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Despite the overt comparison to DC's Universe, there are few comics in the world as chock-full of digs at Marvel as The Boys. Even if the likes of Homelander and his fellow Seven are impossible to see as anything but a riff on the Justice League, the story takes as many opportunities to lampoon, insult, mock, or tease Marvel's icons.

Whether it's the Avengers, the X-Men, or the countless examples of The Boys' version of Marvel characters, the dark satire from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson turns Marvels most stalwart heroes into absolute jokes at best, or downright monsters at worst. So to make sure that everyone can recognize and appreciate the fun being had at Marvel Comics expense, here are just ten of The Boys best shots at the Marvel superhero universe.

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New York, March 11 (Ians) People who eat diets rich in green leafy vegetables as well as other vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, nuts and fish may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain — signs of Alzheimer’s disease — than people who do not consume such diets, according to a study.

These food items are found majorly in the brain-focused Mind — short for Mediterranean-dash Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay — and plant-based Mediterranean diets.

Although similar, the Mediterranean diet recommends vegetables, fruit, and three or more servings of fish per week while the Mind diet prioritises green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale and collard greens along with other vegetables.

The Mind diet also prioritises berries over other fruit and recommends one or more servings of fish per week. Both the Mind and Mediterranean diet also recommends small amounts of wine.

The study found people who ate the...

Filmmakers Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reginald Hudlin were celebrated Wednesday evening at the eighth pre-Oscar dinner of Icon Mann, a media and consulting company run by Tamara Houston that is dedicated to honoring the achievements of artists of color and providing a meeting place for powerful Black men, in particular.

During an elegant ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills that was hosted by CBS News anchor Errol Barnett, many of the most distinguished members of Hollywood’s Black community gathered to fete the veteran filmmakers behind two of 2022’s most acclaimed films — Prince-Bythewood’s Sony historical drama The Woman King and Hudlin’s Apple TV+ documentary feature Sidney — both of which were glaringly passed over for recognition by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Perhaps not coincidentally, the first person to toast Prince-Bythewood — the recipient of the Maverick Award “for breaking boundaries in the cinematic and televised...

Mumbai, March 8 (Ians) Festivals always take a toll on people’s workout regimen, that too in a season when many often skip healthy meals and opt for high-calorie food.

‘Yeh Meri Life Hai’ actress Shama Sikander shared her fitness tips to follow post Holi so that the festival’s excesses wear off without you having to compromise on all the fun.

She said: “It is important to keep fitness in mind even during festivals. I follow certain ground rules that give me a chance to enjoy as well as keep my fitness in check. Firstly, I keep drinking water to keep my body metabolism in check. It makes me feel fuller and prevents me from eating too much. Next, I set a calorie limit for the day to help me keep my calorie intake limited.”

Shama, who has appeared in the Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Mann’, as well as in ‘Ansh: The...

With so many lies being exposed from Congressman George Santos, “The View” host Alyssa Farah Griffin expects his tenure in Congress to be very short. So she has just one request for when he leaves: do it in drag.

During Monday’s episode of the “The View” the hosts poked fun at Santos for a recent appearance on Oan, during which he said that, going forward, everything he does will be “largely above board” and he will personally ensure that. Host Sara Haines honed in on the “largely” descriptor, while Joy Behar said he was even faking integrity, which was impressive to her.

That said, Behar noted that it seems like the Republican party is “weening him away from everybody,” in what appears to be an effort to push him out if he won’t resign himself. And really, Farah Griffin thinks it’ll probably work.

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Kev has been dying to watch the Scott Mann flick Fall and finally here he is getting to talk about it. So let’s see what he thought.

Experience a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. A fast drop and a sudden stop awaits Becky and Hunter as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower in the desert. Highly trained and resourceful, these climbers were still not ready for every eventuality. A series of unfortunate events see their gear and supplies taken from them and as temperatures rise and vultures begin to circle, the chance of survival begins to fall rapidly. Also starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), Fall is produced & directed by Scott Mann (Final Score) and written by Mann and Jonathan Frank (Final Score).

Fall screened as part of this years Arrow Video London Frightfest.

