The original "Bet" was a Depression-era comedy -- directed by Leigh Jason and starring Gene Raymond and Wendy Barrie -- that followed a man who, in order to raise money for a play, makes a bet with a rich uncle that he can begin a journey in New York's Central Park with nothing ...
Beacon of Indian music’, ‘nice human being’: PM Modi, singers, actors mourn Pankaj Udhas’ death Kerala Revenue Department Awards: Kozhikode shines ;gets impressive accolades CNM News Lions International Film and Music Awards announced in Kozhikode “This battle will continue until justice is ser...
Just the name of Dr. Bones in the title gave me a shutter, but not in the direction of being scared but of the movie being a complete waste of time. Believe me, if you watch this sad example of a movie, it is a total waste of time. Some of the worst makeup on actors/actresses...
most of "history" has been a fight over which narrative is the "right" one -- and anyone who doesn't believe the same way as we (some culture group with an origin story) do, should be exterminated, so that the whole entire planet can live in harmony, and believe the same thing. ...
Four decades later the show, which launched the careers of some of the UK’s most recognisable actors, remains a favourite with British viewers. Now some of its most famous scenes have made it on to eight new stamps. … Writer Richard Curtis said he was “very amused and delighted” to ...
In court documents issued by the District Court of California on December 14, both cases brought by Demetrious Polychron were thrown out by Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who ordered Polychron to pay the Tolkien Estate and Amazon’s legal fees totalling around $134,000 (read the Tolkien order her...
Though based on the memoirs of one of its leaders, Yacef Saadi (who plays himself in the movie – he’s the one who kinda looks like Robert Forster), Battle feels surprisingly even-handed. Oh, the film’s sympathies are definitely with the Algerians, but it also makes it plain there ...
Two-Time Tony Award Winner, who sets the standard and WINS Without Competing! Listen to him sing "The Impossible Dream" from his upper West Side balcony in NYC. He is celebrating his successful battle with COVID-19 and cheering on the NYC First Responders ...
who’d have them? My mother died just about a month ago, and I think she/her death is taking up too much space in my conscious mind to trouble my subconscious or unconscious self too much. It’s interesting to note that even though death is one of the central themes of much of the...
At this point in cinema history, all the tricks of visual storytelling had been worked out, soEerie Talesis a fine example of silent filmmaking, easily accessible to the modern viewer. The actors are all up to the task of multiple characterizations, with Veidt as a standout, here a year ...