Mumbai: Catch Mollywood spoofs in March, with just a click. While Mollywood, or the Malegaon film industry, has been making spoofs of Bollywood blockbusters at a fraction of their price for years, and has received much media attention, very few people from urban centres have gotten access to these films. At most, people can view short clips of some of these films on popular websites like YouTube. However, now short...
02:54 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Philadelphia: A rare and pristine copy of the first issue of Action Comics, famed for the first appearance of Superman, has set a record on Wednesday for the most money paid for a single comic book: $2.16 million. The issue, graded at 9.0, was auctioned starting Nov. 11 online at www.comicconnect.com. The starting bid was just $1 but there was a reserve price of $900,000. Neither the name of the...
01:50 PM, Dec 01, 2011
A legendary stolen Superman comic - a copy of the first issue of Action Comics featuring Superman's debut, has become the world's most expensive comic. It has fetched $2.16m at an auction - the first time a comic book has broken the $2m barrier. The buyer or seller's name was not disclosed, but there is speculation it was owned by actor Nicolas Cage. The issue was published in 1938. ...
01:27 PM, Dec 01, 2011
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06:45 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Mumbai: Mollywood actor Shafique Shaikh passed away yesterday morning after the premiere of his film. Shafique Shaikh, lead actor of Malegaon Ka Superman, died last morning after suffering from mouth cancer for a year. He was just 25-years-old and is survived by his wife and two young daughters. The actor, however, did get one wish fulfilled before he passed away. On Tuesday, a special screening of his movie, originally scheduled...
01:03 PM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: Over the years, we've seen many celluloid supermen having tragic endings in their real life. Now we hear the lead actor of Anurag Kashyap and Sunil Bohra's next Malegaon Ka Superrman Shaikh Shafique is meeting the same fate. You can call it a cruel joke or irony, but the 28-year-old actor who fights the evils of tobacco in the film is suffering from throat cancer (as a result...
12:51 PM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: The first look of Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Man of Steel' was released on Thursday by Warner Bros. The film is directed by Zack Snyder and slated to be released on June 14, 2013. It stars Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Kevin Costner as Clark Kent's parents Martha and Jonathan Kent. Superman's Kryptonian parents are played by Russell Crowe and Julia Ormond. ...
04:02 PM, Aug 05, 2011
London: Of all the powers of all the superheros in all the world, film fans think the most impressive is the quick healing ability of Wolverine, according to a poll. Wolverine's power, which allows him to recover from almost any injury or disease, came top with 22 percent of the vote, followed by the telepathic powers of Professor X, another X-Men character, at 21 percent. Superman's ability to fly was...
03:49 PM, Jul 28, 2011
San Diego: Freida Pinto is the envy of women at the Comic-Con fan convention. She gets to sex up the star of the new Superman movie in her upcoming action tale "Immortals." Pinto and Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in "Man of Steel," wound up getting acquainted quickly when "Immortals" went into production. Director Tarsem Singh told a Comic-Con audience Saturday that the sex scene was the first thing shot...
03:05 PM, Jul 25, 2011
Philadelphia: Truth, justice and the ... global way? Superman has started a stir with a declaration in the new issue of "Action Comics" that he intends to renounce his US citizenship because he's tired of his actions being construed as instruments of US policy. The Man of Steel, who emigrated to earth as a child from Krypton and was adopted by the Kents in Smallville, Kan., comes to the conclusion...
03:29 PM, Apr 30, 2011
Los Angeles: 'Enchanted' star Amy Adams will step into the famous shoes of Lois Lane in the much hyped reboot of the 'Superman' film franchise. The three time Oscar nominated actress has trumped contemporaries like Jessica Biel, Kristen Stewart and Rachel McAdams to get the coveted role, reported Los Angeles Times online. "There was a big, giant search for Lois. For us it was a big thing and obviously a...
02:38 PM, Mar 28, 2011
London: Actress Kristen Stewart is being considered to play enthusiastic journalist Lois Lane in the new Superman movie Superman: Man of Steel. Stewart is among a number of stars, including Dianna Agron and Jessica Biel, to be in line to play the reporter in the forthcoming movie directed by Zack Snyder, reports contactmusic.com. Earlier, it was revealed that British actor Henry Cavill has replaced Brandon Routh as the new Superman....
04:40 PM, Feb 03, 2011
London: 'The Tudor' actor Henry Cavill has replaced Brandon Routh as the new Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent. The 27-year-old will slip into the famous blue tights and a red cape for the 2012's 'Superman: Man of Steel' by Warner Bros for the new reboot, which will be directed by Zack Synder of the 300 film fame, Daily Mail reported. Filming of the Warner Brothers backed film will...
10:49 AM, Feb 01, 2011
One of America's most enduring superheroes has begun a cross-country trek in Philadelphia. ...
11:32 AM, Jul 15, 2010
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