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Barbara Rush, iconic actress of ‘It Came From Outer Space’ fame, dies at 97

She is survived by her daughter who confirmed the news of her passing yesterday from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QIfTnVi via IFTTT

Kerala cinematographer’s experience shooting a web series in Mongolia

Cinematographer Antony Samson talks about shooting a Mongolian web series in Ulaanbataar with a crew that knew little English from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PqHlpXg via IFTTT

In Japan, ‘Oppenheimer’ suffers the atomic fallout of Christopher Nolan’s one-sided creative vision

From Hollywood to Hiroshima, ‘Oppenheimer’ is once again the talk of the town after its premiere in Japan this weekend, eight months since it first released in the United States from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Jck6QbT via IFTTT

Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here’ starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright set for November release

The upcoming drama reunites the veteran trio for the first time since 1994’s Best Picture winner, ‘Forrest Gump’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2WLQzi1 via IFTTT

‘Gen V’ star Chance Perdomo dies at 27 in tragic motorcycle accident

Production on the upcoming second season of ‘Gen V’ has been delayed indefinitely following his death. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QfWAIEu via IFTTT

‘Wolf Man’ delayed to January 2025

'Wolf Man', which stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is stalked by a dangerous predator, was written and directed by Leigh Whannell from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PDiqBjv via IFTTT

Tamil actor Daniel Balaji no more

The 48-year-old actor, popular for his roles as a villain in several films, died following a massive heart attack, in Chennai from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ae7im8q via IFTTT

Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood

Their recognition comes after their biopic about J Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb”, swept the awards season, notably at the Academy Awards earlier this month from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GsHIhie via IFTTT

Coming to Netflix: ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’, ‘Ripley’, ‘Scoop’ and more

Here is a full list of titles releasing over the next two weeks on Netflix from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NL6Z8XE via IFTTT

Looking back at Percival Everett’s ‘Erasure’, the novel behind the Oscar-winning movie ‘American Fiction’

The novel is as much about the impediments to making art as it is a meditation on life from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/S0vkhHd via IFTTT

The rise of Punjabi cinema

As Cinevesture International Film Festival takes wing, four film makers deliberate on how Punjab is emerging as a fertile ground for cinematic narratives with an independent streak from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2kpRYrW via IFTTT

‘Kinds of Kindness’ trailer: Emma Stone & Yorgos Lanthimos reunite for yet another weird adventure

The upcoming project has been described as a “triptych fable” and brings back multiple Lanthimos collaboraters from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1ILuZj9 via IFTTT

Jeremey Allen White to play Bruce Springsteen in upcoming adaptation

The Emmy-winning star is set to star in a novel adaptation on the making of Springsteen’s album, ‘Nebraska’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8Fz6yC9 via IFTTT

Lily James to play Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd in upcoming biopic

The film will explore the formative years of the Tinder co-founder as she became one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iste4NO via IFTTT

Luca Guadagnino announces ‘Seperate Rooms’ adaptataion with Josh O’Connor set to star

The British actor is in talks to join the adaptation of Pier Vittorio Tondelli’s gay romance novel from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ad04W8w via IFTTT

Echo Recording appeals against Ilaiyaraaja’s ‘special moral right’ over compositions

Justices R. Subramanian and R. Sakthivel are slated to hear on March 25 the appeal filed against a single judge’s 2019 order recognising the composer’s moral right over 4,500 songs from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nMd0cxy via IFTTT

Producers of Yash’s ‘Toxic’ issue statement amid speculations of Kareena, Sai Pallavi joining film

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups’ is slated for a release in theatres on April 10, 2025 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WrOUZME via IFTTT

‘The Penguin’ trailer features Colin Farrell’s return as Gotham’s biggest gangster in ‘The Batman’ spinoff series

The upcoming HBO Max series dropped its first look with the infamous Gotham City big-bad following the events of Matt Reeves’ 2022 blockbuster from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DT5XoqI via IFTTT

Arati Kadav’s ‘Mrs’ to be showcased at Hawaii International Film Festival

The original Malayalam movie, ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, was written and directed by Jeo Baby from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1WS06Zo via IFTTT

