The balance was so perfect in that moment, the irony so rich. Those who cheered on Elia Kazan were cheering on the one quality that made him such a singular artist: He was his own man and not susceptible to groupthink. Those who protested Kazan's presence were protesting that very quality: They were saying that he was too much of an outlier, a wolf in a radical's clothing. Sreehari Nair captures his Kodak moment at the Oscars.
'In anything in life, privilege helps.' 'Privilege means access. Access means connections.' 'Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.'
'I never got respect as an actress.' 'But when I became a director and worked with actresses like Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain, I felt such pride of being an actress.'
The Australian actress suffered a head injury while acting in a play.
Cate Blanchett's role of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' play has gotten rave reviews.
Shyamaprasad talks about his new Malayalam film starring Mammootty and Meera Jasmine.
Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost, best known for his series of interviews with disgraced United States President Richard Nixon, has died after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship. He was 74.
'Saeed Mirza was one of the few actors who managed to shine in both British movies like Gandhi and Hindi movies like Chashme Buddoor.' The veteran actor's friends pay tribute to him.
Hollywood stars Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden, currently in India, discuss their new film and maiden trip to India with Paloma Sharma.
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