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Around Tinsel Town >> Film festivals galore The lineup for the 81st Venice Film Festival has been unveiled by artistic director Alberto Barbera and new president of the Venice Biennale, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco. The festival will also feature the premiere of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s new films. The same festival will also be where actor Aparshakti Khurana’s film Berlin will premiere along with the screening of multiple Tamil films. Bollywood Anurag Kashyap returns to the children’s film genre with ‘Little Thomas’ Shah Rukh Khan becomes first Indian actor to get customised gold coin by Paris museum ‘Khel Khel Mein’ motion poster out; Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu lead a full house Ali Fazal joins Samantha Ruth Prabhu in fantasy drama ‘Rakht Brahmand’ ‘Rana Naidu’ Season 2 begins filming; Arjun Rampal joins Rana Daggubati, Venkatesh in returning Netflix series Back with ‘Barzakh’, Fawad Khan apologises for making Indian fans wait so long Hollywood Robert Pattinson in talks to star opposite Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die, My Love’ Rebecca Ferguson joins Cillian Murphy in ‘Peaky Blinders’ film Brendan Fraser to play Dwight D Eisenhower in D-Day movie ‘Pressure’ Glen Powell on returning to ‘Top Gun 3’: I have a date Zac Efron to star in ‘Famous’, Jody Hill set to direct Sharon Stone joins Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Nobody 2’ Tessa Thompson to star in Netflix thriller series ‘His & Hers’ ‘Inside Out 2’ shoots past ‘Frozen 2’ as the highest-grossing animated film in history Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman break Guinness World Record for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer ‘Suits’ universe expands with ‘Suits: LA’ spinoff, confirms NBC Conor Leslie all set to lead horror-thriller ‘Archangel’ Camila Mendes, Madelyn Clyne join cast of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Marvel’s ‘Blade’ will likely receive R-rating, according to Kevin Feige Paul Feig to direct film adaptation of docu-series ‘Worst Roommate Ever’ Regional Rajinikanth praises Kamal Haasan’s ‘Indian 2’; shares update on ‘Vettaiyan’ Tovino Thomas’ next is ‘Narivetta,’ co-starring Suraj Venjaramoodu, Cheran and more Sequel to Asif Ali, Biju Menon’s ‘Thalavan’ announced Ravi Teja-SS Rajamouli hit film ‘Vikramarkudu’ set for re-release Indrajith Sukumaran and Anaswara Rajan to star in ‘Mr & Mrs Bachelor’ Pradeep Ranganathan - Vignesh Shivan ‘Love Insurance Kompany’ first look out Mathew Thomas - Arjun Ashokan’s ‘Bromance’ goes on floors ‘Kottukkaali’: PS Vinothraj’s sophomore film starring Soori, Anna Ben gets a release date Suriya looks menacing in special birthday glimpse from Karthik Subbaraj’s film, ‘Suriya 44’ Vishwak Sen’s ‘Mechanic Rocky’ gets a release date; Shraddha Srinath joins the cast ‘Mr Bachchan,’ Ravi Teja’s film with director Harish Shankar, gets a release date First look of SJ Suryah from Vikram’s film, ‘Veera Dheera Sooran,’ out Aashiq Abu wraps up shoot for ‘Rifle Club’, starring Anurag Kashyap Trailers Nani and SJ Suryah have a face-off in Vivek Athreya’s ‘Saripodhaa Sanivaaram’ video Basil Joseph gets into trouble in Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Nunakkuzhi’ teaser Netflix has released the ‘Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli’ trailer; a documentary on the ‘RRR’ director’s journey Zack Snyder teases his original vision with ‘Rebel Moon — The Director’s Cut’ trailer ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ trailer shows Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey in a new pickle Elizabeth Olsen, Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Coon must let bygones be bygones in ‘His Three Daughters’ trailer Timothée Chalamet channels Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’ trailer Vince Vaughn is a desperate ex-cop in ‘Bad Monkey’ trailer In ‘Secret’ trailer, Dhyan Sreenivasan is haunted by premonitions Halitha Shameem’s ‘Minmini’ trailer focuses on metamorphosis of mind Jeff Goldblum is a paranoid Zeus in mythology-flavoured satire ‘Kaos’ teaser trailer Essential Reading 1) Riz Ahmed’s interview on ‘Dammi’ and the exploration of personal and political landscapes >> Yann Demange and Riz Ahmed talk about their new short film that paints a raw, evocative portrait of Paris 2) Suniel Shetty on how his time with Rajinikanth changed him as a person >> The popular Bollywood actor and fitness enthusiast share about keeping busy with web-series and other projects 3) Santhy Balachandran speaks about ‘Ennennum’ and its award win at Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival >> The young actor shares about being part of the Malayalam sci-fi film and the response it garnered in Europe 4) Director Radha Mohan on his web-series ‘Chutney Sambar,’ working with Yogi Babu, and 20 years in the movies >> The filmmaker talks about completing 20 years in the industry, making his streaming debut and breaking stereotypes 5) ‘Reservation Dogs’ editor Varun Viswanath shares about his Emmy nomination >> Varun talks about his experiences in the cutting roomand the responses to his first Television Academy nomination 6) Queer filmmaker Jijo Kuriakose talks about his short film ‘Velipadu’ >> The director dwells deep on showcasing the experience of a gay man accepting his sexuality through the queer gaze 7) From ‘Devadoothan’ to ‘Manichitrathazhu’: Malayalam cinema’s tryst with re-releases of cult classics and blockbusters >> Director Sibi Malayil and industry insiders talk about how digitally remastered versions of yesteryear classics attract new audiences 8) The many shades of violence on-screen >> A deep dive into the portrayal of violence in films, its impact and necessity, given how such depictions can contribute to real-life aggression and desensitisation 9) Screen Share | A column on films that stir up an appetite >> Food in films is undoubtedly a visual treat to behold; here is a list of films where food takes centre stage What to watch 1) Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman’s bromance works on every level in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Read the full review here 2) Dhanush’s fiery bloodfest offers only dwindling returns in ‘Raayan’ Read the full review here 3) Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ is a Nazi-slaughter spectacle Read the full review here 4) ‘Family Drama’ is a dark comedy which comes into its own in a hilarious second half Read the full review here 5) ‘Kenda’ is a sharp observation on the nexus between crime and politics Read the full review here 6) Raj B Shetty’s ‘Roopanthara’ is an engaging anthology on self-transformation Read the full review here 7) Not enough Nicolas Cage in ‘Arcadian’ which is an effective, bare-bones chiller Read the full review here 8) Anya’s butt-clutching escapades make for a funny, forgettable joyride in ‘Spy x Family Code: White’ Read the full review here 9) ‘Nagendran’s Honeymoons’ is an unimaginatively written series that does not tread any new ground Read the full review here 10) Saiju and Niranj shine in ‘Gu’, a film that deals with supernatural elements in an ancestral home Read the full review here 11) Anthony Hopkins cannot save ‘Those About to Die’, a muddled mess of gratuitous sex and gore Read the full review here 12) Fawad Khan grounds ‘Barzakh,’ a bewitching, overblown saga Read the full review here 13) Sooraj Tom’s unadventurous approach makes ‘Vishesham’ an average fare Read the full review here 14) Sydney Sweeney is immaculate in ‘Immaculate’, an imperfect horror outing Read the full review here