Category: Hollywood
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Jacob Tremblay could become youngest Oscar winner
News East West TORONTO: Don’t be surprised if the movie Room, which is based on Emma Donohue’s 2010 best-seller, is a big winner at the next Oscars. Also, don’t be surprised if its child character Jacob Tremblay, aged eight, becomes the youngest Oscar winner. Indeed, Room is the talk of the Toronto International Film Festival…
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Ryan Reynolds, Rachel McAdams, hockey star Wickenheiser inducted in Canada Walk of Fame
TORONTO: The annual Canada’s Walk of Fame ceremony welcomed a mix of talent across film, music, law and sport. This year’s inductees included actor Ryan Reynolds, actress Rachel McAdams, hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser and former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and musicians The Band and Jeff Healey (awarded to him posthumously and accepted by his father and sister).…
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UK stamp in honour of Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham
By Subhash K Jha MUMBAI: The Bend It Like Beckham director, Gurinder Chadha has done it again. In a gesture that makes Indian cinema’s heart swell with pride, her iconic film about a girl who is determined to play football in the UK, has been selected as one of the films with a stamp being issued in…