
Los Angeles: Comic actor Adam Sandler and his movie 'Jack and Jill' swept the annual Razzies on Sunday, winning a record-breaking 10 awards for the worst film and performances of 2011. The Golden Raspberry Foundation said the cross-dressing comedy, in which Sandler played both the male and female lead parts, was the first film in the 32-year history of the Razzies to sweep all 10 dishonorable categories. Oscar-winning actor Al...

12:14 PM, Apr 02, 2012

Washington: Amartya Sen, Indian economist and 1998 Nobel Prize winner in economics, has been felicitated with the National Medals of Arts and Humanities award by the US President Barack Obama at a glittering White House function in Washington. "We even have an economist, which we don't always get on stage," Obama said referring to 78-year-old Sen, before he presented the 2011 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities. "Sen is...

08:27 AM, Feb 14, 2012

New Delhi: US President Barack Obama will award nine scholars the 2011 National Medal for Humanities including India's Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. Sen will be felicitated for his insights into the causes of poverty, famine, and injustice. "By applying philosophical thinking to questions of policy, he has changed how standards of living are measured and increased our understanding of how to fight hunger," said a White House statement. The...

08:52 PM, Feb 11, 2012

Los Angeles: A new version of 'Scarface'movie, set in today's world of crime, is in development. Universal Pictures has been meeting with writers to prepare a script for the project, which first released in 1932. However, the 1983 version starring Al Pacino as gangsterTony Montana, a Cuban man who takes over the drugs trade in Miami, is more popular. The new film would be produced by former studio head Marc...

12:52 PM, Sep 23, 2011

Toronto: Anupam Kher has drawn comparisons between Indian actors and international veterans Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, saying Bollywood stars are far more talented than these big names of Hollywood. "An Indian actor can do whatever Al Pacino or Robert De Niro does, but they cannot do what Indian actors do. They can't sing like us, they can't dance like us," Anupam said here. "Ask them to sing 'Chandni...

07:30 PM, Jun 27, 2011

There is a lot more from where
The Godfather came from. ...

06:03 PM, Aug 06, 2009

The film may not be total rubbish, but it falls way below expectations. ...

01:00 AM, Sep 13, 2008

A number of releases will be seeing reunion of hit pairs. ...

05:27 PM, Sep 01, 2008

New Delhi: Stunned by India's Test slump abroad after the 4-0 rout in the series against Australia, former stalwarts blamed the star-studded batting line-up, reacting to the debacle by saying heads should roll following a second successive overseas whitewash. India were humbled by 298 runs in the fourth and final Test on Saturday, losing their eighth consecutive match on foreign soil. The overall commitment and preparation was certainly not up...

01:08 PM, Apr 16, 2008

Georgetown: Talismanic opener Chris Gayle has accused the West Indies Cricket Board of mind games and vowed to address their demand for an apology at the end of the Regional Super50 Series. Gayle, who led Jamaica in the ongoing tournament here, was told last week by WICB that he would have to withdraw the controversial comments he made earlier this year, to be considered for selection to the regional side. ...

02:14 AM, Mar 13, 2008

Ranchi: He may be raking in crores as the leading brand ambassador of the country, but Indian skipper MS Dhoni does not even have Rs 645 in his bank account. One of the highest income tax payers of the state, Dhoni has landed in trouble as his cheque for Rs 645 in favour of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) as holding tax has been returned by the bank. Dhoni pays ...

09:01 PM, Feb 06, 2008

Al Pacino is the newest addition to
Ocean's Thirteen. Here's an exclusive chat with the cast on working with the Hollywood heavyweight. ...

10:05 AM, Jun 06, 2007

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino will team up for the second time on movie screens in a film called
Righteous Kill. ...

11:10 PM, May 18, 2007