Joshua Jackson set to star in Ryan Murphy's series

Jackson will feature in a drama called ‘Dr. Odyssey’, penned by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MfgspGB via IFTTT

‘3 Body Problem’ series review: Liu Cixin’s hard science fiction epic gets the ‘GoT’ treatment

Fans of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy might be disappointed with the simplification and changes, but this adaptation by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo is good-looking, accessible and hugely bingeable   from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/R2GcPIU via IFTTT

Michael Keaton’s ‘Knox Goes Away’ sets release date in India

Keaton, the star of ‘Batman’ movies as well as Oscar-winning titles ‘Birdman’ and ‘Spotlight’, has directed the movie from a script by Gregory Poirier from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/L2MEhIH via IFTTT

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 drops double trailers: Are you team Targaryen or team Hightower?

HBO has given us our first look at the upcoming second season to its ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, with “Green” and “Black”’ trailers from two clashing perspectives from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4OfXtEK via IFTTT

'Blade Runner' actor M. Emmet Walsh passes away at 88

The seasoned character actor starred in over 150 films, including ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Blood Simple’, and ‘Knives Out’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qUIXYad via IFTTT

Pravalya Duddupudi, the multi-disciplinary artist who designed sets for ‘Gaami’

Meet Pravalya Duddupudi, the painter, sculptor and calligraphy artist whose production design accentuated the grunge quotient of the Telugu film, ‘Gaami’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2bSImQ4 via IFTTT

Unlocking the ‘3 Body Problem’: Interview with the creators of Netflix’s sci-fi series 

David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, the co-creators of the Netflix show, talk to us about the challenges of translating Liu Cixin’s epic novel onto screen from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yEenhkt via IFTTT

‘Popeye the Sailor Man’ set to return in upcoming live-action adaptation

The film marks the first live-action adaptation since Robim Williams’ 1980 film from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4rNF82B via IFTTT

Ex-girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors files civil suit accusing him of escalating abuse, defamation

Jonathan Majors' former girlfriend sued him on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nNQO1Dm via IFTTT

The eternal boyishness of Kunal Kemmu

After years of playing sweet slackers and average Joes, Kunal Kemmu makes his directorial debut with ‘Madgaon Express’, a film that appears steeped in his relaxed worldview from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ipJmFIx via IFTTT

‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ to ‘Mirzapur 3’, all titles in Prime Video’s 2024 slate 

In its second-ever India showcase, the streamer unveiled a line-up of 40 original titles, a mix of films and shows across genres and languages, along with 29 licensed movies from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YuMQWlL via IFTTT

Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorced

They had a pre-nuptial agreement, had no children and had no significant legal disputes in the split, allowing it to move quickly and cleanly through the court system from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mvuf3IM via IFTTT

‘Star Wars’ spin-off series ‘The Acolyte’ locks premiere date

‘The Acolyte’ is a mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HSTZqYi via IFTTT

‘Frida’ documentary review: A story of passion and resilience, intimately told

The first-person narrative based on Kahlo’s own writings and interviews is an intimate exploration of a wounded yet glorious heart, aided well by meditative music, exclusive archival footage digitalised to pristine quality, and the deftly done animations of her surreal paintings from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dGpS02C via IFTTT

Oscar-winning music director MM Keeravani collaborates with Anupam Kher for ‘Tanvi The Great’

On the acting front, Anupam Kher will be seen in ‘Vijay 69’, created under the banner YRF Entertainment from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0HIdyNf via IFTTT

‘The King’s Speech’ screenwriter David Seidler passes away

David Seidler earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Tom Hooper’s 2010 film ‘The King’s Speech’, which starred Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g1b5dOk via IFTTT

Youtuber Elvish Yadav arrested by Noida Police

He has refuted the charges of involvement in the case and has been questioned by the police in the past. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/97mKiTG via IFTTT

Iconic Egyptian Al-Ahram studio destroyed in large fire

The Cairo studio birthed Egyptian films and series for over 80 years from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FtRpw1u via IFTTT

Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

Usher was named entertainer of the year and was also honored with the President’s Award for the singer’s public service achievements through his New Look Foundation from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hxIDjZN via IFTTT

Priyanka Chopra Jonas to narrate Disneynature's documentary film 'Tiger'

The documentary film is directed by Mark Linfield, with Vanessa Berlowitz and Rob Sullivan serving as co-directors from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cZzp7HY via IFTTT

How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement

How Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster films and Frank Herbert’s sci-fi books engage with ecological catastrophe from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LQ7d9hY via IFTTT

Fake news: Amitabh Bachchan on reports of his ill health

Several reports claimed the megastar had undergone an angioplasty procedure for either a clot in his leg or a blocked artery in Mumbai on Friday morning from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kcuEyrg via IFTTT

Actor Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking in Yellowstone park thermal area, must pay $1,500

The James Bond-starrer finds himself in hot water having pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area while visiting Yellowstone National Park last November from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QohyIkn via IFTTT

Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan to star in action film ‘With Love’

The film marks Quan’s first major leading role in his 40 years in Hollywood from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2Tcs1PL via IFTTT

RIL to acquire additional 13% stake in Viacom 18 from Paramount Global

Post the completion of this transaction, RIL’s stake in Viacom18 will increase to 70.49% (on a fully diluted basis), it said in the filing. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TnFDw58 via IFTTT

Actor Robyn Bernard, known for her role in ‘General Hospital’, passes away

During her time on the drama series, ‘General Hospital’, which holds the record for the longest running American soap opera in production, she played feisty Terry Brock, aka Terry O’Connor from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5FMb8em via IFTTT

Tom Hardy’s ‘Venom 3’ titled ‘The Last Dance’; to release in October

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ will also feature Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Clark Backo from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mFeIg7p via IFTTT

Robert Pattinson starrer ‘The Batman Part II’ to release in October 2026

Pattinson will return to feature in the sequel, which was meant to be released in October 2025 but was delayed due to stalled screenplay development during the 2023 Hollywood strikes from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZPpbHr9 via IFTTT

‘The First Omen’ new trailer: Terrifying sneak peek into upcoming horror movie

The star cast includes Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sonia Braga, Ralph Ineson and Bill Nighy from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oG1AkIQ via IFTTT

Oscars 2024 | Full list of winners (updating live)

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ is expected to win big at the 96th Academy Awards, with Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie,’ Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ and Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ closely following from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/K2Ev34n via IFTTT

Oscars 2024: Oscars red carpet opens with strong metallics, reds and some Old Hollywood glam

The Oscars red carpet opened Sunday in Los Angeles with some stunning looks on Hollywood's biggest night from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dY8T35f via IFTTT

Oscars 2024 LIVE updates | All eyes on Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus on Hollywood’s golden night

With an astounding 13 nominations and a formidable box office performance, ‘Oppenheimer’ stands poised to etch its name in Oscars history, potentially challenging the record for the most wins from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yiEqHv5 via IFTTT

Chennai’s romance with Mollywood

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XGKBpdF via IFTTT

‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ sweeps Razzies 2024, wins Worst Picture

A horror film based on the beloved ‘Winnie the Pooh’ faced the vengeance of Razzie voters in the annual Oscar spoof that spotlights Hollywood’s worst from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PXD8CnK via IFTTT

Plagiarism accusations arise against Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ on the eve of the Oscars

‘Luca’ co-writer calls out uncanny similarities between his uncommissioned script and the multiple Oscar nominee from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aft9UJD via IFTTT

‘Oppenheimer’ set to overpower at the Oscars Sunday night

The Oscars, kicking off on ABC at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday, are springing forward an hour earlier than usual due to daylight saving time from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XLOWAJ5 via IFTTT

‘Godzilla Minus One’ roars to victory at Japanese Academy Awards, wins Best Picture

Takashi Yamazaki’s Oscar-nominated epic swept the Japanese award show, winning eight top prizes including Best Picture from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/e8RhYjP via IFTTT

