| "The Gayle King Grammy Special"
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 Music's biggest night deserves music's biggest interviews. CBS News' Gayle King goes one on one with Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Jonas Brothers, Lil Nas X, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani in a CBS News special.
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| Brad Pitt confirms he turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix
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 Hollywood star Brad Pitt has joined the stars who turned down actor Keanu Reeves' role in The Matrix. Pitt reflected on the parts he passed over while accepting the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California on January 22, 2020, and said he was up for the character of Neo in the 1999 blockbuster, reports aceshowbiz.com. Pitt said: "I really believe it (part) was never mine. It's someone else's and they go and make it. I really do believe in that... but I did pass on 'The Matrix'." Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Leonardo DiCaprio and ...
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| Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing plea seeking contempt proceedings against Chhapaak filmmakers
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| A Delhi High Court judge on Friday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by the lawyer of acid attack survivor Lakshmi seeking contempt proceedings against filmmakers of "Chhapaak" for not complying with the court order related to giving her credit in international screenings of the film.Justice AK Chawla said that the matter will be heard by another bench on January 27.Lawyer Aparna Bhat, who represented acid attack survivor Lakshmi during her legal battle, had on Wednesday approached Delhi High Court in the matter.Justice Chawla recused to hear the petition saying he had worked with Aparna Bhat earlier and therefore could not hear the matter.In her plea, Bhat has sought to initiate proceedings against the filmmakers -- Fox Star studios, Meghna Gulzar and actor Deepika Padukone.Bhat told the court that the filmmakers have not complied with the court order dated January 11 and that the acid attack survivor has not been given credits in the film screened ...
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| Facebook names Avinash Pant as India Marketing Head
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| Facebook on Friday said it has appointed Avinash Pant as Marketing Director for its India operations. The role of marketing director will be a new one at Facebook India, with the mandate to drive the company's consumer marketing efforts across the family of apps, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, the company said in a statement. Pant comes with 22 years of experience working with consumer brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, The Walt Disney Company, and most recently, Red Bull, it added. In his last assignment as the India Marketing Director at Red Bull, he was responsible for building the brand in India, the statement said. Pant, an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad, will report to Ajit Mohan, Facebook's Vice President and Managing Director, India. The announcement comes a year after Facebook announced a new leadership structure in India bringing the company's functions under Ajit Mohan, reporting directly to its headquarters in Menlo Park. Over the last year, the company has undertaken .
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| I came into movies to make money; books kept me grounded: Sonali Bendre
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| Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre has said that she came into the movies to make money but fell in love with the profession where she discovered herself and found her family and friends. The 45-year-old actor said she owed a lot to Bollywood which is the most wonderful place to be, both mentally as well as creatively. "I came into movies to make money and I fell in love with the profession. It was the most wonderful place to be, mentally and creatively," she said. "I found myself there, found my friends and family over there. I owe a lot to Bollywood. It was one of the most wonderful things that happened to me," Sonali said here on Thursday. The actor said her entry into movies by purely because she happened to be at the right place and at the right time. Sonali added when acting offers came her way she knew that in no other field could she have made as much money, and as quickly, as she did in movies. "Basically, I got into this because it was great money," she said. The actor was ...
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| Andy Serkis to receive BAFTA film honour
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| The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that it will be felicitating actor-director Andy Serkis at its annual film awards. The 55-year-old actor will receive the outstanding British contribution to cinema award, one of the British Academy's top honours, read a statement from BAFTA. Serkis is considered a pioneer in the field of motion capture, a technology that enabled him to deliver powerful performances in movies such as "King Kong", "Lord of the Rings" and "Planet of the Apes" trilogy. "I'm deeply honoured and thrilled to receive this award, and count myself extremely lucky to be on such a continually fascinating journey in visual storytelling, one that has given me the opportunity to collaborate with many of the world's greatest artists, technologists and craftspeople, with whom I'd like to share this wonderful accolade," the actor said. Marc Samuelson, chair of BAFTA's film committee, said the actor's contribution to cinema, both on and off screen, ..
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| Denis Villeneuve says he could make another 'Blade Runner' in future
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| Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has hinted that he may "revisit" world of "Blade Runner", only if the new project has no ties with the franchise's previous two films. Villeneuve had directed the criticially-acclaimed 2017 feature "Blade Runner 2049", which was a follow-up to Ridley Scott's 1982's cult classic "Blade Runner". The director said he has a problem with the term "sequel" and if decides to go back to the franchise, the new movie would be "disconnected" from its predecessors. "The problem is have is the word sequel'. I think cinema needs original stories. But if you ask me if I'd like to revisit this universe in a different way, I can say yes," Villeneuve told Empire magazine. "It would need to be a project on its own. Something disconnected from both other movies. A detective noir story set in the future... I wake up sometimes in the night dreaming about it," he added. The critically-acclaimed filmmaker is currently working on "Dune", the big screen adaptation of Frank Herbert's .
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| Find Out If A Movie Is On Netflix, Foxtel Or Stan With This App
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 With an ever-increasing number of streaming services available in Australia, it's becoming harder (at least, more time-consuming) to figure out where a movie or television series is streaming from. Add to that, content is a revolving door with licences expiring and new ones beginning. Luckily for us, there's a site that tells you where to find your favourite new-release movie or show.
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