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‘Palm Springs’ movie review: Warm, fuzzy and weirdly original

Srivatsan S Filmmaker Max Barbakow makes a break-out début with ‘Palm Springs’, which may sound absurd on paper but is incredibly satisfying on screen

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Aasif Mandvi: ‘It’s not easy being Muslim in Trump’s America’

Gautam Sunder The actor, comedian and writer discusses his latest TV show ‘Evil’, representation of south Asian talent in Hollywood, his time on ‘The Daily Show’ and more

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New on Apple TV+ this month: ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Long Way Up’ and more

Gautam Sunder A new sports comedy from Jason Sudekis, Oprah Winfrey back in action and a reality motorcycle series starring Ewan McGregor are the highlights in August

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‘Pareeksha’ movie review: Classism in Indian education

Kennith Rosario While making some pertinent commentary on access, privilege and language, the film dodders under the weight of archaic melodrama

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Michael Phelps is a disciplined narrator in ‘The Weight Of Gold’: Composer Simon Taufique

Divya Kala Bhavani Simon Taufique, composer for HBO documentary ‘The Weight Of Gold’, discusses writing for a project on mental health in the space of the Tokyo Olympics which have been postponed due to coronavirus

Internet

COVER STORY How a pandemic pushed social media influencers to evolve

Sunalini Mathew Covid-19 has changed social media interactions and a growing tribe of creators are keeping up — with content that’s relatable, language agnostic and more authentic

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Movies

‘John Wick 5’, to be shot back-to-back with fourth part

PTI Keanu Reeves’ is currently shooting ‘Matrix 4’ in Berlin, after production on the Warner Bros franchise film had to be halted due to COVID-19

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Multimedia

Finding online fame in a pandemic

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Watch | In conversation with Vidya Balan on her film 'Shakuntala Devi', and more

Watch | Gautham Menon on the changing phase of filmmaking, 'Dhruva Natchathiram' and more

Watch | Cinema-goers miss theatres

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‘Bandish Bandits’ review: A vanilla offering that barely passes muster

Mini Anthikad Chhibber

Movies

New on Netflix this week: ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘Project Power’ and more

Gautam Sunder Janhvi Kapoor’s inspirational war drama, Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s scfi-fi action extravaganza and a comedy special from a much-loved star are some of the highlights this week

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Movies

Vaani Kapoor to act with Ayushmann Khuranna in his next project

Helmed by ‘Rock On!!” director Abhishek Kapoor, the film stars Khuranna in the role of a cross-functional athelete

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Movies

‘Three Identical Strangers’ review: When truth is stranger than fiction

Aparna Narrain The documentary, now streaming on Netflix, sheds light on a truly astonishing tale of triplets separated at birth

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Movies

Interview | Nithin Sathyaa: Being a producer in Tamil cinema is the most dangerous thing

Pradeep Kumar The star discusses his upcoming film ‘Lock Up’ and making the transition from actor to producer

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Music

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A musical tribute to Suresh Wadkar on the occasion of his 65th birthday

P.K. Ajith Kumar

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Music

Singer-composer Sanjeev Thomas’ lockdown playlist for you this monsoon

Harikumar J S Appreciate the rains with singer-composer Sanjeev Thomas. For your weekly Playlist, he lists his top five songs to listen to, this monsoon

Music

Variety | This Madurai boy is shaking up the techno pop game with his customisable pocket synthesisers

Pradeep Kumar Rohith G, a 23-year-old music producer from Madurai, discusses his cost-effective pocket synthesisers and MIDI controllers, and why it could be a blessing for budding artistes

Music

‘Mudi Rap’, a hard-hitting Malayalam song on haircuts, is going viral

Harikumar J S Shilpa Susan Jacob from Kottayam in Kerala captures the story of her short hair in the home-shot rap number

Music

TM Krishna’s fearless classroom

Aparna Karthikeyan The vocalist and writer says his new masterclass will encourage students to engage with music as a ‘living, social being’

Dance

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Amala Shankar’s world of Kalpana

SUNIL KOTHARI

Dance

Talk on the dynamics of Bharatanatyam

Gita Jayaraj As a recent social media dispute showed, Bharatanatyam is yet to come to terms with its multi-layered history

Dance

Tribute to Kuchipudi’s unsung hero

S B Vijaya Mary Munukuntla Sambasiva, who wrote books, guided dancers and supported researchers, has passed away too soon

Dance

The araimandi debate in Bharatanatyam

Rupa Srikanth Does the posture that defines Bharatanatyam cause injury or does it prepare the body for performance?

Dance

A move away from Krishna in Nangiarkoothu

Sreevalsan Thiyyadi As Kerala observes the Ramayana month, Kalamandalam Sindhu is eager to retrieve her Sita-inspired project from the lockdown woes

Art

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A virtual photo expo in the time of pandemic

Nivedita Ganguly

COVID-19: Artistic outpourings amid a pandemic

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Why football icon Ronaldinho ‘follows’ this Kerala teenager on Instagram

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Animals spell out COVID-19 precautions and protest draft EIA 2020 in Pune-based artist’s work

Gowri S

Art

Wonder Woman with jhumkas and a dupatta? This artist says, why not

Divya Kala Bhavani Meet Delhi-based graphic artist Deepak Bhatt whose culturally evocative incarnation of Diana Prince got him recognised by DC Comics and Warner Bros

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Theatre

Theatre doyen Ebrahim Alkazi passes away at 94

Special Correspondent He was the longest-serving director of the National School of Drama

Theatre

Samarpana’s initiatives for folk arts and artistes

Abhirami Rao Conversations, performances and workshops — social media accounts of arts organisations are buzzing with activity. However, popular classical art forms have occupied centre stage in the digital medium too, while folk forms remain in the shadows. Samarpana for Arts and Wellbeing has taken several initiatives to not only turn the focus on folk arts, but has been extending support to these artistes through timely fundraisers. .Folk art is not just a window to local cultures and traditions but

Theatre

A poetic call to remain humane

Ruth Dhanaraj Art Cross Theatre Main is presenting a collection of poems online in the hopes they will rekindle feelings of benevolence among mankind

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Aasif Mandvi: ‘It’s not easy being Muslim in Trump’s America’

Gautam Sunder The actor, comedian and writer discusses his latest TV show ‘Evil’, representation of south Asian talent in Hollywood, his time on ‘The Daily Show’ and more

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Entertainment

Want to browse Netflix in Hindi? Now, you can.

The Hindu Net Desk This language diversification update is available across all devices on mobile, TV and web.

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Movies

New on Netflix this week: ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘Project Power’ and more

Gautam Sunder Janhvi Kapoor’s inspirational war drama, Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s scfi-fi action extravaganza and a comedy special from a much-loved star are some of the highlights this week

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