Los Angeles: Baz Luhrmann has managed to give a glimpse of the glamour and excess of the roaring 1920s of America through the trailer of his 3D film 'The Great Gatsby'. An adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald classic, the film also marks the Hollywood debut of Amitabh Bachchan, who plays a small role of Jewish money lender Meyer Wolfshiem. The actor appears twice in the trailer, which debuted worldwide...
12:28 PM, May 24, 2012
Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Meyer Wolfshiem in Buz Luhrman's film of F Scott Fitzgeralds iconic novel, 'The Great Gatsby'. Who was Meyer Wolfshiem, really? Here are the two excerpts from the novel in which Wolfshiem appears. * * * Roaring noon. In a well-fanned Forty-second Street cellar I met Gatsby for lunch. Blinking away the brightness of the street outside my eyes picked him out obscurely in the...
11:09 AM, May 23, 2012
HYDERABAD: Think Hyderabad, think Charminar. Think Hyderabadi lakes, think Hussainsagar. And this year, wish Hyderabads most famous man-made water body an even longer life as the lake celebrates its 450th year of existence (it was built in 1562 during the rule of Ibrahim Qul Qutub Shah who named it in honour of the late Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali). Continuing as a major relaxation spot among the citys denizens, both young...
10:43 AM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: The first teaser of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2' is out. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner in the lead roles. Based on the book 'Breaking Dawn' by Stephenie Meyer, the film is a vampire story. The 'Twilight' franchise has been a great commercial success across the world. The second part of the last film of the series starts after the birth of...
04:03 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a financial hub at Rajarhat on the outskirts of Kolkata, the second such hub in India after Bandra Kurla in Mumbai. Terming the project as Global Eye, Banerjee said, "This project will attract huge investment and has potential to generate 20,0000 jobs and will become an iconic project like WalMart and London Eye." The first phase...
07:44 PM, Mar 10, 2012
Dehradun: A class 8 student lost his eyesight after he was allegedly thrashed by his teacher for not bringing a book to school. The incident occurred in Scholars' Home. The Principal has denied the allegations. A case has been filed against the school and the teacher. The victim, Mohit Arora, will undergo a surgery in Chandigarh in the next two days. The alleged incident happened last month, according to an...
08:42 AM, Feb 27, 2012
London: Actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds have signed up to play lead roles in 'Big Eyes'. Witherspoon and Reynolds have been signed up to play artists Margaret and Walter Keane in a film that will be produced by Tim Burton. The artists became famous in the 1950s and 60s after their paintings of large-eyed kids were one of the first mass marketed art sensations at the time. "We are...
12:40 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Hyderabad: More than a dozen people lost their sight after cataract operations at a free eye camp in the villages of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. While 33 cataract surgeries were performed at the private eye camp in November, a month later almost half the patients have lost their vision. "We came here as it was a free eye camp, but after operation our eyes started to hurt. They told...
10:59 AM, Dec 17, 2011
Panaji: A film documentary by late painter M.F. Husain will finally be screened at the ongoing 42nd International Film Festival of India despite right wing protests, said organisers Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, festival director Shankar Mohan said Husain's documentary 'Through the eyes of a painter' would 'definitely be screened' Wednesday, but a slot had not been finalised yet. "We are looking for a slot. It will definitely be screened," Mohan...
11:50 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Washington: Dreaming seems to strip painful memories of their lingering bite. During the REM (rapid eye movement) dream phase of sleep, stress chemicals shut down, permitting the brain to process emotional experiences and defanging hurtful memories. The findings offer a compelling explanation for why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as war veterans, have a hard time recovering from painful experiences and suffer recurring nightmares. "The dream stage of...
02:44 PM, Nov 29, 2011
Los Angeles: 'The Twilight Saga' has staked out another huge opening with a $139.5 million first weekend domestically and a worldwide launch of $283.5 million. The domestic total gives 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' the second-best debut weekend for the franchise, after the $142.8 million launch for 2009's 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'. 'Breaking Dawn' did more than half of its business, $72 million, on opening day...
02:03 PM, Nov 21, 2011
London: Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them up under a new law in the country. The ultra-conservative Islamic state has said it has the right to stop women revealing 'tempting' eyes in public. A proposal to enshrine the measure in law has been tabled, Daily Mail reported Saturday quoting Sheikh Motlab al Nabet, spokesperson for Saudi Arabia's Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the...
06:02 PM, Nov 20, 2011
CHENNAI: Three years after 66 villagers from Villupuram lost their vision after attending a free cataract surgery camp, held at the Perambalur unit of Tiruchy-based Joseph Eye Hospital, the Madras High Court has directed the hospital, to pay an interim compensation of Rs 1 lakh to each of the villagers. A just and reasonable compensation was yet to be decided and this amount is to be paid by the hospital...
08:24 AM, Nov 16, 2011
Los Angeles: 'Twilight' fans appear very hungry for the upcoming fourth film in the vampire romance franchise, snapping up advance tickets for 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' and selling out early screenings. Movietickets.com said on Wednesday it has sold out more than 1300 showtimes for 'Breaking Dawn', which hits theaters on Nov. 18, while competitor Fandango.com said it had closed sales on more than 1,000 showtimes across...
12:43 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Mumbai: The 10th Third Eye Asian Film Festival will be held in the metropolis from December 22-29. The P L Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy has joined hands with Asian Film Foundation this year to co-host the event, Kiran Shantaram, Chairman of Asian Film Foundation said. According to Festival Director Sudhir Nandgaonkar, entries have been received from over 400 films from different Asian Countries including Iran, China, Japan, Israel, Philippines, Indonesia....
06:45 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Lucknow: The CBI carried out raids against 10 NGOs across Uttar Pradesh as part of its investigations in irregularities in the National Blind Mission. Sources have said that so far the CBI has detected irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 lakh. The CBI is looking at the involvement of 20 more NGOs. According to sources, NGOs were supposed to carry out cataract operation for free in rural areas, but...
12:17 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Kolkata: Kolkata, once the capital of British India, is set to get a giant wheel on the lines of 'London Eye' which would give tourists a bird's eye view of the city. To be set up on the Hooghly riverfront, the giant wheel to be known as 'Kolkata Eye' would have a diameter of 150 to 180 metres with more than 30 viewing cabins. It will accommodate more than 500...
12:51 PM, Nov 02, 2011
Courbevoie: L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's daughter won control over her 88-year-old mother's business affairs on Monday almost two years after she first asked to take over on the grounds her mother had been exploited. The decision was made on the basis of a medical examination, carried out following a surprise visit to the elderly billionaire's home in June, which concluded she was suffering from a form of dementia. Liliane Bettencourt's...
09:38 AM, Oct 18, 2011
London: The Black Eyed Peas have pulled out of the upcoming Michael Jackson tribute concert in Wales due to "unavoidable circumstances". The group was due to take to the stage to pay tribute to the late King of Pop at the Michael Forever show, which will take place in Cardiff, Wales at the weekend, reported BBC online. "It is with regret that we announce the removal of Black Eyed Peas...
06:23 PM, Oct 06, 2011
Los Angeles: Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried says she regularly meets a therapist to cope with the panic attacks she suffers because of constantly being in the public eye. The 25-year-old who has worked in films like 'Letters to Juliet' and 'Red Riding Hood' says she thinks too much and over analyses things, reported Us magazine. "Therapy has been such a great tool, and my therapist told me that I passed...
02:01 PM, Oct 06, 2011