‘Najuss’: Real-life dog hero Kuvi makes it to the silver screen

Kuvi, a dog that helped a rescue team locate the body of two-year-old girl Dhanushka, following a massive landslip in Idukki in 2020, plays the lead role in Najuss, a film which tells the story of a stray dog from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Fbjx1sw via IFTTT

‘Anatomy of a Fall’: how the legal drama goes beyond the confines of labels

Is the Best Picture contender at the Academy Awards, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, a relationship drama, a legal thriller, a whodunit, a writer’s tale, a story about a dog, all or none of them?  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OyQxzI7 via IFTTT

‘Shaitaan’ movie review: R Madhavan makes the mean monster shine opposite Ajay Devgn in this horror show

Backed by a poignant premise and powerful performances, director Vikas Bahl generates some genuine moments in eerie situations but surprisingly shows a straight bat in the slog overs from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iNkbxVs via IFTTT

‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set

Lead attorney Jason Bowles said after the verdict that armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will appeal the conviction, which carries a penalty of up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CId0WAn via IFTTT

Ming-Na Wen joins cast of new ‘Karate Kid’ film

Starring Ben Wang in the titular role, the film features Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Joshua Jackson and Sadie Stanley in pivotal roles from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TABPf2z via IFTTT

Software engineer Nag Venkat’s Kannada film ‘Kailasa Kasidre’ ready to hit the screens

The film also marks his directorial debut and releases on March 8 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/uKkCVUN via IFTTT

Regé-Jean Page teams up with Steven Soderbergh for spy thriller 'Black Bag'

The film is a spy thriller also starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/63UvgpE via IFTTT

Alia Bhatt headlining spy universe film, says YRF CEO

Speaking at FICCI Frames, Widhani called the YRF spy universe "a financial and cultural juggernaut" and one of the studio's most-prized IPs from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lVe8Fy1 via IFTTT

BIFFes 2024 | Remembering the prolific Vijaya Bhaskar

As a part of centenary celebrations, a panel discussion at the 15th Bengaluru International Film Festival went down memory lane to describe the greatness of Kannada music composer Vijaya Bhaskar from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ODiQRxu via IFTTT

‘Family Star’ teaser: Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur team up for a quirky family drama

Directed by Parasuram and with music by Gopi Sunder, the film marks the duo’s reunion with Vijay after ‘Geetha Govindam’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YsvBbKm via IFTTT

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 set to premiere in June

The show features an ensemble cast of Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TZXxjqi via IFTTT

Suraj Venjaramoodu to make his Tamil debut with Vikram’s ‘Chiyaan 62’

Produced by Riya Shibu of HR Pictures, the film also stars SJ Suryah from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vA1l2VI via IFTTT

Akon, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth at Anant Ambani-Radhika pre-wedding bash

The three-day extravaganza, which commenced on March 1, witnessed a glamorous guest list from the realms of entertainment, industry, politics, and sports converging at the opulent celebration in Jamnagar from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0zuWJe9 via IFTTT

‘Spaceman’ movie review: Adam Sandler cannot save gloomy sci-fi affair

Amidst blurry flashbacks and unanswered questions, this ‘sci-fi drama’ gets lost somewhere in space, to never return from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6JOlXIh via IFTTT

‘American Fiction’ movie review: Write stuff from Jeffrey Wright 

This layered satire is hugely enjoyable for a wealth of reasons including smart swipes at societal norms and gentle observations on relationships  from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fck3HpL via IFTTT

Coming to Netflix: ‘Maamla Legal Hai’, ‘Damsel’, ‘Spaceman’, ‘Pokémon Horizons: The Series’, and more

Here is a full list of titles releasing over the next two weeks on Netflix from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/R2jKbq7 via IFTTT

Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding celebrations: Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar and others dazzle

Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar were just some of the other celebrities in attendance at the star-studded event from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zlPMdpc via IFTTT

Kate Winslet interview: On raising hell with ‘The Regime’ and more

The Oscar-winning actor talks to us about her upcoming mini-series in which she plays a paranoid populist leader and on comparisons with real-life politicians from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JfMFN0g via IFTTT