Oscar Week 2017: Documentaries

Academy Documentary Branch governors Kate Amend (editor of “The Long Way Home,” “Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport” and “The Case against 8”) and Rory Kennedy (director-producer of “Ethel” and “Last Days in Vietnam”) present this year’s Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject nominees and host a panel with the filmmakers. Held on February 22, 2017 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Oscars 2017: Man on The Street in Hollywood! "Can You Name The 9 Best Picture Nominees?""

The 2017 Oscars are almost upon us! But how much do the residents of Hollywood actually know about this year's film nominees? The Hollywood Reporter's Brian Porreca goes to the streets to find out!

Deepika catches her breath

Deepika tries to catch a breath as Dimple thinks she is going to drown.

Film – Cocktail
Music – Pritam
Actor – Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia
Produced by – Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan
Directed by - Homi Adajania

Say yes, forever - Nirav Modi Jewels | Sidharth Malhotra | Priyanka Chopra | Shakun Batra

It's beautiful! Sidharth Malhotra, Priyanka Chopra & Shakun Batra turn on the classic valentine's charm in this NIRAV MODI story. #Dharma2point0

Starring Sidharth Malhotra & Priyanka Chopra.
Directed by Shakun Batra

Tamil actress says TV executive spoke 'improperly' to her, says women safety is a joke

A noted Tamil actress today claimed that a TV channel executive had spoken to her in an "improper" manner. This has come at a time of amid growing furore over the abduction and harassment of a leading south Indian actress in Kochi. 

Actress Varalakshmi Sarathkumar said women's safety has become a joke, as she rallied behind the fellow actress who faced the harassment in Kochi. 

Narrating the incident of a meeting with the programming head of a "leading" TV Channel, Sarathkumar alleged that towards the end he had asked her if they can "meet outside". 

"When questioned if it was regarding some other work 'his answer (said with a smug like it was the norm) no no! Not work.. For other things," she tweeted.

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Golden Reel Awards: 'Hacksaw Ridge' Tops Feature Competition at Sound Editors' Ceremony

At the ceremony, Filmmaker Award honoree Guillermo del Toro said: "I am Mexican and giving me this tells me the barriers people try to erect between us are false."

Hacksaw Ridge topped the feature competition at the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Awards, winning two trophies, in the feature categories for dialogue/ADR and effects/Foley.

Also on Sunday at the Westin Bonaventure, La La Land won the feature category for music in a musical; Warcraft: The Beginning won the category for sound editing, music; and Moana topped the category for sound and music editing for an animated feature.

Hacksaw Ridge and La La Land are also nominated for the Academy Award in sound editing, along with Arrival, Deepwater Horizon and Sully.
In the MPSE television categories, Westworld has a big night, winning two trophies.
Another noteworthy Golden Reel Award winner is Patrick Osborne's musical film Pearl, which won the special venue category. Pearl is nominated for an Oscar in the animated short category and was additionally released for 360-degree video and virtual reality.....

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'The Great Wall' Premiere: Matt Damon "Jumped" at the Chance to Work With Zhang Yimou

Damon, Yimou as well as co-stars Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe and Pedro Pascal walked the black carpet Wednesday night at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

“[Zhang Yimou] is one of my favorite directors," Matt Damon told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of The Great Wall. Damon, the star of Yimou's fantasy monster movie, has long wanted to work with the legendary Chinese auteur (director of Hero, House of the Flying Daggers and the creative force behind the epic 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony). "He works almost exclusively in China so I didn’t know if I would ever get a chance to work with him. So when this opportunity came up, I just jumped on it,” he said. 

Speaking through a translator, Yimou said he knew the film would be “complicated” but Damon’s respect for the Chinese culture and people made the process easier. “[Damon] said he came because of me. Well, I accepted the project because of him,” Yimou added.....

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Deepika defeats Priyanka, gets second international film?

Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra have proved their calibre in Bollywood and Hollywood and, boy oh boy we are proud of them! Now, Deepika has already bagged her second international film, fresh reports suggest. It looks like “Mastani” has defeated Priyanka in the Hollywood race.

While Deepika made her international debut with “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”, Priyanka is seen in ABC TV series Quantico and is also ready to enter Hollywood with “Baywatch”..........

