Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris
Director: Justin Lin
Like a well-oiled engine, the Fast & Furious series can be counted on to deliver what it promises on the box: gleaming cars, thrilling chases, and buff stars who look like they've stepped out of the pages of a fitness magazine. The new installment, 'Fast & Furious 6' is just as dumb as the previous films, and its action scenes so furiously edited that it's hard to tell who's doing what, and to whom. But, as we've come to learn, that's the charm of these movies...the stunts are outrageous, and the plot basic enough for an eight-year-old to enjoy.
The new film opens with our heroes Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) enjoying their retirement, when federal agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) shows up to recruit them in a mission to capture professional hijacker Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). The incentive for Don is a possible reunion with his ex, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), who was presumed dead at the end of the fourth film and who now may be working with Shaw. ...
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11:06 PM, May 24, 2013
Los Angeles: For Comedian Ed Helms and actor Bradley Cooper, actors of the successful 'The Hangover' films, the franchise is "over". Cooper, who essays the role of Phil Wenneck, said: "It's over. It's done. Yeah, it's done." "It would take peace in the Middle East for me to do 'Hangover IV'," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Helms as saying. Helms plays Stuart "Stu" Price in the movie. The first two films in the...
10:38 AM, May 24, 2013
The Liberace biopic focuses on the famous pianist's secret affair with gay lover Scott Thorson. ...
11:02 PM, May 23, 2013
Bollywood actress was seen in a teal Gucci gown at the premiere of 'Behind the Candelabra' which stars Hollwyood A-listers like Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. ...
11:14 PM, May 22, 2013
London: After a dazzling show at Cannes Film Festival, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will join international singing stars Madonna and Beyonce at a mega charity concert in London next month. Rai, who will be joined by actor husband Abhishek Bachchan, has been confirmed as a celebrity presenter at the Chime for Change event on June 1 aimed at raising funds and awareness for women's rights and empowerment around the...
11:32 AM, May 22, 2013
New York: 'Batman' trilogy director Christopher Nolan is reportedly in talks to take charge of the next 'James Bond' film. The 42-year-old filmmaker is in the middle of informal talks with Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson to helm the film, which will be the 24th in the series, reported the Huffington Post. "It does no harm for Broccoli and Wilson to talk with Nolan, even if nothing...
12:44 PM, May 21, 2013
Los Angeles: Marc Forster's 'World War Z', featuring Brad Pitt, will open the 35th annual Moscow Film Festival on June 20. The first members of the competition jury are Iranian writer-director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and French-Swiss filmmaker Ursula Meier, said the Hollywood reporter. They also unveiled the first 10 competition titles. The festival would offer a retrospective of documentaries on the Olympic Games, retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa...
11:30 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood's superstar might have innumerable fans in India and abroad but Hollywood never tasted the success and fame of the actor until 'The Great Gatsby' premiered in New York. Such was the frenzy around the actor that the international media mistook the cheering for Amitabh Bachchan at the premiere for Leonardo DiCaprio's entry. And, Bachchan continues to cast his spell even in his cameo in Baz Luhrmann's 'The...
04:40 PM, May 19, 2013
London: 'The Great Gatsby' helmer Baz Luhrmann had turned down the opportunity to direct the 'Harry Potter' films in favour of shooting movie musical 'Moulin Rouge'. The 50-year-old filmmaker said he was contacted by producers of the wizarding franchise while they were planning the first big screen installment, 2001's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', reported Contactmusic. "The first one came along and they rang me, and while I love...
05:27 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Baz Luhrmann's film might not have pleased the critics abroad due to its pomp, but we as Indians dig for the typical Bollywood entertainer. Opulent sets, dance, over-the-top dialogues just make us stand up in the theatre and whistle and clap. And, Baz Luhrmann gives you yet another opportunity to enjoy your heart out with his latest offering 'The Great Gatsby'. The film revolves around a war veteran...
11:27 AM, May 18, 2013
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is all set to repeat his hat-trick at Cannes. Just like last year, three of the actor's films will be representing India at Cannes. ...
06:13 PM, May 17, 2013
Time to peep into our entertainment editor Rajeev Masand's Cannes diary. Here's his personalised account of all the action from ground zero. ...
06:10 PM, May 17, 2013
Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk. ...
11:59 PM, May 15, 2013
Directed by Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, it is the latest Hollywood rendition of Fitzgerald's classic American novel, 'The Great Gatsby'. DiCaprio stars in the title role, a millionaire pining for a lost love, played by Carey Mulligan, during the height of the hedonistic 1920s. ...
11:40 PM, May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie got both her breasts surgically removed after realising she was carrying a faulty gene, passed down to her by her mother. ...
08:46 PM, May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie said that she carried the BRCA-1 gene that increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancers. ...
09:31 PM, May 14, 2013
Directed by Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, it is the latest Hollywood rendition of Fitzgerald's classic American novel, 'The Great Gatsby'. DiCaprio stars in the title role, a millionaire pining for a lost love, played by Carey Mulligan, during the height of the hedonistic 1920s. It has already opened in the United States to mixed reviews and a good box office report. ...
07:40 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Mira Nair, who is equally at home directing stories from the sub-continent and from Hollywood, has merged both the worlds in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', a coming-of-age story where she deals with questions of identity and belonging. The director, who has previously helmed films like 'Salaam Bombay', 'Mississippi Masaala', 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Amelia', has adapted Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's novel to show a young Pakistani's love and subsequent disillusionment...
03:46 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood's superstar Aamir Khan, who completed his 25 years in filmdom this year, names 'Titanic' star Leonardo DiCaprio and three-times Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis as his favourite Hollywood actors. "I like a few Hollywood stars. I tend to forget English names, I like Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis for 'Lincoln'," said the actor here at the screening of Hollywood film 'The Star Trek Into Darkness' along with filmmaker-wife Kiran...
05:20 PM, May 13, 2013
