Month: August 2021

Amazon has decided to produce its upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series in the UK from the second season on. Although the first season was filmed in New Zealand, as with Peter Jackson’s movies, Amazon now says pre-production on season two will begin early next year in the UK while season one post-production continues in New Zealand through June. It’s not clear exactly where the series will be shot. Amazon is shipping the complex sets it built for the first season over to the UK and is currently booking stages for them, according to Deadline. The company films several Prime Video series in the UK already, including Neil Gaiman adaptations Good Omens and Anansi Boys. The move to the UK won’t be without controversy. Author J.R.R. Tolkien based Middle-earth’s Shire on his experiences l...

Here comes the much-hyped ‘Daakko Daakko Meka’ from Allu Arjun’s Pushpa: The Rise. The makers have unveiled the lyrical video of the song a little while back. The video gives a glimpse of the world of Pushpa Raj and it catches our attention right at first glance. The lyrics depict the hierarchy of a food chain in which the more powerful creature eats the lesser powerful one. This could be metaphorical presentation of the film’s plot. Allu Arjun’s oora mass show in the lyrical video is the main highlight. With long hair, thick moustache, and cruel-looking physical appearance, he aces the massy looks. His mannerisms are compelling and intriguing. Devi Sri Prasad’s tune and composition are peculiar and they pack a lot of...

Verve People Text by Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena. Photography by Ritika Shah. Styling by Shweta Navandar “Are you kidding me – does something like that exist?!” Lakshitaa Khanna, India’s first female water sommelier (and yes, that is her actual profession), is used to encountering such incredulous responses when she explains her job. But, determinedly enthusiastic about an issue that can literally never run dry, she believes that there is much more to H20 than simply being an inorganic, transparent, tasteless and odourless thirst-quencher. As Martin Riese – considered America’s first certified water sommelier – tweeted: “[…]People who think water is boring don’t drink enough water.” Befo...

“Saturday Night Live” alum Horatio Sanz has been accused in a lawsuit filed Thursday of grooming an underage girl and sexually assaulting her at a party in 2000. According to the lawsuit, the victim, identified as Jane Doe, met Sanz when she was 15 and operating fan sites about “Saturday Night Live.” Sanz allegedly invited the plaintiff to a taping of the show in 2000 and “began his process of grooming.” The suit goes on to detail additional meetings and correspondence between the two in which Doe says Sanz was “flirtatious and physically affectionate.” Doe says Sanz invited her to “SNL” after-parties where she was served alcohol and invited to sit “on his lap with her legs positioned between his legs and his arm around her hips, waist and buttocks.” In text commun...

Paris Hilton, Cher and other celebrities took to social media on Thursday where they reacted to Britney Spears' father, Jamie, announcing his plans to step down from his role in the singer's conservatorship once a proper plan is in place. The two have been locked in a court battle over the past few years as the pop star works to regain control of her life. "I’m so happy to hear this news," Hilton wrote along with heart emojis and a princess emoji. "It’s been so long overdue but I’m so glad that Britney is on her way to finally being free. Sending so much love!" BRITNEY SPEARS TEASES FANS BY TAKING HER CROP TOP OFF IN NEW VIDEO: ‘MADE YOU LOOK’ Comedian Whitney Cummings joked she'd cover the fees for any of Spears' employees who wanted to break their non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)...