MUMBAI: The next Spider-Man film titled The Amazing Spider-Man, being shot entirely in 3D will be released on 3 July, next year. This was announced by Columbia Pictures.
The film, that stars Andrew Garfield as Spiderman, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field is being directed by Marc Webb.
The film has screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
MUMBAI: Spain’s Goya awards presented Javier Bardem with the Best Actor award. The Spanish star received the award for his role as a Cancer ridden single father in the Barcelona drama, Biutiful. Later the 41-year-old actor dedicated his trophy to his wife, Penelope Cruz and his newborn son.
Black Bread, a drama set in the post civil war in Spain walked away with nine awards including best Picture and best Director for Agusti Villaronga.
The King‘s Speech, that tells the story of King George VI who had struggled with his stammering problem was named Best European Film.
MUMBAI: Betty Garrett , better known for his films like All In The Family and On The Town died last Saturday. She was 91. Garrett‘s career formed acting on stage, screen and television.
Garrett performed on Broadway in the 1930s. In the ‘40s, she starred in sparkly MGM musicals before her career was tarnished by the Red Scare of the ‘50s.
In the musical On the Town, Garrett played a spunky New York City cab driver. She flirted with a sailor on leave, played by Frank Sinatra.
Garrett stopped getting work soon after her husband, Larry Parks was accused of being a communist and blacklisted. In an interview in 1998, Garett had said in an interview that “it was a dark and foolish period.”
By the ‘70s, Garrett was a regular on popular TV sitcoms, playing a neighbor in All in the Family and a landlady in Laverne and Shirley.
She also founded a non-profit theatre company called Theater West in North Hollywood.
MUMBAI: In its latest effort to curb rampant tobacco use in the country, the government in China has ordered filmmakers of films and TV shows to limit the amount of smoking depicted on-screen.
The order from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television passed on its orders on its website to producers to lessen plot lines and scenes involving tobacco and show smoking only when necessary for artistic purposes or character development.
The order, however, does not mention entertainment imported from other nations. Hollywood blockbusters have had success in the Chinese market despite revenue quotas that effectively limit how many foreign productions are released in China.
China has been tightening up restrictions on smoking over the past decade, banning tobacco advertising and sponsorships of major sporting events.
MUMBAI: Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized with symptoms of congestive heart failure.The 78-year-old actress was shifted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the “ongoing health problem”, her spokesperson Sally Morrison said. Earlier, Taylor had undergone heart surgery in 2009.
Read a statement issued on Friday, “Her family and close friends are appreciative of the warm support and interest of her loyal fans but have asked that people respect her privacy and allow her medical team the time and space to focus on restoring her back to health.”
Off late Taylor has been working to support a campaign to combat HIV/AIDS.
MUMBAI: The BAFA awards crowned The King‘s Speech as the big winner followed by the Facebook-founding drama that took three awards including best director award for David Fincher. Inception too won three trophies.
The King‘s Speech, that went into the awards as a hot favourite with 14 nominations beat The Social Network, ‘Black Swan, Inception and True Grit for the best picture award. The film also took awards for best British film, original screenplay, original music, supporting actor and supporting actress.
As expected, Colin Firth won best actor award for his portrayal of the reluctant monarch.
The Social Network took awards in the direction and editing categories as well as an award for Aaron Sorkin‘s adapted screenplay while Inception won awards for sound, production design and visual effects.
Natalie Portman won the best actress prize for psychosexual dance thriller Black Swan, its only win from 12 nominations.
Writer-director Chris Morris took the prize for best British debut for Four Lions.
Swedish thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo bagged the best foreign language film award. Actor Tom Hardy won the Rising Star Award.
Most of the winners were selected by the votes of 6,000 Academy members.
Christopher Lee, who chilled generations as Count Dracula in a series of Hammer Studios horror classics, received a lifetime achievement award.
MUMBAI: The King‘s Speech has earned $86.4 million to date and should do well again this weekend and next. It is expected that by 27 February, the Oscar week, the film will have jumped the $200 million mark at the worldwide box office.
At the overseas box-office, the film has earned $86.8 million to date, with several territories in Germany and Japan still to screen the film. The film‘s worldwide total is $173.2 million.
Till date, the film has grossed a robust $6.9 million in Spain while in Spain it grossed $4.2 million in the last weekend. It‘s earned $21.2 million in Australia and $2.1 million in New Zealand.
The film opens this weekend in a number of key countries, including Germany and Brazil.
MUMBAI: The Dallas International Film Festival has announced the first twelve films that will screen in this year‘s edition of the festival. This includes four world premieres and one US premiere.
Of the three films been set for its ‘Texas Competition‘, two films are in its ‘Family Friendly‘ section and a film selected for the ‘India Spotlight‘ series.
The twelve official selections include the action film Blood Of Eagles, Cooper & the Castle Hills Gang again an action-packed film, Elevate, dark comedy Lucky, Dhobi Ghat, Ok Buckaroos, The Oregonian, The Perfect Game, Rainbow Ends, Surrogate Valentine, Travelling, Wild Horse and Wild Ride.
This year‘s fest presented by Cadillac will be dedicated to founder and Chairman Emeritus, Liener Temerlin.
The Dallas Festival will run from 31 March to 10 April.
MUMBAI: After playing author Karen Blixen in Out Of Africa, 61 year old Meryl Streep is playing former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in a biopic titled The Iron Lady.
Set in 1982, the film chronicles 17 days of Mrs Thatcher‘s life leading up to the Falklands War and how she dealt with it. The film portrays the Baroness as a woman looking back with sadness on the decisions she made as the leader of the country.
It‘s not the first time the Iron Lady has been portrayed on-screen. Faith Brown, 66, played her on her comedy show in 1980. Sylvia Syms, 77, and Lindsay Duncan, 60, took on the role in TV dramas about her downfall in 1991 and 2009 respectively.
Reports say that after concern from the Thatcher family, the script has been toned down a bit. The film is set for an end of the year release.
MUMBAI: Former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to return to his former role as a Hollywood action hero. The 63-year-old actor‘s second term as Governor of America‘s most populous state ended last month.
It is interesting to note that his film career had been on the wane before he announced his bid for the governorship in 2003, as a Republican. This happened when his films like End of Days , The 6th Day and Collateral Damage failed to hit the $100 million mark at the North American box-office.
His return to films, is seen as timely as these days Hollywood suffers from a lack of brawny, laconic action men.