Cinema News

By Ritika Arora, New Delhi, May 19 : Among things Indian that Bollywood actresses Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor flaunted at the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival, their bespoke nose rings, the traditional 'nath', drew immense attention.

Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood.

"Band of Outsiders" , now available via Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection, may just be the Jean-Luc Godard movie for people who don't like Jean-Luc Godard movies.

Bollywood's Multitalented actor Boman Irani , who is busy shooting in Fiji for his forthcoming film SANTA BANTA with director Akashdeep has hurt his knee and tore a ligament we hear.

Biggest, grimmest, most visually impressive and most ambitious of the 2013 Cannes competition films to screen so far, Chinese director Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" tells four interlinked stories that add up to a sweeping condemnation of the corruption and amorality beneath China's economic miracle.

Bollywood actor and India's unofficial ambassador to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is yet to walk the red carpet this year.

A 2003 interaction in Thailand while on a filming trip left such an impact on filmmaker Nitin Kakkar that years later, it encouraged him to produce his debut Hindi feature, Filmistaan.

The popular "Rare Baseball Films" screening returns to Northwestern University June 14, for the ninth consecutive year.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers during a photo call for The Great Gatsby at the 66th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday.

Bollywood is celebrating its 100 years in existence, and one can't deny its effect on the masses in this time period.

ACTOR Zanjoe Marudo will miss the international screening of his movie "Death March" in Cannes, France due to his busy schedule.

Fearless and flamboyant, the late William Kendall was an outspoken champion of art cinema and gay pride at a time when both concepts were met with suspicion or even hostility by most Memphians.

Suave Arjun Kapoor is getting heaps of praise for his well-toned shape and sexy looks in Aurangzeb .

The Solas Art House Cinema, beset by difficulties and delays since construction first began in 2009, has received a lifeline from Galway City Council with councillors unanimously agreeing this week to approve final additional funding of 200,000. The motion, which was proposed by Cllr Colette Connolly , was given approval at last Monday's council ... (more)

Indian silhouettes and designs were at the forefront during the opening of 66th Cannes film festival with Bollywood beauties Sonam Kapoor and Vidya Balan opting for traditional attires at the red carpet.

Rebellious Boys of Indian Cinema - Dibakar Bannerjee and Anurag Kashyap on Express Adda 10th May 2013, New Delhi Directors Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee were the latest opinion leaders to be featured on Express Adda.

In this week's long review Drew Hunt considers The Unspeakable Act , a new indie drama by Dan Sallitt in which a high school senior ponders her intimate feelings for her college-age brother.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, four famous Bollywood directors have made an anthology movie, Bombay Talkies .

By Haricharan Pudipeddi, Chennai, May 16 : As Indian cinema completes 100 years of entertaining audiences worldwide, southern filmmakers list their dos for raising the bar higher and making the industry more competitive.

In the basement of an art gallery in central Tripoli, young Libyans seeking an escape from violence and disorder watch an American movie classic screened using a simple projector and laptop.