Superstar Rajinikanth Wins India’s Highest Film Honor

Priya Darshini Guest ColumnistWhen my debut album, “Periphery,” nabbed a 2021 Grammy nomination, messages began pouring in from back home, first from friends and family, and then from fans across social media.“You are our Indian pride,” posted one YouTuber. “Hope you’ll make India proud,” said another.

statement Monday on Facebook.A master of period detail, he earned his Oscars for “Travels With My Aunt” (1972), the Agatha Christie adaptation “Death on the Nile” (1978) and “Tess” (1979).

rape allegations casting a dark shadow over Armie Hammer’s faltering career, Disney+ viewers have noticed that a show featuring the actor appears to have been yanked from the platform. A 2019 “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” episode in which Hammer, 34, cave-dived and suckled a goat in Sardinia with the British adventurer is no longer accessible on the platform, Disney+ subscribers realized Sunday night, Insider reported. The survival show, which has called National Geographic its home network

Gianna Hammer, who appeared on season 5 of MTV‘s dating show Are You the One, is speaking out.

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Sharing her story. Gianna Hammer, who appeared on season 5 of MTV’s Are You the One? in 2017, opened up about her time on the show in a new interview, claiming that production gave her prescription medication to calm her down.

Prince William and Duchess Kate put on a united front while attending his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday, April 17.

Good Deed Entertainment’s genre label Cranked Up Films has acquired U.S. rights to American Badger, an action film written and directed by and starring stunt veteran Kirk Caouette (X-Men, Fantastic Four, Mission to Mars). It is set for a digital and VOD release on June 15.

David Miller, a veteran Canadian film publicist, producer and distributor who led an Oscar-winning animated short film campaign for the National Film Board of Canada in 2004, has died. He was 47.

EXCLUSIVE: The third annual Micheaux Film Festival, which spotlights BIPOC creators and diversity, is set to be the first film festival back in LA theaters since the start of the pandemic.

Ethan Shanfeld The 19th edition Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has announced an expanded virtual lineup of shorts and narrative and documentary features after canceling 2020’s event due to the pandemic and lockdown.Taking place from May 20 to May 27, the IFFLA boasts 40 films spanning 17 languages, with 16 women directors.The festival will open with Ajitpal Singh’s “Fire in the Mountains,” which immerses audiences in the splendor of the Himalayas, and close with Akshay Indikar’s

Zack Snyder is back again after the March release of his director's cut of Justice League with the first full-length trailer for his upcoming zombie-heist film Army Of The Dead. Guardians Of The Galaxy star Dave Bautista leads an enormous ensemble cast featuring comedian Tig Notaro and Power star Omari Hardwick as he accepts a death-defying mission steal the riches of Las Vegas, which haws been overrunning by flesh-eating zombies.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Parasite distributor Neon has come out on top for North American rights to Ryan Gosling package The Actor, the next movie from Anomalisa director Duke Johnson. We hear the pre-buy is in the mid 7-figure range.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAward-winning producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers will receive the Distinguished Collaborator Award at the 23rd CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) taking place April 13.“From the record-breaking series, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to the latest binge-worthy series, ‘Bridgerton,’ Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers have been longtime partners of the Costume Designers Guild,” said Salvador Perez, President of the Costume Designers Guild.

Fremantle has taken full control of Israeli producer Abot Hameiri, which makes the local versions of Got Talent and Survivor, as well as the Netflix series Shtisel.

Saturday Night Live director Don Roy King continued to have a lock on the DGA award category for Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming, taking home his sixth guild trophy in the category tonight; his seventh DGA award overall.

Also Read: Tribeca Film Festival Heads Outdoors With In-Person Event in JuneAlanna Brown’s “Trees of Peace,” about four women thrown together during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, won two awards, the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema and the ADL Stand Up Award.Other prizes went to Eduardo Crespo’s “We Will Never Die,” Henrik Ruben Genz’s “Erna at War” and Michael Webber’s “The Conservation Game.”The winners:Audience Choice Award: “Alaskan Nets,” Jess HarasimowiczBest Documentary Award:

It’s pretty fitting for an iconic star’s final performance to be such an iconic character.

The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the movie business and looks like Warner Bros. Pictures' latest offering Mortal Kombat seems to have been affected.

For his Oscar-nominated short documentary Do Not Split, director Anders Hammer spent a year in Hong Kong’s streets, capturing the drama and chaos as China cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The work came with inherent danger.