Classic Film
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It’s showtime once again for the classic Malayalam film ‘Thamp’
Film Heritage Foundation’s restoration of Aravindan Govindan’s masterwork will be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
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Classics revisited: ‘Sinhasan’ is Marathi cinema’s own game of thrones
One of the sharpest political dramas in Indian cinema is based on two novels by journalist Arun Sadhu, who died on September 26.
Nandini Ramnath
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Classics revisited: Shyam Benegal’s ‘Ankur’ burrows deep into the consciousness
A nameless child, the hope of the future, serves as the voice of justice in the director’s stunning debut movie.
Bubla Basu
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Film flashback: Surviving Naxalism and the Emergency in ‘Kathapurushan’
Malayalam director Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s 1995 masterpiece is his most autobiographical work.
Gautaman Bhaskaran
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‘36 Chowringhee Lane’: The movie where it all began for Aparna Sen
The director’s debut movie, starring Jennifer Kendal as an Anglo Indian teacher in Kolkata, is a poignant look at a disappearing world.
Bubla Basu
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Sai Paranjpye’s ‘Katha’ is a fabulous fable about the most charming chawl in the world
The renowned filmmaker’s 79th birthday is the perfect excuse to revisit one of her loveliest films, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Farooque Shaikh and Deepti Naval.
Bubla Basu
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Made in Pakistan with some help from India, lost and found again: the story of ‘Jago Hua Savera’
AJ Kardar’s 1959 classic, written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz , produced by Nauman Taseer and featuring Indian talent, is a reminder that art does not have borders.
Nandini Ramnath
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Bonnie and Clyde
Arthur Penn’s classic 1967 film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as a couple of violent bank robbers, is being screened through the week.
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Five-star cinema: The all-seeing supervillain from Fritz Lang’s Dr Mabuse trilogy
The criminal mastermind’s influence has been far and wide, including on the Joker from ‘The Dark Knight’.
Nandini Ramnath
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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.
Nandini Ramnath
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Five-star cinema: The many lives of Orson Welles’s ‘Mr Arkadin’
There are at least six versions of the legendary American director’s beguiling exploration of identity and self-deception.
Nandini Ramnath
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Five-star cinema: Karel Reisz’s ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’
Clues to the results of Brexit are scattered all over the masterful study of life in an English industrial town.
Nandini Ramnath
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go