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Andre Braugher, actor who starred in 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', dies at 61

Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor who would master gritty drama for seven seasons on "Homicide: Life on The Street and modern comedy for eight on Brooklyn 99, died Monday at 61. Braugher died after a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen told The Associated Press. No further details were given. The Chicago-born actor would establish himself in the role of Detective Frank Pembleton, the lead role on Homicide: Life on the Street, a dark police drama based on a book by David Simon, who would go on to create The Wire. The show, which focused on the homicide unit of the Baltimore Police Department, ran for seven seasons on NBC, and would win critical acclaim with Braugher as its dramatic centre and breakout star. He would win his first career Emmy for the role, taking the trophy for lead actor in a drama series in 1998. He feared he would be typecast after spending most of the 1990s as the brooding detective. "If I do it too long then I'll stop really searching and probing

Govt committed to boosting creative economy for cinematic quality: Thakur

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the government is committed towards boosting creative economy, mentoring outstanding artists and encouraging youngsters to achieve cinematic excellence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in the energy of youth and he wants that more opportunities and platforms be given to them, Thakur said. He was speaking after inaugurating the '75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow' section on the sidelines of Film Bazaar of the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023 in Goa. This is the third edition of the section in which 75 young filmmakers have been selected from 19 states. Thakur said, Nine years back, India was nowhere in the startup domain, but with a new policy, India has emerged as the third largest startup ecosystem in the world with one hundred thousand startups in the country." When the world was facing the COVID-19 pandemic, India had 50 unicorns, he said. You can well imagine, when big comp

National Cinema Day 2023: Know how to book a ticket at just Rs 99?

The National Cinema Day is being celebrated nationwide on October 13 this year and the film lovers will can watch films at an affordable cost, says Multiplex Association of India (MAI)

Ambani's JioCinema to appoint former Google Manager Kiran Mani as CEO

Mani formerly ran Google's Android operations in the Asia Pacific region

Dev Anand at 100: Film festival kicks off with 'Johny Mera Naam' screenings

A film festival celebrating the birth centenary of screen icon Dev Anand, opened on Saturday evening with packed shows of the actor's popular films "Johny Mera Naam" and "Guide" at PVR Juhu here. The two-day event named 'Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young', curated by Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), is showcasing four of the actor's movies. The other two films "CID" and "Jewel Thief" will be screened on Sunday. Waheeda Rehman, Dev Anand's co-star of films such as "CID" and "Guide", actor Jackie Shroff, filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, and FHF director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur introduced the two titles marking the opening of the festival. Rehman recounted being introduced to Dev Anand on the sets of "CID", the 1956 film which marked her Hindi cinema debut. "I feel very lucky that I did my first film 'CID' with Dev sahab. When we were introduced, I called him 'Dev sahab', he said 'Waheeda, you won't call me Dev sahab'. I said 'I'm not that ill-mannered, you are elder to me and such a big sta

Multiplex Association of India sets Oct 13 as National Cinema Day

Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Thursday announced that the National Cinema Day will be held on October 13 this year. Movie enthusiasts will be charged only Rs 99 per admission at cinema halls across the country, the national multiplex trade body said in a press release. Over 4,000 screens at multiplexes from India, including PVR INOX, Cinepolis, Miraj, and Delite, have teamed up to participate in the National Cinema Day celebrations, it stated. "This special occasion brings audiences of all ages together for a day of cinematic bliss, celebrating the incredible success of multiple films at the box office this year. "It's a heartfelt 'thank you' to all the moviegoers who contributed to this success and an open invitation to those who haven't yet returned to their local cinema," the association said. According to MAI, cinegoers can watch any show of any film on October 13 for Rs 99, excluding the recliner and premium formats. Last year, the association marked the National C

From Amitabh Bachchan to SRK, why do celebrities have personality rights?