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Matt Kindt — who with two titles announced for Netflix adaptation earlier in August is Hollywood’s comic book auteur du jour — is launching a new series, a spy thriller titled Spy Superb.

Kindt, a cartoonist who writes and sometimes draws his work, is reteaming with Dark Horse Comics, the publishing home of his hit Mind Mgmt, for what is intended to be a miniseries featuring three overstuffed volumes.

Kindt’s wife and sometime collaborator, colorist Sharlene Kindt, will be painting the book, which comes from Kindt’s recently launched boutique imprint, Flux House, which aims put out the cartoonist’s crime, science fiction and humor stories.

Superb is described as an offbeat mystery-thriller about a secret organization that has developed a spy so perfect that the person doesn’t even know they are a spy. A secret organization identifies its ultimate asset, a man named Jay,...

In a deal negotiated by Leslie Cohen, senior vice president of acquisitions for HBO Max, the streaming platform has joined Warner Bros. Discovery OneFifty to acquire the poignant Vee Bravo documentary, “Primera,” a gripping look into the Chilean protests that proved a turning point in the fight against Pinochet-era induced economic strife.

Immersive and raw, the film taps into the global collective’s urge toward positive change, following the heartbeat of this pivotal moment as local activists and citizens strive to upend a stagnant system and rewrite their constitution.

“How can we trust the definition of freedom in a constitution that was written at a time when the entire labor force was kept through violence?” Bravo related. “The past is important, it informs how we move in the present. But it doesn’t mean that we need to be archaic in our approach in coming up with solutions for the future.

Hey, "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" fans. We hope you guys totally dug what went down in the season 2 premiere episode 1 tonight. Now that it's all wrapped up, we are back on here to tell you what's going down in the next, new episode 2 of Power Book III: Raising Kanan when it hits the air next Sunday night, August 21, 2022. We were able to collect a couple of new, official teaser scoops for the new episode 2 from Starz's official episode 2 press release. So, we're going to run those by you guys right now. Let's get to it. First thing's first. Starz let us know that this new episode 2 of Power Book III: Raising Kanan is officially labeled, "Mind Your Business." It sounds like episode 2 will feature some very interesting, intense, dramatic, possible action-filled and emotional scenes as Raq gets an important tip off. Lou and Crown get into an argument. Famous gets some help from Kanan.

Why Fall to Pieces?: Mann Mines Survival Formula for Anxiety Laden B-Movie

From the depths below to the heavens above, there’s no place safe for adrenaline chasing white women, at least according to 47 Meters Down (2017) producers Mark Lane and James Harris, who reconfigure the direction of their imperiled damsel formula for Scott Mann’s Fall. A simple plot packed with tangentially excessive window dressing to pass the time, this odyssey of two young women stuck 2,000 feet in the sky atop a perilous television tower is effective in its ability to induce anxiety (if not vertigo for the hyperbolically inclined).…...

The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gifts or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for yourself, we have a gift guide for you. Including must-have books on filmmaking, the best from the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and more home-video picks, subscriptions, magazines, music, and more, dive in below.

4K & Blu-ray Box Sets

There’s no better gift for a cinephile than a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Leading the pack in this regard is a collection that actually arrived much earlier this year: World of Wong Kar-wai, the long-awaited Criterion release that features the Hong Kong master’s most celebrated works, along with the first U.S. release of his short The Hand. Another must-own trio of sets from Criterion: Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, featuring four bold films from the late director, The...

The three-day Curtain Up! festival in Times Square later this month will culminate in a big Sunday concert featuring performers from 18 Broadway musicals and five plays, with shows represented from Ain’t Too Proud, Hadestown and Jagged Little Pill to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Pass Over and To Kill a Mockingbird.

The night before the Sunday, Sept. 19 daytime concert, an early evening concert dubbed “¡Viva! Broadway When We See Ourselves” will celebrate diversity and the contributions of Latin and Hispanic Broadway artists with performances by Daphne Rubin-Vega, Robin de Jesús, Bianca Marroquín, Ana Villafañe and more to be announced.

The free, three-day Curtain Up! festival in the Times Square area will feature about 22 unique outdoor events from Friday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 19. The previously announced fest, designed to celebrate the reopening of Broadway after the 17-month pandemic shutdown, is being presented by Playbill in partnership with The Broadway League,...

