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Priyanka Chopra joins the team of this Oscar-nominated film
Feb 26, 2024“To Kill a Tiger” is an Oscar-nominated documentary. Priyanka Chopra said she was thrilled to be joining the team and that the project really touched her. Well-known for her contributions to international and Indian film, the... -
‘Dahomey’ doc on looted African art wins Berlin’s Golden Bear
Feb 25, 2024The top award at the Berlin film festival went to Mati Diop’s Franco-Senegalese documentary “Dahomey,” which explores the complex problems surrounding Europe’s return of looted treasures to Africa. At a glamorous ceremony, Kenyan-Mexican Oscar winner Lupita... -
Jennifer Lopez plans to produce Bob the Builder film set in Puerto Rico
Jan 27, 2024As “Roberto” in a movie that she and singer Jennifer Lopez will co-produce, the children’s TV favorite Bob the Builder will travel to Puerto Rico. The news follows closely on the heels of Barbie, another Mattel... -
‘Oppenheimer’ to be shown in Japan, 8 months after ‘Barbenheimer’ outrage
Jan 27, 2024After the epic about the man who invented the nuclear weapon was nominated for 13 Oscar Awards, distribution company Bitters End announced on Wednesday that Japanese fans can see “Oppenheimer” in theaters starting on March 29.... -
‘Oppenheimer’ wins big at Critics Choice Awards
Jan 15, 2024“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s epic movie about the creation of the atomic bomb, cleaned up at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, winning best picture and seven other prizes over its rivals as the Oscars race heats... -
Netflix pulls Indian culinary drama after religious backlash
Jan 13, 2024A well-known recently released Indian movie was taken down from Netflix on Thursday due to criticism from Hindu organizations regarding its portrayals of interfaith romance and meat consumption. “Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food” was taken down... -
Disney introduces a deaf Native superhero amid the ‘woke’ controversy
Jan 9, 2024Can a prosthetic-legged, deaf Native American superhero revitalize Disney’s Marvel franchise, only weeks after the company’s CEO seemed to be criticizing his filmmakers for putting message before narrative? The story of Maya Lopez, a fierce former... -
Jaya Ahsan debuts in Hindi cinema today
Dec 10, 2023The most recent film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, “Kadak Singh,” is set to debut on ZEE5, an Indian over-the-top network, this Friday. With this movie, Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan makes her Hindi film debut. In... -
Jimmy Kimmel to host Oscars for fourth time
Nov 19, 2023The Oscars will be hosted by late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a record-breaking fourth time, the organizers said on Wednesday. Hollywood’s biggest awards event will be hosted by Kimmel for the second year in a row,... -
A top-selling biography of billionaire Elon Musk to be adapted into a film
Nov 13, 2023A top-selling biography of billionaire Elon Musk is being adapted into a film with prolific US director Darren Aronofsky already attached, production company A24 said Friday. The author of “Elon Musk,” star biographer Walter Isaacson, had...