Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Hollywood

  • Justin Bieber Wants To Inspire And Entertain People

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    Pop star Justin Bieber says lockdown strengthened his marriage with model Hailey. In a preview of “Justin Bieber: Next Chapter”, his new YouTube Originals documentary, the 26-year-old pop star has admitted to having more “confidence” in his romance with Hailey, saying that the pandemic has allowed them to spend quality time together and to focus…

  • Madame Feels Empowered To Begin 2021

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    American percussionist-producer-activist Madame Gandhi says that during the last few months of lockdown, she focused on mental and physical health. Now, she feels empowered to begin 2021 on a strong note. Talking about her quarantine time, the artiste, who has roots in India, told IANS: “I have been focusing on my mental and physical health.…

  • Ileana Starts To Love Flaws

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    Actress Ileana DCruz has made a candid confession on social media, with a monochrome picture she posted on Instagram where she strikes a pose in bikini…reports Asian Lite News. Alongside the image, she wrote: “I’ve always worried about how I looked. I’ve worried my hips are too wide, my thighs too wobbly, my waist not…

  • British teen is the new Spider-Man

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    Tom Holland, a 19-year-old from Kingston-upon-Thames, has been chosen to play Peter Parker in a new Spider-Man movie, which is set for release in 2017. Best known for playing the lead character in the West End version of Billy Elliot, he recently appeared in the popular UK TV series Wolf Hall. Tom Rothman, Sony Motion…

  • From Dracula to Saruman

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    By Ankit Sinha   From my earliest childhood memories, one image which remains etched deep within my subconscious is that of the foreboding aura of Dracula. The feared vampire of Bram Stoker’s eponymous novel was brought alive on screen in 1958 by the legendary Christopher Lee – an actor who defined the horror genre in cinema.…

  • DRACULA IS DEAD;Lee dies at 93

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    Legendary Hollywood Star Sir Christopher Lee, who scared the world by playing Dracula in 60s died at 93… reports Asian Lite leading newspaper among British Asians. Legendary Hollywood Star Sir Christopher Lee, who scared the world by playing Dracula in 60s died at 93. The 1958 film, ‘Dracula Has Risen From The Grave’ made him…

  • Cindy Crawford to reconnect with India

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    American supermodel Cindy Crawford, who is coming to Mumbai later this month to celebrate her 20-year association with luxury watch brand Omega, says she has fond memories of riding elephants when she last visited India over 15 years ago. Now, she can’t wait to reconnect with the “wonderful country” once again….reports Asian Lite News. The…

  • Jaws @ 40

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    This month brings so many monumental movie anniversaries we’re going to need  wait for it a bigger boat to bring them all to you. And the granddaddy of them all, one of the all-time milestones of movie milestones, and the progenitor of the blockbuster world we’ve lived in ever since Jaws turns 40 years old…

  • Bruce Jenner debuts as Caitlyn Jenner

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    Transgender Olympic champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner unveiled her new name Caitlyn Jenner in a Vanity Fair cover shoot. World famous photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the cover, which shows Jenner wearing a strapless corset, reports variety.com. “I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self,” the “Keeping Up…

  • Hillary heading to Hollywood for funds

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    US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Hollywood on June 19 for a fundraising swing. It will include a late-afternoon event at the home of HBO’s president of programming Michael Lombardo and husband Sonny Ward, and an evening event at the home of actor Tobey Maguire and his wife Jennifer Meyer. Clinton also will attend…

  • French movie Dheepan wins Palme d`Or

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    French movie Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard, won the Palme d`Or for the Best Film at the 68th Festival de Cannes on Sunday, while the Best Director Award was given to Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Dheepan is about the story of a former soldier, a young woman and a little girl pose as a family in order…

  • Unfinished memoirs of Orson Welles found

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    Experts from the University of Michigan have said that they had found an unfinished personal memoir of celebrated filmmaker Orson Welles, Efe news agency reported . The draft was found among the possessions of the late filmmaker that the university acquired in Croatia from his companion of 24 years, Oja Kodar. “One of the interesting…

