Cinema of India

Screenshot: Variance FilmsIf there’s one question audiences are asking after watching S.S. Rajamouli’s epic RRR, it’s: “Where can we see more of Ram Charan and NTR Jr.?” It seems inevitable that the Tollywood superstars will blow up on the Hollywood blockbuster scene with crossover success—think pop-star BTS level,but make it cinema. It’s time to place our bets on which director or producer courts them into a major franchise. Best part is? They’re ready to go. In an interview with Variety, Ram Charan and NTR Jr.…

Tyler (L) and Cameron (R) Winklevoss are the founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. Get it? Because they’re twins?Image: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and its founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are reportedly being sued by investors that are accusing the company and Mark Zuckerberg’s arch nemeses of selling interest-bearing accounts while failing to register them as securities, per Bloomberg.The case—Picha et al v. Gemini Trust Company, LLC et al—was filed in the U.S. District Court of…

This happens in the first 20 minutes of RRR and it only gets better from there. Image: Variance FilmsTrying to describe the wonder and bliss that is RRR could never do it justice. The fictional story of two actual Indian revolutionaries blends fact with fantasy in ways most filmmakers wouldn’t even dare to dream. It’s incredible. It’s epic. And now, it might be coming back for another round.Released earlier this year, the Telugu-language fantasy epic stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan as Komaram Bheem and Alluri…

Photo: Disney+Episode six of Andor provided one hell of a payoff to the heist that’s been brewing over the course of the last couple episodes of the Disney+ series. “The Eye,” directed by Susanna White with a script from Dan Gilroy, is likely to go down as one of the greatest hours of Star Wars committed to screen.The Diego Luna-led, rebellion-era tale from Tony Gilroy has really set itself apart and we’re only halfway through!The episode opens on the morning of the Aldhani cell’s heist, in a brief exchange of ideologies…

Indian blockbuster RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt) has proven its global success through word-of-mouth in the states that’s given the genre juggernaut staying power in major cities. There’s even a growing demand for screenings to be added to be a part of the summer slate alongside movies like Jurassic World: Dominion and …Read more... Indian blockbuster RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt) has proven its global success through word-of-mouth in the states that’s given the genre juggernaut staying power in major cities. There’s even a…