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Infosys ties up with DreamWorks for new solutions
Bengaluru, Nov 15 (IANS) Global software major Infosys has entered into a strategic partnership with DreamWorks Animation SKG to develop new engineering solutions.
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Julianne Moore big winners at Hollywood Film Awards
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Ben Affleck’s movie ‘Gone Girl’, Benedict Cumberbatch and Julianne Moore were some of the big winners at the recent Hollywood Film Awards.
Christopher Lambert roped in for ‘Hail, Caesar!’
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Christopher Lambert has been roped in for ‘Hail, Caesar!’ that will be directed by Coen Brothers, it has been revealed.
FIFA faces renewed calls to publish Garcia report
By Brian Homewood BERNE (Reuters) – FIFA faced growing pressure to publish the full report of an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments on Friday amid uncertainty over where the tortuous process would head next. FIFA was plunged into chaos on Thursday when its ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert said in a statement there were no grounds to reopen the controversial bidding process which led to Russia being given the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 finals. But three hours later former U.S. …
Navy SEAL who shot bin Laden was at war for years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill, who says he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden, played a role in some of the most consequential combat missions of the post-9/11 era, including three depicted in Hollywood movies. And now he’s telling the world about them.
Exclusive: Reliance Entertainment plans to acquire Western game studios in 2015
By Malathi Nayak REUTERS – Reliance Entertainment plans to begin acquiring North American and European mobile game studios starting in early 2015, in hopes of becoming a significant global player in the fast-growing mobile games industry. The company, which is the biggest stakeholder in DreamWorks Animation Studios , is in talks with bankers to identify and acquire up-and-coming mobile game studios in North America and Europe to boost sales, Chief Executive Manish Agarwal told Reuters in a phone interview. …
New screenwriters honored with Nicholl awards
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Five screenwriters new to Hollywood have already earned the film academy’s stamp of approval.
Awards season starts early with 1st televised show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For those who feel like Hollywood’s awards season can’t start soon enough, you’re in luck.
Publish report and rebuild FIFA’s image, presidential hopeful says
By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) – The “absolutely incredible” events buffeting FIFA mean world soccer’s governing body must now release the full report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if it is to rebuild its tarnished image, the man who hopes to become its next president told Reuters on Friday. FIFA had hoped to draw a line under the controversy when German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, ruling on behalf of the soccer body’s ethics committee, said he found no grounds sufficient to re-open the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar. …
Kashmiri director wants to adapt ‘The Fountainhead’ into Bengali film
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Battling budgetary constraints and political instability that has crippled the Kashmiri film industry, budding filmmaker Ali Emran now wants to adapt Ayn Rand’s famous novel “The Fountainhead” into a Bengali film with support from the state’s artists.