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Sylvester Stallone saves the day | Kambakkht Ishq | Movie Scene Eros Now Eros Now

Sylvester Stallone saves the day | Kambakkht Ishq | Movie Scene

Happy St Valentine's day with musics of Films

Shah Rukh Khan feels sad that 'My Name Is Khan' is still relevant

The King Khan of Bollywood who is making it big at the box-office with his film “Raees” spoke his heart out on the seventh anniversary of “My Name is Khan”.

The Badshah feels that the plot of “My Name is Khan” which was about the plight of Muslims in the US after 9/11 is still relevant today.

The 2010 drama film, which also featured actress Kajol, told the story about Rizvan Khan, who embarks on a journey to meet the US President after his son's killing and attempts to change people's perception about religion.....

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Raees | Making of Laila Main Laila | Sunny Leone, Shah Rukh Khan

Watch the making of "Laila Main Laila" featuring Sunny Leone & Shah Rukh Khan from Raees.

Starcast: Mahira Khan, Shah Rukh Khan & Nawazuddin Siddiqui 
Directed by: Rahul Dholakia
Produced by: Ritesh Sidhwani, Gauri Khan and Farhan Akhtar
Written by: Rahul Dholakia, Harit Mehta, Ashish Vashi and Niraj Shukla
Director Of Photography: K.U. Mohanan
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Music: Ram Sampath

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Beyhadh sets on fire: Kushal Tandon emerges hero and saves his princess Jennifer Winget

During a wedding sequence of the popular TV show ‘Beyhadh’, the sets caught fire where the heroine Jennifer Winget was left stranded in between the blaze and couldn't do much to get off it as the fire shot up instantly. This is where brave Kushal Tandon came to the rescue and saved his co-star’s life.

While saving Jennifer's life, Kushal suffered burns on neck and legs. His heroic act is now being praised by many on the social media......

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'Lego Batman Movie' Premiere: Will Arnett Says He's the "Absurd Batman"

The actor told THR that while he didn't consult with any of his Batman brethren before taking on the role he did spend time with both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck.

Will Arnett could tell you the secret to his Lego Batman voice, but then he'd—well, he wouldn't have to kill you, but there would be some fierce litigation.

"I can't. I'm all lawyered up. It's a Lloyds of London insured thing with Warner Brothers, Time Warner, and a bunch of other corporations out of the Cayman Islands and stuff," he joked toThe Hollywood Reporter at the red carpet premiere of The Lego Batman Movie in Westwood on Saturday afternoon.

The actor told THR that while he didn't consult with any of his Batman brethren before taking on the role—"I don't have a phone," he joked—he has spent time with both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck.....
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‘Kaabil’ steadily moving towards Rs 100 crore

 Actor Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Kaabil’ clashed with superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ at the box office. Though the latter has already entered the coveted Rs 100 crore club, Hrithik’s film is yet to earn the big amount. The film has done a decent business but still couldn’t compete with ‘Raees’ in terms of box office collection......

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'Black Panther' to Shoot Key Scenes in South Korea

A huge car chase scene will be shot in March along the landmarks of the port city of Busan.
Marvel Studios will begin shooting key scenes for the upcoming Black Panther movie in Busan, South Korea in March.

Walt Disney Company Korea announced on Wednesday that the shoot is due to take place over roughly two weeks, from late March through early April, in the port city known for hosting the Busan International Film Festival, Asia's largest film event. Locations include the scenic Gwangalli Beach, Gwangandaegyo Bridge and Jagalchi fish market as well as the Sajik-dong area......

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$100M Disney Settlement Signals End of Animators' Anti-Poaching Fight

The legal fight began in 2014 when former DreamWorks Animation employee Robert Nitsch Jr. filed an antitrust lawsuit against the major animation studios, following an investigation by the Department of Justice. Nitsch claimed a 1980s gentleman's agreement between Lucasfilm and Pixar to not poach each other's employees led to an industry-wide pact to keep the cost of labor low.

All of the defendants in the suit, Blue Sky Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Two Pic MC, Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and The Walt Disney Company, have now reached settlements with class members. DreamWorks reached its $50 million settlement in October, leaving only Disney and its subsidiaries as holdouts........

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“Baahubali 2” has raked in Rs 500 crore even before release, here’s how

The much awaited film of the year “Baahubali 2” has already earned more than Rs 500 crore even before its release, recent reports suggest. Further, the reports said that the massive earning is mostly from the sales of its theatrical rights.

The film, which is being directed by National Award- winner director SS Rajamouli, is set to release in three languages- Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. The Hindi version of the film will be presented by Bollywood’s popular filmmaker Karan Johar......

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