A typographer working out of Serampore, Panchanan Karmakar gave the Bengalis their first printed script.
One of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival is the poster, and it is revealed around three weeks before the 12-day event kicks in on the picturesque French Riviera.
Is Mithya the best film of 2025? Hard to say. It defies any concrete evaluation, as it floats in a world where emotions are alchemised into amorphous spirits.
Filmmaker Jaydip Mukherjee, who has many archival works to his credit, has now embarked on a journey to piece together showman Raj Kapoor’s Calcutta (now Kolkata) connect in Painted Memories: Calcutta Connects Raj Kapoor.
A sequel to Hemlock Society (that I have not seen), which was Chatterjee's movie all the way, Kill Bill Society is headlined by Poorna (Koushani Mukherjee), who appears to be firmly in the saddle.
Todd Phillips's Joker which hit theatres five years ago was a largely appreciated spin on the DC Comics ‘bad man’ with actor Joaquin Phoenix as Pagliacci Arthur Fleck in the costume of a clown. But beneath it lay a vicious rogue.Now, we have a sequel, Joker: Folie a Deux, which though is not as gripping as the first outing.
While Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story tries to unpack the brothers’ motives, the storytelling gets tangled, leaving the drama feeling futile and oddly bizarre. In the end, it’s a show that aimed high but landed with a thud.
Closely following the lives of three friends – Eli (Swell Ariel Or, Yoav (Yehonatan Vilozny) and Ron (Pfer Grinberg) – Kissufim runs like a mountain road with its undulating ups and downs resembling the youngsters mood swings, love, passion and jealousy.
Kris Kristofferson passed away on 28 September at the age of 88, in Maui, Hawaii, leaving behind not just a void in music and film but an entire legacy that reads like folklore. His death wasn’t just the end of a country music legend; it was the closing chapter of one of pop culture’s most intriguing and multi-dimensional lives. A true master of songwriting, Kristofferson’s genius went far beyond the confines of country music. His songs, embraced by musicians from all walks of life, became timeless anthems that broke through genre lines and spoke directly to the human soul.
Bangalore-based Odissi exponent Madhulita Mohapatra and her school, Nrityantar, held their annual show Naman at Ada Rangamandira Auditorium recently.