  • No winning or losing in art: Helen Mirren

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    Veteran actress Helen Mirren feels award shows are pointless as acting goes far beyond the accolades of winning an award. “In our job as actors and actresses, we are first and foremost artists. And artists are not athletes. There’s no winning or losing in art, honestly,” people.com quoted the 69-year-old as saying. The Oscar-winner, who…

  • I’m still alive: Jackie Chan

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    International film star Jackie Chan, with roots in China, became a victim of an internet death hoax. But the martial arts expert has clarified he is very much alive. “I was shocked by two news reports when I got off the plane. First of all, don’t worry! I’m still alive. Second, don’t believe the scam…

  • Indian talent sweeps global TV

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    By Sugandha Rawal  The overseas small screen is calling for Bollywood talent. From Priyanka Chopra, Nimrat Kaur and Tina Desai to veterans like Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi – Indian actors are landing plum roles in international TV shows. And they’re truly loving it. After creating waves globally with her singing talent, former Miss World…

  • Sonam Kapoor gets ready for Cannes

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    Bollywood fashionista Sonam Kapoor, who is a regular at the Cannes International Film Festival red carpet since 2011, is pulling out all stops to make a stellar appearance as she celebrates her fifth outing at the fest this year. The L’Oréal Paris brand ambassador is ensuring all’s perfect before she heads to the French Riviera…

  • Ritesh Batra to direct Oscar-winner in English film

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    Indian director of “The Lunchbox” fame Ritesh Batra will helm a movie adaptation of Julian Barnes’s novel “The Sense of an Ending”, and it will star Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent. “I am thrilled to adapt one of my favourite novels to screen and to work with a great team. Julian Barnes’s characters are an important…

  • ‘The Gunman’ – shoots off-target

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    By Troy Ribeiro  Drafted as a thriller with a love triangle thrown in, “The Gunman” is the tale of an ex-assassin in hiding, who is now being hunted. In a brief prologue dated 2006, the film opens in Kinshasa in the Congo. A news bulletin reveals how large corporations were seeking control of the natural…

  • ‘Dragon Blade’

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    By Troy Ribeiro  Film: “Dragon Blade”; Cast: Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrian Brody, Joey Jozef, Lin Peng, Mika Wang, Choi Si-won, Xiao Yang, Wang Taili, Sammy Hung, Steve Yoo, Vanness Wu, Karena Lam, William Feng Shaofeng, Lorie Pester and Sharni Vinson; Director: Daniel Lee; Rating: ** With fine costumes, brilliant background score that has a…

  • INTERVIEW: Jackie Chan

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    Asian cinematic icon Jackie Chan, whose latest actioner “Dragon Blade” hits Indian screens on Friday, says he may come down to the country to shoot his new film “Kungfu Yoga”, the first project under a India-China co-production agreement signed during President Xi Jinping’s visit here last September. When Chan last visited India in 2013, he…

  • Interview: John Madden

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    By Sugandha Rawal India’s vibrancy, rich culture and chaos of urban life turned out to be magnets for John Madden, who has shot two of his films –“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” and its sequel — in the country. The English director says every frame in the nation is worth capturing. His film’s sequel, “The…

  • ‘Marigold Hotel’ opens strong at US box office

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    India-set comedy “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” opened strong at number three at the US box office with an estimated $8.6 million in its first weekend of release. India-themed films rarely climb this high on the US box office charts, according to data released by its distributor Fox Searchlight. Even Hollywood studio films such…

  • ‘Birdman’ flies high at the Oscars

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     “Birdman”, a satirical tale of an ageing movie star attempting to reinvent himself via Broadway, clinched key honours Sunday night at the 87th Academy Awards, where India had a no show this time. “Birdman”, which was nominated in nine categories, picked up four honours – Best Picture, Best Director (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu), Best Writing (Original…

  • British actor Eddie wins Oscar

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    Eddie Redmayne was announced the Best Actor for his performance in “The Theory of Everything” at the 87th Academy Awards here. The Best Actress trophy went to Julianne Moore for “Still Alice”. Redmayne played the role of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in the British biographical romantic drama film, directed by James Marsh and adapted by…

