Los Angeles: When the curtain comes up on Sunday's Oscars in Hollywood, producers of the movie awards show will be less worried about who wins which trophy than they will be about how many people tune-in on television. The world's top film honors are in jeopardy of losing their status as the second most-watched TV event in the United States behind professional football's Super Bowl if they can't lure more...
05:42 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Uggie, the 10-year-old jack russell terrier is the scene stealer of ten time Oscar-nominated film 'The Artist'. ...
11:28 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Los Angeles: The Academy Awards are a big deal - even to A-listers. That's why a parade of stars came through the theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center Saturday to run through their lines and prepare to address their peers in front of a worldwide audience of millions. Muppet rehearsal: Even celebrities of the felt variety took time to practice their lines. Though Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy...
04:21 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Beijing: Chinese acrobats will perform at the Academy Awards for the first time on Sunday, hitting the stage in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater as part of the ceremony. Nine performers from east China's Shandong Province will perform grueling feats of physical prowess, Zhou Yonghui, the acrobatic team's coach said. No stage props will be used by the performers, Zhou said, adding that the performers won high honors at...
03:26 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Los Angeles: Sacha Baron Cohen has won his battle with the Academy to attend the mega award function dressed as the character from his upcoming film 'Dictator'. The 40-year-old actor was earlier banned from attending the red carpet event in the dictactor regalia as the Academy did not want the award ceremony to become a publicity event for the actor's upcoming film. The Academy finally changed its stance and allowed...
06:43 PM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: The names of Academy Awards winners are a closely guarded secret until the envelope is opened during the Oscar night. But Google, armed with its search statistics takes a go at predicting the winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. The search engine giant has closely analysed the search trends over the last three years to identify indications that point towards the actual winners who took the gold...
01:47 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Rajeev Masand takes you through the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Film for the Academy Awards. ...
12:09 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Los Angels: Known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters - Ali G, Borat, and Brno, actor Sacha Baron Cohen has been barred from attending the 84th Academy Awards Sunday - because of the costume he wanted to wear! Cohen has been told he can't walk the red carpet dressed as General Aladeen, a character he is playing in his upcoming comedy 'The Dictator', reports nypost.com. 'The Dictator' is...
07:32 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Los Angeles: Hollywood glamour meets French chic in a battle of charm for Oscar's best actor accolade on Sunday that pits George Clooney and close friend Brad Pitt against dashing Jean Dujardin. Clooney, 50, beloved by his peers and regarded as the most eligible bachelor in the world, is thought to have the edge for his performance as a back-up dad forced to pull his family together in the emotional...
12:12 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Los Angeles: When the curtain rises on the Oscars this Sunday, nervous anticipation will, as usual, fill the theater at the world's top film awards, but this year movie fans can relax. After years of trying to jazz up the Academy Awards with flashy, hip hosts, emcee Billy Crystal is returning for a ninth time in 2012, bringing what Oscar watchers say is a level of predictability and comfort to...
11:17 AM, Feb 24, 2012
Rajeev Masand spoke to Hollywood biggie Brad Pitt who said his India experience was good as he was able to explore the country. ...
10:01 AM, Feb 24, 2012
Bollywood filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap attended special screening of 'The Artist'. ...
06:45 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: Brad Pitt is among those Hollywood actors who are equally popular in India also. In fact, he and Tom Cruise are the best known Hollywood actors in India. His latest Oscar entry 'Moneyball' is releasing in India this Friday. Directed by Bennett Miller, 'Moneyball' is a sports drama based on the book by the author Michael Lewis. The film deals with the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its...
06:00 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has often been criticized for its safe, conventional and (as some in the know call it) the Harvey Weinstein choices (yes, its the same Academy which chose 'Rocky' over 'Taxi Driver'). This year especially it has ruffled lot of critics and cine goers with its decision of keeping out some marvellous artists out of the contention. Heres some of my...
03:06 PM, Feb 23, 2012
The Oscar nominees for the Best Actress include Rooney Mara for 'The girl with the dragon tattoo'. ...
04:03 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Los Angeles: Viola Davis knew she had big shoes to fill when she agreed to play the role of a lowly black maid to a rich white family in 1960s Mississippi in 'The Help'. They included those of her mother, her late grandmother and thousands of African-American women who were maids themselves, many of whom would rather forget those years. Although Davis is now neck-and-neck with Meryl Streep for the...
12:31 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Beverly Hills: Anyone who knows their Oscars knows that nominees' fashion plans are strictly top secret until the big day. They seem to be more revealing about their designer undergarments, though. While it may fit into the too-much-information file, some of the year's most celebrated actors and directors aren't afraid to talk about the product placement underneath those tuxes and gowns. "What I do, because I get chilly, I like...
12:04 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Mumbai: Michelle Williams who steps into Marilyn Monroe's dainty shoes in My Week With Marilyn talks about the challenges of donning the sexy image of the Hollywood diva and being pitched against Meryl Streep for this year's Oscar in the Best Actress category... Was there any hesitation on your part in taking on such an iconic role, playing Marilyn Monroe? I knew the moment that I closed the script that...
11:51 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Los Angeles: The January 31 photo opportunity for the film 'The Artist' came courtesy of Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who presented the cast and crew of the film with the inaugural 'Made in Hollywood' award. But the photo op wasn't just a feel-good ceremony to celebrate the movie. It also served as a clever marketing opportunity for Harvey Weinstein, the movie impresario who has made a history of...
05:35 PM, Feb 21, 2012
