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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – fish-out-of-water Eddie Murphy chases past glories

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Murphy’s maverick cop – and his theme music – are back to fight corruption, but four decades on there’s little energy to enliven their formulaic reunion Eddie Murphy isn’t finished yet – as he proved with his barnstormer of a performance as Blaxploitation pioneer Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name . But there’s something a bit tired and formulaic about this further go-around for his iconic Detroit cop Axel Foley from the Beverly Hills Cop action-comedy franchise which 40 years ago made Murphy an explosive Hollywood star – and whose catchy Axel F theme became an 80s anthem, duly revived here. He’s back for the fourth film, yet again leaving his Detroit turf to be a scruffy fish-out-of-water in the hilariously chi-chi world of Beverly Hills, yet again wryly noticing from the wheel of his car, on the way in, a montage of all the crazy California stuff, including a car registration plate reading: PRE-NUP. Axel’s grownup lawyer daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) is in Beverly Hills, menace
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It’s a rap: what are the greatest hip-hop movies?

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The genre, which turns 50 this month, has led to surprisingly few movies but the best include a black-and-white comedy and a starry documentary Fifty years ago, on 11 August 1973, a young woman named Cindy Campbell hosted a small party in the Bronx. Her brother DJ Kool Herc was spinning some records, using two turntables to loop a breakbeat. That moment is said to have given birth to hip-hop. No one made a movie about it. The landscape for hip-hop movies is starved, all things considered. We’re talking about a musical genre, currently celebrating its golden anniversary, where the aspirational stories of overcoming struggle and systemic oppression, building community and, eventually, dominating pop culture, are rarely told on the big screen. Continue reading... from Film | The Guardian https://ift.tt/9Fg3kzU via IFTTT
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Designer Tarun Tahiliani accuses Made In Heaven 2 creators for allegedly using his designs without credits: “This is a shocking breach of faith”

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After Yashica Dutt’s remarks against the creators of Made In Heaven 2, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, for allegedly using her life’s work without proper authorization, now celebrity designer Tarun Tahiliani has accused the creators of using his label’s collection without proper credits. In the second episode of season 2, Kashyap Baldev Shangari plays the fictional designer Akshay Jaiswal and the collection is allegedly used from Tarun’s label. Taking to his Instagram stories, Tarun Tahiliani shared a photo of Mrunal Thakur who was apparently dressed in his designs. He wrote, “It is most unfortunate when a popular OTT series violates the understanding behind the provision of clothing in the first place! Case in point: Significant portions of the second episode of ‘Made in Heaven,’ were styled using clothes provided by the Tarun Tahiliani studio in good faith to the stylist.” Tarun added, “Unfortunately, a fictitious designer (actor) representing a fictitious label presented our garments
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The Nun actor accuses Warner Bros of ‘hiding’ her share of merchandise revenue

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Bonnie Aarons, who plays demonic nun in billion-dollar Conjuring franchise, is suing studio for ‘obscuring’ the ‘true amount of her rightful share’ The actor who plays the demonic nun in the billion-dollar Conjuring film franchise is suing Warner Bros, claiming the studio is hiding the true amount of money it made from merchandise featuring her character. Bonnie Aarons first played the nun, also known as “Valak”, in the 2016 horror film The Conjuring 2. The box office hit spawned a spin-off franchise just for her character : the 2018 film The Nun and the impending sequel The Nun 2, set to be released on 8 September. Continue reading... from Film | The Guardian https://ift.tt/mSldCxH via IFTTT
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OMG 2: Akshay Kumar did not charge fees, reveals Viacom 18 COO Ajit Andhare

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OMG 2, although has been receiving rave reviews from many quarters, the box office earnings of the film is yet to achieve the standard Rs. 100 crores. Furthermore, there are several reports about the film going over budget because of the high fees of Akshay Kumar. However, clarifying on the same, the COO of producers Viacom 18, Ajit Andhare maintained that Akshay never charged any fees for his role in the movie. For the unversed, Akshay Kumar is seen in an extended cameo of that of Lord Shiva’s messenger and the actor’s new look too has received a lot of love from his fans. Clarifying on the reports claiming that the film was made on a high budget because of the added remuneration of Kumar, Ajit Andhare told Pinkvilla, “The reports of the budget of OMG 2 are grossly exaggerated. On the contrary, Akshay didn't charge a rupee in fee and in fact, walked alongside us in both the financial and creative risk involved in such a courageous film.” Furthermore, in the same report, Ajit als
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Gadar 2: Ruckus at cinema hall in Patna, 2 low intensity bombs thrown outside the single screen theatre, no casualties