Grab the closest cat and pre-order now Walnut Creek, Calif. – Modus Games today announced that In Sound Mind, the upcoming reality-bending psychological thriller, will be creeping onto the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC on August 3. Today’s news was accompanied by a trailer that showcases just what …

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Mumbai, March 2 (Ians) Actress Shama Sikander took a trip down memory lane on Tuesday and she posted a series of pictures of her Australia trip. Shama visited the island nation in January 2018.

In the pictures, she can be seen posing with her fiance James Milliron. "Memories @jamesmilliron #Australia #love #travel #nature #photography #beautiful #adventure #explore #beach #mountains," she captioned the pictures.

The couple has never shied away from the limelight and have often posted pictures with each other on social media.

According to reports, the Shama and James, who have been together for a while now, were supposed to get married last year but could not because of the pandemic.

Shama is popular for her roles in shows like "Yeh Meri Life Hai", "Seven" and "Baal Veer". On the big scree, the actress has been part of films such as "Bypass Road", "Ansh: The Deadly Part" as well as "Mann...

Zachary Quinto is an executive producer on Emrhys Cooper’s directing debut.

LA-based Mind the Gap Productions, led by Giulia Prenna, has come on board to handle world sales on The Shuroo Process, the directorial debut of UK actor/filmmaker Emrhys Cooper.

Zachary Quinto is an executive producer on the project, which has just been completed and makes its market premiere at the EFM.

The cast includes Brad Dourif (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) and his daughter Fiona Dourif (Shameless), who was recently confirmed as the star of HBO Max’s new YA drama Red Bird Lane. Other cast...

In the latest episode of WandaVision, we learned that Vision truly is worthy of Thor's Hammer. Paul Bettany, one of the core members of the MCU, literally from his inception, was having a tough run in his acting career when director Joss Whedon told him that he wanted him to play Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. And when he did get an upgrade from an all-sensing AI in service of Tony Stark/Ironman to a wholly self-sustaining android, he got a terrific introduction as a super-powerful sentient being, who could do the impossible. By impossible we mean, lifting Thor's hammer the Mjölnir. Interestingly, the beginning of Age of Ultron had a sequence where Avengers jokingly try to deduce what makes Thor's hammer "exclusive to him" as they all fail to lift it.

But, in the mid-sequence, Vision lifts that hammer like nothing, proving his worthiness to rule Asgard and possess the power of Thor.

Stranger Things has some freaky aspects to it in the first two seasons. For anyone who might think the show is merely a playful advent into80s nostalgia, just a step into the first ten minutes of the first episode of season one will set the record straight on that one. Not everyone would categorize the series as straight-up horror, but it's undeniable that there are some seriously horrifying scenes.

Related: Stranger Things: 10 Reasons Why The Netflix Show Is So Popular

The peak of the show's horrific aspects comes with season three, when the creatures of seasons past are cast aside as lesser eveils compared to that of the Mind Flayer, come back to plague Hawkins in a new form that is entirely more upsetting and gorey than seen before. There's just something about a monster made of deconstructed Hawkins residents that doesn't quite compare to anything else--making fans...

Actor Bert Belasco, best known for starring in BET’s comedy series Let’s Stay Together, has died at the age of 38, TMZ reports.

Belasco’s body was found Sunday in a Virginia hotel room, where, according to Belasco’s father, he was quarantining in preparation for a new project. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed; Belasco’s family is awaiting the results of an autopsy.

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When it comes to adding new content, the biggest haul for any given streaming service is typically found on the first of the month, and that’s no different with Netflix.

Indeed, thanks to a huge day for new movies/TV shows on October 1st, the past week has seen the current leader in the industry add a whopping 74 films and 31 television series, ensuring that subscribers have plenty to entertain themselves with. From hidden gems to all-time classics and a few underrated titles that definitely deserve another look, there’s much to get excited about here and the full list of every new release that arrived this week can be found below.

74 New Movies

28 Days (2000) A Chaster Marriage (2016) A Toot-Toot Cory Carson Halloween (2020) Netflix Original A.M.I. (2019) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) All Because of You (Pasal Kau) (2020) Netflix Original Along Came a Spider (2001) Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part...

