Songs you must listen to this week

Will the new diversity in the Academy’s membership reflect in its nominations?

The dubbed film market, once dominated by Telugu cinema, is now ruled by English films

Debutant film director Raghu Shastry on his maiden venture Run Antony

Veteran festival programmer and film producer Marco Mueller wants to make Macau more than just a casino haven

Press, TV, theatre owners, distributors and audiences prepare for the arrival of the biggest film of the year

A rich crop of films from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh was showcased at the London Indian Film Festival

Why haven’t female-centric films succeeded in Tamil as they have in Bollywood?

Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Nagesh, S.V. Sahasranamam, V. S. Raghavan, Jayanthi, ‘C.I.D.’ Sakunthala, M.R.R. Vasu, ‘Major’ Sundararajan, V. Gopalakrishnan

S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, S. V. Sahasranamam, T. P. Muthulakshmi, C. K. Nagesh, A. Karunanidhi, Kumari Sachu

As a film’s success depends heavily on its teaser and trailer, editing them has become an art in itself

Here are some songs you must listen to this week.

Star Cast: S.S. Rajendran, Kalyankumar, R. Vijayakumari, Pushpalatha, V.K. Ramasami, T.V. Kumudhini, C.K. Nagesh, C.R. Manorama, S. Ramarao, ‘Master’ Mohan, ‘Baby’ Savithri

Some of the most thought-provoking cinema is hidden under the guise of ‘chick flicks’

A look at the losses to the film industry thanks to smartphones, camcorders and hi-tech projectors

Rarely do we come across a film as genuinely erotic as Nonzee Nimibutr’s Jan Dara

Star cast: S.S. Rajendran, Rajasulochana, B. Saroja Devi, V.K. Ramasami, T.S. Balaiah, T.K. Ramachandran, ‘Kuladeivam’ V. Rajagopal, T.P. Muthulakshmi, P.R. Mangalam, Lakshmiprabha, A. Karunanidhi, D. Balasubramaniam, M.A. Ganapathi, P.S. Seethalakshmi

Tamil Nadu’s B and C centres are experiencing a revival with films like Thirunaal, Dhilluku Dhuddu and Dharma Durai becoming hits

A look at films being released a day earlier than usual

Star cast: Padmini, ‘Major’ Sundararajan, Jai Shankar, Lakshmi, V.S Raghavan, C.K. Nagesh, Sachhu

Political embarrsassment has always made for interesting cinema

Remo has shown that even an average film can be turned into a superhit if marketed aggressively enough

How I chanced upon a meeting with Korean director Kim Ki-duk

The recent film festivals at Busan and London had a number of interesting films

Starring Jaggaiah, Gummadi, Jamuna, G. Varalakshmi, Hemalatha, Master Suresh.

Rang De Basanti set a trend in filmmaking with its unconventional narrative style

Delhi team to stick to its horses-for-courses policy

Gayle and de Villiers too join the party in making Kolkata Knight Riders's challenging total seem small

Daredevils posted a dull 121/6, that was boosted by a Morris cameo. In response, Supergiants were going rollickingly before the rain forced interruptions and handed them a 19-run win by D/L method.

Rain has been forecast; advantage home team against a depleted Kings XI.

Dhoni’s men score 76 for one in 11 overs, well ahead of the D/L requirement of 57, when play is called off.

Half of Gujarat Lions worries will be taken care of if the dazzling opening combo of Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum fires.

George Bailey top-edged a rising ball that dislodged his helmet during the game against Delhi Daredevils.

Gujarat Lions has stayed on course by resorting to percentage cricket.

The RCB captain sets the Chinnaswamy Stadium ablaze, scoring 113 off a mere 50 balls.

The Sunrisers, on the other hand, are virtually through to the play-offs and they are on top of the table with 16 points from 12 games.

A Dwayne-Smith bowling special and a Suresh-Raina batting special takes Gujarat Lions up to the top of the table on points.