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Tom Cruise, at 63 still the biggest movie star in a room full of them, finally got to hold his own Oscar on a Hollywood stage on Sunday night.“Making movies is not what I do, it’s who I am,” said Cruise. He was composed as always, but at moments seemed near tears as he spoke, grasping the gold honorary statuette that celebrated his more than 40 years at the apex of the industry at the film academy’s annual Governors Awards. “In that theater we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together,” he said after a two-minute ovation. Production designer…

Gurinder Chadha is making a Christmas movie. She’s adapted Charles Dickens’ seminal 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, but not sans her own signature desi touch. The Scrooge of her film Christmas Karma, called Sood, is an Indian immigrant in London. But he’s not very fond of immigrants now — they’re all humbugs. The film is slated to release in cinemas on December 12 by PVR INOX. In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Gurinder talks about the film, its politics and casting choices. She also goes down memory lane and looks back at her films with Aishwarya Rai, working with Anupam…

Wake Up Dead Man A Knives Out Mystery trailer: Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig have teamed up yet again for the third film of their popular franchise Knives Out. The third instalment, titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, enjoys a distinct flavour like the first two parts. While the first part (2019) was a hat tip to legendary murder mystery writer Agatha Christie, the second, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), was set on a remote island. The third part is, interestingly, set in an upstate New York church. Like the first two parts, the threequel…

The media conglomerate Disney has an immense amount of experience when it comes to live-action adaptations of animated films. While they have winners like The Lion King, The Jungle Book, and Alice in Wonderland, they also have come up with less fortunate projects such as Snow White, Cruella, and Aladdin. Having said that, they are now taking another stab at the genre with a live-action version of Moana and have just released the first teaser of the project. Moana has two instalments so far, and both of them did incredibly well at the global box office. According to Box Office…

Professional wrestler-actor John Cena has been one of the most polarising but inspiring figures in modern-day wrestling. He debuted in 2002 during WWE Smackdown and has since then had a mind-boggling career, winning 17 world titles and several others along the way. Cena recently made his final appearance on Monday Night Raw, which was hosted in New York City. A bittersweet moment quickly turned into an action-packed farewell as the Intercontinental Champion gave the audience a show to remember. As soon as those trumpets hit, the whole of Madison Square Garden erupted with noise and cheers. John Cena walked out…

Whether they are successful at the box office or not, films around video games always make for some great entertainment. Simon West’s Lara Croft Tomb Raider, John Moore’s Max Payne, and Mike Newell’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time are good examples of this phenomenon. Now another celebrated video game is getting a live-action adaptation, and it is Nintendo’s very own The Legend of Zelda. The game developer is pairing up with Sony for the project, and they have just released the first look. The first look showcases the beloved characters of Princess Zelda and swordsman Link, sitting out…

The subgenre of movies set in outer space has given us some gems: Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, Ridley Scott’s Alien. Now another film is going to be added to that impressive list, and that is Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling. Sony just released a new trailer for the same, and it remains to be seen whether this film can duke it out with any of the aforementioned classics. The premise of the movie is based on the life of a scientist-teacher who goes by the name of Ryland Grace. An expert in…

Daniel Radcliffe, best known for playing the titular character in the popular fantasy film franchise Harry Potter, seems emotionally overwhelmed to see a new generation of actors take on the roles popularized by him, Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and others. As HBO kickstarts production on a 10-year-long series adaptation of JK Rowling’s seven bestselling books, Radcliffe, 36, wrote a letter to Dominic McLaughlin, 11, who plays the new Harry Potter in the show. “I wouldn’t say that anyone who is going to play Harry has to (reach out to me), but I know a few people…

One of the most exciting action film franchises is retuning to the theatres with a new film and an ensemble cast. The teaser for Hunger Games Sunrise on the Reaping has been released and the dystopian nation of Panem is again sending their champions for the infamous to-the-death tournament. The teaser of the film opens with a shot of a compound, where all the champions are gathered as the rules of the tournament are announced to them by Drusilla Sickle, played by veteran actor Glenn Close. The scenic valleys and forests seem a lot less attractive when one realises that…

The whole world was shocked when Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman passed away on August 28, 2020, after struggling against colon cancer. The actor was just 43 and his passing left Hollywood and his fans, friends and family in a deep state of mourning. All those who loved Boseman got some good news recently, as Boseman was honoured with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was attended by his family, friends and contemporaries. The ceremony began with an address from the chair of the board of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Neuman. He said,…