The real world just felt too small when I stepped out of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. There weren’t any enormous spaceships ready to rocket off to planets in distant galaxies. No Brutalist palaces amid endless desert vistas. No building-sized sandworms roaming about, eager to devour anyone who disturbed them. Just me and traffic on Atlanta’s I-285. […]
Explained: The RSS’s relationship with the national flag
While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on August 3 questioned why did “the RSS not hoist the Tricolour at its headquarters for 52 years”, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi on August 4 tweeted that the “RSS had rejected independent India the Indian flag.” The RSS and the BJP have hit back, saying Independence Day celebrations “should not be […]
RSS leader Sreenivasan laid to rest in Palakkad, thousands pay homage
S K Srinivasan (45), a former district leader and office-bearer of RSS, was attacked by a six-member gang at his motorbike shop in Melamuri near here, police said.The incident occurred less than 24 hours after a SDPI leader was killed in a village near here, allegedly by the BJP.
Film Review: “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” Attempts to Course-Correct the Franchise with the Elements that Made the First Film Enchanting – LaughingPlace.com
As a Harry Potter fan, it’s easy to get caught up in a desire to want more. That is, after all, why the Fantastic Beasts series was born, out of a desire to give the hungry fans who have read all seven books numerous times and sat through many a Freeform movie marathon weekend something new to cling […]
Sonic 2 had the biggest ever opening for a video game movie at $71m
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has earned $71M in its opening weekend at the US box office, making it the biggest ever opening weekend for a video game adaptation. According to Variety, the sequel managed to even outdo Deadline’s earlier estimation of the film taking home $60m-$65m. That’s higher than the $58m 3-day opening record achieved by […]
Review: “Nope” Is One of the Great Movies About Moviemaking
The essence of the cinema is the symbol—the filming of action that stands for something else, that gets its identity from what’s offscreen. There’s plenty of action in Jordan Peele’s new film, “Nope,” and it’s imaginative and exciting if viewed purely as the genre mashup that it is—a science-fiction movie that’s also a modern-day Western. But […]
Thane Reports 191 New Covid-19 Cases, 2 Deaths
As many as 191 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths have been reported in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a health official said on Thursday. With the addition of the latest cases and deaths on Wednesday, the district’s infection tally has gone up to 7,43,233 and the fatality toll has reached 11,950, he said. Thane, which is […]
How to watch Harry Potter reunion show in the UK
Now fans will be delighted to know that the Harry Potter 20th anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion special is now finally available to watch. UK fans initially had many sleepless nights worrying how they were going to watch the reunion, given that HBO Max is yet to be made available on our shores. However, British […]
From the Director of ‘Sharknado’ – Monster Horror Film ‘Nix’ Trailer
From the Director of ‘Sharknado’ – Monster Horror Film ‘Nix’ Trailer by Alex Billington July 22, 2022Source: YouTube “We’re letting our imagination get the best of us.” 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror creature feature titled Nix, the latest from a genre filmmaker named Anthony C. Ferrante. He is the […]
Toronto-area man still not buried 8 months after death amid graveyard dispute
Lisa Tsotsos has been trying to bury her father for eight months now — and as the emotional weight of the ordeal and her legal bills pile up — she says she’s starting to lose hope. Her dad, Louis, died of COVID-19 complications on Jan. 15. But instead of being buried next to his father at […]