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Angelina Jolie To Direct An Unflinching Portrayal Of War Through The Eyes Of A Child.

Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct an adaptation of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, a harrowing and poignant memoir from Cambodian author and hu...

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Bollywood

Is Indian Cinema Finally Empowering Its Female Characters?

What is it about women and weapons that fascinate us? Why is it that the idea of an empowered woman is tied to that of her wielding a destructive object or super power? Eve...

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Festivals

Inaugural On The Line Film Festival Celebrates Indie Film

The Twin Cities gains another film festival this week at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. The On the Line Film Festival will have its inaugural opening tomorrow, and run th...

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Bollywood

Aparna Sen Says Women’s Chastity Still Questioned In Age Of DNA Tests

National Award winning filmmaker Aparna Sen on Tuesday said women were still subjected to questions on chastity in an era when scientific progress has provided tools like D...

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Festivals

Wandering Women- The Feminist Docu Film Festival Of India

Did feminism in India start in December 2012 in reaction to the Delhi gang-rape? Though sometimes it feels so, we know it isn’t true. Does feminism begin and end with...

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Festivals

Locarno Film Festival: Europe's Sundance?

While many European festivals are grappling with their identity, the Locarno Film Festival, whose 68th edition will run Aug. 5-15, has remained true to its mission of promo...

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Bollywood

Time To Change Laws Regarding Use Of Animals In Films

Draconian rules and laws related to the use of animals in Bollywood films have eventuated in a situation where producers are afraid to use animals in their films. One has c...

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Gender

Females In Leading Roles Are Dominating The Box Office.

FEMALE led films are dominating the Australian box office, accounting for more than half of the highest grossing films so far this year.
According to Motion Pictu...

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Festivals

Big Names Line Up For Busan Project Market

“Leading Asian auteurs including Hana Makhmalbaf, Yu Likwai and India’s Kanu Behl will this year take up places at the Asian Project Market, part of the Busan f...

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Health

Could We Use Films To Teach People About Mental Health?

The film industry is often accused of exaggerating, downplaying, or perpetuating stereotypes about mental illness. But this is far from the whole story; there have been man...

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