  • ‘Boyhood’ wins top honours at BAFTA

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    “Boyhood”, a coming-of-age story about growing up, won the top honours of Best Film and Best Director at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards, where “The Grand Budapest Hotel” walked away with five trophies. Directed by Richard Linklater, who was absent from the ceremony, “Boyhood” is a groundbreaking film about growing…

  • Beckham to present BAFTA Award

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     David Beckham will take to the stage at the BAFTA Awards ceremony along with actors Henry Cavill and Julie Walters to hand out an allocade. Actors Holliday Grainger, Mark Strong and Martin Freeman will also attend the star-studded EE British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House, reports femalefirst.co.uk .…

  • BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

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  • Freida to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

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      Hollywood-based Indian actress Freida Pinto is all set to attend Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway and support Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi, who will be felicitated at the event . Malala and Satyarthi will receive a medal and $1.4 million in prize money. Freida, also…

  • Abu Dhabi Film Festival kicks off

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    The 8th edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) began at the Emirates Palace here. The film festival, which started Thursday evening, will continue until Nov 1 with plans to screen 194 films from 61 countries, including nine feature-length world premieres. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ minister for culture, youth…

  • Chennai ‘I’ show mesmerise Arnold

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      Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has thanked producer Aascar Ravichandran for his hospitality and making his Chennai visit “incredibly successful”. He also praised the filmmaker’s forthcoming Tamil romantic-thriller “I” as a “dynamic film”. Schwarzenegger visited Chennai earlier this month for the audio launch of Vikram-starrer “I”. “Thank you for everything you did to make…

  • REVIEW: A Walk Among The Tombstones

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    Troy Ribeiro says the movie is an over embellished detective thriller  Film: “A Walk Among The Tombstones”; Cast: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, David Harbour, Adam David Thompson, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Sebastian Roche, Mark Consuelos, and Danielle Rose Russell; Director: Scott Frank; Rating: *** An adaptation of Lawrence Block’s novel, director…

  • James Bond shoot starts in December

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    Shooting of the next James Bond film, the 24th instalment of the popular spy series, will begin Dec 6 at Pinewood Studios near London, Variety reported. Sam Mendes is back to direct the new film following his work on the hugely successful “Skyfall” (2012). Daniel Craig will once again play Agent 007 in the new…

  • ASIAN LITE TRIBUTE: Robin Williams

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    CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN ,YOU DID SEIZE THE DAY…Bikram Vohra pays tribute to Robin Williams I guess he gave so many people so many laughs he ran out of laughs for himself. People who make people laugh are usually isolated people and the goblins in their mind come from a whole other tribe. Robin Williams kept his…

  • Beloved Robin Williams Leaves Us

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    Well-known actor Robin Williams was found dead on Monday. The apparent cause of death was suicide by asphyxiation, authorities said. According to his publicist, Williams, 63, had been battling severe depression and spent time in rehab as recently as July. Police said that Williams was found unconscious around noon in his home in Tiburon, California,…

  • REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy

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    Must watch for Marvel fans , says Troy Ribeiro  Film: “Guardians of the Galaxy”; Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Benicio Del Toro; Director: James Gunn; Rating: *** Marvel films usually appeal to their comic fan base, who…

  • ” Mission Impossible” shoot in British parliament?

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    Actor Tom Cruise will reportedly shoot scenes for the next installment of “Mission: Impossible” inside Britain’s Houses of Parliament. The actor has reportedly been granted permission to shoot the fifth installment of the action franchise inside the home of British politics, the House of Commons, reports contactmusic.com. A source tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “M:I…

  • A chance for fans to star in Star Wars

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    The director of Hollywood film “Star Wars: Episode VII,” J.J. Abrams, has invited fans of the epic science fiction franchise to donate money to Unicef and enter a draw for a chance to appear in the upcoming film. The money raised through the ‘Star Wars: Force for Change initiative’ – created by Disney, production company…