film

Mute Indian woman flies to Delhi, but claims family not hers

A young deaf and mute Indian womanwho was stranded in Pakistan for a decade has returned home, but said the family she identified in photos was not hers.
26 October 2015, 05:30 AM

Goosebumps scares up US box office

Family horror film Goosebumps scared audiences up a treat at the North American box office at the weekend.
19 October 2015, 11:54 AM

Cate Blanchett takes centre stage at London film fest

Australian actress Cate Blanchett has taken centre stage at a London Film Festival featuring several strong female leads.
16 October 2015, 06:45 AM

Steve Jobs' widow reportedly tried to block new film about her husband

The widow of Steve Jobs reportedly tried to block a new film about her late husband form being made.
6 October 2015, 02:30 AM

'Happy Birthday' ruled out of copyright

The company collecting royalties to "Happy Birthday To You" does not hold a valid copyright to the song, a US federal judge has ruled.
23 September 2015, 08:01 AM

British Royal premiere for Bond film 'Spectre'

The new installment of James Bond movie Spectre will have a royal world premiere on October 26 with the British royal family.
17 September 2015, 07:19 AM

No intention to offend anyone: AR Rahman on blasphemy controversy

AR Rahman said that his "decision" to compose the music for the movie "Muhammad: The Messenger of God", "was in good faith” with no intentions to offend any religious group.
15 September 2015, 07:18 AM

Marvel adds Native American, Korean superheroes

The comic book giant Marvel has added a Native American and a Korean-American teenager to its list of superheroes.
10 September 2015, 12:20 PM

Lata, Neil remember Mukesh on 39th death anniversary

Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar remembers legendary singer Mukesh on his 39th death anniversary.
27 August 2015, 11:16 AM

Alongside ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, a small Pakistani film competes for attention

With Bajrangi Bhaijaan in theatres, a small Pakistani film titled Bin Roye is vying for attention in a first simultaneous world release.
22 July 2015, 13:29 PM

Cannes denies high-heel rule for women on red carpet

Cannes Film Festival organisers denied a report that they were enforcing a strict high-heel rule for women on the event's legendary red carpet after a storm of protest on social media.
20 May 2015, 06:53 AM

Amitabh Reza to bring “Ayanabaji” on big screen

“Ayanabaji”, the first film by Amitabh Reza, was officially announced on March 29 at a press conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital.
29 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Slumdog Millionaire novelist made India’s foreign office spokesperson

India names Vikas Swarup, whose novel turned into multiple Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, as the new spokesman of the country’s Foreign Ministry
27 March 2015, 08:45 AM

“Golapi Akhon Train-e”

“Golapi Akhon Train-e” (1978) was a brilliant film made by Amjad Hossain on the oppressed have-nots of rural Bangladesh.
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

“American Sniper” becomes top-grossing 2014 release

“American Sniper” is the highest-grossing 2014 domestic release. The R-rated drama has made $337.2 million since debuting in a handful of theaters last December.
9 March 2015, 18:00 PM

“Chappie” to release in Dhaka on US release date

“Chappie”, a science-fiction film by Neil Blomkamp (“District 9”), is releasing in Dhaka on March 6, the same day as its US release.
3 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Redoan Rony set to bring ICE-CREAM

National award-winning film director Redoan Rony is working on his new film titled “Ice-cream”. This is second film by Rony after his first film “Chorabali” became a megahit at the box office.
1 March 2015, 18:00 PM

“Under Construction” awaits release

Rubaiyat Hossain's new film “Under Construction” may release in May, after having received an uncut clearance from the censor board.
27 February 2015, 18:00 PM

IT'S TRUE!

“Night of the Day of the Dawn” is a series of parody films written by James Riffel, as spoofs adding his own scripts on already known films and television footage after deleting the original scripts from the films.
27 February 2015, 18:00 PM

Fifty Shades on Fire

“Fifty Shades of Grey” is dominating the North American box office, with early estimates pointing to a launch as high as $85 million at 3,646 locations.
15 February 2015, 18:00 PM