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A summer afternoon, a shadow, and Satyajit Ray: A childhood memory of the masterSatyajit Ray remains an integral part of Bengali identity. His films, music, and stories shaped the cultural landscape. Despite internation...- Martin Scorsese credits Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' for opening his eyes to different culturesRenowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese has credited Satyajit Ray directorial 'Pather Panchali' for opening his eyes to different cultures and w...
- 'Taxi Driver' director Martin Scorsese reveals watching Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' gave him rare insight into lives of the marginalisedThe 80-year-old said he saw a dubbed English version of 'Pather Panchali' on television in New York as a youngster.
- RRR’s Golden Globe nominations say as much about awards as about films they ‘discover’Competitive awards are chimerical beasts, changing colour and shape according to a number of intersecting conditions: no telling what might...
- French film-maker Jean-Marie Straub passes away at 89Straub was a peer of many greats from the French New Wave art film movement.
- Remembering Satyajit Ray, the writer. ‘Feluda’ series, ‘Indigo’ & other iconic books by the film-maker that should be in your TBR listOn the birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray, here's a look at his written works.
- Norman Lloyd, 'St. Elsewhere' and 'Saboteur' actor, passes away at 106In 2014, the LA City Council proclaimed that his birthday would be marked as "Norman Lloyd Day."
- French screen legend Michel Piccoli passes away at 94He died "in the arms of his wife Ludivine and his children Inord and Missia after a stroke."
- Cricket’s batting bias: An overthrow, a boundaries count & a (batting) mug’s gameCricket’s batting bias was once again on display during World Cup final on Sunday.
- Sonali Dasgupta and Jawaharlal Nehru: Lucky to be in an era without news channels & NGOsThe passing away of the elegant and always saree-clad Sonali Dasgupta a week ago in Rome turned the focus back to the Nehruvian era.
- Google doodle celebrates Satyajit Ray's 92nd birthdayThe doodle showed a famous scene from the movie where Apu, the protagonist, runs along with his sister Durga across the Kash-reed fields to...
- New lease of life being infused into dying Kolkata film societiesThe pioneering society has managed to stay alive on artificial respiration and the resilience of some of its surviving founding members.
- Mrinal Sen's 'Khandar' rises from the ruins at CannesMrinal Sen's 'Khandar' (The Ruins), screened in the 'Classics' section of the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, appeared as fresh from the labo...
- Books on cinema: New genre catches up with readersFrom an activity that took one’s mind off reality, cinema has now become a part of it. It is no wonder that in the same fashion, books on c...
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