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Exclusive: Shahana Goswami has 'gut feeling' Santosh will bag Oscar nomination
5 days, 5 hours ago

Exclusive: Shahana Goswami has 'gut feeling' Santosh will bag Oscar nomination

India Today  

Shahana Goswami spoke about her film, Santosh, making it to the Oscar nomination shortlist. It feels wonderful to celebrate the film itself, the story set in India, Sandhya’s brilliant script and writing, and all the people involved, including Sunita and me as actors. It seems like one of those rare moments when a film from or about India, grounded in …

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India's Mars Mission: A Budgetary Feat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's Mars Mission: A Budgetary Feat

India Today  

India's Mangalyaan mission, launched in 2013, marked a significant milestone in the country's space exploration history. The mission, with a budget of approximately $72 million, became the most affordable Mars mission to date, showcasing India's ability to innovate under constraints. Mangalyaan achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the first Asian spacecraft to reach Mars and the first in the world …

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Dark Star at 50: How a micro-budget student film changed sci-fi forever
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dark Star at 50: How a micro-budget student film changed sci-fi forever

BBC  

Dark Star at 50: How a micro-budget student film changed sci-fi forever Getty Images In the early 70s, young filmmakers John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon created a spaceship tale for a graduation project – little knowing it would influence Alien and many other works. The film was released with the tagline 'the spaced-out odyssey' Carpenter and O'Bannon set out to …

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Spaceman review: Adam Sandler’s on serviceably serious form in confused Netflix sci-fi movie
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Spaceman review: Adam Sandler’s on serviceably serious form in confused Netflix sci-fi movie

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New sci-fi feature Spaceman, adapted from Czech writer Jaroslav Kalfař’s 2017 …

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Interview: ‘Nasir’ director Arun Karthick on Panchajanyam film festival, OTTs, and more
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Interview: ‘Nasir’ director Arun Karthick on Panchajanyam film festival, OTTs, and more

The Hindu  

The 14th edition of the Panchajanyam International Film Festival will commence on February 2 at the Kairali-Sree Theatre in Chittoor, Palakkad. It might not be the biggest of film festivals; it doesn’t boast a star-studded guest list or visits of auteurs from abroad. In this interview, Arun discusses the importance of film festivals, the increasing influence of streaming platforms on …

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Ri review: Achal Mishra's sublime portrait of Ladakh is a box of contradictions
1 year, 1 month ago

Ri review: Achal Mishra's sublime portrait of Ladakh is a box of contradictions

Hindustan Times  

Achal Mishra's Ri, which had its world premiere at the recently concluded Dharamshala International Film Festival, is unlike anything else the director has made so far. It is designed as a tapestry of sights and sounds during the 'blue hour' in Ladakh, captured in Abhinandan Sharma and Achal Mishra's captivating eye for space and framing. In one scattered scene, Ri …

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Experts at Chengdu gathering find space to discuss
1 year, 1 month ago

Experts at Chengdu gathering find space to discuss

China Daily  

On Oct 26, the second Sanlian City for Humanity Forum was held in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Eight speakers from the fields of architecture, art and humanities were invited to discuss public spaces and publicness in cities from their different disciplinary backgrounds and perspectives. Speakers, the host, and members of Xiao He's band, as well as young performers from a local …

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Bakkom is back in new space adventure
1 year, 2 months ago

Bakkom is back in new space adventure

China Daily  

Poster of Backkom Bear franchise' new instalment, Mars Mission. Backkom, an adventurous polar bear character created over two decades ago, is set to make a comeback on the big screen in the upcoming animated film, Backkom Bear: Mars Mission. Reprising his previous role as a special agent in Backkom Bear: Agent 008, the new film follows the bear as he …

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Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite
1 year, 5 months ago

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite

Hindustan Times  

Nandita Das is back from Shanghai after serving as a jury member at the recently concluded Shanghai International Film Festival. “In our country, we either think of film festivals as the ultimate benchmark for films, or we look down upon them as a space for arty-farty elite. At the moment, filmmaker Nandita Das is in Shanghai to attend the fest …

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WHITE SPACE | Memory and desire: How movie-watching changed over time
1 year, 6 months ago

WHITE SPACE | Memory and desire: How movie-watching changed over time

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 6 MINS READ Years after Doctor Zhivago won a slew of Oscars, I finally got to see the film in a cinema hall in Delhi. I had read the book and could whistle “Lara’s Theme” with some dexterity, so I was waiting anxiously for the film to be screened in India. I …

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How the ‘Woman King’ crew found a safe space to be heard
1 year, 11 months ago

How the ‘Woman King’ crew found a safe space to be heard

LA Times  

Gina Prince-Bythewood, with actor Viola Davis at left, hired largely female department heads to work on “The Woman King,” a film primarily starring women. “The Woman King,” a historical epic about a West African unit of warriors in 1823, may feel revolutionary to audiences today — but there are still wars being waged by women and people of color today …

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Sanjana Sanghi To Share Screen Space With Pankaj Tripathi, Parvathy Thiruvothu In Upcoming FIlm; Deets Inside
2 years ago

Sanjana Sanghi To Share Screen Space With Pankaj Tripathi, Parvathy Thiruvothu In Upcoming FIlm; Deets Inside

