Quentin Tarantino listed his Top 10 movies of the 21st Century, and the list had quite a few surprises.
The well-fought defensive battles in Aksai Chin and eastern Arunachal, in remote and forbidding locations such as Galwan, Rezang La, Gurung Hill and Walong, effectively halted Chinese advances not once but twice during the campaign. These engagements, fought with grit and without adequate support, were not immediately known to the world in 1962, points out Dr Kumar.
On November 18, 1962, 114 soldiers of the 13th Kumaon fought till the last man, and last bullet, in sub-zero temperatures, to beat back the huge Chinese army. We salute the Heroes of Rezang La.
'As you gain experience, you realise that none of this is personal.' 'The failures actually teach you bigger and better lessons.'
Make time for this one, you will be in for a pleasant surprise like I was, endorses Mayur Sanap.
Sukanya Verma gives you options from all the action promised on OTT this week.
Raja Sen predicts that the Social Network director will win this year.
Action. Drama. Murder. And 2022's biggest hits. It's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your picks.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the first player to score 50 Serie A goals for both Milan clubs: Inter Milan (57 goals) and AC Milan (51 goals).
The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.
The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced.
The film releases on October 3, and from this first look, we're already hooked.
Zodiac is violent, but artistic, detailed but not deviating and solid performances make it a edge of the seat thriller.
Twists and turns, shocking revelations, explosions, chase sequences and a lot of moodiness make The Batman a riveting movie going experience, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.' 'It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and want to see exciting things.'
Gone Girl is a finely-made frustration, often too polished for its own good, says Raja Sen.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the Academy Awards nominations.
Nomadland dominates BAFTAs 2021 with four wins.
Steven Spielberg's War Horse is a mixed experience. We would recommend it for the striking imagery
He sued Marc Zuckerberg for $65 million and won. The Social Network focuses on the former Harvard upperclassman's battle. Aseem Chhabra reports.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
The $100 million film is poised to become a box office hit.
While we wait for the official list, here's Rediff's Aseem Chhabra's list of nominee predictions.
The Colin Firth film is doing well, thanks to its Oscar nominations.
The Ben Affleck starrer releases in India this Friday, October 24.
A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.
A far cry from its reputation of Hollywood's no holds barred night for glamour and glory, this year's Globes was a bizarrely informal affair.
Anil Kapoor's mastery shows in how he finds the space between an actor reaching out to his actuality while remaining an actor while Anurag Kashyap's comfort in bullying his co-actor fuels their bickering camaraderie, notes Sukanya Verma.
In a special segment called In Memoriam, Irrfan Khan and Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athiya were remembered alongside many Hollywood actors and filmmakers including Chadwick Boseman, Ian Holl, Sean Connery and Max von Sydow.
'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.' 'Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use deceit and treachery to win their morally Pyrrhic victories,' notes P Rajendran.
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
The Indians felt that if they acceded to Chinese claims in Ladakh, Beijing would simply be emboldened to press for further concessions in the future. A revealing excerpt from India And The Cold War.
He will be remembered not only as a writer but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Victoria Beckham, as it turns out, isn't the most stylish Brit of all time, according to a poll. In fact, the fashion diva just barely made it to the top ten in the list. That surely must hurt.
Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi.
'The Himmatsinghji Report is still 'missing'.' 'It is a great loss for the knowledge of India's borders.' 'It would have an immense value at a time China is bound to shift its attention to other border fronts in the Himalayas,' notes Claude Arpi.
'Discussions of favouritism and the #MeToo movement really unearthed a lot.' 'I really hope that these movements force people to look inwards and be nicer to each other.' 'But it's definitely not as bad as it's made out to be.'
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