If you're looking for the best true crime shows to watch right now, no streaming service is better at it than Netflix. With hit series after hit series, it feels like Netflix adds a must-see true crime show to its roster every couple of weeks as there's no shortage of weird characters and heinous

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When it comes to putting out true crime shows that repulse and hook you at the same time, no streaming service is better at it than Netflix (HBO Max doesn't count because it all starts on HBO). With hit series after hit series, it feels like Netflix adds a must-see true crime show to its roster

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Other Links From TVGuide.com I Am A Killer: RELEASEDJeffrey Epstein: Filthy RichUnsolved MysteriesTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and MadnessMurder MountainThe Trials of Gabriel FernandezKiller Inside: The Mind of Aaron HernandezThe Devil Next DoorEvil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank HeistThe Confession TapesWild Wild CountryWormwoodMaking a MurdererTime: The Kalief Browder StoryForensic FilesThe KeepersThe Investigator: A British Crime StoryThe StaircaseThe Confession KillerDon't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer...

Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi classic gets the ultimate high-definition treatment when Total Recall arrives as a 3-disc 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD December 8 from Lionsgate. Restored in 4K from a scan of the original 35mm negative, the visionary film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Oscar&#174 nominee Sharon Stone, and Michael Ironside.

"I just saw the 4K presentation of my movie and it's absolutely wonderful what Studiocanal and the restoration team have done. There is so much detail you could say it is three dimensional. Bravo! I hope many people go and see the movie," director Paul Verhoeven says of the restoration.

Undertaken by Studiocanal, the restoration was supervised by Paul Verhoeven himself. The restoration crew paid particularly high attention to preserving special-effects continuity, as Total Recall was one of the earliest films to use computer-generated images for special effects winning the...

“Sorry, Quaid. Your whole life is just a dream.”

Available for the First Time on 4K Ultra HDin a 3-Disc Combo Pack, In Celebration of Its 30th Anniversary

Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi classic gets the ultimate high-definition treatment when Total Recall arrives as a 3-disc 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD December 8 from Lionsgate. Restored in 4K from a scan of the original 35mm negative, the visionary film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Oscar® nominee Sharon Stone, and Michael Ironside.

Undertaken by Studiocanal, the restoration was supervised by Paul Verhoeven himself. The restoration crew paid particularly high attention to preserving special-effects continuity, as Total Recall was one of the earliest films to use computer-generated images for special effects winning the Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects at the 1990 Academy Awards®.

Available for the very first time in this absolutely stunning format, the...

The Republican convention this week delivered cool optics, sharp reality television and an ominous threat to public health, in the opinion of most media critics.

“A political convention is like a movie trailer; if a party messes up, it will likely mess up the election,” according to Franklin J. Schaffner, a politically savvy filmmaker (Patton) who was also a key adviser to the Democratic Party during its self-demolition in 1968.

The Democratic convention that year is, in fact, the setting for a new movie from another filmmaker, Aaron Sorkin, who became fascinated by “The Year the Democrats Lost Their Mind” – a famous Washington Post headline.

Ironically, the Post ran an almost identical headline about the Republicans in 1948 when, after a bungled convention, that party’s smug, overfunded candidate, Thomas Dewey, lost to underdog Harry S. Truman. “Dewey Defeats Truman,” the classic headline, is also the title of a perceptive new book by A.J. Baime.

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s America’s Got Talent 15th anniversary special drew 6.1 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, topping Tuesday in both measures.

Leading out of that, World of Dance (3.9 mil/0.7) delivered its best audience in four episodes while steady in the demo.

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“Performance is absolutely everything,” declares editor Dean Zimmerman. After winning an Emmy for the first ever episode of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” Zimmerman was back on hand to cut some of the most impressive installments of Season 3. His secret to making the smash hit series sing is all about emotional connections and breakthroughs. Watch the exclusive video interview above.

“I wear my heart on my sleeve,” admits Zimmerman. That emotional openness is an asset as the editor makes his way through the dailies. Selecting the right take can make or break an actor’s performance, so Zimmerman is always on the lookout for the moments that move him. “I’m really, truly guided by my instincts,” he says.

