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LOS ANGELES: Pioneering director Richard Linklater, known for his wildly ambitious projects, has announced that his latest movie will be filmed over a 20-year span. Linklater famously shot his Oscar-winning “Boyhood” over 12 years, allowing its star Ellar Coltrane to naturally age on screen from a five-year-old up to his first day of college. He will go one step further …

Los Angeles: Valerie Harper, one of US television´s biggest stars in the 1970s for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spin-off “Rhoda,” died Friday after a long battle with lung and brain cancer. She was 80. Harper won four Emmys and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Rhoda Morgenstern, Moore´s brash, wisecracking and neurotic neighbor, eventually earning her …

Hamza Ali Abbasi‘s better half and former actressNaimal Khawar Khan seems to be grabbing all the attention lately after her enchanting nuptials took the country by storm. The ‘Anaa’ starlet’s wedding ceremony was all-things-dreamy and amidst other things that the newly-wedded couple did unconventionally, Naimal chose to wear her mother’s beautiful bridal outfit for her nikah ceremony. Naimal, in a heartwarming …

Avengers: Endgame’ directors Joe and Anthony Russo took to Instagram to share a couple of unseen BTS photos from ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. The pictures featured Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. and Thanos actor Josh Brolin. ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ highlighted some of the best scenes in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From Hulk and Thanos’ fight 15 minutes …

Famed Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, who is known far and wide for her commendable performances in popular drama serials, kick-started her journey to stardom as a video jockey in 2016. The diva’s first appearance as an actor came in Geo TV’s blockbuster hit ‘Bol‘ in 2011, in which she starred opposite Atif Aslam. Mahira later bagged the coveted Lux Award nomination …

VENICE: Legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar won the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.  The legend – who was  described as “greatest and most influential Spanish director since Luis Bunuel”  – called the recognition an “act of poetic justice”. It is the first  big award for him from a top European festival such as Cannes …

LOS ANGELES: Michael Mann wants to make a big-screen sequel to “Heat,” the iconic movie that brought Hollywood legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together for the first time, the director has told AFP. The sprawling 1995 epic starring Pacino as a Los Angeles detective pursuing De Niro´s heist gang boss across the city is considered a classic crime …

Brad Pitt on Thursday described “Ad Astra” as his “most challenging” film to date, saying his turn as an astronaut on a father/son odyssey forced him to draw on emotions that question conventional ideas of masculinity. The star, who was greeted by scores of fans as he arrived on Venice’s glamorous Lido island by boat for the world premiere of …

The Indian government’s horrific move to scrap Article 370 stripping Occupied Kashmir of its special status is being condemned far and wide, even by the country’s most celebrated actors. Famed Indian actor and UNICEF’s Celebrity Advocate Trisha Krishnan recently came forth offering her views on the Indian government-led brutality in the Occupied Valley. Voicing concerns over the frightening situation in …

Putting the circulating breakup buzz to rest, Hollywood’s leading star Dakota Johnson and ‘Coldplay’ front man Chris Martin seem to be going steady. Chris, 42, and Dakota, 29, who sparked dating rumours earlier in 2017, were spotted refuting the buzz of them parting ways after getting papped in New York City. The ‘Paradise’ hit maker turned out to be the perfect boyfriend …