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Come Sunday, Indian cinema is launching one of its biggest offensives ever at the Academy Awards, Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR is up for Best Original Song; it won the Golden Globe, to frenzied jubilation everywhere, two months ago. Meanwhile, two documentaries—Shaunak Sen’s feature-length All That Breathes and Kartiki Gonsalves’s 41-minute Tthe Elephant Whisperers— … Read More “Indians at the Academy Awards: From Satyajit Ray to Deepika Padukone” »
“If we both had to collaborate, it had to be special and dramatic, nothing normal and cliched,” says actor Rana Daggubati about sharing the screen with his uncle, actor Venkatesh, for the first time. In the web series Rana Naiduan adaptation of the American television series Ray Donovan, Rana plays a Mumbai-based fixer named Rana … Read More “Venkatesh, Rana Daggubati say the Netflix series ‘Rana Naidu’ is darker than American original, ‘Ray Donovan’” »
Ray Stevenson in a still from ‘RRR’ | Photo Credit: DVV Entertainment Thor and RRR star Ray Stevenson has bagged the lead role in the movie 1242: Gateway to the West after Kevin Spacey exited the historical drama last year amid sexual assault charges in the UK Directed by Peter Soos, the cast of 1242 … Read More “Ray Stevenson replaces Kevin Spacey in ‘1242: Gateway to the West’” »
Carlos Saura’s daughter Anna Saura accepted the award on behalf of the eminent filmmaker at the opening ceremony IFFI 2022 Legendary Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Sunday. Saura, who has been making movies … Read More “IFFI 2022: Spanish cine icon Carlos Saura honoured” »
While director Rodrigo Garcia manages to tick every box in the genre, he fails to offer anything new in the film, rendering an identical picture to its predecessors While director Rodrigo Garcia manages to tick every box in the genre, he fails to offer anything new in the film, rendering an identical picture to its … Read More “‘Raymond and Ray’ movie review: Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke struggle to save clichéd funeral dramedy” »
Ray had a position similar to international filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock, says PF Mathews, scriptwriter Ray had a position similar to international filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock, says PF Mathews, scriptwriter Though Satyajit Ray did not deal with political themes as undertaken by filmmakers such as Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen in their movies, he was … Read More “‘Satyajit Ray captured decay in the country’s social life through his works’” »
The month-long show has rare collections of letters exchanged between Ray and the producer of one of his iconic films; vibrantly-coloured posters, press books and lobby cards (photographic images) of his films; and photographs of Ray in various moods The month-long show has rare collections of letters exchanged between Ray and the producer of one … Read More “Centenary show at Durbar Hall Gallery in Kochi gives a glimpse into the inner world of Satyajit Ray” »
Event features lesser-known aspects of Ray’s works and discussions by film personalities, critics Event features lesser-known aspects of Ray’s works and discussions by film personalities, critics Minister for Industries and Law P. Rajeeve said Satyajit Ray marked India’s place in the world cinema as his movies were expressions of persistent transformation and creativity. He was … Read More “Satyajit Ray Centenary Show inaugurated at Durbar Hall Art Centre in Kochi” »
For a month from Sunday, the Durbar Hall Art Center will host a rare exhibition on auteur Satyajit Ray in addition to screening of some of his films jointly organized by Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and the Kolkata Center for Creativity. The Satyajit Ray Centenary Show Volume-III, as it is called, will be inaugurated by Industries … Read More “Centenary show on Satyajit Ray at Durbar Hall in Kochi” »
