Movie Newsflashes

• Analysis: #BoycottMulan in support of Hong Kong protests tests Disney and moviegoers 17 Aug 2019 20:58 Los Angeles Times The star of an upcoming Disney blockbuster has ignited a fight that few could have wanted. Liu Yifei, the lead in Disney’s upcoming “Mulan” live-action remake, used social media to take the side of Hong Kong police in the midst of pro-democracy protests …
• Young Girl's Bill & Ted Dream Comes True Thanks to Keanu Reeves & Make-A-Wish 17 Aug 2019 20:48 Movie Web Thanks to Make-A-Wish, one lucky Keanu Reeves fan was able to spend some time with her favorite actor and even watch him film a scene for Bill & Ted Face the Music. On Facebook, Make-A-Wish New Jersey posted several photos of a 16-year-old girl named …
• Brad Pitt lived real life Fight Club when director 'told him to punch co-stars' 17 Aug 2019 20:47 Mirror Brad Pitt was once asked to punch fellow cast members in the face so he would get to know them better. The actor, who starred in 1999 movie Fight Club, said the unnamed director told the actors: “You never learn about someone until you punch him in the …
• Kishore Kumar 90th birth anniversary: Lesser-known facts about the legendary singer 17 Aug 2019 20:47 Indian Express Playback singer Kishore Kumar knew 10 languages fluently. (Source: Express Archives) Kishore Kumar, also known as Abhas Kumar Ganguly, had an extraordinary and multifaceted career in his time. He was a playback singer, music director, lyricist, film …
• Bee Gees star Robin Gibb's widow writes biography without mentioning his affair 17 Aug 2019 20:47 Mirror Bee Gees star Robin Gibb sang about Stayin’ Alive, but will tell his life story from beyond the grave. Robin recorded hours of material for an autobiography on micro cassette tapes before he died, aged 62, in 2012. Now his widow Dwina is using the tapes to …
• ‘Artists have a way of breaking national barriers’ 17 Aug 2019 20:45 Indian Express The role came to Azmi through her UK agent. Later this year, actor Shabana Azmi (pictured) will travel to Budapest to shoot for the series, Halo, an adaptation of a hugely popular eponymous video game. In the series, she will play Admiral Margaret …
• The lifelong rebellion of children’s author Eiko Kadono 17 Aug 2019 20:45 Japan Times There’s something magical in Eiko Kadono’s works, and it’s not just in the antics of her most beloved character, Kiki, a young witch in training. The author of more than 200 books for children, Kadono is also an accomplished translator of children’s books …
• India is home, a part of me, says Ukrainian filmmaker Dar Gai with two Bollywood films in kitty 17 Aug 2019 20:44 Indian Express Dar Gai’s ‘Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence’ was born when they were in the last phase of the post-production of our first feature film. Ukrainian director Dar Gai is a strong supporter of gender neutrality, so much so that she abbreviated her real name …
• OMG, Cardi B Had to Teach Constance Wu How to Give a Lap Dance for Their Stripper Movie 'Hustlers' 17 Aug 2019 20:42 Cosmopolitan Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez just shared some new intel about their movie Hustlers, talking about how difficult it was to learn the dances. Constance shared that costar (and former stripper) Cardi B had to teach her how to give a lap dance! I hope you …
• Designer-duo Lecoanet Hemant on their latest that invoked vintage Hollywood glamour and why there’s no scope for couture in India 17 Aug 2019 20:42 Indian Express Hemant Sagar with showstopper Radhika Apte It seemed like the mis-en-scene of a gangster movie, where the red of the carpet was perfect hot, juxtaposing the grunge like feel of a car garage. Staircases added to the mystique of the space in addition to a …