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“Events and glamour are as much a part of the history of the Cannes film festival as are auteur films.”

The Cannes film festival rolls out the red carpet Wednesday, with "Dirty Harry" and "Indiana Jones" leading this year's line-up at a 12-day movie extravanganza offering new talent as well as star veterans. via The Age

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“It's for a sports brand Sparks. And boy, did the sparks fly during the shoot! We shot almost non-stop for three days. At the end of it I was completely exhausted”

By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai, May 8 : Neil Nitin, grandson of legendary singer Mukesh, is going places. via Newkerala.com

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“I'd rather have the most popular than the best film for 'Loins Of Punjab”

Director Manish Acharya is thrilled that his 'Loins Of Punjab Presents' walked away with the audience award at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and says winning a 'popular' award is always great. via India Gazette

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“He could've died on the road, right there...my parents' only son, my brother”

By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai, May 10: Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley is in a state of shock after her brother had a near-fatal accident in an army cantonment town in Madhya Pradesh. via Newkerala.com

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“It's a film-noire about an illicit love relationship and how I get caught in it. It's definitely an art house product with an element of whodunit.”

By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai, May 8 : The Rahul Bose starrer "Before The Rains" will be released in the US Friday and the actor says he and director Santosh Sivan are expecting to make an impact beyond the ... via Newkerala.com

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“You can't live on art house movies alone”

Seventy employees expected to lose jobs. May 09, 2008 By Borys Kit and Gregg Goldstein After Warner Bros. via Back Stage

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“We lodged a complaint against Sherawat for her attire at the music release function of 'Dasavathaaram' in which she came in an uncivilized manner, and in which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was also present”

Activists of the Hindu Makkal Katchi have protested against Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawats indecent attire while accompanying Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan to the music release of a Tamil film. via AndhraNews

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“To me, personally winning awards isn't such a huge issue”

He directed Asoka with Shah Rukh Khan in the title role, but Santosh Sivan describes his new Hindi film, Tahan , as his first Bollywood entertainer. via Hindustan Times

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London, May 6: After the 2007 International Indian Film Academy awards in Yorkshire proved a money-spinner for the region, the neighbouring Ireland is now vying to host the 2010 edition of the glittering ... via Sahara Samay National

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Director Tanuja Chandra, whose films have been critically acclaimed but have failed to set the box office on fire, says she wants to make and script better movies that appeal to the masses and not just art ... via Hindustan Times

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“Ghajini', a remake of a tamil movie with the same name, the actor injured his left leg. The shooting had to be called off yesterday, with the climax incomplete. ''I am so mad with myself,'”

Mumbai, May 5: Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan has injured himelf again while shooting for the climax of his film 'Ghajini' and has been advised bed rest for three weeks. via Newkerala.com

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Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series - one of the first Japanese animes syndicated on American TV - into a prospective franchise, the Matrix masters, Larry and Andy Wachowski, have taken another step ... via Houston Press

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“Has the kind of sweep and vision that we identify with elegant features from decades ago”

On behalf of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, we are pleased to introduce a new DVD series, the MERIDIAN COLLECTION, a compilation of acclaimed, groundbreaking and influential films from around the world. via FlickMojo.com

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Karachi, May 6: Bollywood actor Imran Hashmi and film director Mahesh Bhatt are likely to visit Karachi on May 12 for the premiere of film 'Jannat' directed by Suhail Khan. via Daily India

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"Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office. The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a nonsequel, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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“Son of Alladin", amongst many. Child artists will also be seen at work in "Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors”

Move over romantic sagas. It's time to take a break, action flicks. Made-in-Bollywood comic capers like "Bhoothnath" and "Don Muthuswami" are expected to give respite in the sweltering summer ahead. via India Gazette

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New Delhi * The Supreme Court will today hear a lawsuit seeking trial of Bollywood actress Sridevi for the alleged bouncing of her cheques worth Rs96.6 million made out to a Mumbai-based financier. via The Peninsula

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“I am here today. Charlie Chaplin.”

