Thursday, April 25, 2024

Film and TV

“As a nation, we did not have a religious identity before but now I don’t know why…”: Actor Vidya Balan

India has become “more polarised” when it comes to religion, with people desperately searching for anything that gives them a sense of “identity,” said award winning actor Vidya Balan.

Indian-American actor Avantika Vandanapu dedicates South Asian Person of The Year award to Gaza

Indian-American actor and 'Mean Girls' star Avantika Vandanapu was named the South Asian Person of the Year by Harvard University on 10 April.

South Indian films ahead of Bollywood as they aren’t bogged down by ‘astronomical’ star fees: Dibakar Banerjee

Acclaimed filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee says that Bollywood is so disconnected from its roots

“Aadujeevitham”: Fails in its adaptation, survives on visual grandeur and built-up anticipation

One can understand how the idea of Najeeb’s Iman in the novel is universalised into Hope in the film. This might appear as nit picking but given the current situation, I cannot help but highlight how Islamic narratives are appropriated by liberal language use. 

Watching ‘Dune’ from the East

Second part of the 'Dune' film series, adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel of the same title and directed by Denis Villeneuve with a stellar cast of globally acclaimed actors like Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Javier Bardem, is gaining attention worldwide. Rising Box office collections and high ratings have made it a remarkable success. 

Meet the miracle of nature

The dramatic rediscovery of the Antioquia Brush-finch – a species unseen for almost half a century – hit the headlines this past April. However, such incredible returns, although rare, are not unheard of. Some of the most miraculous examples of recent times has explored, and what they teach us about the danger of presuming a species is extinct.

New potential breast cancer drug identified

Identified a molecule that can help treat breast cancer, giving hope to patients who have become resistant to traditional therapies.
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‘Joker’ Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion

The Golden Lion, the festival’s top laureate, went to “Joker,” which is a strong statement from this year’s competition jury led by Lucrecia Martel.

First Asian Writers Forum kicks off in Kazakh Capital

The First Asian Writers Forum kicks off in the Kazakhstan capital, Nur Sultan. Starting today, the forum will run till Friday (September 4 to 6) with the support of the Kazakhstan President's Office and the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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#BottleCapChallenge ‘blows’ social media

Unscrewing a bottle by kicking it may look crazy unless it becomes a challenge and after all the weird things social medias have made us do, comes the new...

JNU students offer a much apt reply to Kiran Rao’s short ‘change’ by actually empowering women

The short which portraits the little girl as a passive element at the receiving end of men's generosity has prompted a bunch of JNU students to create their own 10 sec take on the issue.
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Womankind’s giant leap: Who’ll be the first female moonwalker?

The new program has been named Artemis after Apollo's twin-sister in Greek mythology, and the space agency has said that the mission will see the first woman to stride the lunar surface.

Virus: Collective spirit of cinema through compassionate visual grammar

Not making a film on the grounds of emotional vulnerabilities was something I find it refreshing in this film irrespective of all flaws in the narration. So I guess it still makes sense to give it a watch and initiate healthy discussions
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Sudani From Nigeria wins Audience Choice Award in Hero and Time International Film Festival, Russia

The film stars Soubin Shahir and Samuel Abiola Robinson. The story follows a Nigerian football player who joins a club in Malappuram, Kerala for the sevens football match.

Remembering Kamala Surayya: the novice in Malayalam literature

surayya's first book of poetry, Summer in Calcutta was chiefly about love, its betrayal, and the consequent anguish
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Tam, Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino, dies

The Sumatran rhino, the smallest species of rhinoceros, was declared extinct in the wild in Malaysia in 2015. Iman, a female captured in 2014, is now the only surviving member of the subspecies left in the country.

Omani author Jokha Alharthi wins Man Booker International Prize for ‘Celestial Bodies’

The award is a counterpart to the Man Booker Prize for novels written in English, and is open to books in any language that have been translated to English.
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