Author: Kriti.Chamarty

The international film festival known as The Cannes film festival is a grand event held every year in Cannes, France previews documentaries and films of all genre from all around the world. Popular celebrities are invited to this event. The 2024’s Cannes Film festival marks as the 76th Cannes. It will be taking place from 16th May to 27th May. Swedish director Ruben Ostlund will preside over the jury. Actress Catherine Deneuve was featured on the official festival poster, which was produced by Lionel Avignon and Stefan de Vivies at Hartland Villa using a picture taken by Jack Garofalo during the…

The Ed Sheeran’s copyright trial finally comes to an end. In 2018, a lawsuit was filed against Ed Sheeran by the co-writer of Marvin Gaye’s hit song “Let’s get it on” Ed Townsend. The claims were that Ed Sheeran’s song, “Thinking out loud” is a copy of “Let’s get it on.” The case was initially rejected by the United States district judge in 2019. It was brought back in April 2024 again and the trail has been going on ever since, until it finally came to an end on this Thursday (May 4th 2024) when the jury in the United…

Snoop Dogg raised his concerns about the music industry in solidarity with the Writers’ strike. On May 2nd 2024 (Tuesday) Writers Guild of America have gone on a strike. The WGA’s demand for changes in writers’ pay and better working conditions in Hollywood directly led to this strike. According to informed sources, more than 11,000 television and film makers have gone on strike for the first time after 15 years. The WGA strike has a huge impact on the creation and distribution of several television programmes and motion pictures. Better pay and working conditions for authors, who are crucial to…

Famous Tamil actor Manobala passed away at the age of 69, on May 3rd 2024. Reportedly, he was admitted in a hospital due to liver problems and took his last breath in a Chennai hospital.  Manobala was an Indian film director, actor, producer, and a comedian who mostly worked in Tamil film industry. Balachander alias Manobala, was born on December 8, 1953, in Tamil Nadu, India. He was a self-made man who began his career as an actor in Tamil cinema. He stared his career in Tamil film industry in 1970’s. With the reference of Kamal Haasan, he worked as…

Met Gala is always the most awaited event throughout the globe as celebrities and stars show up in exaggerated. Fashionable and statement making outfits. Every year, this event follows a theme and this year the theme was “Karl Lagerfeld: A line of beauty.” Karl Lagerfeld was a German fashion designer who collaborated with brands like Fendi and Chanel. Met announced that this year would be in the honor of Karl. Many stars showed up with Glamourous outfits and few of them made a debut to Met Gala such as Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsay, Quinta Brunson, Ice Spice, Labrinth and many…

George Michael who is famously known for his song “Careless Whisper” has won the fan vote for 2024’s Rock and Roll Hall of fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of fame is a museum located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United states. The museum highlights the evolution of rock music and the musicians, producers, engineers, and other significant individuals who have contributed to it. Image source: The Ringer George Michael, won by more than a million fan votes before the deadline (28th April). Michael won among the nominees such as, Cyndi Lauper, who won the second position with 928,113 votes, Warren…

The conversations around Me too movement, have been prominent since 2006. The victims of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape, came publicly and spoke up against their exploitation in the film industry. Most of these conversations centered around women victims. But it is important to acknowledge that men go through this trauma too. Several male victims have also shared their experiences, one of the first prominent members to speak up against their abuse was American actor Terry Crews. In 2017, Terry Crews opened up about being groped by a Hollywood Exec. The ordeals of male victims are often not talked…

Since the day Elon Musk has acquired Twitter, there has been a lot of Turmoil on social media. The drastic change of Twitter laws has made the netizens very divisive. A lot of laws have been changed such as, silver ticks and gold ticks, controversial accounts being reinstated, the subtle changes in algorithm, and additional changes of this sort. Musk stated that he will be introducing new features in order to promote freedom of speech and to make it an open source. On 20th of April 2024, Official Twitter account announced that they will be removing the legacy verified checkmarks.…

The new indie game “unrecord” developed by DRAMA is currently a hot topic on social media among the gamers and critics. The early trailer of the game released on 20April, 2024 on YouTube. The game looked so realistic that most of them tweeted that they had mistaken the trailer for actual bodycam footage instead of a game. Unrecord is a tactical fps (first-person shooter). It is an unreal engine 5 game with a visual style that is designed to look like a bodycam footage. The game is said to have unique dialogues, creative gameplay techniques, ethical conundrums, and an innovative…

The upcoming American science fiction thriller series Citadel’s global premiere took place in London. It is an Amazon Prime video original directed by David well starring Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, and Lesley Manville. The series is said to have spinoffs in different languages and countries. The Indian series will star Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, directed by Raj and DK. Since the release of its trailer, the series has been one of the most anticipated series of 2024. The release is Scheduled on April 28, 2024 on Amazon Prime video, with the first two episodes being…