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‘Jagame Thandhiram’ movie review: Guns, warfare, a pressing issue and a ricochet bullet

Karthik Subbaraj’s latest wants to have a bit of everything: a drama with an ultra-cool gangster (Dhanush) at the centre, a serious political film dealing with a global issue, and a stylishly-shot bubblegum film with a carefree attitude, that doesn’t quite achieve the desired results

Malayalam movie ‘Grahanam’ is a dream-come-true project for a group of film lovers in Singapore

The psycho-thriller, with newcomers from Singapore in the cast and crew, releases on Neestream on June 19

Karan Johar sets up Yash Johar Foundation to help entertainment industry amid pandemic

Director announced the initiative with a video featuring photographs of his father and behind the scenes moments from the shoots of various films

Taapsee Pannu: setting a relentless pace

With five films scheduled to release in 2021, the straight-talking actor on female-driven projects, her social media strategy, and why she doesn’t think of herself as a star yet

Carrie Fisher, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael B Jordan among 2022 Walk of Fame honourees

Others like Salma Hayek and Willem Dafoe will also be getting their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022

Russo Brothers wish Dhanush good luck for ‘Jagame Thandhiram’

The ‘Avengers: Endgame’director duo have teamed up with the Tamil star for their upcoming project ‘The Gray Man’

‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 trailer: Team Ben vs. Team Paxton all over again

The coming-of-age comedy series starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan returns to Netflix on July 15

Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ to premiere at Venice Film Festival

The movie will be screened out-of-competition at the 78th edition of the prestigious film extravaganza, which will run from September 1 to 11 this year

‘Sherni’ movie review: Vidya Balan leads Amit Masurkar’s restrained, formidable tale

The forest drama is a close-to-reality take on the man vs. animal conflict, helped immensely by the presence of Vidya Balan and Vijay Raaz

Will Smith to host comedy variety special at Netflix

The one-hour special will include surprise celebrity guests, noteworthy conversation, fresh comedic sketches, huge musical performances and more

Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley cast in ‘Women Talking’ adaptation

Oscar nominee Sarah Polley is attached to write and direct the project

Fahadh Faasil opens up about digital release of ‘Malik’

Faasil’s statement comes a week after the film’s producer Anto Joseph said the political crime drama will premiere on a streaming platform

Rose Byrne on getting ‘Physical,’ and the art of comedy

The Hollywood star discusses her latest Apple TV+ show that involved recreating the zeitgeist of the ‘80s, as well as her commitment to female-driven storytelling

‘Luca’ movie review: A charming little Italian adventure, sans the quintessential Pixar magic

Director Enrico Casarosa and his team do a magnificent job of bringing small-town Italy to life, interspersed with a coming-of-age fantasy saga

How ‘Everything Is Cinema’ questions the voyeuristic gaze of cinema

Filmmaker Don Palathara discusses the politics of ‘Everything Is Cinema’, which was screened under the Cinema Regained section of the recently-concluded International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021

Jennifer Lopez to star in Netflix sci-fi thriller ‘Atlas’

The pop star-actor, who recently rekindled her relationship with actor Ben Affleck, will also be seen in the Universal romantic comedy ‘Marry Me’ and the Lionsgate action comedy ‘Shotgun Wedding’

Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz to star together in ‘Love Child’

The duo, who acted together in 2015 film ‘The Lobster,’ will reunite for this new dark comedy from filmmaker Todd Solondz

New on Amazon Prime this week: ‘Sherni,’ ‘The Little Things’ and more

Vidya Balan’s forest-thriller and a new crime drama starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, are the highlights on the platform this week

Tamannaah Bhatia to make TV debut as ‘MasterChef Telugu’ host

The actor said she has been passionate about cooking and coming on board as a host for the show was an exciting development

Zoe Kravitz to make directorial debut, Channing Tatum attached to star

Titled ‘Pussy Island’, the film follows a young and clever Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on a philanthropist and tech mogul

Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Toofaan’ to release July 16 on Amazon Prime Video

The release of the movie, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, was deferred amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the country

'Ramayan' actor Chandrashekhar dies at 98

The veteran actor’s last rites will be held at Juhu’s Pawan Hans crematorium.

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologises for lack of Afro Latinx actors in ‘In the Heights’

The Warner Bros film was released in US theatres as well as streamer HBO Max on June 10

‘The Morning Show’ Season 2 teaser: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon back in intense newsroom drama

The second season of the Apple TV+ show is set to make its return on September 17

‘Picture a Scientist’ review: More power to women in STEM

The documentary on Netflix handles the volatile subject of sexual harassment faced by women in science, by following the paths of three scientists

Chris Pratt: ‘I could do a podcast episode on how to run from creatures’

In ‘The Tomorrow War,’ the actor plays a Former Delta Force Operator going to the future in 2051, to fight deadly aliens and save the planet for his daughter

Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of ‘Network,’ dies at 83

Beatty also received only one Oscar nomination, as supporting actor for his role as corporate executive Arthur Jensen in 1976′s ‘Network’

Salman, Farhan and Zoya to produce documentary on screenwriter duo Salim-Javed

Titled ‘Angry Young Men,’ the documentary will be directed by Namrata Rao

Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay dies after road accident

The National award-winning Kannada actor sustained serious head injuries

Priyadarshi: The collective trauma of the pandemic got to me

Actor Priyadarshi talks about treading a dark zone in Telugu web series ‘In the Name of God’, the success of ‘Mail’ and ‘Jathi Ratnalu’ and working during the pandemic

Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin reuniting for 'Greenland' sequel

Director Ric Roman Waugh, who helmed the original, is also set to return for ‘Greenland: Migration’ along with writer Chris Sparling.

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bellbottom’ to release theatrically on July 27

The espionage thriller was earlier set to hit the theatres in April 2021, but was delayed after the theatres were shut

‘Lagaan’ at 20: Team reunites for Netflix special

The reunion has been titled ‘Chale Chalo Lagaan - Once Upon an Impossible Dream,’ and will soon start streaming on Netflix India’s YouTube channel

NYIFF 2021: Tamil film ‘Nasir,’ actors Siddharth Menon, Akshata Pandavapura among winners

Other winners at the festival included ‘Nasir,’ directed by Arun Karthick, which won the award for best film

E3 2021: An update on the much-awaited ‘Borderlands’ movie

‘Borderlands’ based on the popular gaming series from Gearbox Software and 2K Games promises to be a star-studded riot featuring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Janina Gavankar

Usiru: A 24/7 COVID-19 helpline

Started by Kannada lyricist Kaviraj, the team has directors and actors who have joined hands to provide oxygen concentrators to those in need

Lauren Oliver on ‘Panic’: Seeing different dimensions

The YA author, who adapted her novel for the show, likens the process to origami. While in the novel there is just the shape, in the series, you get to pull apart the folds for a closer look

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