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Sandeep Reddy Vanga addresses criticism that he doesn't give importance to mom roles: ‘In real life…’
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Sandeep Reddy Vanga addresses criticism that he doesn't give importance to mom roles: ‘In real life…’

Hindustan Times  

Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga might be only 3 films old – Arjun Reddy, Kabir Singh and Animal – but he’s already well-known for his distinctive style of filmmaking. He’s also aware of all the criticism that comes his way, including that he doesn’t give enough importance to mother roles in his films. Sandeep Reddy Vanga addresses criticism Sandeep credited his …

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Pratik Gandhi, Divyendu's advice for aspiring actors: Don't look in mirror and...
1 month ago

Pratik Gandhi, Divyendu's advice for aspiring actors: Don't look in mirror and...

India Today  

On the second day of Sahitya Aaj Tak, actors Pratik Gandhi and Divyenndu shared insights into their challenging journeys upon moving to Mumbai to pursue careers in acting. Pratik Gandhi, best known for his breakout role in Scam 1992, spoke about his initial years in Mumbai after moving from Surat in 2004. Despite the hardships, he said he avoided using …

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This Quietly Powerful Movie Tells A New Kind Of Story About Gun Violence
1 month ago

This Quietly Powerful Movie Tells A New Kind Of Story About Gun Violence

Huff Post  

Mina Sundwall as Genevieve and Alex Hibbert as Ben in director Hannah Peterson's coming-of-age drama "The Graduates," which takes place a year after a school shooting. It just felt like there’s no way you can tell a story about high school in America without talking about this.” Once she started talking specifically with school shooting survivors and their family members, …

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Film Festival Extends Its Reach, Captivating Young Minds with Inspiring Performances
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Film Festival Extends Its Reach, Captivating Young Minds with Inspiring Performances

Hindustan Times  

Chitkara International School and Cinevidya host a film festival, showcasing the creativity and talent of young filmmakers from across the region. The event featured an engaging talk by actor Aparshakti Khurana, who shared his personal experiences and encouraged students to pursue their dreams in filmmaking. The festival also showcased a diverse range of student-created films, reflecting a wide spectrum of …

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Demi Moore, 61, swaps her red carpet glamour for chic conservative look as she is honoured at the Ghetto Film School Fall Benefit
2 months, 1 week ago

Demi Moore, 61, swaps her red carpet glamour for chic conservative look as she is honoured at the Ghetto Film School Fall Benefit

Daily Mail  

Demi Moore oozed confidence as attended the Ghetto Film School's annual Fall Benefit in Santa Monica on Thursday. Demi Moore oozed confidence as attended the Ghetto Film School's annual Fall Benefit in Santa Monica on Thursday The 61-year-old actress looked typically chic in a black pinstripe blazer, teamed with matching trousers Demi was honoured at the benefit along with Kelvin …

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Around 3000 schools in Delhi participate in School Cinema International Film Festival
3 months ago

Around 3000 schools in Delhi participate in School Cinema International Film Festival

Hindustan Times  

LXL Foundation presented the 7th edition of the School Cinema International Film Festival. This year’s event brought together 80+ films in 15+ languages from over 20 countries, showcasing diverse themes like mental health, social justice, environmental awareness, and security. Formerly known as the International Kids Film Festival, over 8 million students from more than 30,000 schools, which includes 25,000+ government …

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner explores wealth and family trauma in 'Long Island Compromise'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Taffy Brodesser-Akner explores wealth and family trauma in 'Long Island Compromise'

NPR  

Taffy Brodesser-Akner explores wealth and family trauma in 'Long Island Compromise' Brodesser-Akner's novel centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. "Long Island Compromise" is Taffy Brodesser-Akner's second novel. She's written a new novel called "Long Island Compromise," inspired by the actual abduction of a wealthy businessman and what follows after. …

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Shraddha Kapoor birthday special: 5 lesser-known facts about the Aashiqui 2 actor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shraddha Kapoor birthday special: 5 lesser-known facts about the Aashiqui 2 actor

India TV News  

Today Shraddha Kapoor is celebrating her 37th birthday. The actor has featured in many superhit films like Aashiqui 2, Saaho, Ek Villain, Chhichhore, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar and Baaghi. Salman Khan wanted to approach Shraddha Kapoor in his film but at that time she was in school and she had to become a psychologist. In the year 2015, Shraddha Kapoor …