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A powerful take can end up anchoring the scene. This was the case for a sequence in the Season 3 finale, “The Battle of Starcourt,” where Eleven...

Now that the world has come to a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people are having more time on their hands than they know what to do with, which has prompted many creative endeavors, especially from celebrities. John Krasinski, in particular, whose A Quiet Place Part II was delayed, has done a lot to help us get through this period of self-isolation.

With more than 5 million confirmed cases and 300,000 deaths, most countries around the world are still implementing strict social distancing laws in an attempt to curb the spread of the deadly disease. If only it were that simple, though. At this point, self-isolation seems like the most logical way for the masses to help defeat the novel coronavirus, but spending so much time at home without anything to do isn’t exactly a walk in the park. While most attempts from celebrities to help us through the current pandemic have been in vain,...

Editors’ Note: Deadline’s latest series, Reopening Hollywood, focuses on the incredibly complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could safely restart in the era of coronavirus.

Michael Mann is renowned for series that include Miami Vice and Crime Story, and he’s shaping the tone by directing the pilot of a major new HBO Max series Tokyo Vice, an hourlong crime drama that stars Ansel Elgort as a Western journalist covering the crime beat in Tokyo who finds himself running afoul of a major crime boss. The episode was just finding its rhythm when coronavirus shut everything down. How to recapture the momentum?

Deadline: What an unusual moment, where you head to Tokyo to shoot a pilot,...

For the first time ever, the Top 11 contestants on “American Idol” performed from the comfort of their own homes amid the current Covid-19 pandemic. Each of the artists was sent state-of-the-art equipment that allowed them to sing for America’s vote on Sunday, May 3. Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan continued to critique the performances from their own homes while Ryan Seacrest hosted.

On Sunday, May 10 the field of 11 will be cut down to the Top 7 and they will compete for America’s votes by singing a tune from the Disney songbook. But who has the best shot at moving forward? Check out our official Power Rankings of the five women who remain in the field. These rankings are based on their most recent performances and overall progress in the competition. Who has momentum after Sunday’s performances? And who may be in danger of elimination? Below are...

Steve Harrington strikes up an unlikely friendship with his former classmate and current co-worker Robin Buckley in Season 3 of Netflix's Stranger Things. The two are joined by Dustin and Erica as they infiltrate a secret Russian base hidden underneath Starcourt Mall. Robin later tells Steve about her sexuality in a touching and heartfelt scene, and the two remain friends after the Mind Flayer destroys the mall.

Related: Stranger Things: 5 Biggest Ways Steve Has Changed From Season 1 Until Now (& 5 Ways He Stayed The Same)

Steve's friendship with Robin was one of the highlights of the popular sci-fi show's third season. However, these two were far from friends during their time together at high school. Maybe they aren't real friends after all...

Arriving in select theaters and on Netflix beginning February 7th, Horse Girl looks like a unique and endearing exploration of crime, insanity–and aliens? It’s directed by Jeff Baena who co-wrote the screenplay with the film’s star, Alison Brie. Check out […]

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Ready for another Avengers: Infinity War theory to pick your brain?

Over on Reddit, someone by the name of ‘chunkypeanutbutted’ (top marks for that username) has cobbled together some clues to claim that Thanos may have created another universe using the Infinity Gauntlet.

Fair warning: this theory was essentially debunked only six days ago, but this particular Redditor offers a little more insight into how Infinity War may shape and inform Avengers 4. They’re seemingly two very different movies, but you really can’t have one without the other.

And below, you’ll see why the Mad Titan may have harnessed the power of all six Infinity Stones – namely Power, Space, Time, Mind, Soul and Reality – to create another universe for the likes of Spider-Man, Black Panther and Doctor Strange.

Assume that the universes experience time at the same rate. Universe 1, with Cap, Iron Man, etc we see in Avengers...

