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August, 2024

The Illusion of Body Positivity in Bollywood: Aditi Rao Hydari’s Gaja Gamini Walk in Heeramandi

Aditi Rao Hydari’s mesmerizing performance of the Gaja Gamini Walk in the song “Saiyaan Hatto Jaao” from the Netflix series “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” has taken the Indian media and audience by storm. The Gaja Gamini Walk, considered the epitome of seduction in the Kamasutra, is a graceful and sensual...
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May, 2024

TBR pays tribute to the maestro for his 101st birthday, with ten unique posters that celebrate his films

TBR pays tribute to the maestro for his 101st birthday, with ten unique posters that celebrate his films
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November, 2023

Film Historian SMM Ausaja shares unique hand drawn posters of Raj Kapoor’s films, as a tribute to celebrating 100 years of Raj Kapoor in Hindi cinema.

Film Historian SMM Ausaja shares unique hand drawn posters of Raj Kapoor's films, as a tribute to celebrating 100 years of Raj Kapoor in Hindi cinema.
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August, 2022

Evolution of Film Publicity Art

Film historian and archivist of vintage film memorabilia, SMM Ausaja, takes us down memory lane of the evolution of Film publicity in the Indian Movie Industry.
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May, 2022

Final Account: The Repeat and Rise of a Dangerous Past

The author discusses the documentary, Final Account; the aftermath of January 6 Capitol Riots and Milgram’s Shock Experiment videos.
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August, 2020

Of Mothers and Daughters: Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta and Three Alice Munro Short Stories

Pedro Almodóvar’s 20th feature Julieta (2016) stays wholly with its eponymous heroine, played by the vivacious Adriana Ugarte in her younger years and by Emma..
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November, 2019

Fantastic Men and Where to Find Them

Lucy Mills writes about the representation of masculinity in Hollywood films and how it affects the representation of other genders.
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February, 2019

Wakanda forever, lah, beyond the West

TGV is the newer of Miri’s two movie theaters. Past the vendors selling durian and rambutan in the tamu, the stall keepers offering nasi lemak..
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July, 2018

Medea on Prozac

Dyna Kassir's essay is a collection of speculative thoughts, diverse and scattered but many times blended and regrouped, inspired by the 2008 movie “Slumdog Millionaires” directed by Danny Boyle.
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November, 2017

From Samuel Goldwyn to Andrea Arnold: the transformation of Heathcliff’s filmic identity

Emily Bronte’s Heathcliff is ‘a Lascar’ and a ‘dark-skinned gipsy in aspect’. With the arrival of Heathcliff, the idea associated with him is that of..
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February, 2017

An interview with Shailaja Padindala

The short film ‘Memories of a Machine’ was screened on 15th Oct, 2016 at the Seattle South Asian Film Festival. Written and directed by Shailaja Padindala,..
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