Restoring Pakeezah: Rebuilding Meena Kumari’s last film from damaged negatives and fading memories
The Hinduby Chitra Swaminathan·5 Sept 2026
Few films have woven themselves into India’s cultural imagination as deeply as Pakeezah. While the film is celebrated for its haunting melodies and its poignant portrayal of the mahaul and tehzeeb...
Lav Diaz Preps False Prophets Film and Jose Rizal’s ‘Noli Me Tangere’ Adaptation, Unpacks Venice Title ‘Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·5 Sept 2026
Lav Diaz is developing a film about false prophets and a screen adaptation of José Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere,” the Filipino auteur reveals, alongside details on “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors”...
As Swiss Films Expand International Reach, English-language Works Are on the Rise
Varietyby Emeza805·5 Sept 2026
Swiss cinema is resonating domestically and abroad as homegrown films and international co-productions continue to entice local audiences and festival goers around the globe.
‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott Is Powerfully Moving as Ian Charleson, the ‘Chariots of Fire’ Star Who Played Hamlet While Ravaged by AIDS
Varietyby Owen Gleiberman·5 Sept 2026
“Elsinore,” named for Hamlet’s castle, opens on a production of that Shakespeare play at the National Theatre in London — but we see it from the bored, amused vantage of the backstage technicians...
‘The Echo Chamber’ Starring Alicia Vikander Seals International Distribution Deals Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Elskes·5 Sept 2026
“The Echo Chamber,” Andrea Pallaoro’s drama starring Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon, has already landed distribution across a raft of key international territories ahead of its...
Spain’s Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Co-Production and Sales Opportunities (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Nvivarelli·5 Sept 2026
Spanish indie studio Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango have forged a strategic partnership to boost Spanish and Italian productions through co-production, financing, distribution and global...
‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott’s Towering Performance as a Dying Actor Can’t Overcome AIDS-Movie Awards Bait Clichés
IndieWireby Ryan Lattanzio·5 Sept 2026
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Impact of War in Iran Set to Feature in Two Venice Film Festival Dramas
Varietyby Nvivarelli·5 Sept 2026
With war still ravaging Iran — six months after the country was attacked by U.S. and Israeli forces — the Venice Film Festival is set to launch two Iranian films that will provide viewers vivid...
Resil B. Mojares, National Artist for Literature, dies at 83
Rapplerby Juno Reyes·5 Sept 2026
AT A GLANCE - Resil B. Mojares, a renowned writer and National Artist for Literature, passed away on September 5, just a day after celebrating his 83rd birthday.
‘The Idiot(s)’ Review: Dostoevsky Is an Endearing Drunken Fool in This Rambunctious, Tonally Off-Kilter Two-Hander
Varietyby Carlos Aguilar·5 Sept 2026
As biographical films on major historical figures go, “The Idiot(s)” starts off with an advantage over most, since it covers only a finite, conflict-laden passage of its subject’s storied life.
The Most Important Thing to Remember About Your Mother
The Marginalianby Maria Popova·5 Sept 2026
The Most Important Thing to Remember About Your Mother By Maria Popova One of the hardest realizations in life, and one of the most liberating, is that our mothers are neither saints nor saviors —...
‘Dil Chahta Hai’ at 25: How Farhan Akhtar’s breezy style created a new Bollywood coolth
The Hinduby Shreyas Pande·5 Sept 2026
In 2001, three friends forged a new on-screen connection. Juggling across glittery nightlife, bantering through leisurely afternoons, and casually road-tripping to Goa on a whim, Akash, Siddharth...
Eyes on the Beat: Event makes music accessible to deaf community in B'luru
New Indian Expressby Mahima Nagaraju·5 Sept 2026
The way a catchy beat or peppy melody worms its way into our minds and compels us to shake a leg – most unfamiliar with deaf culture would think that this is an experience that people with hearing...
'I got the nashaa for theatre here,' says Kumud Mishra in B'luru ahead of theatre performances
New Indian Expressby Mahima Nagaraju·5 Sept 2026
You’ve seen him as a grounded, supportive father in Thappad, as a policeman navigating caste discrimination in Article 15, an abusive husband we love to hate in Lust Stories 2 and a slew of roles...
Even snakes have to audition for the opera at the Met. Princess the boa constrictor got the part
The Independentby David R. Martin and Jeffrey Collins·5 Sept 2026
Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic.
Andhra Pradesh theatre count falls sharply as cinema struggles
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·5 Sept 2026
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh cinema exhibition sector is facing a deepening crisis, with the number of theatres in the State declining from over 2,000 to around 1,200 in recent years.
Venice Immersive Celebrates 10 Years of XR Evolution and the Growth of Location-Based Entertainment
Varietyby Carolehorst·5 Sept 2026
Ten editions in, Venice Immersive has plenty to celebrate — just don’t expect the new-media showcase to spend much time looking back.
Venice: ‘My Undesirable Friends’ Director on Epic Documentary About Death of Press Freedom in Russia, How Putin’s Crackdown Is Warning for U.S.
Varietyby Postcardjunky·5 Sept 2026
If her epic, Oscar-shortlisted documentary “My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air In Moscow” pulled off an astonishing feat, chronicling the last gasps of press freedom in Vladimir Putin’s...
7 brilliant new places to eat, drink and explore in London
Mail Onlineby Sophie Hines·5 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source 9.30am Chic eats: Aram by Imad at Somerset House We meet at Somerset House – glorious in the sunshine – and head to its newest...
50? Moi? How The Muppets rocked the world with anarchy, nonsense and the inimitable Miss Piggy
The Guardianby Darren Richman·5 Sept 2026
Fifty years ago today, it was time to play the music and time to light the lights. On 5 September 1976, the British public first met the Muppets – an epochal moment in the history of light...
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