.
Heath Ledger's last film to premiere at Cannes?April 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Late Australian actor Heath Ledger's last film 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' is being touted to be at the Cannes Film Festival in mid-May, reports the Hollywood reporter's blog risky biz. The film will be released around autumn this year, though it is still in trouble as there are no distributors bidding for the movie in the US.
Megan Fox to play Mickey Rourke's angel in new filmApril 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Megan Fox is all set to play Mickey Rourke's angel in a new period drama. According to Hollywood Reporter, the two of them will be seen together for the first time in new movie 'Passion Plays'.
Nicholas Sparks pens movie role for Miley CyrusApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks has created a new movie role specifically for 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus. The novelist, who has authored books like 'The Rescue' and 'A Bend in the Road', wrote the new movie 'The Last Song' with the teen sensation in mind and she is set to star in the film as well, reports contactmusic.com.
Sacha Cohen's new film faces adults cinema rating in U.S.March 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new film 'Bruno' is said to be facing an adults-only certification in the U.S., after it was judged to be too sexually explicit for young viewers. As per TheWrap.com, when the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) panel reviewed the film, it listed it under the restricted NC-17 cinema rating, which prevents anyone under the age of 17 from viewing it.
Angelina Jolie's first movie as child actor to release nowMarch 24th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Angelian Jolie's first movie role in a forgotten 1982 comedy is set for release - 27 years after it was made. Jolie was four when she appeared alongside her actor father Jon Voight in director Hal Ashby's 'Lookin' To Get Out', but her part was cut and the film only had a limited release, reports contactmusic.com.
No takers for Heath Ledger's last filmMarch 14th, 2009 LONDON - Late Australian actor Heath Ledger's last film 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' is in trouble as there are no buyers bidding for the movie. Despite featuring Ledger and actors like Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell playing different incarnations of Ledger's character (after his death), the movie is yet to find a distributor, reports contactmusic.com.
Schwarzenegger to star in Sylvester Stallone's filmFebruary 27th, 2009 LONDON - Former action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed that he would be doing a cameo in Sylvester Stallone's next movie 'The Expendables'. Contactmusic.com reports, the California governor will be making his big screen comeback in the film, which will be his first starring role since he was sworn into office in 2003.
Gibson sports moustache for new movieFebruary 16th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actor-director Mel Gibson is sporting a new moustache and goatee for his role in a movie. Dailymail.co.uk reports that Gibson is set to play the lead role in 'George And Sam', about two friends who reunite.
Hong Kong filmmakers to unveil world's first 3D sex movieJanuary 25th, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong film makers are preparing to leave filmgoers goggle-eyed by releasing the world's first pornographic movie in 3D, a news report has said. Shooting on the Chinese-language film '3D Sex And Zen', budgeted at $4 million, is scheduled for April with producers promising some of the most realistic close-up sex scenes ever.
Jackie Chan voted vice-chairman of China Film AssociationDecember 31st, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood action-comedy star Jackie Chan has been polled to be the vice-chairman of the China Film Association. Chan and other prominent Hong Kong filmmakers have joined the association in order to tie together movie-making in Hong Kong and China, reports contactmusic.com.
100 percent collections for 'Ghajini' on opening dayDecember 24th, 2008 MUMBAI - Actor Aamir Khan's latest film 'Ghajini' rocked the box office, taking in 100 percent collections across the country on its opening day Thursday, an executive of the movie's India distributor said. Aamir Khan, who was present at the trial run of the movie at a preview theatre in Mumbai Wednesday, reportedly said that 'Ghajini' has created a record by becoming the first Bollywood movie in recent times for which the tickets had been sold in advance for all five days of the opening week across the country.
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