Lebanon plans to ban 'Wonder Woman' because Gal Gadot is its lead actress

Gal Gadot, the lead actress of the moiviw 'Wonder Woman' is from Israel, hence Lebanon wants it banned because the neighbors have been at war for decades and the animosity between them is now apparent in the cultural scene also. Incidentally, such a ban would need to have a recommendation from a six-member committee from the Ministry of Economy for implementation.
This is reported in foxnews.com dated 30 May 2017.

A premiere for "Wonder Woman" is scheduled in at least one cinema in Beirut and posters of the movie and digital billboards have already seen around the Lebanese capital. The country has been officially at war with Israel and has a decades-old law that boycotts Israeli products and bars Lebanese citizens from traveling or having contacts with Israelis.
The two countries have seen a number of wars and the worst one was in 2006 that destroyed the infrastructure of Lebanon and left hundreds dead.


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Hollywood gives de-aging look to Johnny Depp in new movie

Johnny Depp is 53 years old but, thanks to special effects of Hollywood, looks a little over 26 in some portions of his latest new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. There was no involvement of any plastic surgeon but it was done through post-production visual effects.
Hollywood has successfully refined the process and it is becoming commonplace in major Hollywood movies. This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 29 May 2017.

Sometimes, some production houses will shoot a younger double to copycat an actor's performance. This they will later use as a sort of reference point to know how the younger skin should behave and look in certain lighting conditions.


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New outlets for fresh fish from Chilika

The Great Indian Bustard makes a comeback

Trekking options open up in Uttarakhand


Another boss who understood my feelings

My boss rode a scooter and wore a wig

The man who loved his work


Airstrikes kill at least 27 ISIS militants in Iraq

US police arrest serial killer of Phoenix who had killed at least nine people

Gunmen disguised as doctors shoot dead 38 persons in a Kabul hospital


Sequel of ABBA's hit musical Mamma Mia on the cards

Hackers demand ransom for Disney’s latest Pirates film

'Wonder Woman' with Gal Gadot arriving in India in June

Nandita Das' movie 'Manto' unveiled in Cannes 2017

Nandita Das' movie 'Manto' is making waves in Cannes 2017 - it had been announced last year and has triggered plenty of interest among buyers and festival programmers who are on the lookout for India-themed content. Nandita Das, the director, feels that 'Manto' is an extension of her first film Firaaq which she made in 2008.
This is reported in indianexpress.com dated 27 May 2017.

'Manto' was a politically engaged writer who gave a voice to the voiceless by focusing on factory workers, prostitutes and others who lived on the edge of society. She wanted to shoot portions of the movie in Pakistan but settled for Mumbai as the principal location.
The film 'Manto' is all about four years of the life of the iconic Urdu writer who presented brutally honest views of the turmoil and madness that had taken hold of the subcontinent in the late 1940s.


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New outlets for fresh fish from Chilika

The Great Indian Bustard makes a comeback

Trekking options open up in Uttarakhand


Another boss who understood my feelings

My boss rode a scooter and wore a wig

The man who loved his work


Airstrikes kill at least 27 ISIS militants in Iraq

US police arrest serial killer of Phoenix who had killed at least nine people

Gunmen disguised as doctors shoot dead 38 persons in a Kabul hospital


Sequel of ABBA's hit musical Mamma Mia on the cards

Hackers demand ransom for Disney’s latest Pirates film

'Wonder Woman' with Gal Gadot arriving in India in June

Tom Cruise confirms about sequel of 'Top Gun'

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has given confirmation that he would in the sequel of 1986 movie "Top Gun". The 54-year-old actor has confirmed this to a TV channel and said "Top Gun 2" is "definitely happening." The filming is expected to start sometime next year.
This has been reported in deccanherald.com fated 24 May 2017.

The producer of "Top Gun" is Jerry Bruckheimer and he had dropped hints about the sequel last year itself. The fans would be eager to see Tom Cruise in action once again.


