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Around Tinsel Town
Oscars 2022: Ceremony to celebrate ‘Godfather,’ ‘Bond’ anniversaries
All about IFFK 2022:
How Boomba Ride and Dostojee made on low budgets, with untrained actors, leave a mark
You Resemble Me, directorial debut of Dina Amer, revolves around two young sisters
Lisa Calan, whose short film ‘The Tongue of Mountains’ was shown at the festival, bags IFFK’s ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award
The idea for Faraz Ali’s ‘Shoebox’ screened at IFFK began as a coffee-table book
The theme of men and power play rules in two movies, Anatolian Leopard and The Good Boss, screened at IFFK
Ritesh Sharma’s The Brittle Thread shows how the poison of communalism consumes everybody
Bollywood
Karan Johar acquires remake rights of Pranav Mohanlal’s movie ‘Hridayam’
Netflix unveils first looks of Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan from ‘Guns & Gulaabs’
Nushrratt Bharuccha, Diana Penty join ‘Selfiee’
Manoj Bajpayee to reunite with Devashish Makhija for ‘Joram’
Aishwarya Rajinikanth to make Hindi directorial debut with a love story
Hollywood
Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut movie adds Seth Rogen
Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson to lead drama movie ‘Ordinary Angels’
‘And Just Like That...’ renewed for season two
Regional cinema
Vijay’s ‘Beast’ to release on April 13
‘AK 62’: Ajith teams up with Vignesh Shivan
Why the revised ticket rates in Telangana for ‘RRR’ could prove to be a double-edged sword
A documentary depicts the Moran community’s struggle to rebuild lives from the ashes of the longest oil field fire in Assam’s Baghjan village
New in streaming
New on Amazon Prime: Vidya Balan’s Jalsa, the second season of Upload, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas’ thriller Deep Water, and more
New on Disney+ Hotstar: Marvel’s Moon Knight, a documentary on Olivia Rodrigo, the story of Elizabeth Holmes in The Drop Out, etc.
Essential reading
1) Jake Gyllenhaal: On ‘Ambulance’ and his Michael Bay experience
>> Actor talks about his friendship with co-star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, shooting explosive action sequences, etc.
2) From masala to meaningful cinema
>> Why making more films on Dalits and Adivasis will liberate the Hindi industry from its commercial and communal appendages
3) Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke speak about ‘Moon Knight’
>> The actors talk about the upcoming superhero series and their characters
4) Arjun Rampal on ‘The Rapist,’ working with Konkona Sen Sharma, and more
>> All about the film, which narrates the trauma of a sexual assault survivor
What to watch
1) In RRR, S S Rajamouli delivers another larger-than-life spectacle aided by winsome actors
2) Pam & Tommy is addictive viewing for its recreation of a time gone by.
3) Ajay Devgn’s Rudra comes across as a brooding obsessive with the occasional rage-tantrum in the remake of BBC’s Luther
4) In Achcham Madam Naanam Payirpu, a simple plot is let down by poor writing and lead performance
5) Lalitham Sundaram, Madhu Wariar’s directorial debut, is predictable, yet heartwarming
6) Michael Bay’s back with the ultimate adrenaline rush in Ambulance
7) Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers is all about digging up uncomfortable truths
8) Eternally Confused And Eager For Love is refreshingly funny, but lacks emotional heft
9) Bachchhan Paandey is a laboured adaptation of Jigarthanda
10) In Salute, Dulquer Salmaan scores with his restrained performance as a cop
11) The thriller Deep Water is a good-looking, soggy mess
