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Endgame beats Infinity War as highest grossing Hollywood film in India

Endgame has managed to surprise Infinity Wars' lifetime collection in its first week of release

Endgame beats Infinity War as highest grossing Hollywood film in India
Updated On : 04 May 2019 | 2:51 AM IST

A look at India's finest films and their grim, satirical take on politics

Has anything changed all these decades later? Clearly not

A look at India's finest films and their grim, satirical take on politics
Updated On : 03 May 2019 | 11:50 PM IST

GoT: Motivated by revenge, Arya Stark is the modern day femme fatale

Arya's transition from rebellious teen girl to implacable assassin inevitably provokes reflection on the representation of women who committed violent acts in the past

GoT: Motivated by revenge, Arya Stark is the modern day femme fatale
Updated On : 03 May 2019 | 9:15 AM IST

Inside Avengers' marketing juggernaut: How its cult spread far from home

While there was huge hype around the film's release, the Disney team worked out a local context for the story and its characters

Inside Avengers' marketing juggernaut: How its cult spread far from home
Updated On : 02 May 2019 | 12:14 AM IST

'The Long Night' episode gets 17.8 mn views, highest in 'GOT;' record books

Game of Thrones is HBO's most-watched series ever and the season 7 of the show had an average viewership of 32.8 million viewers

'The Long Night' episode gets 17.8 mn views, highest in 'GOT;' record books
Updated On : 01 May 2019 | 1:29 PM IST

GoT to Avengers: spoiler-phobia not a unique creation of the internet age

Even if the stakes seem higher today, it is comforting to find that modern audiences are far from alone in thinking that the enjoyment of fiction can depend on not knowing everything in advance

GoT to Avengers: spoiler-phobia not a unique creation of the internet age
Updated On : 01 May 2019 | 11:46 AM IST

'Avengers: Endgame' on way to be first Rs 300-crore Hollywood film in India

Endgame has marginally surpassed Avengers: Inifnity War's (2018) first-week collection (Rs 156.64) in just three days

'Avengers: Endgame' on way to be first Rs 300-crore Hollywood film in India
Updated On : 30 Apr 2019 | 2:29 AM IST

Avengers: Endgame smashes global box-office record at $1.2 billion

The historic weekend helps put Disney on course for what analysts say looks like an unparalleled year

Avengers: Endgame smashes global box-office record at $1.2 billion
Updated On : 29 Apr 2019 | 3:29 AM IST

Avengers: How Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics

Many of the time-travel concepts in Endgame are connected, at least in name, to recent scientific theory, simulation and speculation

Avengers: How Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics
Updated On : 28 Apr 2019 | 9:08 AM IST

'Avengers' big opening sets stage for record weekend, tops 'Star Wars'

Disney estimates the weekend grosses in the US and Canada will range between $310 million and $340 million, in line with Box Office Pro and Box Office Mojo forecasts

'Avengers' big opening sets stage for record weekend, tops 'Star Wars'
Updated On : 28 Apr 2019 | 8:24 AM IST

'Avengers: Endgame' provides closure to an eminently satisfying degree

Amidst all the whams, bams, explosions and crashes, the film's silences are significant emotional tools

'Avengers: Endgame' provides closure to an eminently satisfying degree
Updated On : 27 Apr 2019 | 1:28 AM IST

Game of Thrones: Piracy 'better than Emmy' for HBO as it battles Netflix

The competition for the Iron Throne on the screen is paralleled - in the real world - by the epic struggle for supremacy in television production

Game of Thrones: Piracy 'better than Emmy' for HBO as it battles Netflix
Updated On : 26 Apr 2019 | 10:26 AM IST

'Avengers: Endgame' set to become biggest Hollywood opener in India

Final part of the Avengers series could collect over Rs 50 crore on opening day

'Avengers: Endgame' set to become biggest Hollywood opener in India
Updated On : 25 Apr 2019 | 2:27 AM IST

As Academy votes against rule change, Netflix to ride smoothly to Oscars

Under current rules, eligible movies must have a run at a theater in Los Angeles County that can be as short as seven days, including three screenings a day for paying customers

As Academy votes against rule change, Netflix to ride smoothly to Oscars
Updated On : 24 Apr 2019 | 2:19 PM IST

Game of Thrones latest episode leaks; aired early on Germany's Amazon Prime

The show, whose first episode of the eighth season premiered last week, airs on HBO at 9 pm Eastern Time

Game of Thrones latest episode leaks; aired early on Germany's Amazon Prime
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 6:43 AM IST

'Kalank' lays out a beautiful world that unremarkable story doesn't deserve

The film feels like it was visualised on a digital storyboard but not read on paper as a coherent script

'Kalank' lays out a beautiful world that unremarkable story doesn't deserve
Updated On : 19 Apr 2019 | 10:34 PM IST
Updated On : 19 Apr 2019 | 9:23 PM IST

Andhadhun rakes in the moolah at China box office with Rs 200 cr in 13 days

It is the fifth highest grossing Indian film in China after Dangal, Secret Superstar, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and Hindi Medium

Andhadhun rakes in the moolah at China box office with Rs 200 cr in 13 days
Updated On : 15 Apr 2019 | 11:39 AM IST

Persona actress Bibi Andersson, who starred in 13 Bergman films, dies at 83

Andersson made a name herself after her type-defying role in 1966's 'Persona'. Previous to the role, she was generally cast in more innocent parts, like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Wild Strawberries'

Persona actress Bibi Andersson, who starred in 13 Bergman films, dies at 83
Updated On : 15 Apr 2019 | 11:35 AM IST

'Rise of Skywalker' heartens Star Wars faithful after tough year

Star Wars fans finally have something to be excited about

'Rise of Skywalker' heartens Star Wars faithful after tough year
Updated On : 13 Apr 2019 | 9:05 PM IST