In The Toast series today, we pay homage to recently passed Gena Rowlands, the Oscar-winning actress and star of romance blockbuster The Notebook (2004) and take a close look at the beloved role that made her a romance movie icon. In the opening scene of The Notebook (2004), Allie stands gazing wistfully out the window ...
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Who is Joaquin Phoenix beyond his iconic roles? What drives an actor so deep into his characters that he blurs the line between reality and fiction? A mysterious figure on and off screen, Phoenix is an actor as complex as his characters. But why’s that? WATCH: Who is Joaquin Phoenix, really? Phoenix was born in ...
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In today’s The Toast series, we pay tribute to recently passed Donald Sutherland, an Oscar-winning acting great who lit up the 1970s New Hollywood screen, and whose prolific career continued until present-day. From M.A.S.H. to The Hunger Games, Donald Sutherland was a Hollywood icon who will be deeply missed! Sitting alone at a dark dining ...
In today’s The Toast series, we pay tribute to recently passed Donald Sutherland, an Oscar-winning ...
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Where would cinema be without the storied streets of New York City? That iconic harbor skyline boasting the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. And those awe-inspiring skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. They loom large in our imagination, right up there alongside that iconic 1933 film King Kong. As our ...
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The western still holds a special place in the heart of the American movie goer. Once the country’s most successful genre, its popularity has waned severely during the last half century. We still know a good one when we see one though. Tombstone is one that falls into that category. Cinema writer Ryan Cracknell calls ...
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When discussing iconic friendships in the realm of cinema, illustrious pairs like Top Gun‘s Goose and Maverick, Jai and Veeru in Sholay, or Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings immediately come to mind. These dynamic duos have left an indelible mark on the silver screen, eliciting laughter, and tears from audiences. However, ...
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On June 20, 1975, two cinematic movements were born on the fins of one mighty fish. The latter was, of course, a great white shark, and the first movement was the invention of the blockbuster. Some might argue that happened three years earlier with The Godfather, but the majority opinion still holds for Jaws. And ...
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Blame it on the Superheroes. It wasn’t always this way, of course. Few of us were complaining when Superman swooped down to theaters in 1978, nor Batman eleven years later. Ditto Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and several early entries in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe, for those of you who’ve spent the recent past on Mars). ...
Blame it on the Superheroes. It wasn’t always this way, of course. Few of us ...
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This year’s Best Picture Oscar nominations are a mixed bag. There are big-budget box office successes like Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick alongside indie gems like Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking. Other contenders include well-known favorites from last year (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once) as well as a few underrated ...
This year’s Best Picture Oscar nominations are a mixed bag. There are big-budget box office ...
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From Decision to Leave (South Korea) to All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), here’s my pick of the 5 likely nominations in the ‘Best International Feature Film’ category. As the film world gears up for yet another season of the Academy Awards, the shortlists of eligible films in 10 important categories were recently revealed. Introduced in ...
From Decision to Leave (South Korea) to All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), here’s my pick ...
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Before he ventured into the world of film direction, Jordan Peele was a veteran television comedian. The arduous journey from sketch comedy shows Mad TV (2002-08) and Key And Peele (2012-15) to an iconic horror movie director with just three films speaks volumes about the filmmaker’s conviction. His films are not only financially successful but ...
Before he ventured into the world of film direction, Jordan Peele was a veteran television ...
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In the history of Indian cinema Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s despairing tale of ill-fated romance, Devdas, written in 1917, has been the only literary text that has been produced 11 times in six languages by filmmakers as diverse as Naresh Maitra and Anurag Kashyap. But the overall popularity of Bimal Roy’s cinematic version, across the ages, ...
In the history of Indian cinema Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s despairing tale of ill-fated romance, Devdas, ...
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Writers from the world of advertising understand the worth of every single second while writing commercial spots. Their need to keep the content crisp and relevant guides them to cut the flab and save client’s budget. Scriptwriting makes similar demands. Copywriters and creative directors with a sharp, focused mindset avoid deviations and slowdowns while telling ...
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Whether novelist R.K. Narayan was happy or upset after watching ‘Guide’ is of little consequence because the romantic drama, directed by Vijay Anand, was declared a super hit at the marquee. Besides, it won critical international acclaim and was India’s official entry for the Oscars in 1966. The runaway success of this literary adaptation should ...
Whether novelist R.K. Narayan was happy or upset after watching ‘Guide’ is of little consequence ...
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It’s been more than 6 months of being prisoners at home and scavenging around on the streaming platforms to justify bearing the self-proclaimed tag of a ‘movie buff’. With an invisible beast waging devastation outside, people living in fear of strained medical services growing inaccessible by the day, and many more trying to hold on ...
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Dipankar Sarkar
