Saim Sadiq’s feature “Joyland,” which includes a transgender woman’s love affair, cannot be shown in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
Tag: Movies
When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In
Jessica Steinrock’s work on intimate scenes in film has come to prominence as the entertainment industry reels from the litany of sexual abuses brought to light by the #MeToo movement.
Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language
On the red carpet for the British Academy Film Awards, the Oscar-nominated actor gave an interview in Ireland’s national language.
Tom Whitlock, Co-Writer of ‘Top Gun’ Anthem ‘Danger Zone,’ Dies at 68
Mr. Whitlock wrote the words for that song and the chart-topping “Take My Breath Away,” central elements in the success of the hit 1986 movie.
‘Tirailleurs’: Movie Honors the African Soldiers France Tried to Forget
The success of “Tirailleurs,” set in the mire and mayhem of World War I, has helped resurface the often neglected story of colonial soldiers forced to take up somebody else’s fight.
Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97
His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.”
Your Friday Briefing: The U.S. Military Expands in the Philippines
Also, Vladimir Putin evokes Stalingrad and a contested film is a box-office hit in India.
India’s Right Wing Tried to Scuttle the Film ‘Pathaan.’ Fans Helped It Set Records.
“Pathaan” demonstrated the crosscutting appeal of the Bollywood titan Shah Rukh Khan, who re-emerged on the big screen after a difficult personal period.
India’s Right Wing Tried to Scuttle the Film ‘Pathaan.’ Fans Helped It Set Records.
“Pathaan” demonstrated the crosscutting appeal of the Bollywood titan Shah Rukh Khan, who re-emerged on the big screen after a difficult personal period.
India’s Love Story With ‘D.D.L.J.’ Is Still Strong After 27 Years
‘D.D.L.J.,’ which a Mumbai theater has shown nearly every day since 1995, encapsulates a society in churn, with the choices afforded by economic opportunity clashing with tradition.