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When myth and music make it to the movies
The complexity of the band and a flare for counterculture make it a herculean task for director Sam Mendes to capture the essence of Beatlemania
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 09:28 PM IST
Anuradha Vellat
Skyfall was supposed to be shot in India, but 007 producers rejected 1 condition
Did you know that the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall was supposed to be shot in India, but the producers refused to compromise on a scene that the former rail minister said would have shown India in a poor light?
Updated on May 10, 2021 03:37 PM IST
Oscars 2020: Bong Joon Ho’s joyous reaction to Parasite’s Best Picture win charms Twitter, fans couldn’t be happier
Twitter fell in love with Bong Joon Ho’s sweet reaction to his film Parasite winning Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday.
Updated on Feb 10, 2020 12:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Oscars 2020 highlights: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite wins Best Picture, Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor
Bong Joon Ho's Parasite made history, Brad Pitt won his first acting Oscar, Laura Dern collected best supporting actress and Joaquin Phoenix won the best actor Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards.Bong's South Korean class satire took four big awards: best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best international film. All were the first Oscars for a Korean film. Bong and co-writer Han Jin Won became the first Asian writers to take the screenplay prize. Parasite became the first non-English language film to win best picture.As it has for much of awards season, Parasite appeared the favourite in the room. A standing ovation greeted Bong's win for international film. “I am ready to drink tonight,” said Bong to roars from the crowd. Unexpectedly called up again for best director, Bong saluted his fellow nominees, particularly Martin Scorsese, and concluded: “Now I'm ready to drink until tomorrow.”Also read: Parasite movie review: Bong Joon-ho’s sensational masterpiece is the first great film of the new decadeAs it did last year, the annual Dolby Theatre ceremony kicked off without a host. Janelle Monae opened the show entering a Mister Rogers set and singing A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. “I’m so proud to be standing here as a black queer artist telling stories," said Monae. "Happy Black History Month.”Two former Oscar hosts, Chris Rock and Steve Martin, dropped in to supply an opening monologue. Martin called it “an incredible demotion.” Martin noted that something was missing from this year's directing nominees. “Vaginas!" Rock replied.Here are the highlights of the 92nd Academy Awards here:
Updated on Feb 10, 2020 11:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
BAFTA awards: Joker leads the pack, 1917 is hotly tipped for best film , best director
Though psychological thriller Joker, with Phoenix in the Batman villain title role, tops nominations with 11 nods, Sam Mendes’ World War I epic 1917 (9 nods) is the favourite to win the best film and best director categories.
Updated on Feb 02, 2020 09:48 AM IST
Agence France-Presse | HT Correspondent
1917 movie review: Sam Mendes directs one of the best war movies of all time, will leave you stunned in your seat
1917 movie review: Director Sam Mendes reunites with cinematographer Roger Deakins to create one of the best war movies of all time, a technical masterpiece that will stun you speechless.
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rohan Naahar
Critics' Choice Awards: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sweeps the show, Joaquin Phoenix wins for Joker
Critics' Choice Awards: Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood swept the all-important precursor to the Oscars.
Updated on Jan 13, 2020 09:44 AM IST
Agence France-Presse | HT Correspondent
Oscar-winning directors Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen knighted
Academy Award-winning filmmakers Sam Mendes (Skyfall) and Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) have been knighted.
Updated on Dec 28, 2019 05:40 PM IST
Associated Press | HT Correspondent
UK: Royal honours for 10 Punjab-origin achievers
The royal honours list is released twice a year, on New Year’s Eve and on Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday on the second Saturday of June (her real birthday is on April 21).
Published on Dec 28, 2019 06:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, LONDON | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Sam Mendes ‘can’t wait’ to watch James Bond film No Time to Die
Sam Mendes, the director of Skyfall and Spectre, is excited to watch Daniel Craig as Jams Bond once again in No Time To Die.
Updated on Dec 15, 2019 07:05 PM IST
Press Trust of India | HT Correspondent
1917 trailer: Sam Mendes’ war epic takes a leaf out of Dunkirk’s book. Watch here
Director Sam Mendes returns to prestige drama after helming two James Bond films. Watch the first trailer for his upcoming World War 1 drama, 1917.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 12:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent