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What Matt Reeves' The Batman owes to the comics

Director Matt Reeves' new film takes the Caped Crusader closer to the amazing stories in the comics, making it the best Batman movie

7 min read7 May 2022
Industry

Netflix to release 70 original movies in 2021

Netflix’s lineup of movies includes one of its most expensive to date, ‘Red Notice,’ an action movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, as well as sequels to its hit romantic comedies ‘The Kissing Booth’ and ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’

1 min read14 Jan 2021
Industry

Bollywood turns up patriotic quotient to woo audiences back

The announcement of these films on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti is an attempt to incorporate them into their narrative now and reach out to audience, who may have been disillusioned by the industry given the recent reports

2 min read13 Oct 2020
Industry

Regional producers keep their slate ready for staggered re-opening of theatres

Smaller producers are looking at niche, concept-driven films in less massy languages like Bengali and Marathi. Yoodlee Films, the boutique studio owned by Saregama India Ltd, has three regional films in the making

2 min read3 Sep 2020
Industry

Movies miss a big weekend

Expectations were high for this Independence Day. Two patriotic sagas—Ajay Devgn-starrer Bhuj: The Pride of India, and John Abraham’s Attack

1 min read15 Aug 2020
Industry

Gap between theatrical release of films and platforms to shrink

It may be okay for big-star films to expect an extended run in cinemas and debut on streaming platforms later, there is no logic in holding back small producers especially as longer the wait, the more the value of the movie diminishes

3 min read12 Aug 2020
Industry

Covid-19: Hollywood postpones releases as theatres crawl towards reopening

In India, there is no decision on reopening movie theatres and the Centre has only released guidelines for resuming shootsMajor cinema theatres in the US plan to resume operations mid-July

3 min read19 Jun 2020
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Lights, camera, caution: Back on the set

TV and film production has received the go-ahead to resume. However, the practicalities of shooting in a covid-19 world have many anxious

5 min read12 Jun 2020
Lounge

Lights, camera, caution: Back on the set

TV and film production has received the go-ahead to resume. However, the practicalities of shooting in a covid-19 world have many anxious

5 min read12 Jun 2020
Industry

Theatres gear up for July opening, bracing for significant dip in F&B revenue

Through 2018-19, PVR reported 31% increase in sale of movie tickets, while revenue from F&B rose 37%, accounting for 28% of total earnings. Sales of F&B for INOX grew by 19% year-on-year in the first quarter of FY20

2 min read8 Jun 2020