Billy Wilder

Christoph Waltz is set to lead Stephen Frears and Christopher Hampton's feature film 'Billy Wilder &Me'. Described as part coming-of-age story and part true-to-life portrait of Hollywood icon Billy Wilder, the film is an adaptation of the book by Jonathan Coe.

Oscar-winning French newcomer Michel Hazanavicius in an exclusive interview about the award-winning film The Artist that swept three top Oscar awards

Veteran Italian music composer Ennio Morricone, who won the Oscar for his work on Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight', has labelled the director 'a cretin'.

Film curation in India may be a novel concept, but the West considers it as hope to preserve film heritage.

Hollywood legend Tony Curtis reveals that kissing Marilyn Monroe in ‘Some Like It Hot’ had really turned him on.

Veteran actor Helen Mirren will receive Film Society of Lincoln Center's Chaplin Award.

Marylin Monroe's 'The Seven Year Itch' shot, in which her white dress billowed up, is an iconic cinematic moment of all time and now the behind-the-scenes story has been unveiled.

Actress Karen Sharpe and Hope Holiday have accused comedian-actor-director Jerry Lewis of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct in a new short documentary and expose published by magazine.

Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" has topped "Some Like it Hot" and "Groundhog Day" to be voted as the funniest screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.

The Austrian Cultural Forum and Alliance Française de Delhi hosted the Austrian Short Film Festival 2024, featuring new Austrian short films. The event, introduced by Murtaza Ali Khan, showcased award-winning films like ‘5 PM Seaside’ and ‘Hollywood,’ reflecting the diversity and impact of Austrian cinema. The festival was well-received, hinting at future expansions in India.

There’s little that remains unanalyzed about Satyajit Ray’s cinema. But picking his mind drew the greatest filmmakers of his time like Wazda and Kurosawa.

Make marriage vows valid for only seven years, says an article in The Times.

Filmmaker Pooja Bhatt celebrated 23 years of her bold 2003 erotic thriller 'Jism' with a nostalgic Instagram post featuring John Abraham. The film, inspired by 'Body Heat', is remembered for its intense storytelling, adult relationships, and enduring soundtrack. Directed by Amit Saxena, it starred John Abraham and Bipasha Basu, leaving a cult impact on Hindi cinema.

A24 is releasing the romantic comedy 'Eternity,' starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner, in November after its Toronto Film Festival premiere. Directed by David Freyne, the film explores Joan's afterlife dilemma as she chooses between her past love and earthly partner. Olsen describes it as a special romantic comedy reminiscent of Billy Wilder films.

Pankaj Tripathi reveals how his childhood in Bihar shapes his acting. He emphasizes the role of personal experience in his art. His upcoming film 'Metro...In Dino' explores modern relationships. The movie features Aditya Roy Kapur and Sara Ali Khan. Anurag Basu directs the film, set for release on July 4. It is a spiritual sequel to 'Life in a... Metro'.

Veteran French actress Lise Bourdin, celebrated for her roles in 'Love in the Afternoon' and 'Dishonorable Discharge,' has passed away at 99, just shy of her 100th birthday. Bourdin, who began her career as a model gracing international fashion magazines, transitioned to films in 1953.

Amitabh Bachchan's birthday on KBC 17 saw Farhan and Javed Akhtar on the hot seat. Big B reminisced about acting with Dilip Kumar and advised Farhan on researching his father's work. The father-son duo used lifelines for Rs 25 lakh and Rs 50 lakh questions, successfully answering both. Hema Malini sent a special birthday message.

Tapan Sinha was one of those filmmakers for whom commercial success and critical acclaim came hand in hand and his demise on January 15, 2009, marked an end to a glorious chapter of Indian cinema. The 84-year-old director of timeless classics like ‘Kabuliwala’ (1957), ‘Khudito Pashan’ (1960) and many more breathed his last after prolonged illness. It’s the master filmmaker’s 11th death anniversary and he still lives on in the memories.

LONDON: On a typically rain-sodden London evening, Ismail, 'the Magic Merchant' came, got wet and re-conquered old territory, as he received the ultimate accolade from a grateful British film industry.

Austria's Viennale film festival has named German filmmaker Christian Petzold as its new president.

To make his reluctant bride happy, nice guy Surinder sheds his boring shirts, loose pants, his moustache too and dons tight jeans and flashy Tees to dance away Taani's blues and win a dance competition.

Satyajit Ray's restored ‘Aranyer Din Ratri' was screened at Cannes Classics, reigniting discussions about the festival's complex relationship with the director. Despite 'Pather Panchali' winning an award in 1956, Ray's absence due to financial constraints marked a disconnect.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who blew the lid off the myth that France resisted its World War II Nazi occupiers in "The Sorrow and the Pity", has died aged 97, his family said Monday. Ophuls, who was the son of renowned German Jewish director Max Ophuls, "died peacefully on May 24", his grandson Andreas-Benjamin Seyfert said in a statement sent to AFP. Ophuls rocked France with 1969's "The Sorrow and the Pity", about the occupied French provincial city of Clermont Ferrand during the time of the collaborationist Vichy regime.

The 12th edition of the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) starting from January 9 will showcase over 200 films from 48 countries.

While Jism gets remade in Tollywood, the director of the John-Bips starrer will be in Kolkata to shoot a comic caper with Ranvir Shorey in the lead.

Nimmi, who swept to stardom with her debut film, Barsaat, and went to earn acting plaudits in box-office winners such as Aan and Daag, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday at 87. The actor died in the evening at a Juhu hospital, confirmed family sources. Among her other recognized films are Amar, Aandhiyan, Deedar, Sazaa, Mere Mehboob, Akashdeep and Pooja Ke Phool.

Tapan Sinha, 84, who died at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday after a prolonged illness, was the most uncompromising mainstream director of Bengal.

Tapan Sinha, 84, who died at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday after a prolonged illness, was the most uncompromising mainstream director of Bengal.