London: One of the few places where the Harry Potter movies failed to weave their magic was the Oscars, and the blockbuster franchise's failure to win a single Academy Award in eight attempts still rankles with some key players. The series, based on J.K. Rowling's best-selling boy wizard stories, was nominated for 12 Oscars over its 10-year history, in the art direction, visual effects, makeup, cinematography, costume design and music...
03:27 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Islamabad: Barely a month after Pakistan bagged its first Oscar for a documentary on victims of acid attacks, the country's most famous face of one such assault ended her 13-year ordeal by jumping out of her sixth-floor apartment in Italy. Fakhra Yunus was 22 when her husband Bilal Khar, a member of the politically strong Khar family of Punjab, marred her life by allegedly throwing acid on her face just...
06:15 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Mumbai: Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar is happy that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a woman, picked up the first Oscar for his country. He describes it as a great feat for all his countrymen. "We are very proud of the fact that a woman has got the first Oscar for Pakistan. Sharmeen got the first Oscar and I have personally had the pleasure of meeting her in the past and what a great...
07:58 PM, Mar 05, 2012
London: Oscar-winning silent movie 'The Artist' was originally shot in colour in case film bosses didn't want to show the picture in black and white. The film was the big winner at Sunday night's AcademyAwards, taking five prizes including the coveted Best Picture title as well as Best Actor for its star Jean Dujardin and Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius. The Best Picture win made 'The Artist' only the second...
12:56 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Los Angeles: Angelina Jolie's bare leg led to many post-Oscar jokes, but by Tuesday it had kicked back at critics and become an Internet celebrity in its own right followed by thousands. Jolie, accustomed to having the spotlight on her and perhaps not her appendage, attended the Oscars on Sunday in a black Atelier Versace dress with a daring slit. The often serious actress playfully revealed her right leg onstage...
08:24 AM, Feb 29, 2012
London: 'The Artist' star Jean Dujardin would happily make another silent movie if it helped his chances of Hollywood success. The French actor, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor prize for his movie 'The Artist', said he has some ideas of where he wants his career to go, reported Contactmusic. "I'm not an American actor, I'm French and I continue in France. If I could make another silent...
09:13 AM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: The best moments from the 84th Academy Awards, Hollywood's biggest night of love for a shared movie-going experience, were ones which were sentimental, nostalgic and drew the audience in with a sense of easy familiarity. For most Indians who made the effort to wake up at 6 AM to catch the live telecast, the comparisons with our own awards functions were inevitable, and almost bile-inducing. When the handsome...
09:08 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Abhishek Bachchan feels it is futile for Indian media to compare Indian film award functions to a ceremony like Oscars because here most such functions are organised by the media houses themselves. "Interesting to see-read a lot of the media comparing the Oscars to our Indian awards. Most seem to think that we need to improve, raise our standards... Wait a minute... Aren't most of OUR awards...
08:45 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Los Angeles: Speech by Christopher Plummer for Beginners. You're only two years older than me darling, where have you been all my life? I have a confession to make, when I first emerged from my mother's womb, I was already rehearsing my Academy thank you speech. But it was so long ago, mercifully for you, I've forgotten it. But I haven't forgotten who to thank. The Academy, of course, for...
05:57 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: 'The Help' was one of the strongest contenders for the top awards at the Oscars this year. Contending for Best Actress as well as Best Supporting Actress - 'The Help' managed to bag the Oscars for the Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer. Here's the backstage interview of Octavia Spencer: A. Do I push him down or oh, sorry. See,this is me not being the singer. Q. To...
04:15 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: French silent film 'The Artist' swept away all the top honours at the Oscars. It won both Best Film and Best Actor (for Jean Dujardin) along with other awards bringing the night's tally to a five and tying with Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'. Here's the backstage interview with producer Thomas Langmann: Q. Hi. Congratulations. When your costume designer was in here earlier who won, he said that part of...
04:03 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' gave all other films a run for their money when it bagged five Oscars. Though it did not score above the other competitors for 'Best Picture' - it bagged the 'Best Visual Effects'. The men behind that achievement were Rob Legato, Joss Williams (absent), Ben Grossman and Alex Henning. Here's the backstage interview with the winners - Q. I have a question about the locomotive...
03:46 PM, Feb 27, 2012
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