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Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary relevance in a changing, fast-paced world
2 months ago

Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary relevance in a changing, fast-paced world

The Hindu  

A re-worked stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2000 novel Never Let Me Go, based on a script by Suzanne Heathcote, was running at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, London till the beginning of October. Parallelly, a movie adaptation of Ishiguro’s debut novel published in 1982, A Pale View of Hills, is currently in the works and set to be released next …

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‘2073’ trailer: Asif Kapadia cautions towards a dystopic future
4 months, 1 week ago

‘2073’ trailer: Asif Kapadia cautions towards a dystopic future

The Hindu  

The first trailer for 2073, the latest film by Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia, has been released, offering a glimpse into a dystopian future. Starring Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie, and Hector Hewie, 2073 draws inspiration from Chris Marker’s iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée, which previously inspired Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys. The film envisions a future where surveillance drones dominate the …

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Palestine is a glimpse of the dystopic future that awaits us
5 months ago

Palestine is a glimpse of the dystopic future that awaits us

Al Jazeera  

Putting my two girls to bed is a daily ritual for me. In what Amnesty International calls “automated apartheid”, the Israeli authorities have deployed such sophisticated surveillance mechanisms – and so many of them – that Palestine today looks like a much worse version of George Orwell’s 1984. “he drone is constantly with me in my bedroom – worry and …

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Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon ‘really practised hard’ for Ganapath despite low oxygen levels in Ladakh: Director Vikas Bahl
1 year, 2 months ago

Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon ‘really practised hard’ for Ganapath despite low oxygen levels in Ladakh: Director Vikas Bahl

Hindustan Times  

Filmmaker Vikas Bahl, who is all set to come up with an action thriller film Ganapath: A Hero is Born, revealed how Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon practised action sequences in challenging weather conditions and low oxygen levels at locales of Ladakh. Throwing light on the same, director Vikas Bahl said, “While there have been a lot of films that …

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Ganapath trailer: Immortal Tiger Shroff fights for his people in a dystopic CGI-fest with Kriti Sanon, Amitabh Bachchan
1 year, 3 months ago

Ganapath trailer: Immortal Tiger Shroff fights for his people in a dystopic CGI-fest with Kriti Sanon, Amitabh Bachchan

Hindustan Times  

The trailer of the upcoming action thriller film Ganapath: A Hero is Born released on Monday. Helmed by Vikas Bahl, the film stars Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon and Amitabh Bachchan in the lead roles. Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon and Amitabh Bachchan in stills from Ganapath trailer. Ganapath trailer The video begins with a glimpse of the dystopian society as a …

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‘Silo’ series review: A palatable dystopic show led by a stunning Rebecca Ferguson
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Silo’ series review: A palatable dystopic show led by a stunning Rebecca Ferguson

The Hindu  

140 years after a rebellion, thousands of people have become accustomed to living in a silo underground. Set in a dystopic future, the first season of the Apple TV+’s show diligently follows the first book, Wool, of Hugh Howey’s series titled Silo. Silo Director: Morten Tyldum Cast: Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins, Rebecca Ferguson Episodes: 10 Storyline: In …

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Shaunak Sen Interview: The making of a dystopic fairytale
1 year, 10 months ago

Shaunak Sen Interview: The making of a dystopic fairytale

New Indian Express  

You seem to have got a lot of access to the brothers and their families. It’s only when they get really bored of you and they yawn in front of the camera marking the beginning of actual work. At first, they weren’t sure what it meant, they were expecting sit-down interviews etc. We had a code word, I would come …

The best TV title sequences of 2022, from dance numbers to dystopic workday dreams
2 years ago

The best TV title sequences of 2022, from dance numbers to dystopic workday dreams

Salon  

Defining excellence in a title credits sequence should be easy in the streaming era. Now that it's possible to skip a show's opening text and images with the click of that "Skip Intro" button, any credits you'd willingly sit through each time should qualify as a winner. Where the too-familiar opening titles for "House of the Dragon" may have underwhelmed, …

