Ben Affleck won the best-director Golden Globe on Sunday for his Iran hostage thriller 'Argo,' a prize that normally bodes well for an Academy Award win - except he missed out on an Oscar nomination this time. Affleck's now in an unusual position during Hollywood's long awards season, taking home the top filmmaking trophy at the second-highest film honors knowing he does not have a shot at an Oscar. ...
09:20 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama 'Argo,' 'Lincoln' star Daniel Day-Lewis and 'Zero Dark Thirty''s Jessica Chastain were among big winners at the Critics Choice Movie Awards. ...
11:10 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Ben Affleck's directorial debut 'Argo' garnered 9 nominations, including Best Actor in a supporting role for Alan Arkin at the 85th Academy Awards on Thursday. ...
09:48 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Steven Spielberg's film on former US president Abraham Linocln had to get nominated in the Best Picture category at the 85th Academy Awards. ...
09:03 PM, Jan 10, 2013
This year will see a tough fight among films such as 'Argo', 'Skyfall', 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'The Avengers'. ...
06:29 PM, Jan 10, 2013
'Argo' and 'Les Miserables' are leading the nominations for the British Academy Film Awards. ...
04:50 PM, Jan 09, 2013
'Argo' won seven nominations and 'Anna Karenina', an adaptation of the Russian novel, earned six. ...
04:39 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Steven Spielberg's presidential drama 'Lincoln,' musical 'Les Miserables' and Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden thriller 'Zero Dark Thirty' were among 10 films earning Producers Guild Award nominations on Wednesday ...
02:58 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Producer Grant Heslov says 'Argo' was a tricky film to market because it does not fall into one category and has a strange-sounding title. ...
11:07 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Kasaragod: In yet another incident of sexual abuse of minors by their family members in Kerala, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her brother and his friend over the last two years. Both of them, hailing from Pavoor in Kasargod district, have been taken into custody, police said. They said the girl had also been taken to various places in Karnataka and raped. The incident came to light when...
03:27 PM, Dec 17, 2012
'Lincoln,' the tale of US President Abraham Lincoln's battle to end slavery, ruled at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, while a very different movie take on slavery - 'Django Unchained' - got a big boost in Hollywood's crowded awards season. Steven Spielberg's portrayal of one of America's most revered presidents won a leading seven nominations, including best drama, best director, best screenplay and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in...
11:18 AM, Dec 14, 2012
Los Angeles: The Warner Bros. thriller, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, had been sitting at No. 2 the past two weeks. It made just over $12 million this past weekend for a total of $60.5 million, according to final studio figures Monday. 'Cloud Atlas' actually had a slightly better debut than Sunday estimates to jump from third to second place. Also from Warner Bros., the sprawling drama starring Tom...
05:30 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Los Angeles: It took three weeks, but 'Argo' finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy workers during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, made nearly $12.4 million this weekend, according to Sunday studio estimates. 'Argo' had been in second place the past two weeks and has now made...
11:25 AM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Actor-director Ben Affleck says he was worried about missing important things while adapting the true story of the dramatic escape of six US diplomats from Tehran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis in 'Argo'. A CIA man Tony Mendez, played by Affleck in the film, teamed up with a Hollywood make-up man and a producer to rescue the six diplomats hiding in the Canadian embassy by posing as...
03:52 PM, Oct 24, 2012
This week, Rajeev Masand reviews producer Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year' which has newbies including Aalia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra. The film is set in a school. Too long by about twenty minutes, the film couldve done with some tightening " perhaps the clunky treasure hunt sequence could go? Nitpickings aside, this is a breezy, enjoyable film by a director who knows his craft. Masand also reviews ...
11:49 AM, Oct 20, 2012
Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Director: Ben Affleck 'Argo', directed by Ben Affleck, is simply a terrific movie. For his third outing behind the camera, after those excellent Boston-set thrillers Gone Baby Gone and The Town, Affleck chooses this amazing story of one of the most improbable rescue missions in modern history...the kind of story youd never believe, except that its based on true events. Set during the...
12:12 AM, Oct 20, 2012
Rajeev Masand says 'Argo' is a terrific movie with a lived-in, authentic feel to it. What do you think? Write your own review and win prizes.
12:11 AM, Oct 20, 2012
In theatres this Friday, Karan Johar is back with his first movie without big stars 'Student of the Year'. 'Student of the Year' stars debutants Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra in the lead roles of Shanaya, Rohan and Abhimanyu respectively. The film revolves around Abhimanyu and Rohan who find themselves not only vying for the prestigious student of the year trophy, but Shanaya's affection as well. The film ...
12:26 PM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Only too aware that some people may misinterpret the story he is telling in 'Argo', set in Iran, Oscar winning actor-director Ben Affleck says the thriller is a "real film" based on "a true story for the audience". "I tried to make a movie that is just factual. And that's another reason why I tried to be as true to the story as possible because I didn't want...
02:08 PM, Oct 17, 2012
