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Reviews of ‘Vidaamuyarchi’ and ‘Thandel’ Curated every week, this newsletter brings you all the latest news from the world of movies and streamingAround Tinsel Town>> Sundance 2025 | ‘Atropia’ and ‘Twinless’ win top prizes; India’s ‘Sabar Bonda’ wins World Cinema Grand Jury Prize The war satire Atropia, about actors in a military role-playing facility, won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s US dramatic competition, while the Dylan O’Brien movie Twinless got the coveted audience award. Other grand jury winners included the documentaries Seeds, about farmers in rural Georgia and Cutting Through the Rocks, about the first elected councilwoman in an Iranian village. Notably, the Indian drama Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears), about a city dweller mourning his father in the western Indian countryside, won the top prize in the world cinema competition. >> Netflix India unveils 2025 slate in Mumbai event; Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan make stunning appearances Netflix India on Monday unveiled an exciting content slate for 2025 at the ‘Next on Netflix’ event in Mumbai. The event was attended by many A-list celebrities, including Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar, R Madhavan, Rajkummar Rao, Siddharth, Sanya Malhotra, Venkatesh Daggubati, Saif Ali Khan, and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan among others. Here are a few highlights: > From Aryan Khan’s ‘The Bad***s of Bollywood’ to Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Jewel Thief’, here’s Netflix’s slate for 2025 > Saif Ali Khan back in action, makes first public appearance post stabbing attack at Netflix event > “I am a bloody star”: SRK during title unveiling of ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ > Teaser of Saif Ali Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat’s ‘Jewel Thief’ promises a high-stakes heist > Rana Daggubati-Venkatesh’s ‘Rana Naidu’ back for second season, Arjun Rampal joins cast > Karan Johar announces Ibrahim Ali Khan’s debut opposite Khushi Kapoor, ‘Nadaaniyan’ >> Karla Sofía Gascón faces the heat The controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez actor Karla Sofía Gascón’s past tweets blew over this week. On Monday, the actor apologised for her controversial past tweets, sharing a lengthy post in which she also defended that her posts were taken out of context. Meanwhile, her co-star Zoe Saldaña said that the controversy made her sad and that she “doesn’t have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group.” Saldaña and director Jacques Audiard have publicly distanced themselves from Gascón. Meanwhile, Netflix took steps to distance itself from the star. The platform withdrew financial support for her travel and styling, leaving her to cover her own expenses should she choose to attend major awards ceremonies. Netflix and Gascón’s PR agency, The Lede Company, have ceased direct communication with her, now coordinating only through her UTA representative. >> Malayalam film industry to go on strike from June 1 onwards A joint meeting of the film bodies in the Malayalam film industry on Thursday decided to go on a strike from June 1 onwards demanding an end to the double taxation on movie tickets and a salary cut by the actors in view of the rising cost of film production. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Kerala Film Producers Association (KFPA), the Film Employees Federation of Kerala, Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala, and the Kerala Film Distributors Association. BollywoodShah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan set to reunite for ‘Main Hoon Na 2’ Sooraj Pancholi suffers burns on film set, father Aditya Pancholi says actor undergoing treatment Akshay Kumar’s ‘Sky Force’ crosses Rs 100 crore mark at the box office Producer Allu Aravind wants to make ‘Ghajini 2’ with Aamir Khan Rekha, Dharmendra’s heartwarming reunion steals the spotlight at ‘Loveyapa’ screening HollywoodActor Juliette Binoche to head Cannes Film Festival 2025 jury Lawyers for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni get a reality check from federal judge Veteran actor Brian Murphy no more Zac Efron joins Will Ferrell in new comedy film Rooney and Kate Mara to star in ‘Bucking Fastards’ from Werner Herzog Regional CinemaMammootty’s next with ‘Falimy’ director Nithish Sahadev Dulquer Salmaan appears striking in first look of ‘Kaantha’ Updates from Silambarasan’s films with Ramkumar Balakrishnan, Desingh Periyasamy and Ashwath Marimuthu announced Film festival relief for conflict-scarred Manipur Christian community leaders oppose release of controversial Odia-language film Fresh impasse at Kolkata Film Industry amid 70% drop in film production Director Ram, actor Shiva team up for ‘Paranthu Po’; film to compete at Rotterdam International Film Festival Anirudh Ravichander joins Nani-Srikanth Odela’s ‘The Paradise’ World CinemaSatyajit Ray is one of the few filmmakers I looked up to: German director Wim Wenders on his India tour Live-action ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ film announced by Bandai and Legendary ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ to be screened at Parliament ‘Meteor Garden’ actor Barbie Hsu passes away at 48 ‘Interstellar’ pools over Rs 10 crore in pre-bookings, could topple ‘Titanic’ as highest grossing re-release in India Trailers‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ trailer shows Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey spark new life into beloved dinosaur franchise The Weeknd is a troubled pop star held hostage by Jenna Ortega in the trailer of ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Marvel assembles the first family in ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ teaser Vishwak Sen disguises as a woman to escape gangsters and cops in the trailer of ‘Laila’ Teaser of Asif Ali, Divya Prabha’s ‘Sarkeet’ promises a heartfelt tale of family and friendship Essential reading1) Regina Cassandra on working with Ajith Kumar in ‘Vidaamuyarchi’ and how understanding psychology helps acting >> She shares her experience working in the film and what she admires about Ajith’s no-frills rider attitude 2) Ravi Varman on being inducted into the ASC, and his ever-growing fascination for natural light >> The cinematographer-filmmaker says that he hopes his story will inspire younger generations to go after their dreams 3) Oscars 2025: How the ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy has created the messiest awards race in years >> The disaster has reshuffled the deck on what was already one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in years 4) Devayani on directing short film, ‘Kaikuttai Rani’, and how ‘Kolangal’ changed her life >> She also speaks about the active audience base for her old superhits, and her experience working in the golden era of television 5) Jothish Shankar: ‘Ponman’ gives a loud and clear message against dowry >> The art director talks about all things that went behind the making of his directorial debut, which stars Basil Joseph, Lijomol Jose and Sajin Gopu 6) Watch: From ‘Dominic’ to ‘CBI’, a look at Mammootty’s iconic roles >> Vivek MV looks at how the veteran Malayalam actor has interpreted the roles of investigator officers and police officers 7) Blowing the cover: America’s long-standing affair with television espionage >> The reputation of ‘the spy’ has evolved; what was considered in early literature a profession of deceit, has become a personification of national interests What to watch1) An earnest Ajith Kumar shines in ‘Vidaamuyarchi,’ a generic yet genre-centric actioner 2) Sai Pallavi, Naga Chaitanya elevate ‘Thandel,’ a partly choppy romance saga 3) Ralph Fiennes is the tortured soul in this exploration of faith, ‘Conclave’ 4) Boman Irani maps an intricate architecture of father-son relationship in ‘The Mehta Boys’ 5) ‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 picks up pace after a slow start 6) Noah Centineo breezes through the charmingly unbelievable binge-fest, ‘The Recruit’ Season 2 7) Amy Schumer’s latest comedy-drama ‘Kinda Pregnant’ is a misfire 8) Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon’s comedy of errors, ‘You’re Cordially Invited’, is high on errors and low on laughs |
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