Los Angeles: Two of The Weinstein Company's contenders for Academy Awards - 'The Artist' and 'The Iron Lady' - surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend. The company's 'W.E.', directed by Madonna, meanwhile, opened to a run-of-the-mill $45,000 at four locations. IFC's horror-thriller 'Kill List' opened to $12,400 at two locations, according to Rentrak's numbers. 'W.E.' is drawing critical praise for star Andrea Riseborough - The...
02:15 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Beverly Hills, California: Facing a future where many movies will be seen in homes, Oscar organizers on Monday unveiled this year's awards show theme at an annual luncheon honoring nominees by asking fans to relish memories of why they love movies and going to theaters. "Celebrate the movies in all of us," is the idea that Academy Award co-producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, as well as Tom Sherak, the...
02:02 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Los Angeles: Oscar-nominated actor Gary Oldman finds his spy character from the movie 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' more interesting than James Bond. The 53-year-old star, who plays veteran spy George Smiley in the film, admits he has always been puzzled by author Ian Fleming's flamboyant hero, reported Showbizspy. "He (Smiley) is the polar opposite of Bond. He is the man in the mac who you would pass in the street...
12:50 PM, Feb 06, 2012
War Horse is a 2011 war epic motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on both War Horse, a children's novel set before and during World War I, by British author Michael Morpurgo, first published in the United Kingdom in 1982, and the 2007 stage adaptation of the same name. ...
07:57 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Buffalo, New York: Eastman Kodak Co. wants to end its contract for naming rights to the glamorous Los Angeles theater that hosts the Academy Awards as it tries to improve its financial position enough to move out of bankruptcy. The photography pioneer's financial advisers say the benefits of having the company's name on the 3,300-seat Kodak Theatre aren't worth the contract's cost, according to a motion filed in US Bankruptcy...
01:06 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Los Angeles: 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' star Rooney Mara has emerged as the most desirable Oscar-nominated actress this year, beating fellow nominees Michelle Williams and Jessica Chastain. The 26-year-old grabbed the third spot on AskMen's 2012 "99 Most Desirable Women" reader-generated list, reported Huffington Post. Playing one of America's most desirable icons in history in 'My Week With Marilyn' earned Michelle Williams a spot at No. 63. Chastain, nominated...
08:23 PM, Feb 02, 2012
Los Angeles: Potential Oscar winners will now be a click away from winning a trophy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it has partnered with a company to develop an electronic voting system for next year's 85th annual Academy Awards. The motion picture academy says it entered into an agreement with Everyone Counts Inc. to exclusively to work with longtime accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers to create the...
08:05 AM, Jan 26, 2012
Beverly Hills: Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure 'Hugo' leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for the Oscar-winning filmmaker. Also nominated for best picture Tuesday: the silent film 'The Artist'; the family drama 'The Descendants'; the Sept. 11 tale 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'; the Deep South drama 'The Help'; the romantic fantasy 'Midnight in Paris'; the sports tale 'Moneyball'; the family...
07:24 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Rajeev Masand talks about the Oscar nominated films, 'Midnight in Paris', 'Martha Macy May Marlene' and '50/50'. ...
02:14 PM, Jan 07, 2012
Mumbai: Network 18 bagged six awards at the Indian Television Academy Awards on Sunday night, grabbing the maximum for any news network. It was a night of honours for CNN-IBN at the 11th Indian Television Academy Awards on Sunday night. CNN-IBN picked up five awards in various categories taking home the Best English News Channel award yet again for the fifth time in six years. CNN-IBN Editor in Chief Rajdeep...
07:59 AM, Sep 26, 2011
New Delhi: The 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards 2011 in Toronto on Sunday opened with a big 'Dabangg' with Salman Khan's tough cop romp scooping most of the awards, including best film and female debut for actor Sonakshi Sinha. The event that packed three days of film, song and dance culminating in Saturday's awards ceremony, is often referred to as the Indian Oscars and brought together the entire galaxy...
12:28 PM, Jun 26, 2011
New Delhi: Romantic comedy "Band Baaja Baarat" and action drama "Dabangg" scooped up early honours at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Toronto that packed three days of film, song and dance culminating in Saturday's awards ceremony, often referred to as the Indian Oscars. Mamta Sharma won the award for best playback female singer for the song 'Munni badnam hui' in Dabangg. For the same movie's song, 'Tere...
04:42 PM, Jun 25, 2011
