“I have been emphasising on augmenting the infrastructure for very long. I have a proposal to address this issue in a time-bound manner. A comprehensive proposal for the creation of the National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation is under preparation, he said, adding a proposal in this regard will reach the Law Minister very soon. I expect […]
A new political RSS, four years old, takes on the old RSS, the cultural organisation
Of course, the RSS makes no bones about the fact that it has more than 35 frontal organisations which are registered and have their own bank accounts; but it still does not explain how it got away for so long by not adhering with the laws of the land, including flying a flag other than […]
ICHR reluctantly backs down but still seeks to justify omission of Nehru from poster
Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the explanation was unacceptable and minced no words in doing so. “ICHR Member-Secretary’s explanation for the omission of Jawaharlal Nehru from the first digital poster to celebrate 75 years of independence is ludicrous…After bowing down to prejudice and hate, it is best the Member-Secretary shuts his mouth,” said […]
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Is the Only Folk Horror Documentary You Ever Need to See
We said something very similar when we reviewed Kier-La Janisse’s Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror at SXSW earlier this year, but don’t be put off by its running time, particularly if you have any interest in the folk horror genre. Yes, 192 minutes is a lot of minutes, but the […]
Google Groups kills RSS support without notice
Google has either turned off RSS support in Google Groups without telling anyone, or has failed to notice that RSS in Groups no longer functions. RSS, which stands for either RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, is an open content syndication protocol. It allows people to subscribe to feeds from websites and receive syndicated […]
May is for Movies | Movie News
It’s a huge month for movie lovers across SBS World Movies and SBS On Demand, with modern classics, new favourites, and a range of music-themed movies to get your pulse racing and your heart soaring. There’s literally something for everyone. Here is just a taste: Rabbit-Proof Fence PGAustralia, 2002Genre: History, AdventureLanguage: Walmajarri, EnglishDirector: Phillip NoyceStarring: Everlyn […]
Nia DaCosta’s Candyman Had a Sweet Opening Weekend
Nia DaCosta’s sequel to the cult 1992 horror classic of the same name, Candyman, had a triumphant weekend at the box office. The film was not released on-demand or streaming but made $22.37 million after being released in 3,569 theaters in the U.S., with an additional $5 million internationally. Perhaps the film’s greater achievement was […]
Apple TV’s Tom Hanks sci-fi movie ‘Finch’ arrives November 5th
Apple has given a release date for the second of two Tom Hanks films it acquired during the pandemic. Finch, a futuristic tale about a reclusive inventor and his canine and robot road buddies, hits Apple TV+ on November 5th. Like Hanks’ war movie Greyhound before it, the film became a casualty of the pandemic, […]
“Joji,” Reviewed: The First Major Film of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Film production drastically slowed during the pandemic, but it didn’t come to a halt. Already, movies made under the constraints of the past year have begun to emerge as a peculiar subgenre. I’ve been unimpressed by the examples I’ve seen so far—the absurdly on-the-nose caper “Locked Down,” the spatially and imaginatively limited romantic drama “Malcolm […]
Amazon locks down some exclusive streaming rights for Universal movies
Amazon has struck a multi-year deal for exclusive Prime Video streaming rights for Universal’s live-action theatrical releases. As Deadline reports, it’s the first time Amazon has made such an agreement with a major US studio. The deal kicks in with Universal’s 2022 slate of movies. Here’s where things might get a little confusing. The deal […]