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A single screen cinema hall in Patna, Bihar, which is currently screening the recent blockbuster Gadar 2, saw some untoward incidents today. There were reports about ruckus taking place inside the premises of the cinema hall and this was followed by the throwing of two low intensity bombs outside the cinema hall by miscreants, out of which one burst. The two suspects, who allegedly created ruckus and threw the bombs, have been arrested and there have been no casualties. The theatre in question is Regent Cinema. The owner of the cinema hall Suman Sinha confirmed the incident and told Bollywood Hungama exclusively and claimed that problems were created by a couple of people who wanted to black market the tickets of Gadar 2. He said, “This keeps happening. People with wrong intentions do come in. They were wanting that we allow them to black market movie tickets, which we can’t. We want every ticket to be given to the public. They tried to bully my staff. The staff of cinema hall is nev
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Iranian director Saeed Roustayi jailed for ‘unauthorised’ Cannes film screening

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Sentence of the Leila’s Brothers maker, along with producer Javad Noruzbegi, was for ‘propaganda of the opposition against the Islamic system’ A court in Iran has sentenced prominent film director Saeed Roustayi to six months’ prison for the screening of his film Leila’s Brothers at the Cannes film festival in 2022, local media reported. Leila’s Brothers, a rich and complex tale of a family struggling with economic hardship in Tehran, has been banned in Iran since its release last year. The film was in competition for the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes festival, winning the International Federation of Film Critics award. Continue reading... from Film | The Guardian https://ift.tt/q4GftDs via IFTTT
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Mahira Khan to tie the knot with longtime businessman beau Salim Karim in September?

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Popular Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, who made her Bollywood debut in the 2017 movie Raees, is reportedly tying the knot with her longtime businessman beau Salim Karim in September 2023. The actress has been in a relationship with Karim for a while and has kept it private all this while. Several reports state that Mahira Khan will get married to Karim in a private wedding ceremony with only family and close friends in attendance. As per a report on the Masala website, “The romantic setting for the ceremony has been chosen to be a serene hill station in Punjab, providing a picturesque backdrop to their union.” While they have kept their relationship away from the public eye for years, they are often spotted at gatherings together and have been even seen in photos with friends and extended family. Salim Karim is the CEO of the Pakistani startup Simpaisa. Meanwhile, Mahira Khan was previously married to actor-producer Ali Askari with whom she shares a son. On the work front, Mahira K
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Strays review – Will Ferrell leads brutally funny comedy of foul-mouthed talking dogs

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With turns from Ferrell and Jamie Foxx, this barking stoner caper follows a neglected animal plotting revenge on a beastly owner The cute talking pigs of the Babe films taught audiences to love real animals with CGI human-talking mouths; I myself was always agnostic, finding them lacking in both the unadorned charm of live-action animals and the complete ingenuity of animations. But this brutally funny stoner comedy about four pottymouthed stray dogs on an incredible quest has changed my mind. You’ll believe a dog can talk – and be extremely abusive. Writer-producer Dan Perrault, known chiefly for his true-crime docu-spoof American Vandal, and director, Josh Greenbaum, have created a cheerfully offensive comedy about stray dogs trekking across America, with their own issues around abuse, abandonment and emotional PTSD as well as who to hump and when. I like to think they were inspired by the much-loved 1963 live-action Disney classic The Incredible Journey about the English bull terr
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Dream Girl 2: Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday to kickstart the extravaganza by visiting multiple cities for promotions

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Dream Girl 2 is all set to release on 25th August! Ayushmann Khurrana & Ananya Panday is all set to kick start the colourful extravaganza of visiting multiple cities in the country – Indore, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, & Pune! An absolutely happy celebration of colourful entertainment across the country! It’s going to be an extravaganza of epic proportions as Ayushmann lands at multiple locations to take over completely along with Ananya Panday in Indore, Manjot Singh in Chandigarh, Ekta Kapoor in Jaipur, Paresh Rawal in Ahmedabad & Abhishek Banerjee in Pune. The Dream Girl Ke Rang multi-city tour will take the excitement to another crescendo as the actors interact with their fans while spreading smiles and laughter all across. A celebration of entertainment, love, music, humour & drama across various cities which is an extension of Dream Girl 2’s fantastic offering for all. Ayushmann with his evergreen charm will spread cheer all around, adding to it the gusto of
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EXCLUSIVE: Satish Kaushik's last film Kaagaz 2 in post-production, confirms producer Ratan Jain

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The legacy will continue! Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik's last film, Kaagaz 2, a sequel to his widely loved 2021 directorial starring Pankaj Tripathi, is in the works. The second instalment of Kaagaz is directed by VK Prakash and features a fresh cast of Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Smriti Kalra, Anang Desai and Neena Gupta along with Satish Kaushik in a dynamic role. Bollywood Hungama has learnt that Kaagaz 2's shoot was wrapped up in January this year, a few months before Satish Kaushik's unfortunate demise. According to sources, the makers have ensured that Kaagaz 2 lives up to Kaushik's "original vision" and pays tribute to his creative legacy. The film centres on the struggles of a common man whose right to life is infringed upon by protests and rallies. When Bollywood Hungama reached out to producer Ratan Jain of Venus Films, he confirmed the development and said, "Yes it’s true that the post-production of Kaagaz 2 is almost finished. It’s an imp
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