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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Nirangal Moondru’ movie review: Karthick Naren’s comeback vehicle is a trippy and indulgent hyperlink film that almost works

‘Technicolour’ seems to be the word of the week when it comes to the releases this Friday. If The Colours Within and Wicked from two different corners of the world are technicolour spectacles, director Karthick Naren’s latest outing, Nirangal Moondru, not only makes for an addition to that list but also treats the three-color process as a metaphor for the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Governors Awards red carpet: Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Jude Law give creative twist on traditional shirt

CNN

CNN — At first glance you might have missed it. But hidden within the typical red carpet fanfare at the Governors Ball in Los Angeles on Sunday night was a group of sartorial renegades, each one taking aim at the traditional button-down shirt. Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock But he wasn’t the only actor rejecting the stereotypical collar — Jude Law arrived at …

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Gladiator 2 first reviews: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington steal the show

India Today

The first reviews for Gladiator 2 highlight compelling performances by Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, with critics praising the film's ambitious scenes and classic gladiatorial spectacles. Washington’s depiction of Macrinus, adorned with "jewelled rings on every finger and gold chains around his neck," is embraced for its audacious, larger-than-life delivery as he schemes for ultimate power. According to The Hollywood …

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2 months ago

Researchers have disproved the Infinite Monkey Theorem

NPR

Researchers have disproved the Infinite Monkey Theorem Could monkeys randomly striking keys on a keyboard for an for an infinite period of time produce a Shakespearean work? Doubtful, says a new study of the "Infinite Monkey Theorem." The infinite monkey theorem holds that a monkey given an infinite amount of time at a keyboard would ultimately type out every possible …

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2 months ago

Best historical fiction books of 2024, from Robert Harris to Colm Tóibín

The Independent

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3 months ago

Boris Johnson regrets not sacking ‘homicidal robot’ Dominic Cummings over Barnard Castle debacle

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson has branded his former chief of staff Dominic Cummings …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Boris Johnson Unleashed: No Narcissus ever stared more intently into the limpid waters of self-love

The Independent

Lenin once reputedly said that there are decades where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen. Some have said that these were the nation’s worst years since the Napoleonic wars, and there is one politician who has blazed a meteoric trail across almost every page of this teeming history: Boris Johnson. Painful though it is to bring this up, there …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Industry season three review: Calm rarely descends for more than a heartbeat

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tahatto Theatre Group bring magical tales and a star-crossed love to Bengaluru this weekend

The Hindu

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Emergency trailer reactions: Reddit predicts 'problems and controversies', says Kangana Ranaut's talent is undeniable

Hindustan Times

After much delay, the first look into the world of Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency is finally out, which explores a chapter from Indian political history. God damn,” wrote one user, while another shared, “Stree 2 k itne shorgul mein ye trailer chup jayega. I'm glad they took someone who can act,” wrote one user, with one mentioning, “This looks promising i …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kangana Ranaut says her political-biopic Emergency based on Indira Gandhi is like a 'Shakespearean tragedy'

Hindustan Times

Kangana Ranaut is geared up for her upcoming political-thriller Emergency. The actor portrays former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the film based on the Emergency period of 1975-1977. Kangana compares her film to a Shakespearean tragedy While speaking about her interest in depicting the Emergency period and Indira Gandhi's life, Kangana shared a quote from a biography by cultural …

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5 months ago

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’

The Hindu

Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal court, called Musk's case a “textbook tale of altruism versus greed.” Mr. Altman and others …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Theater festival promises performances to remember

China Daily

A scene from Prima Facie, a one-woman play featuring Chinese actress Xin Zhilei. The 10th edition of the NCPA International Theatre Festival by the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing will take place from July 6 to Dec 6. "Theater has the power to entertain, provoke thought, inspire change and unite people across cultures and generations," says Wang …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Theater festival promises performances to remember

China Daily

A scene from Prima Facie, a one-woman play featuring Chinese actress Xin Zhilei. The 10th edition of the NCPA International Theatre Festival by the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing will take place from July 6 to Dec 6. "Theater has the power to entertain, provoke thought, inspire change and unite people across cultures and generations," says Wang …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Theater festival promises performances to remember

China Daily

A scene from Prima Facie, a one-woman play featuring Chinese actress Xin Zhilei. The 10th edition of the NCPA International Theatre Festival by the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing will take place from July 6 to Dec 6. "Theater has the power to entertain, provoke thought, inspire change and unite people across cultures and generations," says Wang …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Theater festival promises performances to remember

China Daily

A scene from Prima Facie, a one-woman play featuring Chinese actress Xin Zhilei. The 10th edition of the NCPA International Theatre Festival by the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing will take place from July 6 to Dec 6. "Theater has the power to entertain, provoke thought, inspire change and unite people across cultures and generations," says Wang …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Actor Ian McKellen, 85, offers thanks for messages of support after three nights in the hospital

