The Night Cinema Arrived in the Indian Subcontinent

The night cinema arrived in the Indian subcontinent was 7 July 1896. On that evening, the first recorded public film projection in India took place at Watson’s Hotel in Bombay, now Mumbai. The exhibition was arranged by Marius Sestier, a representative of the Lumière company. He used the Lumière Cinématographe to show moving pictures before an audience in colonial Bombay. The National Film Archive of India records that Sestier held the first screening of films in India at Watson’s Hotel on this date. The history of this event began

Anurag Kashyap Comes On Board as Presenter of Bangladeshi Film ‘Delupi‍‍’

Bangladeshi independent film Delupi has taken a major step forward with acclaimed Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap joining the project as its presenter. The film will now be promoted and released under the banner Anurag Kashyap Presents Delupi. Directed by Mohammad Touqir Islam, Delupi had its international premiere earlier this year in the Bright Future section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film was part of a notable moment for Bangladeshi cinema at the festival, where three Bangladeshi productions, Delupi, Roid, and Master, were selected in different competitive sections. Master later

Adoor Gopalakrishnan and the Rise of the Malayalam New Wave

Adoor Gopalakrishnan holds a very special place in the history of Malayalam cinema. He wasn’t the only person behind the Malayalam New Wave, but he played a major role in shaping its voice, its direction and its lasting identity. Through his films, his efforts in building institutions and his thoughtful approach to cinema, Adoor helped change how Malayalam films could be made, experienced and understood. Adoor Gopalakrishnan came from Kerala’s cultural world. He was born in 1941 into a family that supported Kathakali and other classical performing arts. He began acting

Remembering Marlon Brando on his death anniversary

Every year on July 1, people revisit Marlon Brando through The Godfather. It is almost inevitable. Don Vito Corleone has become so iconic that for many viewers, Brando and Corleone have almost merged into one memory. There is nothing wrong with that, of course. The Godfather deserves every bit of the admiration it continues to receive. But on Brando's death anniversary, it also feels like a good time to remember the actor beyond the character that made him immortal. One of the interesting things about Brando is that even people who

Disclosure Day: The Miracle of Listening

With ‘Disclosure Day’, Steven Spielberg transforms America’s great UFO myths into a deeply humanistic late-career work about hope, communication and the possibility of reimagining the world. There were good reasons to believe that Steven Spielberg had bid farewell with The Fabelmans in 2022. Not to cinema, but perhaps to the quest that has shaped his work over five decades. Hardly any other film seemed so conciliatory, so complete. Spielberg looked back on his childhood, his family, his wounds and his passions. It was a film full of wisdom, full of melancholy ' ...