There is no particular legislation that statutorily protects such rights, courts often rely upon other statutes to bestow this protection

1997 Uphaar fire tragedy: Delhi court orders de-sealing of cinema premises

A Delhi court on Wednesday ordered the de-sealing of Uphaar cinema hall, where 59 cinemagoers were killed in a massive blaze in 1997, saying absolutely no purpose would be served to keep the property sealed. The court noted that the CBI, Delhi Police and Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) president Neelam Krishnamoorthy have already given their "no objection" to the Supreme Court to return the theatre to the applicant. The application was moved by Ansal Theatres and Club Hotels Private Ltd, whose former directors were real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, who were convicted in the fire tragedy case. Since the trial has reached finality, absolutely no purpose would be served to keep the property sealed. The application is thereby allowed and property in question be de-sealed and released to the applicant being the rightful owner, the judge said. The judge rejected Krishnamoorthy's submission seeking appropriate action against the applicant for filing a copy o

Man behind the Greenply ad that inspired an award-winning Mammootty film

The commercial's reincarnation theme plays out in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, a Kafkaesque tragicomedy

TMS Ep481: NDA and INDIA, tech layoffs, healthcare stocks, Oppenheimer

Is the era of political alliances back? Is there an end in sight for tech layoffs? Why are healthcare stocks gaining muscle? Who was J Robert Oppenheimer? All answers here

The 'more perilous adventure' of the poor marked out in a movie

The 1974 blockbuster Roti, Kapda aur Makaan tapped into popular emotions sparked by rising inequality

The Kerala Story yet to find OTT buyers, director says industry ganged up

Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story created a stir upon its release and became a box office hit

Jab sleazy and kitschy met arty and popular

After the economic and political background my favourite portions of the book are ones chronicling the rush of Hindi films made in the south and the rise of parallel cinema

With 994 mn tickets sold last year, Indian movie business is perking up

Many more Drishyams are needed if the Indian film business has to recover fully from the double whammy of the pandemic and streaming

As Hollywood fights AI, Indian screenwriters struggle for pay, credit

Minimum basic contract and a fair deal for their stories remains an ongoing battle

Satyajit Ray's movie prints restored, to be showcased to audiences soon

Renowned film director Satyajit Ray's early black and white movies have all been restored and will be showcased before global audiences soon, said the movie maestro's son Sandip Ray on Tuesday. He said that his father's work remained popular because of an element of "timelessness" in the films he made starting with Pather Panchali' (song of the road) which was released in 1955, winning laurels at the Cannes festival. "We could not do much to celebrate Satyajit Ray's 100th birth anniversary (in 2021) because of the pandemic. We will chalk out a program to celebrate it on a grander scale including having a retrospective of his cinema. "Most of his movies all the black and white films included have been restored. We are now working on restoring 'Kanchenjunga' (a family drama based on an original Ray screenplay)," said Sandip Ray, a well-known film director in his own right, in an interview to PTI Video. The younger Ray who has made a series of detective movies based on stories writ

After Reliance-Warner deal, JioCinema pricing and local content in focus

Reliance's JioCinema to lock horns with Netflix, Disney; Warner deal to boost English content, local content in focus too

Hope to bring in Cinematograph Act 2023 by August, says Anurag Thakur

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday exuded hope that the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which addresses the concerns on film piracy, will get a safe passage in both the Houses of Parliament by this August end. The amended Bill addresses the concerns and demands raised by the film industry and stakeholders, and the Centre has come up with the legislation as per the best international practices, he said. "I am sure you will be very, very happy that it will keep a check on the piracy, which is a huge problem globally and locally as well. Media and entertainment sector alone suffers USD 2.3 billion losses every year," Thakur said while speaking at the valedictory of the CII Dakshin South India Media and Entertainment summit here. He said the Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha and sent to the standing committee for recommendation. "By end of August, I am sure we will have the new Cinematograph Act, 2023, when the Bill will be passed by both Houses

Ahead of Suzume release, PVR says strong signals to grow anime genre

'Anime film series have been a huge success in many parts of the world'

Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021 approved; strict penality on film piracy

These were introduction of age-based categories for film certification and penal provisions imposed for film piracy