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Shah Rukh Khan was recently in conversation with NY-based BBC journalist Tom Brook to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his flagship cinema show ‘Talking Movies.’ Among other things, SRK opened about his the flops he had given lately. Talking about with his last few movies being a dud at the box office, he said, "I think we just made bad films. It’s as simple as that. Because in India, everyone knows how to play cricket and how to make movies. I really believe there’s no one reason for a movie going wrong, except for the fact that I truly believe I told a story badly. It’s not with humility, but with honesty, I am being ploy of the audience and if I can’t make my boss happy, I will be fired from the job.” He adds jokingly, “Couple of times I have been fired but I guess I will be hired again.” The actor has had career fluctuations from Raees (2017) which earned him mixed reviews. This was followed by Imtiaz Ali’s When Harry … [Read more...] about Shah Rukh Khan Opens up About Giving Flops Lately, Says We Just Made Bad Films

Sony to use blockchain tech to protect educational copyrighted content Distributed ledger technologies could one day be used to protect content including VR content, films, and books. Special feature Special report: How blockchain will disrupt business (free PDF) This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature, looks at how blockchain is shaking up the economy and changing the way individuals and enterprises conduct business. Read More The modernization of the music industry -- and the rise of streaming services like iTunes, Spotify and Pandora -- have transformed the way people buy and listen to music and consume digital content. But as the industry has transitioned into a streaming-based model, issues with rights management, copyright enforcement and royalty payments have led to new challenges that could force the music business to rethink how payments are made to artists and creators. There are a bevy of technologies to consider in the payment … [Read more...] about How blockchain could change how we buy music, read news, and consume content

Richard Eyre recalls a conversation he had before the opening of his Carmen at the New York Met: "After the dress rehearsal, I ran into a member of the chorus, who was saying how nice it was to work with a director who knew what he wanted, and how to get it. I was flattered and said how much I'd enjoyed it too. Then she said, quite seriously: 'We normally give directors about two minutes.'" Eyre delights in such deflationary punchlines. Barely a day goes by in the collected diaries of his decade running the National Theatre, ruefully entitled National Service, without a joke at the expense either of himself, the theatre profession, politics, or all three. In one entry, Eyre, on the way back from an awards ceremony in Bucharest, is brought crashing back to earth at Heathrow airport. The police draw him aside, remove a vintage edition of Dickens from his bag, and in a scene which resembles a cross between Solzhenitsyn and Monty Python, solemnly inspect it for drugs. "What's this?" they … [Read more...] about A life in theatre: Richard Eyre

Almost 90% of UK shoppers use Amazon and 40% have access to its Prime subscription service, according to research that lays bare the challenge for high street retailers. Most Amazon shoppers visit the online retailer at least once a month and just under a fifth once a week, underlining the retail dominance Amazon has gained. Its core categories of books, DVDs and video games are still the most popular purchases, according to the market research firm Mintel. “Amazon is a phenomenon of 21st century retail. In a little over 20 years, it has grown to be a retailer that nearly all consumers use. It has achieved this through a relentless focus on customer-facing investment and innovation,” said Nick Carroll, Mintel’s associate director of retail. “Amazon started selling books, but now holds a significant share in almost all retail categories, helped by the incubation of thousands of independent sellers through its marketplace scheme. “The retail giant has … [Read more...] about Almost 90% of UK shoppers use Amazon, research reveals

     Next Indrani Roy/ Rediff.com in Kolkata On Satyajit Ray's 93rd birth anniversary, his son Sandip Ray discusses his favourite movies.“I don’t need any occasion to think of baba. His memories are my constant companion,” Sandip Ray, son of the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray and a filmmaker himself told rediff.com.He named the following five Ray films as his personal favourites after qualifying his choice by saying he can’t “rank them on the basis of merit; they all are brilliant.”1. KanchenjunghaCast: Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Bannerjee, Anil Chatterjee, Anubha Gupta, Arun Mukherjee, Alaknanda Roy, Nilima Roy Chowdhuri, Pahadi Sanyal, Subrata Sensharma, Indrani SinghIn this 1962 film Ray made brilliant use of fog as the protagonist to portray the complexities of human relationships.With an ensemble cast, this film had Ray's first original screenplay.It was also his first colour film.The film is about an upper class Bengali family on … [Read more...] about The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Amazon’s latest tablet is an 8in media consumption machine that aims to replicate the success of the £50 Fire, but with a larger, better screen. How good can a £90 tablet be? The company’s tablets have been a bit hit and miss. Last year’s Fire HD 10 cut the wrong corners while costing £170. The £50 Fire, however, was a revelation in how not rubbish a tablet so low cost could be. Everything about the new Fire HD 8 follows similar lines to the Fire. Basic The HD 8 is a simple tablet. A hard, textured plastic case surrounding a glass screen. It doesn’t feel premium but its not shoddy, and seems like it could take a knock or two. It flexes a little under pressure, and I reckon if you tried to you could snap it in half with enough force, but it seems relatively life-proof. Held in landscape orientation, one edge has some plastic silver buttons for power and volume, a microUSB port for charging and a headphones socket. There’s a small … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 8 review: cutting the right corners for a decent £90 tablet