NEW DELHI: With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday evening with French musician-filmmaker Quentin Dupieux’s “Le Deuxieme Acte” (The Second Act), India will have no dearth of action during the 12-day event. Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found sp

LOS ANGELES: Actor Chad Michael Murray, who played the character of Jake in the hit comedy “Freaky Friday”, says he would love to reprise the role in the upcoming sequel. Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, who fronted the 2003 movie directed by Mark Waters, are officially returning for the follow-up. In the popular film, […]

Eurovision organizers ordered a change to the original title of her song, “October Rain” — an apparent reference to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and triggered the war in Gaza. The show was typically eclectic Eurovision fare, ranging from the pop-zombie folk hybrid of Estonia’s 5Miinust x Puuluup […]

MUMBAI: Actress Pavitra Jayaram, who essayed the role of Thilottama in the hit Telugu television series ‘Trinayani’ passed away in a road accident on Sunday. She died on the spot in a horrific car crash near Mehbooba Nagar in Andhra Pradesh. The car lost control and hit the divider. Later, the bus coming from Hyderabad […]

Honesty is the best policy for director Dibakar Banerjee; both in his films and in life. The filmmaker, who is known for National Award-winning productions such as Khosla ka Ghosla and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! admits that his latest, LSD 2, wasn’t an easy film to make, particularly because of how accurately it describes the […]

Several miles (kilometers) from the city center at the Malmo Arena, 25 acts — narrowed from 37 entrants by two semi-final runoffs — are due to perform three-minute songs in front of a live audience of thousands and an estimated 180 million viewers around the world. This year’s entries range from emotional to eccentric. They […]

KOCHI: Actor Ali Fazal will be making his Tamil film debut with ‘Thug Life’. Headlined by Kamal Haasan, the film is helmed by Mani Ratnam.   While the details of Ali’s character are being kept under wraps, the actor expressed his elation at being a part of the venture. “I am truly thrilled to be a part of Mani sir’s vision for […

The couple announced the news on their respective Instagram pages with corresponding posts. Both begin with a short, romantic video clip of the couple kissing. Hailey Bieber is draped in white lace; baby bump prominent in the sheer, form-fitting fabric. It is followed up with a photo shoot of Justin Bieber photographing his wife. In […]

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Kiran Rao says it is heartening to see LGBTQ stories finding space in mainstream filmmaking, even though the progress has been quite slow. The “Laapataa Ladies” director serves as a jury member for the narrative segment of the upcoming edition of Kashish Pride Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ+ film festi

Even political parties understand music’s potential to convey messages, which is why they, too, often use music to drive their campaigns. The song It’s Time from the 1972 Gough Whitlam campaign was used to evoke feelings of hope in voters through music, lyrics and the involvement of well-known Australian musicians such as Little Pattie. This [&hell

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Film director Sangeeth Sivan passed away on Wednesday. The 61-year-old was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai. Sangeeth’s maiden directorial venture was Malayalam action thriller ‘Vyooham’, released in 1990. The film with Raghuvaran in the lead caught the imagination of filmgoers, thanks to the fight sequences

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Noted film director and cinematographer Sangeeth Sivan passed away in Mumbai, according to film industry sources on Wednesday. He directed approximately 20 films in Malayalam and Hindi. Yoddha, Vyuham, Gandharvam, and Nirnayam are among the Malayalam films directed by Sivan. Kya Kool Hai Hum and Apna Sapna Money Money are some o

MUMBAI: The Mumbai crime branch has arrested a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from Rajasthan for allegedly providing financial help to the shooters involved in firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s house, officials said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Mohammed Rafique Chowdhary (37), an official said. He is the

“There were certain aspects of it that were not authentic to Randy’s performance,” he said, so he began to edit and build on the recording with engineer Casey Wood, who also worked closely with Travis over a few decades. The pair cherrypicked from the two models, and made alterations to things like vibrato speed, or […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For him, the middle path held a world of possibility. By traversing the path flanked by commercial success and critical acclaim, Harikumar went on a unique journey, unearthing tidbits of life and capturing them in frames of human emotion. His death on Monday, after a long fight with cancer, adds to the list of […]

WASHINGTON: The ongoing feud between Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Kendrick Lamar has reached new heights with the release of diss tracks trading blows and allegations. Drake’s latest salvo, ‘The Heart Part 6,’ serves as a direct response to Lamar’s accusations of sexual predation, which have dominated recent rel

The film revolves around an architect looking to build a retro-futuristic version of New York City in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Coppola takes inspiration from HG Wells’ speculative science-fiction literature, the September 11 attacks, Roman history, and several other events for the film. Apart from Driver, the cast includes Nathalie Emm

Most horror film characters have scant regard for advice. They disregard obvious advice such as “Do not go near the window” or “Stay where you are,” even if it is common sense that would have saved them. In Jang Jae-Hyun’s Exhuma, too, such disregard for advice happens but it is used in a unique way. […]

Do the audience need to know about tennis to enjoy Challengers? Not at all. This isn’t a sports movie. It’s a complicated, sexy and interesting character piece. If you are a tennis fan, you’ll love it, but if you have no idea about the sport, you will still love it. What drew you to the […]