It’s time to press rewind on the last seven days.
What has changed in the emotional landscape of the happy-sad song in Hindi film music?
A short history of upbeat and downbeat versions of the same song reveals that the subset of Hindi film music has kept pace with the times. Read more here.
Five-star cinema: A Turkish triptych in ‘Egg’, ‘Milk’ and ‘Honey’
Semih Kaplanoglu’s trilogy is an intimate and moving set of films on one man’s journey from adulthood back to childhood. Read more here.
Rajinikanth in Hindi cinema: We awaited his wanton assault on our senses and were not disappointed
When Mahasweta Devi’s stories about little people found their way to the big screen
Kalpana Lajmi’s Rudaali’ is among the best-known film adaptations of her stories. Read more here.
It’s film, theatre, music, visual art and poetry – it’s Alejandro Jodorowsky
His new film ‘Endless Poetry’ will be screened at the Locarno Film Festival, where he will also receive a lifetime achievement award. Read more here.
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