To save and project | Inside the final edition of Film Heritage Foundation’s travelling workshop

To save and project | Inside the final edition of Film Heritage Foundation’s travelling workshop

Inside the koothambalam (temple theatre) at Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, Marianna De Sanctis peers closely at an old film reel, using cleaning agents and tapes to return it to its old glory. Gathered in rapt attention around her are students ranging in age from the 20s to the 50s, the latest entrants into the emerging field […]

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For a full house, rewind | Going behind the trend of re-releases

For a full house, rewind | Going behind the trend of re-releases

There were two Vijay hits in the Tamil film industry this year. In one, GOAT, he’s 50 years old. In the other, he’s 30. If you’re wondering if this is some cutting-edge AI de-ageing, let me stop you. The latter was the re-release of Ghilli, the 2004 superhit that cemented his position at the top of […]

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Martin Scorsese’s glowing praise for G. Aravindan’s Kummatty sends film buffs into a tizzy

Martin Scorsese’s glowing praise for G. Aravindan’s Kummatty sends film buffs into a tizzy

Malayalam cinema buffs had a surprise in store late on Monday night from none other than legendary American filmmaker Martin Scorsese. His Instagram page showcased a photograph of a familiar oracle and a bunch of children around him, a scene from a Malayalam movie made more than four decades ago. Mr. Scorsese had glowing words […]

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