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Nativity! star looks unrecognisable 14 years after she starred in Christmas film favourite - and says her parents 'still make me watch it every year'
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Nativity! star looks unrecognisable 14 years after she starred in Christmas film favourite - and says her parents 'still make me watch it every year'

Daily Mail  

The Christmas comedy Nativity! But despite making it a Christmas tradition to watch the film every year with her parents, she says she finds the plot 'cringey' and would prefer to watch Love Actually. film Becca pictured with her co-stars Michael McAuley and Martin Freeman in 2009 Becca Maguire, 8, with Martin Freeman at the Nativity! Becca graduated from UCL …

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Alexander Payne on the inspirations of ‘The Holdovers’ and the movies that shaped him
1 year, 1 month ago

Alexander Payne on the inspirations of ‘The Holdovers’ and the movies that shaped him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — There are rituals to an Alexander Payne movie. Payne’s latest, the acclaimed “The Holdovers,” started, years ago, with an old film. “The Holdovers” is Payne’s attempt to make not just a ‘70-set film but an actual ’70s film, styled after some of the movies he grew up with. When I saw “Seven Samurai,” restored version, at the …

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Alexander Payne makes ‘em like they used to: Fall Movie Preview
1 year, 3 months ago

Alexander Payne makes ‘em like they used to: Fall Movie Preview

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The great films of the 1970s have long loomed in the imagination of filmmakers raised during one of the most fertile periods of American movies. “We were very fully making a ’70s movie,” Payne says, recently speaking by phone from his desk in Omaha, Nebraska. “The Holdovers,” which Focus Features will release Oct. 27 and expand on …

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Watch: How director Sashi Kiran Tikka approached ‘Goodachari’ and ‘Major’ like an American indie
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch: How director Sashi Kiran Tikka approached ‘Goodachari’ and ‘Major’ like an American indie

The Hindu  

The Telugu film Goodachari, a coming-of-age spy action thriller, announced the arrival of a new writer-director, Sashi Kiran Tikka. He had honed his skills on the sets of Sekhar Kammula’s Leader and trod a path familiar to aspirants, filled with rejections when he set out to make his debut film. Sashi and Sesh had a similar approach for some portions …

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Wamiqa Gabbi reveals she was in school when she acted with Kareena Kapoor and Shahid in Jab We Met: 'I was in 8th class'
1 year, 7 months ago

Wamiqa Gabbi reveals she was in school when she acted with Kareena Kapoor and Shahid in Jab We Met: 'I was in 8th class'

Hindustan Times  

Wamiqa Gabbi, who is basking in the success of her Prime Video series Jubilee, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, has reacted to her cameo appearance in Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met. The actor, who was then a teenager, had appeared as one of Geet's many cousins in the romantic drama co-starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. Wamiqa Gabbi can currently be …

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Satish Kaushik contemplated suicide after Boney Kapoor's film lost Rs 50 crore due to him; deets inside
1 year, 8 months ago

Satish Kaushik contemplated suicide after Boney Kapoor's film lost Rs 50 crore due to him; deets inside

Firstpost  

Fans and film industry colleagues fondly remembered late actor Satish Kaushik on his birth anniversary on Thursday, 13 April. Impressed by Kaushik’s talent, Anil Kapoor, who was also involved in the project, vouched for him, resulting in Boney increasing the late actor’s pay to Rs. The bond of Satish and Boney grew stronger over years and Boney even entrusted Satish …

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Protest-Struck Kerala Film School 'Relieved' as Saeed Mirza Appointed Chairman
1 year, 10 months ago

Protest-Struck Kerala Film School 'Relieved' as Saeed Mirza Appointed Chairman

The Quint  

Who is Saeed Akhter Mirza? Earlier, Mirza had a stint as the Pune Film Institute’s chairman. At the institute claimed that former director Shankar Mohan discriminated against them based on their caste. In the wake of a 50-day-long student protest in December 2022, following serious allegations levelled against him, Mohan stepped down as the institute's director on 21 January. Till …

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Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a director
1 year, 10 months ago

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a director

LA Times  

Steven Spielberg once described his job this way: “I dream for a living.” The role of a director is often the most esteemed on a production. “It’s huge that you understand story, that you understand how to break down a script, that you have a very strong visual sensibility,” said Regina Ainsworth, an L.A.-based short features director. “Their manners and …