Associated Press

LONDON — Actor Ian McKellen is resting, taking light exercise and undergoing physiotherapy after spending three nights in the hospital after he toppled off a London stage during a fight scene earlier this week. The 85-year-old veteran actor thanked the public for their many messages of support following his fall at the Noel Coward Theatre on Monday. An understudy, David …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

X-Men star Ian McKellen is in 'good spirits' and expected to recover from fall off stage in London

India TV News

Veteran Hollywood actor Ian McKellen is expected to make a full recovery after he toppled off a London stage Monday during a fight scene and was hospitalised, a spokesperson said. According to a report in PTI, McKellen, 85, was in “good spirits” after doctors said a scan showed he was expected to fully recover from the fall, a spokesperson for …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ian McKellen in ‘good spirits’ as he recovers from a fall off stage

Associated Press

LONDON — Actor Ian McKellen said Tuesday he is looking forward to returning to work after he toppled off a London stage mid-performance and was hospitalized. McKellen, 85, said he was “hugely indebted” to medics who treated him after the tumble on Monday night during a performance of “Player Kings” at London’s Noel Coward Theatre. AP AUDIO: Actor Ian McKellen, …

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7 months, 1 week ago

How Hiroyuki Sanada plays his own hero in ‘Shōgun’

LA Times

Hiroyuki Sanada has lived a thousand lives in show business: child performer, action star, Shakespearean Fool, Hollywood actor. Sanada, best known to American audiences through such movies as “The Last Samurai”, “Sunshine” and “Bullet Train”, infuses Toranaga with a steely stillness, patient but dynamic. He’s still a hero in Japan, and I hope that playing him and introducing what he …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Patriots true story: The Crown’s creator turns Putin’s rise into a Shakespearean drama.

Slate

Vladimir Putin’s rise to power is the stuff of Shakespearean drama, so it’s no surprise that the tale is now the subject of a play, which ran on London’s West End last summer and opened on Broadway this week. The premise of Patriots is that Berezovsky “created” Putin, insinuating this low-level former KGB spy and deputy mayor into President Boris …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Suman Ghosh’s Aparna Sen Docu is a Complete Film With Beautiful Background Score

The Quint

There is working footage from The Japanese Wife with bytes from Rahul Bose who confesses that they had horrid fights and “everyone thought it was the end” but it was not. The film later makes references to Sen’s parents, the reputed intellectual, journalist, author, and father of the film society movement, the late Chidananda Dasgupta and his wife with lots …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Succession’s brutal finale cemented Shakespearean tragedy as one of this century’s greatest works of art

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy HBO’s peerless drama Succession, set …

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1 year ago

Editor’s Note | Vaishna Roy writes: 2023 as the year of challenges

The Hindu

From Shakespearean demagogues to mob-sanctioned savagery, 2023 was a year that tested the soul of the nation. Because when the people become a mob, they do not want good government, all they want, to quote Greenblatt, is “permission to break the rules”, to destroy, to slake their thirst for blood. This exhilarating licence to indulge in the basest instincts of …

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‘Nirangal Moondru’ movie review: Karthick Naren’s comeback vehicle is a trippy and indulgent hyperlink film that almost works

Governors Awards red carpet: Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Jude Law give creative twist on traditional shirt

Gladiator 2 first reviews: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington steal the show

Researchers have disproved the Infinite Monkey Theorem

Best historical fiction books of 2024, from Robert Harris to Colm Tóibín

Boris Johnson regrets not sacking ‘homicidal robot’ Dominic Cummings over Barnard Castle debacle

Boris Johnson Unleashed: No Narcissus ever stared more intently into the limpid waters of self-love

Industry season three review: Calm rarely descends for more than a heartbeat

Tahatto Theatre Group bring magical tales and a star-crossed love to Bengaluru this weekend

Emergency trailer reactions: Reddit predicts 'problems and controversies', says Kangana Ranaut's talent is undeniable

Kangana Ranaut says her political-biopic Emergency based on Indira Gandhi is like a 'Shakespearean tragedy'

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’

Theater festival promises performances to remember

Theater festival promises performances to remember

Theater festival promises performances to remember

Theater festival promises performances to remember

Actor Ian McKellen, 85, offers thanks for messages of support after three nights in the hospital

X-Men star Ian McKellen is in 'good spirits' and expected to recover from fall off stage in London

Ian McKellen in ‘good spirits’ as he recovers from a fall off stage

How Hiroyuki Sanada plays his own hero in ‘Shōgun’

Patriots true story: The Crown’s creator turns Putin’s rise into a Shakespearean drama.

Suman Ghosh’s Aparna Sen Docu is a Complete Film With Beautiful Background Score

Succession’s brutal finale cemented Shakespearean tragedy as one of this century’s greatest works of art

Editor’s Note | Vaishna Roy writes: 2023 as the year of challenges