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‘Little Fires Everywhere’ author says new novel’s dystopic vision is ‘plausible — and plausible soon’
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Little Fires Everywhere’ author says new novel’s dystopic vision is ‘plausible — and plausible soon’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Keeping you in the know, Culture Queue is an ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to. “Our Missing Hearts” is Ng’s first book since the Hulu-adapted, explosive suburban drama “Little Fires Everywhere.” It takes place after an economic crisis —— for which China becomes the scapegoat …

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Where is the surveillance in The Handmaid’s Tale?
2 years, 3 months ago

Where is the surveillance in The Handmaid’s Tale?

Slate  

Sign up to receive the Future Tense newsletter every other Saturday. In fact, the only time we really see a discussion about surveillance in the show this season comes when Serena, returned to Canada, is told that the country doesn’t plan to keep her under surveillance. Hopefully, this may change in The Testaments, the new Hulu show that will debut …

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The dystopic reality of a Hindutva state
3 years, 3 months ago

The dystopic reality of a Hindutva state

The Hindu  

In a recent taunt against Muslims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath railed against “people who say abba jaan ”, falsely claiming that earlier governments provided them alone with subsidised rations while depriving others of the same. This works in both directions: vigilantes devoted to cow protection and preventing ‘love jihad’ believe they enjoy impunity for their violent attacks and …

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Climate crisis is here; so is climate fiction. Don’t you dare call it a genre
3 years, 6 months ago

Climate crisis is here; so is climate fiction. Don’t you dare call it a genre

LA Times  

On the Shelf 'Climate Fiction' is Not a Genre Appleseed By Matt Bell Custom House: 480 pages, $28 Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World By Lisa Wells FSG: 352 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Its subcultures have become …

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Who Feeds the Farmers? Delhi Activists Prepare and Distribute Food to Hundreds of Protesters
4 years, 1 month ago

Who Feeds the Farmers? Delhi Activists Prepare and Distribute Food to Hundreds of Protesters

News 18  

New Delhi: The night was cold and many of the farmers were injured and wet. After facing two days of fierce protests, tear gas shells, water cannons, and police lathis, the protesting farmers of Punjab and Haryana finally got permission to enter Delhi on Friday evening. By the time the hundreds of farmers reached the Singhu border between Delhi and …

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Freud review: Netflix’s newly released eight-part series is an ambitious blend of fact and fiction
4 years, 9 months ago

Freud review: Netflix’s newly released eight-part series is an ambitious blend of fact and fiction

Firstpost  

Filmed in Freud’s hometown Vienna, the series reminds us of gothic horror going back to Frankenstein, Caligari and Nosferatu, as well as recent European and American TV noir. In the recently released Netflix series Freud, the eponymous psychoanalyst pursues a brutal serial killer in the dystopic backdrop of 19th century Vienna. The series has generated a lot of attention – …

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Communal riots in India are playing into the hands of Islamic State's jihadists and realising their dystopic dreams
4 years, 9 months ago

Communal riots in India are playing into the hands of Islamic State's jihadists and realising their dystopic dreams

Firstpost  

There is little doubt Indian communal politics is reaching a crossroads — but there are many paths from here, and all but one leads to perdition Five years ago, as the Islamic State’s armies spilled a great tide of blood across Iraq, Abdus Sami Qasmi stood at the pulpit of an Ahmedabad mosque, gently seducing his audience into the cult …

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Black Mirror 5, Jessica Jones season 3, Leila, Big Little Lies 2: What to watch on Netflix, Amazon in June
5 years, 7 months ago

Black Mirror 5, Jessica Jones season 3, Leila, Big Little Lies 2: What to watch on Netflix, Amazon in June

Firstpost  

From Black Mirror, Murder Mystery to Humorously Yours, June has a lot to offer in terms of streaming services Game of Thrones may have ended, but there are shows and films aplenty that are coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar and Eros Now in the month of June. Netflix Black Mirror season 5- 5 June The sci-fi dystopic anthology …

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