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Hollywood
Wed, September 07 2016
How’s that! Adam Gilchrist wants this actor to play his role in his biopic
The explosive southpaw has suggested a wishlist of actors he would like to reprise his role if there were ever a film to be made on his life.
Thu, July 30 2015
Hollywood’s 10 connections with cricket
While cricket is celebrated in numerous Bollywood movies, its connections with Hollywood are very few.
Fri, July 03 2015
Martin Crowe’s Hollywood connection
Both the brothers are cousins of famous Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, who is renowned for his award winning roles in films like Gladiator and Beautiful Mind.
Thu, January 08 2015
Fred Trueman’s Hollywood connection
The marriage between Raquel’s son Damon and Fred Trueman’s daughter Rebecca was short-lived.
Wed, July 23 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 actors Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield try hand in cricket
Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx even tweeted saying that he was a natural at the game.
Sun, September 20 2015
If Woody Allen wrote the screenplay of movies on cricket
Woody Allen, born December 1, 1935, is one of the most prolific and brilliant actor-directors of the modern era. However, of all his films, only ‘What’s New Pussycat’ mentions the game with some amount of significance — when Peter O’Toole visits his psychiatrist Peter Sellers, and is asked by the latter: “Cricket, is there any sex in it?” As the legend turns 78, Arunabha Sengupta tries to simulate parts of two screenplays that might have resulted had the master made films about the game.
Mon, January 04 2016
1938 Ashes and Alfred Hitchcock
The Alfred Hitchcock movie that coincided with an Ashes Test.
Tue, August 06 2013
Dale Steyn to act in Hollywood movie
South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn will soon be seen making his debut in Hollywood. He recently shot for a scene alongside actors Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore for a movie titled Family Moon. The shooting took place in Los Angeles.
Thu, January 21 2016
Charles Aubrey Smith: Amazing transition from sightscreen to silver screen
C Aubrey Smith led England in the only Test he played. He was also a hugely respected Hollywood character-actor, and created the Hollywood Cricket Club.
Fri, September 12 2014
IPL: Ideal for demystifying the inscrutable English game to the Americans
Down the ages, cricket has often been a cultural differentiator, symbolising the differences between English subtleties and hard-boiled Americanism. This has often been caricatured in popular culture. Arunabha Sengupta writes that the version of cricket played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has the potential to be a robust bridge between the two outlooks.