Om Puri
Described as "the finest actor of the post-independence generation" by one expert on the Indian cinema, Om Puri is one of India's most respected and prolific screen personalities, having appeared in o...
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12/31/1949
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Roberts applauded for her ongoing devotion to Hinduism
April 16, 2012 10:15am ESTAmerica's leading Hindus are planning to honour actress Julia Roberts for her "steadfast devotion" to the faith, and for setting a good example to Hollywood stars.
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Producers ready East is East follow-up
February 26, 2010 4:00am ESTProducers behind hit independent British movie East Is East are preparing to release a sequel, more than 10 years after the Asian culture comedy hit cinemas.
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East-West Review
November 04, 2008 12:48pm ESTIn this post-World War II subtitled drama, an ŽmigrŽ Russian doctor returns to the Soviet Union with his French wife and child only to find that life is everything but what Stalin promised.
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Charlie Wilson's War Review
December 21, 2007 12:29pm ESTOut of the rash of socio-political movies this season, Charlie Wilson's War stands as the best--thanks in large part to the film’s trio of stars and the snarky script from Aaron Sorkin.
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR JUNE 2-4, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTParamount's "Mission: Impossible 2" took a predictably big second weekend drop, but held on to first place despite big competition from Fox's "Big Momma's House." "M:I-2" escaped with an ESTIMATED $27 million (-53%) at 3,653 theaters (theater count unchanged; $7,355 per theater). The PG-13-rated action adventure sequel's cume is approximately $130.7 million. The original "Mission" dropped 52% in its second weekend (May 31-June 2, 1996) and had a cume at that point of $107.2 million. The se
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR MAY 24-29, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTMoviegoers accepted the mission of seeing Paramount's "Mission: Impossible 2" over Memorial Day weekend. "M:I-2's four-day gross of an ESTIMATED $71.8 million at 3,653 theaters ($19,655 per theater) is 26.4% bigger than the first "Mission's" $56.8 million. It puts "M:I-2" into the record books as the second-biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever. The biggest Memorial Day opening, Universal and Amblin's 1997 launch of "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," did $90.2 million for four days (May
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR MAY 19-21, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTDinosaurs snapped back to life this weekend as Buena Vista/Disney's "Dinosaur" kicked off to nearly $39 million. The PG-rated, computer-animated feature, which cut short the chart-topping reign of DreamWorks' "Gladiator," set a record as the year's biggest opening with an ESTIMATED $38.6 million at 3,257 theaters ($11,860 per theater). "Dinosaur's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend. "I think it's great," Buena Vista Distribu
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR MAY 12-14, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST"Gladiator" continued to rule the box office this weekend, collecting another $24 million in tribute from moviegoers. The R-rated action adventure from DreamWorks easily held on to first place in its second week with a hefty ESTIMATED $24.3 million (-30%) at 2,943 theaters (+40 theaters; $8,257 per theater). Its cume is approximately $73.3 million, heading for about $150 million in domestic theaters. "Gladiator's" per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release thi
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR MAY 5-7, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTMoviegoers gave DreamWorks' "Gladiator" a thumbs-up vote of nearly $33 million. The R-rated DreamWorks' action adventure set in ancient Rome arrived to a spectacular ESTIMATED $32.7 million at 2,938 theaters ($11,130 per theater). Its per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend. "It really is a great opening," DreamWorks distribution head Jim Tharp said Sunday morning. "I think we're so pleased with it because it's an R-rated movie, it h
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BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR APR. 28-30, 2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTUniversal's unsinkable "U-571" continued full speed ahead in first place this weekend just as studio tracking data indicated it would. The PG-13 World War II submarine drama, which had a 19% first-choice tracking going into the weekend, held on to the top spot with a brisk ESTIMATED $12.33 million (-37%) at 2,615 theaters (+32 theaters; $4,715 per theater). Its cume is approximately $38.2 million, heading for $60 million-plus in domestic theaters. "U-571's" per theater average was the high
