Tag Archives: Hollywood

Seventymm is better than Netflix

So said my friend when I mentioned the services offered by Seventymm in Bangalore. I don’t know Netflix, but I do know Seventymm and I am quite happy with their customer service. Their monsoon offer is unbeatable. You get DVDs at Rs 8 per day to rent. That’s about 150 DVD films in six months,

TV3.0

OLEDs, Google TV, holographic displays, UDTVs and more will change the way we watch television Television has long been the preserve of the masses and the classes for the last several decades. But only now is it coming into its own. The promise of watching 3D television is already rearing its protruding head. Now all

BlackBerry: The Swiss Army Knife of smartphones

Welcome to the BlackBerry Planet that keeps you connected to work, life and everything in between. Blackberry is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. In the tech domain, the BlackBerry is a stylish way to get things done and keep

Tron Legacy is a tech gimmick

Tron Legacy pioneers a parallel digital universe of what goes on inside computer circuitry. It’s a novel concept where the protagonist gets sucked into it completely. His vision is to create a world of a perfect universe. But his partner has other plans. The result: He is trapped by his partner in the choppy waters

Guzaarish & Tees Maar Khan disappoint; Band Baaja Baaraat continues to do well

It has been a disappointing fortnight for me. All the films I saw have dampened my new year spirits. First off was from Hollywood: Tron Legacy. Though the film was a fantastical sci-fi adventure, there was nothing else to keep me glued to the big screen. Next came Guzaarish. You can feel the richness of

Anjelina Jolie: America’s first female president?

Agreed Anjelina Jolie is doing some really good work through her humanitarian efforts to alleviate the pains of refugees, but it’s early days yet for her to make a serious bid at politics. However, news is that she finds Hollywood boring and has now set her sights on the White House. Yup, she wants to

Irrfan Khan’s numerology trick works

Yup. Irfan Khan became Irrfan Khan more than a year ago. But he reaping the results of this name change only now. Not only has he starred in international ventures like A Mighty Heart where he shared screenspace with hottie Anjelina Jolie, but he is viewed as an actor who is good both for art

Sexy side of celebrity gossip

There’s one corner of cyberspace that dishes out the best pictures and videos on the most salacious lives of Hollywood celebrities. From being the first to air the nude pictures of Britney Spears shot in 2007 to supermodel Giselle Bundchen’s nude pictures to Anna Paquin’s nude videos from the new Vampire TV series, True Blood,

Sex symbol Sharon Stone paired with Big B

Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone will now be starring with Amitabh Bachchan in a film titled Lost Love. She is to start shooting either by the end of this year or early next year. Though she is yet to sign the dotted line, it will now only be a formality as the actress has already

Slumdog kid homeless

Have you always dreamt of having a role in a major Hollywood movie? Think it will bring you money and fame? Think twice. We learned this morning that Rubina Ali, the child-star of award winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, is now homeless after the Railway authorities razed her shanty in the Garib Nagar slum in Mumbai.

Slumdog Millionaire isn’t the best work of AR Rahman, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Gulzar

Much has been said about Danny ‘Trainspotting’ Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, its Golden Globe win, and its 10 Oscar nominations, and the fact that it’s India’s triumph just as it is a Britisher’s. However, it isn’t an Indian film to begin with. So we shouldn’t be all too happy that we are being recognised at the

Are some Indian actors really Hollywood stars?

There is much frenzy whenever an Indian actor gets picked by English filmmakers. The truth is, most of these are independent filmmakers and not big Hollywood studios. Therefore, first of all, they are not going to be Hollywood actors. They are merely international stars. The only actress to have truly gone Hollywood is Aishwarya Rai