Satish Shah, Memories St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, has a reputation for holding among the best annual cultural fests from the city’s 100+ colleges. It is called Mahar, so named because it takes place during the monsoon. Malhar started in 1979, and, to the best of my knowledge, continues. The college was also associated with a group simply called Theatre Group, founded in 1941, by...

Tu Meri Poori Kahani, Overview: Future to the Back Presenter and co-writer Mahesh Bhatt, director Suhrita Das and music director Anu Malik make an attempt to espouse the cause of films of yore, that had songs, most of them playback in lip sync, and many of them owed their success to these songs. This pattern of film-making, in vogue from 1935, got phased out in the late 90s, with...

   Director Gabriele Fabbro Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most...

Trailblazing director, dancer, actor and producer Debbie Allen headed to Martha’s Vineyard for the first time in her life for the 23rd annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), where the “Fame” legend was feted for her visionary work during a special nostalgic tribute to “A Different World.” She also hosted World of Hyatt’s […]

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Remember when JAWS, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, hit screens and changed the way everyone looked at the beach? A few years earlier in 1971, a film by Bruce "Endless Summer" Brown came out that changed the way everyone looked at the dirt. Starring motorcycle buff Steve McQueen, Brown’s On Any Sunday uncorked a...

In the 1970s, the Cannes Film Festival was an intimate spectacle of elegance wrapped in a veil of French restraint. The atmosphere carried echoes of post-war glamour—stylized, but not yet commercialized. Red carpets stretched underfoot, hemmed in by polished brass stanchions and thick velvet ropes. Surrounding the venues, heavy brocade drapes, dimly lit sconces, and gold-accented crown...

Be ready! Mattel will blow your mind and your senses, again, with their new line of collectibles to be exclusively sold at Comic Con on July 24th (https://creations.mattel.com/pages/san-diego-comic-con-2025 ). Make sure to visit Mattel’s booth #3029 for some guaranteed fun and a chance at buying super exclusive items. As always, Mattel positions itself as the leader of toys for both...

Be ready! Mattel will blow your mind and your senses, again, with their new line of collectibles to be exclusively sold at Comic Con on July 24th (https://creations.mattel.com/pages/san-diego-comic-con-2025 ). Make sure to visit Mattel’s booth #3029 for some guaranteed fun and a chance at buying super exclusive items. As always, Mattel positions itself as the leader of toys for both...

   The Waco Independent Film Festival will take place In-Theater - July 17-20/Online Encore July 20-26  Julia Barnett’s family favorite A Christmas in New Hopeis the Opening Night U.S. Premiere presentation and Chris Beier’s award-winning dramaThe Ego Death of Queen Cecilia is set for the Closing Night      A Christmas in New Hope, The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia ...

  Nippon Connection Film Festival 2025: First Highlights Of The 25th AnniversaryFrankfurt am Main celebrates Japanese cinema withnumerous premieres, guests and a cultural program Download press pictures and information Password: NC25+Bilder The countdown has begun! In just a few weeks, Frankfurt am Main will once again...