Husam “Sam” Asi

  • Taken 2 beats Argo in the box office

    Critical darling and Oscar buzz king, Argo, failed to dethrone Taken 2, which held to the crown of domestic and foreign box offices for the second consecutive weekend, drawing $22.5 million (total 86.8) and $41 million…

  • Oscar Finalists for Doc shorts announced

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled a shortlist of 8 finalists for Oscar nomination in the short documentary category.The contenders, which were chosen from this year’s 31 eligible entries by volunteers academy…

  • Tim Burton: I Love All Monsters

    Tim Burton explains how his beloved horror movies and monsters filled the emotional void in his lonely childhood and how they inspired his art and movies. The only horror he remembers is growing up in Burbank,…

  • Taken 2 takes over the box office

    Liam Neeson’s Taken 2 storms the US and international box offices in its opening weekend with $50 million and $53 million respectively.

  • Nicole Kidman: I am very shy

    Nicole Kidman speaks candidly about her acting method, overcoming her shyness and the emotional challenges she faces when performing in sex and violent scenes….

  • Hotel Transylvania is a box office monster

    3D toon Hotel Transylvania scored the highest US debut since The Dark Knight Rises, grossing $43 million over the weekend and saving the day for a box office that had been in persistent decline since mid…

  • Is Liam Neeson converting to Islam? – interview

    Irish actor, Liam Neeson made headlines in June, when he talked about his fascination with the Islamic faith, sparking reports that he was converting to Islam. His publicist, however, was quick to deny the claims in…

  • Richard Gere: My Life Is Golden

    One of the biggest male screen attractions since the explosion of his career in the late 70’s and an international sex symbol, Richard Gere, who often inhabits the role of the seductive lover in his movies,…

  • No Clear winner at the US box office

    Jennifer Lawrence’s horror flick, House of the End of the World, and Jake Gyllenhaal-Michael Pena cop drama, End Of Watch, topped the US box office over the weekend, opening with $13 million each. End of Watch,…

  • Keira Knightley, the star of Anna Karenina, has never been to Russia

    During her acting career, Keira Knightley has portrayed three iconic Russian women, Lara in Dr. Zhivago, Sabina in Dangerous Method, and she can currently be seen as the eponymous Anna Karenina, but when I meet her…