Los Angeles: As vampires Bella and Edward take their last bites on the big screen, Hollywood studios are on the hunt for the next 'Twilight,' a movie that plays on teenage angst and, more importantly, lights up the movie box office.
The first four 'Twilight' movies earned $2.5 billion at theaters worldwide, propelled by passionate fans of a book series about a vampire-and-werewolf teen love triangle. Box office watchers project 'Breaking Dawn - Part 2' will haul in $150 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend, one of the year's biggest film debuts.
Eager to replicate that performance, studios executives have been trolling through young adult novels with the dream of uncovering the next big blockbuster franchise, paying as much as $1 million to secure the film rights to the hottest books.
At least four films based on books for teenagers will reach theaters next year, with young love forced to overcome alien parasites, evil zombies and other supernatural bad guys....
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12:25 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Oscars for the 'Best Adapted Screenplay' went to 'The Descendants'. Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash accepted the award. 'The Descendants' was in the running for 'Best Film' and 'Best Actor' besides other nominations. Here's the backstage interview with Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash: Q. Hello guys. Congratulations. You guys are the first to start a huge trend which is called Jolie'ing with the...
03:09 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: The Oscar telecast takes hours, but it's the moments we remember. Just a few of them, of course - ones that are so emotional, funny, or bizarre that they'll stand out in our collective memories, candidates for future Oscar montages, of course, but also for office watercooler talk. Here's a running look at some of the Oscar moments we may be talking about in the morning: AND HE'S...
09:33 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Even the hundreds of photographers, TV cameras and webcams around the Hollywood & Highland Center can't capture every starry moment of Sunday's 84th annual Academy Awards. Celebrities reunite on the red carpet, mingle during commercial breaks and experience impromptu star-crossings in the wings - and we've got our eyes and ears trained on those moments. From arrivals to after-parties, here's a running account of what you didn't see...
06:37 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: The 84th Oscar ceremony, hosted for the ninth time by Billy Crystal, will be televised on Sunday from Hollywood, just steps from the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The awards are given out by the Beverly Hills-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Here is a look at the Oscars: EARLY DAYS: When the first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16, 1929, movies had just begun...
06:27 AM, Feb 27, 2012
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
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
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
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
Beverly Hills, California: Facing a future where many movies will be seen in homes, Oscar organizers on Monday unveiled this year's awards show theme at an annual luncheon honoring nominees by asking fans to relish memories of why they love movies and going to theaters. "Celebrate the movies in all of us," is the idea that Academy Award co-producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, as well as Tom Sherak, the...
02:02 PM, Feb 07, 2012
London: Hollywood superstar George Clooney says he turned himself down when he was directing 'Good Night, And Good Luck' because he realised he couldn't play beleaguered newsman Edward R Murrow. The 50-year-old said he wrote the role so he could play the beloved broadcaster but quickly came to the conclusion that film fans wouldn't believe he had the weight of the world on his shoulders, reported Daily Star. "The thing...
01:48 PM, Feb 03, 2012
This week Rajeev Masand reviews Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Agneepath', Ewan McGregor's 'Haywire' and George Clooney starrer 'The Descendants'. ...
10:39 AM, Jan 28, 2012
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10:35 PM, Jan 27, 2012
Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley Director: Alexander Payne One of the most striking moments in 'The Descendants' is when George Clooney's character Matt King stumbles onto the secret that his wife has been cheating on him. He puts on a pair of floppy loafers, then runs clumsily over to their friends' home in his neighbourhood in Hawaii. Matt is frantically seeking answers - who is the other man? Since when...
10:33 PM, Jan 27, 2012
This Friday gear up for Mark Wahlberg's action thriller 'Contraband', Gina Carano-starrer 'Haywire' and the Golden Globe winning film The Descendants' starring George Clooney. ...
07:55 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Beverly Hills: Prospective Academy Awards nominees have pretty much every decade of the last century covered, from the World War I epic 'War Horse' through modern times with the family drama 'The Descendants'. In between at Tuesday morning's nominations are such contenders as the 1920s and `30s tales 'The Artist' and 'Hugo', the 1950s movie-making story 'My Week with Marilyn, the 1960s Deep South drama 'The Help', the 1970s Cold...
01:39 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Los Angeles: 'The Artist' followed its Golden Globe win by taking top honors at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, as the silent film continues its unlikely run toward Oscar night. Producer Thomas Langmann received the award handed out at the Beverly Hilton by the Producers Guild of America, as 'The Artist' beat out George Clooney's family drama and another Oscar favorite, 'The Descendants'. 'The Artist' won best musical or...
12:34 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Charming black and white, silent film 'The Artist' turned out to be the judges' favourite in most of the categories, sweeping 3 Globes, while George Clooney's 'The Descendants' did not lag much behind. It won two Globes, including 'Best Actor' for Clooney. Host Ricky Gervais didn't disappoint with his saucy pot-shots at Hollywood actors. ...
12:10 PM, Jan 17, 2012
At the Golden Globes awards, George Clooney starrer 'The Descendants' wins two big Globes including Best Actor for Clooney. Silent film, 'The Artist' bags 3 Globes. ...
02:08 PM, Jan 16, 2012
