Bad scripts, flimsy characters and poor-quality production are hindering Indian cinema as it attempts to capture new global audiences, leading industry figures say. Top actors, film-makers and executives said India needed to raise its game if it was to replicate the success of "My Name Is Khan," which recently became the biggest Bollywood movie of all time on overseas revenue ...

American actress Sigourney Weaver is going to play the queen of the vampires in the horror comedy "Vamps," trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday. Written and directed by Amy Heckerling ("Look Who's Talking," "Clueless"), this comedy follows two vampirettes (Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter) through the New York club scene where they fall in love with human boys ...

Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie were in Venice on Wednesday for the shooting of "The Tourist," a movie by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck, the director of German hit "The Lives of Others". The two actors were seen in front of the Danieli Hotel, one of the ritziest in the northern Italian city located right next to Saint Mark's square ...

The makers of "Up," "WALL-E" and other Academy Award-winning cartoons have taken home a new prize. Disney-owned Pixar Animation received the ShoWest Big Ten Award on Tuesday in honor of the company's perfect track record — 10 films, 10 blockbuster hits, including "Finding Nemo ...