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Bollywood
First look and teaser of Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ out
Trailer of Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Good Luck Jerry’ promises thrill and comedy
‘Ghar Waapsi’ to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on July 22
Hollywood
‘Succession’ dominates Emmy 2022 nominations, while ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘The White Lotus’ follow
Anthony Mackie’s ‘Captain America’ movie to be helmed by Julius Onah
Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Samaritan’ to debut on Prime Video in August
‘Only Murders in the Building’ to return for a third season
Daniel Kaluuya exits ‘Black Panther 2’ citing scheduling issues
Tanya Reynolds exits ‘Sex Education’ ahead of Season 4
Regional Cinema
Actor-director Prathap Pothen passes away
Suriya’s film with Bala titled ‘Vanangaan’
Nayanthara’s 75th film launched
Sivakarthikeyan’s film with Madonne Ashwin titled ‘Maaveeran’
Naga Chaitanya turns back the clock in ‘Thank You’ trailer
Teasers of Nagarjuna’s ‘The Ghost’, and Akhil Akkineni’s ‘Agent’ out
New in streaming
New on Disney+ Hotstar this month: Kamal Haasan’s Vikram, a brand new season of Koffee With Karan, new series Shoorveer and more
New on Netflix: Heist thriller Money Heist: Korea, the third season of The Umbrella Academy, action-comedy The Man From Toronto, and more
New on Apple TV Plus: Maya Rudolph stars in comedy series Loot, new episodes of Physical, Gugu Mbatha-Raw in thriller Surface, and more
Essential reading
1) Hannah Marks on ‘Don’t Make Me Go’: Road trips signify many things
>> In the film, a single dad take his teenage daughter on a cross country drive
2) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on ‘Ms Marvel’: Farhan Akhtar assumed the role the minute he put on the costume
>> The director shares the experience of recreating Karachi in Bangkok and the joy of directing Farhan.
3) Music composer A-Zal on working in ‘Ms Marvel’
>> Two of the Indian-origin music composer’s tracks were featured in the latest Marvel series
4) A book on Sanjeev Kumar’s journey from struggle to stardom
>> A new biography on Sanjeev Kumar takes readers through the ups and downs of his life and career
5) How Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge pioneered a new genre in Indian cinema
>> A look back on the iconic Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer
6) Writer Shahi Kabir on turning director with ‘Elaveezhapoonchira’
>> The crime-thriller starring Soubin Shahir releases this week
7) Ten Malayalam movies to look out for this year
>> Here is a list of the most anticipated Malayalam movies expected to release by the end of 2022
What to watch
1) Parthiban’s breathtaking single-shot film, Iravin Nizhal, is a remarkable technical achievement
2) Sai Pallavi’s Gargi is an outstanding film that questions perspectives
3) Ram Pothineni’s ‘The Warriorr’ suffers from generic screenwriting and shallow characters
4) Taapsee Pannu’s Shabhaash Mithu loses way after a promising start
Published - July 15, 2022 06:24 pm IST
