Accomplished theatre and film actor Vatsala Rajagopalan passed away in Chennai today at 93. Here’s an interview that appeared in The Hindu’s Friday Review on June 11, 2004

Vatsala was also an accomplised stage actor, with over 450 performances in a career that spanned 25 years

Trivikram revisits familiar territory with a story built around Venkatesh’s family-man image, delivering entertaining twists before the narrative loses its way

The motley mix of roles that won the British actor acclaim includes a Shakespearean hero, a “Star Trek” captain and an “X-Men” mutant.

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A Christmas mystery, 'Fruitcakes: Dawn of Drag,' a Hungarian thriller, films with animalistic titles and a Lithuanian mashup of family drama, the Chinese 'Book of Changes' and retro sci-fi also feature at PÖFF.

Kathryn Ferguson’s IFTA-winning short film features original music by Bastille’s Dan Smith and cinematography by two-time Oscar nominee Robbie Ryan.

While director Vinod Kapri evocatively captures the painful desolation of Uttarakhand’s ghost villages through raw, life-like performances, its cinematic grammar occasionally feels deliberately engineered for a global festival gaze

Ian remembered their long friendship and called Patrick “a man to rely on, to admire and love”

The sequel to the critically-acclaimed and Oscar-winning 'Godzilla Minus One' will hit theaters in Japan on Nov. 3 and North America on Nov. 6.

Stewart's classical theater chops invested genre film and television roles with unlikely dramatic weight, psychological depth and piercing feeling.

The filmmaker's five-minute short reunited him with 'Obsession' costume designer Blair James, who tells The Hollywood Reporter the project was filmed just three and a half weeks before its release.

McKellen and Stewart led the original 'X-Men' franchise for 20th Century Fox, portraying Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr and Professor Charles Xavier, respectively.

Sir Pat Stew's collaborator on his 2023 memoir, 'Making It So,' retraces the late actor's unlikely second act, plucked from the Shakespearean stage and placed at the helm 'USS Enterprise' — and a nonpareil Hollywood career.

Hong’s Locarno winner added buyers in France, Japan, Argentina and Portugal, while Min’s first Korean production secured deals across Asia.

Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles at 86 following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia,” longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak announced.

The actor originated the role of Prof. Charles Xavier for 20th Century Fox in 2000, and will reprise the role in Marvel's upcoming 'Avengers: Doomsday.'

Wonders joins previously announced castmembers Kenneth Branagh, Skyler Gisondo and Will Forte.

The actor, now 36, was up against four other battle-tested peers for the lead role in the latest DC Universe venture.

Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You') is directing for Warner Bros.’s specialty label Clockwork.

On this week's episode of Freed Up, Robby "Lestat" Soave and Christian "Lizard" Britschgi sport their Halloween costumes while reviewing Nathan Fielder's buzzy new documentary, You Can See Everything. During their discussion, they analyze the psyche of Elizabeth Holmes as well as the differences between documentaries and biographical dramas, and Christian gets an opportunity to defend his written critique of the film. Next, the boys shift gears and unpack reports that Mary Peltola's Senate campaign in Alaska helped recruit a second "Dan Sullivan" to confuse voters who meant to support the incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R–Alaska).

0:00—Halloween costumes

4:58—Robby and Christian review You Can See Everything

9:05—The ethical dilemmas in You Can See Everything

16:00—Elizabeth Holmes is still a liar

30:00—The Dropout vs. You Can See Everything

42:24—Mary Peltola's dirty tactics come to light.

54:06—Freed Up live for the 2026 midterm elections

If you enjoy Freed Up, come watch Robby debate at our upcoming Reason Versus event in Washington, D.C. Tickets are available here.

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