CHENNAI, India, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The portrayal of women chased and harassed by spurned lovers in south Indian films has made stalking a “cool, romantic thing to do” activists said yesterday, urging the film industry to stop glorifying a crime that has resulted in violent deaths.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Actress Angelina Jolie has filed for a divorce from actor Brad Pitt, her attorney said in a statement on Tuesday, signaling the end of one of Hollywood’s most glamorous and powerful couples.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones” and comedy “Veep” proved repeat winners for cable giant HBO at the Emmy awards on Sunday, but newcomers and actors of colour also made their mark in a ceremony where election-year politics played large.
LOS ANGELES, (Variety. com) – Some things aren’t worth the wait.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Subject to unspeakable violence at the hands of brutal men over the years, the women of Westeros came back with a vengeance in the latest season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and strengthened the show’s leading role in Sunday’s Emmy awards.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – From presidents to serial killers, Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone hasn’t shied away from exploring controversial figures, but he initially balked when asked to make a film about former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden.
TORONTO, (Reuters) – A new film that addresses the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War One is meant to spur discussion about a historical tragedy that still has the power to stir political tensions, its director says.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The Indian film industry needs to break out of its mould and produce more hard-hitting films that challenge its audience, veteran actor Om Puri said.
TORONTO, (Reuters) – The director and star of a film about a hitman who is put through gender reassignment surgery by a relative of one of his victims defended the project as it had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited for a walk down memory lane on Thursday for the premiere of a documentary by Oscar winner Ron Howard about the Fab Four as they toured the world in the 1960s.
(Reuters) – “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron said on Tuesday he was shocked and unnerved by protesters who shouted “liar, liar” and rushed the stage after a live performance by Ryan Lochte, the gold-medal U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Legendary Jamaican ska singer, songwriter, record producer and sound system operator Prince Buster is dead.
VENICE, (Reuters) – Veteran French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo said yesterday he had done everything he wanted in life as he accepted the Venice film festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Pop star Chris Brown was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on Tuesday after a daylong standoff at his Los Angeles home that began with a dawn 911 call from a woman, police said.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Gene Wilder, whose wild curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Young Franken-stein” and “Blazing Saddles,” died yesterday at the age of 83, his family said.
(Reuters) Not many Bollywood film stars go from the big screen to television, but the Indian actor and producer Anil Kapoor has not had a traditional career.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Beyonce dominated the MTV Video Music awards on Sunday, prowling the stage with a 15 minute medley from her powerful “Lemonade” album and taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize – video of the year.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson topped a Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest paid actors on Thursday with an estimated 2016 payday of $64.5 million.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday topped a Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid actress for the second straight year, earning some $46 million, followed by Melissa McCarthy.
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