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
London: Silent movie 'The Artist' had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. Britain's equivalent of the Oscars rewarded the French homage to old Hollywood over a homegrown favorite, espionage thriller 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'. 'The Artist', a black-and-white picture that has charmed audiences around the world since its Cannes debut in May, was named best film, and its...
10:43 AM, Feb 13, 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
Los Angeles: Oscar-nominated actor Gary Oldman finds his spy character from the movie 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' more interesting than James Bond. The 53-year-old star, who plays veteran spy George Smiley in the film, admits he has always been puzzled by author Ian Fleming's flamboyant hero, reported Showbizspy. "He (Smiley) is the polar opposite of Bond. He is the man in the mac who you would pass in the street...
12:50 PM, Feb 06, 2012
London: Black-and-white silent movie 'The Artist' scooped 12 nominations at the BAFTA with the Golden Globe winners George Clooney and Meryl Streep leading in acting categories. The French movie, a tribute to silent era of filmmaking, has been nominated for the best film, actor, actress, director and original screenplay by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which were announced today by 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe and 'Great...
06:51 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Washington: Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf has said that the current bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington is at its lowest ebb, lower than those post 9/11 attacks on the US. "We're at a very poor level. I don't think they were at this level even before 9/11, when I took over," Musharraf told the CNN in an interview when asked about the relationship between Pakistan and the...
12:49 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Los Angeles: The fright flick 'The Devil Inside' scared up a monstrous $34.5 million opening weekend to help Hollywood exorcise its recent box-office demons, according to studio estimates Sunday. The surprise hit from Paramount Pictures debuted well above industry expectations as horror fans crowded theaters for the low-budget tale about exorcists trying to free a woman possessed by evil spirits. Between 'The Devil Inside' and solid results for holdover films,...
01:09 PM, Jan 09, 2012
New Delhi: Based on the novel by John le Carre, 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is intense and cerebral. There is not one point in the movie that allows the audience to lose focus or leave their seats for any reason. Every scene, every subtle dialogue is vital to the plot. The movie stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciaran Hinds....
10:33 PM, Dec 31, 2011
New Delhi: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', the big screen adaptation of John le Carre's iconic 1974 spy novel of the same name, will release in India Dec 30. Directed by Tomas Alfredson of 'Let the Right One In' fame, the movie is set in London in the early 1970s. Featuring actors like Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Hurt and Tom Hardy, the narrative follows the hunt...
07:56 PM, Dec 19, 2011
HYDERABAD: The year was 1984. Umendra, a young jawan undergoing training at the Artillery Centre here, was looking forward to the day he would serve his country on the battlefield. Fate, though, had other plans for him. He met with a road accident and was left paralysed chest under. Today Umendra is 48 years old and is dependent on a wheelchair. But like many of his kind, hes seen the...
08:57 AM, Dec 09, 2011
A soldier is the example of an ideal man according to a Gillette survey. ...
05:18 PM, Nov 19, 2011
Gillette salutes the soldiers, who are found to be the ideal men with courage, integrity, grooming, confidence and camaraderie. ...
09:03 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Gillette salutes the soldiers, who are found to be the ideal men with courage, integrity, grooming, confidence and camaraderie. ...
09:03 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Venice: Author John Le Carre's 1974 espionage classic 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' finally gets the big screen treatment, with Gary Oldman as George Smiley charged with rooting out a mole in British intelligence. Taking on the part comes with extra baggage for any British actor, given the status of Alec Guinness's portrayal of the same character in an acclaimed 1970s television series. Le Carre, who appears briefly on screen, advised...
06:23 PM, Sep 05, 2011
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The program that aired on CNN-IBN a couple of months back irked my mind. Anubha Bhonsle's "30 minutes" show focused on the Army officer's latest ...
03:05 PM, Aug 20, 2011
London: Singer Billy Ray Cyrus' new album 'I'M American' is a tribute to US troops and he decided to pen the songs after his Afghanistan visit. Cyrus visited the country in December 2009 and he was so moved by the US troops' life in Afghanistan that he decided to write the songs as a salute to them. "During one of the performances outside of Kabul, some bombs went off during...
03:57 PM, Jul 18, 2011
New Delhi: The popular drama series Faseel-e-Jaan Se Aagay on PTV Home channel salutes Pakistan's soldiers who are embroiled in the battle against terrorism. The telefilms feature real soldiers as actors, who feel that it is a part of their duty to bring the stories of their fellow soldiers on to the screen for the world to know. The series started its second season this month. According to media reports,...
06:47 PM, Jun 18, 2011
Jammu: An army jawan has emerged as a suspect in the rape of a girl who allegedly committed suicide in Samba district four years back, a senior police official on Tuesday said. Recent probe into the case revealed that the girl had a relationship with a soldier and was raped by one or more persons before she committed suicide, Samba SSP Israr Khan said. After the case was reopened recently,...
10:54 PM, Jun 07, 2011
