Steven Spielberg's War Horse is a mixed experience. We would recommend it for the striking imagery
With The Woman In Black, Daniel Radcliffe proves he is more than just Harry Potter.
Arthur J Pais predicts the Oscar nominations.
Arthur J Pais wonders why the evergreen legend did not make brilliant films even in his old age, like some of his peers in the West.
Those in the need for the real, cerebral Holmes can find him in the BBC's terrific Sherlock, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch (Season Two starts on the first day of 2012) but for a rollicking winter evening, director Guy Ritchie provides stupid but striking fireworks.
The $100 million film is poised to become a box office hit.
'I end up reading everything in fiction, but am biased against more 'intellectual' works and non-fiction. I read for pure enjoyment, and if something doesn't interest me -- even if it is at the top of the best-seller lists -- I won't read it.'
Last week, 200 students of the Mount Madonna School in Watsonville, California performed the 33rd version of their annual Ramayan production at the Mexican Heritage Theater in San Jose, California. The 3-hour play was performed June, 10, 11 and 12 by preschool to 12th grade students in what is the longest-running production of the Indian epic in the western hemisphere.
Amitav Ghosh discusses his new book River Of Smoke, the art of writing a trilogy, his dramatic characters, the nuanced language they speak, and the Imperial intrigues that culminated in the Opium Wars.
The sequel confirms its utterly lovable hero's enduring popularity
Here's looking at the winners of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
It is time India valued this relationship and paid more attention to the Land of the Thunder Dragon, says Nilova Roy Chaudhury.
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!
Suraj Sharma, 17, a student from Delhi and the son of two mathematicians, has beaten more than 3,000 other challengers for the role of Ang Lee's Life of Pi.
The Social Network explores how the social networking site came into being.
The Girl Who Played With Fire, based on the novel, is appealing.
Yoginder Sikand partakes in an ostentatious Kashmiri wedding.
The Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer has become the first Bollywood film to debut in the North American top ten on opening weekend.
American director Brett Ratner is confident that his remix version of Anurag Basu's Kites will appeal to non-Indian audiences.
Watch Clash of the Titans if you're in the mood for mindless fun are not bothered by patchy special effects.
This Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larrson's international best-selling novel about a disgraced journalist and a troubled young female hacker, hits American screens this Friday.
Here are ten March-April Hollywood releases worth being thrilled about.
A year later, armed with chipping hammers and electric drills, labourers are still working round-the-clock so that what was once the city's most elegant destination for a drink reopens this Monday.
As Chinese celebrate the People's Republic of China's 60th anniversary, Claude Arpi explores the rise of the dragon from the days of the Cultural Revolution to its projection of itself as a soft superpower in the modern world.
Mumbai-based Roopali Gulabani, founder and owner of Chocolate Sentiments shares a step-by-step guide to making this delicious treat.
The names of the three projects are -- 'Pirate Latitudes', 'I am Number 4' and 'Harvey'.
Kashmira Shah gets candid about the reality show after being eliminated.
Here's what the actress and other celebs are upto.
The Air India board has decided to reduce by 50 per cent the productivity-linked incentives or flying allowance payable to its employees.
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, who retires from the Indian Navy at the month-end, delivered a powerful speech on 'National Security Challenges' at a conference organised by the National Maritime Foundation in New Delhi on Monday. Not surprisingly, for an admiral known for speaking his mind, it was a speech marked by characteristic candour.
RBI said there are progressive signs of economic recovery.
A look at 10 best kissers in the Hindi film industry.
1464 billion dollars -- That's what nations around the world spent to secure themselves from their adversaries' misadventures.
What is the Budget? Why is it so important? Why does it affect all of us? And, above all, how does one interpret the budgetary lingo flying around?
We bring you an excerpt from Arzee the Dwarf by Mumbai-based blogger and book critic Chandrahas Choudhury.
Look like a star by following the style mantras of these famous folks.
If a recent poll in China is to be believed, 90 per cent of the Chinese think that India poses the biggest threat to its existence.
IT major Infosys Technologies has incurred a capital expenditure of Rs 63 crore in its three loss-making subsidiaries in China, Mexico and the US.
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