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Xierzhati Yahefu’s drama, which follows the wartime friendship between famous Chinese and Kazakhstani composers, picked up prizes for best co-production film, best leading actor, best leading actress and best music. The Composer, a China-Kazakhstan co-production charting the tumultuous life of Chinese composer Xian Xinghai has swept this year’s Golden Screen Awards, picking up gongs for best co-production film, best leading actor, best leading actress and best music. Director Xierzhati Yahefu's The Composer examines the friendship that was forged between Xian and the Kazakh composer Bakhitzhan Baykadamov during the Second World War. The Chinese composer became stranded in the Kazakhstani city of Almaty after Germany had attack the Soviet Union in 1941 and was taken in by Baykadamov who – legend has it – had never before heard of his new house guest. After settling down in Kazakhstan, Xian produced some of his most famous works, including the symphony … [Read more...] about Golden Screen Awards: China-Kazakhstan’s ‘The Composer’ Takes Top Prizes

Angel Has Fallen was easily able to land the number one spot at the box office this weekend. The sequel brought in $21.2 million, which is over what was initially estimated and a nice way to end the summer. Gerard Butler stars alongside Morgan Freeman and Nick Nolte in the franchise's third installment and the debut almost met the second installment's $21.6 million debut. An A- CinemaScore grade has helped the action movie, along with general praise from critics and early buzz from fans. Good Boys was able to take the second spot at the box office this weekend after earning $11.7 million. The comedy, which was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, surprisingly took the number one spot last weekend, thanks to positive early reviews. Overcomer took number three after bringing in $8.2 million. The faith-based drama directed by the Kendrick Brothers was also able to beat expectations for its debut weekend. Disney's The Lion King remake took number four this weekend after bringing in an … [Read more...] about Angel Has Fallen Soars to the Top of the Box Office with $21.2 Million

Angel Has Fallen was easily able to take the top spot at this weekend's box office. The action movie took in an estimated $11.6 million for the three days and $14.5 million for the four-day holiday weekend. To date, it has earned just over $43.6 million. Despite Disney's massive success this summer, the box office as a whole has been down 2% when compared to last year's receipts. Year to date, the box office is down 6%. Good Boys continues its success and hung in at number two at the box office this weekend. The comedy brought in $9.1 million for the three days and then $11.6 million for the four days with a domestic grand total of $58.6 million. Disney's The Lion King remake also held steady this weekend and took the third spot after bringing in $6.7 million. To date, the remake has made over $1.56 billion and is now the seventh highest grossing movie of all time globally. Hobbs & Shaw was able to take the fourth position this weekend after bringing in $6.2 million. While the Fast … [Read more...] about Angel Has Fallen Holds Strong to Win Holiday Weekend Box Office with $14.5M

A few TV stars are able to make it big in Bollywood and Mouni Roy is surely one of them. The TV superstar, who made her Bollywood début with Akshay Kumar starrer Gold, is constantly in the news owing to her dating rumours. Rumours suggest that Mouni is dating a Dubai-based banker Suraj Nambiar. But are these rumours true? Here's what Mouni has to say.. Mouni tells a leading daily, "I'm completely and absolutely single. I don't know where all these stories come from. I should be allowed to have friends who are boys like everyone else have. I do spend time with them but that doesn't mean I dating them, right?" She further added, "When I find the right man and decide to get married, I'll let everyone know. There's no pressure from my family nor I'm in a hurry. So, it does get irritating at times, but I realise there's no point in feeling bad about such things. I think all these rumours are keeping prospective men away from me." Earlier, Mouni was allegedly dating TV actor Mohit … [Read more...] about Mouni Roy On Dating A Dubai-based Banker: These Rumours Are Keeping Prospective Men Away From Me

It's beginning to look like the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood miniseries may actually happen at Netflix. Actor Brad Pitt confirmed that Quentin Tarantino has discussed the idea after being happy with the way The Hateful Eight miniseries came together. The idea behind the project would be to take the massive amount of footage Tarantino originally shot, edit it in, and then split the new edit down into episode-length cuts. In a new interview, Brad Pitt was asked about Quentin Tarantino taking on a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood miniseries. Pitt says, "Yeah, he's talked about it. It's a pretty arousing idea." And for fans of the movie, Pitt's opinion is spot on. Even though the final cut in theaters is just over two-and-a-half hours, many viewers expressed wanting more. Plus, some of the material shown in the promotional clips for the movie were not included in the final cut. Pitt had this to say about the idea of a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood miniseries. "It's almost the best of both … [Read more...] about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Netflix Miniseries Is Very Possible Teases Brad Pitt