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Around Tinsel Town
Cannes rolled out the red carpet for their 75th film festival, and the Indian delegation was part of the celebration, as the country of honour at the Marche du Film.
Anurag Thakur said that India would be soon among the leading quality content-producing nations across the globe in the field of media and entertainment.
At the festival, jury member Deepika Padukone spoke about India backing homegrown talent with “conviction,” while AR Rahman was also present to promote ‘Le Musk’
The filmGood News from Kashmir Valley is set to premiere at the Tongues on Fire film festival in U.K.
Bollywood
Three star kids — Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor and Agastya Nanda — will start their careers with Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’
Alia Bhatt off to shoot for her Hollywood film ‘Heart Of Stone’
Alankrita Shrivastava to direct a movie on Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch
Poonam Dhillon’s daughter Paloma to make debut alongside Rajveer Deol
Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in American indie film ‘Laxman Lopez’
Gujarati actor Deeksha Joshi on being part of Ranveer Singh’s ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’
Hollywood
Margot Robbie to star in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel movie
Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ light up Cannes festival
New ‘Daredevil’ series in the works at Disney Plus
Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford board new ‘Yellowstone’ prequel ‘1932’
Disney Plus sets August premiere for ‘She-Hulk’
Amber Heard says Warner Bros ‘took a bunch out of my role’ from ‘Aquaman 2’
Marvel Studios signs 20-year deal to license Stan Lee’s name and likeness for future projects
Academy Awards announces date for 2023 Oscars ceremony
Regional cinema
Pa Ranjith makes Cannes debut, launches first look of ‘Vettuvam
‘Vikram’ audio launch: Suriya plays a cameo in Kamal Haasan’s film, the trailer of which reveals a pulsating action epic
Arunraja Kamaraj on why ‘Nenjuku Needhi’, the remake of ‘Article 15’, is a personal film
Jr. NTR’s next films announced with directors Koratala Siva and Prashanth Neel
Vijay Deverakonda, Samantha’s romantic comedy titled ‘Kushi’
Sashi Kiran Tikka: ‘Major’ is Adivi Sesh’s best work thus far
‘F3’ filmmaker Anil Ravipudi: ‘Maya Bazar’ is the best screenplay I have come across
Thamp actor Jalaja to walk the red carpet at Cannes on Saturday
Kerala government to launch new OTT platform CSpace
Malayalam actor Sshivada on acting with Mohanlal in Jeethu Joseph’s ‘12th Man’
Santosh Sivan: ‘Jack N’ Jill’ is a fun film set in contemporary times
The Kannada film ‘Cutting Shop’ has nothing to do with salons
New in streaming
New on Netflix: The new season of Stranger Things, volume 3 of Love Death And Robots, legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer, and more
New on Disney+ Hotstar in May: Ewan McGregor returns in the iconic role of Jedi Master in Obi Wan Kenobi, an exploration of the street-sneaker subculture of New York City with Sneakerella, social thriller Escaype Live, and more
New on Amazon Prime in May: Anthology series Modern Love Mumbai, Tamil revenge action-drama Saani Kaayidham, digital premiere of Matrix 4, etc.
Essential reading
1) Glenn Close on ‘Tehran’: Strong women will always be problematic
>> The screen legend and Israeli star Niv Sultan talk about the latest season of the spy thriller
2) Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rassmusen on making a personal film with Oscar-nominated ‘Flee’
>> Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on the journey behind his animated documentary
3) Shades of conflict in ‘Our Blues,’ a bittersweet anthology
>> How the K-Drama brings together a strong cast and captures island life on Jeju
4) Raj Kapoor: The life of a showman
>> Rahul Rawail’s biography of Raj Kapoor is an honest account of the man and the filmmaker
5) Hiam Abbass and Slimane Dazi talk of ‘Oussekine’
>> The actors, who play the parents of the slain student in Antoine Chevrollier’s gripping four-part series, on the project
6) When comfort is a K-Drama
>> How K-Dramas have perfected the ‘comfort’ genre and changed the landscape of Korean entertainment
7) On a quest for the real ‘Pan-Indian’ cinema
>> An empty celebration of the current southern blockbusters could limit exploration of radical themes
8) Ending misogyny in the Malayalam film industry
>> Why the implementation of the Hema Commission report could put to an end many unwelcome practices
9) Joachim Trier: ‘Rom-coms are an existential form’
>> The director of the Oscar-nominated ‘The Worst Person in the World’ dissects the genre
What to watch
1) In Dhaakad, Kangana Ranaut sizzles in this skimpy outfit of a film
2) Keedam is a discourse on the ethical concerns around surveillance and cybersecurity
3) In Bhool Bhulaiyya 2, apart from Tabu, there is not much to remember
4) Shekar is slow-burn crime drama that has its moments
5) Netflix legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer relies on well-executed classic tropes
6) In 12th Man, the Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph combo doesn’t quite hit the mark this time around
7) Jayeshbhai Jordaar sees Ranveer Singh holds afloat this spirited, well-meaning tale
8) Rebel Wilson struggles to save Netflix high school comfort flick Senior Year
9) Jo & Jo is mildly funny, and struggles to leave an impact
10) The emotional pull drives Jayasurya’s film Meri Awas Suno
11) Nenjuku Needhi is a is more political, yet less affecting remake of ‘Article 15’
