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Review: Free Birds is mildly funny

Review: Free Birds is mildly funny

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Free Birds has a couple of laughs and if you don't think too much, you might not even find it predictable, writes Paloma Sharma.

Who moved my single malt?

Who moved my single malt?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Why do cherished -- and affordable -- Indian whisky brands like Peter Scot, Solan Number One, and now McDowell's Single Malt keep disappearing? Subir Roy mourns the loss of flavour.

Golden Globes 2015: Julianne Moore, Michael Keaton win

Golden Globes 2015: Julianne Moore, Michael Keaton win

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Take a look!

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay will move and disturb you

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay will move and disturb you

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is an extremely frustrating film, feels Paloma Sharma.

Decoding the Golden Globes 2013 nominations

Decoding the Golden Globes 2013 nominations

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

It is a spread so full, rich and varied it'd satisfy most cinematic gluttons.

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 revealed

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 revealed

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

A close-up of a leopard, little owlets hiding inside a pipe and a gorilla mother mourning the loss of her baby are just a few of animals featured in the photos that have won this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases the natural world's most astonishing sights.

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Actress Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Actress Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Watch the trailers and predict the winner.

BEWARE! Top 10 celebs who can give you a virus

BEWARE! Top 10 celebs who can give you a virus

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Searching for them online will only invite more trouble for you!

Valentine's Day Special: 50 Shades of filmi lovin': Let's talk about sex, baby!

Valentine's Day Special: 50 Shades of filmi lovin': Let's talk about sex, baby!

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

The very filmi Valentine's Day Special!

Review: Hindi Medium is a fascinatingly frustrating film

Review: Hindi Medium is a fascinatingly frustrating film

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Hindi Medium works because it manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see his girl smile, feels Sreehari Nair.

Happy 75th birthday, Francis Ford Coppola

Happy 75th birthday, Francis Ford Coppola

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Raja Sen wishes Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary filmmaker who transformed The Godfather into an immortal screen classic, a happy 75th birthday.

No man on screen was ever quite as magnificent as Peter O'Toole

No man on screen was ever quite as magnificent as Peter O'Toole

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

'He was the manliest of them all, a true man's man. Warrior, King, Pioneer, Thespian, Womaniser, Drunkard, Scoundrel -- he made it all look grander than ever, and he did so with fluent effortlessness.' Raja Sen salutes the great actor who passed into the ages on Sunday.

What China will do next in the South China Sea

What China will do next in the South China Sea

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

'After a strategic pause though, Beijing will revive its policy of slowly creeping towards acquiring sovereignty over the South China Sea.'

The finalists of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been unveiled

The finalists of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been unveiled

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

Finalists in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed and the stunning images have to be seen to be believed.

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.

The Top 10 Time Travel Movies

The Top 10 Time Travel Movies

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

On Back To The Future Day, Raja Sen lists his favourite movies on time travel.

'Wow. The power of women'

'Wow. The power of women'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring speeches at the 75th Golden Globes.

Will these films win an Oscar?

Will these films win an Oscar?

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

'The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films.'

Shamitabh sounds good but has nothing to say

Shamitabh sounds good but has nothing to say

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Shamitabh spends all its time explaining its own jokes, notes Raja Sen.

Review: La La Land IS the film of the year

Review: La La Land IS the film of the year

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Raja Sen confesses to not being able to stop raving about the spectacular La La Land.

What's the secret behind Rosie Huntington Whiteley's perfect figure?

What's the secret behind Rosie Huntington Whiteley's perfect figure?

Rediff.com15 May 2016

We bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Recipes: 6 chutneys that'll make your mouth water

Recipes: 6 chutneys that'll make your mouth water

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Mini Ribeiro gets top chefs to share the best chutney recipes.

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

Director Ritesh Batra discusses his film, The Lunchbox, which releases this week.

10 movie gems from Berlin

10 movie gems from Berlin

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'

'If I am a difficult director, Rishi Kapoor is a difficult actor'

'If I am a difficult director, Rishi Kapoor is a difficult actor'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

'Rishi Kapoor and I come from two different schools of filmmaking. I like to approach scenes in a certain way, and take multiple takes. Rishi sir comes from a school where things were much simpler. I think that's where the friction comes in.' But in the end, Kapoor & Sons director Shakun Batra is still smiling!

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.

'When I heard the climax, I went like WOW!'

'When I heard the climax, I went like WOW!'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

'Shah Rukh Khan is a great actor. To be the only other actor that a great director selects after him is a matter of great pride.'

Debunking 10 myths about China and the South China Sea

Debunking 10 myths about China and the South China Sea

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

In anticipation of a verdict to be delivered by the International Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Tuesday, China has orchestrated a worldwide campaign to defuse its findings.

Anurag Kashyap: Anti-smoking disclaimers make me feel insulted

Anurag Kashyap: Anti-smoking disclaimers make me feel insulted

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Anurag Kashyap explains why he is finally releasing his long delayed film, Ugly.

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.' 'What the obituaries leave out is that Ali equally transcended the boundaries of geography and of information -- as witness the Chennai teen who assimilated that most mobile of fighters through still images shorn of context.'

Chinese New Year predictions for you!

Chinese New Year predictions for you!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

On the occasion of Chinese New Year, we bring you a look at what 2015, the Year of the Sheep has in store for you!

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