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Adivi Sesh and Sashi Kiran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telugu film Goodachari (2018), a coming-of-age spy action thriller, announced the arrival of a new writer-director, Sashi Kiran Tikka. He had honed his skills on the sets of Sekhar Kammula’s leader and trod a path familiar to aspirants, filled with rejections when he set … Read More “Watch: How director Sashi Kiran Tikka approached ‘Goodachari’ and ‘Major’ like an American indie” »
Having opened for Jason Derulo at a sporting event in the city a few months ago, Thermal and a Quarter (TAAQ) reflects on Bengaluru’s spirit of inclusivity and how it became a hallmark of their music. As a local band performing in English, with ‘guitars’ no less, TAAQ has faced its fair share of brickbats … Read More “TAAQ: We are a product of Bangalore’s inclusivity” »
A jury found “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape Wednesday in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role. The jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They … Read More “‘That ‘70s Show’ star Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 rape counts, is led from court in handcuffs” »
A still from ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Season 4 | Photo Credit: Jonny Cournoyer/Prime Video The trailer of the fourth-and-final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan was released by Prime Video today. The six-episode season premieres on the platform on June 30, with two episodes premiering each Friday, leading up to the epic series finale … Read More “‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Season 4 trailer out; the final season premieres on June 30 on Prime Video” »
A still from ‘Medellín’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video Deadloch – June 1 Deadlock is an Australian feminist noir comedy series that revolves around Dulcie Collins (Kate Box), a local senior sergeant, who takes on the case and conducts an investigation, but she comes up empty-handed. Her superior informs her that she will be working … Read More “New on Amazon Prime Video this week: ‘Medellín’, ‘With Love’ Season 2, and more” »
Mason Thames and Nico Parker | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Universal Pictures has found its lead actors for the live-action feature film based on the studio’s popular animated trilogy How To Train Your Dragon, Mason Thames, best known for starring in Universal’s horror hit The Black Phonewill play the lead character of Hiccup, according to … Read More “Universal finds its Hiccup and Astrid for ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ live-action film” »
Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Beckinsale, Keanu Reeves and Denzel Washington at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival actors Kate Beckinsale has revealed that Keanu Reeves and Robert Sean Leonard helped her avert a major wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet of the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Beckinsale, who attended the recently concluded Cannes 2023, was years … Read More “When ‘absolute legend’ Keanu Reeves saved Kate Beckinsale from wardrobe malfunction at Cannes” »
Robert de Niro and Al Pacino | Photo Credit: ERIC GAILLARD The Godfather duoAl Pacino and Robert De Niro, two of the greatest actors of all time, are welcoming children well into their twilight years. Pacino is expecting his fourth child with his 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah. according to page sixa US-based media house, Alfallah … Read More “Al Pacino to welcome fourth child at 83, weeks after Robert De Niro welcomed seventh child at 79” »
popular sitcom The Office is set to have an Australian adaptation which will include middle management led by a woman for the first time. Actor and comedian Felicity Ward famous for her roles in wakefield and The Inbetweeners 2 Will essay Hannah Howard, the Managing Director of packaging company Flinley Craddick in The Office Australia, … Read More “Australian remake of ‘The Office’ to be led by a female star” »
Kumail Nanjiani | Photo Credit: Skip Bolen/NETFLIX Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Mandy Moore are all set to headline Thread: An Insidious Talea new film in the Insidious franchise that is set to be directed by Jeremy Slater who is best-known for creating the hit Marvel series, moon knight, The sixth installment in the franchise, the … Read More “‘Thread: An Insidious Tale’: Kumail Nanjiani, Mandy Moore to headline new ‘Insidious’ film” »