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'A revolutionary act to watch it': the film India's censors do not want you to see
For as long as he has been a film-maker, there is one story Honey Trehan has wanted to tell above all. Growing up in the Indian state of Punjab, Trehan saw firsthand the devastation wrought by police who carried out tens of thousands of killings…
Has the fear of being filmed changed clubbing for Gen Z?
Student Freya Price will be on a night out with her friends, but she cannot truly relax. The 21-year-old is 'hyper aware' while in nightclubs - avoiding promoters' cameras and watching for strangers filming - fully aware that any embarrassing…
'We are preserving a tradition': how Ghana's sensationalist film posters became collectible art
Sitting on his porch in Teshie near Accra, Heavy J dipped a brush into red oil paint and dabbed it carefully on to his canvas – a flour sack – adding blood to a knife being wielded by a man. Higher on the canvas, he had started on an…
Sydney Film Festival Winner 'Time and Tide' Lands at Paris Outfit Inwave Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Vee Shi's debut feature “ Time and Tide ” has found an international sales home at Inwave Films, the Paris-based outfit revealed. The hybrid nonfiction film, which world premiered in competition in the Burning Lights section at…
Songwat Film Day: a market for 35mm lovers
News Wander Song Wat's 100-Year-Old Gate Alley, where film cameras, vinyl and handmade goods make time move a little slower Written by Kaweewat Siwanartwong Senior Staff Writer, Time Out Thailand Some memories digital can never replace. The click…
Explaining the End of 'The Odyssey': 'Zeus' Law,' Xenia, and the Guest-Host Relationship at the Heart of Film
It's Oppenheimer all over again. Christoper Nolan's The Odyssey ends with Matt Damon's Odysseus, much like the father of the atomic bomb millennia later, wracked with guilt for conjuring something that destroyed not just one city but, in his mind…
Jerusalem Film Festival: Israeli movies balance excitement, sorrow, and war
The 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival, which began on July 9 and runs through July 19, had a far more festive atmosphere than the previous two editions, which took place while the war with Hamas continued and Israeli hostages were still held. So many…
PinkPantheress to Make Feature Film Debut Opposite Matt Damon
First Billie Eilish, now PinkPantheress—it's the summer of Gen Z pop stars making their film debuts. While Eilish's starring role in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar is confirmed, PinkPantheress (aka Victoria Walker) will play an…
Iranian Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi to Be Honored at Sarajevo Film Festival
Iranian screenwriter and director Asghar Farhadi, who won Oscars with “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” will be honored at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs Aug. 14 to 21. The filmmaker will receive the…
Google's AI just recreated the best goal ever by Pele that was never actually filmed
If you look at the AI landscape, a majority of its usage in the film and television industry has been pretty controversial. Bringing dead actors to life on a screen, using AI to record vintage songs that were never completed, or just using it to…
Chinese film 'Kung Fu Soccer' sparks backlash over portrayal of Korean women's football team
A new film by Chinese actor and director Stephen Chow has sparked controversy for depicting a Korean women's football team as appearance-obsessed, violent and dishonest, drawing criticism that it insults not only Korean women but also Korean…
Sitges Film Festival's Monica Garcia at the Costa Rica Media Market: 'We're Waiting for the Next Issa Lopez'
At the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM) to announce the launch of the Latin American offshoot of genre initiative WomanInFan, Sitges Film Festival director general Monica Garcia sat with Morbido CEO Pablo Guisa and Mexican director Luis Javier…
The Odyssey' Review: Christopher Nolan goes epic with his most ambitious film to date
When a film has a stacked cast of A-listers including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron, it's remarkable that more people will go see 'The Odyssey' in theaters not because of who's on-screen, but…
How women audiences are championing Marathi films in theatres
The inherent innocence of Marathi films is reaffirming. Whether it is the comic outbursts in the multi-starrer classic, Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988), or the mix of thrill and fun in the timeless Zapatlela (1993), Marathi films have exhibited a…
Asghar Farhadi To Receive Honorary Award At Sarajevo Film Festival
Asghar Farhadi is set to receive an Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the upcoming Sarajevo Film Festival. The acclaimed Iranian director and screenwriter is set to accept the award in person, while a retrospective of his work will be presented…
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