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Cinemas re-open in Bollywood's hometown Mumbai
Entertainment 4 years ago

Cinemas re-open in Bollywood's hometown Mumbai

Cinemas began re-opening in movie-mad Mumbai on Friday, the home of Bollywood, with theatres pinning their hopes on blockbuster releases from next month to pull back in the crowds.
Tragic hilarity: How 'Aum!' explores freedom of expression and the nature of idealism
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Tragic hilarity: How 'Aum!' explores freedom of expression and the nature of idealism

'Aum!' reveals itself as a satirical look at creative idealism. Writer-director Bambang “Ipoenk” KM and actor Jefri Nichol talk about the film.
African cinema could create 20 mn jobs: UNESCO
Entertainment 4 years ago

African cinema could create 20 mn jobs: UNESCO

Africa's film industry is thriving and could create many millions of extra jobs if its potential was fully exploited, the United Nations said Tuesday.
No time to lose: 007 fans flock to UK cinemas to see latest film
Entertainment 4 years ago

No time to lose: 007 fans flock to UK cinemas to see latest film

James Bond fans in Britain flocked to cinemas Thursday as the new 007 film finally hit big screens, 18 months later than planned.
Alternative view: Four Indonesian films take another angle on 1965 communist panic
Entertainment 4 years ago

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Alternative view: Four Indonesian films take another angle on 1965 communist panic

After the collapse of the New Order, Indonesian filmmakers began producing films with a more objective view of the 1965 massacre.
'Godfather of modern Black cinema' Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89
People 4 years ago

'Godfather of modern Black cinema' Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89

Pioneering African-American writer and director Melvin Van Peebles inspired a younger generation of Black filmmakers with his groundbreaking 1971 film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
Marvel eyes China with 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'
Entertainment 5 years ago

Marvel eyes China with 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'

In Hollywood's latest attempt to score in the huge -- but highly restrictive -- Chinese market, an Asian actor has been cast as a leading Marvel superhero for the first time.
'Talking movies': The Chinese cinema bringing film to blind audiences
Entertainment 5 years ago

'Talking movies': The Chinese cinema bringing film to blind audiences

Zhang lost his sight in his early twenties, but since going blind has discovered a love for cinema at the 'talking film' club, where volunteers give vivid narrations to an auditorium of blind or partially sighted cinemagoers.
Why Hollywood can't get enough of France's 'crime city' Marseille
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Why Hollywood can't get enough of France's 'crime city' Marseille

Its grimy glamour and dazzling light have captivated directors from Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg, and now Marseille is the setting for no less than three films at the Cannes film festival, including Matt Damon's latest drama.
Audience members ‘possessed’ during ‘The Conjuring 3’ screening in theater
Lifestyle 5 years ago

Audience members ‘possessed’ during ‘The Conjuring 3’ screening in theater

A viral video on Monday, June 14 captured the scene when more than one audience member in a movie theater in Jatiasih, Bekasi showing The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It were seemingly possessed and had to be taken away.

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