‘Fast & Furious 7’ named the most mistake-filled movie of 2015
With 41 errors spotted by eagle-eyed film fans, the fast-paced action movie ‘Fast & Furious 7’ has topped ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘The Martian’ on moviemistakes.com’s annual list of flubs. The...
View ArticleSean Penn never physically assaulted me: Madonna
Defending her ex-husband Sean Penn in support of his defamation lawsuit against Lee Daniels singer Madonna said that the actor has never abused her physically. The couple had a tumultuous marriage bu...
View ArticleCheck out this Google treat, you must
If you are one of those Star Wars fans unfortunate enough to be stuck in front of a computer while the movie event of the decade is on, the force may still be with you. Google has planted a Jedi-l...
View ArticleFirst Day First Show: Thanga Magan
Capturing the mood of the first show of 'Thanga Magan'
View ArticleBajirao Mastani: A historical leap
Sanjay Leela Bhansali returns with another visual spectacle that wilfully takes liberties with the past that it depicts. But it does manage to engage even as it exhausts.
View ArticleWhen Bollywood stars went to Hollywood with a bang
From blink-and-you-miss-it appearances to playing important and lead roles in international projects, Indian actors have come a long way as the year gone-by saw Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and ...
View ArticleDilwale: Heart attack
The only thing that keeps you mildly engaged for the interminable 155 minutes of Dilwale is Sanjay Mishra’s tomfoolery, but even there you are left wondering whether the entire track is a bunch of si...
View ArticlePriyanka Chopra becomes Asia’s third most followed woman on Twitter
Deepika Padukone stands second
View ArticleStories and spaces
Project 560, a programme by India Foundation of the Arts, hosted a range of performances and installations across Bengaluru in an attempt to engage with spaces in the city and re-imagine them. A visit...
View ArticleThe floating ground beneath
Can water forge a relationship with a community as solid as land can, asks Haobam Paban Kumar's documentary Phum-Shang
View ArticleFor a social cause
Ghansham Bhandage, the first differently-abled film producer from the State to win the State Award for best film, never thought that his film, despite the lack of a commercial angle, would be...
View ArticleThe magnum opus brand of films
Spending more does not ensure quality, writes S. Shivakumar as he wonders aloud about Director Prem’s new venture starring Shivanna and Sudeep
View ArticleOn a new track
Singer Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor on his life before and after ‘Mukkathepenne’
View ArticleIn a Flash
Barry Allen is just your average physics nerd, who works in the forensics department of the police station. He is struck by lightning in a freak accident, put into a coma for nine months, and wakes...
View ArticleMusing on Madras, from Madurai
Years from now, when the grandchildren cluster around me and ask me what I did during the great flood of Madras, I can only shamefacedly tell them that I was holed up in Madurai and Trichy. But that...
View ArticleWhat's the big deal with Simbu's 'Beep song'?
Are the protests over Simbu’s ‘Beep song’ even necessary when Tamil cinema has had songs with far worse lyrics
View ArticleSRK versus Dhanush
Youngsters in the city debate between Dilwale and Thangamagan for the FDFS
View ArticleA palace by the pond
The temple festival at the Ernakulathappan temple is a highlight in the city’s calendar of events drawing crowds from all over, its sanctity and ceremony carried forward over the years. In the days o...
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