Bollywood stars, movie lovers and film enthusiasts walked down the red carpet as British Airways launched the much awaited film extravaganza, ‘Silent Picturehouse’ to celebrate 100 glorious years of Indian cinema. The three day event, which promised its guests to travel the world from their seats, was hosted at Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai from 16th of December to 18th of December. The event witnessed presence of some of the most prominent names in the film fraternity, including Karan Johar, hosting the gala night! Amongst other luminaries, sizzling Bollywood celebrities, Arjun Rampal, Malaika Arora Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Mandira Bedi, Chitrangda Singh and Minissha Lamba graced the occasion with their presence. « more »
Children’s Orchestra Society, in residence at Madison Theatre of Molloy College for the past 2 seasons, is presenting all of its 4 orchestras, the Elite String Ensemble in its 45th Annual Winter Concert on December 15th, 4 pm, at the Madison Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY. 13 year old Valerie Chen will be playing Solo in Lalo’s Cello Concerto as her prize for winning the Junior Discovery Concerto Competition with the Young Symphonic Ensemble, conductor Michael Dadap. Also performing are the Kinder Orchestra, conductor Sara Aomori; Sinfonia, conductor Emil Botti, Junior Symphonic Ensemble, conductor Kevin Shue, and the Elite String Ensemble, Conductor, Michael Dadap. Works by Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, Lalo and more. « more »
The South Asian International Film Festival, presented by HBO, has announced the winners of its 2013 Gala Awards, held December 7 at Manhattan’s Carlton Hotel. « more »
Tao Hsiao, 38, is said to have jumped from the seventh floor of a shopping centre in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, in east China, after apparently getting into an argument with his girlfriend. This is crazy! « more »
The 15th edition of the New York Ceramics Fair announces that seven pottery and porcelain specialists will be making their debut at the next fair, which kicks off with a preview on January 21, 2014 at the Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street. « more »
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2013-14 World of Dance series on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 3pm with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s Lunar New Year Celebration – The Year of the Horse. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm) or online at BrooklynCenterOnline.org. « more »
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Under Jackson’s direction, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was shot in 3D 48 frames-per-second and will be released in High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D) in select theaters, other 2D and 3D formats, and IMAX®. The film opens nationwide on December 13, 2013. For more information, visit www.thehobbit.com. « more »
Entrepreneurs are all the rage these days; however, regardless of how you slice their stories, each entrepreneur?s journey towards their success conjures a very unique flavor in itself. When it comes to juicy inside stories of this nature, you can definitely count on the Asian Americans wanting in on the action. Afterall didn?t stereotype call us the “competitive race”? Fortunately Wee Wan, Producer of JL Global Entertainment is here to satisfy the community?s craving for original mini docu-series featuring extraordinary Chinese American entrepreneurs- Your Story, My Song (YSMS). « more »
Film actress Diana Peng held a press conference in Chinatown to talk about her movie “On The Nan Ni Wan Frontier” that will have its New York premiere around the Lunar New Year of 2014. « more »
