As the legendary actor breathed his last, one can only recall the massive impact he has left on the world and to a (now) lost era of culture, purity of language and thoughts. Especially my parent’s generation (born in 1940-1950’s), the thespian had deservedly attained a demi-god status. Being brought up listening to anecdotes of […]...Read More
A row of colourful teepees cluster across the horizon, overlooking the Indonesian city of Bandung, set up each evening in front of a large screen. Named the ‘Cinema Under the Stars’ for its unique outdoorsy camp-style set up, the movie venue opened two months ago in the populous province of West Java with the aim […]...Read More
South Indian film Jallikattu, a 2019 Malayalam feature directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, with screenplay based on the short story Maoist by S. Hareesh has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2021, originating from the state of Kerala. The movie — premiered at the Toronto Film Festival 2019 — launched to rave reviews and […]...Read More
American star Anne Hathaway has vowed to “do better” following the criticism she received for her portrayal of limb difference in fantasy-comedy film The Witches. The actress acknowledged that her fans were pained over the way she tackled her Grand High Witch character and the role’s overall depiction. “I owe you all an apology,” she […]...Read More
Over a decade. That’s how long ago it was that the much anticipated work began on a live-action release of Naughty Dog’s uber popular Uncharted games. The project has so far sifted through seven directors, five release dates, changing scripts and changing actors. But a new image surfacing on the celebrated MCU’s Spider-Man star, Tom Holland’s […]...Read More
Disney+ has plussed out with the wording of its updated disclaimer, owning up to past errors that racialized its era-bygone characters — and now, subtly adding a new layer to its warnings to all its ‘negative’ content. The streaming platform has rephrased its initial “outdated cultural depictions” warning — in use since November 2019 with a 12-second, cannot-be-skipped […]...Read More
Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” limped to first place at the domestic box office, debuting at $3.7 million. Those ticket sales, among the lowest ever to land at No. 1, came in slightly ahead of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Robert De Niro’s family comedy “War With Grandpa.” “Tenet,” now in its seventh week of release, […]...Read More
Cinemas in movie-mad India tentatively re-opened on Thursday but with worries about coronavirus and only old films showing, early punters were few and far between. The pandemic has clobbered theatres worldwide but in India, home to the planet’s most prolific movie industry, it has upended a culture that treats the stars of the silver screen […]...Read More
Gal Gadot all set to paint her own historic caricature with news of her upcoming role. The Israeli star intends to pay homage to the legendary Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, in a historical drama, teaming up once again as a power-duo with the critically acclaimed “Wonder Woman” director, Patty Jenkins. Laeta Kalogridis, who wrote “Alexander” and […]...Read More
There was a movie made in the 1950s called The Blob, which went on to acquire a cult status (it was also remade later, in 1988) in the horror genre. The flick’s all about an alien amoeboid entity that crash lands on Planet Earth, and embarks on a single-point agenda: devour people. The more humans […]...Read More
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