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New outlets for fresh fish from Chilika

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Another boss who understood my feelings

My boss rode a scooter and wore a wig

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Airstrikes kill at least 27 ISIS militants in Iraq

US police arrest serial killer of Phoenix who had killed at least nine people

Gunmen disguised as doctors shoot dead 38 persons in a Kabul hospital


Sequel of ABBA's hit musical Mamma Mia on the cards

Hackers demand ransom for Disney’s latest Pirates film

'Wonder Woman' with Gal Gadot arriving in India in June

Sequel of ABBA's hit musical Mamma Mia on the cards

The ABBA musical Mamma Mia is set to get a sequel in July 2018 and many of the original cast members like Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Amanda Seyfried are expected to return. The sequel would be titled - Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.
The first musical was set in Greece and was about the attempts of a bride-to-be to find her real father. It featured 20 Abba songs including Dancing Queen, The Name Of The Game and Super Trouper.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 20 May 2017.

Incidentally, Mamma Mia is the 9th most successful film of all time at UK cinemas, and ABBA's founding members and songwriters Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson were deeply involved in both the film and musical productions of Mamma Mia and are expected to play a role in creating the sequel.
ABBA came inti limelight when they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Waterloo. Subsequently, the Swedish quartet became one of the most successful groups of the late 70s and early 80s and had 9 UK number one singles. The number of albums they have sold in in the region of 200 million.


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New outlets for fresh fish from Chilika

The Great Indian Bustard makes a comeback

Trekking options open up in Uttarakhand


Another boss who understood my feelings

My boss rode a scooter and wore a wig

The man who loved his work


Airstrikes kill at least 27 ISIS militants in Iraq

US police arrest serial killer of Phoenix who had killed at least nine people

Gunmen disguised as doctors shoot dead 38 persons in a Kabul hospital


Sequel of ABBA's hit musical Mamma Mia on the cards

Hackers demand ransom for Disney’s latest Pirates film

'Wonder Woman' with Gal Gadot arriving in India in June

Hackers demand ransom for Disney’s latest Pirates film

Hacking is the latest profession and hackers are having a field day demanding ransoms. The latest victim is Disney's Pirates of Caribbean 5 - and hackers have threatened to expose the film and leak it online unless a ransom is paid. Disney is working with the FBI and examining possibilities of surviving the threat.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 17 May 2017.

The hackers have demanded an enormous amount of money via online currency Bitcoin and have threatened to release five minutes of the film at the first time followed by 20-minute chunks until their demands are met. This is a new evil that film makers have to cope up with, the first being online piracy.
The fifth instalment of the highly-profitable Pirates franchise has Javier Bardem as the villain opposite Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. Others who are set to return include Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, Keira Knightly as Elizabeth Swann and Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa.


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New outlets for fresh fish from Chilika

The Great Indian Bustard makes a comeback

Trekking options open up in Uttarakhand


Another boss who understood my feelings

My boss rode a scooter and wore a wig

The man who loved his work


Airstrikes kill at least 27 ISIS militants in Iraq

US police arrest serial killer of Phoenix who had killed at least nine people

Gunmen disguised as doctors shoot dead 38 persons in a Kabul hospital


Mumbai will get to see Justin Bieber in action on May 10

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'Wonder Woman' with Gal Gadot arriving in India in June

Gal Gadot had a brief appearance in Batman V Superman and is now returning as 'Wonder Woman' who is a fierce Amazon warrior who is incredibly strong and has grace and wisdom. The movie is to be released in India on June 2. It is based on the DC Comics character of the same name and is a film by Warner Bros. It is directed by Patty Jenkins who says that Wonder Woman was the “coolest” superhero for her while growing up. It used to be a much watched show on TV in the 1970s and it starred Lynda Carter.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 8 May 2017.

Jenkins is confident that Wonder Woman will turn out to be a great superhero film. Others in the cat apart from Gal Gadot, are Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen and Elena Anaya.
Incidentally, Wonder Woman grows up as Diana, the princess of the Amazons and a great warrior and comes to know about a massive conflict raging in the outside world. So she decides to leave her home to fight in the war to realize her true potential.


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