March 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Alice In Wonderland- Disappoints Rating: 2 out of 5* Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Boham Carter, Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway Director: Tim Burton This quasi-sequel to the original Alice in Wonderland novel concerns a 20-year-old Alice (a terrifically low-key and deviously seductive Mia Wasikowska), on the precipice of accepting an [...]

PUT-up-or-shut-up time for Robert Pattinson is not officially scheduled until the sun finally sets on the Twilight phenomenon. So fair play to the British heart-throb for skipping well ahead of the program and testing himself in trying circumstances for Remember Me. Obviously very eager to prove he is more than just a poster-friendly face, Pattinson [...]

Grossing an estimated $1.86 million at the box office in its first weekend, Shah Rukh Khan starrer “My Name Is Khan” has broken the record for the largest opening weekend ever for a Hindi film in North America. The Fox Searchlight release directed by Karan Johar averaged $15,500 from 120 theatres across the United States [...]

There were reports that the title of “Tees Maar Khan” may go through a change as lead actor Akshay Kumar was not happy with it. But producer Shirish Kunder says the whole controversy was “fabricated”. “Perhaps pages were required to be filled in and a news around our film made for a spicy story. I [...]

James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar has become the highest grossing film in U.K. box office history. The Oscar-nominated blockbuster raked in 4.3 million pounds in its eighth week of release (01-07Feb10), pushing it over the 72-million-pound mark since it hit cinemas in December (09), reports The Daily Express. Thanks to the massive ticket sales, Avatar [...]

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations were released on Tuesday morning, and Avatar and The Hurt Locker both have nine nominations each. Avatar and The Hurt Locker are neck to neck in 7 categories too. The categories for which both of them are nominated are Cinematography, Directing, Film Editing, Music (Original Score), Best Picture, Sound Editing, [...]

Film: “Ishqiya”; Director: Abhishek Choubey; Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan; Rating: ** “Ishqiya” is a very strange film. Strange, not so much in terms of content, unless you really believe there are sleepy dusty towns in north India where boys learn to use a gun before they learn to wash their own bottoms. [...]

Veer’ the dream project – coming true, is on the way to hit the silver screen soon. You must be aware and surprised that our Sallu Bhai has not left no stone unturned in promoting this film with full involvement of his heart and soul. As a result ‘Salman’ surprises us with his stunning looks [...]

After giving a hit with their debut vehicle “Ishq Vishk” (2003), actor Shahid Kapoor and director Ken Ghosh have teamed up once again for “Chance Pe Dance”, about strugglers trying to make it big in Bollywood. It is releasing Friday. Produced and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures for Rs.25 crore including print and publicity costs, [...]

Rajkumar Hirani’s well-made “3 Idiots” is on record-breaking spree at the box office. But there is a small slip in this thoroughly entertaining cinematic journey — TV actress Mona Singh’s character is first called Poonam and then Mona a few scenes later. Mona, who plays Kareena Kapoor’s elder sister in the movie, is first referred [...]