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The School For Good And Evil review: Young adult fairytale hits Hogwarts road with Disney cliches
2 years, 2 months ago

The School For Good And Evil review: Young adult fairytale hits Hogwarts road with Disney cliches

Firstpost  

Language: English Why does evil need to be ugly? Director Paul Feig’s new fairytale adventure for young adults attempts course correction on the portrayal of good and evil in films — more broadly, in popular culture — over the years. “A world where evil is not as powerful as good is a world out of balance,” Charlize Theron’s Lady Lesso, …

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When Bhumi Pednekar was thrown out of film school: I was shaken
2 years, 5 months ago

When Bhumi Pednekar was thrown out of film school: I was shaken

Hindustan Times  

Actor Bhumi Pednekar once talked about how her life changed after she was thrown out of a film school at the age of 18. Bhumi Pednekar recalled father's reaction after she was thrown out of film school. Before her acting debut, she worked as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years. While the loan was paid …

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Filmmaker Alika Tengan Is Giving Native Hawaiians A Bigger Spotlight
2 years, 6 months ago

Filmmaker Alika Tengan Is Giving Native Hawaiians A Bigger Spotlight

Huff Post  

This profile is part of our Culture Shifters series, which highlights people who are changing the way we think about the world around us. “Every Day in Kaimukī” premiered in the Next category at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in January, the first Native Hawaiian feature-length film to premiere at Sundance. Another one of Tengan’s professors, Lisette Flanary, who plays …

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German Countess Alicia von Rittberg reveals she went to 'Princess school' before Becoming Elizabeth
2 years, 6 months ago

German Countess Alicia von Rittberg reveals she went to 'Princess school' before Becoming Elizabeth

Daily Mail  

German Countess Alicia von Rittberg has revealed how she went to 'Princess school' before taking on role as Elizabeth I in the new TV drama Becoming Elizabeth. German Countess Alicia von Rittberg has revealed how she went to 'Princess school' before taking on role as Elizabeth I in the new TV drama Becoming Elizabeth Her rising star is on the …

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Meet the cinematographer whose ‘controlled naturalism’ is changing the face of TV
2 years, 11 months ago

Meet the cinematographer whose ‘controlled naturalism’ is changing the face of TV

LA Times  

Television, obviously, is a medium of pictures. Other work includes “Last Man on Earth,” “Kroll Show,” the 2017 film “Brigsby Bear,” Super Bowl ads, music videos and a host of early career web shorts after graduating from Chicago’s Columbia College in 2007. The only time we ever even discussed television was in an editing class when one of our assignments …

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‘Skylab’: Director Vishvak Khanderao on how a fictional story emerged from incidents in Karimnagar in 1979
3 years ago

‘Skylab’: Director Vishvak Khanderao on how a fictional story emerged from incidents in Karimnagar in 1979

The Hindu  

Vishvak Khandero, the debut writer-director of the Telugu film Skylab, grew up in Telangana’s Karimnagar. Vishvak settles down for this interview after wrapping up the post-production and says with satisfaction: “I am happy I could make my film and take it to the audience.” Filmmaking has been Vishvak’s 12-year dream. Suggestions also came from editor Ravi Teja Girijala: “We knew …

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The West African returnees using film to flip script on migration
3 years ago

The West African returnees using film to flip script on migration

Al Jazeera  

Dakar, Senegal – The last thing Aïssata Ndiaye remembers before waking up in a Moroccan hospital was shivering helplessly while watching her friend Khadija – a young mother – drift away in the Mediterranean. Their work is in the spotlight at this year’s IOM Global Migration Film Festival, currently being held in 13 countries across West and Central Africa. “We …

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Malvika Raaj: People Expected Me to Do Something in Same Zone as K3G, I've Surprised Them with Squad
3 years, 1 month ago

Malvika Raaj: People Expected Me to Do Something in Same Zone as K3G, I've Surprised Them with Squad

News 18  

Twenty years after appearing as a child actor in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Malvika Raaj is finally making her full-fledged Bollywood debut with Squad. The actress, who was seen playing the younger version of Poo in Karan Johar’s K3G, is all grown up and ready to throw some punches in the ZEE5 actioner that’s out today. Appearing opposite Rinzing Denzongpa, …

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