After having started her career with films like Prem Aggan and Mann, the talented actress Shama Sikander became an overnight sensation with the serial Ye Meri Life Hai. Besides name and fame, this serial also got her many awards in the ‘Best Actress’ category. What followed after that was series of TV serials which madeRead More

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Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) has all the right ingredients of a Dharma film: two rumoured lovebirds Aalia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra with great chemistry, a deliciously handsome Fawad Khan, and a quirky director in Shakun Batra. Part of that list includes a great album that’ll continue to be played long after it’s left cinemas, and Kapoor & Sons has some gems on its soundtrack. The music has been composed by Amaal Mallik, Badshah, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Tanishk Bagchi, and Nucleya.

Kar Gayi Chull is an absolute banger, since it reworks Badshah and Fazilpuria’s original “Chull” in the best way. Instead of going with pounding drop that was spaced out in the original, they add louder horns and trippy electro beats. They also have Sukriti and Neha Kakkar chiming for the female verses, but it’s still a bit iffy to hear that Badshah kept the line, “Ladki nahi hai tu hai garam maamla.

Doesn't it seem like the best characters on TV right now are non-fictional? This past week, a colorful slate of Republican presidential candidates took part in a debate so tense and sloppy that it may change the way those events are televised in the future. Warriors point guard Steph Curry and the world champion Kansas City Royals gave prestige-tv–level performances. Meanwhile, a Project Greenlight season that's raised questions about diversity and privilege in Hollywood ended with one final stand-off between producer Effie Brown and writer-director Jason Mann. (And how...

Saturday’s episode of ‘The Voice India’ opened with a quick re-cap of last week and a reminder of the imminent eliminations. Only two out of four contestants from each of the teams, would be saved via public voting. In Saturday’s episode, team Shaan and team Mika would be performing therefore team Shaan went through the eliminations first. Akash and Ritu were saved from the eliminations and they have made it to the top 5 contestants of team Shaan! It was then time for team Mika’s eliminations. Tanvir and Passang were saved from the eliminations and they made it through to the top 5 contestants of team Mika. Sadly, Sana and Arpita were eliminated from team Shaan, while Harjot and Akshay were nominated from team Mika.

Before the live performances began, the special guests of the episode were music directors Sajid Wajid. Wajid had previously been seen on The Voice India mentoring team Shaan.

The new released video song ‘Mann Kasturi’ from upcoming movie ‘Masaan’ is one you can’t miss. The popular band Indian Ocean has brilliantly composed this soulful track, sung by Amit Kilam and written by Varun Grove. The video features actors Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal & Shweta Tripathi in the city of Benaras. Give a watch.

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Masaan is a film set against the divine landscape of Banaras and revolves around Four characters whose lives intersect along the Ganges. The film follows their dreams and struggles to escape the moral constructs of a small town.

Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and produced by Drishyam Films, Phantom Films, Macassar Productions and Sikhya Entertainment, Masaan is set for 24th July release.

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Hindi films are known for their romance and it is one of the reasons so many people fall in love with the heroes, the heroines and the films! We asked our writers to tell us what moments in Bollywood define love or romance to them, be it a song, a line, a look, or anything that makes you sigh thinking that is Love! So for Valentine’s Day we present what we think is Romance Bollyishstyle!

The One with the Tune and the Recording

We could not pick just one scene from the great Dil Toh Pagal Hai starring Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. However, the two that stand out for our writers are:

That moment when Madhuri and Shah Rukh are in adjoining changing rooms in a clothing store, and Madhuri hears him whistle a tune. She later hears it again and knows it was meant to be!

The year in song in 2013 certainly was a treat for Hindi music fans. With songs ranging to straight-up classical influences, to songs with a Southern tinge plus the new grooves that hit high notes of hard rock, dub step, hip-hop, and punk-rock there was something for everyone. 2013 had some wonderful musical moments and they were not all on the big screen. This year we thought we would change it up a bit and not only highlight the best songs of the movies, we also wanted to shine the light on some of the brilliant performances that took place on MTV’s Coke Studio and MTV Unplugged. So take a dekho at our list of the 50 best songs of 2013.

50. Aiyo Ji – Satyagraha – Salim Merchant & Shraddah Pandit- Salim-Sulaiman

49. Dum Mast Kalander – David – Rekha Bharadwaj – Mikey Mccleary

48. Zariya – Ar Rahman – Ani Choying Drolma, Farah Siraj- Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3

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To celebrate the 71st birthday of Bollywood royalty Mr. Amitabh Bachchan; BollySpice has put together a special feature which looks at the actor’s greatest moments. When we think of Amitabh Bachchan, there are many classic films, songs and scenes that come to mind but we also wanted to shine the light on some of the other favourites that we have. Read on to check out what made it onto our list!

