Iconic Movies
Oscar-nominated Japanese film ‘Drive My Car’ to release digitally on April 1
The film, co-written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has also been selected as Japan's official entry for Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Academy Awards, and has been nominated for four Academy Awards across categories of Best Picture, Director, International Feature Film and Adapted Screenplay.
'A Quiet Place Part III', 'Sonic the Hedgehog' sequel in works
The third installment of the post-apocalyptic horror film 'A Quiet Place' is set to debut in 2025. The film will act as a direct sequel to the 2021's pandemic-era box office hit 'A Quiet Place Part IIa'. As per Variety, the move came as a part of Paramount Pictures' annual investor day presentation on Tuesday (U.S. Pacific Standard Time). In their upcoming theatrical film slate, the studio announced plans for 'A Quiet Place 3' as well as another sequel to 'Sonic the Hedgehog'.
'Jihad Rehab' director defends controversial documentary
The film documents the life of Yemeni men who faced unlawful detention for 15 years at Guantanamo Bay, before being relocated to the Mohammed Bin Nayef Centre for Counselling and Care -- a "rehabilitation centre" in Saudi Arabia.
'Pushpa'-themed party to celebrate Allu Arjun's return from vacation
As 'Pushpa' portrays Allu Arjun in the role of a sandalwood smuggler, the team had arranged logs of wood, axes, machetes and other implements in sync with the movie's theme. A cake decorated with interesting posters from Allu Arjun's pan-India blockbuster stood as one of the highlights of the party. On the cake were written the words, 'Taggedhe Le' ('Jhukega Nahi' in Hindi), the movie's famous punchline.
Chinese authorities have their way, force new ending for 'Fight Club'
Chinese fans of David Fincher's cult classic were enraged over the weekend when they noticed a version of the movie available on popular Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video completely removing its iconic ending, the report said. The finale of 'Fight Club' had shocked audiences when the film hit theatres in 1999.
'Spider-Man' producer says a new trilogy with Tom Holland in the works
"This is not the last movie that we are going to make with Marvel - (this is not) the last Spider-Man movie," Pascal said in an interview published on Monday, reports ew.com. Pascal added: "We are getting ready to make the next Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland and Marvel. We're thinking of this as three films, and now we're going to go onto the next three. This is not the last of our MCU movies."
Scorsese, Szabo recall how Satyajit Ray touched them personally
In his message, Szabo paid a personal tribute to Satyajit Ray, the master whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year. He reminisced about his meeting with Ray, which took place more than 30 years ago in the then Madras. "Ray invited my wife and me for dinner, which was excellent," Szabo remembered. "We had a fantastic discussion on his films and filmmaking, our profession. It was a profound discussion that I will never forget."
52nd IFFI, to be held in hybrid format, will screen first Dimasa film
Addressing a press conference jointly with Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) Vice Chairman Subhash Phal Dessai and CEO Tariq Thomas, Prasad said the 52nd IFFI will feature 148 films from 73 countries in the International Section and will have 12 world premieres.
Pawan Kalyan shares a heartfelt note about Puneeth Rajkumar
Telugu star Pawan Kalyan, who is equally shocked by the news, took to Twitter and wrote: "The sudden and unfortunate demise of Sri Puneeth Rajkumar deeply saddens me. His performance in his first film 'Bettada Hoovu' as a child actor deeply etched in my mind. Ever since I always admired him."
Daniel Craig's 'No Time to Die' treks to top of China box-office with $8mn opening
Throughout Friday, 'No Time to Die' tracked comfortably at the top of the Chinese chart, with market share as high as 55 per cent in the morning sessions. By midnight local time, that had fallen to 49 per cent and the film grossed $7.76 million, including online fees, according to ticketing agency and industry tracker Maoyan, reports variety.com. Including midnight previews, Bond's day one aggregate hit $8.12 million. The last Bond film, 'Spectre', opened with a $44 million first weekend in China back in 2015 before going on to achieve an $84 million lifetime score in the Middle Kingdom.
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