By Jivraj Burman, Until a few years ago, the Hindi words "bees ka challis, balcony ka saath" used to be regularly heard in the precincts of crowded cinema halls. via Newkerala.com

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“I appeal to all of them not to promote alcohol. Alcohol cannot be justified as a stress reliever as portrayed in films. Liquor has become a subject of fun and humour in movies”

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has appealed to Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to enact a law that would ban alcohol drinking scenes in films, in a strictly tongue-in-cheek entry on his blog. via Sify

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Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday denied he has given nod to play the role of Mujibur Rehman, the founding father of Bangladesh, in an English movie. via The Hindu

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Guardian angel: Song Fang with Simon Iteanu Image by courtesy of IFC Films FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien starts Friday, Uptown Theatre About a thousand movies ago, I made the truculent, ... via City Pages

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Chennai, May 2: After Shriya Saran, it was the turn of Mallika Sherawat to face the ire of Tamil Nadu's "moral brigade" which filed a police complaint against the Bollywood star over the issue of improper ... via Sahara Samay National

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Everything goes wrong for April (Helen Hunt, who also directs) in the opening minutes of this movie: her husband Ben (Matthew Broderick) announces that he’s leaving her, then throws her work schedule into chaos by not appearing the following day at the school where they both teach. Fretting to her sickly mother about her marital woes (April wants kids and she’s already hitting 40), she gets less in the way of a sympathetic ear than a dollop of practical advice: "So adopt!" snaps her mother. But April wants more: she wants the sense of deep connection between herself and a child of her own flesh.

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Like the metallic suit in which he flies, the title character of "Iron Man" seems to have been tailored specifically for Robert Downey Jr. After all, CEO billionaire Tony Stark likes fast cars, fast women, big weapons - and has lost his moral compass to life’s excesses. Certainly not the archetypal hero described by Joseph Campbell; but it was probably an easy sell to Downey, whose multiple arrests for drug abuse and slow climb back to the top of his thespian game likely offered great fodder for character development. What may be unexpected for audiences is that, in a day when many Hollywood actors throw on a superhero suit for the paycheck, Downey sunk his teeth into the reformation of his character - and with $100 million or so in digital effects backing him up, "Iron Man" rocks.

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“Really? You think so? I had no problem fitting in. As long as you're respectful to people who are older and more experienced, there's no need to try to fit in.”

Spunky Jiah Khan, who wasn't seen much after her debut in the controversial Nishabd , says she was waiting for Ghajini to roll out. via Sify

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“Someone's dragging their feet”

A Bollywood director is planning to make a film about the rape and murder of Scarlett Keeling, the 15-year-old British girl whose bruised, half-naked body was found on a beach in Goa in February. via Times Online

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“Jodhaa's role in Jodhaa Akbar .”

Actress Chitrangada Singh, who is returning to Bollywood after a three-year hiatus, says she has walked out of Delhi Belly starring Aamir Khan because of creative differences with the makers of the film. via Sify

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“Effect of film tourism was long lasting. British films and television programmes play a powerful role in showcasing the UK to the rest of the world and increased tourism”

London, May 1 Keen to visit the popular film shooting locations in the country, cinema lovers from India and other countries are flocking to Britain, boosting its tourism by 2 billion. via Express India

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“Now not only Amitabh, his other family members have also agreed to take up the challenge”

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his celebrity family members have all tentatively agreed to take part in a film based on the life of Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, local media said ... via Hindustan Times

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In a bid to boost tourism and business connections between the two countries, Thailand will host the International Indian Film Academy awards in June, media reports said Wednesday. via Earth Times

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“Khuddar". "I am most excited and thrilled that people have recognised my work. I am so thankful. I owe the credit for my success to my entire family, father, mother, wife, daughter”

Mumbai, Apr 30 : Bollywood director Ravi Tandon was on Wednesday awarded with country's most coveted cine honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke at Mumbai, for making some of the landmark films during the 1970s. via Newkerala.com

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“I enjoyed working in the film. If somebody is attempting to do something different besides doing a typical film, then as an actor and a performer I enjoy experimenting such attempts”

Mumbai, Apr 30 : The premiere of film 'Pranali -The Tradition' based on Devdasi tradition of temple dancers was held in Mumbai on Tuesday. via India Gazette

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