Author: James

Cinema rooted in regional soil often finds its voice in the fringes of society, and the upcoming Kannada film Anantha Payana aims directly at that periphery. Slated for theatrical release on November 27, the project, centred on the lives, seasonal migrations, and systemic hardships of nomadic shepherd communities, formally stepped into the spotlight at Belagavi’s…

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Helen Chiang had been at Microsoft since 2005. She spent over a decade overseeing Minecraft, the company’s most important gaming franchise, and survived this year’s big Xbox “reset” with a promotion to the role of the gaming division’s chief operating officer. Barely three months later, she’s suddenly out at the company she called home for…

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If you’ve watched Made in Heaven, Four More Shots Please! or Thappad, chances are Ankur Rathee has crossed your screen in more ways than one. The actor has built an interesting body of work across Indian and international entertainment, moving between stories about complicated relationships, social expectations and the many shades of human behaviour. From…

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From Daredevil: Born Againto X-Men ’97, the MCU’s Disney+ release slate for 2027 has finally been confirmed, and it’s stacked with heavy-hitters. 2026 has been a big one for the MCU on TV, with Daredevil: Born AgainSeason 2 and the WandaVisiontrilogy-capper VisionQuestcarrying the live-action torch, while X-Men ’97finally returned to continue the X-Men: The Animated…

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It is called Angoulême Bande Dessinée. At a press conference this morning, the Association for the Development of Comics in Angoulême (ADBDA) and the Morgane Group were finally able to reveal the successor to the defunct Angoulême International Comics Festival. The festival will take place in the traditional slot of January 28-31, 2027 – so…

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