Everything about Christopher Lee was outsize: his 6-foot 5-inch frame, his 70-year-long film career and the wonderfully wicked characters he played. Having starred in more than 200 films in his lifetime, his stellar performances in Dracula, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and numerous others were impossible to go unnoticed by audiences. The best work…
LOS ANGELES: Vice, a biopic about Dick Cheney starring Christian Bale as the former US vice president, on Thursday earned the most Golden Globe nominations with six including best comedy film, as the race to the Oscars ramps up. The nominations, announced in the pre-dawn hours in California, are the first major bellwether of momentum…
While the Pakistani film industry saw some big releases through 2018, local film-makers are already hoping for a better 2019. “The year 2018 has been great for Pakistani films altogether,” Load Wedding director Nabeel Qureshi tweeted. “Cinema has earned more from Pakistani films than Bollywood or Hollywood imports this time! It’s a big achievement. May it do great…
KARACHI: Last year proved to be a good year for film at large. While some of us might still be recovering from Thanos wiping out half of the humanity (Spider-Man, I hope you’re in a better place now), others were overwhelmed by the diversity offered through cinema during 2018. But now that the New Year…
LOS ANGELES: Netflix movie ‘Roma’ and British historical romp ‘The Favourite’ led nominations for the Oscars on Tuesday with 10 nods apiece. They will compete for the top prize of best picture with ‘A Star is Born,’ ‘Black Panther’, ‘Green Book’ ‘BlacKkKlansman’ ‘Vice’ and rock musical ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Congratulations to the Best Picture nominees #OscarNoms…
MUMBAI: Cinemagoers might expect a few swear words in a movie about rapping but not in India, where censors have cut several profanities from a taboo-breaking blockbuster, while also toning down a screen kiss. India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has ordered filmmakers to remove every mention of three expletives from ‘Gully Boy’, a…
Danish Taimoor is one of the finest stars in the country who has managed to vow audiences with both, his acting skills and never-ending charm. These days he has been hosting a game show on a local TV channel. Taimoor was invited with his wife and actor Ayeza Khan on a chat show where the couple discussed future projects…
KARACHI: From 2013’s Behadd to Ho Mann Jahan in 2016, Asim Raza has always ensured audiences get a dose of romance, family drama, good visuals and music in his films. After a three year hiatus, he is back with a new directorial venture, Parey Hut Love (PHL). https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GsKBBSab/ From the first official trailer that released yesterday, the film looks…
ISLAMABAD: The government decided to shut the Samjhauta Express rail service between Lahore and New Delhi and placed a complete ban on the screening of Bollywood movies in the country, as tension between the neighbours continue to rise following India’s revocation of special status of Kashmir. Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid told a news conference on…
Deepika Padukone’s next release Chhapaak is really close to her heart, as she’s said time and again, so hearing baseless rumours is sure to rile her up. As it so happened, at the title track launch of her first home production, the starlet was hit by a speculation that the money invested in the film is actually…
