Festivals

Sydney Film Festival 2015: 10 Things To See And Do, From Scientology To Sushi Cinema

From a five-hour Filipino epic to a three-course Japanese meal and Blacktown’s retro drive-in, our critic picks top screenings and experiences to savourEvery year as Jun...

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Variety Critics Debate The Best And Worst Of Cannes 2015

People have been throwing the word “weak” around a lot this week, grousing that the official selection doesn’t measure up to that of previous years. I defer ...

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Cannes Film Review: ‘Masaan’

A ‘Promising Future’ prize in Cannes should help this narratively challenged drama of two families trapped in the strictures of India’s rigid caste system. J...

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Cannes: 21 Films That Stood Out At The 2015 Festival

Variety critics Scott Foundas, Justin Chang, Peter Debruge, Guy Lodge, Jay Weissberg and Maggie Lee weighed in with their choices for the 21 best films at this year’s Ca...

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Jane Fonda In Cannes: Let’s Make Sure We Represent Women 51 Percent In Movies

“Women see things differently,” the actress says. “We just do” Actress Jane Fonda offered words of encouragement about evening the gender scales in Hol...

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetary of Splendour’ At Cannes Film Festival

Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of a woman’s tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her when she volunteers to help soldiers w...

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Cannes’ Fremaux: Women In Film Issue ‘Like A Chestnut Tree That Flourishes In May’

Fremaux shared his thoughts on women in film at a Kering-sponsored talk.CANNES — “Can anybody say how many women were in competition at Berlin or Venice?” Ca...

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Watch: Neeraj Ghaywan And Richa Chadha Tear Up After Receiving Standing Ovation At Cannes For ‘Masaan’

It was truly an emotional moment for the ‘Masaan’ team at Cannes and a poignant one for Indian cinema as the auditorium erupted into thunderous applause post the s...

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Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Concludes Amid Much Fanfare

Guwahati witnessed the third edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival on April 24-26. The three-day festival not only gave the opportunity to watch some of the best fil...

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14th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival on Mar 21

Mumbai, March 2014: March 21st is a day to mark in film lovers’ calendars as Pocket Films brings to Mumbai the first Indian chapter of Europe’s most loved festival...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026