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At my second day at TIFF 2025, the longest line I saw wasn’t for a movie: it was for the Criterion Closet. The space is housed in a van so that it could make it up to Toronto, and honestly, it felt a little wrong to see the outside of it after watching everyone from…
Ajay Devgn in ‘Dhamaal 4’. | Photo Credit: ajaydevgn/Instagram The fourth installment of the Dhamaal franchise has concluded filming, the makers said on Saturday. Actors Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi are all returning for the movie, which is directed by Indra Kumar. Production banner T-Series announced the wrap of the upcoming…
On Friday, Showrunner announced that it has designed a new generative AI model that is meant to help recreate lost footage from The Magnificent Ambersons, Welles’ 1942 adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s 1918 novel about a family whose vast fortune is being decimated by tech-driven industrialization. Though Welles initially crafted a version of the film whose…
Greetings from Toronto, Canada! I’m braving long lines and busy streets for the next week or so to attend the Toronto International Film Festival, better known as TIFF, and I’m planning to take you all along with me. Each day I’ll be publishing a dispatch covering my time at the festival, including thoughts on every…
As the end credits of Ghaati rolled, the words “The Queen – Anushka Shetty” appeared on screen. It felt apt. Anushka carries a regal presence and has proven across her 20-year career that she can embody powerful characters. Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, this Telugu film is an action-heavy spectacle, with Anushka playing a woman seeking…
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney over claims the AI startup “brazenly dispenses its intellectual property as if it were its own,” as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. In the lawsuit, Warner Bros. Discovery alleges that Midjourney generated “countless” infringing images and videos of its copyrighted characters, including Superman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, and more….
The new Street Fighter movie, which has been in the works since 2023, now has a cast and a release date. The film hits theaters on October 16th, 2026, and the cast includes some big names like Jason Momoa, 50 Cent, Orville Peck, and Eric André, according to a series of posts from an X…
Darth Vader’s lightsaber is about to become someone’s prized possession. It’s up for auction alongside a bunch of other iconic movie props, as spotted earlier by The New York Times. The auction is hosted by the memorabilia company Propstore, and it estimates that Vader’s lightsaber will fetch anywhere from $1 million to $3 million. Darth…
One night, in the high ranges of Kerala, people are woken up by rumbling sounds that seemed to originate from under the earth. Rattled, they scatter about, unsure of what would follow. When these occurrences keep repeating, threatening their very peace and stability, people are forced to abandon their homes and migrate to “safer” places. …
It is the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) 50th year. The perfect occasion to celebrate the fact that there is a record 17 films (including a series) in the official selection from India, South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, in this year’s edition, on from September 4 to 14. TIFF is especially valued, as…