Entrance Scene: Mard – Every Amitabh movie had heroic entry scenes, with audiences often having to wait for up to half an hour of the film until Amitabh entered. Always innovative and awe inspiring – Coolie, Hum, Toofan, Agneepath…but for our favourite pick we’ll have to go for Mard. Our hero awakes from his siesta to see an old and helpless lady being dragged to her death, caught up alongside a car, which is being erratically driven by the rich,...

Manisha Koirala who had mesmerized her fans with her acting prowess and charm was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After prolonged treatment, the ordeal finally seems to be over and the actress reported that she is finally cancer free. Manisha had debuted in 1991 with the blockbuster film of Subhash Ghai, Saudagar. She went on to make a number of movies like Mann, Akele Hum Akele Tum and many others including her critically acclaimed roles in Bombay, Khamoshi, Dil Se, Lajja, 1942: a love storyetc. Her last appearance was a 3D horror film by Ram Gopal Verma titled Bhoot returns which did not perform well at ...

Gippi, the forthcoming teen comedy from Dharma Productions, hits the screen 10 May 2013. It stars a handful of new faces and has a debutant director, Sonam Nair, at its helm. Gippi features the music of Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani, returning after yet another successful collaboration with Dharma, Student of the Year, previously Dostana and I Hate Luv Stories. The soundtrack features the lyrical talents of Anvita Dutt and Vishal Dadlani the vocal talents of Udit Narayan (He needs no introduction but for completion’s sake, Radha – Student of the Year & Gun Guna Re – Agneepath), Sukwinder Singh (similarly, no introduction needed, regardless, Matru Ki Bijlee ka Mandola – title track), Neeti Mohan (Ishq Wala Love – Student of the Year and Jiya Re – Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Hard Kaur (Patiala House – title track) and the directorial duo themselves, Dadlani and Ravjiani.

The album starts with Baby Doll, and is a folk-y desi number that...

Recently, the 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the lineup for their “100 Years of Indian Cinema” series presented by Incredible India! Ever since pioneer filmmaker D.G Phalke released his first feature film Raja Harishchandra on May 3, 1913, India has continued to be the most prolific and diverse film industry in the world. To mark the global celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema, Nyiff is featuring an exceptionally compelling array of films preceding Cannes. The lineup includes three rarely seen masterpieces from different time periods, as well as two world-premiere documentaries that explore different facets of Indian filmmaking.

These classic films will celebrate recent efforts at film restoration, which are bringing some of India’s greatest cinematic treasures to an international audience. According to Film Festival Director Aseem Chhabra, “In the recent years, many scholars, film programmers and archivists have expressed deep concerns about the state of old Indian films.

Still from Dekh Tamasha Dekh

The 13 New York Indian Film Festival will open with Feroze Abbas Khan’s political satire Dekh Tamasha Dekh and close with Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistaan. The festival will be held from April 30 – May 4, 2013.

This year the festival will screen 22 Indian features, all having their New York City premieres.

Khan’s 108 minute film Dekh Tamasha Dekh explores a country where bizarre is normal through a poor man in search for his religious identity. While Kakkar’s 117 minute film Filmistaan connects humans and cultures through cinema.

The festival will celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema with the screenings of Rudradeep Bhattacharjee’s The Human Factor, Jaideep Varma’s Baavra Mann, Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, M S Sathyu’s Garam Hawa and Uday Shankar’s Kalpana. Whereas, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid will be presented under the Centrepiece section and Amit Gupta’s Jadoo under Special Screening.

Rohan Sippy’s upcoming movie, Nautanki Saala had its music launch recently, and true to the theme of the film had the launch in full dramebaaz and nautanki style. Present were the main starcast – Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunal Roy Kapur, Pooja Salvi, Evelyn Sharma and Gaelyn Mandonca – along with director Rohan Sippy, singers Rashid Khan and Neeti Mohan, composer Rochak Kohli, lyricist Gurpreet Saini and T-Series Honcho Bhushan Kumar.

