Suicide Squad is less an actual movie and more an assemblage of moments, moments mostly to do with popular music appropriated around shots of spectacle, with every single scene trying to hit a crescendo of cool and the film, thus, failing to find any peaks at all, says Raja Sen.
'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'
Not having launched a political party, Rajni now has his fans spread across various political parties in the state. They vote for different political parties and candidates, depending on issues and factors such as ideology, caste and community, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
'If ever there was a film that begged to be celebrated on the big-screen -- heck, that begged viewing with 3D glasses -- it is this one, a sensational ride that throws you, the viewer, into the deep-end and drags you along for a chained and scorched and unbelievable ride,' says Raja Sen.
Despite Avatar's big loss, two huge hits win major awards at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
James Cameron has proved once again that he's one of the best directors there is.
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Rarely are the heights of emotion so effortlessly scaled in live action cinema as they are in this animated film.
The Great Gatsby is a good looking film but is less heartfelt, writes Raja Sen.
West Zone whipped East Zone by eight wickets with more than a day and one session to spare in the Duleep Trophy semi-final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. West, leading East by a handy 111 runs in the first innings, dismissed their rivals for a mere 200 in the second essay before lunch on the third day and then rattled up 90 for two to emerge convincing winners.
'Mr Shankar is equivalent to James Cameron given steroids!' 'Trust me, in this Rs 510 crore, Hollywood cannot make what we have produced here.'
Sukanya Verma feels The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a visually mesmerising.
Poor infrastructure and unavailability of broadband are major reasons why Indians have not taken to Second Life in a big way. Besides, the time zone of Second Life is more attuned to the US, which is another issue for Indians wanting to hook on to this world.
With a promising opening at the box office, the film looks poised to embark on its Oscar journey.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity for the second straight year and for the fifth time ever
Raja Sen picks the bad movies of the year so far.
'Does Avengers: Endgame close satisfactorily?' 'Does it beat that gold standard of superhero movies, which Mr Nolan gave us nearly seven years ago?' 'After watching on an IMAX screen at a midnight show yesterday, I would say, yes sir, it most certainly does.'
Do you have a passion for animation? Vinod A S, head of the 3 D department at Toonz Animation discusses his own career in the industry and offers advice.
The Iron Lady has already grossed $5 million!
'It is very easy for me to choose different genres, but a lot of actors are still stuck in the same rut.'
Shivarajkumar's 100 film is a disappointment even though the makers claim otherwise.
Oz the Great and Powerful starts out decently only to collapse into a crazy hotchpotch of CGI-magic, B-grade horror, syrupy Disneyphilia and warped women's, er witches, lib.
Indian chess prodigies, Gauri Shankar and Arjun Vishnuvardhan, won top spots at the U.S. Space Coast Open Chess Championships.
India must formulate a new growth path to become a top Asian economy.
They scored the 28 runs they needed for victory in four overs.
Haaziq Kazi, disturbed by the damage we have done to marine life, has designed a solution to save the oceans.
The Indian GM played a hard-fought 57-move draw with defending champion Peter Leko at the Dortmund chess tournament.
The new Alice In Wonderland -- not a patch on Disney's 1951 animated classic of the same name.
England look set to win the second Test after reducing the West Indies to 115 for 3 in their second innings at close on the fourth day on Sunday. West Indies, who were asked to follow-on, trail by 144 runs with seven wickets remaining and England should wrap up a 2-0 series victory on Monday.
The last week of October and the next two weeks will see many more movie hits in DVD and, in most cases, Blu-ray versions.
The 2017 edition of the Guinness World Records reveals a selection of the most jaw-dropping records and record holders.
Mata Amritanandamayi's hospital has developed protein nanomedicines for drug-resistant leukemia and nano-structured wafers to prevent recurrence of brain tumours
Top 21 images of all the events of the week that was.
'We had been talking for two hours about India and America and we stopped and looked at each other. "The issues are the same," said my hyper-successful and patriotic NRI friend, his hidden Indian self somewhere wanting to empathise. Yes, I agreed, only the planets that we inhabit seem different, notes B S Prakash.
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