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The Odyssey

A hero lost in his own monument

“Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.” – James Joyce, Ulysses James Joyce understood that anyone returning to one of the foundational texts of European literature must find a new route through it. His Ulysses, published in 1922 became a modern classic precisely because it did not simply illustrate Homer. Joyce relocated the ancient epic to Dublin, transformed the warrior Odysseus into the Jewish-Irish advertising salesman Leopold Bloom, and replaced the slaughter of Penelope’s suitors with cocoa and quiet conversation in a kitchen. Christopher

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India’s 72nd National Film Awards: Article 370 Wins Best Feature Film

The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on Saturday, July 18, honouring outstanding achievements in Indian cinema during 2024. Article 370 secured the prestigious Best Feature Film award, while Yami Gautam was named Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film. The Best Actor in a Leading Role award was shared by Mammootty for the Malayalam film Bramayugam and Kartik Aaryan for the Hindi sports drama Chandu Champion. Rajkumar Periasamy received the Best Direction award for the Tamil film Amaran. Randeep Hooda, meanwhile, won Best Debut Film of a

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‘Michael’ Makes History as First Biopic to Earn $1 Billion Worldwide

The musical biopic Michael has officially earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, marking an unprecedented achievement for the biographical-film genre. Reports published on July 12, 2026, place its global earnings at approximately $1.001 billion, including about $371.8 million from North America and $629.8 million from international markets. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, the film stars Jaafar Jackson as his uncle, Michael Jackson. It follows the singer’s journey from his childhood performances with the Jackson 5 to his transformation into one of the world’s

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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

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India’s 72nd National Film Awards: Article 370 Wins Best Feature Film

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The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on Saturday, July 18, honouring outstanding achievements in Indian cinema during 2024. Article 370 secured the prestigious Best Feature Film award, while Yami Gautam was named Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film. The Best Actor in a Leading Role award was shared by Mammootty for the Malayalam film Bramayugam and Kartik Aaryan for the Hindi sports drama Chandu Champion. Rajkumar Periasamy received the Best Direction award for the Tamil film Amaran. Randeep Hooda, meanwhile, won Best Debut Film of a ' ...

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A hero lost in his own monument
The Odyssey

A hero lost in his own monument

“Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.” – James Joyce, Ulysses James Joyce understood that anyone returning to one of the foundational texts of European literature must find a new route through it. His Ulysses, published in 1922 became a modern classic precisely because it did not simply illustrate Homer. Joyce relocated the ancient epic to Dublin, transformed the warrior Odysseus into the Jewish-Irish advertising salesman Leopold Bloom, and replaced the slaughter of Penelope’s suitors with cocoa and quiet conversation in a kitchen. Christopher ' ...

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In the Mood for Wong Kar-wai: Love, Loneliness, and Memory

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Hong Kong’s New Wave emerged from a complicated history shaped by colonization and changes in the local film and television industries. Influenced by Western and Asian filmmaking, directors explored identity, society, and philosophy. One of its most famous filmmakers is Wong Kar-wai, an auteur associated more specifically with Hong Kong’s Second Wave and known for films such as In the Mood for Love (2000), Chungking Express (1994), and Fallen Angels (1995). Frequently appearing at international film festivals in his iconic sunglasses, Wong has become one of Hong Kong’s most recognizable ' ...

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Bergman’s Wild Strawberries and the Burden of Memory

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Ingmar Bergman’s film Wild Strawberries is one of the finest classical examples of psychoanalytic cinema. Ingmar Bergman was deeply concerned with the human mind. He adorned the world of cinema with his oeuvre, almost like a psychologist. Although he was not one, in the book Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Films of Ingmar Bergman: From Freud to Lacan and Beyond, edited by Vanessa Sinclair, Robert Samuels argues that “Bergman’s works reveal an important insight derived from a combination of Freud and Shakespeare which concerns the ethical status of the unconscious.” ' ...

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