Ayushmann and Kunal made an entrance in a mini train to the popular track ‘Dramebaaz’ along with a host of clowns. Khurrana, who has already lent his voice to Pani Da Rang from Vicky Donor, will be singing two tracks in this movie as well. Along with Neeti Mohan, Ayushmann sang to Saddi Galli and Mera Mann much to the delight of the audience. Not only that, some lucky girls got to dance to the track Dhak Dhak with the lead actors.

One of the most exciting releases of 2013 has to be Remo D’Souza’s Abcd – AnyBody Can Dance, which is India’s first 3D dance film. Sachin and Jigar certainly deliver their best work with this album, showcasing their versatility and delivering a consistently brilliant selection of tracks. Each track gets you immediately hooked and even more curious to see how it will be picturized onscreen.

We start off with a bang with, Shambhu Sataya, a rollicking Ganesh devotional song that packs the punch with its loud percussion, and drums that line the track. Shankar Mahadevan opens the track with a soothing shloka, that gives way to the thumping dhols and nagadas. The interplay between Mahadevan and Vishal Dadlani raspy vocals make this a loud treat. The bridge is one of the most interesting parts as it features the chorus rapping the shlokas, which works so seamlessly. The track is energetic and deeply layered,...

You have heard their melodious voices separately on many a hit Bollywood song but now Shweta and Shraddha Pandit have come together to create beautiful music. For the first time, you will hear the two fabulous singers combining notes on their album titled Sister Act. We caught up with Shweta and Shraddah and they gave us the story, the grooves and the inspiration behind the music and lyrics for their cool colloboration! Check out what they had to say on all things Sister Act!

Tell us about your new project Sister Act.

Sister Act is the first time both Shraddha and I will come together and sing our own compositions, which we also wrote. Shraddha and I were very clear from the start of our careers that we wanted our individual identities as singers and go ahead with our solo careers as playback singers in Bollywood. We have had similar...

Fun Size

Directed by: Josh Schwartz

Cast: Victoria Justice, Jane Levy, Thomas Mann, Thomas Middleditch, Jackson Nickoll

Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: October 26, 2012

Plot: A high school girl (Justice) loses her younger brother (Nickoll) while being asked to babysit him on Halloween night.

Who’S It For? Fun Size is a rockier PG-13 than one might expect, so parents should keep that in mind before loading up the van with tweens and teens to multiplex world. For all you rebellious tweens, here’s something you might like.

Expectations: I had little idea of what to expect going in, except for the idea that this was Justice’s first movie. It’s always curious to see new headlining talent — would Justice prove herself to be something fresh? Is there any chance that this could be her Easy A?

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Actors:

Victoria Justice as Wren: Her first time...

It all started with the snippet of “Bittoo sab ki lega” in the promos, which went viral earlier this year. The song soon stoked the ire of Censor Board who asked for a cleaner trailer, which the producers refused and that phrase has entered the filmi lexicon. This audacious move by the makers certainly got the audience anticipating the rest of the music. One might have thought that the rest of the songs might be in the same naughty vein as a ‘Bhaag Dk Bose’. Along with the music, and hero Pulkit Samrat looking like a distant relative of the Delhi Boy played by Ranveer Singh in Band Bajaa Baraat, the movie certainly looks to capture on the success of their previous Pyar Ka Punchnama. Unlike our expectations, the music is a mixed bunch of tracks that totally get you into the party mood.

Hitting off we start with the track that got us excited,...

Bollywood mega star Aamir Khan was bowled over by the beauty of Kashmir on his recent visit to the valley. Aamir was in Srinagar after more than a decade and was so impressed with the breathtaking beauty of the valley that he hopes filmmakers return here "like the good old times". He visited Kashmir a few days ago and visited the famous floating vegetable gardens in Dal Lake.

“I have come to Kashmir after more than 10 years. Last time I came here to shoot 'Mann' (1999). The place is wonderful, the people are nice and hospitable,” Aamir told reporters during his visit to the Dal Lake. “I hope Bollywood starts shooting films here like the goo ...