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Around Tinsel Town
,Tamil filmmakers move High Court seeking ban on film reviews for three days from release date
Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA) filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court seeking direction to the Central and State governments to ban online movie reviews on social media for three days before the date of release in theatres. Platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X.
However, the judge refused to issue an interim direction to the Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner to restrain YouTube channels from recording the views of viewers inside cinema theater premises or of newly released films, pending the decision on the main writ petition. Vehicle in parking lot.
Bollywood
Vikrant Massey clarifies on ‘retirement’ and says that he is taking a long break right now
Trupti Dimri is IMDb’s most popular Indian star of 2024; Shahrukh Khan beats Deepika Padukone
‘Girls Will Be Girls’ premieres on December 18 on Prime Video
Netflix announces new docu-series ‘The Roshans’ on the Roshan family
Rishabh Shetty will play the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in his biopic.
Nargis Fakhri’s sister Aaliya arrested for murder of ex-boyfriend in New York
Hollywood
‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Anora’ and others make AFI top 10 films of 2024
Papa Essiedu plays Snape in HBO’s upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ TV series
Paul Schrader reveals why Shah Rukh Khan-Leonardo DiCaprio’s crossover film fell apart
Tom Cruise to star in Doug Liman’s supernatural thriller ‘Deeper’
Tim Burton hopes to work with Johnny Depp again, rules out ‘Edward Scissorhands’ sequel
regional cinema
Naga Chaitanya, Shobhita Dhulipala are now married, Nagarjuna shares pictures from the traditional ceremony
Woman dies, child injured in stampede during screening of ‘Pushpa-2’ in Hyderabad
Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan deletes ‘X’ account amid Nayanthara-Dhanush controversy
Nani will present Chiranjeevi, Srikanth Odela’s film
Raj B Shetty and Aparna Balamurali starrer ‘Rudhiram’ gets a release date
world cinema
Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ wins Best International Film at NYFCC and Gotham Awards 2024
‘Anora’, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ lead Spirit Awards 2024 nominations
‘Kagurabachi’ is set to get the highly anticipated anime adaptation
K-drama actor Park Min Jae dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 32
Zoya Akhtar attends Marrakech Film Festival with fellow jury members Luca Guadagnino, Andrew Garfield
Trailers
‘Dispatch’ trailer finds Manoj Bajpayee’s crime journalist stepping into a sticky situation in this investigative thriller.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra reflects on ‘creative chaos’ in crafting ’12th Fail’ in ‘Restart from Zero’ trailer
Mirchi Shiva wants to avenge Shalu’s death in ‘Sudhu Kavvam 2’ trailer
Upendra predicts dangerous future in ‘UI’ trailer
essential reading
1) Kishore on ‘Parachute’, frequent collaborations with Vetrimaaran, and the future of OTT platforms
>>The actor talks about his Disney+Hotstar series ‘Parachute’, learning about becoming a father, completing 20 years in the industry and more
2) Important Measures: Should film reviews be banned on social media platforms?
>> Tamil Film Active Producers Association’s petition to ban social media reviews for three days after release citing fake reviews and review bombing raises concerns about censorship and selective targeting of critics.
3) ‘Mallu Arjun’ – As the release of ‘Pushpa 2’ approached, the love of Malayali fans towards Allu Arjun reached its peak.
>>For Malayali fans, ‘Allu Atan’ or ‘Mallu Arjun’ is the only fun in movies
4) From cosplay to the crowd: Tracing the rise of pop culture royalty at Comic Con Delhi
>> NSIC Ground once again becomes a microcosm of everything pop culture has to offer at Delhi Comic Con-2024.
5) Screen Share Unusual war movies, with unusual heroes
The recent Tamil blockbuster ‘Amaran’ destroys the idea of the war hero. Here are some war movies – with unusual heroes – that don’t simplify the story by tying it down to a formula
6) ‘Pushpa 2’ star Allu Arjun in Mumbai: I consider the audience as God
>> Ahead of the release of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, the actor greeted the national media and urged the audience to watch the much-awaited sequel in theatres.
7) Malayalam composer Justin Varghese made his mark in the Hindi film industry with his background scores.
>> The composer has composed the background music for the year’s biggest Bollywood hit, ‘Stree 2’, and has a few superstar films in the pipeline
8) Roopa Koduvayur: If I’m taking a break from medicine for a film, it will be worth it
>>The actor-doctor-dancer talks about his multi-faceted career and his new Telugu film ‘Sarangapani Jathakam’
9) Nisha Ravikrishnan’s ‘Anshu’ marks her first film on the silver screen
>>The actor, known as Amulya in the Kannada serial ‘Gattimela’, talks about his powerful role in his debut film ‘Anshu’.
10) Kolkata hosts India’s oldest gay film festival; Films from across the country and the world will be screened in the two-day festival.
>> More than 14 films were screened at the event, where filmmakers shared their personal journeys into bizarre lives and places through their films
11) Level Up!, a film on waiting for low floor buses for disabled persons in Tamil Nadu
>> On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, these Chennai filmmakers talk about capturing this wait of Nagari Short Film Competition
12) Multilingual singer Sucheta Sathish, Guinness World Record holder, to perform at Surya Mahotsav in Thiruvananthapuram
>>Kannur singers who sing in 150 languages will perform at the festival on December 6.
13) Dhruv Harsh’s ‘Elham’: Of trust and friendship
>> A touching story of a little boy and a goat, Dhruv Harsh’s ‘Elhaam’ is a children’s film with a message for all
14) Raj Kapoor@100: Music and motifs in the cinema of Raj Kapoor
>> Ahead of the birth centenary celebrations of the great filmmaker, a look at how he weaved his stories together
15) From negative to screen: Restored Indian classics to be showcased at Kolkata International Film Festival
>> Six films made between 1969 and 1990 in different Indian languages like Malayalam, Hindi, Oriya and Manipuri will be screened at KIFF.
16) ‘Jamilante Poovan Kozhi’ actor Nitin Thomas says his passion for films has paid off
Actor Nitin Thomas talks about his role in the recently released film ‘Jamilanthe Poovan Kozhi’
what to watch
1) ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ begs the question: What do you say, Pushpa?
Read the full review here
2) Sung Jin-woo’s hype machine leaves no XP for beginners in ‘Solo Leveling: Reawakening’
Read the full review here
3) Prateek Gandhi shines in this story of courage under fire, ‘Agni’
Read the full review here
4) Lots of intrigue and cool in Kang Ful’s new ‘Light Shop’
Read the full review here
5) Child actors have created a stir in the emerging story of ‘Sthanathi Srikuttan’.
Read the full review here
6) A much-loved trio leads the heart-warming tale of ‘Family by Choice’.
Read the full review here
7) Spectacular visuals manage to keep uninspiring ‘Moana 2’ afloat
Read the full review here
8) ‘His’ is an uneven composition made meaningful by some clauses
Read the full review here
published – December 06, 2024 04:32 PM IST
