 | Juno Temple
on verge of stardom
THESE days, if Hollywood needs
someone to play a messed-up girl,
the number on the speed dial is Juno
Temple´s. The 22-year-old Brit first
came to notice as the mouthy daughter
of Cate Blanchett´s character in
Notes on a Scandal (2006). Then in Atonement...
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| | Nagesh Kukunoor prefers
fresh to formula |  FILMMAKER Nagesh Kukunoor believes in
"reinventing" and "rethinking". He says he
tries to stay away from formulas and has just
made his first love story, Mod.
"Filmmaking is a very selfish process and this is
why I constantly attempt different genres. I get
bored if I repeat myself. I try to rethink and reinvent.
As for me, the joy of filmmaking lies in trying new
things every time," said Kukunoor.
The Hyderabad-born engineer-turned-filmmaker
is known for narrating movies in a very unconventional
way. So far he has done well with his lowbudget,
high-on-content movies like
Hyderabad Blues, Rockford, Iqbal and
Dor.
Now the 44-year-old filmmaker
is keen... |
| | Claire Danes back on
TV for Homeland |
 SINCE her role as a
brooding teen-ager
in the critically
acclaimed 1990s TV
drama, My So-
Called Life, actress Claire Danes has
played everything from Shakespeare´s
Juliet to autistic animal scientist
Temple Grandin.
The Emmy and Golden Globe winner
returned to television on Sunday,
as a flawed and fragile CIA agent in
Showtime´s post-9/11 conspiracy
drama, Homeland.
Reuters spoke to Danes, 32, about
her new role, her career, and why she
almost decided against being an
actress.
Q: How did you prepare to portray a
bipolar CIA agent?
A: "I met with CIA officers who were
generous with offering their time and
information and I took a tour of... |
| | Nithya banned from
Malayalam films |  IN a very disgusting turn of events,
young star Nithya Menen has now
been banned from Malayalam
films. The Kerala Film Producer
Association has decided not to cast
her in any of the future projects, accusing
her of being arrogant in nature.
The events that happened at the
shooting location of Thatsamayam oru
Penkutty directed by T K Rajeev kumar
goes like this. Senior producers of
Malayalam cinema G Sureshkumar,
leading producer Anto Joseph and
Sabu Cheriyan, the new chairman
of KSFDC were her visitors in
the sets, while the actress was
taking rest in a nearby house.
The producers were trying
to confirm her call sheets
for an upcoming film of
Anto... |
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