Festivals

Oscars: With Cannes Behind Us, Serious 2015 Contenders Start To Come Into Play

As I have slowly emerged during the past week from my French fog into the harsher realities of Hollywood, the likely effect of the 68th Cannes Film Festival on this year&rsquo...

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Sydney Film Festival 2015: 10 Things To See And Do, From Scientology To Sushi Cinema

From a five-hour Filipino epic to a three-course Japanese meal and Blacktown’s retro drive-in, our critic picks top screenings and experiences to savourEvery year as Jun...

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Variety Critics Debate The Best And Worst Of Cannes 2015

People have been throwing the word “weak” around a lot this week, grousing that the official selection doesn’t measure up to that of previous years. I defer ...

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Cannes Film Review: ‘Masaan’

A ‘Promising Future’ prize in Cannes should help this narratively challenged drama of two families trapped in the strictures of India’s rigid caste system. J...

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Cannes: 21 Films That Stood Out At The 2015 Festival

Variety critics Scott Foundas, Justin Chang, Peter Debruge, Guy Lodge, Jay Weissberg and Maggie Lee weighed in with their choices for the 21 best films at this year’s Ca...

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Jane Fonda In Cannes: Let’s Make Sure We Represent Women 51 Percent In Movies

“Women see things differently,” the actress says. “We just do” Actress Jane Fonda offered words of encouragement about evening the gender scales in Hol...

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetary of Splendour’ At Cannes Film Festival

Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of a woman’s tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her when she volunteers to help soldiers w...

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Cannes’ Fremaux: Women In Film Issue ‘Like A Chestnut Tree That Flourishes In May’

Fremaux shared his thoughts on women in film at a Kering-sponsored talk.CANNES — “Can anybody say how many women were in competition at Berlin or Venice?” Ca...

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Watch: Neeraj Ghaywan And Richa Chadha Tear Up After Receiving Standing Ovation At Cannes For ‘Masaan’

It was truly an emotional moment for the ‘Masaan’ team at Cannes and a poignant one for Indian cinema as the auditorium erupted into thunderous applause post the s...

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Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Concludes Amid Much Fanfare

Guwahati witnessed the third edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival on April 24-26. The three-day festival not only gave the opportunity to watch some of the best fil...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: UNTOLD STORY OF SRIDEVI

Discover the untold story of Sridevi through the lens of Amborish Roychoudhury, where pa...

June 16 2024

FESTIVALS: ARE DADS LESS IMPORTANT THAN MOMS?

To address why Mother’s Day is celebrated with such grandiosity and emotion compar...

June 15 2024

HOLLYWOOD: BEING FAYE DUNAWAY

From the enigmatic Evelyn Mulwray in "Chinatown" to the ambitious Diana Christensen in "...

June 14 2024