Hollywood actor and director Robert De Niro has sued his assistant for a staggering $6 million over alleged embezzlement as well as for binge-watching the hit classic sitcom ‘Friends’ on the job. As per a report by People, the famed producer filed a law suit against his assistant Chace Robinson, whose job was to ensure…
Britain’s Prince Harry on Tuesday launched a new sustainable tourism project, just weeks after coming under fire for taking private jets on holiday with his family. Harry said the Travalyst initiative would work with travel companies including Skyscanner, Booking.com, TripAdvisor and Visa to make tourism more environmentally friendly. “We could all do better, and while…
TORONTO: NASA may have grounded its space shuttles, but more Hollywood A-listers than ever are exploring the final frontier, with Natalie Portman launching one of two astronaut movie premieres at Toronto´s film festival. “Lucy in the Sky” opens with Portman drifting through space in her astronaut suit, begging her bosses for a few more moments…
NEW YORK: Director Martin Scorsese unveiled his new film “The Irishman” Friday, kicking off the New York film festival with the ambitious Netflix movie that was more than a decade in the making. The star-studded gangster epic had a budget of $160 million, using 117 different filming locations to shoot 309 scenes which together add…
LOS ANGELES: “Abominable” froze out “Downton Abbey” to take the top spot in the North American box office on its first weekend in theaters, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The story of a teenager and her friends working to help a young Yeti — whom they nickname Everest — reunite with his family and…
Google’s Doodle honoured Pakistan’s chocolate hero Waheed Murad on his 81’st birthday. Murad was the finest romantic hero who brought grace and style to Pakistani cinema. If you hover the cursor on the Doodle, you will see ‘Waheed Murad’s 81st birthday’ written in the popup text. Pakistani cinema is indebted to the great film actor,…
BUSAN: Cannes Palme d´Or-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda says he has come to South Korea to show “solidarity” with his fans and fellow filmmakers as governments in Seoul and Tokyo fight out a bitter trade war. “Through showing support for each other we can solve and overcome these political problems,” Kore-eda said Saturday as he…
BUSAN: A new film about the Sewol ferry sinking, a disaster that killed more than 300 people — most of them children, will premiere at Asia´s biggest film festival, five years after director Lee Sang-ho caused controversy with his first documentary on the topic. “Diving Bell”, which screened at the 2014 Busan International Film Festival…
PARIS: French film director Luc Besson on Monday denied raping or drugging a young actress — the first time the maker of “The Fifth Element” has spoken publicity about the sex allegations against him. A judge reopened a rape investigation into the movie mogul on Friday, eight months after Paris prosecutors had dropped a case…
NEW YORK: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleaded not guilty Tuesday to groping two women as prosecutors revealed that a dozen others had accused the Oscar winner of sexual misconduct. The “Jerry Maguire” star was arraigned before a judge in New York to hear an indictment against him that added new forcible touching and sexual abuse…
