NEW YORK : A new DVD about the Beatles` initial appearances on U.S. television`s ``The Ed Sullivan Show`` is like cracking open a time capsule to American life in 1964.

ISLAMABAD : Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Tuesday visited Pakistan to draw world attention towards the plight of 21 million people affected by the country’s worst-ever floods, the UN refugee agency said.

MUMBAI : Casting for the screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s novel Midnight’s Children, is getting tough for Deepa Mehta.

KARACHI : Although it was speculation so far, pop singer Ali Zafar confirmed his role in Yash Raj’s next on Twitter yesterday.

LOS ANGELES : Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has been roped in to star as a conman in the new heist movie Art Of The Steal. The actor will be seen playing the role of a criminal who executes a series of elaborate heists while leading another life as an upstanding citizen. According to variety.com.

ISLAMABAD : Actress Veena Malik and former girlfriend of fast bowler Mohammad Asif has been asked to give evidence to the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit in a spot-fixing investigation.

UNITED NATIONS : Hollywood actress and UN ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday released a video appealing for help on behalf of people affected by the floods in Pakistan.

MUMBAI : It’s a subject that has attracted directors from Cecil B. Demille to Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson. Now Bollywood is getting in on the act with a film about the life of Jesus Christ.

VENICE : US director Darren Aronofsky raises the curtain at the Venice film festival Wednesday with his psychological thriller “Black Swan.” Aronofsky, who won top honours here in 2008 with “The Wrestler” starring Mickey Rourke, turns his sights on the cutthroat New York ballet world in the new contender for the prestigious Golden Lion.

MUMBAI : Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif has been dropped from a planned role in a South Indian film after he was embroiled in betting scam allegations, Indian media reported Wednesday.