News 18  

Sanjana Sanghi has really come a long way since her stellar debut in Imtiaz Ali’s musical Rockstar. The actress who went on to appear in supporting roles for Hindi Medium and Fukrey Returns later headlined Sushant Singh Rajput starrer Dil Bechara as the female lead. And now it turns out, the young actress would be featuring in Anirudh Roy Choudhary’s …

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Sumeet Vyas Says There's Limitations to Experimenting on OTT, Wants MBAs To Stop Entering This Space
2 years, 2 months ago

Sumeet Vyas Says There's Limitations to Experimenting on OTT, Wants MBAs To Stop Entering This Space

News 18  

Actor Sumeet Vyas has been in the digital content creation space long before it blew up. So this year, let’s make more Kaju Katli, because statistically, that’s what people need, rather than giving them something new,'" the actor told News18.com. Sumeet’s Tripling season 3 co-star Maanvi Gagroo, who was also seated in the interaction, added that whenever a new idea …

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Ayush Mehra Reveals His Debut Film Kacche Nimbu With Radhika Madan will Premiere at TIFF 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Ayush Mehra Reveals His Debut Film Kacche Nimbu With Radhika Madan will Premiere at TIFF 2022

News 18  

Actor Ayush Mehra is best known for his work in the digital space. From appearing in skits for YouTube during his initial acting days, Ayush has gone on to star in a number of OTT projects, such as Please Find Attached and Call My Agent. Speaking about the film with News18.com, Ayush said, “The name of my project is called …

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Review: Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ goes to adequacy and not beyond
2 years, 6 months ago

Review: Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ goes to adequacy and not beyond

LA Times  

In at least one respect, “Lightyear” can claim some distinction: It’s the first Pixar movie ever to be cited as a Pixar character’s favorite movie. In the original “Toy Story,” you’ll recall, a boy named Andy received an action figure of Buzz Lightyear, an intrepid space explorer with pop-out wings, a red laser pointer and an air of genial self-importance …

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Is this the worst film ever made?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is this the worst film ever made?

BBC  

Is this the worst film ever made? "It's difficult to pinpoint the essence of what makes one film bad and dull on the one hand, and another film bad yet entertaining on the other," Jamie Sexton, co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema, tells BBC Culture, "but bad-yet-entertaining films tend to fail to meet filmic conventions in a spectacular …

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The Oscars are a lousy gauge of film history. The Academy Museum is already doing it better
3 years, 3 months ago

The Oscars are a lousy gauge of film history. The Academy Museum is already doing it better

LA Times  

Tucked away throughout the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ “Stories of Cinema” galleries are many stations of respite — little built-in rest zones where you can sit and let your movie-loving eyes and mind wander. There are Bruce Lee one-sheets, faded pages from Robert Towne’s “Chinatown” screenplay and the carefully preserved May Queen gown that Andrea Flesch designed for “Midsommar.” …

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55 years later, a seven-point guide to the Star Trek universe
3 years, 3 months ago

55 years later, a seven-point guide to the Star Trek universe

Hindustan Times  

There would have to be. But fans — housewives at first, followed by nerdy boys - slowly warmed up to the shows idea of an optimistic future, making Star Trek an out-of-this-world success. The Vulcans, so cool and logical, can get on your nerves as well, as you will find with first-officer Spock interacting with captain James T Kirk on …

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Shashank Khaitan Explains Why Flawed Characters were the Need of Ajeeb Daastaans
3 years, 8 months ago

Shashank Khaitan Explains Why Flawed Characters were the Need of Ajeeb Daastaans

News 18  

Shashank Khaitan has emerged as one of the most successful young filmmakers and writers, thanks to his massive hits like Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Good Newwz and Dil Bechara. Shashank says that directing and writing a short film for the web gave him more freedom to write multi-dimensional characters, unlike the commercial cinema space. Khaitan’s short film, …

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Voyagers trailer: Colin Farrell leads a space mission in sci-fi film, also starring Lily-Rose Depp
3 years, 9 months ago

Voyagers trailer: Colin Farrell leads a space mission in sci-fi film, also starring Lily-Rose Depp

Firstpost  

Colin Farrell stars in upcoming sci-fi film Voyagers, as a leader of an elaborate space mission with 30 young men and women. Their ultimate goal is to form a colony in Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Chanté Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Quintessa Swindell, and Madison Hu also star in the film, written and directed by …

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Aparshakti awaits for right script to share screen space with brother Ayushmann Khurrana
4 years ago

Aparshakti awaits for right script to share screen space with brother Ayushmann Khurrana

India TV News  

Actor Aparshakti Khurana has talked about sharing screen space with his brother, National Award-winning star Ayushmann Khurrana. Fans have been eager to watch the brothers share screen space after a video featuring them went viral recently. The kind of space we come from, the kind of filmmaking we come from, the kind of upbringing we come from, the personal, professional …

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Andhadhun Tamil remake: Karthik, Yogi Babu to share screen space with Prashanth?
4 years, 3 months ago

Andhadhun Tamil remake: Karthik, Yogi Babu to share screen space with Prashanth?

India Today  

Veteran actor Karthik and comedian Yogi Babu are likely to play important roles in Tamil remake of hit Bollywood film, Andhadhun, which marks actor Prashanth's comeback in Kollywood. Earlier this year, Prashanth's father and producer Thiagarajan announced that he will be bankrolling Tamil remake of Andhadhun and the film will be directed by Mohan Raja of Thani Oruvan fame. The …

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