Celebrate the comedic genius of Johnny Lever on his 69th birthday on August 14 by revisiting his most iconic and side-splitting on-screen phone call scenes that highlight his unparalleled talent for mimicry, slapstick, and animated expressions.
The one role Dharmendra wanted to play in life was that of the septuagenarian lover from...
What Subedaar lacks is that element of surprise that makes a film worth the viewer's time and willingness to engage, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Hollywood actor-filmmaker Clint Eastwood poked fun at Caitlyn Jenner at the Spike TV Guys' Choice awards.
Hereafter is a slow-moving film which is also a compelling piece of art.
Moments of action, wit, savagery, subtlety, nuance, machismo and sheer overwhelming awesomeness.
Contrary to his tough guy image, the actor/producer/director believes in subtler ways of keeping physically and mentally fit.
Clint Eastwood's directorial venture Invictus has a lot of powerful images and may resonate with audiences across the world.
Everything in Good Bad Ugly seems copied, rues A Ganesh Nadar.
Action, romance, comedy, it's raining masala entertainment on OTT this week.
He has never won an Oscar for acting. Gran Torino may at least give him a nomination for his performance.
Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week.
Gene Hackman had a long and rich career, playing leading and supporting roles in many Hollywood films.
'Our analysis of success, like failure, is so reductive and so one dimensional that we don't look at the bigger picture.'
'He treated stars and assistants with the same unfailing courtesy.'
They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your audience or appease the powers that be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Get your lowdown on what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
Ayan-Ranbir visit a temple... Ajay opens multiplexes... Yash owns the Dark...
Even as our tier-2 and tier-3 cities become increasingly well-mapped, and well-documented through myriad tech-driven data, the Indian film-maker's dominantly urban gaze turns to regions not crowded by data, area codes, or directions, observes Debarghya Sanyal.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood.
Gran Torino tells a simple story, without many frills, and while the end feels almost like Eastwood is apologising for the trend he began in 1971 with Dirty Harry, it feels right. It feels like Eastwood -- who has heartbreakingly stated that this may be his last film as an actor -- has a piece to say, and he says it simply, even ending by raspily singing the closing credits.
Without getting pedagogical or making it sound like a spiritual discourse on life after death, Hereafter uses its plot to go beyond what is expected.
'She should stick to giving her opinion on cinema.'
The lovely actress will be seen in Shamin Sharif's A World Unseen and I Can't Think Straight, releasing in November.
Despite being intrinsically American, American Sniper might actually appeal to a certain section of the political spectrum, says Paloma Sharma.
Thrillers, horrors and real-life inspired stories dominate the OTT scene this week.
Thar fails to ignite any excitement on screen, sighs Sukanya Verma.
When celebs heat up social media.
Runway 34 is a clumsy cocktail of Hollywood movies spiked with the Bollywood brand of God complex, sighs Sukanya Verma.
'I was scared and sceptical because I was not brought up to raise my hand on a woman.' 'So I didn't think I would look convincing in a hand-to-hand combat with a woman.'
'I am not a high maintenance kind of person and that helped me in Hollywood. Internationally, high maintenance doesn't work...People like Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery and Morgan Freeman are my idols. They age so well...I want to be here for the marathon. I didn't want to just come and go. So I started making my own projects or sometimes I do a film free.' Anil Kapoor, in candid conversation with Rediff.com
The film does not deserve an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
