Husam “Sam” Asi
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Is Julianne Moore the next Oscar winner? – TV Interview
Having won the best actress award in Cannes this year for her performance in David Cronenberg’s “Maps to the Stars” and dazzled the audiences at the recent Toronto International Film Festival with her portrayal of an…
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Great performances but no clear winner at Toronto International Film Festival
In the last 10 days, hundreds of thousands of film fans and experts descended on Toronto charged with great expectations and hopes to discover next year’s potential Best Picture Oscar winner. Armed with their precious tickets,…
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Why does Toronto International Film Festival matter?
Last week, Venice Film Festival rocked the film industry with the opening of Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which has become an instant favourite to dominate next year’s Oscars. Other movies such as Reese Witherspoon’s starrer “Wild”…
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How painful was this summer for Hollywood?
With weak performances at the US box office over the course of the this summer, it’s not a surprise that the final box office total gross from May to August is only $4.1 billion. That is…
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Breaking Bad and Modern Family dominate the Primetime Emmys
For the fourth time, the outgoing incumbent Breaking Bad took the trophy for outstanding drama series at the 2014 Primetime Emmys, while Modern Family claimed its fifth Emmy in a row for best comedy series. The…
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Morgan Freeman: Anger over the killing of a black teenager is justified – Interview
Earlier this week, I flew to Clearwater, Florida to interview Morgan Freeman about his reprised role in the Dolphin Tale 2, the second part of the story of Dolphin Winter, who had a mechanical tail fitted…
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Daniel Radcliffe: “I am not Harry Potter.” – Interview
Inhabiting the wizard boy, Harry Potter, for nearly a decad gained Daniel Radcliffe immense wealth and fame. But since he completed the last instalment of the multi-billion dollar franchise three years ago, Radcliffe has been trying…
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Arianna Huffington defends Journalists empathy with Gaza suffering – Interview
A public outcry erupted when the NBC pulled out its Gaza reporter, Aymen Mohyeldin, after he had broken the story of the killing of the four Palestinian children, while playing football on the beach. Eventually, the…
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Angelina Jolie is heart-broken about the suffering in Gaza – interview
The mounting number of civilian casualties, particularly children, from the sustained bombardment of Gaza has moved millions around the world, but very few celebrities in Hollywood, who often boast about their humanitarian activities, dared say anything,…
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China is on the path to take the lead from the US in the box office
Since its release 4 weeks ago, Transformers: Age of Extinction, has racked up over $850 million in the global box office, breaking the record in China where it grossed over $280 million – 65 million more…
